Re: Dream

Rekindle your dream.

Revive your dream.

Reactivate your dream.

Redirect your dream.

Re: Dream might mean any of this or even more. 

I have had dreams that never came to fruition, sometimes because it was a wrong timing or I never really worked towards it. 

An example of this is my wild dream to buy a motorbike before I finished secondary school. I grew up in a very modest family, at that point my parents did not even own a car, and we were just preparing to move from a rented apartment to the four-bedroom bungalow my Dad has spent years building. Yet I dreamed of a motorbike, how was I to finance it? 

Thinking back to that dream many years ago, with what I have learned today, I know beyond any reasonable doubt that the only thing that held that dream from being fulfilled was not the absence of resources but because I did not take that dream seriously, it was only a wish for me then. Also, I did not add meaning to the dream. Buying a motorbike can not just be an end in itself, what good would it have done? Why did I believe I needed a motorbike then? These were things I never thought about, I just wished it and forgot about it, taking no action apart from discussing it with my Brothers. 

That one good thing I did then is what kept that dream alive till today because I absolutely forgot about it then until my Brothers reminded me of it mockingly after I completed secondary school. Without blinking, I told them it would happen one day. Almost two decades now, I still do not have a motorbike, I have not even learned how to ride one. Sure, I could buy a motorbike today, a Harley Davidson perhaps, without having to save for it. But I have not, neither have I learned about riding one. 

Thankfully, my Wife also has the fantasy of riding on a motorbike with her husband, so this revived the need to fulfill this dream now. And two months ago, when we had a couple friend over with the man talking interestingly about his motorbike. I think I am now one step closer to owning one. 

Even now, I still have to tie the need for this bike to a justifiable reason for owning one before I can eventually take deliberate action. 

I'm sure I am not alone in this kind of situation, we all sometimes get reminded of long-forgotten dreams when some situations present themselves. When you experience such, don't let it go to waste, channel that momentum into ensuring you take timely action. And that is what I'm willing to do this year about owning a motorbike. I will start right away by searching online for options and read about this, perhaps in the process, I will get a strong enough reason to justify this perceived need. 

I remember this worked for my wife and me when we planned to buy our house in 2019. I told my wife at the beginning of the year that we were buying a house that year. I have so consumed with that thought that doubt had no space in me. Though the numbers didn't add up then, we kept searching and visiting houses. And it was clear on our vision board for the year. By August 2019, we had found a house bigger than our expectation yet at a price that was not far off from our calculation. We reserved immediately and went on to pull the money together. 

You see a difference between the motorbike and the house dream. One was merely desired, the other was considered a very important dream. And because we tied the need for the house to start a family, that became, even more, stronger and time-bound. And it was fulfilled. 

What are your seemingly impossible dreams for 2021? 

A house? A new business? A larger customer base? or perhaps even visiting the moon? 

It is all possible, who knows a friend of a friend might introduce you to Elon Musk, and you get to join their test rides to the moon, which should be ready in 2 years. 

I am so passionate about helping people Re: dream this year, that I am putting together a program that will run for 3 months to bring people together for biweekly sessions to discover, design, and deliver the life of their dream. I'm so excited about this, that it is one of my most important dreams for 2021. 

And even if you don't get to join these sessions, I hope this short note from me to you, at least inspires you to Re: Dream! 

It is possible.