If you’re super busy right now, all you have to do is read the quote below and you’ll know how to make your dreams happen:
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” Helen Keller
Women on Fire (and two amazing Men on Fire!) gathered on Martha’s Vineyard a week ago for group Vision Day and supported each other’s dreams and aspirations. (Photo by Shawn Jones)
Helen Keller was right. Whatever great mountain you are attempting to scale, you can’t do it alone. Today I’ll share a few observations about going on your journey with others — and why it matters.
But first …
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Women on Fire is a community like no other. We will cheer you on and inspire you to go for your dreams, and we’ll listen and support you when life feels hard.
So, last weekend …
It was such a magnificent two days with Women on Fire sharing and supporting each other that it was hard to say goodbye!
After everyone left, plans in hand for their futures, I sat in our living room on Martha’s Vineyard; the energy still vibrated from the weekend’s activities.
The magic of the group being together was like jet fuel to each person’s dreams lifting off. Being together made a difference.
Women on Fire Stephanie Dalfonzo and Sheryl Snyder — making their visions and dreams happen! (Photos by Rob Berkley)
And while we always love it when you come to work with us at Vision Day, you also can create your own circle of support for taking the next steps in your life.
One way to do that is to invite several caring, trusted people to come together. Create a plan and set a time for each person to share their biggest dream and the obstacles standing in their way.
Here’s why it’s important to work in a community and the kinds of support best provided in a group:
1) Your best thinking is magnified. When you have other smart people who have your best interests at heart, asking you thoughtful questions and showing an interest in you and your desires, your potential and your success expands.
Rochelle Togo-Figa and Laura Tiberi supporting each other’s dreams and goals
2) The collective energy of a group is like an electrical jolt to your system. As one weekend participant said, “my engine had been idling and now I feel like I’m in drive!”
3) Resources. You need a bookkeeper? A book agent? A software system to run your business? Make any request for a resource in your group, and it’s likely someone will have an answer, a contact, an idea, a resource for you. And better yet most of the resources will have been vetted for you ahead of time so you have a better chance of success.
4) Comfort. Life is complex. When the going is tough and you have your “lady gang” with you, as Woman on Fire Meredith Schoenberger calls it, you will feel relief and comfort knowing you will be supported and helped along your path by many people.
Dyana Robenalt and Carole Murko motivating each other with a pinky swear!
5) Motivation. Sharing your dreams makes them real. When you say them out loud and create strategies to make them happen, you feel motivated to take the next steps. There is nothing like being accountable to others who you care for to motivate you toward success.
Jenifer Madson, Woman on Fire member and author of numerous books, including her latest Head To Heart, said she was motivated to write her first book because she had told a group of Women on Fire she was going to do it! So she “darn well better do it.” And she did — again and again!
6) Laughter. I once read, “sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing always feels better.” When you have a team behind you to laugh with, and struggle of going it alone fades, your load will lighten. Laughing alone just doesn’t quite have the same effect.
“There is little success where there is little laughter,” said Andrew Carnegie.
Those are just a few of the many reasons to join forces with others to achieve your dreams. Plus, when you give of yourself and help others succeed with their dreams, you take your mind off of your own issues — and that can be enormously rewarding and freeing.
As you move forward, you are invited to join us for our next 10-member group Vision Day on October 10-11, 2014 on Martha’s Vineyard. (Contact Daren@womenonfire.com for details.)
Or, bring your own circle together. Going it alone is just too hard.
Which will it be for you?
Have a great week!
Love,
P.S. I will see monthly members on the LIVE CHAT this Tuesday night! Topic: Less Struggle, More Success: 7 Ways To Simplify Your Life.
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