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How to go after your apparently UNREALISTIC dreams and achieve them

Well, everyone has dreams. I am not talking about those dreams that lack logic that you get while you are asleep.

If you are interested to know about those kind of dreams, there’s a video. I’ll share the link to it in the description below.

Now, let’s talk about some real dreams! Dreams that are related to your life, business, career, to your passion, relationships, and so on.

Have you come across the term “unrealistic” dream? Of course I think you do.

Whenever you have a dream from your inside, a dream that you are so passionate about, you are most likely to hear this comment, “unrealistic”.

I personally think that realistic dreams are boring.

So when you come up with that big, unrealistic dream, that’s when your life, or business or whatever it is becomes interesting.

Now let’s see how you can pursue that unrealistic dream of yours and actually achieve it.

#1 Believe in yourself

When your dream is big enough to be called unrealistic, all you need is self belief.

If you lack that, chances are that you are not gonna pursue your dream beyond a point.

You will find yourself giving very many excuses for not pursuing that dream.

Why, because you don’t believe in yourself in the first place.

Self belief is so powerful that it can fuel you and propel you in the right direction.

And when you lack that you won’t be able to move forward in the right direction.

#2 Eliminate negativity

Naysayers are everywhere. When you propose your dream, you can instantly expect rejection.

Or a negative comment. Or a destructive criticism.

It’s so easy for most people to spread negativity.

What you should do is to identify any negative vibe, as it starts, and eliminate it right away.

For instance, if you have a colleague or a neighbour who is constantly giving you negative comments, make sure you stop talking to that person about your dreams or plans.

It is much better reduce the time you spend with these kind of people so you stop getting negativity any near you.

The naysayers and negative commenters can also be on social media. So watch out.

#3 Build a positive community

Now that you have eliminated negativity from your surroundings, it is time for you to build a positive community.

Reach out to people you can be supportive to you of your dream.

These people can be your family, friends, neighbours, or people in social media.

And by “being supportive of your dream” I don’t mean anyone to do it for you, or do it with or help you in anyway – while those can be appreciated of course.

What I mean is a simple word of appreciation can go a long way. Any moral support is quite important too.

So identify people who provide you with such positive vibes and talk about your dreams and plans with them mostly.

And that takes us to the next point…

#4 Develop an action plan

To talk about your plan, you gotta have one!

A dream without a plan is just a dream. You cannot achieve a dream without a plan.

No matter how unrealistic your dream seems to the others, you are already believing it right?

And, you really want to achieve it. If then, you really have to roll up your sleeves and write down that game plan.

It doesn’t have to be a complicated sketch with multiple layers. It can be a very simple outline.

In fact, the simpler it is, the easier it will be for you to execute that action plan.

#5 Get into action

This is THE most important bit in pursuing your dream.

A dream without action is just a wish.

Taking action is where most people lack moving forward.

Having a dream, believing it and even making an action plan to pursue the dream are relatively easier than taking action for most people.

I have a dedicated video where I talk about how to get to action when you have an action plan.

I will leave a link to the video in the description below or you can click on the card above.

But here’s the thing – you can stand there and think about all the what ifs and buts. However, you must realize that only action will help you achieve your dream.

Action also helps you with identifying what works and what doesn’t. You can learn a lot by taking actions.

It is so powerful, because you are putting yourself right there in reality, you are doing some realistic action and then you are learning the real life struggles.

Not the challenges or struggles you read in theory but the practical struggles or challenges that occur in real for your particular situation.

And that’s called action based learning.

Which won’t happen if you don’t take any action and just keep thinking.

So to wrap up, you can and you should pursue your unrealistic dreams no matter what others tell you.

I personally feel that life would be a lot boring and meaningless without having such dreams or goals.

I don’t know what I would do if I don’t have any such goals in life.

These unrealistic, big dreams that you have give meaning to your life and make your life interesting!

So go get your dreams – and don’t stop!

It is a natural tendency for us as humans to make goals and have dreams that we would like to achieve. Goals vary among people with different individuals aspiring to achieve different ambitions.

The majority of individuals don’t realize their dreams because of different reasons like ignorance or being unaware of how to go about it successfully.

However, a few individuals manage to achieve their dreams since this process follows a similar pattern.

If you have problems achieving yours, this article perfectly fits you and when you follow the ten steps outlined below; you’ll progress significantly towards your achievement.

