Dare To Dream Bigger: Practical Inspiration For Passionate World Changers Clare Josa | Author | Speaker | Mentor to Passionate World Changers

Do you ever get to the end of the year and beat yourself up because you didn't achieve what you set out to do in the past twelve months? And then set tonnes more New Year Resolutions at the start of January, ready to secretly repeat that cycle? It doesn't have to be that way!

In fact, 15+ years of mentoring Passionate World Changers has taught me that there are three main reasons why New Year Resolutions don't work. And this episode of the Dare to Dream Bigger podcast takes you through them - and what you could be doing instead.

Plus it tells you how to join me for two masterclasses I'm running on this in January.

Are you in?

 
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Imposter Syndrome: hungry to ditch it? Join me here for a transformational start to 2019.
There's step-by-step how-to for getting clarity on your goals in step one of Dare to Dream Bigger. How to keep going when you're not in the mood (commitment) is step six.
Dare to Dream Bigger Summit - get your ticket now: www.ClareJosa.com/summit/ - it's the only way to get access to the two bonus masterclasses I'm running in January

 
And I'd love to hear from you!
Which ONE goal might you set for your business in 2019?

And how might you ALLOW yourself to BECOME the person who achieves that goal?
x Clare

 
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This week's episode is for you if you're heading towards the end of the year and you're ready to wrap things up by discovering what you learned from this year, so you don't have to repeat the same old story with a different theme tunes and different actors next year. In fact, I often find that this process is MORE important than having New Year Resolutions...

It's the key to growing your business more easily and making a bigger difference in the world.

It's different to looking back at what we achieved and whether we met our goals - and can create breakthroughs for you.

 
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Dare to Dream Bigger Summit - get your ticket now: www.ClareJosa.com/summit/
Get my bonus masterclasses on this topic - creating an incredible 2019 - as my gift, if you've got your summit ticket

 
And I'd love to hear from you!
What have you learned about growing your business / life in the past year?

Which of those lessons are going to shift what you do and who you allow yourself to become in the coming year?
x Clare

 
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Do you ever feel like you're drowning, spinning too many plates? What are the warning signs of 'superhero syndrome' - and how is it affecting your business? Discover how to spot the hidden drivers behind 'doing it all yourself' and the secret cost to your business - and Passionate World Changer mission.

 
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Dare to Dream Bigger Summit - get your ticket now: www.ClareJosa.com/summit/
Get my bonus masterclasses on this topic - creating an incredible 2019 - as my gift, if you've got your summit ticket
Secondary gain: Find out how to deal with it in my book - Dare to Dream Bigger

 
And I'd love to hear from you!
Have you been struggling with 'superhero syndrome'?

What was your 'secondary gain'?

And what might you change, to ditch this in the coming year?
x Clare

 
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If you ever feel like you're having to shout to be heard above the crowd in your field, then this episode is for you! In it, we're talking about the biggest reason why people don't buy, even if your product or service is perfect for them, and how you can turn this around.

 
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Today's Resources:

There's step-by-step how-to for getting clarity on your dream audience in step one of Dare to Dream Bigger. How to connect more deeply with them is in step four.
Dare to Dream Bigger Summit - get your ticket now: www.ClareJosa.com/summit/

 
And I'd love to hear from you!
How might you connect more deeply with your dream audience?

And which of January's Dare to Dream Bigger summit speakers might help you the most with this? What are your questions for them?
x Clare

 
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If you're a multi-passionate entrepreneur who sometimes struggles with 'shiny object syndrome', then this episode of the Dare to Dream Bigger podcast is for you! It's about the power of one word to grow your business, more easily, with less effort and more fun!

 
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Today's Resources:

There's step-by-step how-to for getting clarity in step one of Dare to Dream Bigger
Dare to Dream Bigger Summit - get your ticket now: www.ClareJosa.com/summit/

 
And I'd love to hear from you!
How might the power of one word help you in your business in the coming year?
x Clare

 
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Today we are talking about what happens when worries get in the way of our dreams. This one's for you if you have ever had a big dream, a challenge or a comfort zone stretch and you've found yourself secretly procrastinating, distracting yourself, being too busy or telling yourself stories that keep you up at 3am, wondering if you're good enough to make it happen. I'm going to explain why  this happens and give you a super-simple antidote!
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Dare to Dream Bigger -  order your copy now - there's so much waiting for you in the book and in the readers' club to help you to clear your hidden fears and crank up your confidence!
The EFT 'tapping' video course I mention: www.ClareJosa.com/EFT/
Join us for The Big (Re)Read: www.ClareJosa.com/bigreread/
Buy You Take Yourself With You: www.ClareJosa.com/youtakeyourselfwithyou/
Get on the waiting list for the launch bonuses for First, Tell No Lies: www.ClareJosa.com/bigreread/

 

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x Clare

 
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This week I've had a potent reminder of what happens when fear gets in the way of our dreams.

It doesn't matter whether those dreams are changing the world or passing exams or learning to parachute or saying hello to Mums at the school gate or introducing yourself at a networking event or giving a presentation or saying yes to a comfort-zone-stretching opportunity: fear is the biggest killer of hopes and dreams.

My main objective this week was to finish the final edits for my new novel - First, Tell No Lies - to get the proof-reading changes done and to work with the cover designer to finish the graphics.

I haven't touched the project.

Instead, I've been a workaholic, barely pausing to breathe, let alone eat, grumpy with my kids, suddenly deciding I had to set up a whole different project which, frankly, could have waited. I've done 14 hour days, I've taught masterclasses, I've worked with clients, I've got my new author website up and running (it's looking great, even if I'm biased), I've worked on my media kit and I've been active in the EU VAT Action Campaign again, working with people to mitigate the impact of Brexit on UK microbusinesses. I'm even in fresh discussions on setting up the UK online business association, for which I had a meeting with the UK's Small Business Minster back in May.

But I haven't once opened my laptop to edit my book.

Why?

Well, I've been too busy, haven't I?

No. Most of that could have waited.

The truth is that I have been scared.

Scared to finish my new novel. Despite my editor loving it. Despite my proof-reader loving it. If I don't finish it, I can't publish it, so I won't risk readers not liking it. I felt scared they might think it's boring. In case it's badly written. In case they leave bad reviews. In case it's not good enough.

In case I'm not good enough.

(This stuff always comes down to identity-level fears, which is why 'mindset' approaches can feel like sticky plasters).

The fact that book one - You Take Yourself With You - has been described by so many readers as 'unputdownable' actually makes it worse. Those reviews were a dream-come-true for me. But it adds in a new batch of fears:

Can I do it again? What if I let them down and they're too polite to tell me they're disappointed? What if the trolls aren't quite so polite?

Fifteen years ago, back when I was studying to become an NLP Trainer, I spent a lot of time reading the work of Milton Erickson, the father of modern hypnosis. One of the stories told about him was of working with an Olympic shooting team. They had to fire twenty shots as perfectly as possible, hitting the middle of the target. They could all do it, but once they had hit sixteen, seventeen, eighteen perfect shots, the pressure got to much and they would flunk it.

He trained them to see each shot as a single event, unconnected to the others, so that