Thursday, June 24, 2010

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.

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