Be the Change

July 2008: It is Goal Review Time

It is that time of year… a lull between the excitement of what is possible for you in 2008 and the grand finale… and the reality of what you have accomplished thus far. So, it is time to revisit your goals, edit and update and fine tune. Goals are a way of staying in charge of our lives. Saying a bold yes, to what you know is possible and a bold no what you want to consciously remove from our lives. I think so many times we ‘settle.’ And sometimes in order to really create what we want, we need to change.

I was having dinner the other night with a Big Fish. We were discussing our significant relationships and how it is so easy to let the relationship be judged (by us) and we make the other wrong or want something more from that person when really, first and foremost we have to be true to ourselves in every single relationship we are in. In other words, if we want more intimacy, we need to start being more intimate!

So, take a few minutes, check your goals for 2008 and ask what is it time to step up to the plate and do, or to be – in order to create the change that you really want this year. So many times we think that goals are something to ‘go get’ but much more of the time, goals are something to step into. Becoming more of what you want. Gandhi said it best: ‘Be the change!!’

I just got home from a women’s conference this past weekend and I see business really changing. People (women) are really embracing the idea that in order to truly create a wildly successful life, we need to change, not change the world! Because it is only when we change that the world changes!

Happy July! Be the change!

Lorin