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| Opportunity Knocks: Creative Ways to Make a Living Without A Job Recreate Your Life: Summertime is the Perfect Time to Grow a Dream |  | | Valerie Young | By Valerie Young Has the school calendar of your youth hardwired you into seeing September as the time for new beginnings? If you yearn for a new job, a career change or maybe even a total life makeover – summertime is by far the best time to act. Summer is synonymous with fun. It’s possible to make a change and still have time for recreation. In fact, the word recreation literally means to “re-create.” And what better way to spend your summer than recreating your life! Here are six ways you can use the rest of the summer to grow a dream: 1. Catch a falling star. When my best friend, Elaine, and I weren’t building forts or skipping rope we could be found lying beneath a shady tree or a star-filled sky. These weren’t idle pursuits. We were flexing our imaginations. As the most carefree of the four seasons, summers are made for dreaming. It’s the perfect time to gaze upward, to look inward and to imagine what could be. 2. Grow a dream garden. Look within and you may find the seeds of a dream planted long ago. Left untended though, dreams will fail to sprout. Summer is the ideal time to cultivate our dreams both old and new. Start with good soil. What is it you care deeply about? What makes you happy? What do you want your life to look like? Now get rid of the weeds – the lame excuses, apathy, self-doubt, and fear born from lack of information. Tend to your dreams and watch them grow. 3. Take advantage of the longer days. Even though those so-called lazy days of summer have gotten a lot busier of late, the additional hours of daylight do seem to add a bit more time to our lives. Once you’ve engaged in some active reflection, use some of this “found time” to start working toward your goals. Even if it’s only 20 minutes a day, it’s all forward motion! 4. Read a real thriller. As you’re packing for the beach leave the romance novel or who-done-it at home. Instead treat your life like the adventure that it is by picking up a real thriller like Paul and Sarah Edwards' The Practical Dreamers Handbook or Create a Life That Tickles Your Soul by Suzanne Willis Zoglio. 5. Invest in your dream. Save both money and time by spending your vacation at home. Make it a real vacation by doing the kinds of things a tourist on a budget might do – go on a picnic, head to a museum, take a day trip. Stash the money you would have spent on a more costly vacation into a “dream fund.” Use your savings to take career-expanding classes, buy some snappy new interview outfit or even start your own business. If your dream includes relocating, do hit the road by using your vacation as an exciting research expedition. Recreating your life is about making choices. What choices are you willing to make to grow your dream? Whatever you decide to do, have a safe, relaxing, and inspired rest of the summer!  Add Your Two Cents Want to comment on this article? Click here to hop over to the Changing Course Blog! About the Author "Profits into Passions" expert, Valerie Young, abandoned her corporate cubicle to become the Dreamer in Residence at ChangingCourse.com offering resources to help you discover your life mission and live it. Her career change tips have been cited in Kiplinger's, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today Weekend, Woman's Day, and elsewhere and on-line at MSN, CareerBuilder, and iVillage.com. An expert on the Impostor Syndrome, Valerie has spoken on the topic of How to Feel as Bright and Capable as Everyone Seems to Think You Are to such diverse organizations as Daimler Chrysler, Bristol-Meyers Squibb, Harvard, and American Women in Radio and Television. To read more articles about how to work at what you love without a job go to ChangingCourse.com/articles.htm Connect With Valerie Online | |
| Dreams never hurt anybody if he keeps working right behind the dream to make as much of it become real as he can.~ Frank Woolworth | |
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~ Joan McAndrews |  | Only 5 Spots Available: Important Registration Information To make sure I can adequately serve each new round of trainees, I have limited the number of people who can take the Profiting From Your Passion Career Coach Program at any given time. Right now there are openings for another 5 people. After that the course will be closed down once again. Here's what people who signed on during the last open enrollment had to say...  "That this program fills a huge need, not just for clients but for anyone learning how to work with them. For the first time in my life, I actually AM looking forward to each new day, knowing I am going to be doing something worthwhile and interesting and meaningful." ~ Bonnie Taylor Wachowicz | | | | "I have had the privilege to help a few people with starting or expanding a business and love the fact that there is a training program available to help me be more effective in doing so and get paid for it!" ~ Helen | | | | "I have just started the self-study course so am excited about all the possibilities." ~ Roxanne | | | To learn more about the Profiting From Your Passion Coach Program go toChangingCourse.com/pfypcoach.htm P.S. If you like the idea of working from home -- or anywhere in the world -- there's simply no better way to hone your skills as a Profiting From Your Passions Career Coach -- or to start earning money -- than with this proven course. Registration will close once the five available seats fill. If you are drawn to this work I urge you to a moment now toread the complete course description and register now. | | Allow yourself to be inspired. Allow yourself to succeed. Dare to excel. ~ Vince Dente |
