November 8, 2008

What Rick Cockrum Said . . . about Dreams and Roadmaps

ME Liz Strauss wrote this at 9:04 am

A community isn’t built or befriended,
it’s connected by offering and accepting.
Community is affinity, identity, and kinship
that make room for ideas, thoughts, and solutions.
Wherever a community gathers, we aspire and inspire each other intentionally . . . And our words shine with authenticity.

Dreams and Roadmaps

Some dreamers put their dreams on the horizon and talk about what they wish. Dreams require a life to be more than a wish. If we only look at our dreams, we’ll see them fade into nothing. What does it take to live a dream into reality?

Here’s what Rick Cockrum said . . .

The most important thing I learned in school was how to learn, Leon. What your degree is in doesn’t matter. Dreams are NEVER smashed, though the implementation may have no resemblance to the original.

The best thing about having a roadmap and a strategy isn’t to stick to it slavishly, but to have taken the time to consciously decide where you’re going, how you’re going to get there, then how you’re going to act on the inevitable changes that have to be made, rather than just reacting to circumstances occurs.

Rick Cockrum from a comment on March 20, 2007

A successful and outstanding blogger said that.
–ME “Liz” Strauss


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8 Comments to “What Rick Cockrum Said . . . about Dreams and Roadmaps”

  1. November 8th, 2008 at 9:36 am
    Jannie said

    The saying is “we get out what we put in” but I think we actually get out far more than we put into a community because of our combined energies. Do you think?

  2. November 8th, 2008 at 9:41 am
    Jannie said

    Above I responded directly to what you wrote about community, Liz.

    In regards to what Rick Cockrum said, someone else said (paraphrasing,) “the more we work and plan the luckier we get.” Amen on that!

  3. November 8th, 2008 at 10:10 am
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hi Jannie!
    Yeah, on both points. Small investments yield high returns. Dreams and communities have a lot in common and go well together, don’ they?

  4. November 8th, 2008 at 11:52 pm
    Giovanna Garcia said

    Dear Liz

    All dreams were started out as nothing but thin air. What bring a dream into reality are that road map you speak of, and the actions to follow through. Without that road map and action, a dream is just “Air”

    Giovanna Garcia

  5. November 9th, 2008 at 1:33 am
    Imperfect Action » Blog Archive » To make your dreams come true! said

    [...] dear friend of me Liz Strauss did a post on Dreams and Roadmaps. That inspires me to write down my belief regarding Dreams and [...]

  6. November 9th, 2008 at 6:58 am
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Yeah Giovanna,
    I’m with you on that … dreams without aren’t anything.

  7. November 9th, 2008 at 10:20 am
    Rick Cockrum said

    I’m blushing, Liz.

    I went back and re-read that open comment night.
    I’d recommend anyone read the entire conversation for ways to brings our dreams life. So many people with wisdom and practical advice are a part of the community here. It’s amazing.

  8. November 9th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hi Rick!
    In the thread and outside of it, what you had to say was awesome. That’s why I shared it. Thank you for helping us all see that.

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