HOW BADLY DO YOU WANT IT?

Lots of people have dreams. Things they really want to do. But they talk themselves out of those dreams. It’s easy to do. It’s a lot harder to stick to those dreams. A hell of a lot harder. But then as they say, big risk, big reward. Putting your heart out there to get your dream is a tough thing to do. It can be painful too. But, the payoff is so much better than safely sitting and saying, “This may not be at our reach!”

Come on! Get out there; put your heart on your sleeve. Risk it all. “But what if we fail?” the little voice in the back of your mind whispers. Pick yourself back up and do it all over again. Pull yourself up and bow before the ones and congratulate them who got there. It was a tough road for them too. Putting yourself out there is tough stuff. Learn, Act.

What are we here for?? To relish in the highs and lows of life! Get busy. Follow that dream. Your agenda, your dream, should never come down even though you are to face any lows in life. These lows provoke us and provide us with the necessary incitation to follow the path towards our dream, provided the road ends towards our dream. Rather, the dream hasn’t relocated.

Many might notice, as I have, that our dreams tie into one another. Just as you wouldn’t expect to win the lottery without buying a ticket, don’t expect your dreams to come true without any prior momentum. Imagine a flight of stairs with your dream hovering at the top; each step will require some effort of you.

Following your dream is hard hard work. But then what’s the alternative? Not to Dream?

Na…You can do it. It’s about the distinction between your ‘wants’ and your ‘needs’!

It’s all about the grace of this question, “How badly do you want it”?

Overwhelmed…

Two, three big dreams may still feel like a lot to be focusing on at once, particularly if you have found that yours don’t tie in together quite as neatly as mine. If that’s the case there is a further method for breaking them down. Think about how you will feel when you have achieved each dream individually, really think about it, and then beside each dream mark a score out of ten, with ten being ultimate glee and one being a sense of nothingness. Which ones score highest? Did any get a ten? Then I think it’s pretty obvious that that’s where your focus should sit! Work out the steps you need to take for that dream and focus on those first.

SHOUT…

Dreams are rarely yours and yours alone, there are often people close to you that will be affected, others who can be of help and most vitally those you need to get saying ‘Yes!’ When you’ve reached success you’re not going to keep quiet about it, are you? No, and nobody around you will either. Your name will be splashed around all over the place, so why not start some splashing now? Make waves even. The more people that are aware of your dream, the more chance you have of achieving it. Why? Because people name-drop, they network, they pass your information on, they offer up your services, they are a vital tool in you moving ahead with your dream. So, tell your family, tell your friends, enemies, taxi drivers, etc– tell the world! Think of the people around you as your unofficial PR team.

The key to the successful seeing-out of dreams is stamina. You need to keep that well of inspiration watered, and to do this you need to be aware of your successes.

So, how badly do you want it?