{"id":757,"date":"2012-03-26T06:00:59","date_gmt":"2012-03-26T06:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/fromthemasters\/?p=757"},"modified":"2012-03-26T02:23:12","modified_gmt":"2012-03-26T02:23:12","slug":"own-your-dreams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/fromthemasters\/2012\/03\/own-your-dreams.html","title":{"rendered":"Own Your Dreams"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>An excerpt from Own your Dreams<\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/em><\/strong> <\/strong><\/em>by John C. Maxwell.<\/em><\/p>\n

What is your dream?<\/em><\/div>\n

How will you achieve it?<\/em><\/p>\n

The first question may be difficult to answer. You may have many dreams. Yet, there must be one that stands out above all others…one that inspires you, energizes you, and empowers you to do everything you can to achieve it.<\/em><\/p>\n

The second question is the reason most people never realize their dreams. They have no strategy in place for attaining it, no knowledge of what is needed and must be sometimes sacrificed to have the dream come true.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

Will you achieve your dreams in your lifetime?<\/em><\/p>\n

I’m certain that you desire to. I’m sure you hope you will. But will you actually do it? What odds would you give yourself? One in five? One in a hundred? One in a million? How can you tell whether your chances are good or whether your dream will always remain exactly that\u2014a dream?<\/em><\/p>\n

Most people have no idea how to achieve their dreams. What they possess is a vague notion that there is something they would like to do someday or someone they would like to become. But they don’t know how to get from here to there. If that describes you, then you’ll be glad to know that there really is hope.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

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To learn more about <\/em><\/em><\/strong>Own your Dreams<\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/em><\/em>, please click here<\/a>! <\/strong><\/p>\n

Reprinted by permission of Simple Truths (c) 2012. In order to protect the rights of the copyright holder, no portion of this publication may be reproduced without prior written consent. All rights reserved.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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