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With the success of my last creation I am riding high and crashing down to earth at the same time. I am ready to ask what’s next. There’s still no rush but without moving forward I am only as good as my last success, and that’s not sustainable for any length of time. What’s next is not something I have to do; it’s now something I want and need to do.

I have celebrated and it’s time to complete, acknowledge and put it to bed in preparation for the next creation. Here’s my completion process on creating two months away in Croatia/Italy.

I created:

• A bigger dream than I’ve ever had before.
• A like-minded travel buddy.
• My first international housesit.
• A taste of living and working from anywhere in the world.
• Communicating and arranging work schedules, replacements and giving my best to the last.
• Decluttered belongings – who knew I still carried the original business name registration of the business I left in 2006! Yes, all in the search for one elusive piece of paper which, sadly, I did not find.
• I healed some wounds along the way – how dare he, 12 years after being out of my life, make up the story that he got a phone call for a reference so I can travel to Croatia?!?! I needed only to discuss it with the person important to me.

I have learned:

• I can – despite the naysayers, both internal & external.
• I am supported – well, there is the occasional really big naysayer, followed immediately by the even bigger surprise supporters.
• There are no excuses. There is only, “Well that didn’t work. Now what?”
• I don’t need to have it all sorted.
• I’m no quitter. I made it come together, step by step, with advice and encouragement from friends and action – nothing happens without action.

I am over:

• Making do – ie I’m over having just enough; I want more.
• Following ridiculous rules to prove I am enough – I can’t please all of the people all of the time. I can only do my best and be the best me I can be.
• Constantly worrying about what will go wrong – things go wrong and they’re never as wrong as I imagined they would be.

What’s next?

At the end of my adventure I have steps in place to re-enter my usual world. I am ready for something different to unfold. For now I give myself time to dream, to imagine, to visualise my next creation.

Are you ready to move on but still feel held back by unresolved events from the past? Contact me to find out how partnering with a life coach can propel you forward to your next creation. Alternatively you can reach me for a discovery session via WhatsApp.