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| | All About Your Subscription You're welcome to forward this newsletter in its entirety to other dreamers. Know someone who could benefit from Changing Course? Please forward this newsletter in its entirety to other dreamers. If someone sent this to you, don't depend on your friend for this great information. Get your complimentary subscription at ChangingCourse.com/ezine.htm Please do not reply to this message. Subscribe or Change Your Address: ChangingCourse.com/ezine.htm Previous Issues: ChangingCourseArchives.com | | | There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living. ~ Nelson Mandela | Guest Article Top Ten Ways to Live Authentically By Ann Ronan 1. Know Your Purpose Are you wandering through life with little direction – hoping that you’ll find happiness, health and prosperity? Identify your life purpose or mission statement and you will have your own unique compass that will lead you to your truth north every time. 2. Know Your Values What do you value most? Make a list of your top 5 values. Some examples are security, freedom, family, spiritual development, learning. As you set your goals - – check your goals against your values. If the goal doesn’t align with any of your top five values – you may want to reconsider it or revise it. 3. Know Your Needs Unmet needs can keep you from living authentically. Take care of yourself. Do you have a need to be acknowledged, to be right, to be in control, to be loved? List your top four needs and get them met! 4. Know Your Passions Honor those things that make your heart sing. Whatever it is, do more of it! 5. Live From the Inside Out Increase your awareness of your inner wisdom by regularly reflecting in silence. Commune with nature. Breathe deeply to quiet your distracted mind. 6. Honor Your Strengths What are your positive traits? What special talents do you have? List three – if you get stuck, ask those closest to you to help identify these. Are you imaginative, witty, good with your hands? Find ways to express your authentic self through your strengths. 7. Take Time to Play Give yourself time to recharge doing things you love to do or by just doing nothing. 8. Be Aware of Your Self-Talk Are you blocking your potential? Check out your first thoughts when you wake tomorrow. Are they supportive, encouraging or positive? Choose the kind of chatter that’s goes on in your mind. Become aware of the negative messages you give yourself. Gently catch them and turn them into positive affirmations. 9. Surround Yourself with Inspiration Keep a success journal. Write down your four or five greatest strengths and post them where you can see them. On the last Friday of each month, write down all your accomplishments both big and small. 10. Serve Others When you live authentically, you may find that you develop an interconnected sense of being. When you are true to who you are, living your purpose and giving of your talents to the world around you, you give back in service what you came to share with others -your spirit – your essence. About the Author Ann Ronan, Ph.D. is founder of Authentic Life Institute (AuthenticLifeInstitute.com), a virtual community supporting women over 40 who are ready to design life THEIR way. Although she'd already completed an intensive career coach certification, she realized that a key piece was missing. She could easily coach people on how to make career changes or how to find a job more quickly, but she didn't have the information she needed to help people become self employed. She was delighted in Valerie Young's program and decided to become a licensed Profiting From Your Passions Career Coach. She left the world of academia at 42 and created a six figure income, doing work she loves while living and working from home in paradise (San Juan Capistrano, CA) and loves helping others do the same. | The odds of hitting your target go up dramatically when you aim at it. ~ Mal Pancoast | Learning Opportunities The 2010 Ultimate Travel Writer's Workshop Earn Extra Income While You Travel the World... Meet New People... and Enjoy the Freedom and Independence of a Writer's Life... Join the AWAI Travel Division for their ONLY Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop of 2010 this August 5-7 in Santa Monica, California. Over 3 Power-Packed Days, You'll: -
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Click Here for More Information  Ecuador Photography & Spanish Immersion Expedition Travel with a Successful Professional Photographer to Explore the Color-Rich Markets and Artisan Towns of Welcoming Ecuador... Plus Learn and Absorb an Extraordinary Language-Learning Technique -- and Master Spanish in a Week Join the AWAI Travel Division's Ecuador Photography & Spanish Immersion Expedition this September 10-18, 2010 in Cotacachi, Ecuador. Over 8 Colorful, Adventure-Filled Days, You'll: -
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Click Here for More Information  Rome Photography Expedition When in Rome … do as the AWAI photographers do – that is, discover this beautiful city in a way you never could as a typical tourist... Join the AWAI Travel Division's Rome Photography Expedition this October 10-14, 2010 in Rome, Italy. Over Four and a Half Days, You'll: Explore with professional photographer Rich Wagner Rome’s historic buildings, squares, and quaint cobblestone streets and alleyways, capturing famous landmarks like the Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon, the Coliseum, the Vatican, and more along the way. As one of just 9 attendees, you’ll benefit from intimate how-to sessions and hands-on photo shoots at the elbow of a professional photographer. October 10-15
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Click Here for More Information | Each day is a new canvas to paint upon. Make sure your picture is full of life and happiness, and at the end of the day you don't look at it and wish you had painted something different.~ Author Unknown | |
The View From theOther Side "Don’t give up, have passion for what you do and don’t let your only motivator be money. I work with a great group of people and am able to provide for my family by doing something I love." ~ Joy Gendusa,
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| | Resources for A Change Your 15 Minutes of FameAs soon as I saw the TV ads from Mutual of Omaha of real people talking about defining or eureka moments, I had to know more. That's how I learned about the Aha Moment Tour currently traveling the country to film people sharing their story in a custom mobile home/studio. They're looking for uplifting, inspirational stories from people like you who have discovered their possibilities. Sign up today to reserve your spot at AhaMoment.com/pg/tour. Upcoming cities include Dayton OH, Lexington KY, Des Moine IA, Grand Junction CO, and Eugene, OR. Yesterday I drove out to Albany, NY to film my "aha moment." Details and photos to follow! Gelato University A few days ago ABC News did a story about career changers from around the world traipsing to Italy to learn how to start a gelato business. There were a number of Americans in the group including a 74 year old, which was pretty cool (pun intended). (You can watch the video here http://tinyurl.com/2flyyyj.) Business is booming for Gelato University Carpigiani in Bologna which offers both on-site and online courses on how to make the Italian ice cream gelato. Start Your Own Non-Profit OrganizationJust because you can't save the world doesn't mean you can't make a difference. Starting a non-profit doesn't happen overnight. On the other hand, it's not nearly as hard as you might think! | |
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