How to learn

to follow your heart

Learning to follow your heart is about the constant circle of wanting to achieve something, daring to do it, learning along the way, and finally reaching what I want to achieve with new experiences and a new belief in myself, which makes me dare even more next time . Most importantly along the way is the reflection – especially about how I treat myself. This is where the greatest learning are to be found.

The will

Get started!

1. Listen inside yourself. What are you longing for?
2. What gives you joy and happiness? What are you good at? What do you want to learn?
3. What would you like to do, concrete, based on your answers?

To find your will, you need to listen inwards, that is where the voice of your heart is. Finding your will is about listening to that voice inside that make you tremble of joy and excitement, that makes you start longing and perhaps, shiver a bit of fear. The will say “What if I could do that?! Wow!” Contributing with yourself to the world is the most beautiful thing you can do. Simply throw out your heart and follow!

KRISTINA PALTÉN

Courage

Plan

1. Visualize what it looks like and how you feel when you have fulfilled your dream.
2. Make a plan for what you need to do and learn to get where you want to.
3. Write down all your fears. Make a plan for what you need to do to prevent them from happening.

When you know what you want to achieve, life becomes vibrant of joy and also worry. The fear of failure, that the dream was wrong, and also the fear of success, is mixed with with happiness and enthusiasm. That mix of feelings is normal. All this shows you are on the right track. To be courageous is about being able to handle your own vulnerability, your fear, your longing and proceed in the direction your will has pointed out for you.

KRISTINA PALTÉN

Motivation

Take steps

1. Set the goal – specific, measurable, attractive, realistic and set in time
2. Praise yourself as you take steps according to your plan.
3. Praise yourself when the steps you take did not work as planned and you find new ways to reach your goal.

Motivation is about learning how to treat yourself best, especially when times are difficult. Now it’s time to start taking steps towards your goal, your dream. When you do this, some steps will take you in the right direction, others will not. Whether they seem to carry forward or not, they teach you something and thus all steps carry towards the goal. Now it is extra important to be kind to yourself and this is where you learn a lot about yourself.

KRISTINA PALTÉN

Reflection

Contemplate

1. What thoughts about you and your ability helped you to move towards your goal? Cherish them!
2. Ask a friend to help you reflect on what it was in you that brought you forward.
3. Things you do not understand about yourself are triggers to even bigger dreams.

Whether you’ve reached your goal or you are still on your way, reflection is essential. If you are still on your way or if you already are there – what have you done well and what can you do better? When you reach your goal – celebrate it! Challenging breaks down – recovery makes you grow. As you recover, is it time for further reflection – what did you learn along the way?

KRISTINA PALTÉN

Trust life

Release your strength!

1. Give yourself a break – how do you see yourself now when the dream is fulfilled?
2. Trust that your heart knows what’s best for you – life has plans for you
3. Do new dreams emerge? Fulfill them them. Now you know that you can.

When you fulfill your dream, life is expanding and you believe more on yourself than before. New things that you could not dream of before are suddenly realistic. Love is about using yourself for everything you want to and can. Being yourself fully contributes to the world we live in. To be you and to make good deeds in the world is a symbiosis. That’s why life wants you to be You.

KRISTINA PALTÉN