Make A Way Media is celebrating TEN YEARS of Make A Way all year long. At Make A Way we talk a lot about diverse stories, the importance of reading, empathy and… following your dreams. We have spent ten years talking about this so you know it must be important.
Why do you think it is so hard for us to listen to a dream and try to put it into action?
You would think that dreams would be something that are celebrated, but they rarely are until the dream comes true. Then, everyone holds the dream up and marvels at how wonderful it is. But dreams that are only budding rarely receive that kind of warm welcome.
Have you ever shared a dream with someone and they immediately gave you a list of ten reasons why your idea would not work? I tend to believe that the people who do this are the people who could not make their dream come true. Be careful who you share your dream with because not everyone has the vision or the fortitude to do something that has never been done before.
But people do do this all the time. People dream. they plan. They work hard. They execute their vision. And dreams come true all the time. All you have to do is look at the road you drive down every day. Every single sign you see is evidence of someone’s vision… someone’s dream.
And your dream can come true too, especially when you are willing to show yourself a little empathy and believe in your ideas. This Spring I am going to be releasing a new book called How To Dream where I will share the actual steps I take to make dreams come true. Not only my own, but for those around me too. Dreams are the reason we are here. Dreams are what life is made of. A really good dream does not just bless you- it blesses everyone around you too.
If you have a dream and don’t know where to start be sure to follow our Make A Way Mindset web page here and also our Make A Way Mindset Instagram account where I talk daily about the importance of having a dream and working towards bringing that dream to life. It is important to surround yourself who believe in your vision and can help push you along when you get stuck.
The best advice I can give you for following your heart is to just take one step. Just do one thing. You will see that one thing will lead you to the next thing. Just start with one step. Put your dream in motion.