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Conversations from The Neighborhood Ice Cream Shop: 8
Keys to Discovering Lost Dreams and Finding Your Life's
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AIM ~ Action Increases
Momentum *
When you take action on your
dreams, you'll find that they will take on a life of
their own.
 A young Indian
brave took an egg from an eagle's nest and put it in a
chicken yard. The egg hatched and the eagle grew
up among the chickens, pecking in the ground for food
as they did, scratching in the dust as he watched the
others do. One day, he looked up and saw an eagle
soaring above him. He felt his wings trembling and he
said to one of the chickens, "I wish I could do
that."
"Don't
be a fool," the chicken said. "Only an eagle can fly
so high."
Feeling
ashamed of his longing, the eagle went back to
scratching in the dirt, never again to question what
he believed to be his assigned place on earth.
~Native American
fable
The best thinking alone
by the world's brightest minds never achieved a
thing until followed by
action. A.I.M....Action
increases
momentum. Unless accompanied by
action, plans, dreams and desires wither and eventually
die.
Most dreams are merely
that, dreams, until effort is applied to them. In fact,
many people have dreams that die on their wish list
because no action is taken.
- What type of action do
you want to take today?
- Is what you're doing
helping you to accomplish your dreams?
- Do you work on
activities that don't get you closer to your goals?
- If so, what are those
activities?
Activities & Exercises
in AIM:
- Write down three things
you can do this week to get started on your dreams.
- Do those three
things!
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Excerpted from
Chapter 3 of Conversations from
The Neighborhood Ice Cream Shop: 8 Keys to Rediscovering
Lost Dreams and Finding Your Life's
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| Press Pause for Good
Self-care
Create Connections, Get
Support, Nurture
Relationships
 Life in the 21st Century moves at a
remarkable pace, but were our bodies and
minds designed to optimally function on high speed?
Busy schedules may be unavoidable, perhaps more
so during this season (with holidays fast
approaching) than at any other time of the year, but
practicing good self-care should not be considered an
optional luxury. If we are well in body and mind,
we are better equipped to attend to our
responsibilities and get more enjoyment out of
life.
Create Connections
- Most importantly, connect with your
Self. Think back to what made you happy as a
child; are there things you can try to incorporate in
your day? Playing with your pet, reading the Sunday
comics, sketching a picture. Laugh - and if you
don't feel like laughing, force a small
smile. Research has shown that the action of
making a smile releases feel-good chemicals -- even if
the smile is one made with effort!
- Take a nature break. Go for a walk at a nature
center or around a lake. If you don't have time, then
step outside your office or home for just a moment
and listen for a chirping bird or look for
a billowy cloud.
- Connect with others: Make a list of a few friends
or people you'd like to be in regular contact with,
then make a plan to connect with at least one of
these people in the coming week.
Get & Give Your Self Support
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Who is the person you
can tell anything to? We all need at least one person
we can rely on for support. That may be a friend,
partner, spouse, therapist or clergy person. Life
can be hard, but our burdens are halved when shared
with another.
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There are simple ways
to support your own wellness on a daily basis: Make
exercise a priority. You don't have to belong to a gym
or own any fancy equipment; a 20 minute walk at
lunchtime can clear your head and soothe your soul (as
well as contribute to heart health!).
- Be conscious of your breath for one minute. As you
breath in, imagine happiness and peace. As you exhale,
release any tension you may have.
- Build a few 10-minute breaks into your day.
You will find that you are more productive with the
rest of your time if you press "pause".
Nurture Your Relationship
with Your Self
- Keep a gratitude journal. At the
start or end of each day, take a few minutes to
write down at least one thing you are thankful
for.
- Over the next week, become aware of
what lifts your spirits as you move through the day.
Write those in your gratitude journal.
- Learn to say NO to those things that
don't energize you.
- Say YES to those bigger things that
do energize you.
- Hang onto your dreams! Write
down your dreams and what you'd like your life to be
like.
- Ask yourself: What would you like to
create over the next week?
- Look at the biggest dream and
determine one thing you can do over the next week to
move in that direction. Take
Action.
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Conversations
from The Neighborhood Ice Cream Shop
by Denny Stockdale by Stockdale Resource Group,
Incorporated
Paperback 
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