"Don't let anybody steal your dream." –Dexter Yager
Each one born into this world has a dream, a purpose and vision to accomplish. Having a dream is not a crime rather not pursuing one's dream is a kind of crime.
When you were little kids, you shared your dreams with parents, relatives, friends, neighbours, teachers and others. You always thought your dreams were real and possible to reach. But people with whom you shared your dreams, reacted differently. Some right away encouraged you to follow your dreams, some others thought you were only kids so your dreams didn't matter much while others just stole your dreams by discouraging you.
People live and die with their dreams unfulfilled and unaccomplished because they don't have confidence and courage enough to pursue their dreams. So it is good to ask a question today, are you letting others steal your dreams? Have you followed your dreams and have you already achieved them?
Who steals your dreams?
When you share your dreams with parents, siblings, relatives, friends, teachers all of them either they allow you to go after your dreams or they just steal your dreams. You can be so innocent to share all your desires and dreams with others thinking that they will approve and encourage you to pursue them. But it is not the reality. The truth is that when you talk about your dreams, your parents, friends or teachers sow the negative seeds of impossibility and take you off the right course.
I remember a teenager who shared with me her dreams to own the ice-skating amusement park in the countries where there is no snowfall. She sketched how to make snow through out the year and how and why people would visit the park. Above all it was her dream there was nothing wrong or right about it. When I listened to her dreams, I was impressed. I quickly encouraged and told her that the dream was great. The dream emanated from her heart and she believed she could realize it. I then asked her to share the same dream with her mom so she agreed to tell her mom. She was excited and motivated enough. She didn't have any idea what her mother would think and tell her about the dream.
One day the teenager told her mother about the dream but she didn't get an encouraging response. Her mother told her that the dream was impossible, it needed huge capital and she didn't have any money and the dreams were so unrealistic that she wouldn't be able to realize it in her lifetime.The teenager gave up her dream immediately when her mother didn't think possible. The next day I asked her whether she had spoken to her mother about her dreams and she said yes but her mother thought the dream was not possible so she gave up.
This is how your dreams get stolen by your own people whom you trust, respect and love. Similarly thousands of dreams have been stolen all over the world without being fulfilled. Your friends too steal your dreams by telling you why and how the dreams are not possible. You believe them and compromise with your original dreams. You then try to fit in anywhere though you don't like them.
How you let others steal your dreams?
You let others steal your dreams by not believing yourselves, your ability and talents. You think others know more than you so you believe their comments and opinions accepting them to be true. The teenage girl believed her mother because the girl loved and respected her mother.
We must share our dreams with people who we think are good and positive. Even if we share with others, let's keep in mind all that others say matter less than what we say to ourselves in the silence of our heart. What others say are their opinions and views. We mustn't be carried away by them.
There are people who are very strong in giving their opinions and comments but they are not good for you.You must do your own research and study to modify or correct your dreams. Others don't see what you see so they won't have any idea about your dreams. You know better and more than they do so please follow and pursue your dreams till it is achieved.
When do others steal your dreams?
Your dreams are stolen when you are not confident and when you don't believe yourselves enough. Others steal your dreams when you share with anybody without much thinking how others reaction would affect you. I guess you must be strong and firm in your dreams. You mustn't give up by all means though you may not realize them immediately.
Others steal your dreams when you don't value your ability and talents. You need to consider your dreams, purpose and vision important. So share with people who will encourage and motivate you to go after the dreams.
Others kill your dreams when you don't learn continuously how others who are successful realized their dream. You must cultivate a habit of learning and educating yourself from all 360 degree angles.
Why you must follow your dreams?
There are many reasons why you must follow your dreams. One of the first reasons is that your dream reflects your true self and your real lifestyle. The dreams represent who you are and what you are. So you must pursue them.
The world is filled with people who have pursued their unique dreams and there are others who didn't pursue them. Those who didn't pursue their dreams died and went to the grave without realizing them. There are many examples of people who have pursued their dreams and accomplished them. Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Colonel Sanders, the Wright brothers, Henry Ford, Mahatma Gandhi, and many successful men and women who you can learn from.
Never ever give up your dreams because you can realize them at an appointed time. You will reach your goals and realize the dreams that you have. So don't let others steal your dreams. Dream killers are many but those who make them real are few so better make up your mind to pursue your dreams till it is done. Believe that you will succeed in realizing your dreams.
Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor
