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1 9 QUOTES THAT WILL HELP YOU MOVE FOREWARD

2 Table of content Why this e-book... 3 Why this book could inspire and help you... 3 Who am I... 4 Inspiring quotes... 5 To conclude I have just one message for you

3 Why this e-book Between having a dream and living a dream sometimes lays difficult obstacles to overcome. We encounter a lot of pains during our lives that may have stopped us for pursuing our dreams, and believing that they re worth fighting for or can actually come true. The reality remains: you are not alone in this journey. Millions of people have walked this path before you, perhaps even with you simultaneously. We can find inspiring knowledge all across the world, and can learn and adjust this knowledge to fit our situation or question we are struggling with. In this e-book, I want to describe some inspirational quotes to help you on your journey to change and finding your way towards your dream. Why this book could inspire and help you Maybe you recognize, and even relate to, some of the pains listed below. Perhaps you have other reasons you want to start working on your dream. It could be that you already have some experience yourself and want to share your lessons. Pains I want my life to be meaningful, but reality caught up to me. I don t know what my dream is. I see others live their dreams and I m frustrated because I can t. I work so hard, but my boss doesn t recognize me. How long can I take this? I am not yet ready to pursue my dreams. My environment scoffs at my dreams. I am not in the position to dream. Living my dream costs a lot of money, and I don t have that. How do I earn money with my dream? My dream was taken from me. 3 If you have other pains, please send me them so I m able to better support you. cathycamertijn@lefnow.com Write down your pains:

4 Pleasure If you look deep within yourself, you can discover what you want and how we want it. This is different for everybody, but here are some examples of how you might feel when you are able to live your dreams. I do what I want, when I want. I don t have financial stress and live by my financial goals. I feel 100% confident with myself and with my friends and professional relationships. I m in contact with my inner source of energy and I m very productive. I m giving as much as I can to the world. I m respected for who I am and what I give. I feel free and alive. If you have other pleasures, please send me them so I m able to better support you. cathycamertijn@lefnow.com Write down your pleasures: 4 In this inspirational e-book, I will give you some inspiring quotes to support your journey towards living your dream lifestyle. First, let me tell you some things about myself, and why I do the things that I do for you. Who am I I would describe myself as an entrepreneur, a searcher, a finder, an action-taker, and a creator. I am a woman and a mother with a mission: to inspire people to be prepared to live the life of their dreams. My dream is to create a community of people around the world who are taking necessary steps to create their dream life. What drives me each day is the search for another story, exercise, and conversation to help you to move foreward. What fascinates me is the future. Lynda Gratton was my first inspiration. I m interested in how labor will evolve, how the system works, what will change, how to do things differently, and what we can anticipate for the future.

5 My interests are how I discovered my mission and goal: to create something that helps people to live their best lives in the uncertain future. My expertise lies in the field of learning and development and entrepreneurship. I ve worked in different roles, including: project manager, career coach, trainer, academy manager, president of an association in Flanders, consultant, and tool developer. In recent years, after following the bankruptcy of the company I worked for, I chose the path of my dreams. I made some tough choices and had some rough lessons learned along the way, but I am proud of where I am now. Yet, this is still so far away from where I want to be. But at least I m moving, learning and feeling again! In this e-book, I will share quotes that I have either cherished for a long time or encountered recently. They helped me to take the necessary steps to living a life I wanted to live. Remember: Rome was not build in one time, but they worked on it step-by-step with the intention to create a fantastic city! Inspiring quotes Don t ask what the world needs. Rather ask what makes you come alive. Then go and DO it because the world needs people who have come alive. 5 (Daniel Ofman) Daniel Ofman studied business economics in 1973 in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. He is well known in the field of learning and development of his methodology Quore quadrant. In one of his books, he wrote: Don t ask what the world needs. Rather ask what makes you come alive. Then go and DO it because the world needs people who have come alive! Daniel Ofman is a key expert in the field of personal development. His methodology helps people to see what their good qualities are, as well as their interactions with others. I like this quote because it emphasizes two things. One is the element of doing. Get into ACTION, and do the things that give you ENERGY; don t do the things that you have to do!! Stop being selfish and not share the best of you with the rest of the world, because, somewhere out there, people are waiting for your ideas to inspire them.

