Today is your day!
Dr Suess was BRILLIANT!
He wrote some of the most profound and inspiring material I have read. When I started writing children’s books, I read everything he had written. His stories, although entertaining, are deeply meaningful at any age. One of my very favorite books is Oh, The Places You’ll Go! and one of the most meaningful quotes I have ever read comes from the same book:
“You’re off to Great Places!
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting,
So… get on your way!”
Who isn’t this fitting for?
As an entrepreneur, this is how I live my life. As a mother, this is how I encourage my three little girls to live their lives. And they do! Even the most challenging goals they set for themselves are achievable when they apply effort along with work and an understanding and belief that today is their day.
Regardless of your age, try living by this creed for the next month and see how it changes your life. If children as young as 8, 10 or 13 years old can create IMPACT in their lives and in the world around them by embracing the motto that TODAY IS YOUR DAY than YOU CAN TOO!
Believe that good things await you…you’re off to great places! And when that nagging voice of disbelief sets in tell yourself to GET ON YOUR WAY! No really SHOUT it to yourself to wake you out of your moment of complacency.
Today IS your day. Today is really THE DAY! It is the only moment we have to create the life we dream of… to climb our mountain. We just have to get out of our own way, so we can GET ON OUR WAY!
What are you waiting for???
Thank you for being a part of this journey. Never stop believing one person can make a difference… that one person is YOU!
With love and gratitude,
Kim xo
Inspired friend
You ARE enough!
Uncover the mirror and stare at yourself for just a moment.
Silence your inner critic when you do this…this is the point.
See ALL that you are.
Unique.
Beautiful – in a way that ONLY you can be.
Unlike any other – and that’s the way it SHOULD BE.
Just stare in quiet reverie for all that you have done. For every painful, joyful, difficult, laughable, lovable experience that has brought you to where you are this very moment and know this to be REAL and TRUE – YOU ARE ENOUGH!
Shhhhh. Silence your inner critic. She’s trying to laugh at you, to tell you what is wrong and where you lack. Tell her, “NOT now. This is my moment thank you very much.”
You are enough.
You are enough of whatever you think you are not. The notion that you need something more, or something less, to make you whole is just a lie that’s being sold to make you feel inadequate.
Do NOT buy in to it? You are smarter than that.
You are enough to start something new.
To change what isn’t working.
To love and be loved.
You are enough to own this moment as your very own moment to shine.
You are enough to create something for the whole world to see.
You are enough to make a difference.
For heavens sake you already do.
You are enough!
Take off the HOLD button that has you paralyzed with fear, that has you convinced that you need to wait UNTIL you are enough. Press PLAY and RECORD at the same time and START. Do not wait one more day to play big in your own life. Because the truth is this…you ARE MORE THAN ENOUGH.
This IS your life now. What are you waiting for?
Whatever you don’t know YET, you WILL figure out as you go. Isn’t that what you have always done?
Now look at yourself again. Do you see something different?
Do you see potential?
And possibility?
Do you see brilliance and creativity?
Do you see that what you have right now is enough?
Is that little voice of doubt getting more distant?
Silence her with stronger, bolder words.
With thoughts that serve you.
Silence her with ACTION and PLAY.
Silence her with TRUTH.
Look at yourself and repeat…
I am enough.
I AM enough.
I – AM – ENOUGH!
Thank you for being a part of this journey. Never stop believing one person can make a difference…that one person is YOU!
With love and gratitude,
Kimxo
Inspired friend
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Get out of your own way and get going
Sometimes the most difficult thing to do is start.
* start exercising
* start a family
* start doing what you love
…you get the picture.
Starting is a challenge because it requires ACTION.
We are great at dreaming, thinking about things, wishing things were better, or different, but when it comes to starting something we innately understand that it involves change from status quo…change from what we are currently doing.
It involves us stepping out of our comfort zone.
Starting often goes hand in hand with stopping some other behavior that isn’t working for us. Just as you can’t open your eyes and close them AT THE SAME TIME, you can’t start working your dream, if you don’t stop procrastinating.
The part of the equation that stalls us is fear of the unknown, feeling unprepared-like we just don’t know everything we need to know yet to “do it,” which really boils down to a lack of trust in ourselves and our ability to make it through.
