Building Big Dreams

Building big dreams in my opinion is about imagination. This imagination I speak of can be granular in nature or involve the gargantuan level of let say Walt Disney. We may not have all the facts on how Disney’s big dream started but we all know how his big dream ended and continues to play a part in millions or perhaps billions of lives around the world.

Am I saying your big dreams must rise to Walt Disney’s level?

Absolutely not. We are all different, no two people are alike. That said, no two dreams are exactly alike. There is no bad or good interpretation in my written thoughts.

My point is it’s about the possibilities and the potential we all have at our fingertips to chart our course in the direction we choose for ourselves. We have options. Some of you may think I am crazy for believing or stating this axiom in my opinion. Perhaps your life didn’t start out on the right path or as expected. Maybe you feel hopeless, or you are living a nightmare come true. Maybe you decided to stop dreaming altogether and you have simply given up.

I remember when I was a kid, more or less seven or eight years old. No dream was too big enough for what I wanted to do or who I wanted to be. There were no limits. If you had asked me on Monday, “Michael what do you want to do with your life?” The seven-year-old Michael would have whispered, “I want to be an Astronaut.” If you asked the young Michael on Tuesday the same question his retort would have been,” I want to be a policeman.” If the questioning continued, that same week I may have declared three or four different career paths.

In all fairness to myself, there were two consistencies that followed me from childhood through adulthood. Number one, I wanted to lead and manage people and programs. Number two, I wanted to be self-sufficient. Growing up, I must say I achieved both. This declaration is meant not to brag but to share the power of dreaming big and most definitely the application of focus. Did I stumble along or make mistakes? Absolutely, I entertained my fair share of missteps and blunders. No one travelled a straight and unblemished road. We all fail at some points of our lives. In fact, failure is part of the reality of being successful.

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