Live your Authentic Life
I was recently on the phone to a friend of mine telling him about my past few weeks that had involved travelling around South Africa, doing workshops and speaking engagements, meeting amazing teachers and helping people live their dreams. The most exciting part is that I have recently been asked by Oshun Books, a publishing company in South Africa, to write a book on how to turn dreams into reality. So I was chattering away excitedly to my friend about how blessed I am to be living my own dreams, to be on purpose and how marvellous this life of co-creation with the universe is and how grateful I am.
After my babble of excitement he commented – “when you first said you were a Fairy Godmother, I thought you were crazy – but over the last few years you have been really living and being who you are, authentically. Even though you are a little nutty, with your wand and fairy wings, you have been living your brand of nuttiness and it is working. It is inspiring to see how happy you are and hear about the wonderful things happening in your life.”
Living your authentic life is a key to living and manifesting your dreams. Authenticity is the ability to be you – to be truly who you are with all your strengths and all your flaws, despite what other people think or say about you. Authenticity is when you live your own unique brand of nuttiness so that you are able to bring your own flavour into the world.
Imagine if the only flavour for ice-cream was vanilla – a little boring right?
Well, most people are living a vanilla life – stuck in the 9-to-5; doing jobs they don’t like; earning enough money to pay the credit card debt; concerned about what other people think – and then wondering why they are bored, depressed or just not feeling fulfilled in life.
If you could choose any flavour of ice-cream which would you choose?
If you could choose any flavour of life which would you choose?
I would like to suggest that you choose the Flavour of YOU!
You have been put on this planet for a purpose and your skills, past experience, character, strengths and weaknesses have been perfectly blended to help you fulfill this purpose – to help you lead your true, authentic life. The life that is true for you.
When you lead this type of life you bring your special flavour to the world and not only are YOU enriched, but the world and others are enriched by your unique gifts.
Imagine if Nelson Mandela had chosen a vanilla life? Or Bono or Oprah or Einstein or Churchill or Elvis Presley? If they had not allowed their crazy, nutty uniqueness and authenticity to shine through, the world would be a very different place.
I love this video below which is a tribute to bringing authenticity into the world
My flavour is the sparkly magic of a Fairy Godmother and it makes my life delicious.
What flavour and brand of nuttiness do you wish to contribute to the world?
June 20, 2008 1 Comment
9 Questions about How to Live your Dreams
Samarie Smith from Die Burger recently attended a Dream Mapping and Goal Setting Workshop and then afterwards interviewed me, the Fairy Godmother. She asked some thought provoking questions and so I thought it would be great to blog the questions and answers to provide valuable tips to pursuing your dreams.
SS: What is dreaming and why should we dream?
FGM: Dreaming is the most powerful tool for creating your life – it is the time when you let your imagination wander, you get in touch with your desires, you get in touch with your soul and then you begin to see images in your mind’s eye of how you would like those desires to be fulfilled in reality. The reason why we should spend time dreaming is because everything that exists in reality is actually created twice – first as a dream in our minds and then secoundly out in reality. Everything that is and has ever been created starts with a dream, it is really the beginning of the act of creation.
June 13, 2008 No Comments
Durban and Johannesburg
The Fairy Godmother will be travelling around the country in September bringing magic, new beginnings and fresh dreams to mark the start of Spring!
The Fairy Godmother will be doing public Dream Mapping and Goal Setting Workshops in Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg.
Want to live your dream life and do what you love?
Do you know what that looks like or how to make it happen for yourself?
Just think: When you are driving, you know where you want to go and you plot out your route. When you plan and prepare a meal, you follow a recipe and monitor the food as it cooks. How much attention do you give to planning the direction of your life?
Set up your life powerfully by spending a full day on a Dream Mapping and Goal Setting Workshop to get clear on your dreams, ‘map-out’ your goals and focus on the direction for your life. Take the time for YOU - to review your life, re-evaluate what you are doing and where you want to go. To ensure you are on track for what you most want.
