How to Turn Your Dreams Into Reality

Change your dreams into goals. Once you have vetted your list down to the dreams you must achieve before you die. Break down each dream into tiny step goals. Goals should be straightforward and emphasize what you want to happen. Specifics help to focus efforts and define what we are going to do.

Aristotle, the Greek Philosopher, said of goals, “Man is a goal seeking animal. His life only has meaning if he is reaching out and striving for his goals. “By creating small measurable steps to your ultimate goals you increase your chance for achievement and the likelihood of success.

Measure Your Progress

If you cannot measure it, you cannot manage it. Harvey Mackay said it best, “A dream is just a dream.” A goal is a dream with a plan and a deadline.” An example of this would be to commit to a chapter a day for the novel until the dream of writing a book was fulfilled. By creating a measurable achievement, you can track how well you are moving towards the fulfillment of your goal.

Establish set small goals to measure your progress. Set target dates to measure your progress and to stay on track. For example, a dream of writing a novel will never be completed without a measured deadline. By setting deadlines, you can gear each small goal towards the deadline date. In the creation of a measurable process, will help you experience the exhilaration of achievement and encourage you to continue your efforts.

Purchase a Goal Planner

A goal-tracking journal such as the Goal Planning and Tracker Journal by Angela Claudette Williams or using the Goal Planning and Tracking system created by Stephen Covey can help you monitor your progress towards your goals. Tracking your progress is an excellent motivator when pursuing your dreams.

Recommended Books

Three books on goal planning stand out when setting out to define your dreams, plan your dreams into goals and overcoming the emotional roadblocks to achieving your dreams.

Planning And Goal Setting for Personal Success by Samuel Blankson – This book is about planning and goal setting to achieve success in the eight areas of your life. His book offers a chance to develop your dreams into achievable objectives within a time limit and associated rewards for achievements. In Blankson’s book, you will create goals, act on your goals and work in eight defined areas of your personal life to give your personal balance.

Awaken the Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Physical and Emotional Self by Anthony Robbins – Anthony Robbins shows people how to clarify their personal values, resolve the internal conflicts, master your emotions, and overcome debilitating habits

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey – Steven Covey is recognized as one of the most influential books ever written. Covey reveals a systematic pathway for living with principles that give security and wisdom in order to take advantage of opportunities that create change.

FEAR

Use the anagram FEAR as a guidepost to help you achieve your life’s goals.

F – Don’t let your fear stop you from living your dreams

E – Establish what your dreams are and set small incremental goals to reach them

A – Accountability – Make your goals measurable and with deadlines to keep you on track.

R – Rejoice that you can live your dreams if you set them as goals. Keep your sense of humor and laugh!

In the end, to live your dreams is the greatest gift you can give yourself but you must define them and set goals to make your dreams attainable and realistic. In the words of George Elliot, “It’s never too late to be who you might have been.” Go live your dreams!