Making it real...

What do you dream about? If you were to simply sit and daydream for the next 10 minutes…what would it be about? Would you see yourself sitting on the deck of a boat, soaking up the sun? Or maybe traveling the world? Or getting a huge raise and promotion at work? Maybe driving a kickin’ car? Or having a beautiful woman hanging on your arm? Or a hot guy pampering you silly…for all my female readers. :-)

So tell me then, aside from the mental vacation time and the “happy thoughts” that these daydreams give you, what is the point of dreaming? In other words…our dreams are the best fantasies that we have for ourselves…are you going to make them happen?

Let’s take a step back for a second, and instead of focusing on the greatest dreams you have for your perfect life, let’s look at something similar…let’s look at your goals and hopes for your life. Are your goals as fantastic as your dreams? Most people will think that’s a silly question. “Of course not!” they will say. “That’s why they are dreams…not goals.”

I think that kind of reasoning is wrong. Why shouldn’t your goals for your life be great and fantastic? Think about it this way…if you are going to achieve every goal that you set for yourself, do you want great, exciting goals, or would you rather have boring and mundane goals?

Right…I’m going for the great goals too. :-)

Now…I want you to take a second and think with me. Think about what it is that you’re doing to make those goals happen. Anything? :-)

If you’re like most people, you’ve got a great idea of what you might want and how you might want your life to be, but you probably have no idea how to go about making it become a reality. That’s when our goals, simply become dreams that we use to escape from everyday life.

So, let’s start today, together, to make your dreams and goals become your reality. Because I KNOW that if you want it bad enough and work hard enough, you CAN achieve those goals.

First thing you need to do is make a list. I know…it sounds simple and silly, but if you can’t accurately write out your goals, you can’t accurately pursue them. In this list, you need to be as specific as possible. The more details you can put into your list, the clearer your goals will be. So, if you want a specific kind of job, making a specific amount of money, then you need to specifically write it down. Don’t write this…”I want a good challenging job that pays me enough to be comfortable and pay all my bills.” That is what I call a crap goal. :-) Try something like this…”I want to be an investor, specifically in the commodities markets, making a minimum of $10,000 a month on average.” That’s specific. It also happens to be MY specific work goal.

After you’ve got your list, break all your goals down into the steps that you will need to take to get there. If you’re not certain of all the steps needed, that’s OK. This list will be a work in progress, just like you. Get the first set of steps down, if more come to you, then just add them after.

Once you’ve got the steps down, you’ve got the starts of a goal plan. Now you need to make a commitment to yourself to work on the first steps of your goals a bit each and every day. Do NOT try to tackle every goal that you have all at once. Pick one or two and make a start there. As you start making headway on a few of your goals, you might be able to start a few more. Just remember, the idea is to actually achieve the goals you set for yourself. Don’t try to do too much and let things slide.

Goals have a purpose in our lives. Even goals that others might think are ridiculous. Goals give us something to strive and work for. Something that allows us to raise our eyes from the floor and look towards. They motivate us and sometimes give us a great ability to do more than we believed we could. Having goals that help make us into a better person have the added benefit of improving the quality of our lives and the lives of those around us.

We all need to have goals for our lives. But be certain that you’re setting goals…not spending your time lost daydreaming. :-)

See you on my boat…it’s a 36’ Catamaran sailboat. In case you wondered what another of my goals was. :-)

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. - Marianne Williamson