The dream a practical guide to achieving your lifes purpose

WHAT THE DREAM WILL DO FOR YOU Ever since I was a young boy, I have had an insatiable hunger to find the answers to two key questions: ‘Why am I here?’ and ‘How I achieve my purpose in life?’ These two questions have taken me on a rollercoaster ride around the world I believe all people have a calling and a unique journey that will allow them to realise who they are and how they can make the world a better place This is The Dream The chapters and exercises inside will help you to: identify and achieve your life purpose, or calling identify and achieve your ideal career path (for all ages – including retirees) understand and develop effective business communication skills with customers and colleagues practice meditation techniques to increase personal happiness, concentration and memory levels overcome stress, and create a better work-life balance turn negatives into positives and create and sustain life-long relationships (business or personal) understand and utilise the laws of networking understand the value and power of a sabbatical identify and overcome debilitating thought processes I look forward to discovering our Dreams together! GRANT RODNEY KITCHEN THE DREAM A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO ACHIEVING YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE GRANT RODNEY KITCHEN Published by RedDoor www.reddoorpublishing.com © 2017 Grant Kitchen The right of Grant Kitchen to be identified as author of this Work has been asserted by him/her in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 ISBN 978-1-912317-30-1 All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, copied in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise transmitted without written permission from the author A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Cover design: Megan Sheer Typesetting: Megan Sheer Illustrations: Joey Everett The Dream is dedicated to all the people in the world, passed and living, who have reached for the stars, no matter what obstacles stood in their path For your courage, love and determination, I salute you CONTENTS Foreword About The Dream How it Works PART I: DISCOVER AND FOLLOW YOUR DREAM Discover your Original Dream Intention Your Dream career – for freedom-seekers and entrepreneurs Vipassana – experience the truth of life Understanding opposites – how to turn negatives into positives The door of opportunity – the role of personal relationships in realising your Dream The business communicator Helping others – the three laws of networking A journey of personal development PART II: THE OBSTACLES AND CATALYSTS TO ACHIEVING YOUR DREAM The Five Dark Knights of the suffering mind 10 The first Dark Knight – laziness 11 The second Dark Knight – endless searching 12 The third Dark Knight – doubt 13 The fourth Dark Knight – blame 14 The fifth Dark Knight – desire 15 Redefine your Original Dream Intention Conclusion Acknowledgements Recommended reading Index FOREWORD There are not many people who change the course of your life irrevocably For me, Grant Kitchen is one of those people We first met at acting school in Sydney, Australia The open and unspoken secret at acting school is that hardly anyone becomes a successful actor following graduation and most don’t even really pursue it as a career at all So it was with Grant and I But unlike me, Grant was absolutely determined to find a way to make a living and a life out of his passion for performing and inspiring others, even if it wasn’t as an actor per se So as I left acting school and returned to university to finish my economics degree and then find a corporate job, Grant was exploring alternative paths This is something you will learn about Grant in The Dream He treads his own path I remember the day he told me he wanted to become a motivational speaker Motivational speaker?! ‘What is Grant talking about?’ I thought to myself ‘Is a motivational speaker even a thing?’ There I was, working in management consulting, earning what I thought was good money and with good career prospects ahead of me I was walking a sensible path And meanwhile Grant was off pursuing some seemingly hare-brained idea But Grant seemed excited and motivated I was feeling unfulfilled and unenergised Grant could see this So he pushed me to attend an NSAA (National Speakers’ Association of Australia) meeting I resisted He persisted And eventually I relented That night would change my life forever I listened as two professional motivational speakers (yes, it was indeed a real job!) spoke about their businesses and their craft It was as if the clouds parted and the angels’ choir began to sing For the first time in my life I could feel (but not yet fully see) a career path ahead of me that truly inspired me I said to Grant: ‘This is unbelievable I can’t believe this is a job!’ Grant gave me a knowing look These days, I feel fully free I feel like I am treading my own path and creating a future for myself and my family that I am truly excited by I have my own business as a speaker and trainer working internationally with executives and leaders of some of the world’s great companies I am making more money, having more fun and feel more meaning than I ever dreamed I possibly could have in a career It truly is a dream In this book Grant shares of himself and his journey so that you can benefit In person Grant is uninterested in small talk He always wants to talk about what is most important in your life and wastes no time in engaging you on life’s big questions So it is with his book If you have an open mind and the courage to reflect on yourself, your own life and your own career, I am sure that The Dream could be a meaningful step forward in finding your own path: one that truly inspires you and makes a difference in the lives of others Shaun Kenny Founder and Director of People of Influence www.peopleofinfluence.com.au ABOUT THE DREAM ‘In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.’ – Albert Einstein I believe the future prosperity of the human race would be assured if ninety per cent of the world’s population tried to realise the true purpose of their lives Like all people, I’ve experienced triumphs and tribulations on the road we call ‘life’ At the age of thirteen, I was diagnosed with epilesy; I also had a speech impediment and an obsessive-compulsive condition I was an outsider at school, bullied by some of my peers I became an angry young man Then, at the age of twenty, after consuming a lot of alcohol, I fell off a balcony I was hospitalised and incapacitated for six weeks, before being discharged from hospital with a back brace I was very lucky Over the next year, I reflected on my self-destructive path and my childhood demons, and with the help of a supportive network of family and friends, rediscovered the boyhood purity of hope, wonder and inspiration I’d lost on my journey to adulthood I rediscovered the revelation which I now call ‘the Dream’ ‘The Dream’ is a term I use to refer to my evolution through life, internally and externally When we are children, everyone has a dream of how they would like their life to be when they grow up It’s hard to know how many of us realise those precise dreams, because they can get lost through our many life experiences – especially our painful ones Hence, the Dream is both: Our childhood dreams And how we achieve those dreams THE DREAM – WHAT, WHY, AND HOW WHAT: Your life goal – what you want to achieve from life? WHY: Why are you trying to achieve this life goal? HOW: Through which life experiences, using your specific skill-set, will you achieve your life goal? How many people throughout history have sung or written or talked about achieving their dreams? Dr Martin Luther King Jnr said it best: ‘I have a dream!’ As I slowly left behind my destructive path, I became more conscious of the Dream with every endeavour I embraced First acting, then motivational speaking and soft-skills training, then going on a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, followed by a new life in a foreign country, developing my own business, and finally, becoming a loving husband This has been my Dream so far, but the Dream is different for each individual There are approximately 7.5 billion people in the world; therefore, there are 7.5 billion dreams in the world! This is how magnificent the Dream is The Dream is: A practical guide to support individuals who are trying to fulfil their greatest potential The Dream is: A business book to help you realise your career goals The Dream is: A reference book to help you navigate challenging life experiences The programme in this book is a neutral process for all ages, and all people It is for anyone who dares to dream HOW IT WORKS I would like you to imagine this book as a toolbox The first part will help you to realise and implement your dream; the second part highlights the hurdles that may sabotage