“Dream” is the ultimate action verb

Do you have dreams, or plans?

If you don’t have plans, then you don’t really have dreams at all. You have wishes — the kind of things that you hope that a fairy will come and grant for you, that with a *poof* will magically come to be.

You may have noticed I have a thing for definitions. Today, let’s look at what a dream really is. According to our friends at Merriam Webster, a dream is:

… a strongly desired goal or purpose

We talk a lot about goals in the career world — a goal is something that you strive towards. And a purpose is what you exist to achieve. Neither of these is about wistfully imagining what could be. Both of these are about making something from “could be” to “is.”

But in order to get from “could be” to “is,” you have to believe in possibility. Even better, in probability. This is the difference between a wish and a dream — the relentless belief that you will find success.

It’s this belief that makes you get up again in the morning and tackle the same challenges all over again, or completely new ones. It’s what keeps you moving forward even when it feels like you’re not making progress. It’s this belief that defines you, and your ability to find success.

And if you lack that belief, you’ll forever be stuck in “wish I could” and never get to “know I can.”

If you have a dream, bring it to the forefront. Make it happen now. There’s never a right time. There’s only what you can do today, tomorrow and the next day to bring yourself closer to the person that you want to be.

photo credit: WTL photos

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