Great dreams…never even get out of the box. It takes uncommon amount of gifts to put your dreams on the line, to hold them up an say, “Let’s see how good I am!” That’s where the courage comes in.
-Erma Bombeck, humorist and writer (1927-1996)
Rules:
1.Realize that nothing happens right away. Stay with your dream and live close to your beliefs.
2. Dreams usually don’t come about in the way that you first visualize them, so, don’t expect them to. Be open to new opportunities and ideas. Reality is too complicated, and surprise is half the fun!
3.The only constant are your values. Keep compromise to a minimum on these even when they come disguised in nice names like team building, negotiation, or consensus.
4. Seek cooperation in your dream. Dreams rearely survive their origins without evolution to a broader ownership. Get your ideas out in the universe and see who they inspire.
5. Be as flexible about implementation of your dream as you are uncompromising on the values of your vision. Avoid tight planning, and don’t let your plan become an end in itself.
6.Money is never main ingredient of dream achievement. Free yourself from major money needs insofar as it is reasonable and possible. The ‘if I only had money” mind-set can result in neglect of other potentially more feasible approaches.
7. When you get the blues-and dreamers do-don’t look forward; look backward. Looking backward reminds you how many dreams have actually come true in your life, while looking forward only reminds you of the obstacles you face.