How to wake up from the american dream

Dreaming about making all your wishes come true? Do you want to have a family, own a nice house, have a nice car, a good paying job and money in the bank? It sounds like you want the “American Dream.” It’s time to wake up, start working hard and stop daydreaming if you want to achieve your dream.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

1. Write down all that you want to achieve. Prioritize this list in order of importance. Go through the list again to see if one thing should logically come before another. For example, you will most likely need a good paying job before you buy a house.
2. Talk to friends and family and get their advice about your dreams and goals, as they can help you understand what’s really important and what is not. Contemplate what you want to accomplish. This step is most important because it will really help you to fulfill your dream and not your nightmares.
3. Look at each goal you want to accomplish and write out a plan for how to achieve this part of your dream. Be flexible though, because life often changes in ways that you don’t expect and can’t foresee.
4. Work hard. The harder you work the more likely you will get things done sooner rather than later. When people see you working hard and know you are committed to what you are doing, they will appreciate your work and may even help you in ways that you hadn’t imagined.
5. Work smart. Plan ahead for all of the important things you will do and find experts to help you make the right decision. Meet with financial planners, mortgage brokers, career placement agencies and such to help you understand what you will need, before you get started.
6. Enjoy what you have. Be happy with what you do have, otherwise you will not be happy even when you achieve all the goals you initially set.
7. Know when to say no. You should always try to help other people but you need to know the limits of your time. You can’t help everyone all the time, so help those who you can. Realize that you can’t do everything and you do need some time for yourself. The same is true with any personal projects you take on. Never try to do too much at once or you will end up not getting anything done right.
8. Remember that things do not make you happy, now matter how much it may seem like they will. Just imagine if the only thing left in the world was you and your stuff. Would you really be happy? If you share your life and what you have with others, that will make your real dreams come true. If you are blessed with a few nice things along the way, than that is just icing on the cake.

Tips & Warnings

• Make sure your dreams include others as no one is happy alone.
• <br>Be willing to help other people achieve their dreams.
• <br>Include well-rounded goals and be happy with whatever you have.
• Don’t hurt others to get ahead.
• <br>Don’t base all your plans on one thing happening that might not happen.
• <br>Don’t be selfish.