your dreams The Dream is divided into two parts: PART I: DISCOVER AND FOLLOW YOUR DREAM The first part is designed to encourage you to analyse your life from different perspectives, while providing useful tools to confirm or ignite your life purpose PART II: THE OBSTACLES AND CATALYSTS TO ACHIEVING YOUR DREAM The second part will take you on a very different journey To use an analogy: the second part of the book is Darth Vader from Star Wars It is the devil inside all of us; but, like Darth Vader, it is also your possible saviour RECOMMENDED READING THE BOOKS THAT INSPIRED ME TO WRITE THE DREAM: The Power of Now: A guide to spiritual enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle (Yellow Kite, 2001) A New Earth: Awakening to your life’s purpose by Eckhart Tolle (Penguin, 2005) The Alchemist: A fable about following your dream by Paulo Coelho (HarperCollins, 1995) The Pilgrimage: A contemporary quest for ancient wisdom by Paulo Coelho (Harper Thorsons, 1998) A Pilgrim’s Guide to the Camino de Santiago: St Jean – Roncesvalles – Santiago by John Brierley (Camino Guides, 2009) No Boundary: Eastern and Western approaches to personal growth by Ken Wilber (Shambhala, 2001) A Brief History of Time: From the big bang to black holes by Stephen Hawking (Bantam, 2011) The Paradox Process: Creative business solutions where you least expect to find them by Derm Barrett (Amacom, 1997) Become a Key Person of Influence by Daniel Priestley (Ecademy, 2010) INDEX Note: page numbers in bold refer to diagrams abundance 87, 91, 92–4 acceptance 159–60 acting careers 11–12, 13–14, 15–16, 23, 94–5 Actor, The (personality) 73 adaptation, to other people 70, 72, 78, 79, 80–2, 84 adultery 169–70 advertising 166–7 agendas, personal 99, 155–6, 171 alcohol consumption 159 alcoholism 168 anger 14, 44, 64 Anka, Darryl 93 annual leave 102, 113 anxiety 132–3 apartheid 3, 55 attachments, healthy/unhealthy 107–8 avoidance behaviours 127, 128–33, 152 awareness 167–74 baby boomer generation 22 Ballard, Elizabeth Silance 96–7 Barrett, Derm, The Paradox Process: creative business solutions where you least expect to find them 44 Bavaria 23, 104 beginnings, endings as behaviour 29 belief 29, 146–9, 154 Bennett, Wayne 47, 88, 124 big bang theory 43 big picture 151, 175, 176 binge-drinking 159 blame 122, 155–63, 157 action steps 162–3 call to action 162 as defence mechanism 155–7 defending yourself against 160–1 not reacting to 158–61 body and desire 167 as not eternal 35, 167, 176 brainstorming breath, observation 33 Brierley, John, A Pilgrim’s Guide to the Camino de Santiago 103 Buddha 92 Buddhism 119–24 ‘Eightfold Path’ 120–2, 121 ‘Four Noble Truths’ 119–20, 168 and suffering 119–24, 168, 174 business communicators 70–85 action steps 84–5 adapting to others 70, 72, 78, 79, 80–2, 84 call to action 84 and the DiSC personality assessment tool 70–85, 72 Business English courses 23 business relationships 70–85 difficulties with 77–8 and the DiSC model 70–85, 72 ‘buts’ 7, Calvin Klein 166 Camino de Santiago (Santiago de Compostela Route/’the Way of St James’) xi, 20–1, 65, 94, 103–7, 108–11, 116 Cape Finisterre 21, 109–10 capitalism 25 careers expectations 13–15 goals xii motivations 12–13 see also dream careers Carer, The (personality) 73 Catholic Church 43 causality 127 challenges 12, 111, 112, 127 Chanel 166 change 132 avoidance 127 bringing about positive 4, 28, 110–11 Cherokee tradition 47 childhood dreams/goals x–xi, 4, 8, 124 childhood experiences, attempting to recapture in adult life 127 childrearing 52–4 Coelho, Paulo, The Pilgrimage 103 comfort, false 132 comfort zones, moving outside of your 102 communication see business communicators complaining 47 compromise 65–6 concentration problems 39 connection 99, 101 barriers to 105 conscientiousness personalities 71, 72, 73, 74–5, 79, 81–2 corpse, visualising your (exercise) 35–6 cravings 120, 124, 164, 168 creativity 102 Cruise, Tom 11 customer psychology 70, 80 Darth Vader xiii dedication 150–2, 154 defence mechanisms 120, 155–7 depression 132, 133 desire 122, 164–76, 166 action steps 175–6 call to action 175 definition 164–5 and intention 170–1 and meditation 173–6 overcoming 167–74 synonyms 165 temporary nature 168, 175 destiny, realising your 153 Devers, Gail 146 dharma 150–1 DiSC personality assessment tool 70–85, 72 and adapting to others 70, 72, 78, 79, 80–2, 84 conscientiousness personalities 71, 72, 73, 74–5, 79, 81–2 dimensions 74–7 DiSC communication toolbox 77–8 DiSC