BUILDING A BRIDGE TO YOUR DREAMS IN CHALLENGING TIMES

BUILDING A BRIDGE TO YOUR DREAMS IN CHALLENGING TIMES

Having a dreams and a vision is great, but what if those dreams don’t match up with present day reality? Should you just give up on them?

Absolutely not! But sometimes pursuing your dreams means stopping to build a bridge to get there.

Here are the key points to keep in mind as you build that bridge.

 

Take a long-term view

This isn’t so much a step as it is a way of looking at things. Don’t let the obstacles of the moment create your future. It’s too easy to run into trouble and get so caught up in overcoming it that you give up on the dream in the process.

Take a long-term view of what you are trying to achieve and put things in perspective. Look at the challenges as nothing more than current (and overcome able) obstacles, not eternal blocks.

Get clear on your vision

Get really and truly clear on your vision. Anchor it in your mind so you know where you’re going. Write about it. Identify what inspires you about it.

Take a deep look at the question, “why does this matter?” what impact will it have when you achieve it, both in your own life and in the world around you? Whose lives will you touch? How will they be different? How will the world be a better place once you’ve reached it?

Use the resulting insights to fuel your efforts to overcome your current obstacles and help you keep an eye on your vision. Take stock of your challenges.

You can’t bridge the gap between today and your dreams if you don’t know what the gap looks like. Now is no time to play ostrich and stick your head in the sand. Take a realistic look at your situation. What are the challenges? What problems do you need to overcome?

Break the challenges down into their component parts. Say, for examples, your big dream involves a career change down the road, but right now you’re so uncertain economic times that it’s distracting all your attention from your long-term vision.