Dare to Dream

Dare to dream.  Dream big and think big, as big as the endless sky.  Dreams are like fingerprints, each is as different as the dreamer is.  Do you have a dream?  Dare to dream it!  Dreams can come true if you are willing to take the path leading to them. We all have dreams. Whatever your dreams are, the realization of them is extremely important. We need our dreams to keep us going. Dreams take courage, patience, time, perseverance and a belief in self.  The qualities of dreams are that they are big enough to be challenging and cause a pleasure response when you envision them. Most often dreams fit into the arenas of spiritual, physical, mental, social, family, career and financial.  Whether you have a dream that has been burning inside of you for decades or are just beginning to realize what you really want today, there is no better time than now to go for it.  No matter what it is, take that dream and dream big.  Any dreams you dare to dream can come true if only you believe in yourself, no matter what the circumstances or the obstacles you may face in your life.  Achieving your dreams comes down to turning them into tangible objects upon which you can physically touch.  Apply your imagination to making dreams physical... something you can actually touch... then use your dreams to their maximum advantage.  Live your life to the max.  Great dreams remain great dreams, until you transform them into something physical.  If you are having a hard time achieving your goals, the problem lies in getting the initial steps out of sequence.  On the road to achieving your dreams, the going might be tough and harsh, but the sweetness of successful realization of your dreams is unrivaled.  “The way I see it, there are two kinds of dreams.  One is a dream that’s always going to be just that… A dream.  A vision that you can never really hold in your hand.  Then there is a dream that’s more than a dream it’s like… A map.  A map that you live by and follow the rest of your days.  Knowing that someday you’re going to stand on top of that Mountain holding everything you thought of Right There in Your Hand!”  To really achieve your dream… To really have your future plan pull you forward… Your dreams must be… vivid pictures painted in your mind every day… of you in action.  Discover within yourself a renewed and energized zest for life as you wholeheartedly explore and pursue your dreams.  To accomplish this, your desire and focus must be stronger than any obstacles.  Dreams are a projection of the kind of life you want to lead.  Dreams are a projection of the life you want to lead.  Dreams can drive you... help you skip over obstacles.  When you allow your dreams to pull you, they unleash a creative force that can overpower any obstacle in your path. To unleash this power, your dreams must be well defined. A fuzzy future has little pulling power. Well-defined dreams are not fuzzy. Wishes are fuzzy. To really achieve your dreams... To really have your future plan pull you forward... Your dreams must be...”vivid pictures painted in your mind every day... of YOU in action!"  A dream is what will drive you and keep you focused when you are confronted with obstacles.  “All success begins with spreading your W.I.N.G.S. – believing in your worth, trusting your insight, nurturing yourself, having a goal, and devising a personal strategy.  And then, even impossible dreams become real.”
Most dreams seem very unrealistic and totally out of reach, but with belief in yourself (the ability to dream it), faith in your dreams (believing it), focus (seeing it), confidence (telling it), determination (pursuing it), and a positive attitude (enjoying it), you can attain any dream and live the bold life you have always imagined and wanted for yourself.  What it takes is changing the source of your thoughts, and then you can sidestep the limited beliefs and fears that tend to block the successful achievement of your dreams that you have unconsciously come to learn and accept as true.  If you have a dream and work toward it, it can become a reality.  When we are in the pursuit of our dreams, it's common to feel frustrated in the face of challenges. While we can never know exactly how long our dreams will require to manifest, we must remember we are not powerless. We always have a choice. You can choose to adhere to your own vision for life and make choices that support the successful realization of your dreams.  “In order to cultivate your dreams and ensure its hardy growth, you need to continually nourish it and protect it from disturbance and invasion.  To do that, you need to know and understand yourself better so that you can continually feed your dreams with your commitment to your highest potential and your dreams.”  Dream outside the box and explore your dreams and your visions for your life.  Explore the changes you would like to have in a life with no limits.  “Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue, and the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true.”  Believe in your dreams.  Having a dream is the foundation to success.
A dreamer is someone who is definitely not afraid to challenge society’s norms and is not afraid to tread his or her own path rather than following a well-trodden path.  A dreamer is someone who is always willing to take a chance and is always asking why before doing something that others are doing blindly.  A dreamer is someone who has a great futuristic picture of their dream in which he or she works at to achieve at all costs.  A dreamer charts his or her own course and destiny. A dreamer is always striving to be the person he or she was meant to be and is not afraid to be different.  “Rest not.  Life is sweeping by; go and dare before you die.  Something mighty and sublime, leave behind to conquer time.”
The dreams, hopes, and desires that you hold closest to your heart provide clues, hints, and opportunities to help you to achieve a richer, fuller, and happier life.  Despite all the factors that affect your life, none have as much potential power for affecting your future as your ability to dream.  It is up to you to choose to explore and move toward your dreams today and then your tomorrows will be filled with the essence of your desires and a promise of living the life you aspire for.  Sometimes our hearts are filled with many dreams; sometimes there is only one.  A dream is a notion, an idea, an inkling that will not go away until we are forced to ask ourselves, where this dream of the heart came from.
The road to the successful realization of your dreams is paved with passion and desire for your dreams to become real.  The road may be full of potholes and the journey may seem endless, but if you stick with it, you will eventually arrive at your destination.  Look ahead and do not ever look back.  Once you have found your passion and your desire, you will have found your power, meaning, and purpose for your dreams.
