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Decisions, Decisions Which Will You Choose?

August 21, 2013 by Lamisha

Everyday we are making hundreds of decisions. Decisions about what time to wake up, what to wear, what to eat, where to go, how to get there etc. Some decisions are not huge life-altering choices and are seemingly easier to make. If I decide to wake up at 5 am as opposed to 5:30 am, I can make that choice rather easily. When I decide what to eat for lunch, I simply ask myself, “What do I feel like eating?”, and if it is readily available, I will eat that. Many times these daily decisions require little to no assistance from anyone but ourselves, giving us the freedom to follow our emotions, inspiration, and our own feelings to choose between choice A and choice B.

Then there are the other decisions.

You know, the ones that feel huge, life-altering, oh-my-goodness-I-hope-I-make-the-right-choice, kind of decisions. Those decisions are much less easy-going and can create a lot of anxiety, frustration, and worry. Decisions about what house to buy, what career to choose, or what partner is right for us. These are the decisions we talk to our friends, parents, spouses, and co-workers about in order to ensure we are making the right decision and yet, even with the advice from so many people, we still question some of our choices.

I guess you could say many of us believe that someone else knows more about us than we do. Maybe they are more experienced, more educated, more successful, etc., and in our eyes, they know what is best for us. The problem with always consulting someone else on major life decisions, we lose our sense of power and freedom. When we believe someone else knows what is best for us more than we do, we are giving away our power to someone else and in turn can lose our confidence to make choices in the future.

How many of us made a choice for our careers based on someone else’s advice. Maybe we thought that a certain field would be more profitable or we would be more successful in it, yet we always knew it wasn’t the best place for us.

The truth is some of us (me included) have been taught to believe that there is a right and a wrong decision in life, but there isn’t. There are simply choices that will lead you down one path or another (or many). There is no formula that you can use to determine which is right and which is wrong because it is different for every person.

Bummer huh?

So, how do you know what is the right career path, product, partner, business decision, etc. for you?

The best way is to listen to your intuition. You know that feeling in your gut that causes you to pick up the phone to call someone just as they were going to call you for something. That’s the one. It is also what I call leading with your inspiration.

When you follow the same principles for the big decisions as you do for the little ones, you learn to trust your intuition. Did you consult with all of your friends and family members before you selected your breakfast this morning? Probably not. You most likely followed your intuition or inspiration for what you wanted to eat.

The same goes for making any other decision in life. Sure, some of the bigger decisions may require some research etc., but if you can quiet your mind and get in touch with what you are feeling, you will be able to feel for the best decision for you.

In my coaching, I work with my clients to help them get more in tune with their inspiration. I encourage them to follow what feels good to them and to listen to their internal compass (their emotions) to decide what is right for them. As they follow their intuition and lead with their inspiration, amazing opportunities and big shifts happen in what we are working on.

Are you interested in learning how to trust your intuition and follow your inspiration to finally live the life of your dreams? What to know more about how I can help you? Visit my services page to see how I can help you make major moves toward your dreams. What are you waiting for? Send me an email at lamisha@lifeoncedreamt.com to schedule a FREE coaching call.

Inspiration Round-up

August 20, 2013 by Lamisha

I love finding new blogs, articles, interviews, videos, etc. to help fuel my inspiration and I really enjoy being able to share these with you. I hope you enjoy this week’s Inspiration Round-Up.

The first thing I want to highlight is a book I began reading last week as I was struggling with the fear I discussed in yesterday’s post. I really enjoy reading and the title of the book really struck me as something that could help inspire me to trust the process again and if nothing else would assist me in seeing the silver lining.

Contagious Optimism by David Mezzapelle is similar to the Chicken Soup series in that it shares a variety of uplifting stories and insights to help the reader find the positive side of all situations. I am only about a third of the way through it, but I can tell you it is great for anyone that needs a little pick me up.

Today I stumbled upon two unique companies that really solidify the idea that no matter what your imagination can conjure up, it is totally possible.

The first is a time capsule service called Seeds of Thought. This company will save handwritten or typed letters for a set amount of time and send them to you (or another recipient) at the end of that time period. The idea is to create a time capsule from a certain part of your life to review later. I thought the idea was so cool and I am even thinking of ways I could use this unique idea in my own life.

The other company is Adventure Nannies, a traveling nanny service that helps families on the go(meaning across borders, overseas, you name it they have a nanny for it) who need a bit of extra help. I love the fact that the founder (Brandy) used her experience in childcare and her vision to do something greater to the next level. Still think you can’t simply follow your heart and make something amazing out of it???

And last but not least I want to share a post from Melody Fletcher’s Deliberate Receiving blog. This post discusses taking back your moment and being present and aware of what you need right now, what you are doing now, and simply enjoying life, RIGHT NOW! For all you Law of Attraction lovers, her blog is really great and provides straight, no-nonsense advice on many topics relating to the Law of Attraction.

Do you have other articles, interviews, or books you found inspiring this week? Feel free to share them in the comments.

