How to Make Your Dreams Soar (A Simple System to Achieve Your Ambitions)
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Abe Brown, MBA, M.R.Ed, PCC Your dreams deserve to bud, blossom, and soar. If you’re wrestling with poverty and limitation, this hinders your ability to help, bless, and give abundance to others. I know for me, I grew up in poverty. And let me tell you: Poverty is horrible! However, the second thing I knew was that the more impoverished I was, the less I was able to give to others. That’s why I’m so grateful that my wife and I have created this incredible life where we can be generous to people.?
So, the question is: What assumptions keep us poor? Once we have the answers to this question, we can shift our mindset to a more abundant line of thinking, which in turn will create a more prosperous life. Let’s start with the first tip that will help your dreams soar, which is…
Delay Gratification?
In my earlier years, I had the assumption that delayed gratification was not a requirement for success. If you grew up in poverty as I did, the assumption is that because you don’t have a lot, every time you get something, you gobble it up as fast as you can! For example, as a youngster, whenever someone gave me a new t-shirt or a chocolate bar, I would wear that t-shirt every day or eat that candy bar the moment I got it.?
Why? Because I never knew when I was going to get another one. Now, you may ask, “What’s the big deal with that?” The problem was when I started making money, I would spend it rather than save and invest it. So, that “chocolate bar” mentality I had in my adolescence carried over into my finances when I reached adulthood. Essentially, I was burning through everything I made as quickly as I made it.?
Set Priorities
Here’s the deal: Your time, energy, focus, resources, etc., are all limited. For this reason, you have to decide what’s most important to you so you can allocate your faculties to that particular outcome. There was a study done by a gentleman by the name of Thomas Corely. He spent 5 years studying over 200 millionaires. And he then discovered what he called poverty habits. These habits included:
What do these behaviours have in common? They all reflect a lack of priorities. Moreover, they are indicators of a lack of self-control. And that is one of the main signifiers of someone who is impoverished.?
Avoid Procrastination
Poverty is not your destiny; it’s simply a stage or season in life. This is where a mindset shift needs to occur. What if you saw poverty as just another step on your way to wealth and greatness? That’s the kind of mindset that you need. Another habit that Corely shared in his five-year study was that millionaires avoid procrastination.?
They lean into personal development and their professional goals. Moreover, they focus themselves on these critical aspects, which, as a result, enables them to grow. Their dreams then take on a life of their own as they move forward to their continued development.?
Conclusion
Your dreams are the starting point for your bigger and brighter future. You should treat them with the respect they deserve. And the way you do that is through honoring them by chasing them down. I know that’s easier said than done, and that’s why we at Certified Flourishing Coach are here for support.?
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About the Author
Abe Brown, MBA, CMCT, CPHSA is the Coach’s Coach, and is an Entrepreneur, Professional Speaker, International Best-Selling Author, and High-Performance Leadership Coach. He is the founder of Certified Flourishing Coaching??and Flourishing Workplace. Abe is also the author of the Certified Flourishing Coaching? Programs.