What is your dream? Are you trying to live it?

[Sarah Brown]

When you were growing up what did you hope to become?
What is your childhood dream? What is your grown-up dream?

In my childhood dreams I wanted to be a mom with at least six kids, travel all over the world, have lots of animals, and design houses. I also wanted a donkey... and I had one for two weeks until we sold it on Craig's List- Now I have a Llama. My "grown-up" dream is to build new sustainable rural towns and revitalize old rural towns...and be a mom with at least 10 children. One of my most important dreams/goals is to teach my kids to love learning and working, that's easy.

[Erik Deckers]

My childhood dream was to be an athlete or a superhero. As I got older, I quit dreaming about what I wanted to be when I grew up. I still had dreams, but they were around accomplishments rather than roles. Over the last few years, I've been dreaming more about roles: professional writer, public speaker, novelist.

But I still dream about accomplishments too: writing and publishing a book, having a play produced, and winning certain writing awards.

[Sarah Brown]

What would your book be?

[Jeff Zuber]

When I was young I always wanted to build hot rods and custom cars. I've had a few over the years but no where near making a living from it. Funny how things like families and careers got in the way.

Now I will be happy to raise my kids and see them prosper. And some day to retire and spend my time on a sailboat in the Carribean.

[Sarah Brown]

I spent some time on a sail boat in the Carribean. Is was, by far the worst adventure of my life, worse than being stuck on a train full of people in the black market trying to get out of Serbia the day after the cease fire ended...If the weather stayed nice I would have loved sailing. The guy who took us for the overnight ride to St. John lives on his boat and makes money by giving people rides, he had a nice cat. We took a sea plane back to St. Croix instead of getting on a boat again.

[Lisa Ralph]

Growing up, I wanted to be an executive secretary, get married, have children, and then run a day care out of my home. Funny how things change. I now want to travel the world empowering women in need.

[Sarah Brown]

I noticed on your website that you help people reach their dreams and I as wondering how you do that? What are your favorite books?

[Lisa Ralph]

Through group coaching, Enterprising Women's Board of Advisors, I work with women who are ready to take their life or career to the next level. The women meet weekly for 3 months to receive accountability, support, encouragement and a think tank for developing their ideas. My all time favorite book is the Artist's Way by Julia Cameron.

[Wanda Stine]

This sounds interesting, though I am quite late on the thread! Where can I get more information on this Lisa? I'm an artist would love to go a bit further with my career....can your group help? Where are you located? You can reach me at [e-mail] Thank you!

wanda

[David Mark]

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal."


From the "I Have a Dream" speech, Aug. 28, 1963

In my own little way and in my own little corner of this country, I'd like to think I uphold Dr. King's dream.

[Danielle Smith]

This is a good question, along the lines of "what do I want to accomplish in life." In grade school, I drew pictures of 'cool' buildings shaped like ice cream cones while dreaming of becoming an architect. Then reality hit and I realized that you can't just draw a cool building, you have to know math and physics. That was the end of that dream. Little did I know that I would have to do math in order to get a masters in business--the worst math--statistics, finance, etc. Maybe I should have stuck with the original dream.

My passion is to ultimately bring creativity to everything I do, whether writing, photography, graphic design, or solving a communications issue at the office. My dream now is to retire early and supplement my earnings as a fine artist (you know--in case social security really isn't around in 2040.)

[Wanda Stine]

Danielle I share your dream about earning an income as a fine artist---painting what we want, how we want and having everyone so impressed with what we paint that they offer us thousands and thousands of dollars! Hey---it can happen! And I think you should still build that cool building shaped like an ice-cream cone! You at least should do a painting of it---Who knows, maybe you have a childrens book in there somewhere???

Artistic blessings to you!

wanda

[Deanna Sipe]

Wanda, Bob Proctor says 'make a living then do what you love because you want to, not because you have to make a living. Having to make a living doing what you love is the best way to ruin a passion because of the stress of the money.'

I really understand Bob's point of taking the pressure off the passion. As an artist and a musician I have experienced the frustration you speak of.

What do you think?

I can tell you that I have learned a ton about business in the last 2 years and as a result I have sold over 400 of my music CD's in the last 13 months - no gigs.