Dream big or go home
One of the main reasons people lose sight of their dreams is because they lost enthusiasm. And they lose enthusiasm because it becomes boring, as their dreams are too easily achieved and don’t push the individual’s boundaries far enough.
The best way to keep yourself motivated and to unleash your vast potential is to dream really BIG dreams.
Here are a few tips to help you do so:
Conceive of numerous goals
Don’t create a list with five or ten goals, create a huge list with hundreds of goals. When you chase a dream you may realize it isn’t achievable at this exact moment, this extensive list will give you the option to go to another goal and give it a go. You won’t lose any excitement and you technically won’t be giving up on your dreams - you’ll still have them on your list for when you want to tackle them again.
Dream like a child
Children dream without any inhibitions. To most parents their children’s dreams are just that and usually brush them off as unrealistic. But if you want to achieve big goals you need to dream like when you were a child. May be even bring back your childhood dreams from your subconscious and add them to your list. You can also take those childhood dreams and modify them. Did you want to be an astronaut when you were a kid? Maybe you can change that and add a new goal to your list of going into space on Virgin Galactic.
Multiply the magnitude of your dreams
Do you have a dream of earning $1 million? Why not aim higher, say 10 or 100 million dollars. Even if you don’t want that much money, the journey to those amounts of money will be challenging and rewarding in many other ways. Take a few of your dreams from your list and make them even harder for you to achieve.
Decrease the time frames you’ve set
Many people dream of big goals but they push them off until later on in life. If you want to dream big then shorten the time you’ve given yourself to achieve those dreams. This’ll mean you have to take BIG steps towards your goals.
If you follow these tips, dream big, and take big and small steps you’ll be achieving big goals. Mediocre results are acquired when mediocre goals are set. So go and dream BIG!
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May 29th, 2008 at 5:51 pm
“Dream like a child “is my favourite tip.I find childhood dreams the best,they are energetic,wild, and trouble free. Remember no one can restrict you from dreaming and dreaming big.
May 29th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
Exactly Sj.
-Andrew
May 29th, 2008 at 11:39 pm
Andrew,
Nice post. Another problem with dreams that are constraints ridden. If we have a dream that requires certain conditions be met, for example, I’ll go around the world WHEN I quit job, it may fail as the dream gets shadowed by lack of commitment to quit job.
Shilpan
May 30th, 2008 at 6:32 am
That’s very true too Shilpan.
-Andrew
June 1st, 2008 at 7:09 am
I enjoyed this article. Just stumbled.
June 1st, 2008 at 7:27 am
Cool! Thanks.
-Andrew
June 1st, 2008 at 10:16 am
What an upbeat post! You’re so right- why settle for a small dream?
Who’s to say that a small dream is any more likely to be achieved than a big dream? If we really want to achieve something, we’ll put in the work and the time- no matter how big the goal is.
“It is better to aim for the stars and hit the moon, than to aim for the trees,and hit the ground.” (Suzanne Oggenfuss)
June 1st, 2008 at 11:01 am
Glad you like the post! Small dreams have their importance but it’s the big dreams that are even more exciting and rewarding.
Great quote by the way.
-Andrew
June 1st, 2008 at 7:24 pm
My simplest and most boring dreams are proving difficult to achieve on minimum wage and food stamps. Maybe if I can get a loan to go to school I can fulfill the goal of “eat a healthy and varied diet” and “afford a doctor’s visit.” Nice tips, though, really helpful.
June 1st, 2008 at 9:19 pm
Hey Dan,
Perhaps your dreams are boring and simple to others but are big to you.
Remember to dream big and achieve in steps.
-Andrew
June 2nd, 2008 at 9:36 am
That’s an interesting article! The point about dreaming like a child is referred to by many self development authors, including Anthony Robbins.
Actually I’m in the process of making one of my dreams come true and together with my friends we just learnt that you also have to learn to ditch your dreams… Yes, that’s true - ditch your dreams. Of course ditch’em just to make place for better ones!
I invite you to read an entry on my blog about that.
June 2nd, 2008 at 10:25 am
Glad you liked it Pawel!
-Andrew