It’s Find a Way to Do What You Dream Day!
Finding a way to do what you dream starts with you being a person of great character. Being a person of great character involves being trustworthy, being passionate and being focused. To be trustworthy, passionate and focused, you must develop 12 core ‘champion’ traits.
So last week, we talked about the second part of being trustworthy and the character trait of CONSISTENCY.
When you live with integrity and depend on your consistency, you are ready to LEAD by example. That’s why today’s post is all about leadership.
Why should you lead by example?
You should lead by example because the best leaders SHOW others how to live by the way they live.
You shouldn’t just tell people you can do what you dream; you should show them by finding a way to live your own dreams.
When you are a leader, you can influence your friends and people around you for good. You can motivate them and help them become the best they can be.
No matter how old you are, you can make a difference when you lead by example.
What is leadership?
Leadership is blazing trails for others to follow.
A leader takes command, shows the way and acts as a guide.
A leader makes tough decisions and sticks to those decisions.
A leader does what she believes is best for herself and those following her even because it’s the right thing to do, not because it’s what the people around her thinks she should do.
A leader is also humble and puts others first.
And a leader acts with consistency.
How can you lead by example?
To help you lead by example, consider these three questions when you have the chance to be a leader:
- What is the best thing for the people following me?
- What actions can I take that SHOW people around me what to do?
- What is the RIGHT thing to do in this situation?
What can you do NOW to lead by example?
Practice being a leader by setting an example for your friends and family that finding a way to do what you dream is possible.
To practice, set a goal for something you want to accomplish 30 days from now. Then every day for the next 30 days, do one thing that will bring you a little closer to that goal.
If you do one little thing every day, you’ll be able to hit your goal and do what you dream!
By setting big goals to reach in 30 days and then breaking those goals into smaller daily goals, you’ll know what you need to do to be a leader. Then you have to take action to make those dreams happen.
In next week’s post, we’ll talk about the fourth champion trait you need to develop to follow Dream Doer Rule #2: act with WISDOM.
Until next time, remember that you always find a way to do what you dream when you stick to your strengths.
To Your Dreams,
Bonnie Jean
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Welcome to another edition of “Behind the Scenes of The Dream Doers Series.”
The Dream Doers and the Summer of Secrets begins on the last day of sixth grade for Alex and Tyler and class bully Zach. But today’s flashback story continues a short series of the first day of kindergarten for Alex, Tyler and Zach.
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Zach put on his perfectly ironed blue collared shirt and beamed at himself in the mirror. He was almost ready for his first day of kindergarten. And he looked good.
He combed the waves out of his pure blonde hair, brushed his teeth and straightened his clothes. Appearance was important.
That’s what his mom told him. “Always look your best,” she liked to say. “When you look your best, people like you. They’ll do anything you say and believe anything you tell them.”
Everyone except that Alex Wilkins. She could always tell when he was lying. She never did anything he told her to. It made him so mad. He didn’t like being mean to her, but she had to learn he was special.
Now that they were in the same class in school, he’d be able to teach her how to listen to him. Anson and Clay would help. They knew how special and important he was. They always did what he told them to.
He wished he could stop teaching Alex lessons, but she never learned. She would learn soon. That’s what school was for. Learning.
What annoyed him the most was that Alex didn’t deserve her family. She had four older brothers. FOUR. And a dad who liked being around her and wasn’t always away on business trips.
She didn’t even play with her brothers. He should be able to have them. If he had older brothers, he’d play with them. All the time. They’d be great friends.
“Zach,” his mom called from the living room, “let’s get you to school.”
“Coming.” He brushed a comb through his hair one last time and went to meet his mom.
Showtime.
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This flashback story continues next week with another edition of “Behind the Scenes of The Dream Doers Series.” So stay tuned!
To Your Dreams,
Bonnie Jean
P.S. In case you haven’t yet been in front of the scenes of The Dream Doers series, it starts with The Dream Doers and the Summer of Secrets. In this young adult novel, best friends Alex and Tyler are forced to battle bullies, face their fears and keep strange secrets the summer they learn to do what they dream. You can hear the whole “Front of the Scenes” story for FREE. Just visit TheDreamDoers.com and fill out a super short form. Enjoy the story!
