In Charge: Dream Series - Drive Towards Your Dream Lifestyle

Deneen L. Garrett: Hello, and welcome to another episode of Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation. This is the fourth and final series of my How to Live a Dream Lifestyle. So the first one, we did a high-level overview, and I introduced you to my three plus Ds framework, which is dream, design, and drive. And so I've… already shared each of those episodes. We had the Overview, we had the Dream episode, we had the Decide/Design episode, and now we're doing the Drive episode. So, yay, if you made it to this far. So, in the Dream again, it's just thinking about, dreaming about what it is you want. No limitations, just going for it, dreaming big. In the Decide Design phase is, you decide, well, okay, this is what I dreamed about and what actually, or how do I want my dream life to look like? And that's where the decision comes in. And then the plus of that is the design where you go ahead and you map it out. You do a vision board, you map it out on paper, you use Pinterest for a vision board, just going ahead and now starting to put together that framework for you based on what you decided you want your dream life to be. And so now, as I said, we get into the final phase of making it happen, which is the drive portion. So driving towards your dream life, going ahead and executing on your design, right? So plot and plan, right? That's what we're doing in this particular stage. Again, the decision, you decided what you wanted, the design, what does that look like? Now we're putting it into action. We're actually planning how we're going to get that done. Putting in the work is what I said. This is where we get going. We drive, we move, we're going forward, we're making it happen for ourselves. What that looks like for you, this is the part where we go ahead and make that happen. What I talked about, before is, as an example, your house, right? So you thought about a dream house. You wanted a house on water. And then you dreamed about it, right? Get a beautiful house on water somewhere. Then in decision, you said, you know what? OK, let me get specific. I want that big beach house. I want it to be a Tudor style. I want it to be on a beach in Belize. And right, so you're getting real specific in that decision. And then again, the vision, the design part is, you know, you mapping out what it looks like. And so now we know what it looks like, we know where we want it to be. And so now we make moves to make it happen for ourselves. So we get with a realtor, right? We find out how much we can afford. And then we narrow in and start looking for those houses and boom, bam, we buy it, right? We make it happen for ourselves. Like I said, it's driving to make it happen. And that's what it's all about, right? We've done the work. We've done the steps. We've done it over a period of time. And so now we're at that point that let's get it. Let's go. Let's make it happen for ourselves. Let's live a dream lifestyle. And again, you can do it in pieces. You don't have to overwhelm yourself and say, oh my God, let me do everything, every aspect at once. No, don't want to do that. And I don't recommend that you do that. I do recommend that you do it in pieces. I had shared how I came to this living a dream lifestyle is that back in 2022, I decided live was my word. And I had seen someone tweet about going beyond a dream house, a dream car, and actually looking at a dream lifestyle, like how did they want their life to be like, right? And so there's multiple components that come into that. And so for me, I decided live, again, was my word, and live a dream lifestyle was my focus for the year. And that's what I started to do. Again, I started to dream, like, what does that lifestyle look like for me? And then I decided, well, hey, number one is travel. I'm really into travel. And then designing, well, what does that look like? And I wanted the flexibility to be able to travel at any time, anywhere. and for any length of time, right? And so driving is making it happen. And I do that. I do that to this day. I've been doing that since 2022. And so again, that's just one aspect of a larger piece, and it continues to evolve. And that's one thing for you to know is that your dream life is going to evolve, and you want it to evolve. And again, there's layers to it, right? talking about houses, using a house as an example, and a foundation. So the foundation is you deciding that, OK, I want to focus on that dream house. And then the next component of that could be the next floor, if you will. It could be that, oh, OK, well, now I want to vacation. I want to go on a vacation every quarter. I want to go on a lavish vacation every quarter. And so then again, we're dreaming. then you decide specifically what it is that you want. You design what that looks like, and then you make it happen by going on those vacations. So that's what we're talking about here. And again, do it at your own pace. Yes, it's OK to go back to an earlier step. So if you find yourself in the design phase and you're like, I don't know, go back to the dream. it's absolutely okay to go back to the dream and then go back to the decision and then go back to the design