CHAPTER ONEDream It Simple,Say It Strong

To serve the poorest of the poor…

MOTHER TERESA

THE POWER OF DREAMS has led humans to accomplish great things. Gandhi dreamed of freedom through peace. Martin Luther King, Jr. dreamed of racial equality. Terry Fox dreamed of a cure for cancer. They didn’t all have special privileges growing up, but somehow they all gained the self-confidence to dare and turn their dreams into their life missions.

Mother Teresa is one of those humans who had a simple dream that profoundly changed our world. Her dream was helping the poorest of the poor. She began with that vision, then developed a clear plan for making it come true.

Everything Mother Teresa did in her life stemmed from defining her vision and aligning ...

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