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Pickyourcliche;we’dsarefloodedwith

motivationalproclamationsandanecdotesaboutfollowingourdreamsand

piredweare!Wehearromantic

storiesallofthetimethatgetourbloodpumpingandcompelustodo

thebook;wewatch

themovie;’regoing

foritthistimeforsure!

Andyet,compelledtopursueour

goalsbutcan’rtsarefilled

withwishesanddreams,,

wehaveadream!Whatdowedowithit?

Ifyouhaven’tenDisney’sTangled,you’vegottomakeitapriority.

Therevidversionoftheclassic“Rapunzel”fairytaleisallabout

edinthiswhimsicaladventureisan

outlineforusonhowtogetfromdreamingadreamtoactuallylivingit.

Whetheritbefindingsomeonetofallinlovewith,creatingagreatwork

ofart,orlandingyourdreamjob,thevenstepscangetyouthere.

It’stimetostopdreamingandstartliving;here’showtodoit:

#Dream

No,I’eveadream,youhavetofirstbe

oplenevergetthisfar.

ForRapunzel,thegreatdreamistoreachtheoriginofthe“floating

lights”ghher“mother”

neverletsherleavethetower,Rapunzelstilllinesherwallswithmurals

ofthelightsandclingstothehopethatsomedayshe’llbeabletoe

theminperson.

Whataboutyou?Dohavethecouragetodream?Or,areyouconstantly

tellingyourlf,“That’llneverhappen?”Youcan’treachagoalthat

youdon’’smucheasiertodriftthroughlifeaimlessly

,

areyouwillingtogobeyond“easy”torealizeadream?That’swhere

adreamistablestakesfordream-fulfillment.

#ide

Youdon’urdream,buttherearemanywho

havetodoisask.

Or,inRapunzel’sca,threaten!Flynn,Rapunzel’ventuallove

interestinthestory,happensuponthetoweraccidentallyonedaywith

acrownstolenfromtheKingandQueen’lly,Rapunzeldoes

notknowthewaytothe“floatinglights.”Determinedtogetthere,she

hidesthecrownfromFlynnandagreesonlytoreturnitafterheguides

hertothelights.

Whohaveyouadoptedasyourguide?Evenifyoudoknowwhereyou’regoing,

eafamilymember,friend,

teacher,coach,meonewhoknowsthewayandenlistthem

’tregretit!

#ourTower

Tomakeyourdreamscometrue,you’vegottogetstarted.

Eventually,youneedtomovefromtherealmofthinkingtotherealmof

dtomakea“noturningback”decisionthattsyouin

thedirectionofaccomplishingyourgoals.

ForRapunzel,thisdecisionistoleavehertowerforthefirsttimein

rfeettouchtheground,sherealizesthatshe’staken

thebiggeststepthatshe’llneedtotakeduringherentirejourney.“I

can’tbelieveIdidthis!”Shekeepsshoutingassheexperiencesher

newfoundfreedom.

Haveyoutakentheinitialstep?Or,areyoustillstuckinyourtower

dreaming?’vegotto

offtheunhealthyrelationshipyou’xpensivetofpaints

thingthatndsthe

signalthatyouareriousandyou’renotturningback.

#iticism

rypersonwillingtohelpyou,therewillbe

ahundredtellingyouwhyyoucan’torshouldn’tgoafteryourdreams.

Infact,thisiswhymanypeopledon’tevertry–becautheydon’twant

todisappointothers.

Rapunzel,inordertofulfillherdreamofeingthe“floatinglights,”

mustdefyhermother–whoisalwaystellingherwhyshecan’tsucceed.

Asmuchasithurts,Rapunzel’sdeterminationoutweighsherdoubts,and

shepursuesherdreamdespitehermother’scriticalremarks.

Whoisholdingyouback?Isityourparents?Friends?Colleagues?Nomatter

whoitis,youmustlearntodisregardanythingtheysaythatdiscourages

ingtoaccomplishyourgoals,youwill

realquestionis

whetherornotyou’lislivingyour

onencouragement,andwashcriticismofflikethe

filththatitis.

#eRuffians

Ifyouaren’tdoingwhatscaresyou,youaren’nges

willawaityouasyoupursueyourdreamand,ifyourfearoutweighsyour

desiretosucceed,youaren’etobe

willingtotakerisks.

ThefirstpeoplethatRapunzelencountersonherquestarethe

“ruffians”elandFlynnenterinto

abarfullofburly,grotesquelyfrighteningmenwholeaveRapunzel

r,whenthemenizeFlynnandthreatento

turnhimintotheauthorities,Rapunzelbravelyintervenes,cryingout

indesperation,“Ineedhimtotakemetoethefloatinglights!It’s

somethingI’urhumanity!

Haven’tanyofyoueverhadadream?”Stunned,themostfrighteningof

the“ruffians”approachesRapunzeland,justasyouthinkhe’sgoing

tostrikeher,heburstsintosongabouthowhealwayswantedtobea

,allthemeninthebararesingingabouttheirdreamsand

the“ruffians”enduphelpingRapunzelescape.

eis

noopportunitytofail,thentherereallyisnoopportunitytosucceed.

Tomakeprogress,you’udo,you’ll

findthatthe“ruffians”aren’tquiteasintimidatingasyouimagined

themtobe.

#heJourney

Theprocessoffulfillingyourdreamshouldn’tbeachore;itshouldbe

illbeobstacles,yes,butyoucanstillhavefun

lizationofyourdreamwilllastforamomentwhile

’twastethattime

infrustration;enjoyyourlf.

Uponarrivinginthecityofthe“floatinglights,”RapunzelandFlynn

ent

Rapunzelhasbeenwaitingforherentirelifeisonlyhoursawaybut,

ratherthangawkingattheskyinanxiouxpectation,shespendsthe

ntsonthestreet,shedancesinthe

square,snotletherend-goaltake

awayfromtheopportunitiesinthehere-and-now.

Whataboutyou?Areyouhavingfunyet?Or,areyoutiredandburntout

fromyourjourney?Determinationisonething;exasperationissomething

on’tlovethejourney

takentorealizeit,theactualfulfillmentofyourdreamwon’tmeanas

’llfindyourlfquestioningwhetherornotitwasworththe

,doyourlfafavorandhavealittlefun.

#ewDream

Whathappenswhenyouactuallyachieveyourdream?Whatthen?Whatifit

isn’tallthatyoudreameditwouldbe?Andwhatifitis?Whatdoyou

doafteryou’vealreadyattainedthatwhichyou’vebeenwishingforyour

entirelife?Atthispoint,you’vegottofindanotherdream.

AsRapunzeliswaitinginaboatontheriverforthefloatinglightsto

appear,on:“That’sthe

goodpart,tofindanewdream.”Ofcour,Flynnand

RapunzelfallinloveandFlynnhimlfbecomeshernewdream.

Whatwillyournewdreambe?Onceyou’veaccomplishedwhatyoutout

todo,whatwillyoudothen?Ifyoudon’tdevelopanewambition,you’ll

,lifeisn’t

aboutonehugesuccess;it’cessful

’veachievedyour

dream?Great!Now,what’snext?

readytowakeupanddosomething?Areyouwillingtoputintheworkit

takestobesuccessful?Ifso,whatareyouwaitingfor?Therealization

ofadreamawaitsyou.

DougRiceisanInternetSalesConsultantforalargeautomotivegroup

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esandmarketingenthusiast,Doug

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