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Quarter-Year Check-In: Are You Living Your Dreams?

Last updated on March 28th, 2024 at 03:30 pm

Double Your Big Dream Success with RitualsAm I the only one who is amazed that we are one-quarter of the way through the year already?

I am amazed at how quickly this year has flown by. Maybe because I have been on the road so much and lived so many dreams out loud, it has felt like an action-packed, adventure-filled year.

Funnily, it almost feels like I have lived a few lifetimes in just the past few months, or at least a few years – so much has happened! My World Tour was launched! My mentors helped me further solidify my book concept last December, and I am moving forward with my book proposal to get that into an agent’s hands this year.

I have performed in cabaret shows on both coasts of the U.S. I have people organizing to fly me to the UK and OZ this year to teach and perform. I am being hired to star in music videos, and a California band is even writing a song about me for a video I will also star in. Crazy!

However, with nine months left in the year, I want to be sure that my other dreams of finally getting my book published and growing my life coaching business are manifesting as well. I got off to a slow start this year with the book, and it is time to focus on it again.

My top goals for this year are as follows:

  1. Do burlesque shows each month, as well as teaching and performing.
  2. Write a kick-ass book proposal and land an agent.
  3. Solidify my “Hot for Happiness” Life Coaching business by lining up new clients and teaching workshops to empower women.
  4. Make six figures plus through a combination of my income streams (from writing, dancing, and coaching).
  5. Be in a committed relationship with a man I love – my life partner!

I also want to be in my best possible shape this year, and I am working with a personal trainer and nutritionist to achieve my health and fitness goals. I have made progress on these goals this year, but I have a long way to go to meet some of them.

So, at the quarter-year mark, I am evaluating what I need to do to make these things happen.

Finding Happiness in an Action Plan!

I am already well; my top goal is That’s in motion. I regularly confirm new shows, gigs, and teaching opportunities worldwide.

So, to make this the biggest possible success, I simply need to keep doing what I do on the dancing front. And, of course, I put in the time to choreograph, rehearse, design incredible costumes, and otherwise make my performances a hit. Done!

The #2 goal is I have been working on a book that is ready to put in front of an agent. I need to finish a book proposal that will knock ’em dead and land an agent this year. I am behind on this goal right now and need to refocus on it in the next quarter. I will start mapping out time in my schedule again to work on the book proposal.

I am fortunate to have mentors who are #1 New York Times best-selling authors who will help me this year by editing my proposal and even getting it into the hands of a top agent. However, it’s up to me to write an incredible draft proposal. That will take time, and I must regularly invest time in this big dream.

Finding Happiness in a Road Map to Financial Success

Selling my book, hopefully for six figures, will be a big boost to my career. In the meantime, I want to generate six figures this year through my dancing, life coaching, and consulting work.

This means making an average of approximately $8,000 per month. I have not hit that amount yet, so in order for me to reach that goal this year, I have to either sell my book in 2013 and/or line up enough life-coaching clients and workshops and make enough money through dancing and selling merchandise like DVDs and e-books.

This is going to require having a solid business plan in place and then taking the steps to implement whatever needs to be done to reach the goal! I need to sit down this week and put together a business plan.

The goal of being with a life partner feels a little more elusive at this point, only because I can’t dictate to a man that he needs to commit to me by a certain date. I can, however, be out there meeting people and dating, and I can hold a clear vision and intention for what I wish to create. I can ask the Universe to help me with this one, be willing to take risks as I do for the rest of my life, and put my heart on the line. I trust that things will align and that someone wonderful is out there.

 

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Lisa Powell-Graham
Lisa Graham

Lisa P. Graham is an inspirational writer, life coach, TED motivational speaker, and globe-trotter whose passion is to help others to find happiness and meaning in their daily lives. A political activist at heart, Lisa would like to empower more women to run for political office as a way to create positive change in the world. You can find her on her website or watch her TEDx speech on YouTube.

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