Outer Mongolia: My Dream Became Reality Interview

Recently, Wendy Wallace interviewed me about my thoughts on dreams and turning them into reality... the interview entitled Reclaiming Your Dream is available as an MP3 which you can download and listen to...

Julie Shapiro also interviewed me a few weeks ago... her interview was specifically on my book Outer Mongolia... No Longer a Fantasy ... about my dream that became a reality!

Here is part of the interview:

When did you decide to live your dream of visiting Outer Mongolia?

Wednesday, November 10, 1993 -- at dinner with a friend (Ro) and Sally, a woman I had only met once before.  Early in the evening, Sally (we were at her place and I had only met her once before) was talking about her recent trip to Tibet... one thing led to another and at some stage I mentioned something about Mongolia and Sally immediately said " Why not go there??"  my immediate response was: no way... I thought she was kidding and would leave it at that -- but Sally is into dream analysis and has been for many years.  She kept saying “why don't you?”  After a couple more drinks, my protests faded and the three of us that night decided to go to Mongolia.  And at that point... I knew my life would never be the same again.

What was the most empowering aspect of having a life long dream become a reality?

It broke through my limiting beliefs about what I was capable of doing.  It also broke through many other people's limiting beliefs about me – many of my family and friends and doctors were very vocally opposed to me going -- I even got told I was irresponsible, and I should not be contemplating it given my physical challenges and enormous breathing problems.

The most empowering thing about it is that I know anything you really want to do badly enough... you can do it, no matter what your circumstances are.

If I can turn my dream into a reality... anyone can!

If you would like to read more about my dream becoming a reality in Outer Mongolia... you can at

http://www.synergebooks.com/ebook_outermongolia.html

Have you a dream you would like to become reality?  Have any of your dreams become reality?  Click on the comment link below and tell me about them... I'd love to hear from you!

Best wishes

Jeanne

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Comments

[mergen]

There is no such place as Outer Mongolia. There is Inner Mongolia in China. And there is Mongolia, the country. The whole inner/outer thing is Chinese perspective, which is not well received by Mongolians at all. It's unbelievable that the Chinese still teach in primary education that Mongolia is part of China! This couldn't be any farther from the truth. Ridiculous.

[Jeanne May]

Thank you for your comment mergen. You must understand that my book is not an academic piece of writing -- it was not based on geographical, historical, political or religious fact. The book is about living a dream I had since I was a little girl.

I am very aware that there now is no such country as Outer Mongolia... but Outer Mongolia did exist... this morning I looked up Wikipedia and found this:
Outer Mongolia (Mongolian: Ar Mongol, Manchu: Tulergi Monggo, Chinese: 外蒙古; pinyin: Wài Měnggǔ) was main part of the Bogdo Khanate of Mongolia, which proclaimed its independence on the 29th of December 1911. It consisted of the following four (aimags), ordering from east to west:
Chechen Khan Province (Chechen Khan Ayimagh, Setsen Khan Aimag)
Töshiyetü Khan Province (Töshiyetü Khan Ayimagh, Tüsheet Khan Aimag)
Sayin Noyan Khan Province (Sayin Noyan Khan Ayimagh, Sain Noyon Khan Aimag)
Jasaghtu Khan Province (Jasaghtu Khan Ayimagh, Zasagt Khan Aimag)
Today the name is sometimes still informally used referring to Mongolia (a sovereign state), which controls roughly the same territory.

Best wishes
Jeanne

[Mongol]

The main problem is that people will read your book, and perpetuate the Sino-centric name Outer Mongolia. Just because there was an Outer Mongolia, doesn't make it okay to call Mongolia - Outer Mongolia. Why not call China the Celestial Kingdom and Russia the USSR for that matter? It makes no sense.

[Mongol]

What's more, "Ar Mongol" (from your Wiki reference on Outer Mongolia") does not mean Outer Mongolia in Mongolian. Ar means North. So again, the translation of Ar Mongol (or North Mongolia) as Outer Mongolia is inaccurate and adheres to the Sinocentric view of Mongolia. The Mongolian name for Inner Mongolia is Uvur Mongol. Uvur means South not Inner.