Welcome to a PHENOMAL year ahead!

Do you feel a sense of fresh newness?

The amazing expansive and refreshing sense that ANYTHING is possible?
The feeling that the slate has been wiped clean and you can create wonderful things this year and really create the life you love?

It is a human trait to start a new year off with the emotions of possibility, inspiration and fresh energy.  As the clock ticked over from 31 December into 1 January 2010 it is as if a switch was flicked and it brang a new zest for life.

Have you ever experienced that by March or April your energy has waned, the feeling of extraordinary possibility has dwindled and you are back in the normal hum-drum of everyday life?  By the middle of the year it feels like this year may not be so different after all and by October you can’t wait for those holidays and for the start of the next year. Sound familiar?

To make 2010 a different experience where you create a marvellous year ahead, I have a Fairy Godmother gift to you.  A free 21 minute Audio Download on how to create 2010 to be your best year yet!

Free Audio Download

For those of you in Johannesburg – join me for a 2 hour Possibility Evening on Monday 18th January from 19h30 -21h30 in Rivonia for a 2 hour session where I will lead you through the process of creating your Intentions and Goals for 2010.   To book email: info@fairygodmotherinc.com or for  More Info

The power of dreams and goals to create your life is immense… so whatever you do, make sure you write down your goals for 2010 and keep focusing on them.

Wishing you a SUPER DUPER 2010!

The end of the year is a natural time to sit back and reflect on the past year (or even decade) and to take the lessons from 2009 with us into 2010 to ensure that we grow, prosper and thrive.

Most people don’t give the REFLECTION process the necessary time to receive the POWER, benefit and impact of the process.

Why is Reflection so powerful?

To be a really effective human being, reflection is one of the key processes that you should be regularly engaging in.

The reflection process is

THINK        then        ACT        then        REFLECT   then

THINK        then        ACT        then        REFLECT

And so it repeats.

We live in the modern era that venerates thinking and acting but because we feel so time-starved due to all our ‘doing’ we spend very little time reflecting.  We live in the “do-do-do” world – where we are so busy being busy that we often don’t know what we were so busy being busy about!

But the learning lies only in Reflection like a piece of gold waiting to be discovered in a treasure chest.  It is in reflection that we comprehend what works and what isn’t working in our lives.  It is only through reflection that we can break the negative patterns and cycles that we get into.

Two weeks ago, I did a Possibility Evening on the topic of The Power of Reflection and over 2 hours I waved my wand and took people through the reflection process and wow, it was transformational for many of the people in the room.  Realizations and learning popped like popcorn in the room and the participants discovered the golden nugget lessons that the Universe had given them in 2009.

So if you would like to do the same process….  Get your notebook or dream journal out and get ready to write…

Consider 2009 from the beginning of the year and month-by-month write down the following

• Keywords for key events and experiences in that month
• Lessons learned during that month

Eg.

January

New years in Argentina.  Finished first draft of book. Met Matias the gorgeous Mountain Man. Buenos Aires.   Workshops.  Launched Growing Wings.

Lessons Learned
Being in flow and surrender
Allowing creativity to come out whenever and however it wanted
The power of feminine energy in creation

November

Ballito.  Help Michelle with Art Project.  Great Money Magic Talk. Car Accident.
Birthday. Got Pneumonia. In bed.

Lessons Learned
Slow down
Be kind and gentle to myself and others
Am I doing things out of fear or faith?

Now go back through your whole year and consider the things that you are unhappy about or the things that cause you pain, anxiety or stress.   Write down these events and then write down the blessing that came from this event or the reason why you are grateful that this event actually happened to you.

Eg.
Car Accident
Was a blessing because it made me realise that I am vulnerable and mortal and that I need to be more careful with myself, instead of just rushing through life pretending I’m super woman. It made me slow down.

If you can find the blessing and be grateful for every experience that you perceived negatively in your year, you ‘neutralise’ the effect of that event and you learn the lesson from it.   This means that the Universe does not need to send you the lesson again in another form.

Once you have done this exercise then consider and answer the following questions…

What have been your Key Successes in 2009?

What has not worked in 2009?

What do you want to leave behind in 2009?

What do you want to take into 2010 with you?

Once you have written down the answers to all these questions.  Summarise the key lessons into 2 or 3 points for you to remember in 2010.   Then write these 3 or 4 points onto a card and keep this card in your bag or wallet.

