Ymara Reveals Her New Big Dream

On November 18, 2009, in Fun Fiction, Motivating Stories, by Bonnie Jean Schaefer

It’s Weirdo Friends Day!

Welcome to another wacky, totally fictional interview of a ‘Weirdo Friend.’ Today’s story features Ymara Ecrof Tency, best tv watcher. (Video of this interview is coming soon…)

When we first met Ymara, she loved to watch TV on all six of her televisions in her room at once any time she wasn’t sleeping or in school. As a matter of fact, her big dream was to be ‘the best tv watcher ever.’

After completing the first 30 days of missions, though, she realized that wasn’t a very motivating dream. But she wasn’t sure what her new big dream was. Let’s check in with her on Day 60 of the game and see if she’s figured out what she wants.

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YMARA: Amazing news! I only have one TV in my room now. One! I’m like so much more calm now that my attention isn’t scattered all over the place. It’s kind of relaxing to focus on just one show at a time (when I’m not using the picture in picture feature and watching two shows at once…cause I still do that sometimes).

Bonnie Jean: What did you do with the extra tv’s?

YMARA: Check it out—I traded them with a dude down at the pawn shop for a video camera! I decided that I love tv so much I should make tv shows of my own. That’s my new big dream: create my own TV channel!

Bonnie Jean: Now that you have a new big dream, what’s your Day 90 goal?

YMARA: This is going to be so much fun. By Day 90, I want to create my first ten minute show and post it on my YouTube channel. I don’t know what I’m going to call my channel yet.  Or what the show’s going to be about. Or who’s going to write it. Or who’s going to act in it. But I know I’m going to record it and direct it!

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We’ll check back in with Ymara in several weeks to see if she’s able to find a way to make her dream of filming her own 10 minute show happen.

She does have a few weird quirks, but as long as she follows through with the missions, she’ll be able to find a way to do what she dreams.

Weird quirks or not, you can find a way to do what you dream, too. Life is really much more fun when you set goals and take action to make them happen. So…

Join the Dream Doer League. Play The Champion Creator Game. And DO what you DREAM!

To Your Dreams,
Bonnie Jean

P.S. Stay tuned for details about how you can play The Champion Creator Game. (‘Ymara’ may be made up, but the game is REAL!) Until then, enjoy listening to the entire bestselling young adult novel The Dream Doers and the Summer of Secrets by clicking here!

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Checking in With Sally Safari…

On November 11, 2009, in Fun Fiction, Motivating Stories, by Bonnie Jean Schaefer

It’s Weirdo Friends Day!

Welcome to another wacky, totally fictional interview of a ‘Weirdo Friend.’ Today’s story features Sally ‘Super Fit/Super Smart’ Safari, scientist-in-training. (Video of this interview is coming soon…)

When we first met Sally before she started playing The Champion Creator Game, she called herself ‘Super Fit’ because her big dream was to be a ‘personal trainer for dogs.’

But when we checked in with her on Day 30 of the game, she had changed her big dream to becoming a ‘Super Smart’ scientist who invented a way for humans to survive without sleep.

Let’s catch up with her on Day 60 to see if she was able to achieve her goal of staying awake for 30 straight days using her super secret strategy.

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SALLY: I am ready to answer your questions. You may begin. (See what I was doing there? I’m being Sally “Super Powerful” Safari. Cause that’s how powerful people talk.)

Bonnie Jean: What happened to being Sally ‘Super Smart’ Safari and your ‘stay awake’ experiment?

SALLY: (shrugs) It turns out that I’m really not all that smart. I tried all kinds of experiments to keep myself awake, but after 33 hours and 27 minutes, I…fell asleep…in school. My teachers and my parents got a little bit mad, and my mom told me I couldn’t do any more “weird” experiments. She let me keep playing The Champion Creator Game, though, and by working through the integrity and passion and focus missions, I came up with a new big dream.

Bonnie Jean: So what’s your big dream as Sally ‘Super Powerful’ Safari?

SALLY: I’m going to be the Super Powerful President of the United States of America. That’s like years and years away, though, so I’m going to start by being the Super Powerful Class President in school.

That’s my Day 90 goal: to be elected class President. I’ve already started working on my campaign posters and my campaign speech and dreaming about all the Super Powerful stuff I get to do once I get elected.

