No More Dreams

What did you want to be when you grew up? President? Famous Celebrity? Professional athlete? Chances are you had a dream of what you wanted to be. I had several dreams about my future when I was a child, but as time unfolded, I realized that's all they were... they were dreams.

For the sake of this post, I'm defining a dream as something you would love to see happen, but in the end, you never take the required steps to make your dream become a reality. Dreams are great ideas that we have in our head, but the logistics of making them become reality never gets to our heart. 

I also want to define the word "vision" (for the context of this post)... A vision is a revelation of what you should do that actually begins to impact the way you think and live.

Most of us live in dream mode and aren't led by a clear vision for our life. Having dreams isn't bad, but at some point we have to learn to realize the difference between a dream and a vision. Some things may initially be birthed within us as a dream. Then, as time progresses, you will decide (intentionally or unintentionally) whether or not your dream should and/or will become a vision that impacts your life.


I learned in 2011 that I have dreams, but that's what they were intended to be... nothing more than a dream.  I've also learned that some of my dreams actually need to become a vision that guides my life. As a result, I've realized one of the most miserable places anyone can be is when you are stuck in dream mode but you need to be in vision mode. The only way to fix this problem is to truly reflect upon yourself and develop an intentional plan to make the switch so that you are living by a vision (as defined above) and not by a dream. Otherwise, you'll constantly live in dreamland and struggle to move forward.


Also, I'd encourage you to realize that if something is supposed to be a vision, it's going to impact the people around you. Perhaps your family, neighbors, or co-workers. People can and should be impacted by your vision because they will see how it impacts you. On the other hand, when an idea never leaves your head and remains in dream mode, no one else can see it. 


My challenge for you is the same as it is for myself... Don't live 2012 in dream mode. Take the necessary steps to start living by vision, not by dreams. At the same time, realize this shift may require you to allow some of your dreams, which were never intended to become vision, to disappear from your thoughts and routines. Wake up from your dreams and start pursuing the vision given to you!