Dreams Detoured

“Like a crack head and his pipe, dream chasers can’t be separated from their dreams”- Just Me

                On this past weekend, I read a comment on my Facebook that I can easily relate to.  The comment centered on the writer’s frustration with chasing her dream, but it seems like the dream just won’t come to fruition.  I asked her a few questions, and her reply was pretty on point.  Seeing her frustration with her dream still being so far off, I offered her encouragement based on my personal experiences.

One of the main issues that dream chasers face is that not everyone catches your fire about your dreams as you do.  One of the main reasons that they don’t is because your dream is YOUR dream.  The truth is, most people won’t catch on until you are clearly on your way to achieving your dream.  Prior to that, people will doubt you, say you should focus on something else, or simply tell you to get real and now is just not the time.

If you are like me, then this boils your skin because you know your potential and where you want to be in life.  It may be unclear to others where you are going, it might not be that clear to you, but you know what things will be like once you get to where you are going.  One of the craziest things about dreams is that even though you can explain it to people, unless they experience it for themselves, they will never truly understand your dream.  People may not see all the turns on your map, but they will know when you have arrived at your destination.

I’m a firm believer that no dream is meant to be put on life’s shelf for later.  At the very least, you should be putting together the pieces as time passes on.  The problem with things that are put on a shelf is that you tend to forget about them, or you just simply lose interest.  True dream chasers are addicted to accomplishing their dream.  Nobody can pacify you with subpar replacements.  In your mind there is no detour that should be taken. 

So here’s my declaration to all my fellow dream chasers: Chase your dreams, like your life depends on it.  In all honesty, your sanctity and happiness in life does depend on it.  Those you want to understand your dream may never do so.  That investor you are hoping for might only come once your dream is becoming a reality.  That support system you depended on might suddenly collapse.  But like a crack head and his pipe, dream chasers can’t be separated from their dreams. 

I want to leave you with 5 tips to help you in this journey, from one dream chaser to another:

1.       Don’t EVER stop chasing your dream.

2.       Surround yourself with like-minded people (Other Dream Chasers)

3.       Accept that people might not understand now, but they will later.

4.       As you go through the process, evaluate each step and learn from your mistakes.

5.       Celebrate each milestone; it will keep your motivated.