Comments on: Start where you are, not where you want to be http://staceyshipman.com/2010/05/04/start-where-you-are-not-where-you-want-to-be/ Stress Management and Confidence Consultant and Speaker Massachusetts Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:52:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Things I Wish I Wrote « Demanding Joy http://staceyshipman.com/2010/05/04/start-where-you-are-not-where-you-want-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-1055 Things I Wish I Wrote « Demanding Joy Fri, 14 May 2010 10:05:50 +0000 http://staceyshipman.com/?p=1490#comment-1055 [...] Start Where You Are, Not Where You Want To Be – Stacey Shipman [...] [...] Start Where You Are, Not Where You Want To Be – Stacey Shipman [...]

]]> By: Interview with Super Power Coach Karl Staib http://staceyshipman.com/2010/05/04/start-where-you-are-not-where-you-want-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-1054 Interview with Super Power Coach Karl Staib Thu, 13 May 2010 20:32:09 +0000 http://staceyshipman.com/?p=1490#comment-1054 [...] Stacey:  I recently wrote a post, Start Where You Are, addressing to some extent the notion of starting small.  Taking giant steps can be [...] [...] Stacey:  I recently wrote a post, Start Where You Are, addressing to some extent the notion of starting small.  Taking giant steps can be [...]

]]> By: Stacey Shipman http://staceyshipman.com/2010/05/04/start-where-you-are-not-where-you-want-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-1035 Stacey Shipman Tue, 11 May 2010 01:13:29 +0000 http://staceyshipman.com/?p=1490#comment-1035 Hillary - knowing what you want and taking one step at a time is a great way to be. Much luck with everything, I know there's a lot going on. Karl - Ha! We are stuck in the same trap :-) One step at a time, enjoying each moment.... Hillary – knowing what you want and taking one step at a time is a great way to be. Much luck with everything, I know there’s a lot going on.

Karl – Ha! We are stuck in the same trap :-) One step at a time, enjoying each moment….

]]> By: Karl Staib - Work Happy Now http://staceyshipman.com/2010/05/04/start-where-you-are-not-where-you-want-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-1030 Karl Staib - Work Happy Now Fri, 07 May 2010 19:40:36 +0000 http://staceyshipman.com/?p=1490#comment-1030 I know that I've wanted my business to grow faster than it has. I wanted to be 2 years ahead of where I am. I know this is foolish, but month after month I fall into this trap. I'm finally stopping this cyclical torture and enjoying where I am and making short strides to becoming more successful. I know that I’ve wanted my business to grow faster than it has. I wanted to be 2 years ahead of where I am. I know this is foolish, but month after month I fall into this trap. I’m finally stopping this cyclical torture and enjoying where I am and making short strides to becoming more successful.

]]> By: Hilary http://staceyshipman.com/2010/05/04/start-where-you-are-not-where-you-want-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-1029 Hilary Fri, 07 May 2010 14:24:20 +0000 http://staceyshipman.com/?p=1490#comment-1029 Hi Stacey .. I'm sorting my life out at the moment and doing one thing at a time - and I know what I want to do in the future - yes I have to work it through & find the paths .. but for now - it is the moment, so I can concentrate on those goals and dreams without worrying about everything else. I've been worrying about my mother and uncle for over three years .. now as we move towards Mum's end .. I need to get my life in order, so I have that future ready to move to .. even my mother said 'clever girl' yesterday to me when I nodded and said I'd got my life planned once she'd gone .. she can't hear - but I guess she was thinking along those lines! So it is live in the moment now - with myself and my Ma .. as I prepare for the coming years & have something stimulating, interesting and educating to take along with me - to inspire me & allow me to carry on dreaming into my dotage!?! It absolutely is liberating .. Have a good weekend ... HIlary Hi Stacey .. I’m sorting my life out at the moment and doing one thing at a time – and I know what I want to do in the future – yes I have to work it through & find the paths .. but for now – it is the moment, so I can concentrate on those goals and dreams without worrying about everything else.

I’ve been worrying about my mother and uncle for over three years .. now as we move towards Mum’s end .. I need to get my life in order, so I have that future ready to move to .. even my mother said ‘clever girl’ yesterday to me when I nodded and said I’d got my life planned once she’d gone .. she can’t hear – but I guess she was thinking along those lines! So it is live in the moment now – with myself and my Ma .. as I prepare for the coming years & have something stimulating, interesting and educating to take along with me – to inspire me & allow me to carry on dreaming into my dotage!?! It absolutely is liberating ..