Eg.  Mine for 2010 are

1.    Be Kind and Gentle – to myself, to other and to the Earth.
2.    Keep it simple
3.    Am I doing things out of a feeling of faith or fear?
4.    I am not my work

Spending an hour or two doing this process of reflection will create a very powerful platform for you for 2010.  At the beginning of 2010 I will be posting with tips and tricks on how to make 2010 a phenomenal year!

Would love to hear your comments about what realisations have come out of this process for you… comment below…

1.    It is possible to live your dreams – no matter how wild, strange or unrealistic it initially seems. You can do anything.

2.    You are never given a dream or vision that you can’t achieve – if you can see it in your mind’s eye then you can have it, be it or do it.

3.    The first step is always the hardest, it is that leap of faith and then the net appears and the momentum of living your dreams begins.

4.    Listen to your body and your emotions, they are a clear indication of whether you are on the right path for you or not.  If you are continuously getting sick or feeling negative and down, it is your body’s way of telling you to make changes in your life.

5.    The fear never goes away.  Living an extraordinary life is about conquering the new fears as they come up.

6.    When you get an ANSWER from the Universe – take ACTION.   Actions are most effective when they follow an answer.

7.    Be brave enough to be your Authentic Self – when you express who you are and express your unique brand of genius and your incredible gifts that you have brought to the world, then the world comes up to meet you with opportunity.

8.    That having a few key people around who support your BIG dreams is so important during the times when you are experiencing self doubt.

9.    Take time in your day to connect to spirit – to connect to that which is ALL and EVERYTHING.

10.    The quality of your life is based on the quality of the questions that you ask.  Ask good questions and the universe will ALWAYS provide the answers.

11.    That life is about having fun. It is about learning how to play again and rediscovering the magic, which we all knew and experienced in our childhoods but lost somewhere along the way as we grew up.

12.    Ask daily, “how can I serve today?”

13.    If it is not fun, stop doing it!

14.    Be grateful for everything that you have and for everything that you are creating.

What are some of your lessons that you have learned?

Please comment on your lessons below…

I am very inspired by this wonderful video clip of Will Smith’s views on Dreams, Goals, his Extraordinary Success and most importantly being UNREALISTIC…  which echoes the teaching that I do in my talks and workshops about setting WIG’s (Wildly Improbable Goals)… Watch Will’s Wisdom

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLN2k0b3g70)

A little video of the day in the life of a Fairy Godmother…

At times we all need a Fairy Godmother to help us make our dreams come true

Well, what if a modern-day Fairy Godmother wrote a guide book that you could use to turn dreams and goals into reality? It is almost as good as having her with you, in person, waving her wand.

Oshun Books is delighted to be part of spreading the magic by publishing The Fairy Godmother’s Guide to Getting What you Want by Donna McCallum (also known as The Fairy Godmother!)

The Fairy Godmother’s Guide to Getting What you Want is a self-help book with a difference. It does not claim to offer readers a quick fix: “Anyone trying to sell you the ‘secret’ to happiness,” says the author, “is another drug dealer in this world of pop psychology”. Rather, it offers readers who are willing and ready to take responsibility for their lives guidelines to living the life they want.

The premise of the book is based on 3 principles

1. Aligning mind, body and soul so that you may …
2. Discover what it is you really want, and thus …
3. Manifest (make real) your dreams and desires

Methods that have been tried and tested by the author herself and over a thousand “Daring Dreamers” who have benefited from her programs, will provide the reader with practical know-how to help map out goals, find direction and achieve their dreams.

The book is infused with a positive, generous spirit. Journal exercises, case studies and personal anecdotes will inspire and motivate readers on their path towards self-discovery and fulfillment.

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“Loved your book,very inspiring(and Ive read LOTS of “self-help” books!!!…you brought them all together and gave practical, concrete ways of putting all the theory into practice). Good on you for having the courage to follow your dream.” Sue – Johannesburg

“I love your evocative and expressive writing style & had real fun reading your personal stories!” Adele Howell-Pryce

“Your book has really helped me. I have worked through it and I have been doing the exercises, and feel excited about life for the first time in a very long time.
Thank you so much for becoming a fairy godmother and writing this book, I am only busy with chapter 6 now and trying to work through it slowly, so I can take in as much as possible!”  – Selina Newman

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