Dreams! That’s where it starts!

Written By Cathy Johnson

Resolutions, intentions, goals. It's that time of year but the fact is, real change starts with a dream and knowing your why.

It may be a dream of starting a business or reaching the million dollar mark. It may be a dream of losing weight or running a marathon. It may be a dream of finding your soulmate or it may be a dream of financial freedom. But for a dream to become reality, there are steps to take.

First is dreaming BIG – and I mean starting with a detailed visualization of the outcome. This includes knowing your why. Why is it important. Why and how will it make your life better?

Once you have the dream, it’s time to create the intentions and goals. A goal describes what you want to do in the future. It focuses on external accomplishments and is something you can clearly check off a list, ie. “Lose 15 pounds by March 15th” or “Earn $5k per month”.  An intention describes how you want to feel. Its focus is internal – on your relationship with yourself. The intention could be to feel joy filled or peaceful.

Goals then move to tasks and to-do’s. These begin with quarterly touchstones, monthly reviews, weekly work and daily to-do’s. I break this down and explain how in my 21 Days of YES I CAN.

You can reach your goals this year. And the dreams and intentions behind them will motivate you to continue with resilience, not resistance. If you’d like further support, click here and join me for the next 21 Days of YES I CAN to see real results and movement towards realizing your dream.

Cathy Johnson

Cathy (Alessandra) Johnson, also known as The YES I CAN Coach, is a dynamic, innovative woman who inspires her women in the US and abroad into action. An entrepreneur for over 30+ years, Cathy has owned and published two magazines and has multiple best-selling books on Amazon with her third, Dare to Be You: You Were Born to Be Brave, Bold and Fabulous, released in the fall of 2019 and latest compilation book, YES YOU CAN, also on Amazon. She coaches entrepreneurs around the world using her signature YES Method tm.

Cathy is the CEO of The YES I CAN Coach (The M&C Johnson Group LLC) and has been featured on CBS.com, career-intelligence.com and KFWB news radio in Los Angeles among others. She was nominated for the Los Angeles Business Journal “Women Making a Difference” award and others as well as receiving the President’s Call to Service Life-Time Achievement award for her philanthropic work. She is a Certified Business and Life Coach but more importantly, she has "been there”, “done that" and “walks her talk”. Her stories of challenge to celebration and struggle to success along with her implementable tips, tools and tricks will inspire you and/or your audience to say YES I CAN to creating a business and life they love.

Cathy is a Certified Life & Business Coach who works with women ready for transformation in their personal and professional life. Using the YES I CAN tools, your fear of “no i can’t” will become, YES I DID!

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