I wanted to share this weeks ezine from the Queen of Extreme Dreams, Laurie A. Santos. She has some fantastic tips on how to reach YOUR Extreme Dreams in a way I have not heard or thought of before - and it's worth the share!
Check this out and enjoy!
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Tips on Tuesdays - Dreaming is Big Business
By Laurie A. Santos
Executive Summary. When writing a business plan they always begin with an Executive Summary. Summarize your strategy, your profit margins (what you will gain by living out your dream), your analysis and your history and background.
Company. View yourself and the dream as the company. Write out the history and background of you and this dream and all that entails. Who are you and what is this dream about?
Vision. All businesses have a vision, what's yours? Aim high, think and feel big then write!
Mission. What's your mission statement? Where do you want to go? What's this all about? Tap into your essence and higher wisdom self and really get underneath the mission of your dream.
Objectives. What do you hope to achieve with your dream?
Strategic Plan. Map out a 3, 6, 9 and then 12-month strategy to get your dream lived out. Each month have milestones you'd like to hit and then summarize each quarter the progress you've made toward your personal goals. Businesses always review their "wins" and "losses" quarterly and you can do the same when it comes to Dream-Planning.
Financial Plan. Write up all the expected costs (financials) of attaining your dream. Perhaps you will need to quit your full-time job in order to travel the world; thus, you will need to factor in that loss of income and how much money you will need to save up for example. Get very clear on the financials of bringing this dream to life. Also, businesses have short-term, mid-term and long-term financial forecasting and it is best to do the same when it comes to your dream. For instance, I quit my full-time job to move to Spain and my Dream Business Plan Financials Section took into consideration the amount of money needed to be saved in order for me to live for one year (without seeking additional employment) once I returned to Spain plus the money needed to (the monthly dollar figure I was accustomed to when having a full-time job) operate my business full-time. I calculated all my outgoing expenses (mortgage, electric bills, etc.) and then came up with a figure that felt comfortable for me to save and live off for 365 days once I returned to the US from Spain.
Resources. All businesses need resources to pull from and rely on. Who are the folks you hope to use as a resource during this dream-planning time? What tools will you need and use to help you get this dream achieved?
Print and bind. I highly suggest treating this Dream Business Plan like an official document by typing it up, printing it out and going to your local printing press to bind it. This binding job should cost less than 10 USD. Once your Dream Business Plan is bound, this document will become your constant reference, template and guide and will show you the next steps when heading out to live your dream out in the world. When you forget the steps necessary to make your dream come to fruition, all you've got to do is look inside the coveted pages of your Dream Business Plan. Taking this document seriously will demonstrate back to you just how sacred and special this dream is.
Seek funding. Many entrepreneurs, once their business plan is all typed up and looking pretty, start to shop around their plan to potential investors. You may do the same! Let's say you need some extra financial support, why not take your Dream Business Plan to a friend or family member, share it with them and see if they will supply you with the additional funds you may need to breathe life into your dream.
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Laurie A. Santos, is a Certified Life Coach with over 15 years in Behavioral Sciences, passionate living, and full-out-break-a-big-big-sweat salsa dancing.
Laurie is the host of Extreme Dream Radio where every week she challenges folks to step it up, super-size their dreams, and go UNCONVENTIONAL! After living in Angola, Africa in 2009, she set off to Salmiya, Kuwait, where she completed a country report for the UK's Daily Telegraph on the current changes and expected developments of this small Middle Eastern country.
She is currently calling Kuwait home. She owns a home in the San Francisco Bay Area, but is never there because she is too busy walking the world living her Extreme Dream. Last year Laurie visited six countries and in 2010, she also checked out another six amazing destinations, including Egypt, Lebanon, Nepal, and Jordan! Travel plans for 2011 bring Istanbul and Insha'allah (God-willing), a silent retreat in Tibet.
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