implementation plan 82–3 dominance personalities 71, 72, 73, 74, 75–6, 79, 80 exercises 76–7, 82–3 horizontal dimension 75–6 identifying DiSC personalities 76–7 influence personalities 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 79, 80–1 logic and tasks focused personalities 72, 75–6 and mirroring strategies 78–82, 84 outgoing/faster-paced personalities 72, 74 primary personalities 73, 74 relationships focused personalities 72, 75 reserved/slower-paced personalities 72, 74–5 secondary personalities 73 steadiness personalities 71, 72, 73, 74–5, 79, 81 The Actor personality 73 The Carer personality 73 The Scientist personality 73 vertical dimension 74–5 domestic responsibilities 125–7, 138 dominance personalities 71, 72, 73, 74, 75–6, 79, 80 doubt 122, 144–54, 145, 156 action steps 153–4 and belief 146–9 call to action 153 consequences of 144 and dedication 150–2 and desire 169 and trust 150–2 Drake, Tim, Generation Cherry 22 dream careers 11–26 action steps 25–6 call to action 25 and career expectations 13–15 and finding different paths to achieve your Dream 16 and freedom 23–4 and happiness 23–4 and personal growth 20–2 and personal sacrifice 18–20 and skill-building through volunteering 16–18 Dream, The and business communicators 70–85 definition x–xi discovering and following xiii, 1–116, and dream careers 11–26 finding different ways to achieve 16 and the five dark knights 119–24, 125–33, 134–43, 144–54, 155–63, 164–76 and helping others 86–101 and intention 3–10, 15–16 limitless nature 7, 19, 111 and momentum 86 and motivation and energy 86 obstacles and catalysts to achieving xiii, 7, 117–76 and the Original Dream Intention 3–10 outcome 86 and personal development 102–16 and personal relations 63–9 and personal sacrifice 18–20 and turning negatives into positive 42–62 and Vipassana 27–41 ‘Eightfold Path’ 120–2, 121 Einstein, Albert x empathy 104 forced 72, 84 endings, as beginnings ‘endless searching’ 122, 134–43, 136, 156, 169 energy 93, 127–8, 135, 137–8, 140–1 epilepsy x, 19, 27, 39 Estevez, Emilio 20 euphoria 175 Eve 145 exercises exercise 1: discovering your Dream exercise 2: assessing your career 12–13 exercise 3: explore your expectations 15 exercise 4: volunteering ideas 18 exercise 5: a journey to help your career by evaluating your situation from a completely different perspective 22 exercise 6: mindfulness 32, 41 exercise 7: observing your breath 33 exercise 8: visualising your corpse 35–6 exercise 9: visualising the expansion 37–8 exercise 10: reconciling opposites in your personal life 49–50 exercise 11: finding your middle path solution and paradox meaning 56 exercise 12: discovering your soulmate - how to find likeminded people 66–7 exercise 13: your DiSC personality 76 exercise 14: identifying your colleagues’ and customers’ disc personalities 76–7 exercise 15: DiSC implementation plan 82–3 exercise 16: the Law of Reciprocity 91–2, 101 exercise 17: what’s your motive? 95 exercise 18: setting the intention for your giving 97 exercise 19: an unexpected source 100 exercise 20: someone unexpected 105–6 exercise 21: exploring journey options 111–13 exercise 22: examining your thoughts of avoidance 128–31 exercise 23: uncovering perfectionism 135 exercise 24: how can you live with less perfectionism? 138 exercise 25: rethinking perfectionism 139 exercise 27: creating purpose 148–9 exercise 28: defending yourself against blame 160–1 exercise 29: assessing whether your intention is pure 171–2 exercise 30: redefine your Original Dream Intention 177–8 expectations 13–15, 17, 21, 29, 64, 87–8, 90, 92, 94–100 failure fear of as motivation 139, 140 fear of failure resurfacing 156 of the unknown 132 feeling thoughts (inspirational thoughts) 6–7, 9, 10, 147 feelings 29 five dark knights of the suffering mind 119–24, 123 blame 122, 155–63, 157 desire 122, 164–76, 166 doubt 122, 144–54, 145 endless searching 122, 134–43, 136 laziness 122, 125–33, 126 resilience to 158–9, 161, 174 working in partnership 169 flexibility 108 forced empathy 72, 84 see also Disc model forgiveness 64, 150 ‘Four Noble Truths’ 119–20, 168 four psychological types 70 four temperaments theory 70 France 21 freedom 23–4, 99, 124, 174 ‘frequency of reality’ 93 fulfilment 120, 123, 170 Gardner, Chris 58–9 Gardner Rich & Co 59 Generation Y 63 Germany 21, 23, 24, 45–6, 48, 98–9, 104 giving 17, 21, 64, 86–100 goals see life goals God 145 Goddard, Dwight 144 Gordon, Mr 11–12 happiness attainment 124 desire for 166, 168 and dream careers 