Dreams Can Come True

 March 10, 2010 by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

When we were little, everything was possible and no dream was out of reach. We were literally playing make-believe and planting a strong and powerful belief in the rich and fertile soil of our minds. Under the right conditions, those dreams can root, grow and blossom into fruition. Yet so often in life, the dreams we had as little girls get crushed, buried or simply fade away.

With today’s technology and with social networking mediums like Facebook and YouTube, many people are using them as powerful platforms to successfully launch their dreams out into the world. Others seem to just magically get discovered through these channels because of the viral nature of this technology.

Imagine being three years old and having your fantasy dream come true? Here is an amazing story that unfolded as a result of YouTube.

I stumbled upon this story last week quite by chance. I recorded the show “Jimmy Kimmel Live” because my all time favorite band, Hall and Oates was supposed to be on it. Sadly their base guitarist, T-Bone passed away suddenly from a massive heart attack and they cancelled their appearance. I watched the whole show anyways hoping for a mention of the band and how they were all doing, but there was no announcement.

When I first saw the clip, I thought it was so adorable and so cool of Jimmy Kimmel to arrange to make that little girl’s dream come true. But ever since then, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about the story and it has left me wondering…

  • In the clip, Jimmy mentions that this is as good as it’s going to get for this girl and her dreams. She disagreed and said “No it’s not.” I love how she believes in her life getting better and better, but I can’t help but wonder if she is going to go through a major let down phase following an event of this magnitude at the age of three?
  • Why would a mother video tape her three year old having a melt down and then post it to YouTube?
  • If that kind of whining gets that kind of attention and positive reaction, doesn’t it just reinforce the notion that “she who whines the most gets the prize?”

We live in a world that values fame and everyone is looking for their own fifteen minutes of it. But that kind of power rush is short lived and will never sustain our sense of purpose or unleash our innate potential. As cool as that opportunity was for little Cody and her family, I am more interested in the dreams of those who are striving to make a difference in this world and of those who work tirelessly in pursuit of those dreams.

Sometimes those of us with big, unrealized dreams can become discouraged when it seems like others are out there, going viral and getting “discovered.”

Here are some ways to unearth, rediscover and live your dreams;

  • Think back to when you were little. What did you love to do? When I was three, I starred in a neighborhood garage show. My dad’s workbench was the stage and I raised $5.00 and donated it to a local hospital. i was born to inspire and entertain others, but my dreams got buried when suddenly my dad died when I was ten and then my mother died when I was sixteen. It has been a long journey to rediscover those dreams, but I know now that they never really die and they can be reborn.
  • Ask yourself, if money was no object and you knew you couldn’t fail, what would you love to do? Jot down whatever thoughts or ideas come to you and explore the possibilities without any constraints.
  • Play make believe. When we were little we believed anything was possible. Spend some time day dreaming and dive into that wild mind of yours and have some fun imagining some what-ifs.
  • Sift through all of the challenges and use it all as contrast to help you get clear about what you really want. If you stay focused on the problem, you’ll keep getting more of the same right back at you.

If you need a little help in sorting through it all and figuring out what you want to be when you grow up, then give me a call or email me to find out more about coaching and receive a free 20 minute coaching call.

I’d love to hear your thoughts and reactions about the YouTube video! 

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Getting a Boyfriend – Even if You’re Shy

 September 13, 2008 by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

This video is a response to an email I received from a young woman named Jennifer. Jennifer is 21 and feels like there is something wrong with her because she’s never had a boyfriend. Her self-esteem and self-confidence is at an all time low and she’s afraid it’s her fault because she’s shy. She ask, “How can I be OK with who I am and not care what other people think about me?”

In this video, I help Jennifer understand that her beliefs are creating her reality. A belief is just a thought that we’ve played over and over again in our minds and accepted it as our truth. What you think about you attract. And if you think that it’s not OK to be quiet and shy and that there is something wrong with you, then you’ll only attract more situations that make you feel inferior for being who you are. When you learn how to love and accept yourself just the way that you are, in that place of pure love there’s no room for fear.

 

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Calling All Girls: Help Me Write My Book

 August 7, 2008 by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Hey Girls… I’m writing a book for teen girls called “Loving the Girl in the Mirror: Reflections of Your True Self” and I NEED YOUR HELP!

I could very easily write this book based on my own “self” and how I transformed my life from troubled teen to teen mentor, but I want this book to be about YOU. What are the greatest challenges you face growing up female in today’s image-obsessed world?

If you had a magic wand and could wave it over a book and then that book would have the answers you need to help you – what would that book be about?

Do me a favor and watch this video and then forward it on to every girl you know. Together we can and will change the world. Imagine a world full of girls who knew how to love themselves and find their true power from the inside out. Imagine a world where girls felt comfortable in their own skin and knew how to rise above all the drama. Imagine a book that we write together that can be the very thing that changes the world. That is my dream and I need YOU!

 

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Teen Girls: Claiming Your Place & Power in the World

 July 28, 2008 by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Hey Girls… in the archives of this blog, there’s an article I wrote about how to create your own Sacred Space or meditation area/room. Well, now that I’ve gone high tech and have become a You Tuber, I created a video and give you a glimpse of my own Sacred Space.

In this crazy world of BIGGER, BETTER, FASTER, MORE it can be very challenging to sit still and listen to your own inner truth. You may be tempted to just say “Screw it” and take short cuts or do what everybody else says you “should” do. But when you take the time to create an actual place where you’ve carved out to be still and listen, and then go there often and just sit and listen, you’ll eventually get really good at trusting your gut and you’ll intuitively know how to be and what to do in any situation.

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My Favorite F-Word

 July 28, 2008 by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

This video is an entry into a More Magazine Contest about your favorite F-Word! Jamie Lee Curtis proposed this contest to More Mag and there is an entire feature article about her in the June issue. In her More Magazine article, the author delved deep and asked Jamie Lee to explain her deep transformation and how she got to where she is at 50. Jamie Lee’s response? “Sobriety. It’s the single most important thing I’ve ever done.”  That has to be one of the most courageous things I have ever read. Jamie Lee is such an inspiration and I am so excited about sharing my Favorite F-Word and the secret to a life of serenity and pure joy…

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Teen Girls: Body Image & Self-Confidence

 July 20, 2008 by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

This video is a response to a girl named Ashley who is 19.

Ashley wrote:

Dear Kathleen,

I have always taken pride on my amount of confidence compared to other people. But I noticed lately that I’ve been gaining a lot of weight and now I feel unsure of myself. How do a I get out of it?

View my response to Ashley and learn a powerful tool called a Vision Board that will help you attract what you want.

 

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Teen Girls – How to Attract the Right Guy

 July 17, 2008 by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Today’s video is about how to “attract” the right guy into your life. I want to thank Isabel who emailed me with her powerful question/challenge about boys.

 

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Kathleen Hassan – The Teen Confidence Coach

 June 10, 2008 by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

I’m so excited!! I have joined the ranks of millions of other “You Tubers” and am now the director of my own channel on You Tube!! I am also working with a new intern this summer and she has been a gift from heaven above. Her name is Eileen O’Neill and she has brought so much joy and creativity into my work.

Eileen and I have created several new videos to help teen girls become the amazing women they were born to be.

Here is my directorial debut video on You Tube:

 

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