Follow Your Dreams

How does one follow their dreams? Many times I am asked this by individuals wondering if my coaching will actually change their lives. My response is simply, Just do it. If you have a dream and you know that you have what it takes to make it happen then the only thing you can so is follow your dreams.

So here are a few tips to help you follow even the wildest of dreams you may have.

1. Dream Big

If you are going to dream at all it should be a dream that is beyond your comfort zone. It should be a dream that is going to require focus and initiative on your part. the best dreams are the ones that come with the disclaimer: "This is not for the faint in heart". The bigger the dream the better. If you are going to really change your tomorrow then you can not live by today's standards.

2. Write It Down


Where do you want to be in a year from now? How close to accomplishing your dream will you be in five years? How about ten years? When you write down your dream/vision, you will start to see clearly. The fluff will start to dissipate and the path will unveil it's self just like the yellow brick road in the Wizard of Oz. Remember in that movie the moral of the story was that everything that Dorothy needed to get home was found inside of her. She just had to know what was there and how to use it. When you write it down, the clarity comes and the path is obvious.

3. Do Something Different Than You Have Been


Have you ever rode a roller-coaster? What is the thrill in riding them. Well, at least for me it is the thrill of the unknown. I mean I can see the dips and curls and whips but to experience it is another thing. When I was growing up I used to love to try all the new Roller Coaster first. I loved the thrilled of telling someone who had not been on the ride that it's the funniest thing you can do not because I heard about it but because I experienced it for myself. The same is true for your dreams. You are a unique person and your "ride" will be different from the next person but get your ticket to get on the ride and don't talk yourself out of it. It's time you try it out first. Speak from experience and not from hear say.

You may look silly to others who are playing it safe. however, just think about it no one that ever made a living legacy did it blending in. Stand out and do something different. Get on that adrenaline rush of a roller- coaster ride and scream until it stops! Don't forget to raise your hands and shout! Look for the new and make it work for you.

4. Visualize the End Game


I am a firm believer that we don't achieve the success we want in life, whether it be personal, professional or relational, because we are afraid to see the end of the matter. We stay focus on the here and now. We wonder why things are not going as we planned them to do. The real problem is we use our natural eyes to see the failure, lack, and issues. In stead of looking at the love, honor, respect and abundance. We are not grateful for what we have therefore it is hard for us to think we deserve better. So here's a tip. After you have taken a moment to dream, and then you have written it all out. Sit in a quiet place with your favorite beverage and a journal. Close your eyes and see yourself living your dream. what does it look like, how does it feel, What will change and what will remain the same.

Once you have visualized it in your head. Write it all down staring with a month from now, to six months from now, then a year from now, five years, ten years, twenty years even. From the moment that you are do this exercise, allow yourself to really explore every aspect of this life you will lead.

5. Connect, Connect and Connect Some More


There is not a lot to say about this other than this: We are not an island to ourselves and we need each other if we are going to enjoy this life. Whether you are a business owner, or a Executive or even a housewife or Mr. Mom. one thing i true we all have circle of friends that know like and trust us. You can get out into the community and build alliances with others in a similar business. Relationships whether they are personal or professional is what keeps the world going forward. If you plan to achieve your dreams. Take a moment to get to know your neighbors, the leaders in your community and other pertinent figures. Talk about THEM and be true to who you are at all times. A well placed connections will blossom into a vineyard of  possibilities. Don't look down on networking and meeting new people. It's actually what makes the world go around.

Now go and follow those dreams, wherever they may lead.


Be Empowered
Coach Linda Hillman
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