Follow your Dream.

Cherish your visions and your dreams, as they are the children of your soul; the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.” – Napoleon Hill

A couple of days ago, when I was staring an excel spreadsheet on my monitor as always, my email icon was popped up and asked for my attention.

“Geeee... another one....” As usual I tried to ignore the message and focus back to what I was doing but then my eye caught the word “....leaving....” and my blank brain was suddenly wide awake. I clicked the icon with a deep gasp.

“.... is sadly leaving us to follow her lifelong dream.... to Europe.....”

I kept shaking my head and opening eyes wider than a student at an exam trying to get one more point and read the email again and again. Especially the part, “ follow her lifelong dream...”, I whispered  to myself again and again.

Do you have a dream?

Do you have a dream that you put aside for the RIGHT time to come?

How many of us live our life without dreams/goals?

How many of us are delaying on trying/starting our dreams with millions of excuses?

The email made my stomach flutter and heart beat faster all day. Various studies show that 80% of us are not happy with what we do for a living. Are you one of this majority unhappy people? Unfortunately, I am also the one of the 80% but luckily I still do have my dreams and I am ready to change my life for my dreams. This is the reason any news about who tries to escape their comfort zone for their dreams impress me very much. Time Ferris at the 4HWW blog (www.fourhourworkweek.com), Jon Morrow at the Problogger (www.copyblogger.com/author/jonmorrow), Sean Ogle (www.seanogle.com) and Scott Dinsmore (liveyourlegand.net) are a few of those who inspire and encourage me to challenge my current life and go towards to my dreams, so if you share my ideas, it would be very valuable to visit their blogs and learn their thoughts and attitudes on life.

I challenged myself to talk /interview her to know her impressive story. She has always wanted to work and live in overseas all her life but her personal circumstances didn’t allow her to pursue her dream as she was the prime earner and carer of her family. Recently she discovered that everything around her seems to be settled and she wanted to grab the chance to fulfil her lifelong dream. She admitted that she is nervous and unsure about her decision but at the same time extremely excited. Her 14 year old son is also very excited about their new journey. While I was talking to her my heart seems to get bigger and bigger like a hot air balloon. Her face was bright and her eyes shining and I could feel delight around her. Dreams, it seems, make us positive and bright.

After the talk, I feel more proud of and value my dreams more. I wish all the best on her new journey and believe she will feel an enormous amount of happiness and experience many priceless experiences by this valuable life change decision. I gave her a large smile and returned back to my desk, and made a simple note.

                                                           “I will follow my dreams!”

 

Day 2 - Butterfly on the flower