How Hollywood Villains Can Teach Us How To Make Our Dreams Come True

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Make the decision

"The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want."

-- Ben Stein

A Dream World

"I look at that family, that car, that house and that job and I think, what a dream..."

I confess that years ago I gazed longingly at luxury cars. I dreamed of owning one, brand didn't matter, I wasn't picky, any one would do. I continued living in this dream world until one day I came to a simple yet powerful realization...that at one point in time a luxury car was a dream for the person who now drives it. With few exceptions, he or she didn't always have the skill or education to earn the money to buy that lavish ride. It was a dream for them...one that came to fruition through hard work and focus. I guess one could say that today, they are living a dream world?

Over time I thought more about 'living a dream world' and bringing dreams to reality, until finally I arrived at a staggering yet unmistakable conclusion that it is all a dream. In the past I glanced at a Lexus or Mercedes and thought that person is 'living in a dream world.' Over time I have expanded my thoughts to conclude that everything we see, use, consume or have is a result of a dream...let me explain.

The technology in the computer I type on at this very moment was a dream of many scientists years ago. The computer that now sits on my desk was made by a company that just a few short years ago called a garage their world wide corporate headquarters. What began as a dream of an energetic entrepreneur is now a worldwide fortune 500 company. The parts and assembly for this computer are the careful work of many hands, people who thought they would probably not be assembling computers for a living. Yet, this work lets them foster their dreams of providing a nice living for their family, an education, a new television, a daughter's wedding or a car for their teenager.

This computer now rests on my desk, one that I dreamed of having in a study that I imagined years ago. I call my study 'the room of knowing.' Its walls are lined with articles I have published, book jackets from books I have written and some awards that I have won, accomplishments I only dreamed of years ago. It is called 'the room of knowing' because I now know I can accomplish my dreams if I set my mind to it, this room reminds me of that. It could also be called the 'room of dreams,' after all, that's where it all started. I guess one could say that as I type...I am working in a dream world, a world of my dreams (the study) and others (the computer)...

As I drive to work this morning, I realize that I can run through the same 'dream' drill with my car. It was made by a company that started small...a dream. Engineers with a vision (or dream) designed it. Workers who are working a dream job because it provides for and creates their dreams assembled it. I can run the same dream drill with the STOP sign at the intersection by my home. It was put there by a crew who dreamed of working outside. In a subdivision that was a dream of a developer. Ordered by local, county and state laws, laws passed by people who dreamed of serving their community and country. The sign is in Cole County, Missouri, one of 50 states that make our great country, a country that began in the hopes, hearts and dreams of our forefathers.

I could run through the same dream thought process as I pass the local McDonalds restaurant, my CPA's office, the public library or the state capital. I could do the same with the water at my tap or the road I drive on or the Green Tea that I quietly sip but that would be redundant, you get the point, each and everything around us is part of a dream that has reached fruition. This reality proves dreams do come true. That anything we touch, have, hold or use is a result of the hopes, energies and imaginations of the ones who create it...it is part of a dream world. Focus on 'a dream world' for just five minutes today and you will realize an appreciation, astonishment and empowerment that you have not felt before...you will literally be opening your eyes, for a first time, in a dream.
"I look at that family, that car, that house and that job and I think, what a dream..."


Matt Forck
Matt Forck is a dad, husband, writer and speaker. Matt has published numerous articles on a variety of topics, and has authored several books. You may check out Matt's books or reach him through his web site: www.thecallproject.org

 "If you can dream it, you can do it. Always remember this whole thing was started by a mouse." 

 -- Walt Disney

Dream big!

Your Dream Begins today

by Les Brown

What will your life be like when you’ve achieved your most deeply-held dreams? Let’s take a look at how you can start living your dreams this very day.

Do you have a dream, a vision of the life you wish to live?
How specific is that dream?
How clear is that vision?
How do you intend to reach it?
What obstacles stand in your way?
Are your fears holding you back or are you using them to move you forward?