6 The world, and the future, needs you! Personal qualities of you we should see more: - Why do you try so hard to fit in? We are born to stand out! (Andy Harrington) Andy Harrington is a world-class speaker and teacher from the UK. His life changed when he stood eye-to-eye with Tony Robbins for 10 minutes. He found his mission and went on stage, motivating 1000s of people, speaking with other toppers; he also has fantastic coaching and trainings program in the UK. I went to see him in Antwerp and was a big fan of his style. He wants to help people to get out the messages hindered inside of them, because everyone has one. The question is: What is my message and how do I share it? What is your message? 6 In the search for our true selves and our true callings in this life, we often hang in the average of our surroundings. A typical Flemish saying, "Ordinary is already strange enough," does not really stimulate us enough for us to step into our greatness. However, when we step out from the masses, we discover our complete selves and create a sense of inner freedom within ourselves. We all want to be our true selves, but when 'own-being' tends to 'otherness,' we block and adapt back to the norms of society, often because we are scared to fall or be addressed as strange. The question to you is: "How much do you dare to be different? I am different because:

I can t, doesn t exist! (Kris Florek 2010) Kris Florek, was the best Polish entrepreneur of 2014 of the Netherlands. He is my professional speakers coach and a fantastic businessman.

Now, he is a businessman of multiple businesses in construction. He is financially free and inspires people with his knowledge. One of his quotes is: I can t, doesn t exist.

7 I can t, doesn t exist! (Kris Florek 2010) Kris Florek, was the best Polish entrepreneur of 2014 of the Netherlands. He is my professional speakers coach and a fantastic businessman. By coincidence, he was asked to do a paint job, but he never had painted a day in his life! He taught himself the tricks of the trade via YouTube, and asked professionals for guidance as well. Now, he is a businessman of multiple businesses in construction. He is financially free and inspires people with his knowledge. One of his quotes is: I can t, doesn t exist. What he means is that we should take charge of our lives, and when we want something, there is nothing that stops us. You either go for it or not. Don t allow anything to stop you. We always repeat the all-too-common phrases, I can t, It s impossible, or Yes, but in daily life. These are all excuses that keep us from achieving our goals, and do nothing to benefit us. The day we stop saying those words to ourselves is the day we start on our journey to our dreams. When are you going to stop to say those words? 7 Which I can t do I use sometimes: - How you do anything, is how you do everything (Gerry Roberts 2015) Gerry Roberts is a multi-millionaire, but is originally from the streets. He has a fantastic personality and a talent for business, branding and personal growth. I went to one of his courses called Writing Your Book in 40 Days Boot Camp. It was an emotional and life-changing event for me. One of the main quotes he used was: How you do anything, is how you do everything. First you think that not everything is the same, but if you think really hard and look at your actions, you can see the similarities. For example, how do you choose a new dress or shoes? How long does it take? How does the process go? How do you communicate with your friends, your partner? How do you make

8 decisions? Do you give up soon? This expression was very confronting because it showed me that I was postponing my life by quitting just before the end. I also was waiting until all the conditions were perfect, and I had all the money to take steps! Recognize some reactions? Just think about it for one minute. How do I do my tasks and activities, how do I communicate with others, how do I deal with decisions? Which thread do you encounter? For example, I make a quick decision, but later on start doubting my actions. In another instance, it takes a long time before I decide and so I miss out on a great opportunity. Every year I have the goal to lose weight, but after a few weeks, I forget my goal and do other things. Life goes on, and I m spending my pressure time living and growing the life of someone else. If I keep doing things the way I do, what behaviors would I like to change and make sure I'm going to have more control of my life? What I would like to change in the way I do things: -- 8 Real courage are those who overcome their fear. (D. Ofman) It is easy to keep doing what we know and hope that we get something new out of it, but that is not how it works. Real growth lies there were our fear is. Fear is what is holding us back to really go for our dreams, our full potential. What is the worst that could happen? Of course, we are afraid to change. Change is uncomfortable. We know what we lose, but not what we gain. Courage is acting in the face of fear. It is about being afraid of something and doing it anyway. We are afraid of success because we are afraid to fail. We avoid it, get around it and show the most spontaneous parts of ourselves. We need both. If you want success, then you need to learn how to deal with rejection and failure.

He explained how to grow a bamboo plant, saying that it takes 5 years of giving water and feeding just to see the first glimpse of a green knot!