Have a good weekend … HIlary

]]> By: Stacey Shipman http://staceyshipman.com/2010/05/04/start-where-you-are-not-where-you-want-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-1028 Stacey Shipman Fri, 07 May 2010 12:57:43 +0000 http://staceyshipman.com/?p=1490#comment-1028 Hi Evita - I like how you put it "dreams can become nightmares"...very true! Megan - Interesting! compromise on how it comes true...definitely something to think about! Positively Present - Absolutely, it's so easy to get caught up in the future. That's how society is these days - always looking ahead! Lance - Nailed it! Yes, starting is the key. Must take the first step! Hi Evita – I like how you put it “dreams can become nightmares”…very true!

Megan – Interesting! compromise on how it comes true…definitely something to think about!

Positively Present – Absolutely, it’s so easy to get caught up in the future. That’s how society is these days – always looking ahead!

Lance – Nailed it! Yes, starting is the key. Must take the first step!

]]> By: Lance http://staceyshipman.com/2010/05/04/start-where-you-are-not-where-you-want-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-1027 Lance Wed, 05 May 2010 15:03:40 +0000 http://staceyshipman.com/?p=1490#comment-1027 Stacey, So...is my vision of YOU at some honkey-tonk bar just a little off???? (or did I nail it!!) Hmmm.... (why am I sure I know the answer to that one!!!!) So, those dreams floating around in our hearts...they can sometimes overwhelm us, too. Taking the baby steps, though...good stuff. Because, it's in those baby steps that we DO, we BEGIN, we START. And sometimes that can be the biggest hurdle of all - taking those first steps. Stacey, I love the dream you have, and know that you can make a real difference in the lives of others through your caring and love. Let that dream live....one baby step at a time... Stacey,
So…is my vision of YOU at some honkey-tonk bar just a little off???? (or did I nail it!!) Hmmm…. (why am I sure I know the answer to that one!!!!)

So, those dreams floating around in our hearts…they can sometimes overwhelm us, too. Taking the baby steps, though…good stuff. Because, it’s in those baby steps that we DO, we BEGIN, we START. And sometimes that can be the biggest hurdle of all – taking those first steps.

Stacey, I love the dream you have, and know that you can make a real difference in the lives of others through your caring and love. Let that dream live….one baby step at a time…

]]> By: Positively Present http://staceyshipman.com/2010/05/04/start-where-you-are-not-where-you-want-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-1026 Positively Present Wed, 05 May 2010 13:05:52 +0000 http://staceyshipman.com/?p=1490#comment-1026 Stacey, I definitely catch myself not enjoying the steps along the way sometimes, but that's why I'm striving to live in the moment. It can be hard to balance having a future goal and living in the present, but it's possible to do both. I believe dreaming is so important, but we can't lose sight of the now while we're doing it. Stacey, I definitely catch myself not enjoying the steps along the way sometimes, but that’s why I’m striving to live in the moment. It can be hard to balance having a future goal and living in the present, but it’s possible to do both. I believe dreaming is so important, but we can’t lose sight of the now while we’re doing it.

]]> By: Megan "JoyGirl!" Bord http://staceyshipman.com/2010/05/04/start-where-you-are-not-where-you-want-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-1025 Megan "JoyGirl!" Bord Wed, 05 May 2010 12:03:18 +0000 http://staceyshipman.com/?p=1490#comment-1025 This is exactly what the TUT Note from the Universe was for today --- great timing! (Must be something in the air!) It said never to compromise on a dream, but by all means, compromise on "how" it comes true. This is exactly what the TUT Note from the Universe was for today — great timing! (Must be something in the air!) It said never to compromise on a dream, but by all means, compromise on “how” it comes true.

]]> By: Evita http://staceyshipman.com/2010/05/04/start-where-you-are-not-where-you-want-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-1022 Evita Wed, 05 May 2010 01:57:05 +0000 http://staceyshipman.com/?p=1490#comment-1022 Hi Stacey Completely! It is that future type of thinking that is so characteristic of the ego that pushes us too far out, too quickly - only to come reeling back usually to a state of some form of emptiness or unhappiness. When in reality there is only the now, and in the now what is, is. While this does not have to stop us from dreaming, sometimes dreams can become nightmares, if we don't realize that where we are right now is a special and perfect place to be along the journey. So I so agree with what you are saying and have felt it myself before too if I let that future moment carry me away. Like you, I remind myself if things every get too "out there" that it is all about the journey. We can keep a dream in mind, but realize that what we do today, in this moment right now, is the most significant part of making that dream come true. Hi Stacey

Completely! It is that future type of thinking that is so characteristic of the ego that pushes us too far out, too quickly – only to come reeling back usually to a state of some form of emptiness or unhappiness. When in reality there is only the now, and in the now what is, is.

While this does not have to stop us from dreaming, sometimes dreams can become nightmares, if we don’t realize that where we are right now is a special and perfect place to be along the journey.

So I so agree with what you are saying and have felt it myself before too if I let that future moment carry me away. Like you, I remind myself if things every get too “out there” that it is all about the journey. We can keep a dream in mind, but realize that what we do today, in this moment right now, is the most significant part of making that dream come true.

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