How to Go for Your Dreams

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Get in touch with your dreams. What do you fantasize about doing with your spare time? What extraordinary future makes you feel a little bit more alive when you imagine yourself in it? What did you dream about when you were a child? Think about it and write it all down.

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   Read books or check out websites relating to your dream. For example, 16-year-old Abby Sunderland decided to follow her dream of becoming the youngest person to sail solo around the world. She wrote the book Unsinkable (Thomas Nelson, 2011) about her experience. Steep yourself in the stories of people who have done or are doing what you want to do. See how they followed their own dreams, and take notes to learn how you can do the same.
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   Establish a community. Make sure you have other people to talk to about your goals that will support you and not doubt your dreams. If there is no one in real life, try sites that let you become friends with people who will not only care about your dreams, but hold you accountable to them. But no matter what, have someone there that truly cares.
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   Identify mental obstacles that stand in the way of your dreams. For example, maybe you've always dreamed about becoming a painter, but you were too worried about what people think, or about not making enough money. In this case, your obstacles are ego and finances. Ask yourself honestly: What's most important, achieving my dreams, getting respect from my peers, or being financially secure? If I had to choose between my dreams and my other concerns, what would I choose?
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   Make changes in your life. If you're not already working towards your dreams, you're probably trapped in a cycle that keeps you locked away from them. Break the cycle. For a lot of people, that means changing careers. (Read How to Switch Careers.)
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   Set clear, inspiring goals. Goals are like pillars that support your dreams.