Around this time of year you still hear lots of people talk about their dreams for 2013. And yet some of those same people will see 2013 come and go with no noticeable change in their lives.
Why is it that some people dream and their lives never change while others dream and walk into new successes every day? Just yesterday I met someone who commented about how they would live if they could start a business.
So how do we turn dreams into real experiences?
Let’s walk through 7 incredibly simple steps:
- Imagination
- Dreaming
- Anticipation
- Goal Setting – creating a timeline
- Plan of Action
- ACT
- Dreams realized
So it should be easy to locate where you are in these steps.
Turning dreams into reality is never an accident, it’s intentional. It typically starts with your imagination, then becomes a dream that will stimulate a goal, growing that into a plan of action – which then unavoidably meets with opportunity.
Question: Where are you in these steps of turning dreams into reality?
I think about this all the time. Just have to get up and do it!
Just dreaming won’t get it done. You can do it. I know you’re capable of being generous, capable of being original, inspiring and connected. And I know you’re capable of leading.
I am at step 4, and soon to be at step 5.
Awesome Lorraine Marie Reguly! A plan of action will separate you from 97% of the people you meet. Everyone had dreams, but very few ever turn those into goals. The difference between a dream and a goal is that a goal is a dream with a timeframe of action attached.