Sensing the Shift

Often during my discovery and strategy sessions, my goal would be to work with what the client told me and what I intuitively felt to help them see career and/or personal life changes that would give them a life they would love. 

Hearing and feeling their energy change when I encouraged them to envision this new path was the shift I loved to witness.

Life’s Ah-ha Moment’s

Viola! A new dream is created, one that is full of passion, purpose, fulfillment, and intentional living!

It’s exciting when the aha happens, and a new dream is born. Then the work to make the dream a reality can begin.

That excitement for their discovery is one of the things that inspired me to focus on women achieving dreams as a career.

The other is that while I could help others discover and achieve their dreams, I didn’t really know what my own were.

Once for a business training I was in, I was assigned the task of writing down my goals, things I wanted, places I wanted to go, and things I wanted to do.

My 20-something son asked me what I was working on and if he could see it.

He studied the paper I showed him, handed it back to me with a shake of his head, and said, “Mom, you need to dream bigger!”

Rediscovering and Believing in My Own Dreams

He was right, so I let loose and wrote down things I wanted, but deep inside, as I wrote them, I knew they weren’t going to happen.

So Many Doubts and Limiting Beliefs

Then I started examining my excuses, doubts, and all the reasons I thought my dreams would never become a reality.

Focusing on My Goals

From that day on, I began researching, studying, and reading everything I could on setting and achieving goals and dreams, the power of having a purpose and a passion for what you do in life, and understanding beliefs and the effect they have on our past, present, and future life.

My Awakening: From a Life of Reaction to Intentional Living

In the wake of my studies and digesting what I was learning, I realized how reactionary my life had become, leaving little room, if any, for my values and goals on a daily basis. 

For years I didn’t control my life; my circumstances did. I lived reacting to circumstances as they happened. Schedules for family members, sudden catastrophes that needed fixing, I was constantly putting out fires and addressing the needs of my children, spouse, parents, my employer, and community. 

I now saw it and recognized the need for change and to stop letting the world dictate my energy, my happiness, and ultimately the course and quality of my life. 

That change began when I adopted the concept of Intentional Living into my daily life.  I stopped letting the day happen to me. I began designing the architecture of my life day by day. Building it around my values and goals instead of my reactions to circumstances. 

Out With the Old, In With the New

I started to allow my instincts to lead me and have the courage to say no to the many demands on my time that didn’t align with what I truly wanted for my life. We all have them: the things we do because it’s expected of us or it’s what everyone is doing, but it doesn’t move you forward on your goals, and it steals time from achieving them. 

Once I began to say no to the things that didn’t align with what I truly wanted for my life, I began noticing things that would interest me and help me achieve my goals showing up in my world.  

Once I settled into intentional daily living, a trail of breadcrumbs serendipitously appeared. I was led to discover a long lineage of spiritual and thought leaders who opened my conscious awareness of the possibilities beyond intentional living to manifest my dreams. 

The Books I Wish I Had Read Earlier

My natural curiosity led me to study New Thought authors, and much of what I have found helpful in my life comes from the words of wisdom written in the past, as well as the inspiration of current thought leaders who teach co-creating your life, intentional living, and manifesting your dreams.

First came Wallace Wattles, who showed me that we live inside an intelligent, responsive “Thinking Stuff.” I still read his profound quote nearly daily. 

Then came Claude M. Bristol and The Magic of Believing, and soon I was diving into the profound metaphysics of Neville Goddard, learning how to embody the feeling of the wish fulfilled alongside so many other masters of consciousness and manifesting. 

Becoming a Bridge to Your Desires

Their words didn’t just inspire me; they changed how I interacted with the world and with my thoughts.

As I blended these teachings with my daily intentional habits, my reality began to transform even more. That’s when a new desire formed. It was my own Aha moment. I realized that keeping these life-enhancing works to myself wasn’t an option.

I wanted to build a bridge between them and the people like me who had never learned of their existence before.

I wanted to share these words of wisdom with you and help you be moved to believe, design, and manifest your deepest desires. 

Continuing to Evolve

Along the way, I discovered that my passion was helping women, much like myself, who spent their lives helping others achieve their dreams, to finally discover or rediscover and achieve their own.

(The above photo was from when I thought I wanted to be a florist. It’s a hobby I am passionate about, but it wasn’t a lifelong dream; it was actually a suggestion from my husband, who thought it would be a nice little something for me to do rather than chase my dreams, which seemed to threaten him at the time.)

Something I have learned is that we can spend a lot of time chasing someone else’s dream for us or the wrong dream. I left my flowers for my dream of helping make dreams come true!)

I Became a Discovery & Accountability Coach 

and a

 Certified Dream Coach®

No, not one who analyzes your dreams. A coach who helps you discover and live your dreams.
I have learned that dreaming leads to dreams coming true. I am still pursuing my dreams and daring to dream even bigger ones.

My Mission

To Share the Teachings of Those Who Have Dedicated Their Lives to the Study of Thought and Manifestation.
And to Inspire You, Dear Reader, to Pursue Your Dreams and Manifest a Life You Love~

So welcome to A Daily Focus, where you can discover and achieve your biggest dreams, whether you live intentionally, consciously create your desires, or blend both. 

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