Dreams And Wishful Thinking


Question:

I am having trouble distinguishing the difference between dreams/wishful thinking and actual realistic goals and wants. I read that you can't want too much, that any desire is attainable.
How does a person to "keep the faith" when there are only small changes in a life that needs/wants big ones?

Answer:

I agree that it can be quite difficult to work out whether what you really want is, well, what you REALLY want!

Quite often...those very same goals that we write off as wishful thinking might well be achievable if we really thought about how to make them happen.

I am a firm believer that, in order to grow, we need to expand ourselves from where we currently are.

For example...it's pointless trying to go for a promotion if you THINK and ACT like any person would do in your current position. Unless you have 'outgrown' where you are - you will hardly be equipped to deal with the additional MENTAL responsibilities of a higher position.

That's why it is so crucial NOT to ignore those 'small changes'.

And...it's certainly as crucial to know that what you are, in fact, aiming for...is something that FITS the sort of person you want to become.

Keeping the faith is that much easier when you KNOW that this little thing that you are doing TODAY is in fact a building block to where you REALLY want to go.

Less than three years ago, I would never have dreamed that I would be a published author, a speaker, or that people would pay me for what I know.

Added to that...I would never have expected to learn HTML, or how to create an audio CD of my work, design a basic graphic...or be able to coach people with a great deal of success.

Yet...I didn't PLAN to learn all of these things.

I just decided that I wanted to GROW as a person...and EDUCATE myself about THREE things...

1. How I think and act...and what makes me 'tick'
2. How to market myself effectively
3. How to gather knowledge and convert it into action

These three things are fundamental to the success of ANY entrepreneur...but also work if you are in a career, a part-time job, or have an hour to spare at home whilst the kids are at school.

Once you decide to grow TOWARDS your ideal future...then you will certainly know whether what you are doing NOW contributes to it.

For example...practically EVERY CEO once worked as a clerk.

Every public speaker at one time had NEVER spoken in public before.

Every published author started with an idea and a blank page.

Every mother and father started off knowing absolutely NOTHING about how to be a good parent.

Every astronaut was once seven years old and had a dream of flying to the moon.

Wishful thinking?

Maybe?

But...SOMEONE has to be the CEO, the public speaker, the author, the parent, or the astronaut.

So - why can't it be YOU?

And...even if it isn't...don't you think that you would make more of your life trying?