Making Plans, Dreaming Dreams

 

I have always been a planner. When my husband and I got married, we started right away with our plans. We always knew we wanted a family, that was a no brainer, we knew that Derek needed a good career, and we knew that we were not complacent people. We liked being in constant forward motion; looking ahead to where we wanted to be financially, educationally, and spiritually. After we bought our first home, we realized that the home we wanted so badly was not going to afford us the forward motion we needed. It was more expensive than we could afford, Derek would need to work full-time and eliminate school. We quickly made plans to sell our home and move to a more affordable community that supported his career goals. Once it was clear that he was going to graduate with his Ph.D., we needed to make our next plan! We plotted and planned where would be the best place to live and continue to progress. Ten years later, our plans have continued to work out. They might not always go as planned, but they do go. It is a process, achieving your dreams. It takes careful consideration to accomplish your dreams, sometimes you need to reconsider what your dreams are! You might say a dream is a dream. I want to be Superwoman…or do I really want to be a strong, capable person with a desire to do good in the world. I want to be a billionaire…or I want to be financially secure and help people. Dreams can come true if you look at what you really want out of it. In the Harvard article, “Identifying and Exploiting the Right Entrepreneurial Opportunity…for You” it states that an idea must be economically feasible, a realistic possibility, and must “fit” your situation and plans. Dreams are ideas, make sure they check all the boxes…and then go for it!