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		<title>Dream Big</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>When I was just starting out writing, I knew other beginning writers who would say, “Just writing a book is [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When I was just starting out writing, I knew other beginning writers who would say, “Just writing a book is an accomplishment.” I agreed but then again…I didn’t agree. My dream wasn’t just to write a book (that was step one of many to get to my dream), but my dream was to be published by a real print publisher, preferably by a New York publishing house. That was my dream. By the way, those who said that statement about just completing a book only did that. They never went on to publish. So be careful how you phrase your dream.</p>
<p>When you are deciding, committing and disciplining yourself about your dream, be specific what that dream is. Yes, it is an accomplishment to complete a book. And if you are pursuing publication, then once you reach ‘The End’ of that very first book, you definitely deserve a celebration! But don’t pat yourself too hard on the back and for too long. The hard work is just beginning. Writing, someone famous once said, is rewriting.</p>
<p>Whenever you are pursuing a BIG goal, there are many smaller goals along the way that must be achieved. It’s all a building block and foundation for the bigger dream. Write those down, think about them, pursue each one passionately. Each step forward will put you that much closer to your goal. I&#8217;ve even known very visual folks who drew a map and marked off sections they completed so they could see how they were closing in on their dream.</p>
<p>So are you ready to share your dream? What do you want to do? If you still don’t know? What are you doing to figure that out?<br /></p>
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