Outcomes
By the end of the workshop you will
• Have clarity, focus, direction and tangible tools to use to create a life you love
• Be clear on a future direction for your life
• Have given yourself time to relax and play
• Have made a Dream Collage to take home to remind you of what you want
• Have given yourself time for you
• You will have a Big Goal to inspire you
• Find a renewed zest and energy for life
• Have practical tools to use in your day-to-day life to turn your dreams into reality
“My relationships at work have changed already; I am so much more positive and compassionate, and meetings that used to be dreadful to me have actually been quite inspiring and energising. Also, in my morning visioning exercise I am on a TV show - and guess what, a producer from Free Spirit is seeing me on Tuesday!”
Shakti Malan, Cape Town, South Africa
Workshop Dates
Cape Town
Date: Saturday 6 September 2008
Time: 13h00 - 18h30
Venue: to be confirmed
Cost: R 690 (including materials)
Durban
Date: Saturday 13 September 2008
Time: 13h00 - 18h30
Venue: Glenwood
Cost: R 690 (including materials)
Johannesburg
Date: Sunday 21 September 2008
Time: 13h00 - 18h30
Venue: Bryanston
Cost: R 690 (including materials)
To Book
Email Carmen at carmen@fairygodmotherinc.com or call on 082-959-2647
More Info about the Dream Mapping and Goal Setting Workshops
“Powerful, touching, clear, playful, truthful.”
Ercan Altub – Hamburg, Germany
“Exceptional! I had fears to come along because I did not want to have an afternoon of esoteric talk which I couldn’t draw real possibilities from. The positivity emanating from Donna and the group was amazing. I genuinely know this course will help me to accept ‘the flow of life’ and stop feeling inadequate and unfulfilled.”
Mandy La Grange – London, United Kingdom
What is Dream Mapping and Goal Setting?
Dream Mapping is a process to help you get clear on what you want in your life, or in a specific aspect of your life and then to set BIG goals to help you achieve those dreams.
During this experiential workshop we will go through a series of exercises to assist you in realizing and crystallising your dreams for yourself and your life. The workshop will include relaxation, mind and dream theory, creating your own dream collage, and then basic tools to use on a day-to-day basis for manifesting your dreams.
You will relax, cut & paste, have fun & get in touch with the dreams that linger in your soul!
“An amazing workshop. You have really touched lives and truly are a fairy godmother. I have been on a number of self development courses and yours is among the best.”
Deelesh Ravjee – Johannesburg, South Africa
“For the first time in my life I have a dream I can see and feel and touch and have the tools to achieve it.”
Bev Doyle – Johannesburg, South Africa
Workshop Facilitator
Donna McCallum is a Fantastically Fabulous and Magical Fairy Godmother.
She is an inspirational communicator with a passion for people, turning vision into reality, business, making things happen, connection and making a difference.
She is the MD of Fairy Godmother Inc. a business committed to spreading the message that it is possible to live your dreams.
Prior to being a Fairy Godmother Donna was a serial entrepreneur who has started, run and sold a number of successful businesses in both Marketing and IT.
“Dream mapping is a most amazing tool, and has changed my life. I am suddenly in touch with my goals and dreams and am taking action into achieving and making something worthwhile of my life. God bless you as you go about spreading your fairy dust!”
Meryl-Lynne Colborne, Durban, South Africa
Future Workshops
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May 8, 2008 No Comments
Dolphins and Dreams
Dolphins and Dreams
Would you love to swim and play with dolphins?
Do you long to connect to the magic and beauty of nature?
Do you want to get clear on your Dreams, Goals and Vision for your life?
Then Join us on our next Fairy Godmother Adventure
16 OCTOBER - 19 OCTOBER 2008
Come and feel the rythym of the sea, the connection to nature, and the fun and playful nature of dolphins and using these incredible animals and experiences as a catalyst to get connected to your dreams and goals for 2008 and beyond as we take you on a 4 night journey in Mozambique.
During this dolphin swim experiential weekend workshop we will go through a Dream Mapping and Goal Setting process and a series of exercises to assist you in realizing and crystallising your dreams and goals for yourself and your life and then how to turn those dreams and goals into reality.
