How to achieve your dreams.

Impossible is Just a Word

Everyone, at some point of his or her life, has dreamed of being somebody special, somebody big. Who hasn't fantasized about being the one who hits the game-winning homer? Who hasn't dreamed of being the homecoming queen? And how many times have we dreamed of being rich, or successful, or happy with our relationships?

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Often, we dream big dreams and have great aspirations. Unfortunately, our dreams remain just that, dreams.  And our aspirations easily collect dust in our attic.

This is a sad turn of events in our life. Instead of experiencing exciting adventures in self actualization, we get caught up in the humdrum of living from day-to-day just barely existing.

But you know what? Life could be so much better, if only we learned to aim higher.

The most common problem to setting goals is the word impossible. Most people get hung up thinking I can't do this. It's too hard. It's too impossible. No one can do this.

However, if everyone thought that, there would be no inventions, no innovations, and no breakthroughs in human accomplishment.

Remember that scientists were baffled when they took a look at the humble bumblebee. Theoretically, they said, it was impossible for the bumblebee to fly. Unfortunately for the bumble, bee no one has told it so. So fly it does.

On the other hand, some people suffer from dreaming totally outrageous dreams and not acting on them. The result? Broken dreams, and tattered aspirations.

If you limit yourself with self-doubt, and self-limiting assumptions, you will never be able to break past what you deem impossible. If you reach too far out into the sky without working towards your goal, you will find yourself clinging on to the impossible dream.

Try this exercise. Take a piece of paper and write down some goals in your life. Under one header, list down things you know you can do.  Under another header, write the things you might be able to do, and under one more, list the things that that are impossible for you to do.

Now look at all the headers strive every day to accomplish the goals that are under things you know you can do.  Check them when you are able to accomplish them.  As you slowly are able to check all of your goals under that heading, try accomplishing the goals under the other header-the one that reads you might be able to do.

As of the items you wrote under things I could do are accomplished, you can move the goals that are under things that are impossible for you to do to the list of things you might be able to do.

As you iterate through this process, you will find out that the goals you thought were impossible become easier to accomplish. And the impossible begin to seem possible after all.



You see, the technique here is not to limit your imagination. It is to aim high, and start working towards that goal little by little.  However, it also is unwise to set a goal that is truly unrealistic.

Those who just dream towards a goal without working hard end up disappointed and disillusioned.

On the other hand, if you told someone a hundred years ago that it was possible for man to be on the moon, they would laugh at you. If you had told them that you could send mail from here to the other side of the world in a few seconds, they would say you were out of your mind. But, through sheer desire and perseverance, these impossible dreams are now realities.

Thomas Edison once said that genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. Nothing could be closer to the truth.  For one to accomplish his or her dreams, there has to be hard work and discipline.  But take note that the 1% has to be a think-big dream, and not some easily accomplished one.

Ask any gym rat and he or she will tell you that there can be no gains unless you are put out of your comfort zone. Remember the saying, no pain, no gain? That is as true as it can be.

So dream on, friend! Don't get caught up with your perceived limitations. Think big and work hard to attain those dreams. As you step up the ladder of progress, you will just about find out that the impossible has just become a little bit more possible.

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How To Determine What You Want In Life

What do you really want in life?

Most people don’t discover what they want in life until it’s time to die – and that’s a shame.

Most people spend the best years of their lives watching television or doing things they dislike. An author described humanity by saying, “Most people die at twenty and are buried at eighty.” Are you one of the living zombies?

What do you really want in life?

Some people struggle in answering such question. When asked what they want or what their goals in life are, many are unsure. They dillydally in their decision, hardly giving any thought about what they want in life. People without definite goals are letting time pass them by. Are you one of these people?

If you are undecided about what you want out of life, do not worry.  There are many ways of discovering your purpose in life.

