There are litanies of challenges that almost every one of face in life. And one of the biggest of all these challenges is that of actualizing our dreams. Most of the time we encounter challenges which sometimes make it difficult for us to actualize our dreams. And that is why each and everyone us of become happy each time we create a dream and realize it. I am pretty sure that many of us already have dreams that we want to actualize. And yet there are some here who in the future will create dreams which they will like to bring to fruition. Also, many of us have at one time or the other tried to make a dream a reality but failed. So, for this reason, we are going to talk about "How To Actualize Your Dreams". We are going to look at a tested and trusted six practical steps to actualize your dreams.
1. Know who you are.
In order to actualize your dreams in life, you need to know who you are. Knowing who you are is key to actualize your dreams in life. This is because when you know who you are , it will enable you to create a dream that resonates with you.
knowing who you are is a great asset when it comes to creating and actualizing a dream. When you know who you are it will enable you to know your core competence. The knowledge of yourself will enable you to be abreast with your strength. You will agree with me that it is easier to reach a dream that has to do with what you can do. A dream woven round your area of strength.
To know yourself also means to know your weaknesses. I would also contend that knowing your weakness is a great asset. I consider it a great asset in the sense that when you know who you are then instead of wasting your time struggling to do what you cannot do, it is better to channel it towards your area of competence. For more importance of knowing who you are. Read "Who are you?
knowing who you are is a great asset when it comes to creating and actualizing a dream. When you know who you are it will enable you to know your core competence. The knowledge of yourself will enable you to be abreast with your strength. You will agree with me that it is easier to reach a dream that has to do with what you can do. A dream woven round your area of strength.
To know yourself also means to know your weaknesses. I would also contend that knowing your weakness is a great asset. I consider it a great asset in the sense that when you know who you are then instead of wasting your time struggling to do what you cannot do, it is better to channel it towards your area of competence. For more importance of knowing who you are. Read "Who are you?
2. Have a dream, an aim or a purpose.
The very important first step to actualizing your dreams is to have a dream, an aim or a purpose. When you create a dream, a signal is usually sent to your subconscious mind to give it the information about what you want. And subsequently your subconscious mind will focus on that dream. The dream will give you a sense of direction. It will serve as a sign post to where you are going. The reason why some people keep doing something new and keep succeeding is because they create dreams and work hard and smart to realize them. And on the other hand, the reason, why some are not making progress is because they do not have any dream that they are to work on. And due to lack of dreams, they remain stagnant.
Every multinational companies or organisation we see today started as a dream. Large corporations like Microsoft, Apple, Dangote group, Mcdonalds, Facebook, Glo Nigeria, Western Union and many others started as a dream in the mind of the founders.
The above mentioned companies were like the dream you have in your mind right away as you are reading this article. So, don't discard that dream in your mind. It is a microcosm of what is capable of becoming a conglomerate in the future.
Every multinational companies or organisation we see today started as a dream. Large corporations like Microsoft, Apple, Dangote group, Mcdonalds, Facebook, Glo Nigeria, Western Union and many others started as a dream in the mind of the founders.
The above mentioned companies were like the dream you have in your mind right away as you are reading this article. So, don't discard that dream in your mind. It is a microcosm of what is capable of becoming a conglomerate in the future.
3. Develop yourself.
I always say that "The best development in life is the development of yourself". To develop yourself, means to engage in self development activities. It means learning new skills. Developing yourself is another important action that you will take to enable you accomplish your dreams in life. We all know that no one was born with the whole information or knowledge he needs to be all that he or she wants to be in life. So, in order to realize your dreams or goals in life, there is need to garner information that will help you accomplish them.
I learnt about a 35 years old man who suddenly developed interest in dancing and choreographing. He never danced professionally before. But his passion for acrobatic dance grew beyond measure. And one day he woke up and decided to look for a dancing school. He found one and started learning how to take dancing steps from the scratch. He started to practice dancing even during his spare time. And after a period of six months he graduated from the dancing school and he started dancing during shows.
When he told some of his colleagues about going to a dancing school, some of them thought it was insane to think of going to dancing school at the age of 35. But here he is today participating in shows as a dancer.
What he did was that he developed himself by learning dancing skills which was what he needed to become a dancer.
This applies to everyone of us. To actualize any dream, we need certakn skills. Once you create a dream, you determine the type of skills that the dream requires and you go ahead to acquire them.
I learnt about a 35 years old man who suddenly developed interest in dancing and choreographing. He never danced professionally before. But his passion for acrobatic dance grew beyond measure. And one day he woke up and decided to look for a dancing school. He found one and started learning how to take dancing steps from the scratch. He started to practice dancing even during his spare time. And after a period of six months he graduated from the dancing school and he started dancing during shows.
When he told some of his colleagues about going to a dancing school, some of them thought it was insane to think of going to dancing school at the age of 35. But here he is today participating in shows as a dancer.
