It is a crime to dream small. The world out there wants you to be like everyone else, but I want you to strive hard to be unique.
APJ Abdul Kalam.
Dreaming big is the first step closer to success. In other words, every successful person today had a dream big once. They put their dreams into hard work.
A saying goes thus; “Shoot for the moon, and if you miss the moon, you will land among the stars.”
We have to dream big so that even if we don’t achieve our goal, we will fall somewhere close to it.
A person’s dreams are meant to be limitless. That’s what differentiates an ordinary man from an extraordinary man. The extra hard work of an extraordinary man pays for his work. His work is what makes him different. An ordinary man would never carry out an extraordinary task. And it leaves them in the “ordinary“ level.
Dreaming big about yourself and your future is one of the best things in life. Dreaming doesn’t mean; seeing something while sleeping, but it means seeing something higher than your imagination while you’re not there yet. It comes passionately from the inner you and you have to work towards it tirelessly.
The great people did not just become great one day, they’ve had the dream and they followed their dreams, and following their dreams led them to the right path. What we should understand is that we need not limit our dreams. We need to dream wider and bigger than what or where we find ourselves. All we need is passion and once we let our passion lead, there would be an obvious strong connection whereby nothing can change our minds towards it.
Dreaming Big is Not a One-step Thing
The first step is; “coming up with the idea of how you wish to spend the rest of your life” and the second step is “acting upon the idea”.
If you want to achieve your dream, first decide your goals, focus on them and then work hard for it and go for it. I believe that there are three kinds of people in the world. Those who dream, those who encourage the dreamers, and those who do nothing.
We have seen some cases whereby some people limit their dreams. They dream according to the situation around them. For instance, a man would decide to choose a job if it is the only available job, instead of pursuing the job of his dreams.
Some people need to push. Every person who wants to fulfill his dream will need a push. A push that takes them to a higher level, and that push is your hard work. Having the mental freedom to think about what you want out of life. Forget about what you want out of life. And keep forgetting about all the reasons, why you can not make it a reality is what we call a dream.
The Genius scientist Albert Einstein once said,” Never give up on what you want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than the one with all the facts.” It emphasized the importance of sticking to what you want to do even when others think it’s unrealistic.
Are you dreaming big enough? Are you feeling a strong connection on your pathway to chasing your dreams? Do you feel highly esteemed about your intentions? If yes, well done!!
It will take a higher level of path of trust in oneself to consider possibilities like these.
And if you think that you’re not dreaming big enough buckle up and stretch your hands up higher. Let your imaginations become so wild and look how you’re going to soar higher!
When you reach for the stars you may not quite get one, but you won’t come up with a handful of mud either.
Leo Burnett
Author: Victoria Adebola Oduntan