Sunday, May 22, 2011

Do you dare to live your dreams?

In order to make it in life....you have to dare to live your dreams! And before we start suggesting that the successful have been born wealthy, or entrepreneurial, or with excessive business acumen, let me assure you that this is generally not the case. Many of them are from fairly ordinary backgrounds, often from backgrounds where they were actively discouraged to take risks, told to get an education, or a job, and to stay safe, but they pressed on with their dreams and they made it! They had a vision which they always kept in focus. Here is a quote that will always resonate with me: "There are only three colors, ten digits, and seven notes. It's what we do with them, that's important."


So think about that. With just three colors, artist Claude Monet painted the delightful Water Lilies, Field of Poppies, and the Park at Monceau, with those ten digits poor men have become billionaires, and those seven notes? From Mozart to Madonna they have made us laugh, cry, and sing! It follows then, that if we can view three colors, seven notes, or ten digits, as the talents that we have been given, it follows that we then have the power to develop those same talents. But we clearly must believe that we can do so. Envisioning what we want to achieve is one step along the way.


Do you dare to dream? Step boldly out from the crowd, and allow yourself to be!