Edu-Focus: Dream big & go for it

A dream for some is a state of unconsciousness. While some believe in their dreams others don’t. How, we choose to examine and perceive our dream is up to us. The bottom line is we all dream and that is a fact. On this special edition of Edu-focus, we will be shedding light on the word “Dream” and analyse how to actually realize it at our respective levels or fields of life. It is also important to note that the ‘dream’ we are referring to is simply the picture of our desired future which in other words can be substituted as vision.

Before we go any further, it is important we see the definition of the term “Dream”. The word is a noun and according to the Oxford Dictionary, it is; (1) series of scenes or feelings in the mind of a sleeping person. (2) day-dream or fantasy. (3) ideal, aspiration. (4) a beautiful or ideal person or thing.

A renowned writer and motivational speaker John C. Maxwell spotted the following five key reasons why dreams never take flight;

Ø  We have been discouraged from dreaming by others

Ø  We fall into the habit of settling for average

Ø  We are hindered by past disappointments and hurts

Ø  We lack the confidence needed to pursue our dreams

Ø  We are missing the imagination of our dream

Having identified the five reasons mentioned for not being able to dream, the question now for us at our respective level is “what then are steps to be taken to enable us to accomplish our dream?”

There are several steps one can take to accomplish one’s dream but we will streamline them to just four as stated by Late Dr. Myles Munroe as follows:

1.       Being able to Prepare Prayerfully as a student, teacher or career person: We all would agree to the fact that irrespective of our faith, there is always the Supreme Being who leads us in all we do and we have to acknowledge that.

2.       Being able to Plan Purposefully is also paramount in realizing our dream. As the saying goes ‘when you fail to plan, you plan to fail’. More importantly, you have to see your plan through by taking steps or action.

3.       Being able to Proceed Positively is another. In life to achieve success one has to believe strongly in what one is doing either as a student, teacher or administrator.

4.       Finally, being able to Pursue Persistently. The true mark of great people is that they never give up their dreams no matter what. Thomas Edison wouldn’t have discovered the electric bulb if he had given up. Think about that.

After carefully identifying dream blockers and their catalyst, we are expected to take a leap, simply, by returning to our closet during the long vacation and rediscover ourselves once again steering us back to our dreams. We want to wish you all a happy holiday. And don’t forget to dream big and go for it!