Over the 4 days you will spend time in relaxation, creating your own dream collage, journaling, reflection, visualisation and other exercises, together with learning the basic tools to use on a day-to-day basis for turning your dreams into reality… plus of course, swimming with wild dolphins!
You will relax, cut & paste, swim with dolphins, connect, have fun & get in touch with the dreams that linger in your soul!
By the end of the weekend away in Mozambique you will
• Have clarity, focus, direction and tangible tools to use to create a life you love
• Have had time to relax
• Have an amazing and soulful experience of swimming with dolphins
• Be clear on a future direction for your life
• Have given yourself time to relax and play
• Have made a Dream Collage to take home to remind you of what you want
• Have given yourself time for you
• You will have a Big Goal to inspire you
• Find a renewed zest and energy for life
• Have tools to turn your dreams and goals into reality
How much is this fabulous Adventure?
Rate per person sharing: R 3 325.00
Included:
- 4×4 Transfers from the border to camp
- Four night’s accommodation in tents on wooden decking, with mattresses and linen
- Snorkelling course & Code-of-conduct-with-dolphins de-briefing
- Three launches to swim with the dolphins
- Full program presented by Donna McCallum & Courtney Ward
Excluded:
- Transport to the Mozambique border
- All meals. There is a restaurant to enjoy meals out or a self-catering facility available
- Drinks (except tea/coffee served in the dive camp)
- Snorkelling equipment
- Visa (ONLY for non-South African passport holders)
For Bookings and Enquiries
Kate from Halo Gaia Holistic Tourism
Email: info@halogaia.com or call 011 646 3050
or
Carmen from Fairy Godmother Inc.
Email: carmen@fairygodmotherinc.com or call 082-959-2647
More about the Facilitators:
Donna McCallum
Donna McCallum is a Fantastically Fabulous and Magical Fairy Godmother. She is an inspirational communicator with a passion for people, turning vision into reality, business, making things happen, connection and making a difference.
She is the MD of Fairy Godmother Inc. a business committed to spreading the message that it is possible to live your dreams. Prior to being a Fairy Godmother Donna was a serial entrepreneur who has started, run and sold a number of successful businesses in both Marketing and IT.
In 2007 Donna has been conducting workshops around South Africa, the UK and Germany.
Courtney Ward
Courtney Ward is a talented musician, sound therapist, dolphin swim facilitator, and essentially a performer in ‘the great arts of the divine’, who will be assisting and creating along side Donna.
Courtney has been exploring the powerful use of sound vibration healing for the past 12 years. It has taken her on a journey of shamanic sound discovery that lies within the seed core of us all. Courtney will be utilizing her gifted musical skills to gently guide you on a journey of ancient self-discovery and dolphin jubilance. Courtney will present a meditative Sound Journey for our participants among other musical experiences
The Dolphins
Wild Inshore Bottlenose dolphins - Our communion with the dolphins of Southern Mozambique has produced some extraordinary wonders. The encounters are often up close and very personal, with eye to eye communication and intimate twirling dances… Just you and a wild dolphin in the Big Blue! If you have always imagined this for yourself, now is the perfect time to explore the world of the dolphin with us.
May 7, 2008 No Comments
The Fairy Godmother’s Solution to Resolutions
It is the beginning of February…
How are you doing on those New Year’s Resolutions for 2008?
Did you know that on average New Year’s Resolutions last 2 weeks? So why do we even bother? The beginning of the year is always pregnant with possibility and potential - it is like someone has cleaned the slate of the past and now we get to recreate our lives and our futures. For most people at the end of the old year there is a cycle of reflection and looking back on the year past and then the new year is the season of new beginnings and the energy and excitement which is a very powerful catalyst for creating an incredible year.
But if New Year’s resolutions don’t really work, then why even make them? Exactly, throw them out! And now instead we are going to give you the Fairy Godmother’s guide to powerfully creating your year for 2008. [Read more →]
February 1, 2008 1 Comment
