It’s been said that the masses have lost their ability to dream.  But no one wants or should live a life of mediocrity.  If you want to achieve your dreams, here is a short and to-the-point method to get you there:

 

 

 

1. Write down your goals, dreams and aspirations.  Don’t let anything limit your imagination, just write down all your dreams regardless of whether you think they are realistic or not.  This should be a pretty extensive list with dozens of items.
2. Mark each item on your list with A, B or C based on the following criteria: A. This is really important to you; B. This would be nice, but is not necessary to make you happy; C. Don’t really have to have it.
3. Take the items that you marked as A and prioritize them as 1, 2 or 3, in order of importance to you.
4. Of the ones you marked as 1, or highest importance, select 3 items.
5. Write down why you want the 3 items that you selected – don’t worry about whether you can achieve them or not, just be clear about why you want them.
6. Put a date next to these 3 items.  The dates should be within the next 1-5 years.
7. Start working on these 3 items immediately and make them the top priority in your life.

The main points of this method are to:

1. Make sure you are focused on what is really, really important to you.
2. Make sure you understand why these things are important to you.
3. Set a date when you will achieve them, setting a sense of urgency and setting the stage for you to take action.
4. Not worry about how difficult these goals maybe.  If they weren’t difficult they probably would not be worth that much to you anyway.

The key with this method, just like any other, is to take action.  Follow through and see your dreams become reality.