To Dream.
That is something we can do a lot of. But dreaming your own dream is too uncommon.
Dreams are built from the images in our lives, and lots of our lives are surrounded by ads, messages, and distractions. Your dream may have nothing to do with what goes by between video clips.
Of the three steps, dream, invest, live, dreaming can be the toughest. Investing can be somewhat mechanical. Living, not just surviving, relies on that first step, the dream.
Stepping out of what “they” say you “should” want means thinking for yourself.
If you already know what you want, get on with it. For the rest of us, here are some links that lead to tools and resources that can help unlock inspiration and insight through art, science, philosophy, and fun. There’s nothing that says that something deep and life-changing can’t include giggles and smiles.
Books
Your Money or Your Life by Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez
The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff
Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach.
Movies
Joe vs. the Volcano
A Bug’s Life
Field of Dreams
and when in doubt, read biographies of people you admire, study art or science that makes you feel or think, play sports or games that excite you.
Links
Oh yeah, and the cheapest option is to sit still and trust your intuition.
