Clocking In

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So here’s April and we’re now firmly into the second quarter for 2021. That felt pretty quick to me.  While I’m not a particular fan of New Year resolutions, I think taking stock of where you’re at in your own ‘dream scape’ is valuable.
 
Because while clearly articulated goals, especially SMART goals sure can help you get stuff done, dreams bring the magic.
 
Dreams let you run riot in your imagination creating all sorts of fantastic possibilities. In your wildest dreams, you can be or do anything.  You can ask for whatever you want. You can ask what if.
 
Dreams completely change your everyday pace and perspective.   You can try things on for size – big or small - with no strings attached.  They really are free. It costs you absolutely nothing to dream. And no one need know about them – except you.
 
Dreams are hugely motivating – they can help you create a better vision for your life or your way of life. 
 
They have an interesting relationship with goals - their more prosaic but practical cousins! Goals without dreams can be a little dry and dusty - more raspberry cordial than sparkling burgundy.
 
Dreams can extend your horizon while goals have the potential to settle for ‘this’ll do’.  While goals can be the tactician allowing you to draft the most intricate day planners and morning rituals, it’s the dreams you want to chase that bring fuel to the fire.
 
That fuel is a heady mix of excitement and hope. It’s present in creativity as part of intrinsic motivation and it's there as part of you feeling ‘right’ about the direction you’re headed with your songwriting.
 
So this autumn, clock in with your dreams – do they light you up? Or are you ignoring them, just because you have get a bit ‘goal-ly’, a bit organised to make them come true?

Talk soon
Charlotte

ps new class opening for Songwriting School Wed May 5.
pps First Level Retreat's open for bookings now