What he did was that he developed himself by learning dancing skills which was what he needed to become a dancer.
This applies to everyone of us. To actualize any dream, we need certakn skills. Once you create a dream, you determine the type of skills that the dream requires and you go ahead to acquire them.
4. Start with what you have. 
It was Zig zigla, an American life coach who said that, "You don't have to be great to start but you have to start to be great". There is no perfect time to do what you want to do. The secret is, just go into the game once you have enough information to get you started. The truth is that we learn by doing. That is; we learn faster by doing that which we want to learn.
In order to accomplish your dreams at the record time, it is imperative to know that it is practically impossible to have all that one requires before one goes ahead to work on one's dreams. That is to say, you don't need to have everything needed before you set out on the journey to actualuzing your dreams. The bottom line is , start with what you have where you are. The fact is that once you start, the rest of the requirements will take care of themselves.
Don't be afraid of starting small. Just like many other projects that started small but are at their peak today, you too can start small today and become big tomorrow.
Don't be afraid of starting small. Just like many other projects that started small but are at their peak today, you too can start small today and become big tomorrow.
5. Get a role model.
Whatever you want to do today, there are people who are already experts and role models in it. That is; there are people who have done so well in that area and beginners look up to them. What you need to do is to study the life these people or meet them in person and ask them questions and they will always willingly provide answers to your questions. So, in order to actualize you dreams, you need to get a role model. The role model will help you avert mistakes that you would have encountered if you don't have one. The role model will help navigate you through some challenges that are inherent in the kind of dream you are pursuing.
Depending on your area of specialisation, below are few people that we considered to role models.
1. Less brown
2. Mark Zuckerberg
3. Larry Ellison or Oracle corporation
4. Genevive Nnaji An actres
Form partnership.
In order to accomplish your dreams, you need to liase with others who are in the same field with you. When you enter into an agreement with a person who does what you do, it will lead to information sharing between or among the partners. When you are in partnership with someone, you can take advantage of the person's networks. And your partner(s) will also take advantage of your networks. And that will help you in actualizing your dream.
We have witnessed even big companies merging together to form a formidable structure in the form of a company. A partnership that will take a larger share of the market.
As a beginner, it is important to combine with someone else who you think can be of use to you. Depending on the terms of the agreement, some time a partnership deal has an expiration dates after which the partners go their separate ways. But before the the partners must have taken the advantage inherent in it.
DREAM WORKSHEET
My dreams are:
(A).................................................................
(B).................................................................
(C).................................................................
What I need to do to actualize them
(A).................................................................
(B).................................................................
(C).................................................................
(D).................................................................
(E).................................................................
(Good luck in your journey to accomplishing your dreams)
Also, read the following articles.
1. Don't Look Down On Yourself
2. The vastness of "The Wealth In You"
3. How to get things done.
4. Don't take "No" for an answer when it comes to the issue of your success
5. How the foundation of success is the wealth in you.
6. Believe in yourself
7. How to be successful in life
8. The wealth in you quotes for failure-proof mentality
9. How to change any situation
10. Asking the golden question
11. The wealth in you quotes
Watch this Video by Less Brown. The legendary motivational speaker
Depending on your area of specialisation, below are few people that we considered to role models.
1. Less brown
2. Mark Zuckerberg
3. Larry Ellison or Oracle corporation
4. Genevive Nnaji An actres
Form partnership.
In order to accomplish your dreams, you need to liase with others who are in the same field with you. When you enter into an agreement with a person who does what you do, it will lead to information sharing between or among the partners. When you are in partnership with someone, you can take advantage of the person's networks. And your partner(s) will also take advantage of your networks. And that will help you in actualizing your dream.
We have witnessed even big companies merging together to form a formidable structure in the form of a company. A partnership that will take a larger share of the market.
As a beginner, it is important to combine with someone else who you think can be of use to you. Depending on the terms of the agreement, some time a partnership deal has an expiration dates after which the partners go their separate ways. But before the the partners must have taken the advantage inherent in it.
DREAM WORKSHEET
My dreams are:
(A).................................................................
(B).................................................................
(C).................................................................
What I need to do to actualize them
(A).................................................................
(B).................................................................
(C).................................................................
(D).................................................................
(E).................................................................
(Good luck in your journey to accomplishing your dreams)
Also, read the following articles.
1. Don't Look Down On Yourself
2. The vastness of "The Wealth In You"
3. How to get things done.
4. Don't take "No" for an answer when it comes to the issue of your success
5. How the foundation of success is the wealth in you.
6. Believe in yourself
7. How to be successful in life
8. The wealth in you quotes for failure-proof mentality
9. How to change any situation
10. Asking the golden question
11. The wealth in you quotes
Watch this Video by Less Brown. The legendary motivational speaker
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Who are you?
A very important question that you must ask yourself.
A correct answer will help you to discover yourself.
WHY DO YOU NEED TO KNOW YOURSELF?
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