What is the difference between a dream and a goal?

A dream is the starting point. The dream is where we allow ourselves to create images, ideas or concepts that we would like to have occur at some stage in our future. A dream may not always seem realistic or achievable when it is created but we are filled with hope and inspiration when we think it might just come true ... one day ...

A goal is created when we decide it is time to move this dream into ACTION! A goal occurs when we make the commitment to making our dream come true and start creating the plan to get us there.

Sometimes you will dream about something for a very short time period of time before turning it into a goal. Sometimes you will dream about something for a very long time before turning it into a goal. There is no right or wrong time frame to have a dream.

It is my strong belief that we are not capable of dreaming things we cannot actually achieve. If you have the ability to dream it you have the ability to DO IT!!

My husband and I shared the dream of traveling to Nepal for 5 years before we actually made it come true. You might be wondering why it took us this long? Well, we had other dreams which we decided to turn into goals and achieve first.

For example our dream to travel around the world for 365 days without having to work, we had a dream to buy a house together, we had a dream to get married. All of these dreams became reality.

What was REALLY important during these 5 years was that we kept our dream of traveling to Nepal "alive". It was essential to keep refreshing the dream, plugging into it, to ensure it didn't fade into the background and become forgotten.

Have you ever had a dream that just seemed to fade away over time? Dreams need to be kept on our radar and given some energy!

Here are some examples of things we did to keep our dream alive:

* we went to see the movie "Himalaya" which inspired us with amazing mountain scenery (this was our 2nd date together)

* we hired the DVD of "Himalaya" a couple of years later to reconnect to this

* we gave each other guide books on Nepal and Trekking as gifts

* we talked to our friends about sharing this dream with us

* we collected travel brochures and newspaper clippings

* we included traveling the world and climbing mountains together forever as part of our wedding vows

What dreams do you have right now? Write them down and then list one thing you can do to help keep those dreams alive.

How do you turn one of those dreams into reality? Commit to it, make a plan and start taking action!

Remember - if you can dream you can do it!