How to Soar When Your Dreams Have Crashed

Have you ever been frustrated and wondered how to recapture your dreams? I do. I think most of us do. Every time I think about extreme frustration, I remember a day in high school when a friend of mine shared his exasperation…

It was Springtime, 1985. Sitting in my high school cafeteria, I knew that graduation
was just a few weeks away, and surely life would get better and better. Suddenly I
was joined by my friend Todd. He was the very first friend I had made at that school,
four years earlier. It had been awhile since we’d actually sat together and talked.

“So Miss Motivation,” he said, “I’m sure all your dreams are panning out for you. I
had a dream once, remember? But you know what the Air Force Academy said about
my dream?”

“No. What?” I asked

He snickered, “They said, here’s what we think of your dream – and they smeared it
all over the wall.”

As he shared his frustration and regrets, we talked about other ways to get to the
same end. Attending the Academy is not the only way to have a successful military
or civilian career as a pilot!

As it turned out, he got a full ROTC scholarship to Washington State University,
graduated at the top of that class, and had a great military career. Along the way
he had other huge challenges, as we all do, but today he loves flying for Southwest
Airlines and he has a wonderful home life.

Whether you are 18 or 68, your life does not have to be stuck at what looks like the
end of a dream. Challenges are part of your success story. Pain is part of the process.
It is never too late to start making your days count.

Start with a crystal clear vision of what you truly desire. When you strip away
everyone else’s opinions for you, what do you love to do? What do you want to be?
What difference do you want to make?

Here's the great part: Through the years, you will have plenty of opportunities to get frustrated, to quit, to feel like a loser! hahaa Yay! (Okay that's not really the great part.) The great news is that the more you grow to understand your self, the more you overcome the challenges that come, the smaller your problems will appear.

You can do it. Your honest, heart felt desires are part of your hard-wired destiny! You can trust that those desires are good. If you had a dream at one time, that dream can still you move you in a direction for fulfillment and meaning.  So today, focus on what you'd REALLY like to have happen in the next 30 days. Then take just one small step to make it happen. Then – take another!

In the end, that's where the victory lies, isn't it?

Until next time, keep playing to win and enjoy your game – wherever you may be on this journey!

I'm in your corner,

Gina

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Gina Parris is an international speaker and performance coach. She offers a free mental mastery mini-course at the sidebar on this page. Please check it out and see why people enjoy it so much! And as always, share your comments below!

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