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Unity Blog
January 28, 2010
"You need to do what it takes to be privileged enough to do what you love" ~Shelby Fetterolf Hmm...why so moving you might ask? Well, for me, it made me not only feel better about a personal frustrating situation, but it also brought to light an easily overlooked commonality that I've found among many people I have met in this journey we call life...we ALL have dreams. Of course the dreams we all have are different in that they reflect our individual personal aspirations. They are also alike in that they are generally thought of as a "later in life" aspiration, often even a "someday" or "that will be the day" type of attitude is evident toward our dreams. Later. Later. Later. Why always later? I have found some reassuring information that may help "later" be okay for realizing my dreams, and I hope it helps you be o.k. with "later" as well. Basically, I believe that we ALL can achieve our dreams, no matter how unattainable they may seem, if we simply set goals along the way. Achieve one, feel good about it, then move on to the next. Did you know that only 3% of Americans actively set goals and attain them? Research shows that if you wake up and accomplish something right away, you will not only feel better about yourself, you will want to do it again. I found a great site by Arthur Gueli called successmethods.org, that really helps to put some of this into a workable format, at least for me anyway. Here is an excerpt, then you should check out the site for yourself. "We each have a number of different roles in our lives - different areas of responsibility. I may have a role as a husband, father, counselor, and businessman. Each of these roles is important (we should learn how to set goals in each area of our lives). But remembering the "big picture" is also an important part of how to set goals. One of the problems that comes up when people work to become more effective in life is that they don't think broadly enough. They lose the sense of balance between their roles. For example, they may get consumed by work and neglect personal health. Or for the sake of success, they may sacrifice the most precious relationships in their lives. Many of us forget that work is a means to an end, not the end in itself. Learning how to set goals can be very helpful in avoiding these pitfalls." This is pretty good stuff. The challenge for all of us is putting it into action. Good luck! "Some men see things as they are and say why. I dream of things that never were and say, why not?" ~Robert F. Kennedy Nicely said Bobby! My wife and I have new dreams all the time. Many of them have to do with travel, businesses we want to start, helping people on a larger scale, and a more simplified lifestyle we want for our family. Now, more than ever, I am confident that we can achieve all of these dreams, all in good time, one goal at a time. Here's to keeping your dreams alive folks! -Drew Warner Unity-Fair Trade Marketplace Return to Blog List CommentsFebruary 09, 2010 - comment by: Denise/Ganesh Himal TradiDrew, thanks for the uplifting insights. I often struggle with not being able to facilitate quickly enough the dreams of bringing fair trade into everyone's consciousness. I get impatient but then I look back on the past 25 years of our work in Nepal and I realize from that perspective things have changed quite rapidly! 25 years ago hardly anyone even knew what fair trade was, now we're trying to Fair Trade the Whitehouse! So, my input is, set goals and don't get impatient! It may seem like nothing is changing but if you step back you can often see that they really are! Anyway, I found great inspiration in your words. Thanks so much! Denise
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