Goals vs. Dreams

Right now, think of the song lyrics with the word "dream" in them. What comes to my mind immediately are some of my favorite songs (oldies, but goodies):  i.e. Over the Rainbow, Climb Every Mountain.   Even Disney uses "Where Your Dreams Come True" as their tag line. What images come to mind as you think about these lyrics? How do these images differ from those when we hear the word "goal"?

We all have dreams, but why do we stop dreaming?  Or do we?  In this 24/7 crazy world in which we live, we get too busy to dream.  According to the book The Dream Manager by Matthew Fox, our primary responsibility of all relationships is to help each other fulfill our dreams.  In addition to colleagues, we can be dream managers for spouses, children, and friends or even for people who just pass through your life.  What are the dreams of the people who are most special to you?  Do you know their dreams? If we knew their dreams, we could help them live those dreams.  We would want to help them become their dreams.

Dreams are invisible, yet powerful.  Disney makes them comes alive.  Can we do this for each other?  Why don't we do this?  When we answer this last question, we will know what we have to do.

 

Comments

[Andy Drish]

Hey Jann - It's great to see your blog is up and running! Here are a few quotes that I posted about a while ago along the same subject line:

Keith Ferazzi: The best definition of a goal I have ever read: "A goal is dream with a deadline." That marvelous definition derives home a very important point. Before you start writing down your goals, you'd better know what your dream is. Otherwise, you might find yourself headed for a destination you never wanted to get in to in the first place.

Jeffrey Gitomer: In the shower this morning, I came up with a thought as to WHY goals are met and unmet. Achieved and not achieved. It centers around the old definition about goals that has always bugged me: “A goal is a dream with a plan.”

That statement is not only wrong, it’s dangerous. It tells you you’ll never achieve your goals unless you make a plan. I don’t get it. I make very few plans, and I achieve tons of goals.

Have a fantastic Thanksgiving!