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How Sharing Makes Dreams Come True
As we were getting caught up on the last four months of activities, she told me she had created a "40 things to do before I turn 40" list. She'll be 40 in a couple of years and decided it was time to get off her keister and make things happen. She only had a few items to start and they were fairly lofty goals by most people's standards. She was stumped and couldn't think of any more. Since turning 40 is a distant memory for me, I told her I had created a "100 things to do in this lifetime" list and listed a variety of goals for myself, many of them small by many standards, but important to me. I told her one of my goals was simply to solve the Rubik's cube. I almost dropped the phone when she told me she was a master of the cube and would love to show me how to solve it. This New Year's Eve I will for once and for all master the puzzle that has stumped me for two decades and enjoy the great pleasure of striking it from my goals list. I'm totally beside myself! Although this crazy little achievement is a big deal for me, it also unveiled a life truth that we so often ignore … the solutions to most of our problems and the answers to many puzzles are often right in front of us, yet we don't even know they're there. I've been friends with this gal for 13 years and had never mentioned my personal goals to her (or few else for that matter). I could have had the cube solved years ago if I had only spoken up. The reason we don't know the solutions are under our noses is because we don't share our dreams and wants freely enough with others. In business, I've enjoyed wonderful results by sharing needs and goals with colleagues in my mastermind and networking group, but I didn't open my mind enough to consider what sharing my private dreams would have on achieving results. Many of us tend to keep our private desires to ourselves and think we have to find the solutions on our own in a quiet, unassuming manner. How we came to adopt this way of thinking is a mystery to me, but the limitations this places on our realizing our goals speaks volumes. Whether it be fear or pride or laziness holding us back, we are blocking the flow of progress and accomplishment into our lives. Could a certain degree of arrogance also be a factor? Are we so bent on being the creator of our own destiny and captain of our ship that we won't allow anyone else to play a role in our accomplishments? This type of thinking is faulty and counterproductive. As I contemplate this ignored life truth, I also wonder what else is within my reach that I don't know about. Another dream of mine is to spend a month in Greece, yet I haven't shared this with many people. For all I know, a friend may have a relative or colleague with a home in Greece that needs a house sitter a month out of every year. I could be running my business from the destination of my dreams for a month out of every single year and not even know it! As you head into the New Year, revisit your dreams for the future and ask yourself, "Whom have I shared these with? How can I tell more people about my goals?" The answers to your prayers may be right under your nose. I know I'll be sharing my dream of going to Greece with everyone from this point onward … and my dream of meeting Clint Eastwood … and my dream of … and my dream of … ;-) I'm so excited by this revelation; I'm going back to my 100 things to do in this lifetime list to keep adding to it! I hope you will too. 2006 © Laurie Hayes - The HBB Source Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com Laurie Hayes, founder and Director of The HBB Source, helps freedom seekers transition from employee to home-based entrepreneur. Subscribe to her FREE e-zine for valuable tips and resources designed to create business success, at www.thehbbsource.com |
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