Bring Forth Your Dreams

A week ago I attended an amazing book signing and business launch event for a close family member. What made the event unusual was that the writer/business owner extraordinaire is only 11-years-old who already knows what she wants to accomplish in life. Although time will reveal what becomes of her dreams, she is, undoubtedly, well on her way because a foundation is being established.  

She has a mindset for success and has begun fueling this mindset with actions that will move her in the direction of her dreams. Although we can thank her parents for recognizing their daughter’s talents and channeling her efforts, this would be impossible without their daughter’s mental assent. She has to have a desire for the course that’s being prepared for her and be willing to  sacrifice participation in activities that may conflict with business demands. This is quite a balancing act for her parents because she is still a child. They will be reminded of this whenever the child component surfaces as they matriculate along this path.

What’s awesome to me is that this young person is  well ahead in the preparation process because her mind is bent toward success. Plus, she has a can-do, will-do attitude about reaching her goals. She is also learning the value of working for what she wants and making short-term sacrifices for long-term gain.  Her parents are busy arranging the pieces of her life so that when the time comes, she will recognize and capture success in the coming years. As entrepreneurs themselves, they are creating an environment for her to thrive.  

Dreams come and go many times throughout our entire lives.  Some of our childhood dreams stick with us well into adulthood. Some go by the wayside as life takes over. But the ones that we capture and bring to fruition are the ones that have taken root on the inside. Some of them remain at the perimeter of our hearts, just on the other side of our thoughts. Not always front and center, but hanging around, They are the ones that bubble up when we try to put a lid on them. They are the ones that stir our passion to do something with, making us restless when we stifle them.  And they are the ones that deflate our spirit when we allow them to die.

But just like anything else, our dreams will not and cannot see the light of day if we refuse to act upon the opportunities that God gives us each day to bring them to life.  Whether it’s preparing our minds, creating a plan or learning about the business, vision becomes reality when we take one step at a time. And the best place to begin is at the beginning – wherever your beginning happens to be.

What dreams have you left unfulfilled? At what point along your journey did you leave them behind? Go back, pick them up and bring them forth. The world is waiting.