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What is your dream?<\/h1>\n<\/div>

\"original-size-dreambook\"<\/a>What would you most like to do if you were not hampered by time, money, obligations or other limitations? Start your own company? Take a trip around the world? Write a book? Devote more time to fun things? And when do you plan to make your big dream come true? When you retire? Win the lottery? Have three months to live? Many people don\u2019t ascribe sufficient priority to their dreams. There\u2019s always something else to do, take account of or it\u2019s just not the right time. Or you\u2019ve already tried, and it didn\u2019t work out\u2026 Chasing your dream is not easy. You almost always encounter obstacles and matters turn out differently to how you thought they would. Yet my own experience has taught me that the feeling of doing something you always wanted to do, and the energy you get as a result, are priceless. Literally! A few years ago, Hilda Kornman (19890087)<\/strong> and Bas de Lijster (19860130) <\/strong>gave up their jobs and they and their young children sailed to and around the Caribbean. When they got back to the Netherlands they started their own company. \u2018Since our trip, we have more self-confidence in chasing our large and small dreams. Compared to the sailing trip, starting our own company was relatively manageable. There was no question of a life threat (storm, shipwreck, etc.), but rather a financial risk. Now, we know that we are perfectly capable of living off a small budget (temporarily). More importantly, we had and have the strong conviction that this plan could work.\u2019 During the interviews for my book ‘What is your dream?<\/a>‘ I discovered that the eyes of those talking about their major dreams or passion light up. Take a look around you or, better yet, stand in front of the mirror and tell yourself what you are doing. If you don\u2019t see the lights in your eyes, keep talking about your hobbies, your family, a holiday or other topics you love. Keep going until you reach a subject that makes your eyes shine. That is what energizes you and what you should be concentrating on! The video on www.wherethehellismatt.com<\/a> is guaranteed to put a smile on your face. And itchy fingers to, like Matt, chase your dreams. More than 30 million(!) people have watched Matt do his strange little dance in the strangest of places around the world. He even found a sponsor to do the tour again! Every time I see it, I am jealous that I didn\u2019t come up with this crazy idea myself \u2026 Don\u2019t be inhibited by drawbacks. Of course there are always reasons not to do it (yet) and you will sometimes have to adapt your plans. The art is to find the right balance between the things you have to do and the things you want to do. The ones that give you energy (chasing your dreams!) and obligations (these often drain away energy). Perhaps you want to go and live in Spain at some stage? So why not go and do a Spanish course, grab hold of a Spanish real estate agent while you\u2019re on holiday and try a house swap for a while. This will bring your dream for \u2018later\u2019 far closer and it gives you the chance to enjoy it a little now. Adriaan Rijkens (S10473)<\/strong> wants to get out into space. Impossible? He is doing all he can to achieve his objective step by step. He\u2019s even doing the MSc program at Nyenrode! A clairaudient speech therapist, a dream job guru, a surrogate mother, the ultimate networker, someone who survived cancer and has to combine his new lust for life and traveling with his personal and business responsibilities: all the people I interviewed for my new book gave the same tips. Clich\u00e9, simple, but important: \u2018If you want something, you just have to get out there and do it! Take the first step and the next follows automatically. Don\u2019t be afraid of failing. Visualize your success.\u2019 And I? I wanted to write a book about chasing your dreams. My deadline was 1 July. Unfortunately, I didn\u2019t get round to much during the three-month trip sailing the Caribbean (also a dream). There wasn\u2019t much room to write during the first month back in the Netherlands either. When I returned to Cura\u00e7ao, I had exactly ten days to write the book! Although I had the story in my head, getting it onto paper was quite a challenge. But I managed and I am quite proud of the result that has been in the shops since 14 October. What would you like to do that appears impossible? My most important tip is: take a step today towards your dream. You\u2019ll see that it gives you huge inspiration and energy. You\u2019ll also prevent that horrid thought later on of \u2018if only I had\u2026\u2019 The memories you want to have later have to be made now. Published in VCV Magazine, November 2010<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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