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Make Your Dreams Come True
A step-by-step planning guide
inspired by Phoebe Kest, O Magazine, June 2000
As interpreted by The Muse
Step One: Excavate Your True Desire
- Seek solitude in order to focus your attention on your dream and to make it specific.
- Keep your eyes open – you never know where inspiration will strike.
- Commit your dream to paper: another way of focusing your attention.
- As yourself some questions: examine your motives for wanting what you want. Maybe your really want something slightly different.
- Make a decision: don’t get stuck in evaluating your options; go with your gut.
>Step Two: Hatch a Plan
- Figure out how much time you are going to need, the requisite preparations and other basic information. But don’t let the research become another source of procrastination.
- Put a detailed game plan on paper. List the major steps. Figure out how you will do each. This is your strategy.
- Pull our your calendar: Set a deadline for each step of your strategy. Decide how much time you can allocate to this project each week. Put the scheduled items on your calendar and record your weekly progress.
- For a long-term goal, consider setting distinct, rather than incremental, mini-goals. Categorize your plans and make the schedule realistic for each aspect.
Step Three: Keep Yourself Motivated
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Get others’ advice but go with our gut. Don’t let the experts or the critics high-jack your dream.
- Put your goal in front of you, literally posting pictures on walls or bulletin boards.
- Expect and accept lapses. Even the most experienced experts overestimate the time needed to complete projects and underestimate the roadblocks.
- Remember that life isn’t a race: there is no hurry. If you truly need time to clarify your visions, give yourself the time.
So you reached our goal. Now what?
Don’t forget to celebrate your victories along the way and at the end. Then don’t be afraid to set new or different goals. Life is a learning process: finding out what you no longer want is a step toward fulfillment.
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