"It takes just as much time to have a big dream as it does to have a small dream." - General Wesley Clark
Why is dreaming big easier than dreaming small? It's because the energy and passion generated by a big dream will create the momentum you need to move forward, overcome obstacles and remain
persistent.
A big dream acts like a giant magnet orienting our lives, our ideas and our activities around a single focus: creating our dream. When we dream big around our career, we fill that career with meaning, purpose and intent. We create a large vortex of energy and achievement that fulfills us, helps others and contributes to the world at large.
I recently attended a teleseminar with Jack Canfield. He described how he and Mark Victor Hansen had a dream of being celebrity authors so they could make lives better for more people, achieve celebrity speaker status, again so they could reach more people, and so on.
Their 'Chicken Soup for the Soul' publisher laughed out loud when they told him their dream. The publisher said they'd be lucky to sell 20,000 copies of their first Chicken Soup for the Soul book.
We all know what has happened. Chicken Soup for the Soul has become one of the most recognized book brands in the world. This franchise has sold more than 155 million copies and still going strong.
The Chinese want to purchase all the Chicken Soup for the Soul books and print them in English and Chinese to help the Chinese people learn English. They expect to print another 550 million copies of the Chicken Soup for the Soul books.
If Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen hadn't had that big dream, it's likely none of the huge success they've had with this series would have occurred. on't just focus on their personal and financial success.
Their books have helped and comforted millions. Jack said that they have 2,000 letters from people of all ages who said these books helped prevent them from committing suicide.
What kind of influence and reach do you want to have? How many people could you help if you dreamed big in your career? How much influence could you have?
Most people talk about living a life of meaning: They want to make a difference; they want to matter; they want to leave a legacy. The problem is most of us start from the point of limitation. We think about what we want, immediately followed by what we think we can get.
If Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen had dreamed small, they might have accepted their publisher's assessment. They might even have gone a bit beyond that and said, "Well, we think we can sell 50,000 copies of our books."
But they didn't do that. They said, "We want to sell 1.5 million copies of our book within 18 months. Then they proceeded to follow that goal with actions and constant affirming that they could and would have it.
In my work, I have been encouraging you to seek your dream career; to find that work which gives you meaning and great satisfaction. I now want to also encourage you to dream big about your dream career.
How much would you like to achieve? What key people in your chosen profession would you like to meet and work with?
Do you want to influence people in your community? In the world? How much money would you want to make?
What circles would you like to travel in and be welcomed by? How enriched and satisfied do you want to feel based on the work you've done?
Let these answers to these questions lead you to uncover your dream career. Once you have an initial answer, ask yourself this, "How can I make my dream even bigger? What else can I add that will make my dream even more satisfying and fulfilling?"
Now your dream is starting to be worthy of who you are and the gifts you possess.
Remember the quote from General Wesley Clark. If it takes the same amount of time to dream big as to dream small, why wouldn't you dream big? The rewards are so much greater.
Author Resource:-
Anita Web Weaver is the owner of Design to Shine Consulting, offering coaching, mentoring and speaking services to help people shine, no matter what, in their career, their life and their health.
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