Live your life. If you are not living your life, you are ignoring your dreams.

You are ignoring your happiness. You are igoring what matters to you. You don’t have the courage to follow your dreams, to listen to your heart.

To achieve your dreams, what you want in your life, to create a great life for yourself, according to Ben Arment, ‘… it starts with having the courage to name your dream.’

‘Discovering your dream is about finding your sweet spot. It’s where these four components- passion, demand, platform, and giftedness– come together in one coordinated expression.’

‘This is your calling- to face your fears, surrender your comfort, and live life to the fullest no matter how challenging it can be. It’s worth it.’

‘A dream isn’t something you just make up for yourself. It’s what life has been preparing you for all along.’

‘Your dream is the culmination of all experiences, gifts, passions, and opportunities you’ve ever had in your life. It all amounts to a unique expression that only you are capable of bringing to the world.’

‘Pursuing your dream is difficult. It requires things of you that have never been called on before. It changes who you are and leaves you never the same.’

‘For your dream to take off, it must meet a need, solve a problem, or satisfy a craving.’

‘Bringing your dream to life requires tremendous passion to withstand the challenges that come with it. Without passion, you become distracted by every excuse, opportunity, and diversion.’

‘You can’t break out from the pack by looking like everyone else in your field.’

‘To be original requires a new way of looking at your industry.’

‘Your best defense against competitors is to keep improving the idea with the same innovation that got you there.’

Source

Ben Arment (2014). Dream Year: Make the Leap from a Job You Hate to a Life You Love