The dream you have for your life can become your reality. Thinking about what you’d like and dreaming about how it will feel when you get there are tiny steps towards your true desires. Knowing what you want is one thing. Actually going out and chasing it down is another.

There is no use sitting around talking about what we want and believing our dreams are out of our reach. We can wonder why it never works out for us, and be confused by the mystery of life. Instead, we can decide to place ourselves in situations where our dream is hibernating. We can feed our souls and align ourselves with our true path.Once you’ve realised what it is you desire, the next step is working out what you can do to be closer to opportunities that will resonate with your dream. Dreams are meant to be big, but that doesn’t make them unachievable. You can’t expect to reach your goals and live your dream unless you are willing to take proactive steps towards whatever it is that you desire.

There is a life you desire, an experience you crave, an outcome you know you must have. Align yourself with it right now. Even if you feel confused as to how it will ever happen, and even if you don’t know what the first step will be, you must commit to chasing whatever it is you truly desire. Once you have done that don’t sit around waiting for doors to open. Go and open them yourself. Find other people or situations that resonate with your goal. Place yourself in an environment that is within the orbit of your dream.

If you hold your dreams inside you will end up living with regret, and regret is a whole lot scarier than failure. Let your heart run free for a minute. Imagine what you could do if money were no object. Imagine the difference you could make in the world. Imagine the things you could do and see. Really feel it, and allow yourself to be thrilled by it. Before that negative voice kicks in saying it’s never going to happen, take another moment. Feel what it is you will be feeling when you reach your goals and live your dream. Hold onto that feeling. Savour it and become familiar with it, for it will be your guide on this journey.

The next step is to come back to your current reality and reassess your life. You’ve had a vision of your deepest desires and now it’s time to get practical. It will not be handed to you on a plate, no matter how many affirmations you say. It will take dedication and hard work. You will love every moment of it, even the challenging times, for the prize is worth more than anything you could ever imagine. The prize is joy, purpose, love and fulfilment.

The prize is the experience of your lifetime.