It may seem paradoxical that dancing to blues music could be a path to reducing stress and living your dream. But for a longtime dancer like myself, dancing is a way to relax while working hard to achieve a big dream. Last weekend, I had the pleasure of dancing to both live music and DJed blues music at a local…
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6 Tips to Avoid Get Rich Quick Scams as a Public Speaker
If your big dream is to become a top-paid public speaker, I want to talk with you about attempting to short cut your way to the top. When new speakers are just starting, they can be seduced into leaping at an opportunity to get rich quick when it presents itself. Seasoned motivational speakers have seen all of the get-rich-quick scams…
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A Dream to Spread MLK’s Message of Love
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is one of my biggest heroes because his dream was to be a messenger of love, and few have done it better, with more courage and heart. People live in a busy, crazy, screechingly fast-paced and sometimes divided world, in which communities are interacting online in sound-bytes while information flashes at you at the astounding…
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Best Goal Setting Advice that Actually Works
Last updated on May 25th, 2023 at 03:54 pmThe article contributors to the 8WomenDream website have learned quite a bit about successful goal-setting over the years, and here’s a collection of the most popular articles on setting goals for your big dream. Goal setting is critical to making your dreams come true. Goals are like a compass that keeps you…
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8 Solstice Traditions for Focusing on Your Big Dream this Year
Last updated on December 13th, 2023 at 03:01 pmIf there ever was a night to declare your dream vision for the future and set your dream journey in motion with a solstice ritual, then twice a year are your nights. The winter solstice arrives each year between December 21 and 23 in the Northern Hemisphere, and the summer solstice happens…
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It’s Never Too Late to Dust Off Your Dreams
At 65, the little girl who dreamed of being an author, finally is! What was your response to the perennial question, “What do you dream of becoming when you grow up?” Ballerina? Astronaut? President? Guinea pig rescuer? (my younger daughter’s answer, at seven) Perhaps your dream career changed over time. For me, the answer was always, “author,” or “writer.” Growing…
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