CHAPTER 3

Turning Dreams Into Goals

All effective leaders use visioning to see themselves achieving their dreams and goals, which brings us to the difference between dreams and goals. Some of your dreams may be big, really big. Too big? Nope, they’re never too big. But, sometimes they seem overwhelming, so we’re going to take the next step and break your dreams down into smaller achievable goals and make them less overwhelming.

How about we start with why? Why do you have to break your big dream down into goals? Because a dream is just that—a dream—until you transform it into a goal. You can make a dream come true, and the easiest way to do that is to see it not only as a dream but also as a goal. When you see your dream as a big goal made ...

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