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We’ll check back in with Sally in several weeks to see if she sticks with her ‘super powerful’ dream and reaches her Day 90 target to be elected class president. She does have a few weird quirks (which you’ll be able to see in the video of the interview that’s coming soon), but as long as she follows through with the missions, she’ll be able to find a way to do what she dreams.

Weird quirks or not, you can find a way to do what you dream, too. Life is really much more fun when you set goals and take action to make them happen. So…

Join the Dream Doer League. Play The Champion Creator Game. And DO what you DREAM!

To Your Dreams,
Bonnie Jean

P.S. Stay tuned for details about how you can play The Champion Creator Game. (‘Sally’ may be made up, but the game is REAL!) Until then, enjoy listening to the entire bestselling young adult novel The Dream Doers and the Summer of Secrets by clicking here!

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Time to Check In with Randaru…

On November 4, 2009, in Fun Fiction, Motivating Stories, by Bonnie Jean Schaefer

It’s Weirdo Friends Day!

Welcome to another wacky, totally fictional interview of a ‘Weirdo Friend.’ Today’s story features Randaru Rebnitch, sun photographer. (Video of this interview is coming soon…)

When we first met Randaru, we learned her big dream is to be a ‘sun photographer.’ Before she started playing The Champion Creator Game, she had never actually taken a picture of any sunrises or sunsets like she dreamed of doing.

Her Day 30 target was to finally take a picture of a sunrise, and she did! Now let’s check in with her on Day 60 to see if she hit her target to take a picture of a sunset.

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RANDARU: Oh. Hey! Glad to be back for my Day 60 update. I just gotta say…the last 30 days have been awesome!

Bonnie Jean: Have you been playing The Champion Creator Game?

RANDARU: Uh…yeah. I’m having so much fun with the missions that I can’t imagine not doing them now. I mean, my brothers and sisters used to not take me seriously because I would just talk about my dream of taking pictures of sunrises and sunsets but not actually do anything about my dream.

Now that I’ve hit my Champion targets and taken pictures of 12 sunrises and 12 sunsets, they respect my dream more. I’ve even started a collection of all my pictures!

Bonnie Jean: How do you want to end the Rookie Season? What’s your Day 90 target?

RANDARU: My goal is to take a picture of a sunrise and a sunset on the same day, print them both out on my picture printer, frame them side by side and give it to my dentist to hang in his office.

I’m gonna have to earn some money to buy the frame, and I’m gonna have to wait for a super cool and colorful sunrise and sunset to happen on the same day, but I’ve got 30 days.

If I keep doing the champion missions and stay focused like I’m learning about, I believe I can make it happen. I just hope my dentist will want to hang the picture in his office.

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We’ll check back in with Randaru in several weeks to see if she’s able to hit her Day 90 goal. She does have a few weird quirks, but as long as she follows through with the missions, she’ll be able to find a way to do what she dreams.

Weird quirks or not, you can find a way to do what you dream, too. Life is really much more fun when you set goals and take action to make them happen. So…

Join the Dream Doer League. Play The Champion Creator Game. And DO what you DREAM!

To Your Dreams,
Bonnie Jean

P.S. Stay tuned for details about how you can play The Champion Creator Game. (‘Randaru’ may be made up, but the game is REAL!) Until then, enjoy listening to the entire bestselling young adult novel The Dream Doers and the Summer of Secrets by clicking here!

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Ready to Unleash Your Creativity?

On November 2, 2009, in Find a Way, Success Secrets, by Bonnie Jean Schaefer

It’s Find a Way to Do What You Dream Day!

Finding a way to do what you dream starts with you being a person of great character. Being a person of great character involves being trustworthy, being passionate and being focused.

To be trustworthy, passionate and focused, you must develop 12 core ‘champion’ traits. Last week, we talked about setting your passion on fire and being enthusiastic.

Today, we’re going to talk about another characteristic that comes from the heart: your CREATIVITY.

Why should you unleash your creativity?

When you’re creative, you can find a way to solve any problem and overcome any obstacle.

What is creativity?

Creativity is reaching beyond what is obvious into your imagination so you can see how to do what you dream. To be creative, all you have to do is look beyond normal facts to see things that aren’t ‘normal,’ things you can’t necessarily prove.

To see these not-so-usual things, you have to trust your gut and believe there is a way around or through or over any obstacle that’s standing in the way of you and your dreams.

The best way to help you be creative is to tap into your passion and your enthusiasm. When you’re able to express what you want, you free your mind to be imaginative and creative.

How can you unleash your creativity?

To help you unleash your creativity, follow these steps:

  1. Write down one dream you feel the most passionate about.
  2. Write down at least three reasons you might NOT be able to live this dream.
  3. Pick the biggest reason or obstacle you wrote down.
  4. Okay…it’s time to be creative! Write down five of the most bizarre, crazy things you can imagine yourself doing to overcome the obstacle you chose in step number three.
  5. Now that your creativity is unleashed, keep going. Choose one of the things you wrote in step four and draw a picture of it so you can actually SEE yourself being creative.

What can you do NOW to unleash your creativity?

If you’re not sure how to be creative to find a way to do what you dream, start by being creative with something simple.

For instance, try turning a light switch on without touching the switch with any part of your body.

Or for more of a challenge, make your parents a card that tells them how much you love them without using the letters ‘e,’ ‘v’ or ‘u.’

The more you practice being creative with simple things, the easier it will become to be creative with bigger things, like finding ways to live your dreams.

And once you can use your creativity to imagine a way to do what you dream, you’ll need to move forward with courage. That’s why next week’s episode is about the final part of Dream Doer Rule #3: advance with COURAGE.

Until next time, remember that you always find a way to do what you dream when you stick to your strengths.

To Your Dreams,
Bonnie Jean

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Time to Chat With Lulilulelindia Again…

On October 28, 2009, in Fun Fiction, Motivating Stories, by Bonnie Jean Schaefer

It’s Weirdo Friends Day!

Welcome to another wacky, totally fictional interview of a ‘Weirdo Friend.’ Today’s story features lulilulelindia verickent, grammarnotarian. (Video of this interview is coming soon…)

When we chatted with Luli on Day 30 of the game, she realized she wasn’t passionate about her big dream to be a ‘travel around the world person.’ So she was hoping to find a big dream she could be passionate about. Before she started playing The Champion Creator Game, she was a Grammarnotarian who didn’t believe in capitalization or punctuation.

Let’s check in with her on Day 60 of the game and see if she’s learned anything about how to live her dreams. Remember, she doesn’t like punctuation or capitalization, so her quotes might look a little strange…

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lulilulelindia ive seriously got great news today i’m so seriously super excited to share my new big dream with you i figured it out by playing the champion creator game you know with those missions that seriously helped me tap into my passion ready okay remember how my old big dream was to be a travel around the world person well ill still get to travel whenever i want because im seriously going to make lots of money being a hair and makeup specialist

Bonnie Jean: Why did you choose to become a hair and makeup specialist?

lulilulelindia since im a grammarnotarian i seriously dont want to do anything that makes me have to use correct grammar thats why i seriously love dealing with makeup and hair. i get to seriously help other girls like me seriously find their own special style so they can seriously stand out and express who they really are

Bonnie Jean: How are you going to make your big dream come true?

lulilulelindia im seriously going to keep playing the champion creator game its helping me break down my big dream into smaller simple seriously easy to do goals that way i seriously dont feel overwhelmed and my dream seriously seems possible i seriously just have to do one little thing every day thats related to my big dream all these little things are going to add up and one day ill seriously be the best expert ever at like styling peoples hair how seriously awesome is that

Bonnie Jean: How do you want to end the Rookie Season? What’s your Day 90 target?

lulilulelindia thats easy i want to give one of my friends a seriously cool makeover so i can practice living my big dream i seriously cant wait because thats going to be so much fun seriously

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We’ll check back in with Luli in several weeks to see if she’s able to hit her Day 90 target. She does have a few weird quirks (which you’ll be able to see in the video of the interview that’s coming soon), but as long as she follows through with the missions, she’ll be able to find a way to do what she dreams.

Weird quirks or not, you can find a way to do what you dream, too. Life is really much more fun when you set goals and take action to make them happen. So…

Join the Dream Doer League. Play The Champion Creator Game. And DO what you DREAM!

To Your Dreams,
Bonnie Jean

P.S. Stay tuned for details about how you can play The Champion Creator Game. (‘Luli’ may be made up, but the game is REAL!) Until then, enjoy listening to the entire bestselling young adult novel The Dream Doers and the Summer of Secrets by clicking here!

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