Name The Dream To Claim The Dream

By: Wendy Lubell

Imagine having a confidant, someone who focuses only on you and your dreams. She listens to the changes you want to make in your life and works with you to create a plan of action. She nudges you to dream big and follow those dreams. She works with you on overcoming those self- defeating habits and encourages you to have a life of balance and fulfillment. She makes sure you are held accountable for your actions. And she honors you for your successes and supports you through disappointments. She is a life coach and she is devoted 100% to you.

As a coach, she has the ability to see you from a unique perspective. She concentrates her energy on observing your words, actions, emotions, and body and brings them forth to your awareness. She invites you to stop telling yourself the same stories and encourages you to find a new way of looking at you life. Through conversations and exercises the two of you co-create a strategy for your fulfillment. Let’s imagine you are with her and she is offering you a chance for exploration. She invites you find quiet place where you are comfortable so you can relax and focus on you. She knows you spend much of your day focusing on requests from others and she knows you are deserving of personal time. She talks with you about your dreams and how you can successfully accomplish them. She is here to guide you through, the process and offers you a worksheet for self-reflection. It’s called Name the Dream to Claim The Dream and now is your chance to complete it.

Name the Dream to Claim the Dream Exercise

This is an exercise that you can do, that will help you begin to realize your dreams. Sit comfortably, close your eyes and start taking in deep breaths. Stay in that place until you feel calm and ready to begin looking at your goals.

Ask yourself these questions and write down your answers.

What is it that I want in my life right now?
What is that I am putting up with and no longer want?

The key here is not to judge your answers, simply write them down and observe your answers. What thoughts and emotions came up for you? Perhaps one question was easier to answer than the other. Ask yourself why this may be. What resistance showed up for you?

Keep these thoughts in mind and be aware of them for the next couple of days. How do they show up in your daily life? Next write down the two most important goals for your immediate future. Then ask yourself these questions and write down your answers.

What will it take for me to achieve these goals?
What are the potential roadblocks?
How will I handle them?
How will I hold myself accountable?

Now imagine yourself out of your coach’s office, and back in your daily life. You now have a plan and you are eager to achieve the results. Now you understand that this is a process and you enjoy the process. Now you feel empowered to take control of whatever is thrown your way. You are your number one fan and you will always encourage yourself to dream big.