| How do you create a dream? What are your
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| | can develop a plan for making it happen.
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| dreams? Spend a few minutes, right now,
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| | Setting a step by step plan has a better
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| writing them down. Of course, don't edit
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| | chance at success than does just having a
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| your thoughts, just ask -what are my
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| | passing or recurring day dream. For me,
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| dreams? And start writing down the
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| | cycling cross country happened because I
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| thoughts that come immediately to you.
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| | made it happen. I took it step by step.
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| Make a list.
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| | Ask yourself; what are the pieces that
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| I'm a dreamer. I got it from my Dad.
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| | make this dream happen? What do I need
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| Several years ago I looked at my life and
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| | to put in place to create it?
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| wondered - how did I get here? It felt
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| | Take it one step at a time. First, write
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| like it had all just happened and I had
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| | your dream or vision down. Write in
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| watched and participated but I hadn't
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| | great detail, as if it is happening right
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| necessarily been in the driver's seat. I
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| | now or picture yourself in the vision.
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| took some time to figure out what type of
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| | How does it feel, how does it smell?
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| career I wanted. At the time I was a
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| | What are the sounds you hear? What do
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| mid-level manager in a non-profit
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| | you see? What are you doing? How has it
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| organization serving people with
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| | changed your life? Write the details
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| disabilities. It was work I had been
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| | including all the feelings that being in
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| doing since I was 14 years old. I
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| | your vision creates.
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| explored my desires and dreams through
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| | Step 2: What are the resources that you
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| experiential adventure. First, I
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| | already have that can help make the
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| participated in a 72 day leadership
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| | vision a reality? Money, materials,
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| course with Outward Bound. At the top of
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| | supplies, time, property, frequent flier
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| an 80 foot rappel I sat terrified behind
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| | miles, friends, colleagues, and/or
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| dark sunglasses, wondering - how did you
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| | acquaintances? List them all.
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| get yourself in this mess? And the
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| | Step 3: What resources or supports do you
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| reality was I had signed up for the
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| | need to achieve your vision/dream/goal?
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| course and each step was a challenge and
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| | List everything that could help you in
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| accomplishment.
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| | succeeding. This is not the place to
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| After finishing the Outward Bound course
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| | write in winning the lottery. Each item
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| I returned to my non-profit job and
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| | needs to be realistic. Things that seem
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| continued to explore my destination. My
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| | out of reach are okay because these are
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| work in residential programs with people
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| | often reachable, with determination and a
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| with disabilities had been filled with
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| | plan.
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| creating life plans and program plans for
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| | Step 4: What steps do you need to take to
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| the people we served. We looked at some
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| | achieve your vision/dream/goal? What are
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| key things:
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| | the steps? Break the vision down into
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| 1. What is your dream?
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| | the steps that need to happen. These
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| 2. What are the resources you have
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| | often have a chronological order, but
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| available to accomplish/achieve your
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| | also may have steps that have to keep
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| dream?
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| | happening over and over. The steps can
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| 3. What resources do we need to create to
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| | become the smaller goals you work
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| support you in achieving your dream?
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| | towards, so make them small and easy to
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| 4. What are the steps you need to take in
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| | achieve.
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| order to move closer to your goal?
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| | Step 5: When will you know you have
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| 5. When will you know you have succeeded?
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| | succeeded? What will it look like, feel
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| What will it look like, feel like, and
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| | like, and sound like? This might be
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| sound like?
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| | similar to your vision that you developed
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| Through this process we created all sorts
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| | earlier but it is an important step as it
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| of new and innovative living
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| | helps you to measure your success. You
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| arrangements, jobs, community supported
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| | can develop a measure for each step of
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| goals for people.
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| | the way and then check it off when you
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| I did much the same thing. I found a
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| | complete it. Or buy stars and give
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| long lost passion for cycling and joined
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| | yourself a star for success for each step
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| a bike club and started riding. I hadn't
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| | along the way. I have used stars for
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| really ridden a bicycle in 15 years. I
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| | years with staff working with me. People
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| could barely ride 20 miles and didn't
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| | think it sounds silly, but we all got a
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| know how to fix a flat tire. As I
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| | charge from them when we saw them on our
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| started riding I joined a bike club.
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| | paper in elementary school. As adults,
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| Soon, I was telling people that I was
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| | we go right back to those feelings when
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| riding across the country - "next year".
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| | we get one as adults. It makes the
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| Within a couple of months I had completed
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| | process a game. The check marks or stars
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| a bicycle tour leadership training, had a
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| | become reinforcing for you as you
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| national organization to sponsor the tour
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| | succeed. They build enthusiasm and
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| and was planning the route with an
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| | energy for success and they keep you
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| advisory committee overseeing the plan.
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| | moving forward.
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| In creating the Peace Tour I had to keep
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| | I recommend once you are clear on your
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| working each step over and over to create
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| | plan that you also tell people about it.
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| the overall plan. And I ended up with a
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| | Share your excitement and enthusiasm with
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| great tour route. One year later, I was
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| | others. They can be your resources and
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| biking across the country with a very
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| | perhaps resources you didn't realize
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| small group and I loved it. I love the
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| | existed. Talking about your plan helps
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| feel of my bike with packs on it and the
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| | to move it forward. When I started
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| feel of the open road. A bicycle with
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| | telling members of the bike club I rode
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| everything I needed, right on it, a true
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| | with that I was cycling across the
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| recreational vehicle.
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| | country they started helping me train.
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| Can we create the life we want? Can we
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| | They made sure I was out riding and
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| take a vision or a dream and make it
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| | riding far. They helped me ride hard and
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| happen? Definitely. It is what is done
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| | fast and prepare for the Rocky Mountains.
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| in large corporations all the time. It
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| | Share the plan.
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| is the clarity of vision and of purpose
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| | The last step is to do it!
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| that provides a clear path or direction
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| | Being a dreamer is great when you take
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| for the people within an organization.
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| | hold of the dream and move it into your
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| As individuals, we too, have vision and
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| | life. Dream, create, live.
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