How do you define your dream?

Greetings:

I recently received an email with the question "How do you define your dream?" this is a question that I often get and something I work with my clients on. I thought I would share the answer with you.


Defining a dream can be challenging, and they change. When I was twenty five I had a chance encounter with a person that changed my life. She convinced me I could go to college. Up until then I thought only smart rich people went to college, and since I was neither of those I didn't believe I could go. Because of this stranger I went the next day and enrolled at my local junior college. While standing in line I said to myself, "By the time I am 28 I will have my associates, by the time I am 30 I will have my bachelors, by the time I am 35 I will have my masters and by the time I am 40 I will have my PhD." To be honest I really wasn't sure what a Masters or PhD were, but in that moment a 20 year dream was conceived.

I made the dream come true and actually struggled to find another compelling dream that would engage me like obtaining my education did. So I looked at what my purpose in life is and discovered I am here "to have a powerful and positive impact on the world." What I realized is I can do that by creating a successful business that promotes my writing, speaking and coaching. So my new dream is to have an incredibility successful business that helps others reach their full potential.

You might start with looking at what you purpose in life is and see how your dream could support that. Also look back to when you were young, what did you love to do, what was fun and interesting to you. I realized that as a young person I loved helping others and other people seemed to get a lot out of talking to me. I have always been a curious person and like to ask a lot of questions. I have always been a good listener. I also like to talk! When I looked at all of that I realize that what I am doing right now is what I was born to do.

Give yourself some time to do some soul searching, ask yourself if you could do anything you wanted to do without any restraints (time, money, energy) what would you do?

I had a client that was miserable in her job. As time went by what we discovered is that what she loved to do is sew, design and work with fabric. She wanted to go to college for textile design but was talked out of it by her parents who said there was no money in it. So at forty she rediscovered her dream and opened up a sewing lounge. She cut her hours down at work so she would still have an income and insurance while she was building her business. Her goal is to make the sewing lounge a full time endeavor in the next couple of years.

So when you discover your dream don't think it is all or nothing. You can ease into it.

I would love to hear how you define your dream and how you have made your dreams come true.

Here's to taking action

Rachelle