Prioritize

Most people have a long list of things they want to achieve. Pursuing all of them simultaneously limits us in effectively handling the most important goal.

Before writing goals and making dreams, it is important that you assess both your current situation and what matters most in your life.

Tackle one goal at a time based on their order of importance. Begin with the one that will highly boost your happiness.

Set your target high but not too high such that it’s not attainable and realistic. The best goals complement your lifestyle and talents. Follow your intuition.

Be Specific About Your Goals

After knowing what truly matters to you, you need to narrow down your goals and make them specific.

Also, ensure that your goal fulfills the S.M.A.R.T requirement meaning that it’s specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely conscious.

This will give you a precise mental picture of what you need to pursue and will also ease your goal achievement.

Divide Your Goal Into Parts

This applies to cases where overwhelming and time-consuming goals are to be tackled and achieved. Breaking it down into smaller parts “mini-goals” enhances your chances of achieving it.

This is because you will easily come up with a specific plan of action which will efficiently tackle small parts of the goal.

If done successfully, this will boost your motivation and enthusiasm to pursuing the overall goal.

When you have achieved a ‘mini-goal,’ appreciate and move on to the next step. Eventually, this stepwise course of action will get you to your destination.

Generate an Action Plan

A plan of action significantly contributes to goal achievement. An action plan refers to a detailed list of activities and steps you will need to take to achieve the goal.

It will act as your map on this journey showing you your current position and your destination.

Be practical when drawing the action plan. The action plan should have detailed information about the time, dates and particular steps of action.

When complete, start taking action as soon as now and avoid procrastination as much as possible. Identify anything that may hinder you from acting on the plan and make sure that you have fixed it.

Incorporate the Action Plan Into Your Schedule

To act on your project, you need to sacrifice some time off your schedule. No matter how busy you are, identify specific times upon which you will be carrying out the activities outlined in your course of action.

Most of the time, we waste a lot of time pursuing unimportant things in our lives. It’s your responsibility to evaluate how you spend your time.

Get rid of all the unnecessary and unproductive activities wasting your time. The more time you invest in your goal, the closer you will get to realize your dream.

Never Give Up

The road that leads to your achieving your goals and dreams is not straight and contains many hills and valleys.

In this journey, you will come across tough challenges, problems, and difficulties that may throw you off balance. They will make you want to despair and stop pursuing your ambition.

As the challenges become stronger, it increases your chances to want to give in.

However, amid all these obstacles the only thing for you would be never to give up. Handle every challenge efficiently, and they won’t block you from achieving your dreams.

Believe In Your Goals and Self

Even though we usually set goals beyond our current abilities, they are achievable as long as they are believable.

If your goal can be achieved with the assistance of others, occurrence of some things and inputting your hard work then you need to believe in its achievement.

With self-confidence and strong believe in your abilities, you’ll manage to progress far. You also need to be optimistic and have persisting motivation.

Even though you’ll encounter numerous challenges and setbacks, this is no reason enough to take away your confidence and optimism.

Let Your Dream be known

Holding back your dreams and ambitions to yourself may be the failure of its achievement. It’s advisable that you share it with a lot of people close to you.

The more times you passionately narrate it to people, the more you will believe it as it is repeatedly accepted subconsciously in your mind.

People will criticize and comment about it which can give you more confidence and motivation.

When they see your commitment, more people will become ready to support and help you where necessary.

They will also keep you updated in case they come across people or opportunities that will make you achieve your goals faster.

Expect Obstacles

It would be stupid for you to expect that you will smoothly achieve your goals. In fact, the action plan you come up with may not go as you planned.

So mentally prepare yourself to face some difficulties and obstacles along the journey.

You need to be flexible so that you can tackle any obstacle that arises and threatens your project.

This requires you to create alternative backup plans in case things don’t go as expected.

This will greatly help you recover from any setbacks you come across and ultimately remain focused on your goal.

Celebrate and Appreciate Yourself

Finally, you need to enjoy your journey to achieving your goals and dreams by making it lively by rewarding yourself with a celebration.

You should celebrate whenever you achieve a ‘mini-goal’ and overcome a challenge for the nice job you have done. This will keep you motivated as you pursue the main goal.

When you finally make it successfully, have a grand celebration. After this, go back to step 1 and pursue another goal preferably bigger, demanding and more challenging.

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