10 Simple Steps To Achieving Your Dreams
If you’re like most people, then you probably have a dream. What we dream says a lot about ourselves. What we do in pursuit of our dreams says way more. Contrary to popular opinion, achieving your dream is never easy. If it was, then everybody would be achieving their dreams all around you, right?
Here’s how you can achieve your dreams. Follow these steps below….
1. Have a dream
Everything begins in the heart and mind. Every great achievement began in the mind of one person. They dared to dream, to believe that it was possible. Take some time to allow yourself to ask “What if?” Think big. Don’t let negative thinking discourage you.
2. Conquer your fears
Fears are what keep us from trying new things and going after our dreams. You fail from not trying, not from trying and not succeeding. One of the first things you can do to improve upon knowing your fears is to become more self-aware. Know your surroundings. Know what you do well, what you want, and how you can achieve it.
3. Erase any doubts
4. Have a plan
Every dream must take the form of a plan. The old saying that you “get what you plan for” is so true. Your dream won’t just happen. You need to sit down, on a regular basis, and plan out your strategy for achieving the dream. Think through all of the details.
5. Take action
There’s no way around this. You’ve got to do the work. You’ve got to work your plan. Push yourself to do it when you feel like working. And push yourself to do it when you don’t feel like working.
6. Give self appraisal
A lot of times your dreams don’t happen in one day. They take time. And sometimes you’ll need a bit of encouragement along the way to keep you going. So whenever you hit certain milestones, stop what you’re doing, take a pause and give yourself a high five for all the progress you’ve made.
7. Never give up
Pursuing your dreams comes along with many benefits! It’s better to try and fail than to wonder what might have been. You don’t have to do something huge, but sitting down and making a plan with small steps on how you will achieve your dreams will start you off in the right direction.
8. Commit
The secret to making your dreams come true lies in commitment. Commitment is essential to being a winner and achieving our loftiest goals. Being dedicated and committed is part of growing and transcending to the next level. Each of us comes from a diverse and varied background, and are dedicated to different values and involve in countless missions.
9. Set deadline
It’s much easier to hit your goals when you’re working towards a deadline. Again, you want to be realistic here – but don’t be afraid to challenge yourself a little. If you’ve got a really big goal, you might want to look two – five years ahead. With smaller goals, you can probably achieve them within a year.
10. Believe in yourself
Yes, your dream needs to be big. It needs to be something that is seemingly beyond your capabilities. But it also must be believable. You must be able to say that if certain things take place, if others help, if you work hard enough, though it is a big dream, it can still be done.