First, and the most important thing, is that in order to pursue any dream, you need to face your confidence crisis and make a bold move toward achieving your dreams.  The crisis in your life that gets you started on the journey from fear to freedom in pursuing your dreams need not be anything obvious or even life shattering; it could be something like a simple nudge or even that you are just plain sick of letting yourself down.  Reclaiming your confidence in pursuing your dream demands that you make small, meaningful changes one day at a time in order to work towards achieving it.  Practicing new habits will give you the confidence to live fully and freely in pursuit of your dreams.  Avoid the negative sources, people, places, things, and habits that can destroy your confidence and crush your dreams.  Stop avoiding the pursuit of your dreams and quit holding on to any of the misguided beliefs that says you really have no other choice but to do what everyone else is doing.  Learn to have faith in yourself and remove the fears you have that are associated with your desires; always believe in yourself and you will find your purpose.  Be bold and take the initiative; you are the only one in charge of turning your dreams into reality.  Dream it - Everything begins in the heart and mind.  Every great achievement began in the mind of one person.  Think big.  Don't let negative thinking discourage you.  You want to be a "dreamer."  Dream of the possibilities for yourself.  “If we are going to do anything with life, we sometimes have to move away from it – beyond the usual measurements. We must occasionally follow visions and dreams.”  Be proactive and actively involved in every step of the process of working on the dreams you desire to ensure that you achieve them.
It all begins with a dream, a vision of excellence.  Focus your attention on that vision until it becomes so clear that you can see it, feel it, taste it, touch it, smell it, and know it.  Imagine the object of your desire in full color... full splendor... with lavish details.  Then, move the dream out of your heart and head—onto a sheet of paper.  Your dream is now physical.  Along with that vision, take consistent actions of commitment and determination to bring your dreams into reality.  Then, expect the miracles to happen.  Get in touch with your dreams and your visions.  Have a clear picture of it in your mind, like a road map, and follow it.  Focus clearly on the picture of your dream that you have and visualize it so that you begin seeing it everywhere.  See things not just the way they are, but also the way they could be.  The key to the successful realization of your dreams is to focus on it and be determined in your mind to pursue the dreams you desire and want.  See it - The great achievers have a habit.  They "see" things.  When you are focused on your dreams, you spend the necessary energy on the things you need to do to move it forward.  Remember, focus is the major determinant of whether you succeed in realizing your dreams or whether you fail wretchedly.  Add exciting detail to your dream... making it crystal-clear to even the most casual observer!  This is where it can move from creative visualization to conceptual desirability.
Make your dreams what you value and believe in.  Believe it - your dream needs to be big.  It needs to be something that is seemingly beyond your capabilities.  However, it also must be believable.  Carefully evaluate the desirability of your dream against your ability to make it a reality.  This is where it moves from conceptual desirability to absolute believability.  This is the most important step, because this is where dreams either fail or come alive.  You must be able to say that if certain things take place, if others help, if you work hard enough, though it is a big dream, it can still be done.  Beliefs are about how we think things really are, what we think is really true, and what we therefore expect as the likely consequences that will follow from our behavior.  Our subconscious believes everything we say to ourselves – when a thought or a dream gets into the subconscious; your belief system is born.  We are literally, in a sense, what we think.  What often stops you from taking any form of action on your dreams is your limited belief system.  To make a dream come true, you simply have to believe in it and desire it to be real.  Developing and formalizing your dreams into your thought pattern is the first and most important step in transforming your dreams into reality.  Appreciate what you have and build on it by developing the required knowledge and the simple behavior changes necessary to achieve your dreams.  The decision you make about pursuing your dreams ultimately results from attitudes and beliefs you hold about everything in your life.  The process looks like this: your attitudes and beliefs create your thoughts and feelings, which determine your choices and decisions about your dreams.
Step up and step out; take charge of your dreams.  Work it - if you work on it each day, eventually you will achieve your dream.  It is up to you to make it real.  Have a rigid, determined stance that you will achieve your dreams, regardless of the number and frequency of the obstacles in your way.  You must know exactly what you want, or at least what you intend to happen, in regards to your dreams and then commit to it in heart and mind.  Plan out your dreams and think through your thoughts and the changes you would like for your dreams to have in your life.  Take charge of the dreams in your mind; envision them as if they are already real.  Your dreams will begin to take on a life of its own as you envision it, speak about it, and act on it.  Follow through on your commitment.
Never give up on your dreams, no matter how long it takes.  A cherished dream is a wondrous thing.  It can give hope for your future and encouragement to try when all odds are against you.  "When faced with a mountain,  I will not quit I'll keep on striving until I climb over, Find a path through, tunnel underneath, Or simply stay and turn my mountain into a gold mine.  I will not quit."  Sometimes the road may be long and rough, but obstacles are there because we need to learn from them to progress to the next step in our journey toward your dreams.  Hold on to your dreams tightly and persist a little bit longer when the situation gets tough, eventually you will reach your dreams.  “Never let the odds keep you from pursuing what you know in your heart you were meant to do.”  You are the only one who can have your own dreams and you are the only one who can set your goals to achieve them.  No one else in this world can do it for you, for each individual is unique.  It has been said before that if you really want something badly enough, you will get it.  And you will.  Remember, as you dream, you get hope; as you hope, you aspire; as you aspire, take aim; as you aim, act; as you act, you succeed; in success, you inspire.  “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.”