Tag: Donnaonthebeach

  • OnTheBeach: What’s Your Excuse for Not Taking Care of Yourself?

    At the end of August, I took a week off to rest and rejuvenate. The thing was, I had been needing that week for 2 months. But I was trying to get my book released. So when I got brain fry, I took 2 days off (plus a weekend) because I absolutely had to, but…

  • Podcast: Getting Moving on Your Big Dream

    Podcast: Getting Moving on Your Big Dream

    We have all sorts of excuses not to get moving on our Big Dreams – it’s not the right time, you’re not confident enough, you’ll do it next week/next year/never! Do what you can with what you have – get moving and keep moving. Take action now! Allow yourself to be a beginner in whatever…

  • Podcast: What Do You Really Want?

    We often say we want one thing, say a million pounds, but what we really want is to give up our day job and go and live on the Costa Del Sol. Rather than focusing on what you think might get you what you really want, why not focus on what you REALLY want? Sometimes…

  • Podcast: Time and Your Big Dream

    The most important choice you make is what you choose to make important. What are you making more important than your Big Dream? TV? Surfing the internet? Reading trashy magazines? Are these things more important than your Big Dream? You may also find that you need less time than you think… just 10 minutes every…

  • Dreams To Reality Podcast: Acclimatize Yourself To Your Big Dream

    You’ve found out what your big dream is…now what? Aaaaargh! Don’t worry! Relax. Take the time to acclimatize yourself to your big dream. Give yourself a chance to get used to it, sniff around it, feel how you feel about it, ruminate, consider, and ponder. To listen to this week’s podcast, click here: Acclimatize Yourself…

  • Podcast: What if I Can’t Have My Big Dream?

    Do you avoid following your Big Dream because you’re afraid of failure or disappointment? Disappointment is not that bad, compared to the aliveness, joy, potential and possibility that you find when you do follow your Big Dreams. Living a life which is crushing your soul is WAY more hurtful than any disappointment. Disappointment is ok…

  • Podcast: Barriers Between You and Your Big Dream

    There are going to be barriers between you and your big dream. But that’s good news (as well as bad news) because now you know they WILL come up, you can just get over it, under it, through it, round it. Another piece of good news is that most barriers look bigger than they really…

  • Video: Get Comfortable With Failure

    Watch the Video Here Going after success means risking failure. C’est la vie. It’s no big deal to fail – it means you tried, you learned something new and you’re closer to success. Failure is going to happen, it’s going to hurt…but it’s not that bad! Failures give you great feedback to help you succeed…

  • Podcast: Morning Pages and Your Big Dream

    If you follow me on Facebook or Twitter, you’ll know that the October Daily Practice has been to do the Morning Pages every day – to write 3 pages of longhand of whatever crosses your mind. It got me thinking about using that writing practice to help your Big Dream. I notice that often if…

  • OnTheBeach: When The Critical Voice Goes Bananas

    OnTheBeach: When The Critical Voice Goes Bananas

    So, as you guys know, I have been busy over the past 3 weeks riding Wild Donkeys. Among the many things I noticed, perhaps the most striking was how nuts my inner critic went while I was Wild Donkey Riding. I have trained my inner critic over the years to use her insight and razor-sharp…