Hello,
You Don’t Pull Your Dream
Out of a Hat.
You Pull it Out of Your Heart.
1. Dream Quote: Dare to Dream
2. Inspirational Thought:
Where do dreams come from?
Are you one of those lucky few who knew from an early age what you wanted to be?
Well, I didn't.
Many years ago, before applying for university, I took aptitude tests to assess my strengths and weaknesses. My natural skills and preferences. What I was good at.
The aim was to enable me to choose a career where I could achieve a reasonable amount of success. In other words, be able to get a job, earn a good living and become a respectable member of society.
Makes sense, doesn't it?
But there were no tests for dreams.
Unfortunately, when deciding on a career, not many of us take into account our dreams.
Why?
Problem #1: A dream isn't logical.
Dreams are about desire. While aptitude tests may show tendencies, it doesn't measure passion. And although conditioning and expectation are strong factors in deciding on a career, dreams have a way of breaking tradition.
For example, if your grandparents, parents and siblings were all successful doctors, they may be horrified to find out you want to be a singer.
When it comes to dreams, the mind doesn't make all the decisions.
Problem #2: A dream disregards time and place.
When we base our decisions on who we are right now, our choices become limited.
Sometimes sons or daughters who follow in the footsteps of their parents do so because it's familiar. When you're unsure of yourself, it's easier to stick with what you know.
But how can we predict what is possible for us?
A dream, especially a big dream, sees beyond the present circumstance. It has a vision of what we can be. It travels into the future.
The truth is--unless lightning strikes a tree and blocks our path, we tend to follow the same road.
Dare to dream.
Who you are now isn't necesarily who you have to be.
3. Inspirational Tip: Dream a dream.
Don’t pull your dream out of a hat, pull it out of your heart.
In other words, listen to your heart. What is it telling you?
Why the heart?
Only your heart knows what you truly desire. It sets aside caution; it ignores arguments. It imagines; it believes.
And it calls you.
When you answer the call of your heart, you take a leap of faith.
Dare to dream.
A dream doesn't have to make obvious sense. It just has to make sense to you.
Click here to watch the video on how Jim Rohn dared to dream.
Since I'm using a road metaphor in this issue, have you read the famous Robert Frost poem, The Road Not Taken, submitted by Marta?
If you have something to say or add about dreams, please get in touch. I may include one or two comments/contributions in the next issue.
Take care. And I'll speak to you soon.
And need I say it? Dare to dream!
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