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Keeping the Dream Alive!
March 20, 2006
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As I have spent the week settling back into life in
Australia after our wonderful trip to Nepal I have been
reflecting on the importance of "keeping the dream alive".
Many people ask me "what is the difference between a dream
and a goal?" This is the way I see it ....
A dream is the starting point. The dream is where we allow
ourselves to create images, ideas or concepts that we would
like to have occur at some stage in our future. A dream may
not always seem realistic or achievable when it is created
but we are filled with hope and inspiration when we think
it might just come true ... one day ...
A goal is created when we decide it is time to move this
dream into ACTION! A goal occurs when we make the
commitment to making our dream come true and start creating
the plan to get us there.
Sometimes you will dream about something for a very short
time period of time before turning it into a goal.
Sometimes you will dream about something for a very long
time before turning it into a goal. There is no right or
wrong timeframe to have a dream .... remember however ...
it is my very strong belief that we are not capable of
dreaming things we cannot actually achieve. So if you have
the ability to dream it you have the ability to DO IT!!
Geoff and I shared the dream of traveling to Nepal for 5
years before we actually made it come true. You might be
wondering why it took us this long?
Well, we had other dreams which we decided to turn into
goals and achieve first. For example our dream to travel
around the world for 365 days without having to work, we
had a dream to buy a house together, we had a dream to get
married. All of these dreams became reality.
What was REALLY important during these 5 years was that we
kept our dream of traveling to Nepal "alive". It was
essential to keep refreshing the dream, plugging into it,
to ensure it didn't fade into the background and become
forgotten. Have you ever had a dream that just seemed to
fade away over time? Dreams need to be kept on our radar
and given some energy!
Here are some examples of things we did to keep our dream
alive:
* went to see the movie "Himalaya" which inspired us with
amazing mountain scenery (this was our 2nd date together)
* hired the DVD of "Himalaya" a couple of years later to
reconnect to this
* gave each other guide books on Nepal and Trekking as
gifts
* talked to our friends about sharing this dream with us
* collected travel brochures and newspaper clippings
* included traveling the world and climbing mountains
together forever as part of our wedding vows
What dreams do you have right now? Write them down and then
list one thing you can do to help keep those dreams alive
....
Remember: if you would like more information on how to turn
your dreams into reality check out my best selling e-book
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Have an inspiring week!
Linda
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