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December 7, 2009

How to Deliver Yourself to Your Dream Everyday … in Small Amounts

ME Liz Strauss wrote this at 8:12 am

What Are You Doing

When I was young my dad used to say, “If you’re going to be a teacher, own the school.”

I’d explain that’s not how schools work — that schools provide a place to do what I want. I’d tell him about what I’d teach and how what kids would learn would change the world.

He said I had my dreams in the clouds.

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My dad proposed.

Whether we work in the most obscure company, or work for ourselves at contract jobs. People notice value added contributions. People look for folks who offer them unique value.

Value added is an irresistible contribution and it brings surprising opportunities as a reward.

Don’t wait for your dream to deliver … deliver yourself to your dream everyday … in small amounts.
It’s easy to get where you’re dreaming by always showing up with your dream work. Every little value will bring you closer to that dream you’re after.

How do you add a little of yourself to what you deliver today?

–ME “Liz” Strauss
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7 Comments to “How to Deliver Yourself to Your Dream Everyday … in Small Amounts”

  1. December 7th, 2009 at 2:23 pm
    Wendy Cholbi said

    I love the phrase “deliver yourself to your dream.” It reminds me that one thing I (and only I!) can do to “add value” is to add my self, my me-ness, my unique perspective, to my work.

    That means being me on my blog, not merely a helpful-but-boring service provider. It also means taking care of myself and my needs, because I know I’ll do better work and help more people if I’m at my best.

    So today I wrote a blog post that doesn’t sell anything and doesn’t give a how-to list of steps. But it’s still me. And then I came here and found this post affirming that I was on the right track. Thanks!

  2. December 7th, 2009 at 8:40 pm
    Darrell said

    You are very wise, so much of what happens to us is in our hands.

  3. December 8th, 2009 at 3:22 am
    Dape said

    Then again if you take existential viewpoint “In the magical universe there are no coincidences and there are no accidents. Nothing happens unless someone wills it to happen.”

  4. December 8th, 2009 at 5:44 am
    Alisa Bowman said

    Liz, I started reading your blog when I read about you and your health plight on the Misadventures of Andi. This is the first time I’ve commented. I woke early this am to meet my running partner and your blog just happened to be in my inbox. I read it and it just resonated in a deep, deep place in my heart–one of those places that made me tear up. Ive been chasing a dream for about 2 years now. It’s all going well, but sometimes the chase has led to burn out and fatigue and just utter disillusionment. I’ve been feeling tired and run down lately–as if I might need to take a break from the dream and just live a normal life for a while. Then I read this and I thought, “I can do a little dream every day. Every interaction can be a part of my dream.” And ideas started flowing again. Thanks for the kickstart in the right direction.

  5. December 8th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
    Alec said

    I like your dad’s second proposition in particular. It’s a very simple reminder to us all of what gets us where we aspire to be.

    If you get a great feeling when you visual yourself in a certain scenario, then do something to make it happen! You can dream all you want, but if you aren’t taking any steps towards your dreams, then they’ll always remain merely dreams. Again, this is an incredibly simple concept but I think many people need to be reminded of it.

    All of us have the ability to reach success (whatever your success is) as long as we discipline ourselves to do so.

  6. December 9th, 2009 at 6:36 am
    Mio Navman Spirit S500THF said

    It was a very motivating and inspiring post to go through.Got to learn a very important lesson of life that is ,”How to achieve our goals moving step by step on that path”.

  7. December 16th, 2009 at 9:51 am
    Jeff Hurt said

    I love it: Deliver yourself to your dream and make any place your own by filling it with ideas that turn to action. Such depth and wisdom. Those statements place the burden of our future squarely on our own back.

    Thanks for sharing and glad you’re returning to health. We want you well, wise and wealthy! We need you as your inspiration is our catalyst and muse.

    Thanks.

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