"DREAM CRYSTALIZATION"
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By: Lance Woodworth
"If you can dream it, you can do it!"
Saying from Walt Disney and used by the late Dr. Robert Schuller, Pastor of the "Crystal Cathedral Hour of Power" California.
Do you know that no matter what age you are the part of your brain that controls what you "think, how you feel and how you then act" influences where you are in life regardless of your age. So, a dream for a business can motivate you to take action if you allow it to and according to the level of success you want for your:
family, spiritually, professionally, socially, and financially.
Every day your may be "thinking" of your business idea and trying to figure out what the highest priorities in your life are at that time. For many people our thinking is dominated by what is impacting our personal and financial condition right then!
Since 2020 what stresses you and creates confusion are the numerous issues caused by the pandemic and protests, politics, fake news and misinformation that is permeating every part of your life. This includes finances, economic stability, and your "sustainability" which occupies our thinking. It's not because you do or don't already have your dream car, home, or the cash to buy the clothes you want, but because you experience a double sense of "demand for freedom" verses "the fear of loss".
What does this means? You have to confront your thoughts and deal with them because "you" are the only one in the position to control and determine your level of life style spending, what you will do with your time, and how these will affect the rest of your life and your families life. At times you may be afraid of what a dream represents. This is not because it is bad but because "change" is involved in many ways.
So you have to answer some question like: How do you take action without sacrificing what you are doing today?; What conditions do you have presently that may not be conducive for taking action now or at all?, or Does this mean I quit my job or sacrifice something I don't want to give up?. The answers are: "You don't take action until you plan what steps to take, you share what you want to do with your family or trusted friends and mentors, and you pray to God for guidance by the Holy Spirit so you will have confidence in the steps you need to take." At the same time you may need to remind yourself of this basic principle: for every decision you make there is a positive and negative consequence or both for that decision.
The key principal to understand is that "all" decisions require sacrificing something to get another thing. Example: if you want to eat ice cream you may be sacrificing good health and become overweight, if you want to smoke you may be shortening your life, if you want to work for someone else you sacrifice not having the potential of possibly making an unlimited income. These should cause you to seriously contemplate what decisions are best for your life under your current circumstances.
Also, sometimes doubt can lead to procrastination and keep you from making a decision for fear of the unknown. When this happens your are "psychologically paralyzed" from taking action. Knowing the real definition of "FEAR" will help you overcome it any time. Fear is nothing more than "False Expectations Appearing Real". So remember that once you make a decision, then go for it with all your heart and soul and make "your dream" come true (in time)!
Please don't think someone else will make these decisions for you to start a business! You will have to be the one to make them but of course with wise counsel from whoever you know that has your sincere interest at heart. This may be a commitment from your spouse or your proposed business partners to get going.
Keep in mind that if you have a dream you will never know if you can succeed, no matter how big or small that dream is if you "never try" to make the dream come true, and that's a guarantee!