“Dreaming is free but making your dreams come true isn’t.” – Wanjiru Kaburu

Yes! Dreaming is free but making your dreams come true is not. However, can a baby ever be born without being conceived?

I am a dreamer; it’s the one free thing I have always enjoyed. It is however said that free things are likely not to be valued and it’s very easy for us to fall into the trap of not valuing our dreams. The dreaming I am talking about is not what you experience when you fall asleep because most of the dreams I am talking about happen with our eyes wide open and we carry them to bed with us; I’m talking about that feeling and idea of a certain thing or person you always desire to do, to be, to achieve, to become. I am talking about that which you find yourself saying, feeling or desiring subconsciously sometimes; “I would like to be a CEO, I would like to own an empire, I would like to inspire and lead masses and entities, I would love to be an author and to travel the world taking different rostra in the world to speak and inspire people, I would like to be an agent of transformation, I would like to have a beautiful family, I would like to win a scholarship, I would like to be that person people look up to, I would love to be rich.” These are the dreams I’m talking about. Sometimes we just say things but don’t realize the power of words; we don’t realize that indeed, whatever the mind can conceive, we have the power to achieve.

Is dreaming alone enough though?

This is where the problem is; we desire all these things but we are not willing and ready to pay the price. We are too afraid to fail, too fearful of what people might think or say, too afraid to look stupid and different, too afraid to be US that we end up with dreams that we might carry to our graves if we do not become audacious enough to pursue them. Which is worse? Trying and failing or not trying and dying having not lived at all? On my end, I made a deliberate choice of the first option; I would rather try and fail; I would rather die trying.

I have had very many instances in my life with the world screaming at me how incapable I am so I made it my responsibility and daily assignment to prove the world wrong. I started by trying everyday to discover who I really am and do you know what I discovered? I discovered that I was born to inspire and lead.

I have always dreamt of inspiring and leading individuals, people, entities, nations to greatness and now I know this is my purpose in life. I dream about it every day; I can almost see myself in stadiums addressing huge crowds of people; in boardrooms coaching and advising people on strategy and contributing to policy formulation; in book launches signing autographs of books with my name and photo on the cover; I see people reading my articles from my website, national and international dailies and magazines; I see brands of individuals and companies thriving in my hands; I see different audience in different platforms waiting on me to show up and speak/ write words of inspiration; I see myself influencing real action for transformation. I love speaking, writing, reading and leading. I think this has been in me for so long but there was always something/ someone trying so hard to prove me wrong but now I am not looking back; I will stop at nothing to use what I love and what I am good at (my passion) to live my dreams and fulfill my purpose.

If you are reading this, you are because I decided to start paying a price for my dreams. I discovered that my dream which is my purpose will only come true if I start taking steps, however small, towards actualizing it a day at a time and the road map and compass is to simply do, to my level best, what I love doing and what I am good at. This is the reason I dedicate my time, energy, creativity and intelligence to build the brand equity of the company I work for; the reason I try waking up early to start my day by reading a few pages of a book; the reason very soon I will be signing autographs on a book with my name and photo on the cover page; something that was only a dream but is now a few months to becoming a reality; This is why I strive to publish content as much as I can; It is why I take the responsibility to lead teams when called upon; It’s why I speak to people through various platforms every time I get a chance to and sometimes, I create these chances; It is why I set time aside for mentoring, life coaching and brand management; It’s why I spend several hours indoors reading books and writing books (my first going through the publishing process and now writing my second book); It is why I allow myself to spend my time in a constant state of thinking/ figuring stuff out and implementing but while still loving myself enough to be kind to myself and rest as well as have some fun. I am making my dreams a reality and living my purpose an action at a time, a day at a time and I will keep paying the price.

Which is that one thing you have always loved to do? What is that thing you love and enjoy doing? What is that thing you feel and know from deep down you are good at and capable of doing but you keep giving yourself excuses not to pursue or giving the world permission to instill fear and doubt in you? Could that be a dream you have been allowing to stay as such; just a dream? It’s time to start paying the price to make it/ them come true; dream on but also, pay the price.

See you at the top!