23–4 finding in the unknown 132 and the Five Dark Knights 174 labelling activities as 127 as life goal 57–8 hardship 44 harm, and blame 155 Hawking, Stephen 134 A Brief History of Time 43 helping others 64, 86–101 Hepburn, Audrey Hippocrates 70 Hollywood movies, inspirational nature 4, 11 iceberg behavioural model 28–9, 28, 64, 146 ‘ifs’ 7, illusions 127, 156, 157, 167–8 and desire 167 perfection as 139–40 protection 162 imperfection 134 impermanence 120, 132, 140, 168, 175 income 21 India 28 influence personalities 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 79, 80–1 Inscape Publishing 70 see also DiSC personality assessment tool inspiration inspirational thoughts 6–7, 9, 10, 147 synonyms for 4–6 for your Original Dream Intention 4–6 intention behind your Dream 14, 15–16, 19 and desire 170–1 for giving 95–9 purity of 14, 19, 170–2 see also Original Dream Intention interconnectedness 99, 101 interdependence 56–9 James, St 20 Jesus 64 job offers 6–7 journeys of personal development 102–16 action steps 115–16 call to action 115 exploring journey options 111–13 judging others 64, 99, 105 Jung, Carl Gustav 70 karma 86–7 King, Dr Martin Luther Jnr xi Kipling, Rudyard 56 Law of Abundance, The 87, 92–4 Law of Giving Without Expectation, The 87–90, 94–9 Law of Reciprocity, The 87–92, 93, 101 laziness 122, 125–33, 126, 152, 156 life experience navigation xii openness to 105, 159 life goals career-oriented xii happiness as 57–8 how will you achieve them? xi and perfectionism 137 what are your? xi why are you trying to achieve them? xi life purpose x, xiii, 146, 147–9, 153, 154 Lions 17, 23, 63, 88–9 logic and tasks focused personalities 72, 75–6 love 111–12 Magdalena (author’s wife) 21, 45–6, 48, 65, 104–10, 125–7, 138, 155, 159, 171 Malala Fund 44 Mandela, Nelson 3, 55 Marston, William Moulton, Emotions of Normal People 70 meditation beanbag cushions for 41 through movement 173 see also Vipassana Method acting 11 middle path 50–4, 129–31, 133, 141–2, 156, 160 mind concentrations of the 122 distractible 39 mindfulness 32 mirroring technique 78–82, 84 Misner, Ivan, Masters of Networking 94 momentum 151–2 money 17, 87–9, 96 mortality 35, 167, 176 motivation 170 career 12–13 and failure 139, 140 and love 112 motivational speakers 16–20, 152 Munich 110 National Speakers Association of Australia 16 needs 29, 120, 165, 171 negative thoughts, power of 47 negatives, turning into positives 42–62 networking 86–101 action steps 101 call to action 101 and creating opportunities 86–7 definition 87 and The Law of Abundance 87, 92–4 and The Law of Giving Without Expectation 87–90, 94–9 and The Law of Reciprocity 87–92, 93, 101 Nobel Peace Prize 44 not-for-profit organisations 17, 44, 54, 94 obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) x, 27, 39, 156, 158 obstacles, overcoming 152 openness to experience 105, 159 opportunity 63–9, 86–7, 93 opposites 42–62, 42, 128–31, 133, 159–60 action steps 62 call to action 61–2 interdependence 56–9 reconciliation 47–56, 64–7 opposites tree 59, 60 Original Dream Intention 3–10, 16, 19, 23–4, 170 and belief 146–7 and the Dark Knights 124 and doubt 151, 153 and helping others 86 and life’s purpose 148 of Nelson Mandela 3, 55 and personal journeys of development 110–11, 112 qualities of redefining 177–8 trusting in your 151 truth of 29 and Vipassana 28, 29–30 other people adaptation to 70, 72, 78, 79, 80–2, 84 judging 64, 99, 105 ‘Outcome, Purpose, Action’ (OPA) 91–2, 93–4, 95 Outgoing/Faster-paced personalities 72, 74 paradoxes 44, 47–56, 88, 98–9, 106, 128–31, 141 paradox exercise and the middle path 50–4 parents 125–6 Paris 103 perfection/perfectionism 82, 134–43, 136 burden of 135, 137 as illusion 140 living with less perfectionism 138 rethinking 139 performing arts school 11–12, 13, 23, 94–5 personal agendas 99, 155–6, 171 personal costs 88–9 personal development and dream careers 20–2 journey of 102–16 personal energy 135, 137–8, 140–1 personal lives 19, 49–50 personal relationships 11, 51–3, 63–9, 96 action steps 68–9 call to action 68 and desire 169–70 difficulties with 77–8 and giving 98–9 and journeys of personal development 103–10 reconciliation of opposites in 64–7 personal sacrifice 18–20, 55, 150 personality models see DiSC personality assessment tool perspective-taking 22 pleasure 120 positives, turning negatives into 42–62 present moment, living in the 156–7 prioritisation 140 Professional Speakers Australia 16, 18–19 psychology 70 see also DiSC personality