DARE TO DREAM
The definition of dreams according to the Long man dictionary of contemporary English that best describes what I am talking about is to think about what you would like to happen. This is to conceptualize and visualize something that is not in existence in the physical. It brings about glorious things and as such it can be hindered but as we go through this lesson, I intend to show you why we should go ahead and dream no matter the hindrances we encounter.
Show me a man who has achieved success in all his endeavours and I would show you a man who is among all things, a very serious dreamer. In whatever facet of life you consider, everything worthy of commendation started as a dream. Therefore, I urge you to become a disciple of Joseph the dreamer.
Remember a famous saying that the worst failure does not lie in not achieving your dreams but in having no dreams to achieve. To elucidate my point, I would state the role played by dreams in the achievement of the success using the lives of notable successes as case studies. These people dared to see beyond what is happening in their lives to what could be happening and we all know the rest of their story.
WHY DREAM
Some decades ago, a young man locked himself in his room for hours on end and his mother had to scream, “what have you been doing indoors since morning.” His mother was shocked when her son’s only reply was mom, am thinking about my dream. Before you conclude the young man was wasting his time, I am pleased to inform you that the person involved is BILL GATES. The result of his dream has made it possible to type this piece from the comfort of my house. At the end of this chapter, am sure you would start to dream of something great yourself and encourage everyone around you to follow suit.
If nothing persuades you to toe this line, consider the lives of people who like Bill engaged their minds in dreams that resulted in things that make living an ultimate pleasure for them and people around them. They include Rev. Martin Luther King, Dr. Nelson Mandela, Thomas Edison, Henry Ford etc. Back home,
Besides that, a dream is a proof that you are living a full life. People without dreams are often without direction as such they are often enlisted in the team of dreamers to make their dreams a reality. Having a dream also puts you in the league of successful people and gives you the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to your society, (the society needs people with strong and huge dreams).
WHAT DREAMING DOES
Communicating your dreams to people will portray you as nuts (I will discuss that later). However, to you, it is a proof of your creative abilities. This knowledge brings a about a satisfaction that produces the drive to do everything humanly possible to achieve that dream. This is necessary because you are bound to face challenges and despair at a point in pursuit of your dreams. This drive is what propels you beyond this point to that point where you actualize that thing that gives you joy and happiness.
Furthermore, having a dream puts your brain in strong working condition. Because it takes a lot of mental effort to put together what does exist physically in your mind. This task puts the mental faculty completely to test such that when it is completed; your brain would be ready to do all the thinking necessary to actualize your dreams.
In conclusion, you derive boundless energy form having and working towards a dream that would be beneficial to you and everyone around you. Therefore, do everything in your power to dream big and mighty dreams.
LIMITS TO THE D REAMING HABIT
Experience has shown that there is a limit to everything no matter how good it. Having a dream is therefore not an exception. However, the limiting boundaries of the dreaming habit are explained by the acronym S.M.A.R.T.
S stands for specific:
Your dream must be specific enough for you to be able to identify it when it is achieved. There is a great difference in saying ‘I want to go to
M stands for measurable,
Measurement I necessary for you to determine the rate you are moving towards the actualization of your dream. This helps to determine whether you need to increase or lower your working speed. It also helps to determine how far you have gone and how far you still need to go. Without this, you would be like someone traveling a route he is not familiar with and he does not have a map with which he would get there. He would end up spending forty years on a journey that should not last more than forty days.
A stands for achievable,
In order to guide against the frustration that accompany failure to actualize your dreams, it is prudent to have dreams that would not have you literarily climb
R stands for realizable,
Another word is realistic. Setting unrealistic dreams I wishful thinking and this does not do you any good (wishes have never been horses). It is the surest route that I know to failure ad am sure nobody reading this book wants to go there.
T stands for time bound,
Having a time bound dream increases your consciousness of the enormity of the job at hand. This increases the speed at which you move towards achieving your dreams and tells people you are serious. However, research has shown that dreams that are not time bound are rarely achieved.
THE ROAD TO SUCCESS
A lot has been said about this wonderful road but not everybody has found important lessons about this road. To illustrate this road from where it starts to where it ends, I would use the following analogy. The road to success starts with dreams and ends with achievement but it has other bus stops one would have to come across. These bus stops can be represented with the acronym D.I.C.U.S.
Where D – Difficulty: This is the first bus stop and it is very close to the take off point (DREAM). It occurs as one makes a first attempt to achieve ones dreams. To move forward, one has to subdue the enemies available at this bus stop. This is possible by
i) Seeking divine assistance for courage and blessing
ii) Believe in your dreams
iii) Spend time thinking
iv) Work as hard as if your life depends on it.
v) Develop a flexible game plan.
I – Initial failure
At this point, you tend to give up on their dreams. This is because either they were not prepared for the possibility or they left some things out in the preparation of their game plan. Instead of giving up, faith in the dream developed at the first bus stop should be brought into play to help see you through.
C – Come back,
At this point, you are conferred with the honourable title of B.A. (Begin Again). He can start again with new vigour, knowledge, and vitality as such; he is newly empowered to carry on.
U – Until,
In achieving your dream, you may have to come back more than once. Put your mind on the joy of achievement other than your challenges and you would discover that the stress of the journey is greatly lessoned for you.
S – Success
This is the desired last bus stop. At this point, you have actualized your dream and in a twinkle of an eye, you are bound to dump all the challenges in the thrash can of your brain.
Having journeyed with me thorough this lesson, know you have been fired up to dream of something noble. I want to advice that you add to your newfound dream positive thinking
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