Have you ever dreamed about something? Something you really want to have that it makes you angry that you don’t yet have it? Have you ever dreamed about becoming a superhero, flying and lying on the clouds while saving the day? Then you’re pretty much everyone else. Everyone has a dream that’s so fantastic. While these dreams were very cool and many times you would want to go back to sleep just to dream some more, you realized that it was just pure fantasy when I woke up. Suddenly the dream seemed to be so far away and unreachable.

So how do you dream and not just fantasize?

Dreams are specific. For example if you really want to have a nice car, you should be able to think about the model and brand, what color will it be? What are the specs and features that you want this car to have? When do you want to have it? What year, month, day, and time of the day?

The more specific you are, the more your dreams will become realistic. Your mind will then try to picture it and will send signals to other parts of your body so that your whole body wants it. You start to think more of it and your mind starts to look for ways to achieve what you want to have.

Fantasies don’t have time elements attached to them. You fantasize when you just say “I want a new car!” and not do something about it.

Dreams are measurable. They are quantifiable and they have dimensions: if you have the desire to have a bigger income, you have to be specific and have a certain figure to back it up. A bigger income would mean a nice monthly income of $5,000 in the year 2010 and will increase to $7,000 in the first quarter of 2011, and so on.

Apply figures to your dreams. Fantasies are all about the excitement. It only makes you smile, but it never makes you work for it.

Dreams are a source of inspiration They inspire you to work. Sometimes you want to work hard on something, but you don’t find the inspiration and motivation to do so. It’s either you’re forced to do it or you don’t realize that you’re not doing what you want. And that’s a tough one to take. You’ll become stressed out if you continue to do this for many years. Yes, it’s fine to do things you don’t like if you’re doing it for your loved ones like your family and children, but that doesn’t mean you don’t have any more options other than what you have now.

Dreams inspire you to move on and do what you need to do to achieve your dreams. If it works that you do the things that don’t really inspire you, how much more will it be if you’re actually doing the things that motivate you?

Your thoughts

What do you think? What are the dreams or fantasies that you have now? Has any of it come true yet? What would you like to share and add?

Let us all know in the comments!