DREAMS have DEADLINES....isn't it?

I remember one of the inspiring stories I heard from my mentor Mr. Rex Mendoza of the corporate giant Ayala Land Inc. He gave us a very inspiring story in one of his talks about dreams and the it goes on like this. One day as he was having lunch with one of his colleagues Mr.Randell Tiongson and Mr. Mendoza was able to tell him of the current things that was happening in his life. First, they moved out from their home to a new and larger one in Magallanes Makati then he also told his friend that he was playing golf every Sunday with his family as well as having a coy fish pond in his new home. Well, this news was quite odd for Mr. Randell Tiongson because Mr. Rex Mendoza was a financial planner and advisor and as we all know financial planners are known for telling their clients to live below their means and to save and invest. But what shocked Mr. Randell Tiongson the most and kept him stunned for a moment was when Mr. Rex Mendoza told him that he was driving a new Porsche Boxter on his way to the restaurant. This made Mr.Randell very confused that at the back of his mind he was thinking if this is the same friend he used to know but before he can even utter a word Mr.Rex Mendoza told him something which kept Mr.Randell silent and thinking for a moment. It was so powerful that even I was left thinking and was made to realize a lot of things. He said “Because You see my friend after reaching where I am right now, I came to realize that certain DREAMS HAVE DEADLINES, I could not wait for that day when my children are all grown up and ready to leave the house until I buy our dream house. I could not also wait for that day when my sight and hearing are already impaired before I buy that plasma t.v. I could not also wait for that day when I will be too old to even drive or ride a car before I buy my dream car. You see that is the problem with most of us because we fail to put deadlines in our dreams that is why some dreams remained dreams forever.” 

Friends I would like to share with you three important things when it comes to dreaming: 

1. Dream Big Dreams 

The most important thing in dreaming is that we should learn to dream big because what you will achieve is measured by the size of your dream. 

Let ne give you some tips on how to dream, first write down your dreams whether big or small and next review your dreams daily, put it somewhere you can see and read everyday, through that you will always be aligned with your dreams and lastly declare your dreams to positive people. This is very important because if you declare your dreams to positive people they will encourage you to achieve and reach for your dreams but be careful not to declare your dreams to negative people because they might steal away your dreams. 

2. Do Everything you can to achieve your Dreams 

The Next important thing in order to achieve your dreams is action. As it is said “Vision without Action is Daydreaming” so you should work hard in order to achieve your dreams and you should be committed and consistent in achieving your dreams. Finally, believe and be determined that you can achieve your dreams. 

3. Put a Deadline in your dreams 

One important thing that is usually taken for granted when it comes to our dreams that we fail to put deadlines into our dreams. We should learn how to set a timeframe for our dreams and be specific in when we would want to achieve that dream. If we would do that then we would only use our time for things that will bring us closer in achieving our dreams. 

Dreams gives us hope, it is what keeps a person going forward and be excited of tomorrow, it is an essential part of our lives and it is what gives us hope of success. So my dear friends keep dreaming, dream big dreams and work hard to achieve those dreams and never let your dreams to remain dreams forever. Always remember that time runs fast and everything we need in order to achieve our dreams lies in the palm of our hands so learn to value time because indeed CERTAIN DREAMS HAVE DEADLINES.