Today I’m sharing more nuggets from the book, Leaders Without Borders, by Doug Dickerson. This excerpt focuses on how having big dreams can impact our lives.

Big dreams inspire us to greater causes.

Is your dream for a cause bigger than yourself? In his book Rules of Thumb, Alan M. Webber asks an interesting question: “Would you rather have tepid success with something that doesn’t matter or a brilliant failure with something that does?”
A big dream sets you on a course of action and for a cause greater than you. The size of your dream determines the sphere of your influence. The greater your influence, the greater the impact you will have.

Big dreams inspire us to greater challenges.

While tempted to bask in the glory of a dream achieved, remember that dreams are achieved through sacrifice and hard work. Dreams have a tendency to die, not because the dream is unworthy, but because the dreamer gave up too soon.
Anatole France said, “To accomplish great things, we must dream as well as act.”
Your dream becomes a reality when your heart grows legs and you take the first steps toward achieving it.

Big dreams inspire us with greater courage.

Martin Luther King Jr. understood the necessity of his dream. On that August day, King didn’t just deliver a good speech. He delivered courage and inspiration. He emboldened people to not just dream but to believe that they could be the ones to go forth and make it a reality.

Big dreams have a way of stretching us.

Big dreams should not just elevate our imaginations but our hearts to causes greater than ourselves, empower us to face our challenges, and give us the courage to overcome them.

~ Evolution of Self
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