The popular mini-series on the topic of inner attitude continues. This time, guest author Cinderella Glücklich encourages us not to lose sight of our dream. Have fun reading. 
After a long, exhausting day, you come home, flop down on the sofa, look into space and think to yourself: "Another day of my life is over. That's great. What good has today actually done me? "more
And then there's this feeling that you've only done all the things you've done because that's what you do. You have to work to live. You have to be happy to have a job at all. And there's no room for dreams right now. They'll have to wait until later. At some point.
Someday stays someday until you make it today, here and now.
Life is far too short for a someday and for dreams that always remain just dreams. Because you never know what awaits you next.
Until a good two years ago, I thought I would have to do my A-levels to be able to do my dream job and earn a lot of money. With a 1 in front of the decimal point and a 0 behind it. However, it seemed very strange to me that I was constantly torturing myself for this supposed dream job and a lot of money. It made me break out in a sweat and my heart race when others told me how great I was doing and how big I would be one day. There was no trace of joy on my part. After several breakdowns and subsequent hospital stays in my early 20s, it dawned on me: that's not how it works and that's not my true goal.
The whole story would go way too far here. But I can tell you: I found out what my goal really is and how I got there. I'm studying a degree program that fulfills me 100% and leads me straight to my dream job, even without a high school diploma. I'm convinced of that inside. On my way to the status quo, I've realized a few things that I'd like to share with you.
Of course, I also have days when I feel tired, disgruntled, when I'm just kind of "stuck in a hole". But these days no longer predominate since I realized that one thing is particularly important in life:
Follow your dreams!
It doesn't matter how absurd these dreams are, how far away you are from fulfilling them or what it takes to reach your goal. They are your very private dreams. Your fantasies, your wishes, your desires. Nobody has the right to interfere with that! Absolutely nobody. What's more, there's no shame in having these dreams. Just as it's not stupid to be convinced that you can turn these dreams into reality.
Become aware of your dreams and allow yourself to have them. What exactly should a specific dream you have look like?
Imagine it as if it were already a reality. With all the details you can think of, with every feeling. Like a sprinter who visualizes his sprint before the start and his run to the finish line. As a winner, of course!
"But what about hurdles?" you might be asking yourself silently. There are hurdles, that's true. And yes, it's not easy when you're faced with them, but they can be overcome. Honestly! Sometimes easier than you think. Think about it, there are even people who enjoy overcoming hurdles: Hurdlers, the sprinters' colleagues, so to speak!
It helps to go around the bend instead of stubbornly straight ahead. It may take a little longer to reach your destination. But so what? The main thing is that you get there, right? When you fall down, you become stronger. It forces you to take other, unusual paths to reach your goal. Use these paths and keep at it!
Talking about my dream also helped me a lot personally. At times, I simply told everyone, regardless of whether they were interested or not. When I heard myself talking, I became aware of my feelings. The additional feedback from the other person made me realize which aspects of my dream were still blurry, not yet fully developed, and what I still needed to work on.
I feel like I could write pages and pages. But that would clearly be far too much, so one last tip: create a "dream point". For me, my "dream spot", i.e. the spot that keeps reminding me of my dream and reinforcing it, is music. But maybe you prefer reading and there's a book that particularly appeals to you? Or a place in nature?
I look forward to your comment! What helps you not to lose sight of your dream?
About the author:
Cinderella Glücklich is studying journalism and corporate communications.
In her free time, she focuses on personal development and public speaking. She also blogs passionately about her life as a wheelchair user and is committed to helping people with disabilities, for example with her FashionAbility project.
You can find out more about Cinderella Glücklich and her activities on her website.
(Photo by Alea Horst)
