| "A dream becomes a goal when action is taken toward its achievement."
-Bo Bennett
Inspiration:
Dreams are only wishes until you put action to it. There are many people
who have great dreams and some even share their dreams with others. But
the difference between a dream and a wish is the action that makes it so.
People who have dreams have a desire to see it happen so strongly that
they are willing to do something about it. People who have wishes keep
waiting for the magical to happen without the action involved to make it
so.
Action:
After listening to the voice and writing down what you hear, what one
thing can you do today to come one step closer to your dream? Let's say
your dream is a college degree. One step is to go to the library or go
on-line and check out what degrees are being offered. If you already know
what kind then maybe looking for a couple of schools that offer that
degree. It does not matter what the action is - just do something. Actions
beget actions. A parked car cannot accomplish anything, but once it starts
moving than direction can be given, but you have to get the car moving.
"Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius,
power and magic in it. Begin it now."
-Johann von Goethe
Inspiration:
There is a very famous Nike slogan that says "Just Do It". That is the key
to your success in attaining your dreams. Often we get bogged down in the
details and all the reasons why we think we can't do something. We waste
precious energy focusing on why something can't be done instead of
starting down the road toward our dreams.
Action:
If last week you took an action then this week write out what you see as
the end product of your dream. A degree, a book, a business, whatever it
is take time to really see what it is. Write down what it is you want your
dream to look like. Be as graphic as possible with as many details as
possible.
"Cherish your vision and your dreams as they are the children of your
soul; the blueprints of your ultimate achievements."
-Napoleon Hill
Inspiration:
Be careful who you share your dream at this stage of the game. There are
three camps of people in your world. Those who would love for you to
succeed, those who would love for you to fail and those who are so into
their own lives they really don't care. Share your dreams only with those
strong enough to not only want you to succeed but will cheerlead you on to
success. Be careful. Sometimes the very people you think would be excited
will be the very ones who will discourage you.
Action:
Find at least one person who is not threatened by your dream and share it
with them. If you are having challenges with family or friends, you may
have to look online for a support group and a mentor who can be there to
be your advocate and guide. You are welcome to visit us at
www.CrossingYourBridge.com. It doesn't matter who the person is as long as
they celebrate your decision to follow your dream.
"To find out what one is fitted to do, and to secure an opportunity to do
it, is the key to happiness."
- John Dewey
Inspiration:
Some of you are fortunate enough to be in a position that you feel you
have a career with purpose and are able to also make a living doing that.
But for many knowing what it is we want to do, yet alone actually be doing
it, is not a reality. How many of us are still saying when I grow up I
want to be ___________. Yet somehow we feel that unless we know and are
actually doing it that somehow happiness will elude us. So how does one
really know what they are fitted to do? What magic test determines what it
is and once we know how do we go about actually having the opportunity to
make a living doing it? The answer lies within you!
Action:
3 Steps
1. Decide you want to know what is your true life's course and are willing
to spend the time doing some serious soul - searching.
2. Write down everything you have done in the past that brought you joy
when you were doing it.
3. Next take those specific components and create or find a job that fits
those components.
Sounds so very simple - yet I assure you not easy. So much of the life
really is very simple i.e. to be healthy eat right and exercise, to be
rich make more money, spend less and save more. Yet we all know that even
though the concepts are simple the application can be anything but easy. | 
