HOW TO MAKE YOUR WILDEST DREAMS A REALITY by Craig Lock
According to Bill Gates there are 3 keys to success in any new venture:
1) Being in the right place at the right time!
(You could well be already there!)
2) Have a vision of
where the industry/business you're working in is going!
and
3)Taking Massive and Immediate Action! (It is time to act!) "The
future belongs to those who believe in the quality of their
dreams." Was it Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, the famous German
poet and philosopher who said those wise words?
After that little "intro"...
Here are my 15 steps to fulfilling my wildest dreams . . . .
1. KNOW YOURSELF. Know and accept your weaknesses and faults (we
all have them), but even more so your strengths, abilities and
gifts. Build on your strengths and try to minimize or improve on
your weaknesses; however work more on your strengths. An honest,
objective analysis of yourself is the first step in preparing you
for success and realizing your dreams. Celebrate you for just
being you, a unique creation.
Aim for mental clarity about what you most want out of life.
Think about it and write it down. If it's happiness, what do you
mean by happiness: a sense of belonging, recognition,
independence, love, money or security? If you don't know where
you are and where you want to go with your life, how will you
ever get there? Aim at nothing and you're sure to hit it.
2. GET PASSIONATE. Don't apologize for getting passionate. What
excites you the most? If you are not enthusiastic and excited
about what you're doing, your path in life, you'll never get
others to share your dream. Once you find your passion, you will
have found your POWER, MEANING and PURPOSE in life.
3. SURROUND YOURSELF WITH POSITIVE PASSION. Always be
aware...negative people will poison your dream faster than
anything else. Motto: "If you can't be positive, shut up!" Try
and stay positive ... even in the face of negativity.
4. ACCEPT FROM THE START THAT YOU WON'T PLEASE EVERYONE. You're
going to be misunderstood, misquoted, hurt some feelings, perhaps
even lose some friends (for the time being). Motto: " What other
people think of me is none of my business!" Repeat this statement
to yourself, especially when you doubt or feel discouraged - you
will be many times.
5. ALWAYS BE YOURSELF. "To thine own self be true. (Shakespeare's
"Hamlet", act I.3.) This is supremely important, no matter what
the world may think of you. The masses are conditioned to
mediocrity and other people's success can make them not feel so
good about their own insignificant little lives (the "tall poppy
syndrome", so prevalent here in New Zealand and in Australia).
Accept yourself. Learn from others - but don't be intimidated by
them, or pretend to be someone you're not; because, "We are most
effective when we're being ourselves."
6. DON'T BE SCARED OF MAKING MISTAKES. The only real mistake is
one from which you learn nothing. Motto: "Far better to try
something and fail, than try nothing and succeed!"
7. ACCEPT THAT IT WILL NEVER BE EASY. Realizing your dream may be
the hardest, most uphill thing you'll ever do. A truth: "You
can't coast uphill." If you truly believe in what you're doing
(or trying to do), the value of your product or service and that
it will ultimately HELP others, the key ingredient in success is
never giving up. "Keep on keeping on" with your quest. It has
been said that "success is 99% made up of failures".
8. TRY AND STAY HUMBLE (no matter how successful you may
eventually be.) Don't ever think you've made it and arrived --
there's always lots up ahead, more to do, higher mountains to
climb. Motto: "The greatest way to do our thing has yet to be
discovered!"
9. DON'T UNDERESTIMATE YOURSELF - OR GOD (INFINITE INTELLIGENCE,
THE UNIVERSE, OR WHATEVER ELSE YOU CALL THE GREAT CREATOR). There
is incredible power in yourself (in the form of the unique human
mind), but far more so in the forces of the Universe. Make them
work for you by living your life in harmony with these natural
forces. Like positive energy attracts like. Enough "spiritual"
thoughts! Back to the "real world" and you...Avoid having a
minority complex (Who am I, a 'nothing'?") or be filled with
feelings of self pity ("nobody likes me"), or think "I can't do
it", which will steal your dream. You are special and unique- a
'child of the Universe, of God.'
10. HAVE FUN. Nothing is ever as bad as it seems - -don't get too
solemn, or serious or too downcast when things go wrong (as they
surely will from time to time). Take a leaf from Thomas Edison's
book: "I never did a day's work in my entire life: it was all
FUN!" Laugh at life's funny moments, and there are plenty of
them. "The secret of happiness is not doing what one likes, but
in liking what one does." - J.M. Barrie
11. DEVELOP 'THE WILL TO LIVE'. Because there will be plenty of
times when you'll face the death of your dream. When failures,
disappointments, criticisms come, you need the will and faith for
better days to keep going. Remember: We learn far more from our
failures than our successes, because failures show us what
doesn't work. So failure is just one step closer to ultimate
success. Often the difference between failure and success is
trying just one more time, picking yourself up off the canvas
after being knocked down time and again.
12. DEVELOP 'THE WILL TO HELP AND SERVE OTHERS'. Success on its
own (i.e., for its own sake) will pollute and corrupt you; it's a
dead end street unless you have meaning in your life. The years
of struggle breed fortitude and character. The gold may be an
inch away from the seam, where your fellow miners have given up.
You need to succeed for a reason, a purpose, a cause that's
bigger than you! And IF ("a very big if) you've fulfilled all the
above "requirements".
13. ALWAYS BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR OPPORTUNITIES. They are all
around you. There are no permanent problems- only solutions,
possibilities and opportunities. The Chinese word for 'crisis'
means 'danger' + 'opportunity'.
14. IF YOU TRULY BELIEVE IN WHAT YOU ARE DOING, DEVELOP THE 'WILL
TO SUCCEED' with absolute commitment. It is not enough to just
survive - aim at being the best you can possibly be! Keep your
dream big, bold and even "outrageous" -- don't water it down or
settle for mediocrity, even if others think you are crazy! Trust
in your judgment, your intuition and your creative mind to
overcome any obstacles (and you're sure to come across them). "Be
bold and mighty unseen forces come to your aid." Always remember,
"What is impossible with man is possible with God....so put your
trust in the Creator and aim for the heavens, even the stars.
15. NEVER GIVE UP ON YOUR DREAM! Be patient. Don't be in too much
of a hurry to achieve your goals and dreams. Be persistent and
never quit. "Keep on keeping on." As the saying goes, 'Winners
never quit and quitters never win.' Have faith: firstly in
yourself, your abilities and then in a Higher Power, the Creator
who wants for you to fulfill yourself through your gifts and
abilities to help others and in your own special way to make a
better world. Always remember, when you've exhausted all your
possibilities, remember you haven't -- there's always another
way, a better way... and even more importantly, always another
day! Life is not a dress rehearsal, it's the main event. GO FOR
THAT DREAM. It is within you and within your reach.
GOOD LUCK
Craig Lock http://www.craiglockbooks.com
About the Author: Craig believes in the great potential of every
human being in the journey of life and loves to encourage people
to share their individual (and guiding) spirits, so that they
become all that they are CAPABLE of being.
The various books that Craig "felt inspired to write" are
available at: http://www.bridgeniche.com and
http://www.nzenterprise.com/writer/books.html
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