The Bloggin’ BUZZ

There are countless descriptions of the difference between goals and dreams.  I’m sure that I’ve spewed a few of them myself in our classes.

(Spew isn’t the most positive term I could of used, but we’re going with it.)

I belong to a Toastmaster group in Chapel Hill which meets every Saturday morning at 8am (yeah, that’s not a typo, we meet while most of you are still in bed).  I heard a speech by Glenda Clare about dreams and I love how she described the power of dreams and how to bring a dream to reality.

DREAM

D – Decide! Decide what it is that you want…too many of us don’t dream anymore.  We’re robbing ourselves of the joys of fulfilling our dreams.

R – Research! Research topics surrounding your dream.  Ask people questions about your dream.  Find people that have achieved the dream that you are seeking.

E – Evaluate! Evaluate your findings in order to focus on what is truly important for you to do in order to achieve your dream.

A – Act! Act on your findings.  No one will do this for you, you have to put a plan in place and do it.

M – Maintain! Maintain the course of action that you have put in place, then and only then, will you be able to say at some point, “I am living my dream!”

I hope you start dreaming today!

~ Deidre

Deidre Hughey, partner at Dancing Elephants Achievement Group of the Carolinas, is a speaker, writer and sales trainer.  Her mission is to teach business owners and salespeople how to be successful without compromising their ethical standards.  For more information, please visit www.saleselephant.com or send an email to deidre@deagsales.com.

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