5 tricks to make your dreams come true

If life were a software product, everyone would be very disappointed. The system is prone to collapse, half of the wanted connections are not integrated, and the technical support line never answers ... Having a dream that can set the direction of life is considered the easiest way to a full existence. Lessons to avoid sobbing over the shards of a dream!

It is probably difficult for you to find the meaning in anything. Your dream may be to create amazing products, develop software, record albums, or even turn into a judge of first instance. As long as the dream belongs to you, that’s enough. But some of the dreams flow through your fingers, while others become reality . How to increase the likelihood of your mental projects?

1. Make sure your dreams are worth the effort.

Just dreaming about where you want to live and what you want to do is not enough. You need to look a little deeper, explore the dream and decide whether to devote life to its realization. Ultimately, what is required to turn dreams into reality? Devotion to oneself , indifference to the opinions of others, and discipline that stops ordinary people.

Is your dream worth staying up until two in the morning? Is it worth it to spend Saturday morning working on it, when you can lie in bed, eat Lucky Charms flakes and watch the series “Naval Police: Special Unit”? Is it worth the risk if there is a chance of a complete failure?

2. Do not dream of being. Think about actions

Dream about making X, and don't imagine yourself the person who creates X.
Simply put, if your dream is to build a startup, everything is fine. And if you are dreaming of becoming an Elon Mask, you should not continue in the same vein. If you use a quote from a Disney movie, then "your dream smells bad."

You need to ask yourself what you really dream about: is your dream the ultimate and only goal, or is it more like a journey? In the second case, you will spend every day of your life acting, and you will never be able to stop, because you will not name a single point along this path as a destination.

If your dream is based solely on moving to an imaginary finish line, an endless journey awaits you.

3. Stop thinking about imperfection

Dreams will never work the way you painted in your imagination. If you actually manage to revive them, they are likely to be slightly (or even radically!) Different from the idea. And this is absolutely normal! You are a man, not a clairvoyant. How did you expect to know what reality will become?

When you reach a certain point, you cannot quit business simply because everything is not going perfectly. If you really want to make your dreams come true, you need to learn to accept them as they are and appreciate what you have worked so hard on.

4. Define your dreams

When someone asks what you dream to do, you cannot freeze and say you forgot.

When someone asks such a question, you should straighten up, look him in the eye and answer that you are dreaming of creating a technical company that will one day cost billions of dollars and its products will conquer the world. Or dream of helping disadvantaged immigrants. Or consider writing a book that could undermine the basics.

If you want to revitalize your dreams, find out exactly what they are. When defining them, be tough and avoid vague wording. Understand them by making a brief presentation, and why learn it. You will take over your dreams and become proud of them, only fully understanding what they are.

5. Be proud of your dream.

Some people keep their dreams a secret. They like to hide them, partially protecting their dreams, and partially - themselves. There are several reasons for this. One of them is that abandoning a dream is easier if the only person who knows about it is you yourself. In this case, your failure will be obvious only to you.

Another reason is that we are all chronically afraid of ridicule. It is a fear of being ridiculed for something deeply personal. And precisely because of it, many people never take their dreams seriously and never make active attempts to implement them.

There is something tragic in a person who has dreams, but never follows them. The one who keeps inside a small promising light, dying over the years and in need of faith and recognition, which help dreams to survive. Ignoring your own dream and letting it feed on pieces of the soul, you become embittered and frustrated by a bore that no one wants to meet at a party.

Protect your dreams. Obey them. Believe in them and do not let any " gifted persons " make fun of you for them.

PS We recommend another article on the topic - 5 major mistakes, or why your rational decisions do not work? .

The author of the translation is Vyacheslav Davidenko, founder of MBA Consult .