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16 Reasons Why It’s So Important To Follow Your Dreams

By on March 17, 2012
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A Dream, a vision, a goal, a desire, these are all things most of us know we need when we are working towards success but have somewhere along the line, forgotten why it is so important we follow them through.

 

So I have created this list….. Well, lets call it a reminder of why it is so important to follow your dreams.

 

The 16 Reasons Why It Is So Important To Follow Your Dreams

 

1. The secret of living is giving, if you follow your dreams then you will have something worth sharing with others, hope, inspiration and a meaning to live, and that to me, is a great contribution.

2. Chasing your dreams will develop your courage. Courage is your fuel to achieve amazing success in life, follow your dreams and exercise courage. In sure enough time you will be unstoppable.

3. There is a reason why as kids we loved magic and dreams. Stop chasing your dreams and you will forget how it feels to live hopeful and young.

4. Great dreamers grow to be independent, learning that they can make a difference all by themselves.

5. Dreams can distract you from the negative events in life. You will weigh up what is more important, your dreams or the drama. Drama seems obsolete when you are passionate about following your dreams.

6. It gives you something to share and inspire your kids with, you have led by example that anything is possible when you put your mind to it.

7. Through accomplishing your dreams you will come to appreciate the experience of failure and know that failure is just part of success and that it wasn’t really all that bad as it was all worth it in the end.

8. Regret is a terrible thing, and a dream is powerful enough to bring you regret if you don’t take the chance to at least follow it.

9. Because you are never too old to dream. Age means nothing when we know what we want.

10. You become an interesting person, you show others you have meaning, direction and purpose.

11. The unknown of following your dreams may spark a little fear, this is okay though because a little fear is known to make you feel more alive.

12. It is fun proving the world wrong, so why would you follow the status quo?

13. The more you chase and accomplish your dreams the more the lines of the boundaries that the world puts in front of us fade, as we learn that any and everything is possible.

14. When you accomplish your dream, you are the first to see it happen. You can share your accomplishments with the rest of the world but you where there in the front row on a single chair to experience the magic that unfolded.

15. Your dreams have no limits, you are the creator of your dreams, big or small. When this is understood, you are able to design a way to favour you plan and accomplish your end goal.

16. A dream is strong enough to define you, once accomplished you prove to others they have no say in who you can and can’t be.

 

Never Give Up on Your Dreams

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Article By: Joel Brown – Addicted2Success.com

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About The Author: Joel

Joel Brown is the CEO and Founder of Addicted2Success.com. With a long time passion for Entrepreneurship, Self development & Success, Joel started his website with the intention of educating and inspiring likeminded people all over the world to always strive for success no matter what their circumstances. Joel’s passion for what he does shows through the continual growth of Addicted2Success.com's online community. Follow Joel Brown on Twitter

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  1. Steve M_Z-

    March 17, 2012 at 2:05 pm

    Great article Joel. Keep em coming

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  2. Ray

    March 17, 2012 at 2:34 pm

    very inspiring joel, keep up the good work.

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  3. Francis Angelo

    March 19, 2012 at 11:44 pm

    Awesome article! very interesting indeed! wished you guys had an app so i could easily visit your page.

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  4. Floydilou

    March 20, 2012 at 11:05 pm

    From the time that I can remember I was always told (with a negative undertone), “Floydilou, you are such a dreamer”.

    ..and today I say proudly, YES! I am a dreamer!

    I love how your broke this down into the 16 reason. Thanks.

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  5. Dan Susek

    March 21, 2012 at 1:57 pm

    I love this list. It is a great inspiration!

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    • Joel

      March 21, 2012 at 2:01 pm

      Thank you for the feedback guys, Glad you like my article :)

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  6. Taher Meckewi

    March 21, 2012 at 9:49 pm

    Thank you so much for this article, I’ve shared it with my team, that mainly explains what we are doing through our business… Keeping our dreams alive, dreams that all of us have had and burried after running the employment Marathon.
    I was gladly able to leave my job and rely on this business that keeps allowing me to achieve my dreams and others’ dreams as well :)

    again… Thank you!

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  7. Katherine Krug

    March 23, 2012 at 5:23 pm

    Great post! We are on a mission to help people accomplish their dreams too. I would add that achieving dreams is a habit. Once you accomplish one dream, the second and third and fourth are right around the corner — and suddenly your life is extraordinary.

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  8. Ani

    March 25, 2012 at 11:59 am

    Deams have to be cherished and followed. Because otherwise there will be no chance of making them true…

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  9. Blake Malan

    March 26, 2012 at 5:22 am

    Love it! Fear is ok, but complacency will kill you!

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  10. Smarty

    March 26, 2012 at 2:06 pm

    Hi Joel,
    this is really great inspiration. Thanks for the list.

    Reply
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