To dream of a wonderful future, a wonderful life is absolutely wonderful. It makes you believe that one day life will be better and be just like what you dreamed. I believe you have to dream first (or more specifically, visualize) to get to the end result. Basically, you have to put the images and ideas in your head before heading out and acquiring your dream.
But there’s a problem when you dream too much. You forget to take action. You can’t just be a dreamer if you want the things you want to materialize. You got to DO!
And I’m going to be quite honest with you. I’m being more of a dreamer right now than a do-er. I have all these fantastic plans of “making it” and being somebody. But today during my lunch break, I sat in solitude as I pondered heavily about my inaction. All the inspirational/motivational books, audio, and films that I’ve been delighting myself with have all said the same thing: Go out and do it! Yes, I heard you James Arthur Ray (I recommend his book The Science of Success).
So why am I being inactive. I guess I’ve been dreaming/visualizing more? Oh my gosh, am I really saying this?! I was a do-er…in high school, when I wanted to make my little short films and music videos, I did them–even when I had no budget and no camera! Instead, I found people to trust me and lend me their camera. I’ve always believed in “if there is a will, there is a way.”
Back to my dreamer self. I think I’m scared. I fear something. Everyone tells me that breaking into the TV industry and writing your own show is hard or something. I heard that with making feature films but my good friend just did a feature on his own. Anyway, I need to overcome this fictitious enemy. I need to realize there is no such thing as competition and the only thing that’s holding me back is me. Yes, me.
My sister told me I need to just do it. Ha seems simple right? It’s all about small steps. I’ve been trying to write in purpleverses.com for the longest time. But school was “in the way.” Screw all that. No more excuses!
I am a writer. That’s what I do. Yes, I dream but I do. Now I need to say this mantra every hour on the hour to fill my psyche with empowering thoughts 
Your words were the first thing I read this morning. If you thought no one “out there” would ever read this and find inspiration you couldn’t be more wrong if tried … seriously.
You could have been telling my story, and though I knew I have had to do something about my writing, it wasn’t till this week when I penned down the first paragraph … you know what, I haven’t felt so true to who I am now that I’ve started writing again.
Just as a journey of a million miles starts with a step, so your book/screenplay starts with a word … I know a little about words and the impact they can have … sometimes timely and precious sometimes vain and empty. Your command of them, and what you say with them is both inspiring and motivating. You ARE a great writer, so get published already!
Thank you so much Athena!
All the way from Melbourne down under …