Hi,<\/p>\n
How’s it going? I hope you are
doing well.<\/p>\n
I have a super busy day so I have
to get going. Before I do…<\/p>\n
Let me ask you something:<\/p>\n
When you were little, what did you
want to be when you grew up?<\/p>\n
An artist? A writer? A teacher?
A musician? A ballerina? The
President?<\/p>\n
Whatever you wanted to be, I bet
it didn’t include bipolar disorder,
did it?<\/p>\n
So what did happen to your
dreams? I mean, maybe it wasn’t
the bipolar disorder that knocked
your dreams to the side \u2013 maybe it
happened before the diagnosis?<\/p>\n
What happens to our dreams between
childhood and adulthood?<\/p>\n
Most likely there was some adult
(parents, teacher) who told you that
your dream wasn’t realistic. Some
dreams (doctor, lawyer) maybe are
realistic, but ballerina\/president?
No.<\/p>\n
We give up our childhood dreams to
Become responsible adults. We
graduate from school, grow up,
get a (real) job, get married, buy a
house, raise children\u2026and before you
know it, we’re too old to follow our
childhood dreams even if we wanted
to.<\/p>\n
Or is it?<\/p>\n
Maybe too late (or unrealistic) for
childhood dreams, but still possible
for adult dreams. And yes, you can
still have them despite bipolar disorder.
You just might have to be a little more
creative.<\/p>\n
What if we were to call them goals
instead of dreams?<\/p>\n
Like, “I’ve always wanted to cruise the
Mediterranean\u2026”<\/p>\n
Or, “I’d like to visit Europe someday\u2026”<\/p>\n
Or, “I’d like to go back to college and
finish my degree\u2026”<\/p>\n
Or, “I’d like to finally write that book\u2026”<\/p>\n
Or, “I’d love to lose those extra 50
pounds\u2026”<\/p>\n
Or, “I’d like to learn ballroom dancing\u2026”<\/p>\n
You get the picture.<\/p>\n
The point is, these are all attainable
goals.<\/p>\n
And I’m sure when put this way, you
can think of a few yourself.<\/p>\n
In my courses\/systems, I teach it this
way, too. I don’t talk about dreams.
I talk about goals. About setting
realistic goals, how to do it, and
setting long-term and short-term
goals:<\/p>\n
SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER? HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER? Perhaps the reason you haven’t But if you put your dream into terms Here’s what I mean:<\/p>\n Like the example of going back to Writing a book could be a long-term Losing 50 pounds as a long-term goal See what I mean?<\/p>\n So what does all this have to do with The fact that you can still attain your Understandably, some of your goals I get questions like, “What if we’re going Or, “How can I keep my loved one from I’ve gone into these answers in-depth in It can be done, but it takes a lot of You also need to plan for every The point is, though, you can still, I know a woman who has been What about you? Have you found If so, we’d all love to hear I have to get ready to head off to a Your Friend,<\/p>\n Dave<\/p>\n ===>> Great Resources For You <===\n\nGet Your Own Subscription To This Newsletter Get More Help On Bipolar Disorder View Past Daily Bipolar Emails For F.REE Get Audio Information On Bipolar Disorder For F.REE Hi,<\/p>\n How’s it going? I hope you are I have a super busy day so I have Let me ask you something:<\/p>\n When you were little, what did you An artist? A writer? A teacher? Whatever you wanted to be,<\/p>\n
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pursued your dream is because it’s
too big.<\/p>\n
of long- and short-term goals instead,
you can turn it into manageable, bite-
sized pieces.<\/p>\n
college for that degree that you want.
That would be your long-term goal.
But the short-term goals would be to
think of it in terms of semesters, or
even courses.<\/p>\n
goal, with writing chapters as the
short-term goals.<\/p>\n
could be broken down into 10-pound
short-term goals.<\/p>\n
bipolar disorder?<\/p>\n
dreams even with the disorder if you
break it down into setting goals,
because with bipolar disorder, the
setting of goals is something that
is attainable, because you have room
for flexibility. You can work around
mood swings and episodes.<\/p>\n
might be limited by bipolar
disorder. For example, making plans
to travel is one of the things that
people write to me all the time about,
because it’s difficult to do when you’re
dealing with bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n
on a trip and my loved one goes into an
episode?”<\/p>\n
going into an episode when we’re
traveling?”<\/p>\n
my articles, website, and courses, but
I’ll just tell you briefly here:<\/p>\n
planning, and you need to make sure
that your loved one is STABLE.
Stability is crucial in avoiding bipolar
episodes when you’re traveling.<\/p>\n
eventuality. You need to have
safety plans in place, just like you
should when you’re home. And
make sure you have plenty of
back-up medication.<\/p>\n
for example, fulfill your dream of
visiting Europe \u2013 you just have to
plan for it (set it as a long-term
goal).<\/p>\n
successful at setting goals and
achieving her dreams. Her secret
is that she does the hardest part first \u2013
that way she gets it out of the way.<\/p>\n
success at fulfilling your dreams or
attaining your goals?<\/p>\n
about how you did it!<\/p>\n
meeting. I’ll talk to you tomorrow.<\/p>\n
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Don’t forget to take a look through the
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you are supporting someone with it.
You can see them all and get the details by visiting:
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Check out my F.ree blog with copies of emails
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information for you:
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Check out my F.ree podcast. Hear me give
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doing well.<\/p>\n
to get going. Before I do…<\/p>\n
want to be when you grew up?<\/p>\n
A musician? A ballerina? The
President?<\/p>\n