Dare to Dream Big (Part 1: Travel to the Moon) - July 25, 2013

We all have dreams in life. My question is how big do you really dream?

Last week I asked someone special about her goals. Being slightly delirious from exhaustion the initial responses were more of a joke than reality. “Travel to the moon” was one of those goals. At first it made me laugh; then it gave me a great idea for a date. As the day progressed, that goal kept coming back to my mind “Travel to the moon.”

I couldn’t figure out why the thought just kept running in my mind. It may have been that I kept thinking of the person who gave me the goals. It wasn’t until I saw one of my favorite quotes that it really hit me.

“Nobody succeeds beyond his or her wildest expectations unless he or she begins with some wild expectations.” – Ralph Charell

You’ve gotta dream big to get big. Too often we dream of mediocrity. Whether that mean we dream of just skating by with the bare minimum or we dream of nothing at all and just hope for the best.

Somebody dreamt of going to the moon long before Neil Armstrong ever set foot there. It took just over 8 years from the announcement from President Kennedy (05/25/1961) before the U.S. would finally a man on the moon (07/20/1969). It wasn’t an easy dream to reach. It took setbacks, and combined focus to get there.  

I dream to one day be a successful author. Some people think that is an impossible goal. To those I say, please change your attitude. Be positive. I can and I will do it. It may take time but it will happen. Another dream is to inspire and have a positive impact for the lives of others.   That’s part of the reason I felt compelled to start writing this blog.

Write down your dreams! Grab a pen and paper. Open up Microsoft Word on your computer. Use your phone. Find a method, any method to write down your dreams. Take 5-10 minutes. Write everything down that comes to mind. Below are a few of the things I wrote down.

·         Be the best dad EVER!

·         Travel the world and experience the often missed beauties

·         Self-sustaining photography business by selling prints  

·         Have a timeshare

·         Be a successful author

·         Change the world for good

·         Run a ½ marathon

·         Marry in the temple for eternity

·         Get back down to 200 lbs.

·         Own a house outright as well as a cabin and a beachfront property.

Now analyze your list. What dreams could be bigger? On mine, I could have put run a marathon (not a ½ marathon). I could have put, get back down to 165lbs.  Even being the best patriarch (EVER) for my family instead of just the best dad ever.  Dare to Dream big!


p.s. look for part 2 of this post later this week!