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Here is a basic truth you must accept and believe if you are
to achieve your dream.
Your dream can be a reality! That's right, your future can actually
see you living your dream. It doesn't just have to be a big wish!
When we are young we are dreamers. Nothing seems too big for us
to accomplish. Nothing seems too outrageous. The world is ours on
a string as the old song goes. Until.
"Reality" hits. Reality is what others want to
box you in with: "You can't do that." "Nobody has
ever done that before." "It will never work." "You've
gone off the deep end now!"
All dreamers (who eventually become accomplishers) have heard
these things. Yet they overcome them. They refuse to accept someone
else's "reality" for their own life. They let the average
people live their average lives, bound by fear, while they pursue
their chosen future - their dream! So don't believe the people who
tell you that you can't or won't. Believe your dream. Believe that
it can be your future!
Once you have determined that you can actually
live your dream, I want you to memorize this acronym. I shared it
in an article a number of months ago but I found that it is
tremendously helpful for reminding and motivating us
toward our dreams.
D is for Dare (dare to dream while others
don't)
R is for Relentless (relentlessly pursue your dream no
matter what)
E is for Excellence (strive for excellence in all you do)
A is for Abandon (abandon any other alternative plans)
M is for Measure (constantly measure where you are in your
dream journey)
Okay, that's great and motivating, but what about the practical
stuff? Well, there is certainly practical stuff. No matter how
lofty your dream, no matter how spectacular, you will live most of
your life in the mundane.
Richard Nixon said of the presidency that you
"campaign with poetry, but govern with prose." The vision is
beautiful, the actual is mundane (not bad but "everyday" so to
speak).
If you are to achieve your dream, you need to plan and work and
work and plan. Here are my thoughts on how to go about reaching
your dream and securing it as your future: Decide that you will do
it. This may seem elementary but many people never decide and
commit fully to their dream. They simply keep "thinking" about it.
Tell others that you are going to do it. This puts
you on the record as to what you are dreaming about. It makes you
accountable. It will help you do it if for no other reason than to
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Develop a step-by-step plan. This is absolutely essential. You
must sit down and write out a few things:
1. A timeline. How long will it take to the end?
2. Action steps. Point-by-point what you will do
and when you will do them.
3. Resources you will need to draw from. What will
it take? Who will need to be involved for help or advice?
4. An evaluation tool. You need to evaluate from
time to time whether you are progressing or not.
5. A celebration. Yep, when you are done you
should already have planned what you will do to celebrate. Make
it big!
I have found that there is no better time than now to start making
your dream a reality. So, set aside some time today to get started
on your dream. Follow the action plan and set your sights for the
top of the mountain! You will be glad you did!
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