The art of dreaming big

DREAM BIG

Robin Sharma has very rightly quoted in his amazing book, ‘The Greatness Guide’: “Too many of us are afraid to be ourselves. So we give up on our dreams to follow the crowd.”

We all have so many dreams which we wish could be fulfilled. Many of us have sleepless nights visualizing ourselves achieving our dreams and standing on top of the world. We all have aspirations to be the best, and to bring about a change in this ever-changing world.

These dreams can be put under various categories. We have certain dreams to set up a good family. Every student aspires to get good grades in their school. Many kids also aspire to emulate their football stars by hitting a bicycle kick (maybe Christiano Ronaldo).

Many people question the art of dreaming big by saying that people actually don’t work towards them. In my view, DREAMING BIG IS THE FIRST STEP IN THE BIG LADDER OF SUCCESS. Unless we dream big, we will not even begin working towards our goals in life. Thus, visualization becomes extremely important.

But, we must be prudential enough to decide what we need to dream about and whom we must emulate. If any child is talented and interested in painting; that child should dream to be the next Pablo Picasso or Leonardo Da Vinci. When a benchmark is set for that child, then he/she will begin doing research on how these inspirational painters succeeded in life. That is what stems interest into any child.

Every individual in this world, young or old, must dream big. Think big; Dream big, and then begin making a plan to get where you want to be. It is similar to a cruise. If you know that the ship must be moving towards California, then you will move in that direction, and reach there safe and sound. But, if you don’t know where to move the ship, and just aimlessly steer the ship, the ship might just dwell in the oceans, and might even encounter the dangerous Mariana Trench!

Thus, having a dream in mind is crucial; but that is just the first step. You have just given fuel to the engine. The ship has to be steered by you. Steer the ship in the right direction and with full energy. You will find success standing like a lighthouse in front of you!

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