How The Dream Party™ was Born

In the summer of 2005, I decided to go on a 10-day trip to Nevada to connect with some friends for a grand art festival. I was feeling up for an adventure and eager to get away. With my business under one year old at the time, thanks to also being a “landlordess,” I managed to squeak by on the combined monthly income. From a bookkeeping perspective, going on this trip was a bad idea. In addition to the expense of the trip itself, I was running the risk of halting momentum due to no internet or phone access for the full ten days. All logic said no – yet my intuition said yes.

On faith, I chose intuition as I have done so many times in my life. What transpired over those 10 days in the Nevada desert was transformative, joyful, challenging, cathartic, and most of all, profoundly HEART-OPENING. A sense of expansiveness, timelessness, and present-moment focus gently pervaded my experience with such depth, that the inevitable end of the festival and return home wasn’t given any thought or concern. I was just blissfully “in the experience”. What a gift!

When the time came to return home, I did so happily, savoring the heart-space that I was in. However, once home, things changed quickly and dramatically. I found myself crying in parking lots simply because they were parking lots, claustrophobic in cars and even my own living room, acutely aware of the sadness of strangers passing by, and in attempts to describe the experience to friends, I was using phrases like “I feel suffocated,” “I’ve expanded,” and “I no longer fit my life.” When weeks passed and these symptoms showed no signs of letting up, I knew something had to change, and I all but decided to sell my house and buy a one-way ticket anywhere to begin a nomadic lifestyle. I professed angrily, “There just aren’t enough places to dream here!” Friends who had been trying to persuade me to stay, reluctantly surrendered to my deep need for change and instead offered to help me pack. I had narrowed my options down to two choices, fight or flight…either create what I longed for, or travel the world looking for it.

Alas, The Dream Party™ was born over the next 48 hours, thankfully faster than I could pack! It came to me in chunks. I was awakened in the night by “ideas” and was at the kitchen table writing them down within minutes. The Party was “an excuse for me to stay,” I said. While I suspected that others felt a need for such an event, I was admittedly doing it because I needed it. My efforts paid off when over 100 people attended the first Dream Party™, and thank you’s and testimonials were received.

As you move forward toward your dreams, consider that you can’t know whether your next step will be big or small, or even a “step” at all in terms of where you’re heading. The organic creation of this trademark event has given me the opportunity to reach a national audience of dreamers. I never could have predicted that going on an out-of-budget vacation would prove to be a giant step in propelling my business forward! What’s your next inspired action?

May all your dreams come true,

Tara Sage Steeves


Tara Sage Steeves is Founder and President of Create Your Life! and The Dream Party™. She is also author ofthe book ‘Are You Pregnant With a Dream? Birthing a Dream, Conception to Age 5’. To arrange for acomplimentary coaching session or to find out more about our events, products, or services call (401) 569-7017, email, or visit www.createyourlifeinc.com.

Book Update!/Your Best Self Advocate

CREATE YOUR LIFE! NEWSLETTER: October 2007

IN THIS ISSUE:
Yes, I Got Married
Book Update & Other Journalistic News
I Work for Your Best Self
Dream Journals for the Holidays!

Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream. Water them with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream. - Lao Tzu


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YES, I GOT MARRIED

As some of you have noticed, my last name has changed over the past few months. Truth is, "Gross-Steeves" has been transitional...I've been Gross for long enough! :)

Please note my new full name:
Tara Sage Steeves

We want to extend a sincere THANK YOU to all who have sent words of celebration & blessings in honor of our marriage. We are so blessed to have found one another.


BOOK UPDATE & OTHER JOURNALISTIC NEWS

Coming this Spring!
Tara's first book...

Are You Pregnant With a Dream?
Birthing a Dream: Conception to Age 5

Illustrated by: Liz Halloran


IN OTHER JOURNALISTIC NEWS...
This month in Spirit Side Magazine, Tara's article "4 Steps to Awakening Your Dreams" is highlighted! Spirit Side Magazine is hosted monthly by Body Mind Spirit Expo as a means of exploring the frontiers of new thought.



I WORK FOR YOUR BEST SELF

Coaching is such a powerful tool, and I am so proud to be part of such a phenomenal industry.

With a new client, I always recommend that they make a minimum commitment of three months. The reason for this is two-fold: (1) in doing so they are making a commitment to themselves, and (2) 90 days is generally enough time for significant life changes to take place. However, based on individual pace and ambition, creating the life of your dreams could take 2 months, 2 years, 20 years, or 20 lifetimes. Coaching is a powerful tool that can "get you there" more quickly than you otherwise would. I have seen powerful things take place for my clients, sometimes in as little as 2 sessions. This is a tribute to them taking full advantage of the coaching relationship and all it has to offer.

I am a devoted advocate for your Best Self - the self that could only create and attract your dream life...nothing less. I stand strongly for you at your best, brightest, fullest expression.

You cannot convince me that you:

* Are powerless to your situation
* Can't do what you dream of most deeply
* Don't have everything you need - right now

Consider that your thoughts and behaviors, to date, have created the life you have now. Therefore, if you want (any part of) your life to change, your thoughts and behaviors have to change with it. You have to DO things and THINK things in new ways. As your coach, I will gently challenge you to do these things and offer you unwavering support along your journey. I offer tools, goal setting assistance, milestone celebration, skilled listening, personal challenges, and guidance to help move you forward on your journey to create the life you've dreamed of.

I have been both honored and blessed to have the privilege of supporting and witnessing my clients' journeys towards creating extraordinary lives for themselves. And, a natural byproduct of their joy and success is that it organically spills over into the lives of those around them! Funny how that works, isn't it?

If you'd like to learn more about how I can work for your Best Self, please call or email to arrange for a complimentary session. Since coaching is generally done by telephone, this opportunity is available to you regardless of where you live. Read client testimonials: http://createyourlifeinc.com/testimonials_lc.htm

May all your dreams come true,

Tara Sage Steeves
Founder & President
Create Your Life! & The Dream Party™