Activate Your Dreamer

When was the last time you sat down and allowed yourself to dream?  I’m not talking about fantasies  – uuuhhhhh, maybe I’ll win the lottery some day and then I’ll have enough money so I can finally call the shots in my life.  No, I’m talking about dreams.  What’s the difference between a dream and a fantasy?  You can’t control the outcome of a fantasy.   Go ahead and buy all the lottery tickets you can afford, but there’s nothing else you can do to influence the outcome.

A dream is something you can work towards, something you can make happen.  Don’t completely dismiss your fantasies.  There might be a dream hiding in there.  Do you dream of calling the shots in your life?  What does that really mean to you?  Working for yourself, being an entrepreneur, or a business owner?   Perhaps you have a dream of doing work you love and getting paid well for it.  Or you dream of enjoying the benefits of living a healthy lifestyle, being financially secure, or being in love.

Put your dreams and fantasies through the test:  is there action you can take to make your dream/fantasy come true?   If the answer yes, you’ve got a dream.  If the answer is no, you’ve got a fantasy.  Fantasies are fun; they’re the stuff that fairy tales and romance novels and made of, and who doesn’t love that?  But dreams change the world.  History is filled with wonderful examples of dreamers who worked hard and who took action on their dreams.  Can you think of some examples?  Do you know anyone who had a dream and then made that dream come true?  A dream doesn’t have to have global reach, and you don’t have to be a bazillionaire or a celebrity.  Your dream is as good anyone’s - it just has to mean something to you.

My neighbor, Carol, loves Hawaii.  It’s a place that feeds her soul.  She loves it so much that she scrimps and saves her money and vacation allowance to she can go every for a month every year.  Now that she’s retired, she’s working towards relocating there. 

In 1992 Pasado, a beloved 21 year old donkey who lived at Kelsey Creek Farms in Bellevue, was brutally killed by 3 teenage boys.  A local newscaster, Ruth Walsh, was so upset by event that she quit her job and formed Pasado’s Safe Haven.  Nineteen years later they’re one of the premier animal rescue organizations in the country dedicated to 24-hour rescue and rehabilitation of dogs, cats and farm animals.  Ruth and many others have a dream – and they put commitment and action behind that dream every day - that no animal should suffer Pasado’s fate.  Check them out – they’re a wonderful organization.  Pasado’s Safe Haven  

Countries have been discovered, humans have walked on the moon, and ideas have turned into inventions because people dream.  And of course there’s the famous quote from Martin Luther King:  “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.” 

So if you’ve lost touch with your Dreamer, make a conscious effort to reconnect.  Don’t shy away from the fear of being disappointed.  How can your dreams come true if you don’t have any?

There are techniques to manifesting your dreams – specific skills and mindset which can support you along the way.  If you have a dream you’d like to pursue, I’d love to support you on that journey.  I offer the Making Your Dreams Come True program from Marcia Wieder, America’s Dream Coach™, which has helped thousands of people pursue their dreams. Contact me and let’s get started.