assessment tool purpose see life purpose Pursuit of Happyness, The (2006) 58–9 quick fixes 39 rapport building 78 reality bringing positive change to 28, 110–11 eternal 127, 158 finite 127, 158 ‘frequency’ of 93 Reciprocity, The Law of 87–92, 93, 101 recreational drug use 14 Red Networks newsletter 11–12 relationships see business relationships; personal relationships relationships focused personalities 72, 75 relaxation time 126–7 reserved/slower-paced personalities 72, 74–5 resilience 158–9, 161, 174 responsibilities 125–7, 138 retirement, and finding security in the unknown 22 ‘ripple effect’ 92 Robbins, Tim 11 romantics 65 Rotary International 17, 23, 63, 88–9 sabbaticals 102–16 sacrifice 18–20, 55, 150 sadness 57–8 Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port 21, 103 Santiago de Compostela Route (Camino de Santiago/’the Way of St James’) xi, 20–1, 65, 94, 103–7, 108–11, 116 Scientist, The (personality) 73 searching, endless 122, 134–43, 136, 156, 169 security 127–8, 132–3 self-belief 146 self-destruction x, xi, 15, 95 self-doubt 144, 153 self-employment 21 self-talk dialogue, negative 158 senses 167, 173–4 Sheen, Martin 20 skill-building, through volunteering 16–18 Smith, Will 58 soulmates 65, 66–7, 171 South Africa 3, 55 Spain 20–1, 104 speech impediments x Stanislavsky Technique 11 Star Wars xiii steadiness personalities 71, 72, 73, 74–5, 79, 81 strengths, turning weaknesses into 152 stress 108, 133, 156 success 17 fear of and money 87–8 suffering 119–24, 168, 174 causes of (samudāya) 119, 120, 168 ending (nirodha) 119 path to free us from (magga) 119, 121 truth of what it is (dukkha) 119–20 SuperSoul Sunday (TV show) 150–1 Taliban 44 teaching careers 23 Thesaurus.com thoughts 29 time, giving your 88–90 Time magazine 44 time out 102–16 Tolle, Eckhart, The Power of Now: A guide to spiritual enlightenment 157 trust 146, 150–2, 154 truth 27–41, 153 uncertainty 128–9 universe, origins of 42–3 unknown fear of the 132 finding happiness in the 132 finding security in the 21–2 Vipassana 27–41, 99, 120, 122, 151 action steps 41 call to action 40–1 and desire 173–6 hand positions 31 levels of meditation to aim for 40 and mindfulness 32 and observing your breath 33 obstacles to 39, 41 preparation for 30 and resilience to the Dark Knights 158 sitting postures 30, 31 techniques 30–40 and visualising the expansion 37–8 and visualising your corpse 35–6 and work-life balance 40 visualisation of the expansion 37–8 to overcome desire 175–6 of your corpse 35–6 voices, negative 158 volunteering 16–18, 22 Way, The (2010) 20 ‘Way of St James, the’ (Camino de Santiago/Santiago de Compostela Route) xi, 20–1, 65, 94, 103–7, 108–11, 116 weaknesses, turning into strengths 152 ‘what-if ’ thoughts 7, Wikipedia 164–5 ‘win/win’ situations 90, 160 Winfrey, Öprah 150–1 work-life balance 40, 137 working smarter 137–8 writing a book 129–30 things down 10 Yousafzai, Malala 44, 54–5 I am Malala 44 GRANT KITCHEN´s actions speak for themselves After completing the Camino de Santiago, an 800-kilometre walk, Grant resigned his successful career as a corporate soft-skills facilitator in Sydney, Australia, and ‘began again’ in Germany with his wife, Magdalena In the six years since, Grant has achieved remarkable results Not only has he integrated into a new country and culture, he’s established his own successful Business English and soft-skills training company and built an incomparable reputation for achieving measurable and practical solutions in the field He has facilitated over fifty programmes to eleven German multinational companies in English and German, and has employed two facilitators and administrative support Grant’s courage, tenacity and sacrifices have allowed him to realise his dreams and more His infectious ‘can do’ attitude has also helped corporate and personal audiences around the world to reach for the stars and realise their dreams ... you to realise and implement your dream; the second part highlights the hurdles that may sabotage your dreams The Dream is divided into two parts: PART I: DISCOVER AND FOLLOW YOUR DREAM The first... it was a clear choice In November 2010 I left Australia to begin my life with Magdalena in Bavaria, Germany Yet again, a woman would spark a change in the career aspect of my Dream And can you... you After a bit of searching, I fell upon a page that caught my attention: the website of the National Speakers Association of Australia, now called Professional Speakers Australia I called the