Turn your Dreams in to Reality
Turn your dreams into Reality By Barbara Hofmeister
www.trainingvisions.com
Do you still have dreams?
I sincerely hope you do and also that you are interested to make
them come true! Start by writing your dreams down - the clearer
the better and please don't judge on the possibility or
probability, just write whatever comes to your mind. Remember,
what the human mind can conceive it can achieve!
Have you heard of Dr. Robert Schuler. He dreamt of a Crystal
Cathedral in Santa Ana, California which is an earthquake area.
In the 80th he invited a famous architect to plan the Cathedral
for him. The architect said that it would be very difficult to
build such a large glass structure in this area and if at all
possible, would cost an incredible amount of money. "Do you have
that type of money", he asked Dr. Schuler. "No" was the answer.
"Well, then it is absolutely impossible" the architect retorted.
Dr. Schuler took him to his study and showed him his dictionary.
The word impossible was cut out, as it was in all his
literature. For him impossible did not exist and a few years
later the Crystal Cathedral was built and since then his 'Hour
of Power' is broadcasted from there to the world
(www.crystalcathedral.org).
Be outrageous! Think big! You can do it - if you really want to.
Maybe I can demonstrate what I mean through a poem written by
Marianne Williamson. Part of this poem was used by Nelson
Mandela used in his Inauguration speech in 1994. The words are
very powerful:
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest
fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light not
our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves WHO AM I
to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who
are you not to be! Our playing small does not save the world.
There's nothing enlightened about shrinking, so that other
people won't feel insecure around you. You are born to make
manifest to the glory of God that is within us; It is not just
in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own light
shine, we unconsciously give other's permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fears, our presence
automatically liberates others."
These are very inspiring words, aren't they? Let them inspire
you to really go all out and reach whatever it is that you dream
of. You deserve to reach it - we all do but during the course of
our life we seem to forget all the big dreams we had when we
were young and believed we could do anything. The question is
why does life get in the way? Why do so many of us arrive at a
stage where there seem to be more obligations than motivations?
The main reason is that most of us have let ourselves be
"programmed" for mediocrity. We have not been told or taught
that we can be powerful beyond measure. Since early childhood we
are conditioned to swim with the swarm, to stay in the crab
basket we call humanity and there will always be enough people
around us who will remind us of it - but in spite of all this,
we have a choice at any one moment of our life.
We really can do what we are here to do - if only we do!
And exactly here is our next challenge. To dare something new we
must move out of our comfort zone and believe me, that is not
easy. We feel comfortable in what we know, we feel safe and
secure even if we are in a miserable situation because the devil
we know... I am sure you know the proverb. But if we continue to
do...
Einstein put this very nicely: "The definition of insanity is
doing the same things over and over again and expecting
different results."
To help you move out of your comfort zone visualize what it
would be like when you have reached your big dream. Open your
boundaries and dream in 3D. Visualize in every little detail,
with all 5 senses what life could be like when you are actually
there. Close your eyes and daydream and only when you can "see"
yourself in your perfect day and have a wide grin on your face
and a nice and warm feeling inside, open your eyes and write it
all down. Every little bit of it. Where you are, what you feel,
who is around you, what you do, is it warm or cold, are you in a
city or in the country, is it a special day of celebration...
Make it a very vivid Vision of your perfect day. Imagination is
the root of everything that we do and by far the most powerful
tool to success. Unless you can imagine yourself being richer,
happier, thinner, fitter, or anything else you want to achieve,
the chances of you ever getting there are slim.
Your brain needs to 'see' the results of your actions before it
will allow you to apply your time and effort on striving for
them. But unfortunately, although we are all blessed with
imaginative powers as children, those powers very often fade as
we enter adulthood. Remember the 95 % confidence we have as
children and only 5 % as adolescents.
Regaining your ability to imagine, to picture something in your
mind so complete that all your senses can experience it, IS
possible. It just takes a little bit of practice. The more
detailed your writen "vision" it is the more it will draw you
towards actually getting there. Mine gets longer and longer and
I feel great when I read it - which you should do frequently.
Jim Rohn says: "If the why is strong enough, the how becomes
easy." It is up to you to create your WHY. Get yourself into the
feeling. This is the strongest technique to create belief in
yourself!!! My clients say it is like giving birth and it really
is incredibly motivating.
Honestly look into the amount of time you give to your dreams
every day? For most of us it is NONE so how can we expect to
ever make them come true?
It is only when your vision is clear that you should ask
yourself: What do I have to do to get there? Always start with
the end result in mind! That is what most of us do wrong. We
start walking before we know exactly where we want to go to. In
consequence it is no surprise that we stray off and get
discouraged.
Work with the secrets of those who have done the "impossible".
Change your programming from "What if I fail?" to "What if I
succeed? Then what?" Would that scare you? It shouldn't! You are
the Best in whatever field you are passionately involved in. But
you must know exactly what you want. Your vision has to be
crystal clear to you. Sorry, if I get carried away but I really
want you to get this.
Dr. Schuler, Edison, Mandela, Trump and a lot of other extremely
successful people all have these 3 things in common.
1. They know exactly what they want and start with the end in
mind. 2. The second key is BELIEF. People who do the impossible
believe they can do it and eventually they do! 3. They act in
spite of their fears; in spite of their doubts and in spite of
what their family and friends might tell them.
Always remember: These are your dreams not theirs. This is your
life not theirs!
Dare to go further, dare to create new experiences, implant
greater ideas. Act in spite of your fears and doubts - again and
again. Move on even if you feel uncomfortable. It is in those
moments that you grow.
I wish you to be ALL YOU CAN BE and that is anything you want to
be! To your success! Barbara Hofmeister www.trainingvisons.com