Hi everyone! How did you do with last week's assignment? I hope taking a "brain reboot" from those digital distractions was a helpful exercise. This

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Hi everyone!

How did you do with last week's assignment? I hope taking a "brain reboot" from those digital distractions was a helpful exercise.

This week we're going to get right down to it. We're talking about big dreams...

Dreams: we all have them. And while they can be exciting and make life feel full of possibility, the downside of dreams is that they can be so, well, dreamy. A little hazy and out-of-focus. Misty around the edges. Hard to grab on to.

That’s why we so often get stuck when trying to make our dreams a reality. Maybe they’re right there in our peripheral vision, but we can’t quite make them out yet. Or maybe they loom grand and glittering before us, so close we can touch them…if only we could figure out how to take that leap forward.

The good news is that the first step doesn’t have to be a leap…it can be more like a wobbly little toddle. Even a small step will help you create forward motion and give you a sense of accomplishment. And when you follow one small step with another and another, it gets that much easier to build momentum.

Your assignment

So this week, I’d like you to take one small step toward a dream or goal you’ve had on the back burner during those hectic early-motherhood months or years. Maybe you’ll:

Write the first page of that novel that’s been in your head forever
Take a dance lesson or sign up for a knitting class
Register the URL for your future blog or business website
Reach out to a entrepreneur mom you admire and ask her to mentor you

Once you’ve identified one small step you can take toward your dream, don’t let it slip through your fingers! Put the task on your to-do list. Give yourself a deadline. Speak to your spouse about finding the money in your family budget. Commit to showing up and following through.

Remember, no matter how grand your vision, every path begins with a single step. Don’t let the big picture intimidate you. Even the biggest dreams are just the sum of many small decisions and actions taken along the way.

I’d love to hear what your first small step will be. Hit “reply” and tell me about it!

- Meagan

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