LIVING YOUR DREAM (PART 3)

As teenagers and even adults, we have come out to say we have a dream but the real question is how we came about that dream. 

Dreams in this context does not mean the thoughts that flow through your mind when you are having a nap or an actual sleep. Such dreams are engineered by events of the day or basically dance around the thoughts running through your mind minutes before the force of nature take its course.

Dream in our context here are your hopes and wishes, the structure with which you want events in your life to follow or where you want to be at a particular point in your life. 

One point that has been established is the fact that dreams come true. All it takes is knowing this dream and its applicability to your life.

But many have been eluded by how to know this dream, establishing what you see and how it matches up with their life. 

This part of living your dream gives a step by step guide of how to know this

 dream. Certain questions needs to be answered and set straight to help in knowing your dream. 

1. WHAT IS MY HOBBY?  

Every human have an hobby. In a funny but probably unfunny way, sleeping is a hobby.

 Numerous hobbies exist ranging from the popular ones, singing, dancing, reading, watching movies and many more. Taking a look at cooking and eating as hobbies, some may ask why eating could be an hobby. It depends on how you look at it. Eating could mean you have a penchant for tasting varieties of foods. This form of life can be turned to being a chef assessor. Yes, that is a profession (you could call them professional tasters), and people make great living out of it.

 Knowing what you love and enjoying it without external pressure could go a long way in helping you achieve this dream.

2. WHAT IS MY TALENT?

Aside from knowing your hobby, the desire and inclination for something is your talent. 

Here is a simple way of discovering your talent; gather five of your closest friends and ask them what your greatest asset is. 

This could go a long way in helping you achieve your dream.

3. WHO DO I WANT TO WORK WITH?

Every individual have an obvious set of people they love to be associated with. 

Using your intuition to guide you toward such people help you see clearer, who you are.

4. WHAT TYPE OF ENVIRONMENT DO I WANT TO WORK IN?

Individuals have different environments they adapt to. Some love working in the midst of other while some are the sole-riders.

Group work in most cases help in solving problems but when it brings unease, it is best to build a life that wouldn’t at all times put you in the midst of people.

5. WHAT ARE MY PASSION?

What exactly make you genuinely happy in life?

 Identify your passion and do everything in your power to do the thing you love.

 Once this is done, you can then ask yourself how you can turn the passion to work for you.

 Working in line with what you have a passion for help you take actions that others are not willing to take.

6. WHAT INSPIRES MY?

What encourages you, what drives you on could be books, websites, friends and family, cartoon series, or even a particular scenery. Try to get close to these.

 Inspiration serves as a driving key to achieve your life goals.

7. HOW DO I MOTIVATE MYSELF TO TAKE ACTIONS?

Being inspired is good but motivating yourself through the inspiration to make the positive change in your life is what moves you from your current position.

8. WHO DO I ADMIRE?

Seek inspiration in others you admire. Though the world is complicated, certain people have come out with outstanding clear cut results of chasing their dreams. 

Admiration does not mean you follow each and every step this person have taken, let them be a source of inspiration when you fail at something because at various points in life, road blocks will come up.

9. WHAT ARE MY WEAKNESS?

Trying to improve on that thing you scored low on is a way of working on your weaknesses since no one is perfect. 

Acknowledging the weakness and making steps to improve on it gives you an edge over those seeing it as a stumbling block.

10. HOW CAN I MAKE MYSELF BETTER?

A lot of trainings exist nowadays. As a student or even a graduate, being conversant with new software and idea gives you a great edge. Taking certificate exams, reading wider than what directly applies to your field pushes you ahead. 

Though often times not immediately applicable, but at one point or the other, these lessons help push you further.

These steps and many other steps help you in realising your dream. All it takes is setting aside times for thought and establishing which one directly applies to you.

 Put them in writing.

 Seeing them on a daily basis could serve as a motivation to push you, telling you daily that you have a target.

   

HAVE A DREAM, BUT DONT STOP THERE, BEGIN TO LIVE YOUR DREAM.

WRITTEN BY: ORHERHE EJIRO

Lets go a step higher, YES WE CAN.