New website puts goals within reach

New Year’s is a time of resolutions. However, studies show that most people who make New Year’s resolutions will eventually break them. So how can people keep their resolutions successfully?

Jill Blashack Strahan, founder and CEO of Tastefully Simple in Alexandria, created a new company, Inspirada Dreams, a personal development and inspirational online experience designed to enhance lives through self-reflection, goal setting and action planning.

Inspirada Dreams is a culmination of processes Strahan has used over the years to define her own life and career.

“Inspirada Dreams is like going to a life coach, but completely self-driven and more affordable. It guides members through self-reflection to evaluate themselves and their dreams,” said Strahan.

Late in 2010, Strahan created a version of what is today the Dream Workbook, a hard-copy version of the experience, and gave it to Tastefully Simple leaders to help them achieve work-life balance. She later developed an online version for all Tastefully Simple consultants in the summer of 2012.

Inspirada Dreams is now available to everyone. At InspiradaDreams.com, a yearly online membership fee of $49 grants access to use the Dream Online tool.

According to Strahan, it starts with reflection and goal setting, after which members are encouraged to establish an accountability group. They can also become part of a community forum to exchange ideas with other members and celebrate victories.

The website features a carefully curated store, with inspirational products and gifts from DVDs and books to jewelry and home décor.

Participants report it to be a transformational experience, one that helps them reach goals such as losing weight, paying off credit card bills, remodeling a house and more.

For more information, visit inspiradadreams.

com, Twitter at @inspiradadreams, or facebook.com/inspirada

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