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  • Stop Pretending to Be Superwoman

    WARNING! This article contains swearing…if you don’t like bad language, please read no further! Last week, I posted about the gap between fantasy and reality, and shared some of the problems I’ve had since I’ve been here in Tenerife. There are those who think I should not share this stuff, either from some odd belief…

  • Podcast: Jealousy and Your Big Dream

    Jealousy is a Big Bad Monster of a feeling…but it’s also quite natural and normal. It’s also a chance for you to shine a light on what you really want, and find the aspect of their lives that is making you feel envious. Once you’ve done so, you can start taking action in the direction…

  • OnTheBeach: The Gulf Between Fantasy and Reality

    Working in the sun in a lovely warm country is one of my Big Dreams – it’s one of the reasons I’m creating my business the way I am, so that I can easily work from anywhere in the world. The trouble is, there is a bit of a gulf between the fantasy of working…

  • Podcast: “I Can’t Do That” and Your Big Dream

    We see other people who are forging ahead with their Big Dreams and we think “well, they’re special…I can’t do that”. But everyone thinks they can’t do it before they do it…and it turns out you CAN do it. “They” are just like you – if “they” can do it, you can…if you want to!…

  • What Needs to Be In Place For You To Move Forward with Your Big Dream

    Q: What needs to be in place for you to move forward with your Big Dream? Move forward anyway! Answer below in the comments, or answer on your blog and put a link to your blog in the comments. Get your Dreams To Reality Journal here. Love Donna.x

  • OnTheBeach: The Freedom to Drive Your Life

    Manal Al-Sharif is a Saudi woman who dared to drive in a society that believes women driving leads to prostitution, rape and moral decay. She dared to challenge her society and do something that is not actually against the law in Saudi Arabia, it is just frowned upon by society. It’s a really interesting and…

  • Podcast: Dealing With Change and Your Big Dream

    When you are dealing with a big change because you are following your Dream, the first thing you need is support – from your current friends, from people you know and from new people who get it, who understand, who are also Big Dreamers. To listen to this week’s podcast, click here: Dealing With Change…

  • July Daily Practice: Send a Letter

    I have wanted to do this practice for ever such a long time, but kept putting it off because I didn’t have time to participate. Isn’t that sad? I don’t have time to sit down and write an old-fashioned letter and send it by snail mail. But I love receiving letters, and because they are…

  • OnTheBeach: Put Your Hand Up

    So many people have asked me in the past couple of months, since the opportunity to dogsit for 6 weeks in the Canaries came up, “How did you wangle that?!?!” (most people didn’t say wangle, but it’s a great word, and it captures the essence of the question perfectly!) In short, I volunteered. I happened…

  • Podcast: Self-Worth and Your Big Dream

    Are you worthy? Do you deserve to have what you want? To improve your self-worth, try these ideas: Think of the people you love, do they deserve to have their dream come true? Of course they do, and so do you. So look in the mirror and tell yourself you DO deserve it, you ARE…