When people first start the habit of dreaming or reflecting, they think that having 10 dreams, let alone 100 seems out of reach.
Let me give you a sense of what 100s of dreams is about and then why you want to invest time and energy in dreaming.
What are the 100s of dreams you talk about?
Think about dreaming, like Goldilocks, you want some dreams that are small and easy to achieve, some that might take a little bit more effort, but are just right for you and some that are really large and will take many years to achieve. You will want to fill your dreams list with many of each level. Some will be achieved this year, this month or this week and some will be possibilities for the future.
Think of it as possibilities generation!
Not all dreams will have the right conditions to be fertile, or you might change your mind over time, but you want the biggest and juiciest list ever.
The more you dream the more you dream.
Which basically means the more dreams you generate the skill of dreaming will be enhanced and even more dreams will emerge, so keep going. Plus, one dream will inspire an adjacent dream.
What stops people dreaming?
Dream safe
They do not want to add to the list dreams that they have desired and are too scared to say out loud or write down.
Worried about what others say
I tell my peeps to be careful who you share your dreams with. Some people are dream killers; they don't mean to be, they cannot see what you can see. Often, they are fearful and want you to stay exactly where you are, because it makes them feel better.
I recall telling a previous boss that I wanted to coach people on ideas. He basically told me no-one would be interested in that, and I had no ability to help them. That comment stopped me from progressing for a number of years. He was a pretty innovative guy, so I thought he would get it, and I am sure he had no idea the impact it had one me.
The work I do now with individuals is a direct result of me exploring ideas coaching. It is not in the same form, but a key element. So, before you share make sure they are the type of people who will lean in and help make it happen, rather than dash your dreams.
No -one has done it before
Yep that can be scary, but Uber, AirBnB were all not done before, so maybe this can be one of those.
I would not know where to start
That is not the focus now, the focus right now is to give yourself permission to dream, unbounded and unfiltered, how and what to do, is not the focus right now.
I am too… <old/poor/uneducated>
These are things you should let go of, when you dream, because you never know what might be possible.
Asking you to produce dreams of such volume give you permission to let go of
Expectations, yours and others
Potential barriers, such as age, money and education
Restrictions, such as health and physicality
Practicalities, such as where to start
Plus, it allows you to have loads of choices to choose from is wonderful, some dreams will emerge that are not for now and some that you did not even know you were dreaming
So, what does this mean for you?
Unearth possibilities gets you on the good habit path of dreaming loads of dreams, which will serve you in the future.
Unearth Possibilities is coming up on 25th August, which is 3 weeks and 2 live coaching sessions. In it you will generate a load of ideas for you to work on, using the 2 superpowers of Reflection and Dreaming.
Join me and get the good super power habits started.
Yours Collaboratively
CMM