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DNA Summer 2010 Newsletter
Here are some excerpts from our Summer newsletter, just mailed out to members and friends:
Dear DNA Members & Friends,
Welcome to the Summer 2010 edition of the DNA Newsletter!
We have lots of goodies for you in this newsletter, including a list of our newest members, our upcoming events, our latest Member Spotlight (the amazing Rishel Tomlinson), the member announcements section, and a wonderful article by Emma-Louise Elsey, titled, “What do you really, REALLY want?.”
Recently, DNA members have enjoyed the following fantastic events:
A introductory spa experience at the the Willow Stream Spa located at the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel and Spa, which opened in January 2010! DNA members were treated to wine and mini services, including: manicures, massage and make-up demonstrations. The pink hardhats also made a second appearance! DNA Members recently returned to the Willow Stream Spa to enjoy a relaxing evening of spa treatments!
DNA members also recently attended a Poker Night at the Edgewater Casino. We were treated to a fantastic poker lesson, great food and lots of prizes. Check out the group photograph below!
Our Article of the Month
by Emma-Louise Elsey, Certified Professional Coach, BSc (Honors), TCA, PracNLP
What do you really, REALLY want?
Love ‘em or hate ‘em The Spice Girls said, “So, tell me what you want, what you REALLY, really want?” And it’s a good question. What do YOU truly want, what gets YOU excited, what are your SECRET dreams?
These questions sound easy until you actually try to answer them. And realize that it’s very easy to dismiss our deepest held dreams and ideas as silly, not meaningful enough – or just not what we’re supposed to do with our lives.
Maybe you want to travel. Perhaps you want to sing in a rock band. Or what about wanting to dance, write, paint, be an actress, teach yoga, live in Italy, run your own bookstore, or like me - run off to the countryside and grow your own food and vegetables? Our SECRET dreams are often creative or soulful - things society tells us are not worthwhile, ‘sensible’ or practical for making a living. But SECRET dreams can be anything that goes against our upbringing. For example I once had a client who was brought up in a ‘giving’ charitable household that disdained money, but she secretly wanted to earn stacks of money and be a hotshot business executive…
Your SECRET dreams are the dreams you haven’t dared to turn into goals – because they don’t fit how we think our lives SHOULD be lived…
Your SECRET dreams are the dreams you haven’t dared to turn into goals – because they don’t fit how we think our lives SHOULD be lived…
So, how about a few questions to help you get started? TIP: If you can’t think of an answer, just let it be for a moment or think back to your childhood – how would you answer that question if you were a child again?
- Start by making a list of everything you want to BE, DO and HAVE in life – we call this your Wacky, Wild List. Include EVERYTHING you can think of from ‘boring’ and ‘normal’ to wacky and wild.
- “What do you want MORE of in your life? What EXCITES and INSPIRES you?” These are things that you get so absorbed in that you forget all about time and the world outside. Remember, we tend to enjoy what we’re good at or have a talent for.
- Ask yourself, “What would I try now if I KNEW I could not fail?” Make a list of at least 10 things. To help you ask, “What do I think and dream about that I dismiss as impossible, a waste of time or something for the future?”
- List the top 10 things in life that give you joy – what makes your heart sing? When you’ve finished, what do you notice? Do any of these items appear on any of your other answers?
- What would you do or try if you had all the; money/time/confidence/support and encouragement/energy you needed?”
This should get you started toward finding your deepest and most meaningful desires. Review your answers and look for repeated answers, common themes and patterns.
And while some of these dreams could be life or career-changing, they don’t have to be!
You simply need to decide whether you work towards a BIG goal or simply bring more of the activities you love into your life by taking a course, starting a hobby or even volunteer because even if you do it for ‘fun’, who knows where it may lead?
So, go on REBEL! Discover those SECRET dreams and bring out the real, authentic you!
