Are you ready to turn your Dream Into Action - When I Grow Up

Are you ready to turn your Dream Into Action - When I Grow Up In September of 2013, I started working with Paula Jenkins. A Senior Project Manager for an advertising company, Paula was in her early 40s with a 3+ hour daily commute and a toddler at home. She thought she wanted to be a full-time retreat leader, but she was fuzzy on both the details (how do I save up? how is it not too scary? how to I just start speaking about my passion and get others to listen and get noticed?) and the commitment. Was that what she  really wanted to do? Would that be her grown-up, passionate career? Paula was obviously smart, creative, and driven, so I was thrilled to have the opportunity to work with her. But,  to be honest,  I had some low  expectations  when it came to her follow-through. A full-time job, a 3+ hour commute, AND a toddler? I expected there to be lots of excuses about there not being time to do her homework, and lots of unfinished assignments.   Happily, I couldnt have been further from the truth. Paula came to every session with her homework done,  notes written about the process, and then usually something extra she took to doing on her own! She was The Excuse Buster in my book, and I invited her on my Create Your Dream Career course to have her share her tips on having a busy life and making (not finding!)  the time to do the freakin work anyways. Thats us in the pic above! By the time we wrapped our sessions that December, she had been blogging regularly on  Welcoming Spirit. Hosting retreats was still part of the business plan, but she later enrolled in Courageous Coaching Training  to become a certified life coach and add a new element to her work. We kept in touch regularly, and Paula was keen on putting together a retreat for my Grads those whove worked with me one-on-one for at least 12 sessions (theres almost 300 of them!). In September of 2014, she emailed me with some thoughts on the theme and location, all around  balance, excuse busting, self-accountability and  re-focusing. I read her thoughts. I felt her excitement. And I  took a deep breath and told her that this is her retreat. Id be thrilled to speak and invite my people and be involved in the planning, but  she needed to take the lead.   I knew this is where shed shine. In November 2014, Paula booked the San Damiano Retreat in Danville, California for  almost exactly a year later. And now? Its time to invite you to a whole weekend dedicated to defining your dream, staring down whatever is holding you back, and creating a plan to bring your dream into reality filled with fun, some healthy challenges, and a tiny bit of magic along the way. There are only 8 tickets available for pre-sale, which starts today.  This will be a gathering of just 33 creative, smart, and driven people, so we can guarantee a personalized experience as well as a newfound confidence, a game plan, and likeminded  friendships. Join us in turning your Dream Into Action. We know youre ready.