Inspiration Round-up

August 13, 2013 by Lamisha

For the past several weeks I have been doing Dreamer Highlights on people who I have found that are living the life of their dreams in some way. These posts are meant to inspire you and prove that anything is possible, even that seemingly ginormous dream you want to accomplish. In addition to finding people who are inspiring, I have found many articles, videos, and interviews that have a lot of good information that I would like to share with you. So, once a week I will be posting either an Inspiration Round-up post or a Dreamer Highlight to help motivate and inspire you to do amazing things!!

With that said, here is the first installment of the newly created Inspiration Round-up.

This is the latest interview from Lilou Mace, a woman I have spoken about several times on my blog. In this interview she speaks with Jack Canfield (creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul books) about dreaming, success, and how to figure out what your life purpose might be. Great information and I promise it will leave you with your head in the clouds.

This video I stumbled upon today and is a Ted Talk by a woman/musician/actress named Amanda Palmer. Her talk is titled “The Art of Asking” and she shares how she came to the realization that asking is an art, skill, and is a way for us to share our talents, resources etc. with each other. I absolutely love this video. Enjoy!

Another great interview from Lilou Mace with Joseph Clough who has been helping people realize their potential since he was 18. Joseph is a hypnotist and life coach helping people find what they want to do, what they are meant to do, and helping them overcome any personal blocks that they may find along the way.

One of my favorite videos from none other than Kid President. Do you need a pep-talk? “You were made to be AWESOME!” Watch this, smile, remember you can do anything, and create something that will make the world awesome.

I hope you enjoyed this inspiration round-up and I look forward to sharing many more with you in the future.

Have you read something recently that you want to share? Please feel free to pass the info along in the comments section. I would love to see where you find your inspiration.

Gratitude: Life Purpose and Inspirational Clients

August 9, 2013 by Lamisha

This week has been a bit hairy, but in between juggling many tasks, I felt something I have been longing to feel for years.

A feeling of “Yes, THIS is what I am meant to do!”

I have always known that I wanted to be a life coach at honestly thought I would be pretty good at it, but this week I received the ooey-gooey feeling of exhilaration mixed with joy mixed with inspiration that let me know, this is my purpose.

I wish I could tell you the exact moment it hit, but I can’t. I honestly think it was a culmination of working with two incredible clients this week who both had some major breakthroughs. I had a feeling of awe, wonder, and excitement for their growth and am honored to be able to work with such wonderful women. I also realized that with each new session we complete, I am also learning and evolving into a better coach. I constantly leave my sessions feeling inspired, amazed, and content with the work I am doing.

If you told me a year ago I would be a life coach, and I would be enjoying the work that I do so much that I have a hard time falling asleep, I wouldn’t have believed you. At that time I didn’t know it was possible. I didn’t know, what I didn’t know.

I had no idea it was possible to simply follow your heart and allow the pieces to fall into place. I didn’t know there was another path to the most logical and sensible path I kept revisiting. I didn’t know I had the power to create a life and career that I both loved and appreciated daily.

I just didn’t know…

My guess is that many of you feel the same way. You may not see the way out of a particular job or know how to get things rolling with your dream life. Maybe all the reasons you think you can’t do it right now seem logical, but I bet if you tapped into your heart and could hear what it had to say, you would realize there are a million ways your dream can come true. The logical option is only one.

My life purpose is to help people follow their hearts to live the life of their dreams. It is to facilitate and co-create an amazing journey where clients leave their sessions feeling refreshed, revitalized, and inspired to keep going.

If you are interested in what coaching can do for you, feel free to contact me at lamisha@lifeoncedreamt.com to set up a FREE 30-minute intro session. I would love to chat with you!

Dreamer Highlight: D. Speller

August 6, 2013 by Lamisha

Wow it seems like August came in and the energy just took off right away! I am a little behind in my Dreamer Highlight post, but I wanted to make sure to leave a little inspiration for you for the rest of the week ahead.

This week’s Dreamer Highlight does not include any links, but my hope is that the story tells it all. D. Speller is a dear friend of mine from college who has inspired me in so many ways over the years. Not only was he an outgoing, courageous, fly by the seat of his pants-type of guy in college, but he never once backed away from an adventure or experience that may add value and meaning to his life.

After graduating from college, he moved to Chicago to live the city life for a few years and to save some money in order to fulfill his ultimate dream of traveling around the world. I never doubted that he would do so, but I never imagined he would set out on an adventure like the one he has had over the years. When he left Chicago, he set out for South America, (Santiago, Chile )to be exact and as I lived vicariously through him, I couldn’t help but wonder where he got the courage and the passion to make his trek all over the world. Traveling to Chicago, South America, Spain, and now to Australia he has become a trailblazer following his heart every step of the way.

Never once asking how he was going to do it, or where he would stay or who he would meet, he trusted his intuition and desire for adventure. He is doing what many people only dream of and his story is an inspiration for us all to follow our hearts.

When we have a desire or a passion that burns within us, we often find ourselves questioning how to do it. Where do we start? What if we fail? What do we need to do to get started?

Some don’t even get that far as they instead put it off for another week, month, or year when they have more money, more knowledge, more inspiration, and more excuses.

Sometimes it is enough to say, “Yes I want to do this, and I WILL.” Setting the intention is sometimes all you need to set the wheels in motion for all the other pieces to fall into place.

What dream have you been putting off for another day? There is no day like the present to get started.

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