How to make the most of September…
One week in and September is sizzling!
Can you feel the rush of energy as we move into the second week of the back to school season?
That thrum in my veins compels me to hit the reset button, tweak old projects and start new ones. Maybe it is amplified for me as I worked very little over the summer and threw myself into kids activities, holidays and a BIG new project I am excited to tell you about (below), and now with the arrival of September and my boys back at school I can really get to it, in terms of work- yippee! But first a little backstory.
As you may recall, a few months back I launched the Passion Dream Challenge, seven days of videos, each with a daily mission, meant to help you de-clutter your world and create a more peaceful, beautiful life.
As I was putting the videos together and designing the on-line course that followed the challenge (Passion Dream School) I couldn’t help but do all the exercises myself, (all those that I wasn’t already doing regularly that is).
You know that old saying;
‘You teach what you need to learn.’
Well it totally cracks me up because;
A) It is TOTALLY true and…
B) I have so much to learn!
About being ‘uneasy’…
Immersing myself in the PDS course helped me gain insight and inspired me to up-level my life (truth be told, as a self development junkie working in the coaching field I am always doing this, and I totally love it!)
So this past Spring, after applying the practices laid out in the PDS course, things in my world started shifting a bit more than usual, and it was unsettling. Everything felt off, and I think it was because I had just put out a coaching program about creating a beautiful, peaceful life, yet my own life did not reflect this (or at least to the extent I wanted it to, and knew it could be).
I felt compelled to acknowledge this inconsistency and make an effort to design my life in a way that felt more congruent. To do this meant creating a mess, but destruction, chaos, disorientation, whatever you want to label it, is a natural part of the creation and / or transformation process. To build something new you often need to tear down the old.
I tell you about our big ‘mess’ below…
To Move or Not to Move?
…right before the launch of Passion Dream School, I had moved my home office into our laundry room, in preparation for redoing my office. My husband and I got to work on the spring cleaning, we decluttered and sent a bunch of stuff to recycling, but despite our efforts we still weren’t happy with the office, and if truth be told, we were not happy with our entire living space. We just could not get our heads around what we were going to do with our poorly laid out, 1980’s era house which is in need of a lot of repairs.
As we live in a wonderful neighbourhood, with our kids settled into school, activities and routines, we had decided against moving. This past winter, we had agreed to fix up the house ourselves, starting with a make-over for my office, but soon realized that was, as another old saying goes, like ‘putting lipstick on a pig’. LOL
I had been dissatisfied with our house for years and was now determined to ‘Create An Environment Worthy of a Passion Dreamer‘. That is the title of Module 2 in PDS fyi, and basically means creating a beautiful, peaceful environment that is reflective of the person(s) who inhabits the space, and despite our best efforts in clearing clutter, and applying a coat of paint, the underlying issues (walls deteriorating, poor layout etc.) were still obvious.
So we took the plunge and hired a general contractor, and this past month we have been working on a new and improved design for our house, and I am still camped out in the laundry room.
Chaos Before Creation
In keeping with the ‘you need chaos in order to create’ model, I have spent the last few weeks going through every item in our house with an aim to discard, give away, recycle or store – it is a decluttering on a major scale. Once most everything is stored away in containers (which will happen soon) we will be moving into my parents place, about a thirty minute drive away, for about eight weeks while the renovations are done.
Although I am not looking forward to uprooting our lives, and despite the fact I still have a ton of packing to get through, I am very much looking forward to living in a congruent, peaceful living space – one that is worthy of a ‘Passion Dreamer’!
September’s Energy is Available to You!
Now I know a lot of peeps feel moved by the fresh energy of the fall (just as the Spring energy moves us) and if you are feeling the need to pare your life down, or clean out your home in preparation for winter, keep in mind that there is great power in de-cluttering! As I can attest to, it can take you in directions you didn’t even know that you wanted to go! (at least consciously anyways!).
This doesn’t have to mean having a garage sale or taking items to the Salvation Army either, it can also mean ‘clearing out’ relationships that no longer serve you, leaving a difficult job or work situation, or setting stronger boundaries with certain people in your life in order to protect your wellbeing.
If you can, take some time out to reflect on what is, and is not, in alignment in your life, and see what areas you feel inspired to ‘tweak’.
How You Do’in?*
(*Said like Joey on ‘Friends’ ha ha)
If you are feeling that pulse of fall energy and are keen to harness it and make some changes in your life – whatever that looks like for you, but you aren’t really sure where to start or what to do, then you might be interested in becoming a student of the Passion Dream School.
The purpose of PDS is to create a more gorgeous life and the program is chock full of videos, audio recordings, meditations, checklists, recommended readings and other awesome things.
(Keep scrolling for the full description below).
Keep in mind this course is all done on-line, you can dive into it whenever you feel inspired (no deadlines!), and until the end of this month I am offering PDS at a special price (until September 29th at midnight). Check out the description below if you want ALL the details.
What Will Passion Dream School Do For Me?
In a nutshell?
It will help you create the life you want.
The Passion Dream School on-line program comes with;
- 3 videos
- 14 audio recordings on topics such as; ‘Life Hacks’, ‘Negativity Busters’, ‘Managing Fear’, ‘The Power of Anchors, Totems, Talismans and How to Make Them Work For You’, ‘Setting Up Your Own Board of Directors’ and other juicy topics
- Questionnaires like ‘What’s Draining You?’ and ‘How Ready Are You For Change?’
- Meditations, visualizations and ‘how to…’ links re: how to meditate and specific meditations (forgiveness meditation, cutting ties with someone meditation)
- Handouts such as the ‘Life Systems Checklist’ and ‘Goal Setting Cheat Sheet’
- Checklists on de-cluttering and creating your ideal environment
- Recommended readings (my ‘go to’ bedside table books that have helped me get me through any situation life throws at me- and continue to help me!)
- My ‘getting into alignment’ (good vibes only!) personal music play list and lots more!
I must say I’m particularly proud of PDS because it contains some of my best stuff, coaching tools, techniques and info that I ONLY share with my coaching clients or in my groups, and truth be told, this is information that, through a variety of coaching and educational experiences, I have paid thousands of dollars to access.
I am pretty pumped with how I have packaged and priced it (hello- affordable!), in a way that makes it easy and fun, and you don’t have to shell out a ton of cash to access the information. And this program is meaty, so you are getting great value when you purchase it at this special price.
Now in a previous Full Flight post I did share one of the videos from the program (about the ‘Change Cycle’), and if you missed it and want a taste of what PDS is about, and are interested in how to get a 1,000 foot view of your life, watch it HERE.
But if you know you want Passion Dream School now and can’t wait to get started- click HERE
And If you would like more information about Passion Dream School click HERE.
Ok my friend, over and out and have fun with all that marvellous energy September has to offer!
xo
Elizabeth