Spring is so close you can taste it in the air, feel the slightly-more-intense sun on your skin, and see the colour awakening everywhere… ahh time to breathe in the new and let go of the old and cold.
Doesn’t it feel great when some things are DONE, complete, finito… and there’s space and energy to move to the next season, creation, or adventure?
You know, one door closes and another opens, one project finishes and another starts, one journey ends and another begins… you get it.
From the completion of a project, journey, or experience we’ve usually learned something that we can build on and apply as we go from Life 1.0, to Life 2.0, 3.0, and beyond.
“The more you appreciate yourself, acknowledge everything in your life, the more you link your heart with your will,” as author Sanaya Roman says. This allows you to direct your energy to where you really want to go, or want to go next.
I think it’s the reason artists sign their paintings, or authors finally send their manuscript to the publisher, at some point you have to feel “complete” in order to fully focus and move on to new works, new loves.
That’s why I celebrate and have an actual mini-process to mark the completion of all kinds of things in my life—programs, important events, relationships, big audacious goals, or the realization of a dream. It all counts.
For example, I’ve used the exercise to appreciate and learn from accomplishments such as changing careers, moving to a new city (or continent!), publishing a book, climbing a mountain, or travelling alone to “scary’ places both physically and metaphorically.
When you stop, honour, and reflect on what you complete it not only illuminates “how far you’ve come,” but also what you’ve learned, what you would do differently next time, and what you are so over… if you know what I mean.
I also do this powerful little exercise in completion with my clients at the end of a workshop or course, including my recent Soul Ignition Coaching Program.
It’s a beautiful way to celebrate and benefit from the “lessons from the trenches” with new clarity, focus, and direction on what they would like to create next!
From the space of completion you have new knowing; you can begin to see your patterns in a new light, and the action(s) that will change your reality.
Even if your ultimate goal, such as creating a new business, is not yet fully manifested (hey, some things take time) there is great value in appreciating and examining the results of this part of the journey. Think of it as Phase 1 complete. Phase 2 ready to proceed.
In the case of the eight-week journey for one of my coaching clients, she was able to identify and change a pattern that was creating havoc in her business and other parts of her life.
She avoided difficult conversations because she was afraid of being seen as a failure, losing an important client, or disappointing her family. With new awareness, she moved from huge fear to being able to have “uncomfortable” conversations with integrity and open, authentic communication.
Not surprisingly, conversations with clients, co-workers, and family are now much easier, more peaceful, and move forward in a “win-win” fashion. She moved through the discomfort to a breakthrough that will benefit her business, and truly change her life.
Here’s what another coaching client said she learned: “I am entitled to my dreams, by virtue of the fact I was born into this world. Life force energy is abundance in all forms and I can trust in spirit that I have the inner wisdom, and now a system, to stay focused and grounded as I make choices.”
Wow. That’s not just “soul gold” for my client but also a gift of wisdom to me and everyone she’ll touch with her work, life, and beautiful spirit.
Oh, the discoveries you’ll make and the places you’ll go when you look at what you’ve already achieved with new eyes, new knowing, and new excitement.
When you complete something that matters to you, you gain a deep knowing of what it feels like to be aligned (or not) with what you want to create, and what you might do differently next time.
As you move toward your dream(s) and consistently acknowledge and apply what you’re learning, you’ll continue to awaken the “magic” and create even greater results.
It only seems impossible until it’s done.
And done feels amazing…when it’s just what your heart wanted.
If you’re ready to get your dream done or begin the next phase of something you’re already creating…
I’m offering a special SPRING BREAKTHROUGH SESSION for $195 plus GST (regular price $495) until March 31, 2018.
This 60-minute Breakthrough Session is an invitation to:
- Dive deep into what you truly want to create
- Get focus and clarity
- Move to the next level of success
Simply email me here and ask to book a SPRING BREAKTHOUGH SESSION.
Get the clarity, perspective, and guidance to move toward completing your dream. It’s your time.