What does it look like? What does it taste like? Sound like? Feel like?
Do you focus on your dream where everything falls into order and you take charge of transforming your fantasy into one million realities? Or do you let things fall to happenstance?
In frequent conversations with coaching clients, we have discovered the epiphany that we had to go through in our lives to start the process of truly appreciating it. It appears to be a generational thing, most of those who have found a new purpose to and for their lives and are actively taking steps toward attaining that fantasy after a life event of some consequence.
It could have been a birth, an illness, a death, a job change, a loss, an addition, but it was something of significance that made each of us take a step back, question ourselves “is that all there is?” and set a deliberate course of action that would bring us to a distinct purpose.
Not possible, some may say. I protest. As long as it’s legal, there is not much that you cannot do if you set your mind to it. You’ve read many stories about those that have achieved pinnacles in their lives, but they are empty shells because all of those combined achievements do not measure up to one moment of true happiness.
Yet, Katherine Hepburn encourages us to find one single fantasy that may bring you a million realities? How do you begin to fathom a million realities? Let’s focus on just one and take it from there.
Everyday, give yourself at least fifteen minutes for your dream. Give it a life. Draw a picture of exactly what it is or if you can’t draw, find a picture. Make copies of that picture and put them everywhere that you go. In your office, in your bedroom. By your phone, by your biggest distracters, put these pictures. Then, as you make choices during the day, choose consciously whether this particular activity has any bearing to how this has impact on your fantasy – your goal – your dream.
Everyday, during those fifteen minutes of “me” time, be still. Picture yourself inside of your picture. What will you be doing? How will you be dressed? What will you be saying? This is not easy – it is especially not easy for me. I can assure you that if you do this and make “me” time, you will eventually be able to make those priority choices easier.
Keep a journal. Write it down. There is something cathartic about putting your fantasy into words and bringing it to life. It is a commitment to hold yourself accountable and make things happen.
One fantasy may bring you one reality. But if you do nothing about it, you’ll never have tried, you’ll never have failed, you’ll never win.
Make some me time. Step up to the foul line. Put the pen in your hands. Bring it to life. Do something to make your life purposeful and stop permitting others to write your story for you.
