I was approached to review Allison Maslan’s new book Blast Off! The Surefire Success Plan To Launch Your Dreams Into Reality, and since I am all about inspiring and empowering women to find and pursue their passion, I was exited to see what she has to offer. I enjoyed the book very much and you can read my detailed review here.
Allison was nice enough to write a short post as a guest blogger I want to share with you. Let me know what you think — would you like me to host guest bloggers once in a while? I would obviously only include writers who write about the same subjects I am passionate about and will add information and insight to my site.
Something to make you think today:
Imagine You Are Ninety
by Allison Maslan
Just for a moment, try shifting the perception of time in you life. If you are looking back from age ninety, what would you want to say about your life? This is a fun exercise in creativity and fantasy. It is up to you where you take it next. When you look at it this way, it is as if life has just begun.
Imagine living to be at least 90. When you allow yourself the possibility of living almost a century, all sorts of things you thought you were too old to do suddenly seem worth attempting. Just turned forty? Want to learn the violin? By the time you’re ninety, you’ll have been playing fifty years!
Go for what gives you joy. No sense fantasizing you’re a nuclear physicist if you hate math. On the other hand, if you love wild animals, why not envision going on an African safari? One of my clients is on a monkey safari right now in Africa.
Don’t shy away from pursuits that take a long time to pay off. Mastering a difficult skill or earning an advanced degree is not as daunting as it sounds when you take it step by step. Even if you have to pass several levels of remedial math and English before enrolling in a single class for college credit, it’s still only a matter of putting one foot in front of the other.
Don’t let a lack of money (or anything!) come between you and your dreams. There are all sorts of ways to raise cash or circumvent the need for it. You can take a second job, get a loan from a bank, or barter your skills. It’s even possible that you may receive an inheritance from a long lost relative in the exact amount necessary to fund your endeavor. Stranger things have happened.
Allison Maslan, HHP, CCH, an entrepreneur for the past 25 years, has nine diverse and successful businesses to her credit. She is an author, life and business coach, homeopathic physician, and international speaker. Allison is the president of The Blast Off Life and Business Coaching. Her new book, Blast Off!, is No. 1 of all books on entrepreneurship in the U.S.! Go here for more info (check out all the bonus gifts!)
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Hi Darcel. Thank you for commenting. It is normal to have fear. Remember though, it is not real. Only in your head. Just take those first steps and the fear will lessen every single day. You deserve to be happy and do what you love!
Allison
Great post! One of my resolutions this year: go for what makes you happy. That’s what I’m doing. I am hoping to enroll in a midwifery program soon. I’m scared, and excited, but when I think about being 90….I have a long time ahead of me to do what I love.