My last blog was on the topic of dreams and the fact that my 10 year old started his first business. As he started the day I asked him about his sales projections and what he thought he could profit at the end of the day. As I finished my question, he turned around and said" I will make $5.00 profit by the end of the day. Well,he made $9.00 and was a happy boy at day's end.

The reason I start with this today is because I noticed something about the way he conducted business throughout the day. He only sat at his lemonade stand during the peak traffic hours. He figured out that this was more productive to work on other things during non-peak hours of traffic.

Why am I bringing this up? Most business people confuse activity with production. I know lots of people who stay very busy, but get very little done. Are you one of those people? Isn't it time to stop all of the activity and begin to focus on what you truly want and desire. Do you want to be productive instead of being busy? You become productive when you change your thoughts. If you focus on outcomes instead of being busy, you begin to schedule what is necessary in your life and you don't schedule what isn't. All unnecessary activities are replaced with things that bear fruit and bring you closer to your desires. So remember before you put one more thing on your already crowded plate, ask yourself, will this produce the results that get me closer to my dreams?

Today I had a chance to watch our 10 year old become a business owner for the first time. Last night he decided he would open a lemonade stand in our neighborhood. I remember my first business like it was yesterday. My brother and I were going to make it rich with our produce stand. The only problem was that we lived in a farming community and all of the people that drove by our stand also grew all of their own produce. After a few days, we decided to pack it in and try something new.

Why am I writing about this? Good, I'm glad you asked. Just like our 10 year old's dream of lemonade fortune, all of our dreams started with an innocence and expectation that whatever we could dream we could have. The problem is somewhere along the way we got off course and lost our dream. If you are one of the folks I'm talking about, it's not too late to get my your dreams and go live them. The first step is learning to dream again and the rest is a piece of cake.

Here is how you start. You will need a pad, pen or pencil, a relaxing environment and the mind set of that "10 year old" you again. Next sit down and start writing down everything you have always dreamed of having or doing. Common sense, logic and reasoning need to be left at the door. Once you are finished, start putting an action plan to your dreams. Dreams take time to accomplish and really big dreams take more time than small ones. However, the first step in seeing your dreams come true is believing anything is possible. Now go get your pad and pen and begin the life you have always wanted.