I can tell you this, regardless of what we do, we learn as we go and in doing so, we gain trust in ourselves and our ability to handle whatever comes our way. Pick anything; parenting, marriage, writing a book, learning to ride a bike. You can’t know everything there is to know before you begin. Life doesn’t work that way. In every situation, we learn as we go. It’s the gift of experience.
But the key word is GO – we’ve got to get GOing.
So go ahead and set your sites on the horizon. Open your eyes. Unfurl your sails and let the wind of action set you free. You are smarter and more resourceful than you give yourself credit for. You’ll learn new skills, maybe experience a touch of choppy water, but just like all the other great adventurists, you’ll adjust your sails as you go.
And as long as you keep your eyes on the shore, on your destination, you WILL arrive!
But only if you start, if you set sail and leave the shore, can you explore the beauty and grandeur of new islands and a life you LOVE living.
Let’s start together shall we.
Keep me updated on what you are doing and how it’s going and I will do the same. And for heavens sake, if you need a bit of coaching, or a little nudge don’t hesitate to ask me for help. Deal? Deal!
Thank you for being a part of this journey. Never stop believing one person can make a difference…that one person is YOU!
With love and gratitude,
Kimxo
Inspired friend
If you want a GREAT read that will LIFT you off your seat and help get you going I highly recommend reading one of my very favorite thought leaders newest books about just this topic,…Seth Godin’s “The Icarus Deception.” It WILL move you.
I’m Baaaacckkk and here to welcome 2013!
Hello there!
I am back after a very long absence.
Lots of life changes happened and that precious gift of “time” eluded me. Jobs, children, lessons, responsibilities, commitments…you get the drill. I’m sure you’ve “been there” too. I got busy and distracted and a little off course. But I am reminded of what I LOVE so much about THIS DAY. It is unlike any other that has come before. It is THE day for fresh starts and new beginnings. It is a day that is forgiving of what WAS and open to what IS. It is our day to seize, and to begin again as if it were the first time.
I am happy to be back here in this space with you and with so much juice and yumminess to be shared. Thanks partially to our new friend 2013 and her faithful greeter January 1st. Oh I know it’s JUST a day…but it really is a time to reflect on what’s working, what isn’t and what is calling my name, my heart, my soul. You guessed it…this community of AMAZING people is calling me and I am ever so grateful to all of you for being here, writing me, sharing your stories and asking for more. I am cooking up lots of exciting things as I enter this year of expansion and LIVING FULL ON!
I launched my first ever newsletter today!!! YIPPEE!!! Can’t tell you how long I thought about that one so to finally release it feels sooooo goooood! I got my new headshots taken for when I expand my website (oh yes that’s something else I’m working on). And I am finally expanding my coaching business (thank you for all your requests). I look forward to working with more people and to helping you start living the life you LOVE. So many more exciting new things are in the works I will be sharing in the coming days and weeks.
Little by little, one step at a time, I am checking things off my bucket list and loving it!
We are in this life together, connected in some magical way. It is good and wonderful. And I remain ever-grateful.
If you would like to be added to the newsletter list or to inquire about working with me to get all the juiciness out of your life and get on purpose with what you were put here to do – you can email me at: IBelieveShesAmazing@gmail.com
Stay tuned…there is so much amazingness ahead.
Make it your best day ever!
Thank you for being a part of this journey. Never stop believing one person can make a difference… that one person is YOU!
With love and gratitude,
Kim xo
Inspired friend
Happy National Dance Day
Isn’t dance amazing?!
There is something magical about the combination of music with movement that gets into your soul and takes you on a magical journey.
People all over the world of every color, race and gender share a common love of dance as a way to communicate a story, express an emotion and bring a community of people together in celebration, joy and purpose.
Dance truly is a universal language.
It is no surprise that shows like “So You Think You Can Dance” and “Dancing with the Stars” are such wild successes. They are “feel-good” bits of entertainment that leave us uplifted and inspired.
And how can we speak about dance without mentioning the amazing Ellen DeGeneres who LOVES to dance and appreciates it so immensely. She is one of the dance communities greatest supporters.
As a proud mom to three amazing little competitive dancers I have seen first hand the dedication, focus and commitment young dancers put into their craft. And as someone who isn’t exactly the most coordinated girl in the world, I have a deep appreciation for what goes into creating a piece of dance.
