Last Friday I received my Insight of the Day from Bob Proctor. He shared an inspirational story with me which I just had to pass on and post here called “A Dream World”…
“I look at that family, that car, that house and that job and I think, what a dream…”
I confess that years ago I gazed longingly at luxury cars. I dreamed of owning one, brand didn’t matter, I wasn’t picky, any one would do. I continued living in this dream world until one day I came to a simple yet powerful realization…that at one point in time a luxury car was a dream for the person who now drives it. With few exceptions, he or she didn’t always have the skill or education to earn the money to buy that lavish ride. It was a dream for them…one that came to fruition through hard work and focus. I guess one could say that today, they are living a dream world?
Over time I thought more about ‘living a dream world’ and bringing dreams to reality, until finally I arrived at a staggering yet unmistakable conclusion that it is all a dream. In the past I glanced at a Lexus or Mercedes and thought that person is ‘living in a dream world.’ Over time I have expanded my thoughts to conclude that everything we see, use, consume or have is a result of a dream…let me explain.
The technology in the computer I type on at this very moment was a dream of many scientists years ago. The computer that now sits on my desk was made by a company that just a few short years ago called a garage their world wide corporate headquarters. What began as a dream of an energetic entrepreneur is now a worldwide fortune 500 company. The parts and assembly for this computer are the careful work of many hands, people who thought they would probably not be assembling computers for a living. Yet, this work lets them foster their dreams of providing a nice living for their family, an education, a new television, a daughter’s wedding or a car for their teenager.
This computer now rests on my desk, one that I dreamed of having in a study that I imagined years ago. I call my study ‘the room of knowing.’ Its walls are lined with articles I have published, book jackets from books I have written and some awards that I have won, accomplishments I only dreamed of years ago. It is called ‘the room of knowing’ because I now know I can accomplish my dreams if I set my mind to it, this room reminds me of that. It could also be called the ‘room of dreams,’ after all, that’s where it all started. I guess one could say that as I type…I am working in a dream world, a world of my dreams (the study) and others (the computer)…
As I drive to work this morning, I realize that I can run through the same ‘dream’ drill with my car. It was made by a company that started small…a dream. Engineers with a vision (or dream) designed it. Workers who are working a dream job because it provides for and creates their dreams assembled it. I can run the same dream drill with the STOP sign at the intersection by my home. It was put there by a crew who dreamed of working outside. In a subdivision that was a dream of a developer. Ordered by local, county and state laws, laws passed by people who dreamed of serving their community and country. The sign is in Cole County, Missouri, one of 50 states that make our great country, a country that began in the hopes, hearts and dreams of our forefathers.
I could run through the same dream thought process as I pass the local McDonalds restaurant, my CPA’s office, the public library or the state capital. I could do the same with the water at my tap or the road I drive on or the Green Tea that I quietly sip but that would be redundant, you get the point, each and everything around us is part of a dream that has reached fruition. This reality proves dreams do come true. That anything we touch, have, hold or use is a result of the hopes, energies and imaginations of the ones who create it…it is part of a dream world. Focus on ‘a dream world’ for just five minutes today and you will realize an appreciation, astonishment and empowerment that you have not felt before…you will literally be opening your eyes, for a first time, in a dream.
“I look at that family, that car, that house and that job and I think, what a dream…”
Matt Forck
Matt Forck is a dad, husband, writer and speaker. Matt has published numerous articles on a variety of topics, and has authored several books. You may check out Matt’s books or reach him through his web site: www.thecallproject.org
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Ever notice how easy it is to make negative judgments about other people?
Whether it’s “idiots” we encounter on the road … or “slower than slow” people who serve us … or “losers” who can’t play sports nearly as well as our kids can – many of us have developed the knee-jerk habit of assigning degrading labels to people we don’t know. We don’t really know them, or their situations, or their challenges. But we sure as heck know what they should do. Or at least that’s the way it seems when we spout out phrases that begin with:
They oughtta … Why don’t they just … It’s easy – all they need to do is ….
Nope, we don’t know those folks, but we know what they are; we’re not in their situations, but we know what they should do. Hmmmm. If all that seems illogical, unfair, presumptuous, and disrespectful to you, you are right. And if all that seems like terrible behavior for leaders to exhibit, you are doubly right!
To be sure, situations involving other people – including those that occur in our teams – can seem clear, simple, and very black and white from where we stand. But we need to remember two things: 1) Unless we’re dealing with (or have dealt with) the exact same circumstances, we’re on the outside looking in, and 2) The real world is rarely black and white – it’s usually shades of gray.
Yes, leaders at all levels need to remember those truisms. More importantly, they need to apply them! That requires less presuming and more understanding. It’s about making an effort to see things through the other person’s eyes … about walking awhile in his or her shoes. And that is called EMPATHY – a critical component of quality leadership.
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“The forces you are struggling with, that you feel are holding you back – are illusions. They are not real – they never have been. See only the good that you desire in your mind.”
Bob Proctor
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