To discover what you want in life, try looking deep into your heart. Oftentimes, people are ruled by logic. People live by what they think they should be or by what others like them to be. The discovery process is the perfect time to listen to your heart. What your heart desires comes from the whispers of your authentic self. Your authentic self is the real you.  

Listen to your heart to be able to listen to your authentic self. What your heart says usually feels right. What your heart desires is what you usually love to do and this represents your passion. Anything done with passion is like play where the task is accomplished without hesitation. You pour out your very best and feel no pressure or resistance. 

You will totally enjoy doing things that are your passion. Setbacks, difficulties, and obstacles will make it more challenging, but should not deter you from pursuing your goals. Naturally, there may be barriers that may prevent you from reaching your goal, but your heart’s desire will find ways to overcome these barriers so that you may ultimately get what you want in life. Remember this: the universe supports people who are pursuing their passion and those who are pursuing their destiny. 

However, this does not mean that you don’t use your head. People are born with both the mind and heart. Your duty is to live your best life and be in harmony with your mind and heart. The poet Rumi wisely said, “Live completely in the head and you cannot feel the breath and rhythm of life. Live completely in the heart and you may find yourself acting like a love-struck fool with poor judgment and discipline. It’s all a fine balance - the head and heart must forge a lifetime partnership if one wants to live a beautiful life.”  

Listen to your instinct. Part of human nature is the mysterious and spontaneous reaction on things. Often times, these are called instincts. Your authentic self communicates with you and guides you via instincts. Instincts are those gentle nudges that urge you to act and follow a certain path. Your role then is to listen attentively.

Often times, we listen to what others say and allow them to run our lives. Parents often do this to their children. “We come from a family of doctors, so my son must also be a doctor.” How often do we hear this from parents who have good intentions for their children? Parents unconsciously block the true expression of their child’s real self and calling. Friends and critics will discourage you and point out the impossibility of your dream. Before heeding their advice, evaluate the accomplishments of the critics. Did they achieve theirs dreams? Do they dream big at all?

Remember, it is your destiny that is in line, not theirs. It doesn’t mean, though, that you will not listen to what other people say. Hear them out just the same. But the final decision should be yours.

There is only thing to remember: Every person, to live truly and greatly, must define how he wants to live and what his brightest life will look like.  Listen to your instincts and follow your heart’s desire. You will never go wrong.

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Beginner Mountain Bike Skills

Mountain biking is an exciting sport that can be
enjoyed by anyone who knows how to ride a bike.
Compared to the average bike ride, it does present
some danger.  Therefore, you should master these
basic skills before you hit the trails or the
dirt.

You can practice these beginning skills at a local
park, school, bike path, or simply around your
house. If you can, try to find a location with
a steep hill.

Get a feel for your pedals
Practice moving your foot away from the pedal,
first while sitting on your bike with one foot on
the ground.  Next, move on to releasing and
replacing your foot while pedaling around for a
bit.  Those with toe clip and clipless type foot
pedals will want to spend a bit more time
practicing.

Sit and spin for position
Simply sit on your bike and pedal around.  You
should keep your arms slightly bent.  You should
also adjust your seat height so your leg is 70 to
90 percent extended at the bottom of every stroke
on the pedal.  Keep your body relaxed, as there
will never be a position where you should have
either your knees or your elbows locked.

Shifting gears
Get a feel for shifting gears with your bike.  The
higher gears are harder to pedal and will go
faster while the lower gears are easier to pedal
and will help you ascend hills.  As you get to
steeper hills, its best to shift before you get
to the hill rather than while your on it.

Coasting
You should spend a bit of time coasting while
standing on your pedals, without actually sitting
on the seat.  Keep your arms bent but don't lock
your knees.  Now, try experimenting with shifting
your body towards the rear end of the bike.

Pedal while standing
You should get as comfortable as you can with
pedaling while standing on your bike.  Try lifting
yourself off the seat while standing on the pedals,
then crank them around.  You should try this in
higher gears on flat ground then again in lower
gears while on a hill.