Your fears can actually lead you to success.  Fear is an intense emotion.  But that doesn’t mean it has to control you, or even stop you.  Fear can prepare you and push you forward just as strongly as it can hold you back.  Fear heightens your awareness and increases your physical strength.  Fear brings your mind to sharp focus.  With all that going for you, does it make sense to just run and hide?  Of course not.  Fear gets you in shape to take action!

Are you waiting for things to get better before moving ahead?  If you’re serious about success, you need to start taking action today.  If you’re waiting for things to be perfect, you’ll wait forever and nothing will ever get done.

The way to achieve is to bloom where you’re planted, to do what you can, where you are, with what you have.  It’s easy to think up excuses for not taking action.  “If only I had more hours in the day.  If only I had a better job.  If only I could meet the right person.”  But excuses won’t bring you anything of value.  You’ve got to change your “if only” into an “I will.”  “I will make better use of my time.  I will work on improving my career.  I will create and nurture my relationships.”

Take a chance.  Have faith in yourself.  Your circumstances will improve when you make the effort to improve them.  Start where you are right now.  You have everything it takes to reach for whatever you desire.  Stop wishing.  Use your time, your energy, your thoughts and efforts to make it happen!  You’ll be glad you did!

Reach out for your dreams, and bring them closer to your heart.

You're good, but you're going to be great.

You're the best, but you're going to get better.

Sometimes the paths we take are long and hard, but remember: those are always the ones that lead to the most beautiful views.

Challenges come along inevitably: how you respond to them determines who you are - deep down inside - and everything you're going to be.

Increase the chances of reaching your goals by working at them gradually. The very best you can do is all that is asked of you.

Realize that you are capable of working miracles of your own making. Remember that opportunities have a reason for knocking on your door, and the right ones are there for the taking.

You don't always have to win, but you do need to know what it takes to be a winner.

It's up to you to find the key that unlocks the door to a more fulfilling life.

Understand that increased difficulty brings you nearer to the truth of how to survive it - and get beyond it.

Cross your bridges.

Meet your challenges.

Reach out for your dreams, and bring them closer and closer to your heart.

Get rid of the "if only's" and get on with whatever you need to do to get things right.

Go after what you want in life, with all the blessings of all the people who care about you. And find out what making your wishes come true really feels like.

~ Collin McCarty ~

The best dreams happen with your eyes wide open

- Tom Terwilliger

If there were dreams to sell, what would you buy? - Thomas Lovell Beddoes ……………………………………………………………………………………………….

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"Self-discipline begins with the mastery of your thoughts. If you don't control what you think, you can't control what you do."

Napoleon Hill ………………………………………………………………… Setting goals and intentions in your life is the single most important task in the entire process of creating the life you always dreamed about. Can you imagine that almost 95% of all people simply don't do this? And the rest of the 5% do it, but only 10% of this small number ever reach their goals. That's why so many people struggle and businesses fail. Learn how to rewire your brain and your thinking to make the changes you need to make- in your life and in yourself. The Dream Manifestation Wizard software

Ideals are like stars: you will not succeed in touching them with your hands, but like the seafaring man on the ocean desert of waters, you choose them as your guides, and following them, you reach your destiny.

- Carl Schurz

“Don’t discard your fantasies as merely wishful thinking. Honor them as messages from the deepest part of your being about what you can do and directions you can choose.”

-- Sanaya Roman and Duane Packer

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Thought for the Day

"The future belongs to those who believe in their dreams."

Eleanor Roosevelt

dreams

"Don't be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream it, you can make it so."

Belva Davis



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"The only opinion about your dream that really counts is yours. The negative comments of others merely reflect their limitations - not yours."

Cynthia Kersey

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dreams

"Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate accomplishments."

Napoleon Hill

achievement

"Nothing stops the man who desires to achieve. Every obstacle is simply a course to develop his achievement muscle. It's a strengthening of his powers of accomplishment."

-- Thomas Carlyle

goals

"If you can dream it, you can do it. Always remember this whole thing was started by a mouse."

Walt Disney1901-1966, Artist and Film Producer