There are two kinds of dreams, the ones at night while the brain goes through its natural defrag process, and the ones in which we look ahead to a future event that seems beyond our reach.
The latter type of dream is helpful in many ways. They excite us, they motivate us, they inspire us, and they give us direction or purpose.
Dreams are more than just goals - they are beyond what we might otherwise think that we can achieve.
Goals are great, I am a big proponent of setting goals whilst also letting them restrict us. It is said that goals should be SMART, and that's okay for work. Personal goals work far better if they stretch us and we dare to dream what we could truly achieve.
Sometimes, we achieve dreams without even realising that we had ever dreamed them. They come in moments of reflection. These moments happen to me at times when I am just about to go on stage.
I left school aged 15 without any qualifications, that's the earliest you were permitted to leave.
I rose in my chosen career to become a construction manager with a bright future, then decided to join the police at the age of 35.
Following a bout of depression mid-career, I rose to a very senior rank with another bright future - only to leave at the age of 56 to start a business from scratch.
Dreams are not foolish, dreams are not for the dreamers, and dreams certainly are not a waste of energy.
And, sometimes dreams come true without you even knowing that they were ever a dream of yours.
How did I ever get here? In the same way that you can, keep moving forward. So, what is your dream, for they can indeed come true!
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There Are Two Kinds Of Dreams.