GROWTH: CHASE YOUR DREAMS

Steps toward achieving your passion

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There isn’t a full proof guide to achieving your dreams, but those who achieve great things usually go through much of the same process. Below are some steps successful people use to accomplish their goals. As you begin to apply them you will be on the road to achieving your dream.


Step 1: Dream it.
Everything begins in the heart and mind. Every great achievement began in the mind of one person. They dared to dream, to believe that it was possible. Take some time to allow yourself to ask “What if?” Think big. Dream of the possibilities for yourself, your family and for others.


Step 2: Believe it.
Yes, your dream needs to be big. It needs to be something that is seemingly beyond your capabilities. But it also must be believable. You must be able to say that if certain things take place, if others help, if you work hard enough, though it is a big dream, it can still be done.


Step 3: See it.
The great achievers have a habit. They “see” things. They picture themselves walking around their CEO office in their new $25 million corporate headquarters, even while they are sitting on a folding chair in their garage “headquarters.” Great free-throw shooters in the NBA picture the ball going through the basket. All of this grooms the mind to control the body to carry out the dream.


Step 4: Tell it.
One reason many dreams never go anywhere is because the dreamer keeps it all to himself. It is a quiet dream that only lives inside of his mind. The one who wants to achieve their dream must tell that dream to many people. One reason: As we continually say it, we begin to believe it more and more. If we are talking about it then it must be possible.


Step 5: Plan it.
Every dream must take the form of a plan. The old saying that you “get what you plan for” is so true. Your dream won’t just happen. You need to sit down, on a regular basis, and plan out your strategy for achieving the dream. Think through all of the details.

Step 6: Work it.
Successful people are usually the hardest workers. While the rest of the world is sitting on their sofas watching reruns, achievers are working on their goal—achieving their dream.

Step 7: Enjoy it.
When you have reached your goal and you are living your dream, be sure to enjoy it. In fact, enjoy the trip, too. Give yourself some rewards along the way. Use your dream to better others. Then go back to No. 1. And dream a little bigger this time!