I am in awe of how immersed the choreographers become in the routine and how they create and then convey it, teach it, fine-tune it and shape it, along with the dancers, to its final beautiful story.
After a year of watching our little flash mob dance video travel around the world and seeing all the inspiration it has provided people…I am left humbled, inspired and, once again, amazed at the power of dance to unite and connect people soul to soul.
So on this magnificent day, National Dance Day, I celebrate the gift of this fabulous art form with the launch of a mission to collect INSPIRING stories of how dance influences our lives.
We will be collecting stories from dancers of all ages and disciplines-boy and girls, men and women-from choreographers, judges, studio owners, teachers, and people whose lives have been impacted by watching dance.
I invite you to watch this video then visit our Facebook FanPage for more details on how to submit your story.
Share your goosebumply, inspiring, uplifting story about why you “Believe Dance is Amazing” and be part of our unfolding collection of amazing dance stories. Please pass this along to anyone you know who has an inspiring dance story. Submit by email by September 30, 2011 to IBelieveDanceIsAmazing@gmail.com
Enjoy your day and try to carve out a few minutes to dance…it feeds the soul.
Thank you for being a part of this journey. Never stop believing one person can make a difference…that one person is YOU!
With love and gratitude,
Kim xo
Inspired friend
Founder of the global grassroots movement, “I Believe She’s Amazing”
Overcoming Dream-Stealers with your WHY!
Naysayers! Pessimists! Limit-lookers!
They are all around us. Many are close to us.
When you dream of change…they squash your dreams and try to CHANGE you back to NOT dreaming. To accepting the status quo. To thinking with limitations to what you are able to be, do or have.
We can still LOVE them without allowing our dreams to be stolen by them.
But you have to know your “WHY!”
Know your WHY
You have to be solid in knowing WHY your dream is so important to you that you won’t allow it to be stolen, squashed, or pushed way out of sight. Not only do you have to know your WHY, you have to keep it in front of you (beside you, on you, with you) at all times so that your why gets you past the dream-stealers influence.
Think about your answers to these questions:
Why is your dream important to you?
What are you no longer willing to accept for yourself?
How will your dream coming true change your life?
How will you FEEL when your dream comes true?
Your answers to these questions will help you write your WHY.
I have a picture of my WHY laminated on a small cue-card sized paper. In fact I have a few of them scattered about my life. I have one in my car, one in my purse, one at my bedside, one in my bathroom and one in my kitchen.
On the back I have 5 powerful affirmations that I chant every day (all throughout my day).
When someone doubts my dreams, questions my motivation, laughs at my ideas, or suggests I quit…I refer back to my WHY and I am not deterred.
What is my WHY?
It’s my 3 little girls. It’s knowing what my efforts will do to make their lives…our lives better! It’s knowing that they learn by example and leading the way with passion and excitement and without fear of trying to new things.
My WHY gets me up early, keeps me inspired when that little voice of fear tries to talk me out of doing things-making calls and ASKING questions, and my WHY keeps me motivated to keep going.
There is way too much in this amazing world of ours that I dream of doing, being and experiencing for me to sit back and WAIT for it to happen, or worse, to watch life pass me by and only “imagine” what it could have been like.
And the coolest part of the whole experience of pursuing a dream is that the “journey” on the way to fulfilling it is SO very exciting! The anticipation, the planning, the calling and asking and sharing and imagining what it will all be like keeps me so motivated that before I know it…I will be there!!! I have already achieved many dreams…with others I am almost there. Every step closer, I am more enthused, more excited…my heart beats faster…I LOVE the feeling! I LOVE the journey!
So, go and dream. Dust off your dreams. Fuel your dreams with your WHY. Cultivate and work your dream – a little bit – everyday. Politely tune-out the dream-stealers, the naysayers and the limit-lookers (they mean well, but they don’t know what YOU are made of, they don’t know your WHY).
Before you know it…you will be living your dream. Enjoy the journey!!!
Thank you for being a part of this journey. Never stop believing one person can make a difference… that one person is YOU!
With love and gratitude,
Kim xo
Inspired friend
Founder, I Believe She’s Amazing grassroots movement