Dropping down a curb
Try finding a curb where you can easily get to the
upper portion of it.  Practice at a moderate speed,
standing and coasting right off the curb from the
upper level to the lower level.  Try this at
different speeds until it becomes second nature.

Once you practice these techniques and get the
hang of them, you'll be able to hit the trails feeling
comfortable on your mountain bike.  Even though it
may take some getting used to, it'll become second
nature before you know it.

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Kokoda Track

The Baade Family.  From the left - Linda, Kelly, Mitchell and Greg. On Sunday the 18th of September 2011 we landed on the Kokoda Airfield in a single engine caravan.  The airstrip is grass and a little rugged but the scariest part was coming down through the clouds knowing that the Papua New Guinea mountains reach high above the clouds as you can see in these photos.   We landed safely and the first stop was to check out the locals toilets.  Kelly gave them her approval because they had a concrete block to sit on and weren't just a hole in the ground.

Pictured above is our trek group.  We travelled with Kokoda Spirit and I highly recommend them. From left to right we have Greg, Mitch, myself, Kelly, Fleur, Steve and Elyshia. These archers are outside the Kokoda Hospital.  We were lucky to meet Len Thompson, a Vietnam Veteran and one of the key people who organised these archers and other memorials along the Kokoda Track.

Above from left to right is myself, Mitchell, Ovuru Ndiki, Kelly and Greg.  Ovuru is one of the last surviving Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels.  The picture was taken in the town of Naduri.  The people of the village sang for us and were very welcoming.

Above is our finish line at Ower's Corner.  You may see in the Dictionary they have a new word called Photobombing.  Photobombing is were strangers or in this case Wayne our trek leader jumps into someone else's photo.  You can just see him behind the right side of the arch.  This was all part of the fun we had on the Kokoda Track.

It was definitely the best holiday I've ever had. If you end up traveling with Wayne and Kokoda Spirit tell him I sent you as one day I'm going to ask him for a job so I can live the dream.

Kokoda Family Adventure

I'm sorry I haven't been blogging lately but I have been busy Making Each Day Count.

In the last two or three weeks I've been on more walks than I can remember, we went camping at the Nymboida River and I've started to write a book. 

This is the book I'm writing however it will not be finished until after our trip to New Guinea and our hiking holiday along the Kokoda Trail in September 2011.

I've been jotting points down now about our training and the challenges we have been facing as a family.  My biggest hurdle is the cold.  I usually walk at 5am and it is about 7 degrees at the moment and I hate the cold.  So my biggest challenge is to actually get out of bed. The way I overcome my negative thoughts is to wear many layers of cloths and tell myself I'm just going for a short walk.  Once you are out there it is easier to get into it.  I then put on the earphones and listen to a teleconference or something I'm passionate about to take my mind off things.

In relation to the book I'm currently writing, I'm hoping it to be an inspiration to teenagers and working parents to get out there and do something you love to "Make Each Day Count".  I'm seeking feedback on what you would like to read about in the book?  What challenges do you face that I've been through and could help you with?  I have been asked a lot in my workplace about how to raise teenagers, should that be the focus of this book?  I'd really appreciate your feedback if you could either comment here or email me at linda.baade@ymail.com

Regards

Linda Baade

Anzac Day - Currumbin Dawn Service 2011

I was at the Currumbin Dawn Service for Anzac Day this year and It was the most moving ceremony I have ever seen.  I've been attending Anzac Day Services every year since I was seven.  I only recall missing two in my 44 years on this planet so I feel qualified to make comment.  The ceremony was new, fresh and innovative.  They had moving music with plenty to look at with diggers marching in, planes flying over, gun salutes (shots into the air), ceremonies for the recently fallen with ashes scattered to sea in surf boats, horses, doves, pipes, great speakers and the list goes on.

