How To Keep Your Dream Alive And Possible

A dream may seem far off in the distance but when you take daily steps, however small, the horizon will one day come into focus.

To reinforce your goals you should write them out, as detailed as possible, step-by-step. Keep your written goals close to you and take action everyday. Monitor your progress periodically and celebrate your successes, no matter how small.

Writing clarifies thought and helps break the whole into parts. Writing also helps bridge and integrates the conscious and subconscious minds. This is why so many instructors insist you write something down, possibly many times. It is the same reason many of us had to write something so many times on the chalkboard growing up. Once you have written, “I won’t hit anyone,” a hundred times on the chalkboard, you get the point.

Of course, you cannot have any goal in mind without knowing what end you desire. When I started this book, I knew I wanted to publish it. If I had gone into it without thinking of publishing it, it wouldn’t have got finished. You have to know as specifically as possible what it is that you want to achieve. You also have to believe that you can achieve your goal as well. For example, I may want to be on the best sellers list, but that isn’t really a goal as much as it is a wish. I have to publish a book to have any chance of that occurring. My primary goal would be to write a book first, then get it published second.

Ultimately, we are responsible for our own happiness, our own effectiveness, and our own circumstances. Began within yourself to find the life you really want to live.

Making and keeping small commitments to ourselves help us to establish an inner integrity that gives us the awareness of self-control. It also enhances our courage and strength to accept more of the responsibility for our own lives. One of my commitments was to write at least an hour each day while writing or researching for this book.

It doesn’t have to take a lot of time each day to act on your goal. In just a half hour each day, you will find yourself progressing a lot faster than you think. Considering that most of Americans spend far more time watching television, a half-an-hour isn’t much time. In fact, many people could do this during lunch, or before work. It’s a small price to pay to chase your dreams. Dreams only become reality through action.

Philippians 4: 6-7: 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.