How Do You Move Beyond the Past and Achieve Your Dream?

We all have dreams. At some point, we all either decide to act on
those dreams or we accept the circumstance in which we find ourselves.
Most unconsciously decide to stay within the comfort zone of the known
reality of past experience that is played over and over again in their
lives. At some level, the dreams are still within them yet their
dreams lie dormant-outside the realm of what they think they are
capable of achieving.Successful people think differently and approach
their lives with a much different philosophy and set of practices.
Napoleon Hill's famous quote: "What you can conceive and believe, you
can achieve" says it all! If you are closed off to the possibility of
your dreams, then you cannot conceive your dream and believe in your
dream enough to achieve it. So the question is how do you move beyond
the comfort zone of your current circumstance and get what you really
want?Below is a list of practices that you can incorporate in 2011:Get
Clear~ Acknowledge your dream. If you have not thought about the
dreams of your heart for a while, begin to explore what you really
want. Then, write it down in vivid detail to be clear about what you
really want. This will plant in your mind a picture of your dream.
(After some exploration if you do not know, begin somewhere...
everything will unfold for you as you move forward.)
Know Your "I am..."~ Build a sense of deserving as a child of God: I
am a child of God. I am a human being. I am... Fill in the blank with
your dream. Remember to be clear with as many details as possible.
Develop a Plan ~ Create incremental goals that build toward your
dream. All things are done step-by-step-some steps are simply larger
than others. A plan helps you to focus on the steps that will draw you
closer to your dream.
Allow new ideas ~ Ask great questions all along your journey. Even
with a vision and a plan, you won't know how to do everything. Your
decision to move forward in uncertainty while self-correcting when new
ideas surface will accelerate your journey to the life that will bring
you the greatest fulfillment.
Find a Mastermind Group~ Spend time with others that are open to the
possibility of your dreams. A Mastermind Group will support your
journey from the life that you've been living to the life that brings
your dream into reality. Many new ideas will come in collaboration
with other open-minded "partners in believing".
Focus on the Positive ~ Shift from worry, doubt and fear to love,
hope, peace, etc. Release negative thoughts by being grateful for the
good that you do have. The first 5 bullets above will help you to
create a structure and belief system for identifying where you can
release past pain and build more positivity into your thoughts.
These practices will provide the support structure that you need to
move beyond the comfort of the known and through the gap of the
unknown. You can have the career and the life of your dreams. Learn to
shift your thinking so that you can take the steps to have the good
that you seek and finally stand out in the career and the life of your
dreams.