9 What is something that you would really like to do but are afraid of? Working towards your dreams is like growing bamboo plants. (Les Brown) Les Brown, is one of the best motivational speakers, autodidact and has a stunning laugh. He explained how to grow a bamboo plant, saying that it takes 5 years of giving water and feeding just to see the first glimpse of a green knot! If you keep doing what you have done, then suddenly, in 5 weeks, it grows 28 meters! What he means is that we should be patient, work every day, and be disciplined. When you do that, the results will come to you after some time in a very fast way. We give up too soon. We work very hard, don t see fast results and think that what we are doing is not working, so we give up. What if you held on? Kept going? Had faith? 9 What you will do to nurture your dream every day from now on: -- You have a choice to walk towards your dream or walk away and lose yourself in temporary things (Nick Vujicic) Nick is a hugger, love-giver and beautiful man, and was also born with no legs and arms. He has learned to live life to its fullest, because he worked on his purpose and personality. He opened his heart to love and lift people up. He had 101 reasons to not live or go for his dreams, but he chose another life. He switches from I can t do this to I can give

If you don t know your real purpose yet, just start with loving people and give them compliments.

10 this, use what I have. Every day he asks himself: What can I do to work towards my dream? Who am I really? When you hear stories like Nick s, it is hard to accept a reason (excuse) for yourself not to do something. What I really like in his story is the switch that he made towards: What do I have to give? If you don t know your real purpose yet, just start with loving people and give them compliments. By doing this, you can make a bigger difference than you had originally thought; you can even save lives. Wouldn t that be a good life purpose? So whom will you compliment today? What compliment will you give your partner, child, or colleague today? While doing that, please don t think: Now what will they think of me now? Maybe I will sound stupid. NO, you are probably the first person that gave them something today, so you should be proud and walk with your head up. I haven t seen him live, but you can find a lot of his speeches on YouTube. I put some of them on my own channel of LEFNow. So go to the mirror and start by giving a compliment to yourself. Give yourself a big hug! Meanwhile, put this song on: I love you just the way you are! 10 "Change your focus from making money to serving more people. Serving more people makes the money come in." (Robert Kiyosaki) Money is a common issue in change. We are afraid of letting go of what we have or we wonder how to get it in the new situation, as well as how to manage in between. Many businessmen like Robert Kiyosaki are bringing financial intelligence to the people. It is all in the strategy and our mindset towards money. We need to love money again, have trust and learn how money works. From my own experience, I ve learned that having a bad income stream can block your personality and your creativity. We don t take steps because the financial path is not clear. Even in this information and sharing-age, we don t found it easy to talk about money. Good ideas are kept secret. Well, I want to share what I have learned, what I did, and what helped me. One of the things that I do constantly

is challenge the existing income streams by asking: Can t we organize it differently? What is new on the market? How would it be that we could serve without any financial pressure.

Her mission is to make people conscious and break existing, rigid idea patterns. Money is not the goal; it was the consequence of being on the right path.

11 is challenge the existing income streams by asking: Can t we organize it differently? What is new on the market? How would it be that we could serve without any financial pressure. Where do you get your money from? You can not give what you don t have. (Oprah Winfrey) Oprah is a highly intelligent woman and the highest paid live show artist and interviewer from the US. Her mission is to make people conscious and break existing, rigid idea patterns. Money is not the goal; it was the consequence of being on the right path. She stayed true to herself, her feelings and integrity. I watched an interview with her and she told us there that it is so important to put yourself in the highest priority if you want to serve others, because if you don t take care of yourself, you cannot give so much. In our society, we easily link self-care to egoism, but it is not like that. You are the center of everything. If you want to do lots of activities, you have to take care of your condition. If you want to give a lot to people, you have to be fully charged yourself. We have to take care of our spiritual, physical, emotional and mental self. Like Oprah, and many other successful people, they start the day with some mental or physical exercise. 11 How many minutes a day do you take to take care of yourself? To live our dreams, is like a trip to space. You know that beauty and freedom is over there but it takes guts (LEF) to choose this path. (Cathy Camertijn 2015) When Cathy was young, she played with the space edition of Playmobil. As a teenager, she went on to study astronomy. Her head is always directed to what is ahead, above. In the endlessness of the sky, dreams are calling and

12 beauty is lying. You can use a telescope to bring the stars closer, just as you can use your mind to visualize your dreams. With the right tools, you can bring your dreams closer and realize them faster. Going for your dreams can include some risks, maybe even some steps you ve never taken before. Will you take this journey alone, or together with someone? What could you do right now that would bring your dream one step closer? - To conclude Thank you for reading this inspirational ebook. You can find more information on my website LEFNow. If you are interested in being even more inspired by LEFNow, subscribe to my facebookpagina, follow me on social media or join the LEF-community. On my website, you can find more resources to help direct you towards your dream. If you are interested in an open talk than lets have a coffee. Please send me a message at cathycamertijn@lefnow.com. I have just one message for you 12

Get Your Life! 9 Steps for Living Your Purpose. written by: Nanyamka A. Farrelly. edited by: LaToya N. Byron

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