It's a new era of responsibility!

Wow - what a day!  My country tis of thee, sweet land of liberty...

let FREEDOM ring! 

Thank you, Mr. President.  Thank you for giving us hope.  Thank you for giving us honesty and truth.  Thank you for holding us responsible again. 

Looking forward to our new day in America,

Cindy

I have a dream, do you?

We are celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. today - how appropriate on the eve of the inauguration of President Barack Obama.

"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal." I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave-owners will be able to sit down together at a table of brotherhood. I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a desert state, sweltering with the heat of injustice and oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today."

I just had the opportunity to listen to Dr. Martin Luther King's speech (in it's entirety) that he gave on the National Mall on August 28, 1963. Wow - that was powerful! It's been publicly tagged the "I have a dream" speech. Tomorrow's inauguration promises to bring his dream closer to reality. Yay!

Dreams are powerful stuff. They can provide us with compass points for our lives. I'm wondering "Do you have a dream?" What is it? How many dreams do you have?

I dare you to take 5 minutes this week and ponder your dream. I dare you to write down your dream on an index card and post it somewhere you will see it everyday. I dare you to think about a do-able action step that will bring you closer to your dream. I dare you to take that action step in the next 2 weeks. I dare you to email me (cindy@lessdrama.com) and tell me what your dream is. I double dare you to tell me what your action step is - What you will do? When will you do it? How will I know you've done it?

If you share your dream with me, I promise I will let you in on my dream and my action step for the week that will bring me closer to it =)

Pondering the stuff dreams are made of,
Cindy

What questions should I be asking?

The other day one of my coaching clients asked me for some powerful questions she could ask herself as she began to think about her goals for the next 6 months.  She committed to taking time out this weekend to be intentional about her intentions. :) 

I got out my "trusty little handbook" and found these powerful questions.  

Questions to get you thinking about what you want for 2009:

What do I really want in the next 6 months? (in the areas of finances, physical health, spirituality, relationships, intimacy, career, play and fun)

What's holding me back from getting what I want?

What would my daily life look like if I got what I really want?

How do I want to spend my time?

Who do I want to spend my time with?

What would I do if I knew I couldn't fail?

Who am I becoming?

What am I tolerating?

How can I honor my core values?

How committed am I?

Asking the questions myself,

Cindy

What are your intentions?

It's that time of year. To make significant changes in your life, you must be intentional. What are your intentions for 2009? What do you want to accomplish? How do you want to be? What do you want to become?

I dare you to make a date with yourself in the next week. Give yourself an hour to contemplate your intentions for the year. If you don't have an hour, take 20 minutes and think about the next 90 days.

Still Contemplating,
Cindy

Live life (2009) to the fullest!

I dare you to watch Randy Pausch's Last Lecture on youtube. He was a "tigger" who lived life to the fullest and had fun doing it. He gave his last lecture as a professor at Carnegie-Mellon in September 2007 and shared some amazing insights into a life fully lived. Enjoy 2009, Cindy