Don't we all have
dreams? If someone could wave a magic wand and grant you one wish, what would
that one wish be? What is your dream life? Do you have one or are you one who
feels you are destined to a life of hardship and that you don't have a choice
in the matter? Do you believe in dreams? Do you believe they can come true?
My dream life
I want to be happy and
healthy. I want to live at or near the beach. I want to travel. I want to
finish my quest to visit every major league baseball stadium. I want to leave a
positive legacy and be remembered as an honorable person. I want to be able to make
money wherever I am, enjoy doing it, and be able to do it, or not, whenever I
want. I want to be able to do what I do for as long as I live.
What is your dream
life?
What does it take?
I will paraphrase a
saying I heard many years ago that I really like: If you don't know where
you're going, how will you know when you get there?
Dreaming is where it
begins. There is no right or wrong. They are our dreams. Do you allow yourself
to dream?
Some think it's just a
waste of time.
How will your dreams ever
come true if you don't allow yourself to dream?
To make dreams come
true, we must know what they are. From there, it's a matter of doing what is
necessary to make it happen.
I will paraphrase
another saying I heard long ago that I also like: A dream without a plan is
just a wish.
Devise a plan and
follow it.
But
But nothing!
Nobody said it would
be easy. If they did, either they don't know what they're talking about or
they're lying, or both.
If our dreams are to
come true there are bound to be bumps in the road, so to speak, and there are
bound to be setbacks, perhaps many of them.
My mother used to
always say, "If it is to be, let it begin with me."
Rarely do dreams come
true without sacrifice, blood, sweat, and tears. Let's be honest. That's the
way it is.
I'm too (insert excuse
here)
I'm too old. I'm too
young. I'm too small. I'm too tall. I'm too fat. I'm too tired. I can't afford
it. I just can't.
"Those who believe they can and those who believe they can't are
both right." Henry Ford.
If you're anything
like me, you've spent many years and countless hours talking yourself out of
why you can't or shouldn't do what you really want to do. If you need help with
coming up with excuses, I can provide several for you.
There's a huge
difference between valid reasons and excuses.
Excuses are not
allowed.
Find a way to make it
happen.
What's your excuse?
About me
From what I've written
so far, you may think I've accomplished everything and that I'm living my dream
life, right?
Wrong!
Nothing could be
further from the truth.
However, for the first
time in my life I am actually doing what it takes to live my dream life. The
best way to describe it is I am paying the price as I write this.
On the other hand,
I've been paying the price pretty much my entire life by not paying the price.
Let that sink in for a bit.
Until a few years ago,
I spent my whole life trying to live up to someone else's standards. It's not
to say I never got what I wanted but I never made a decision to really go for
it and live my dream life.
In 1982 I lost
everything trying to live my dream life. The problem was I didn't really know
what my dream was and I definitely didn't have a plan. I gave up on myself and
went back to doing what others expected me to do. Things got better.
In 2001, I came close
to losing everything again while trying to live my dream life. Again, I gave up
on myself and went back to doing and being what others said I should be and do.
Things got better. In fact, things got a lot better. At least that's how it
looked to the outside world.
Then in 2012, things
started to unravel. I lost my job as a teacher for the second time. It was at
that time that I decided, at the age of 58, that I'm not looking back this
time. I'm going for it. I'm going to pursue my dream.
In 2013 my now ex-wife
wasn't on board with my dreams and me. She said she wanted a divorce.v
Let's just say it's
not been easy and it's not easy now, but it's better than it was, and it's
getting better all the time.
There's still a lot on
my bucket list.
It's a journey
Life is a journey.
Dreams are not destinations. They are gateways to other dreams. They make the
journey much more interesting, fun, and fulfilling.
The big dream is made
up of small dreams along the way that make up the big dream.
None of us will live forever.
Doesn't it make sense to spend our time alive doing what we really want to do,
at least as much as possible?
Does it not make sense
to enjoy life with as many others who aspire for the same goals and dreams?
Isn't the journey more
meaningful if we can help others along the way and allow others to help us?
What is your dream
life?
Bob is an online
affiliate marketer with an extensive background in sales and marketing.
He is also a life
insurance and safe money professional with more than 20 years experience. His
company, A Bulletproof Life is based on the 5 F's: Food, fitness, finances,
fulfillment, fun.
His personal and
company motto are the same: Honesty, respect, best effort.
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