Jim Bennett - Dream Dare Dazzle

Whatever you’re trying to accomplish in your life, it's a good idea to have 'numbers' that allow you to track your progress. This is the era of data – you should be able to find a way, maybe even an app, of quantifying the progress you’re making.

I've founf, over the years, that it's preferable to have targets that are measurable. Numbers put everything in black and white. Numbers mean you can’t lie to yourself. If you have a target that’s measurable, you’ll know when you’re on track...

Goal Setting Support Info:

SMART Goals
https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/how-to-write-smart-goals

BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goals)
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/big-hairy-audacious-goal-bhag.asp

Fitbit health fitness stats
https://www.techadvisor.com/article/742445/fitbit-health-and-fitness-scores-and-stats-explained.html

Garmin Health and Sports Stats
https://www.wareable.com/sport/every-garmin-metric-explained

Apple Watch Health Data
https://www.apple.com/healthcare/apple-watch/

You’ve figured out how you want to transform your life - now you need to start thinking about how you’re going to create that change. You can’t rely on luck – you can be sure you won’t get far without a strategy and without having measurable goals to work towards.

When someone calls you lucky, it devalues all the hard work and sacrifice that have gone into achieving your dreams.

Can impatience be a Dream Killer?

People today are more impatient than ever. Our celebrity culture is damaging because it creates the impression that overnight success is most people’s experience, that you usually don’t have to be patient and persevere. We understand people don’t want to work for years. They want to go directly to being successful, skipping out the tough part in-between. But that’s not how the world works.

Let's explore in some more depth...

Problem Solving by Writing it Down

Over the years I've discovered,that sometimes, there's nothing more powerful than a pen and paper. When I’m going through a hard time, or feeling low, I’ve learned that one way to deal with my problems is to write them down. Often the best and the quickest therapy is scribbling my concerns on a piece of paper. Getting it out of my 'scrambled brain' and connecting with my gut for a solution. Yes, logic also has a 'part to play'. Let's explore....

Don't waste precious energy being jealous of others. Jealousy gets us nowhere. Actually, it’s much worse than that -jealousy pulls you back and drags you down.

Jealousy means you’ve allowed yourself to be distracted from the person you should be focusing on: yourself.

We have an opportunity to take reponsibility for our lives and decide where our life is heading.

If you’re going to be successful in whatever you do, the belief and confidence has to come from you, not from strangers who don’t know you. And you certainly shouldn’t allow strangers on the internet to negatively affect how you feel about yourself and your ambitions.

If you’re comfortable with yourself, and have a strong sense of who you are and what you’re hoping to achieve, it won’t matter what others say. Be Strong, Be Smart, Be Safe....

If you’re going to change your life, or do anything meaningful, you have to truly believe. You can’t do anything half-heartedly. You’ve got to keep on telling yourself: "I can do this, I can really do this, I can see, hear and feel it."

Sometimes you’ll know where you want to get to, but you don’t know how you’re going to get there. If you truly believe, you’ll eventually find a way to make that dream become a reality - step, by step, by step....
 

The challenge for many prople in the 'adventure world' is  that threir ambition lies on the reaching of a single goal. Then to be 'met' with a profound emptiness once it has been reached. "Where to now?" jumps up! 

For me it's about keeping dreams alive - Big, Bold and Beautiful ones. It's about re-setting our compass once we've achived our first 'Biggie"....

I've heard that the way to achieve your gols is to imagine in great detail all the different ways success will affect your life. perhaps in some istances this will work. However, I am inclined to believe that's not as necessarily true.

Rarely there is only one single reason for what we do. While some motives aren't easy to identify, I believe there are some that are behind almost every journey. Momentary flashes of experience can be compared to eternity. Let's explore them in some more depth.....

Don't chase happiness, let it find you...

Have you ever wondered properly why you are happy? Although I've felt I was happpy when I asked that question of myself I beagn to doubt myself.

A good life is about using your senses, seeking knowledge, living in companionship with others and being engaged in striving. Does contenment come from someone who is content? Let's explore furhter...