Launch Your Impossible Dreams

Believe Your Dreams Are Possible

It occurs to me everyone has dreams they believe so bizarre as to be impossible. If you think about it, the Wright brothers had a crazy, impossible dream, the result of which most of the world now takes for granted. Wozniak and Jobs, Disney, and countless others started following their dreams in a garage, later building them into billion-dollar operations employing thousands of people, and often giving others tools to more easily realize their own wild and crazy dreams. The question I have for you is, why can’t your dreams come true too?

The one thing I think the pioneers and the risk takers have in common is confidence in themselves, and a willingness to believe in the impossible. When they began, there was little to no evidence their ideas and dreams could manifest, but they didn’t let that stop them. They put their beliefs before any tangible proof, or even a reason to believe their visions could ever become reality. They only knew they had to try.

As I see it, it doesn’t matter if your dream is something tangible, in the realm of science, an improvement to the human, or animal condition, publishing a book, creating art, or anything else. It’s your dream, and frankly, that’s the only thing that matters. But you have to not only believe, but want it badly enough to keep moving towards it no matter how much evidence there is to prove it’s impossible; no matter how many times you stumble, fall, or get shot down.

Practice Believing Impossible Things

…sometimes I believe at least six impossible things before breakfast—Lewis Carroll, from “Through the Looking Glass”

I realize it’s a lot to ask. No one wants to fail over and over again. No one wants to reach for

something conventional wisdom insists isn’t there. Consider this though before you discount the idea of believing in the impossible: if everyone refused to believe, the atom would have never been split, we’d still be riding horses, and using wagons and buggies to transport people and goods.

The world would be a much smaller place, and few would even know what was on the other side. Most of all, why should the belief and ultimate success belong to someone else, but not you? Are your dreams any less attainable? Are they any less worthy?

As a writer aiming to be published, I face a lot of roadblocks, most within my own control. It isn’t that I have a clearly delineated path from where I am now to the world where my dreams are reality. In all honesty, if I did, I’d get in my own way more than I’d stay the course. It’s not that I don’t stumble, fall, and even slide backwards in reaching for my dreams. There are many times I’ve gotten stuck, frustrated, or discouraged. In most cases, it’s because I tried too hard to control the situation instead of letting things flow naturally.

I’ll wander aimlessly for awhile, losing faith in myself and my dreams until one day I realize I’ve gotten stuck in a rut, and it’s time to start moving forward again. Even those ruts aren’t a full stop. Sometimes, it’s a time to rest. Others, life has kicked me in the head a few too many times, and I need to take time to heal and regroup. Many times, I’ve wandered off on a side trek, and eventually reach the point where I’ve either circled back, or it’s time to reel myself in and get back on course.

Structure and Dreams Can Work Together

One of my biggest challenges is, and always will be creating structure out of the virtual chaos of my life. There’s a time and a place for chaos, but it has to be balanced by structure and habit.

My best gauge for times I’ve gone off on a tangent leading nowhere is the state of my blogs. When pre-scheduled posts sinks below 2 weeks, I know it’s time to get serious and add a little more structure to my life. When I do, I see productivity rise significantly, and I begin knocking the dust off some of my ongoing projects.

I know figuring out what to do once my manuscripts are ready for editing, much less publishing often terrifies me to the point of coming to a full stop. I also know the solution is to keep believing I’ll find both way and means when the time is right. In the meantime, I have to get all the pieces put together and ready, or the time will pass, and I’ll be sitting in another rut feeling like a failure. The failure rut is one I prefer to avoid at all costs, even if it means making my wild, creative self follow a routine instead of writing when, and if I feel like it.

I would venture to guess all successful authors have a regular routine for writing, editing, researching, and all the other things it takes to bring a book from draft to publication. I suspect they have people to bounce ideas off of, help them stay motivated, and take care of the pesky jobs of editing, publishing, designing covers, and marketing. I’d bet most of them didn’t have the teams when they first started out, and likely made their share of mistakes. In spite of it all, they kept going, or we’d have never heard of them today.

Build a Structure, Then Let Yourself Fly

At times, I find myself spiraling downwards because the commodity I offer isn’t exactly tangible like a pen, or a car. Does that make it any less valuable? Any less worth creating, branding, and marketing? I don’t think so. Perhaps it’s a tad more challenging, but definitely worth the effort. Besides, feeling sorry for myself has never been attractive. Whereas standing up and boldly declaring I can succeed, no matter what the current landscape might be, will always be my best look.

I’ve made some progress since rising from the latest rut by adding structure to my days; all 7 of them every week. Where is your big dream right now? Is it wallowing in a puddle of muck, or are you taking steps, however small, to tend your garden so it will yield a huge, beautiful crop, even if it’s at some unspecified point in time? You have to start somewhere. you owe it to yourself to manifest those big, crazy dreams. Why not start right now? After all, there’s no time like the present to start chasing a dream or two.

 

About the Author

Sheri Conaway is a Holistic Ghostwriter, and an advocate for cats and mental health. Sheri believes in the Laws of Attraction, but only if you are a participant rather than just an observer. Her mission is to Make Vulnerable Beautiful and help entrepreneurs touch the souls of their readers and clients so they can increase their impact and their income.

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