A lot of people - probably most of us - have at some point dreamed of being especially outstanding. Fantasies of being the star player on a team, or the homecoming queen, or fantastically rich - all these abound. Some simply want to be successful and have happy relationships.
Often, we dream big dreams and have great aspirations. Unfortunately, our dreams remain just that – dreams. And our aspirations easily collect dust in our attic.
Recognizing the presence of this unfulfilled need could become a sad turn of events in our life. Instead of experiencing exciting adventures in self actualization, we realize that we are only experiencing the humdrum routine of living from day-to-day -- just barely existing.
Did you ever think that life could actually be much better if only we learned to convert these dreams to responsible action?
Of all the problems we have, the key one which keeps us from achieving our goals might very well be in believing that things are "impossible." Many justifications resonate in the spirit and mind: "I can't do this." or "It's too hard." "It's too unrealistic." "No one can do this."
Of course, if everyone thought that way, there would probably never have been any inventions, discoveries, or breakthroughs which make up the list of human accomplishments.
Remember that scientists were baffled when they took a look at the humble bumblebee. Theoretically, they said, it was impossible for the bumblebee to fly. Unfortunately for the bumble, bee no one has told it so. So fly it does.
The real self-imposed limit is where people suffer from dreaming outrageous dreams and then never act on them. The result is what we've seen above - broken dreams and bored lives in front of TV sets.
Only to the degree you hold yourself back with doubt and pre-ordained failure, along with your limiting your actions toward that goal is exactly to the degree where your sky-high dreams are doomed to that dusty mental attic and prolonged sighs due to unmet goals.
You can try this exercise. On a sheet of paper, write down a goal you'd like to achieve. Now under that, make three headers - Things you know you can do; Things you might be able to do; and Things which are impossible to do.
Now work out the steps you can see right now that would help you achieve that goal. Put them under each header according to how hard you think they are to attain or achieve.
Every single day, review your goal statement and see this has having been accomplished. Look over your list of steps and see which of these can be accomplished that day. You will probably start with those "Things that you know you can do" first. But stray into "Things you might be able to do" occasionally and see if you just can't get those done somehow.
You may find that as you complete more and more of the items in the first two columns, that third column of "impossible" actions might become more tempting to try - for now you may see some ways that they can be completed.
As you iterate through this process, you will find out that the goals you thought were impossible become easier to accomplish. And the impossible begin to seem possible after all.
The point here is to not limit your imagination. Regardless of how high you aim, if you start working toward that goal with little steps, you can achieve it. It's been said to be unwise to set a goal which is unrealistic. However, in most cases, you can break down that star-high goals into smaller steps which are more doable right now. As you get these completely, you will see that the "might be able to do" steps can be accomplished by similarly breaking them down. And you'll probably see that nothing is particularly impossible when you apply this strategy to them.
It's only those who dream and never take action who inherit disappointment and disillusionment.
Skyscrapers, Airplanes, Television, Moon Landings - all these were originally thought of as impossible. Yet they are now factual and many are common place. Any dream can be made into a reality by simply breaking down those goals into smaller, more doable steps and then taking action to get them done.
No matter what dreams you have for your life - if you keep them in front of you as a goal, and keep those doable steps listed out, as long as you plan your work and work your plan - then nothing is really impossible. Keep to this strategy and win!
Because your life could be a dream - if you really you want it to be.
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