Articles from category motivation

7 Reasons Why You Need to Be a Big Dreamer

A blog post by Mark Foo on Pickthebrain.com:
Being a big dreamer doesn’t mean that you walk around with your head in the clouds. It means that you’re seeking a purpose for your life and it means that you’re becoming fulfilled in the process.
People that get into the habit of dreaming big will accomplish those goals [...]

What dreamers and their dreams generated throughout history

Columbus dreamed of an Unknown world, staked his lie on the existence of such a world, and discovered it.

Copernicus, the great astronomer, dreamed of a multiplicity of worlds, and revealed them. No one denounced him as “impractical” after he had triumphed.

Henry Ford, poor and uneducated, dreamed of a horseless carriage, went to work [...]

What does it mean to redesign your future?

The default future is a concept proposed by Steve Zaffron and Dave Logan in their book: The Three Laws of Performance. This is the future that each of us privately fear or hope for. It is not a fantasy we don’t believe in, but it’s something that seems like the truth about us and our [...]

Pursuing your dreams in the face of naysayers

Leo Babauta has a wonderful post about how to pursue your dreams in the face of naysayers. Here’s a little preview:
“What do you do if you have a dream, but everyone around you keeps telling you to be more realistic and to give up the dream? What if they want you to pursue a more [...]

Walking the path versus building it

Pinned along the steep walls of a narrow gorge in El Chorro, near Alora in Malaga, one can find “The King’s little pathway” (Spanish: Caminito del Rey). [1]
I watched the video-recording of a person crossing this walkway. Only watching it made me feel… amazed.

If it’s courage, freedom, craziness and ambition that one needs to [...]

What’s in a dream?

We’ve seen hundreds of dreams since our launch last week. Career dreams, leisure dreams, thrilling dreams, dreams about exploring the outer space, dreams about introspection and nature, dreams about freedom. These are just a few of them.
It’s fascinating how people share their dreams, inspiring other people and making them want to dream along with them.
Walt [...]