How Do Dreaming and Action Plan Marketing Mix?

They mix well, actually.

On my commute, I listened to a few of Robert Middleton's Marketing Mastery CDs, which cover his InfoGuru marketing work pretty comprehensively.

First off, why am I listening to this stuff?

1. Pam Slim recommended I do so. And Pam Slim is no slouch and no dummy.

2. I LOVE talking about synchronicity, dreams, and such ... and how these things connect with, and are in the service of, growing and learning and becoming a whole, resilient, more joyful person.

But when it comes to talking about mySELF as a professional who has something to offer regarding this stuff?

Gak. Koff. Ptooie.

**straightening up, putting on uber-professional wall-street face**

Er, I mean, "Thank you, I'll pass."

So when I saw that the first CD in the set was entitled: "Overcome Your Resistance to Marketing Yourself," I knew I'd found the right thing for me.

So. Back to the mixing of Dreaming and Action Plan Marketing.

In the second CD, "Goal Setting," Robert Middleton suggests his audience check out some books on audacious goals set by other people.

Then he encourages his audience to think about their goals for their own business during the evening between workshop sessions. Secondarily, he mentions they might try dreaming on their goals ... and I could hear shifts and shuffes in the audience, that, to me, sounded uncomfortable.

I wanted to rush in and say: people, will you just relax? You're not being offered opium, occultist robes, and a crystal ball here.

In fact, dreaming on your own stuff can be better than being inspired from the outside, by other people, in that dreaming on your own stuff yields you deeply satisfying goals from your core that are fully and uniquely yours.

No robes, incantations, or smoke required. Not even the purchase of a book.

All you have to do is this: before you settle into sleep, ask yourself something like:

"In the service of my highest and best self, and my prospective clients' highest and best selves, what should I aim for?"

Tweak to fit your needs, of course. Write the question down if you choose to.

Then sleep and see what comes up.

Maybe nothing yet - try again the next night, try a different question.

But maybe something. Maybe something straightforward. Maybe something image-based and mysterious. It's all useful when it comes to manifesting life dreams.

At the very least, your unconscious (or as Middleton put it, your subconscious) is cooking on your and your prospective clients' behalf.

And that is a very good thing.

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If you have dreams you would like to discuss based on this little exercise, or would like to talk about dreams you have had, please contact me via the contact page at www.dreamcurrent.com. I would love to hear about your discoveries and mysteries - especially as they connect you with your deepest life passion!