5 quick ways to reach your BIG FAT DREAM!

Chasing our dreams has always been a pretty awesome thing to do. But today, more than ever, we’re bombarded with messages about how we should all be doing it. And more, delivered all sorts of promises about how to do it and live your dream life. There’s only one catch. (Isn’t there always?) Sometimes there’s a gap between ‘where you are and where you want to be’ and sometimes that gap is a chasm and with good reason. When we are calculating our visions for the future, it’s easy to give that gap too much meaning. We shoot ourselves in the foot by normalizing the space between us and our goals. But what if you could see beyond the gap, and begin normalizing the idea of closing that gap effortlessly?

So here are 5 ways in which we can close our gaps:-

1. Don't set goals within the constraints of current reality

We are guilty of setting goals that we feel are achievable within our current lifestyle. However, if you want to achieve big then you need to set big goals. Work backward from your big goal and detail the main steps you need to take to achieve it. Factor in the time that each step will take as well.

2. Focus on just one thing

The mistake a lot of people make when starting a business is to appeal to everyone in the hope that this will give them the best chance of success. More often than not this results in the exact opposite. This is because you get filed in people’s mental junk drawer. When people meet you online or face-to-face they try to simplify what you’re about so they can file you in their mind.

3. Check it's scalable

So you think you have a great dream and now you want to scale it. Before you do, make sure you have something worth scaling. Think about it like this: if you have a bucket with holes that you scale you end up with a bigger bucket with more holes.

4. Say 'no' more than 'yes'

Every time you say ‘yes’ to something, you’re saying ‘no’ to something else. It’s hard to decline invitations or requests for our time. We feel it’s a negative response. But ‘yes’ and ‘no’ aren’t right or wrong. They’re directional they steer you in the direction that will help you navigate to the right places. If you’re clear on your dreams then you know which direction to take.

Learn to start protecting the gaps you have in your plan. We need breathing space and gaps in your calendar allow you to do just that. The next time someone asks you to go for coffee, don’t automatically say ‘yes’ if you see a space in your plan. Your default position should always be ‘no’ rather than ‘yes’.

5. Be comfortable with failure

     

Any step you take towards your goal is progress and will propel you forward. Never see the actions you take as a failure. There is always something to learn and which you can use to course correct. If you look back at everything you have achieved in life so far, it has lead to who you are today. Don’t be afraid to experiment. Failure leads to success. So if we take the example of Ratan Tata who had a dream of a one lakh rupee car and through ‘Nano’ he turned his dream into reality.

                             

Dreams are the gap between where you are and where you will be. “Will I?” is never the question. Great dreams of great dreamers will always be fulfilled. Whatever the mind of a person believes it can be achieved. God never gives you an idea without the power to achieve it. For a dreamer, the major question should be “By when will I?”

 Everything and everybody has been designed with a proportion of uniqueness to serve a purpose. How can I be anyone other than me, even if I have my share of weakness? Why should I struggle to be someone else, even if someone’s strengths appeal to me?

“We are here to be We”