Dream Big

By Marcia Wieder
America's Dream Coach

Here are five key values practiced by big dreamers to add to your business or life.

1. Intention: It is the setting of an intention that will call in wonderful resources, opportunities and people. What do you intend to do, create or accomplish? You could set an intention every day, even every moment of each day. Do you intend to live on purpose? Do you intend to learn and grow? Do you intend to be loving and kind?

You set an intention and then you take action. You also want to have deeper, meaningful intentions about how we live. How do you intend to feel every day? How do you intend to express your love? How do you intend to express your creativity? How do you intend to have fun, to make a contribution, to take a risk? How do you intend to live?

2. Integrity: If you were to survey big dreamers on the qualities that they value most, at the top of the list is usually integrity. Keeping your word and delivering on your promises is essential. When you have cleaned up your past and are free to move forward, not only are your dreams more attainable, they are richer, deeper and more rewarding. You have the opportunity to honestly assess your entire life and to become more alive than you ever imagined. Through simple steps, you can free your past and make room in the present, so you can dream and live the life you long for.

Here is an extremely potent and unbelievably simple approach to help you do this. But don't be deceived by its apparent simplicity. Once you've done this, it's complete and maintenance is easy. You do not need to go back to being the "old you" or creating more skeletons in your closets. Transformation means you have changed and are living a different kind of life.

The Completion Inventory
Here are the three simple steps.

1. Ask yourself what's incomplete here and write it down.

2. Ask yourself what you need to do to complete this, and write that down.

3. Complete what's incomplete.

With each item you check off your list, you'll feel lighter and freer. You'll gain more clarity about yourself, your values and your truth.

3. Share your dream: With newfound clarity (from your intention) and new found freedom (from living with integrity) the world is your oyster. Now when you speak about your dream or vision, people will relate to you differently because you will feel different about yourself. You can move forward with confidence, knowing that you can trust yourself and therefore, others can trust you.

A visionary is someone with a vision or a dream. But a visionary also articulates their dream with such clarity that others understand what it is and with such passion that others want to participate with them. A visionary inspires with greater purpose. And a visionary brings voice to their vision. They let their dream be heard and have impact. Sometimes it is a popular message and sometimes they are one lone voice. Regardless, they hold true to what they believe in, to what inspires them, and they bring it alive in the world through their convictions, words and of course, actions.

4. Take action: It is essential that you put everything you have learned into action. It is through the steps you do take, that you can actually see what you have learned, the progress you are making, where you are stuck and where you need help. Without action, we are "just" dreamers. Taking action is power.

People judge us much more based on what we do, not just what we say. What action will you take to move your dream forward? What are you doing to make your dreams real? Specifically, what are you doing to create a dream come true life?

Big dreamers take many steps every single day as they are constantly and continuously in action on their dreams. What's one thing you could do today, right now, to demonstrate your commitment to your dream?

5. Build your Dream Circle: Once you know what you want to accomplish, you can experience the ease and joy that comes with sharing your dream with others. The single most powerful thing you can do to achieve your dream is to build Dream Circles.

Begin with one person who believes in you and your dream and then seek out others. Inspire them with your vision and passion. Show them you are serious through the actions you take every day. Invite them to join you as you encourage them to dream bigger dreams.

It's never been a more important time to stand for what matters to you most. Stand up, speak out and be heard. Your dreams matter and will impact the lives of many others.

As America's Dream Coach, Marcia Wieder travels the world as an ambassador for making dreams real. In addition to being a charismatic speaker, she's the renowned author of three books dedicated to achieving your dreams: "Making Your Dreams Come True," "Life Is But a Dream," and "Doing Less and Having More." Her most exciting venture is My Dream Circle, where she is having amazing success helping people from all walks of life achieve their personal and professional dreams. Find out more at www.dreamcoach.com.

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