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The beginning of
a new year is an exciting time. A time to look ahead, to
plan and to dream. Kids dream, teenagers dream, adults
dream - Everybody dreams. But sadly not everyone
achieves their dream. All to often they are
dismissed as fantasy and are aborted before they draw
their first breath. The world is strewn with
‘still-born’ dreams. How tragic. But it need not be that
way. With a little care, attention and few strategies
your dreams can be brought to life. Follow these tips to
breathe life into your dreams:
Dream big!
Don’t go for daft little dreams. Go for dreams that will
motivate and inspire you. Dreams that will keep you up
late and get you up early. A big dream has more pulling
power. Go for a dream that will give you excitement,
thrill and lasting pleasure when you achieve it.
Admire beauty
in your dream. Study it
closely and remember its every detail. The sounds, the
aromas, the tastes, the feel, remember it all. Bathe in
it. Its your dream, and only you can make it real. The
more you are engrossed in your dream, the more
motivation it will create.
Look for the
magic in, and then beyond, your dream.
For magic there is. As your dream materialises admire
the transformation with awe. Notice and enjoy the
process, and have a true sense of gratitude. Nurture
your wonderment and the magic of your dreams will bare
ever more fruit.
Be open to
the probabilities of your dreams.
It is to easy to dismiss a dream as mere fantasy.
However, to quote Carl Sanborg:
"Nothing
happens unless first a dream."
It is a truism that all things in life happen twice.
First in the mind and then in the physical world. So
create your life how you want it to be, but do it first
in your dreams.
Give your
dream a deadline. A goal
is really just that; a dream with a deadline. Get clear
on a time frame for your dream to become a reality. Give
it a sense of urgency. Putting a measurable date on your
dream is a message to your subconscious that you are
serious about your commitment. Measurability adds power
to your dream.
Write your
dreams down. Dreams will
remain forever dreams unless you commit them to paper.
Putting them in print show true commitment, and connects
with the needs of our ancient-brain to have things of
value recorded. In much the same way that our ancestors
painted pictures on their cave walls, your jottings
declare to yourself their importance. The very act of
writing inspires courage and it inspires a will to
follow through.
Believe in
your dream. Belief is
power. Never underestimate the power of your belief.
People can do the most remarkable things if only they
believe, because people are remarkable. The human
psyche, once stretched to a new belief, will draw all
its resources and power to make that belief a reality.
True belief will find a way.
The bottom line
is this. Value your dreams, treat them with respect and
above all act on them. Ignore the dream crushers, even
those with good intent. Remember that dreams are
fulfilled only through action and not planning to take
action. Follow your dreams and they will come through
for you.
Action Steps
Take time to
rekindle your dreams tomorrow, tonight, today! What are
those things that you once dreamt about? To play the
piano? To fly a plane? To meet a famous person? What
ever your desire, take time to dream again. Get excited
about your dream, know that others have achieved
theirs…NOW is the time for you to live yours!
Motivational
Quotes
"I've dreamt in my life dreams that have stayed with
me ever after, and changed my ideas; they've gone
through and through me, like wine through water, and
altered the colour of my mind."
- Emily Bronte
"If you can
DREAM it, you can DO it."
- Walt Disney
"Consult not
your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not
about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled
potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and
failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to
do."
-
Pope John 38. XXIII
"It is good
to dream, but it is better to dream and work. Faith is
mighty, but action with faith is mightier. Desiring is
helpful, but work and desire are invincible."
- Thomas Robert Gaines
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