Flying to the Top
Author: Julie Jordan Scott

It started out well enough. I was talking to my two older brothers about the last six months of my life. We do not see each other often. In fact, twice in a calendar year is amazing! I got very excited at the prospect of telling them all that has been happening in my life. There have been so many significant changes in the past six months!

I quit my job with local government. I began the joyful path to a fulltime coaching, writing and speaking career. I published my first electronic book. I have put on my running shoes and started sprinting towards all my dreams! I am not sure when exactly it hit me that they had stopped listening. They were standing there nodding.

Yes, they even maintained eye contact. But they were not present. One of them was wondering when I would stop talking and serve dinner. The other one was probably dying to go check on the scores on the TV. All those memories rushed back from childhood, when I was nothing more than a little bit kooky younger sister who was always a little bit different from them. They liked Bob Dylan, I liked Jackson Browne. They liked McDonald's, I liked Burger King. They went to public universities, I went to a private one.

I swore I heard one of them say, as I was telling about my plans and projects, "Yeah, Julie, when Pigs fly".

Naturally I can be very assertive everywhere and with everyone else except my family so I simply smiled and got the meal on the table and made more light hearted conversation in the acceptable Julie way. Forget presenting myself as an International Business Woman! As far as they were concerned, my success would come only after Pigs started floating in the atmosphere. I learned early on that the biggest dream stealers are frequently family and long time friends. The tragedy is we allow for it to happen repeatedly. People smirk at our idea, or question our judgement or decision making, and we buy into it.

We wonder, "Sheesh, did I make the right decision? Am I sure about that? Should I have done something else instead?" The When Pigs Fly Sourdough Bread Company in York, Maine doesn't think so. One brother started baking loaves of delicious sourdough bread starting his business with 80 loaves. He has since had another brother join him, and their business is thriving! They also have some adorable merchandise with Flying Pigs all over T-shirts and hats. http://www.sendbread.com. I value their slogan, "When Pigs Fly, Anything is Possible". Pig Bread is flying all over Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

In New York City, there is a clothing line called "When Pigs Fly Kids Clothes". These outfits are beyond adorable! And their domain name is even more adorable. http://www.oinkoink.net. Another entrepreneur doing what some scoffers tried to squelch. Why do people insist on minimizing the dreams of others? I am not talking fantasy land at all, I am talking about people with workable plans. Plans to create something out of nothing, Something that perhaps in the past would have been considered fantasy land, but now is tangible. After contemplating my brother's reaction to my amazing life, the tables turned. I feel sorry that they can not capture my vision. There are many out there who are, and who will continue to.

It makes me sad that those who grew up with me can not see my vision. So now, I focus instead on creating a "family" of friends who share in my miraculous life on a daily basis. We all have miraculous lives, don't we? Who is sharing yours with you? Do you have a Dream Team in place, to share and grow your future? Start thinking of people who could be Partners in Possibility alongside you. Start a list of names, carefully considering whether they will be your dream builders or dream stealers. I went to Pismo Beach on my personal retreat day this month.

I take one day a month when I soak in the peace and quiet as I make my plans for the next month and recap my wins and setbacks during the prior month. This time I took my daughter Katherine with me. We walked along the crisp, cool beach. She quickly made a friend. I walked up to a kite flier and asked for a lesson, which he gladly gave me. And then I saw it. An immense windsock was being hoisted into the air. I watched from my perch as the kite enthusiast went through his ritual. The sock started taking shape. It was a very large, pink, windsock pig. I watched and laughed as it flew higher and higher and higher in the sky. A pig was flying. Soaring. Gliding. I was laughing. The pigs have it! As do I! As do YOU! You can have an incredible life, with rich dreams, and a powerfully crafted future. When Pigs Fly, anything is possible!








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Julie Jordan Scott is a Speaker, Writer and Life Purpose Coach who believes in living each moment with joy and passion. Visit her website for many free passion resources. http://www.5passions.com Or email with comments or questions: julieja@lightspeed.net

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