How Big Is Your Dream?

It is generally inferred that if your dreams do not come to a point that they begin to scare you, then it might be that you are yet to dream big enough. Obviously, dreaming big has the propensity to spur you into taking daring actions and attempting risky step. As a result, achieving unimaginable success. It is worthy to note that success is almost not attainable without taking daring steps, and daring steps can only be triggered by big dreams.

I once read the story of Buzz Aldrin (one of the three astronauts that made it to the moon with the first crew - The Apollo II). While he was growing up as a kid, he always fantasized about space trips and he kept dreaming that one day, he would become one of the people to travel to the space. This dream influenced his choice of career and that was what led him to becoming a pilot. Then he made it to NASA and ultimately, his dream came to practical reality when he landed on moon.

One thing you can pick from this is that, at first, he was able to conceive a big dream. Then he did not fold his arms so that the dreams will fulfill itself. He had to undertake some actions towards the line of the dream. Then he took massive and risky steps towards the fulfilment of his dream. This is to let you know that it does not matter how big you have dreamt, you must act in the line of it, so as to see it being fulfilled. You have to understand that dreams do not come with the potency to fulfill themselves, we are the ones that decide the fulfilment by our actions.

Farmers will agree with me that no matter how potent a seed is, it cannot grow without being planted. Similarly, dreams only get fulfilled through the actions we have put into it. If you are scared of risks, then success may be far-fetched. When you create your dreams, you have to make plans for the actions too. Your thoughts have to be complemented with adequate actions in the right direction for it to deliver.

When putting in actions towards the fulfilment your dreams, you have to start from where you are. Obviously, you grow from small to big and not the other way round. If you are hoping and waiting for when the conditions will be most pleasing, so that you take a step, your waiting may be indefinite. Just the way Buzz Aldrin started from aeronautical school before graduating to NASA, you can start from where you are but with the future in your mind.

Each step you take from where you are will be driving you closer to the fulfilment of your dream and it is better than waiting for a perfect time to start. Remember that when you have a destination to get to, it is important that you start with a step and with each step you take, you will keep getting close until you arrive at your destination. More so, no one ever arrives at a destination without taking a step from the starting point.

Most times, people may be scared of taking the first step because of the fear that they may fail at it. Well, the truth is, when you take that step, you will discover that what you have been afraid of does not exist. Even if you take that step and still not get it right, you can learn many things from it and then your subsequent steps will become a whole lot easier.

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