◎Doug Evans

I succeeded because I willed it; I never hesitated.

Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by things you didn’t do than the ones you did.

～Mark Twain

Dreaming. Do you or don’t you? Do you dream about the future or just have a fantasy dream after a couple of late night tacos?

Dreams get us going. Dreams direct our lives, our focus, our direction.

Many of us have forgotten how to dream or haven’t taken the time to dream in years. We get so busy that we never relax our mind and let it dream. Dare I say day-dream?

When we were all kids, we would dream for hours. We had all the time in the world to dream. We had no limits. We had no fears. Short of the “boogie man”, we had no idea what fear was.

We could lie in the grass, look at the clouds and dream and dream again.Our friends didn’t tell us our dreams were nonsense but instead dreamed big dreams at our side!

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我成功是因为我有决心，而且我从不踌躇。

二十年后，让你觉得更失望的不是你做过的事情，而是你没有做过的事情。

——马克·吐温

梦想，你是否拥有？你是否梦想过未来，抑或只是在几个深夜吃完玉米饼后进行过一番幻想？

梦想驱使着我们前进。梦想指引我们的生活、我们的专注点以及前进的方向。

我们很多人已经忘记了如何做梦，或者已经好几年没有时间去做梦。我们如此忙碌，以至于我们从未放松头脑让它做做梦。难道我说的是白日梦？

当我们还是个孩子的时候，我们总是会好几个小时不停地做梦。我们拥有全世界的时间去梦想。我们没有限制，我们无须惧怕。没有吓唬孩子的假怪物，我们也不知道害怕是什么。

我们躺在草地上，望着白云，一遍又一遍地梦想着。我们的好朋友不仅不会说我们的梦想没有意义，反而站在我们这边，一起做着远大的梦想。

Then what happened? Parents, sport coaches, teachers and sometimes our older friends started to steal pieces of our dreams. We were told we would never make the big league—the pros because we just weren’t good enough. We were told we could never be that famous actor/actress—it would never happen. We were too fat, too short, we couldn’t sing, we couldn’t dance.

These dream stealers started to poke holes in our dreams. Then we started to doubt ourselves. When things didn’t work out the way we dreamed, we put up a wall between daily life and our dreams. Heck, maybe you even just plain gave up but I guarantee that you started to settle. Settle for this. Settle for that! I guess that it’s not that bad. I guess I can get by, etc. Words we all know. Words that start to steal our dreams.

Well it’s time for a change!

It’s time to know and believe in our hearts that dreaming is never optional !

It’s time to dream and then dream again! Dreaming is never optional!

There is a famous philosopher—Mr. Mickey Mouse. Mickey tells us, “Believe your dreams can come true. Never stop dreaming, and remember anything, anything can happen!”

It’s time to find some quiet time and just let it all go and start to dream as kid again.

What do you really want? Forget all about what Mom wanted for you or where you are “stuck” today.

One hour, one day of dreaming is not enough. It will take some time to remember just how to dream. It took years for you to forget how to dream so give yourselves some time to remember how. Regardless, it’s time to start dreaming once again!

但后来发生了什么？父母、体育教练、老师，有时甚至是我们年长的朋友，他们开始盗走我们的梦想。我们被告知，我们不可能组成美国大联盟球队，因为我们不够优秀。他们说我们绝不会成为那样出名的演员——这绝不会发生。我们太胖又太矮，我们不会唱歌、不会跳舞。

这些盗梦者开始在我们的梦想中肆意戳洞，然后我们开始怀疑自己。当事情不是按照我们的想象进行时，我们就会在日常生活和我们的梦想之间筑起一道墙。真见鬼，也许，你甚至刚刚彻底地放弃了，但是我保证你会开始感到满足。满足这个，满足于那个！你开始用我们都知道的话来说服自己：“我想这也不是很差”“我认为我可以对付的”等。而这些话开始盗取我们的梦想。

是的，现在是时候改变了！

是时候真心了解并相信梦想绝不是随意的！

是时候去一遍遍地梦想！梦想绝不是可有可无的！

有一位著名的“哲学家”米奇——米老鼠先生告诉我们：“坚信你会梦想成真。永远不要停止梦想，请记住：一切皆有可能！”

是时候找个时间，静静地任其流逝，开始像个孩子一样去梦想了。

你到底想要什么？忘记所有关于你母亲所希望你要的，或是你今天遇到的困难。

一个小时的梦或一天的梦是不够的。你需要花一段时间，只是去记住如何做梦。因为多年的时间已经让你忘记了该如何做梦，所以给你自己一段时间，去记住如何梦想。无论如何，现在是时候再次梦想了！

“Taking the risk to follow our hearts gives energy to our future and breathes life into our dreams.”—Debbie Ford

Once we know our dreams, goals can be established. Goals that will constantly take you a step closer—even if a small step closer towards your dreams. Goals are a plan to help us realize our dreams. Goals plan the actions that must take place.

Dreams and goals are the planning, the thinking, the blueprint of your life. Action is the how! Action is rolling up your sleeves and going for it!

Accomplishing your dreams require:

*Solid clear goals

*Action

*Pursuit

*Persistence

Persistence is often the key. Persistence, or as my wife calls it with me “stubbornness”. Call it whatever you want but it is the will to keep going, keep pushing over, around, or through obstacles to get what you truly want in life!

Real dreams are what you truly desire deep down. Dreams are worth pursuing. Dreams are worth sacrifice. They are not—I wish! They are not—I want! They are a burning desire to accomplish something or have something.

Your dreams will happen if you have the courage to pursue them!

Protect your dreams and the dreams of your love ones. Protect them because they are one of your most valued possessions. Don’t ever let anyone steal your dreams.

黛比·福特说道：“冒险跟随心声，为未来注入能量，将梦想转为现实。”

一旦清楚了我们的梦想，我们就可以设立目标。目标会不断地促使你更加接近你的梦想，即使只是一小步。目标有助于我们实现梦想，有了目标，才能计划出必须采取的行动。

梦想和目标是你生活的计划、思想和蓝图。而行动则是怎么去做！行动即是卷起你的衣袖，然后努力去追寻！

实现你的梦想需要：

*坚定明确的目标

*行动

*追求

*毅力

毅力通常是关键。毅力，或是我妻子用来形容我的“倔强”。无论你想怎么称呼它，它都是继续前行、扫除所有障碍、获得你的生活真正想要的意志和决心！

真实的梦想是你心底真正渴望的。梦想值得追寻。梦想值得你为此牺牲。它们不是“我希望”，它们也不是“我想要”，它们是达到某种程度或拥有某种事物的强烈愿望。

如果你有勇气去追寻梦想，那么你的梦想就会实现！

保护好你自己和你所爱之人的梦想，因为它们是你最珍贵的财富之一。永远不要让任何人偷走你的梦想。

We have established that dreaming is never optional! So what are your dreams? It’s now your turn to dream and dream again!

“If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with success unexpected in common hours.”—Thoreau

“Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by things you didn’t do than the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”—Mark Twain

我们已经证实梦想绝不是随意的！所以，你的梦想是什么？现在轮到你开始一遍遍地梦想了！

“一个人如果充满信心地向梦想的方向前行，努力实践所想象的生活，他就会迎来平常想不到的成功。”——梭罗

“二十年后，让你觉得更失望的不是你做过的事情，而是你没有做过的事情。所以，解开帆索，从安全的港湾扬帆出行吧。乘着信风，去探索，去梦想，去发现！”——马克·吐温 r7cM1OphAkMsPdEb4lf16b4G8YVqBzpA/ZrqS1wVc77gJh9Lu7+gR3a+Vcfl+2w3