I'm all about the summer. Warm, bright days, outdoor picnics, sundresses and flip-flops, walking to the beach in my swimmers with my keys in my pocket and towel in my hand. My dream life is my lived experience.

It didn't happen by accident though. I have been incredibly intentional about creating this dream life for myself.

The reason I share it here with you all is to stand as an example of what's possible. Most of us grew up in a culture that taught us what life should look like and how to create that life. Go to school, work hard get good grades, get a proper (secure) job that pays well, keep working hard and save your money for retirement. Then you can relax and have fun.

You get the picture? Oh and by the way, you can have money or nourishment from your job, but not both.

It's just that hard work isn't the thing that creates money. ‘Hard work’ is very good at creating stress, overwhelm, burnout and low self-esteem. Here's what it might look like…

· I'm not working hard enough

· I should be doing more

· But I just can't, I'm already overwhelmed

· How will I keep up with my contemporaries who are so successful already?

· There must be something wrong with me

Queue giving up on our dreams, disguised as relaxation and being nice to ourselves with a nice cold beer and a couple of hours getting lost down a Youtube rabbit hole.

What I know for sure is that you don't have to settle for anything less than what you want. If you want a life that looks like walking to the beach in your swimmers as part of your business plan, or travelling 6mths of the year, or working way less hours so that you can spend more time with you partner, kids, friends, self, or whatever your jam is, you dear friend are allowed to have that. Doesn't matter what ‘they’ told you about how life/business should be.

When we intentionally prioritise our dream life over the life that they told us we should live, we are able to access new previously unthought of creative ideas and solutions to building our business. We get to see that there is no set way to “do” business. We get to know that our business is a creative extension and expression of our souls desire to help people with the gifts and talents that are unique to us. We get to live a life in abundance and service, aligned with our hearts desire (aka our dream life)

I decided (and that decision making process is something I help my clients with in coaching) way back in 2016 that I wanted a life where I coached people online from all over the world (so far I've coached clients from L.A, Texas, Florida, Hawaii, Montreal, The Azores, as well as my home in the UK) AND that I'd be spending a lot of time on the beach and in the sea.

You can hold a vision for your life that does not include ‘hard work’

I held that intentional firmly, even though the world around me (also my own conditioned belief systems) were telling me ‘you’re crazy, that's impossible'

I decided to believe that it was totally possible to have the life I wanted

And that's where it begins. That slight shift in perspective from ‘you’re crazy, that's impossible' to ‘it’s possible'

With evidence of my dream life as a possibility there are two things I have to share with you. The first is that YOU can use me as an example of a dream life possibility knowing that if I can do it, you can do it too (and yes, even me who's been a hot mess for a lot of her life) and the second is that I know FOR SURE that your dream life (however you define that) is 100% possible for you. You can borrow my belief to grow your own belief.

For you dear Creative Entrepreneurial Man who is ready to dial down the hard work, and dial UP your dream life, I'm here to help. It's what we work on in coaching in a bespoke 6mth container. Click here to book a free 90min DISCOVERY CALL and let's go!