Our
heroes have always understood the power of dreams, even
when their dreams were delayed or frustrated for long
periods of time. They never game up!
Henry
Ford went bankrupt before creating the Model T. Peekaboo
Street fell and failed and even broke bones before winning
Olympic medals. Thomas Edison failed thousands
of times before fulfilling his dream of an electric
light, and Abraham Lincoln failed too many times to
count before becoming the greatest President America
has known.
Imagine
Helen Keller without her unrealistic dream! Pop culture
would be very different if Tina Turner had lost her
dream when she was slapped down, or if Oprah had given
up along the way.
Martin
Luther King, Jr. is remembered for many things, but
none has been more lasting or more powerful than his
proclamation that, "I have a dream!"
Never,
ever stop dreaming! Some dreams will prove elusive,
and some will prove disappointing. Some may seem misguided
and need to be revised, revamped and revisited. But
it is our ability to dream of new and better worlds
that makes us human. Our dreams empower us! Our leaders
and heroes have always been pulled by their visions,
their dreams of possibilities that lie around the corner,
just out of sight, but not out of reach. Dream big dreams!
Written
by Dr. Philip E. Humbert, author, speaker and
personal success coach. Visit his website at http://www.philiphumbert.com. |