I'm a very loyal Aussie.  Both my Husband Greg and I are inactive Army Reservists and we love our history.  We travelled to Villers Bretonneux in 1993 to see the little museum displaying our Army Reserve Unit's colour's.  I remember it clearly as we didn't speak French and we had arrived on a day the museum was closed.  It didn't take long for the locals to work out we were Australian and they treated us like royalty.  They had a young boy run to the museum key holder to open it up specially for us. They were extremely grateful for Australia's involvement during the war.  

We plan to travel to Gallipoli one day for their dawn service but until then I will be talking about the Anzac Day Service at Currumbin.  I did video it but the quality is not as good as this one I found on U-Tube.  It is from 2008 but I'm hoping Channel 7 will put this years video out soon.

Please take a few minutes to view this video and spare a thought for the troops that lost their lives paying the ultimate sacrifice for their country, not only at Anzac Cove but the wars that continue overseas. 

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25 April 1915: The Day the Anzac Legend was Born

Gold Coast Kokoda Challege Training

Hello, I'm a passionate person and my aim is to get the most out of my life.  I would also like to inspire others to make each day count.  I have a husband Greg and two children, Kelly age 12 and Mitchell age 13.  We are training as a family to walk the Kokoda Trail in Papua New Guinea in September 2011.  Greg is also in a team walking the Gold Coast Kokoda Challenge so he has been walking the Kokoda Challege training routes on weekends and we tag along whenever we can.    

It's been a big weekend of training for my husband and I.  The kids had a break.  They have been walking 7 km home from school at least three times a week and they carry their school bag.   The hike home from school isn't an easy one and with a backpack of books I know they are getting a good workout.  There are two very large hills that would simulate the hills we will be facing in Kokoda.

Greg had his Challenge team 2011 travel to the Gold Coast for a walk on Saturday.  They are all mates from across Queensland who walked Kokoda Trail in September last year.  They left at 6am and walked from Mt Nimmel lodge to Numinbah Environmental Cente.  It was the first time they had traveled the training route together and although they had a lot of laughs it was an eyeopener about how much work they will need to do before the Challenge in July.

 
Introducing   "The Bee that cried Wolf"
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My husband Greg Baade
Mark Dooley - Best Doors
Tony Morris - Toowoomba
Graham Coleman - Mackay

My Challenge - On Sunday morning I got up early as I wanted to get my walk completed quickly to get back to help with our visitors.  I arrived at Mt Nimmel Lodge at 4.30am.  I've walked this leg once before but it was in daylight.    In the dark I walked straight past the Tallowwood Road turnoff and ended up walking down Alstonville Road until I hit the creek and I realised I'd taken a wrong turn.  So I returned to Tallowwood Road and tried again.  I kept walking along Tallowwood until the end of the sealed road and in the dark and under a tiny torch light I couldn't see the gate so again I turned around to go back to the carpark.  The night before I had checked the sky and it was a full moon and plenty of light.  I was almost back when I found a challenge team coming the other way.  They hadn't done the track before however they had a map.  On speaking with them it turned out that one of them use to work with Greg so we were able to relax and chat about various things.  I wasn't convinced that we hadn't passed the gate until we got to the end of the road and there it was.  It was now 6am, daylight and easy to see.  As I wanted to get around the full loop and back to the car as quickly as possible I said goodbye to Shaun and his friends and pushed ahead.  Unfortunately when you are on your own there is nobody to take photos for you so I don't have any from this week but I'll put last week's in. This week I looked pretty filthy anyway as I took a slide in the clay on the second hill. It was a pretty challenging hill as you'd take one step forward and surf the clay back down again.   I completed the journey and drove back up to Mt Nimmel to see how Shaun's team were traveling.  I asked some others exiting the bush and they said the team was going ok but not yet out.  I traveled home feeling guilty that I didn't stay to see if they needed a lift.  I guess they were there for the training.

The family on top of Beechmont - we have walked the hills in the background.




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