Good for you, diva! You stuck in there through the cashflow projection, business structure, and barriers to entry posts. Now, it is time to dream. Time to dream BIG. Are you in your creative habitat right now? Look around. What surrounds you? Take a look at what motivates and inspires you. Your biggest dreams are hidden just below the surface. Have a notebook, journal, or to-do list hanging around? Dig deeply into the cry of your soul. There is a road map in those daily to-do lists toward your biggest goals.<\/p>\n

Your Day 9 challenge is to Wake Up and Live Your Dream.<\/h2>\n

\u201cIf you are not in the process of becoming the person you want to be, you are automatically engaged in becoming the person you don’t want to be. \u201d\u00a0\u2015\u00a0Dale Carnegie<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We can spend our entire lives simply reacting to the incessant stimuli around us. This is one of the reasons why creatives hate email with such passion. That constant stream of communication takes you out of your zone and puts you into reply mode. You do not have to swear off email, though, to make a big difference in controlling the flow of your day. All it takes is 10 minutes.\u00b9<\/a> At breakfast or first thing in the studio, block off 10 sacred minutes with yourself to outline your mission for the day. These precious minutes are time to make a to-do list, a GTD-style brain dump<\/a>, brainstorm an important creative element, or whatever you need. The point is to do it regularly so that you have a course of action for the day. I find that it is extremely helpful for those moments when brain energy is low and you aren’t sure what to do next. Go back to your notes from your meeting and pick up a new task.<\/p>\n

Wasn’t this supposed to be about BIG dreams? How much dreaming can you do in ten minutes? As you practice your 10 minute meetings, you’ll find that you are able to access that macro and micro thinking with more facility. Yet, this post is<\/em> about big dreams. Scary big dreams.<\/p>\n

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