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If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with success unexpected in common hours – Henry David Thoreau

Achieving a dream is about more than just what you accomplish. It is about who you become in the process – John Maxwell

There is always a huge gap between the birth of a dream and the achievement of a dream. The question that you have to ask yourself is whether it will be a fulfillment gap or a frustration gap. One is rewarding, the other frustrating and difficult.

Here are six (6) insights to finding fulfillment in the gap.

Fulfilled people understand the difference between the dream and it’s realization – If you have answered the Reality Questions positively your dream is achievable. However, the ideal picture that you have in your head is not. It is vital that you understand this if you want to be fulfilled while striving for your dream. If you don’t you are destined for frustration.
Fulfilled people understand that the size of the dream determines the size of the gap – The bigger the dream, potentially the more fulfilling it is. If you are going to live in the land of MOAG – Mother of All Goals – then you need to expect the mother of all gaps.

Fulfilled people keep dreaming while making the journey – This is possible by allowing yourself to keep dreaming. Dreaming is an important part of the process of inspiration, motivation, and fulfillment.
Fulfilled people appreciate each step forward in the journey – I know a businessman that owns a Kubota Tractor dealership. When i would ask him how he is doing his response was always, “Everyday is a holiday and every meal is a banquet!” did he arrive at his dreams? NO! He was fulfilled and appreciate every step in the process. John Wooden – 8 National Championships – declared the journey to be the most important of days in his life, not the victories.

Fulfilled people make new discoveries while living in the gap – You have the potential to make many wonderful discoveries in the pursuit of your dream. None will be greater that what you discover about yourself. Did I make the dream or did the dream make me becomes an important question. In the end it is not our dreams that we conquer. It is ourselves!
Fulfilled people buy in to the natural law of balance: Life is both good and bad – Optimists tend to believe that all of life is good. Pessimists tend to believe that all is bad. The reality is neither are correct. Life is both!Only people who accept and embrace the truth are able to find fulfillment. You must be proactive in good times and bad times. Successful people do what is right no matter how they feel, and by doing right, they feel good.

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