and then making it happen. All of that is fine, right? Because it's your life, it's your dream lifestyle. You defined it for yourself and you can change it up at any point. So let's see, anything else that I want to make sure that I cover in this final dream stage? Yes, want to make sure that you do go back and listen to or watch the previous episode. So I'm on this YouTube kick and I really want everybody watching, watching and really tapping into my YouTube. But for those who are diehard podcast, absolutely, you know, because this is a podcast, it just happens to be a video podcast. But here are the previous episodes. So how to live a dream lifestyle, the overview, empowering women of color through podcasting. That's episode 141. So again, that's the overview, introducing everything. And then how to live a dream lifestyle, dream, episode 143. That's where I start breaking down the dream phase. And then dream life, living a dream lifestyle, step three, which is decide. And that's episode 145. And again, that's when we actually start to do, start working towards the dream, right? Again, the dream phase is just that. Dream about it. Just think about it, you know? Go big. No limitations. Whatever it is that you want, what you see in somebody else that you admire, that's what you're doing in that dream phase. And then again, deciding is like, OK, I dreamed and I have this big, grandiose dream. Now, you know, let me kind of go ahead and get specific about it and decide, OK, this is how I want it to be, right? And the example, again, that I use is you wanted a beach house. Okay, now the deciding is I want a beach house. What kind of beach house? Where do you want it? That type of thing. And then getting into the design, again, a little bit more specific as to what it looks like. And then where we are now, the drive is making it happen, getting it, securing that house that you decided upon. And that's just one example that I use. It's just a A basic example, I said, for me, the travel, I gave you a scenario of what that looks like for me. And again, me thinking, oh, I would love to travel, and then deciding where, and when, and all of that kind of stuff, and designing what that looked like, and then making it happen. And so it's been two years, and I am living that dream. And I've added to that dream. I also love attending events. So that's something that's added, right? And it gets to tie in with my travel. My number one of travel because I travel to events. And then also add to that art, right? I started collecting art back in 2020. And now when I travel to events, I'm going to art shows and art galleries, right? So I'm bringing all that together. And that's just an example of how it can tie in together. It doesn't have to tie in together. That's just me. I'm just building off of that one number one main goal of mine and in the many facets of it. So I'm excited about the life that I'm living. I'm loving it. Again, I'm living a dream lifestyle. I want you to live a dream lifestyle. I provided you some basic tools on how you can make that happen for yourself. Of course, it's just been a very high level overview. And if you want to dig deeper, if you want support, definitely reach out to me because I have created this How to Live a Dream Lifestyle Framework. So what I've been talking to you about the past three, four weeks, I've actually created a program where I can work with you on that one-on-one. And eventually, it's going to be a course, an online course that you can take at your leisure. But prior to getting there, I am offering the one-on-one. So reach out to me. You can go to deninelgarrett.com. slash coaching and set up a discovery call, and we can move forward from there. You can also email me at denineelgare.com. And I will tell you that right now, I do have my program. I do have it discounted for a short period of time. So jump on it. Get on it if you want to get in at the discounted price, the special price. And I'm offering that price really because I'm just now introducing you all to this framework. So let's ease into it. And then it just goes back up to its regular price. And if now is not a good time for you, that's fine. Keep going back to these episodes and really making those notes and putting in the work. And again, when you're ready, reach out and we can do some one-on-one work. So I thank you for your time, for your attention, I want to hear your thoughts, so please leave comments, reviews, make sure you subscribe, you follow, you share, all the things. So my goal, my mission and vision is to elevate the voices of women of color, which I do through my podcast, as well as when I'm speaking. And then also to empower women of color to do what? Live a dream lifestyle and to live it now. So I'm here for you. I appreciate you all tapping in, checking in. And again, let's do this thing together. And so I'm wanting to reach millions of women of color, and you can help me with that when you share, when you talk about the podcast, the video podcast, the YouTube channel. So, hey, let's do this thing together. Let's go, let's get it, let's live a dream lifestyle. And I am your host, Deneen L. Garrett, and until next time.

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