Life balance, a new choice

It’s a dreary Saturday morning. I’m lying in bed watching some giant raindrops as they journey from the top of my windows in a squiggly line, right down to the bottom of the glass. Outside the sky is grey and the ocean is a dull greyish blue. My roof terrace doors are open and I’m listening to the hypnotic sound of the big sea... I’m nestled in my sanctuary, this is my place to escape from everything that is going on out there in the world...

I’m tired today – it’s been a tough and intense week. Now it’s time to gently unwind...

I feel reflective, the last two weeks of my life have been incredibly stressful and the stress has ‘accidently‘ (ok, think not – i actually know that it’s all meant to unfold like this) knocked me into a new way of thinking about my life plan. Maybe my tiredness is making me think of a NEW more gentle way of being. An easier way perhaps...

My life and my career journey have been amazing, however I must admit to you that it has  been very hard work. It’s been 12 years of working relentlessly to share my vision with the world. I had clear goals and oh boy, you bet I was going to achieve them.

I have followed my dreams with head strong enthusiasm and within a space of 6 years I achieved everything that I set out to do. The process has taken an incredible amount of passion, time, commitment and energy and finally the Capricorn mountain goat has achieved all that she set out to do.

• Study self-help, counselling, mind management, body healing so that I can share my knowledge and help people change their lives.
• Create a niche and become an expert in the field of confidence, self-esteem and life transformation.
• Keynote speak at lifestyle events.
• Become well-known and published in the media.
• Travel all over the country/world to deliver workshops.
• Develop a private practice with a waiting list of clients.
• Have my own TV Show (Discovery health and GMTV).
• Be published (2 books Hay House).

Was it worth it? Yes. Would I do it again? Yes. However, I would do it in a completely different way!

So here I am, 42 years old and lying in bed on a Saturday morning watching the raindrops –  it feels like it’s time to seriously think about a new way of living and being for Dawn Breslin.

I need my experience of life to be richer, more gentle – I would love more meaning – and to have that every day!

This week I have battled and battled with myself about giving up 100% control of my Consciously Female online venture. I have worked tiredly to get it to where it is today, however, I now realise that there is too much work to do it alone. I surrender. YES, I need help!

I have finally come to the conclusion that it may be time to bring in investors and a commercial director to run CF online. I will stand back and take on the Creative Director’s role. This decision makes me feel so relieved and by doing this I can begin to live a much more gentle, feminine and creative experience of life.

So here is where my dream begins...

• Run small intimate 1 or 2 week long retreats in beautiful inspiring natural locations in Europe.
• Integrate the more relaxed, feminine, intuitive material into my work and move my material completely away from GOALS, DRIVING AND STRIVING.
• Plan well and make my trip to Louise Hay’s Birthday Party in San Diego very special.
• Create more films for my clients/FB following.
• Only teach in the most inspiring European LOCATIONS where the environment heals and revitalizes as much as my healing work does.
• Develop a thriving online community on conscioulsyfemale.com where we can share photos and films of our journeys.
• Attract international clients (max 10 per week) for coaching/mentoring.
• Decorate the interior of the summer house and make it a little filming sancturay.
• Choose a beautiful range of gifts for my coaching/mentoring clients.
• Create the most beautiful, unique and inspiring online Consciously Female Coaching Certificate.
• Spend time each week doing more creative pursuits online.
• Find and investor and and commercial director for consciouslyfemale.com.
• Introduce breathing, embodiment and dance into my teachings.
• Buy CF products in India and sell online.
• Find an inspiring Yoga class.
• Spend a couple of weeks in an Ashram.
• Write more reflective blogs.
• Begin to create dream/collage for my dream home in France.

I want to make my planet CF sociable, creative, interactive and an amazingly inspiring place to be. In my personal time I want to write, create, visit beautiful places and teach abroad a few times per year. I want to work less and play more! Build up lots of residual income streams...

I’m opting for a gentle route froward from here and it feels so good...

• Beaches
• Photograhy
• Toes in the sand
• Cooking
• Reading
• Dressing up
• Reflective writing
• Friends and family
• Food and fires
• Hot tubs and champagne
• Long walks
• Travel
• Adventure
• Creativity

I will keep you posted on my unfolding adventure.

Bisous (kisses in French),

Dawn xxx

Here are two beautiful images from Etsy.com – my new creative heaven to dream whilst wide awake!

Perfection

Beautiful