What is the one thing that you would do if you knew that you could not fail? That was an interesting statement which I read recently. Interesting because I know that many of us do have dreams. We dream of buying a big house or earning more money or going on a nice holiday. But that statement is not asking you to do that. It is asking you to go beyond that. Beyond just your big house, beyond a nice holiday, beyond earning more money. It is asking you about your DREAM house, your DREAM holiday and your DREAM earning power. It is asking you to dream big dreams.
I began to analyse why do we not dream big dreams. If dreaming big dreams is one of the key characteristics of a highly successful individual, then why are we not doing it. I asked a few friends over a get together dinner why they think people were not “dreaming big dreams” And some of the answers I got were pretty interesting. “It’s not realistic”, “I don’t think I can ever achieve it this lifetime”, “I am not born rich, how can that ever be done” and the best answer was “By dreaming impossible dreams, you are basically setting yourself up for a huge disappointment.” It was then that I realised many of us don’t dream big dreams not because we don’t do it, but because we are afraid to do it.
I guess that is what sets the successful individuals and the mediocre apart. Both of them are afraid of failure but the successful individuals choose to overcome that fear of failure and hang on to their big dreams. So don't let the fear of failure stop. Dream that dream and dream it big. What will your dream daycare be like? How many people will you be employing? How many children will you have?.....
