Don't Dream Different, Try Different

Our dreams lie in front of us. Lifeless, unawake, yetmaking it past round 2 of interviews. Do you give up?
not unimagined. We know what they are, we knowNo. Now, it's time to try different. Stop applying and
where they are, but sometimes we just can't get tostart talking. Talk to friends, talk to family, heck, talk
them. They're a part of our imagination, lyingto the man next to you at the grocery store line up.
somewhere out in the unknown, waiting for us toTell them about your dreams, tell them where you
discover them. And now we can.want to go - the first step to moving forward is to
Everyone has a dream, a hope, an aspiration -let everyone know. When you start telling, people
something they want to achieve someday. Whetherstart listening. Next thing you know, you hear about
it's a dream for tomorrow or a dream for today, wean inside CEO position that isn't being posted. Next
all dream of something bigger and better. And out ofthing you know, your phone is ringing and the HR
all the people that dream, some of us actually try.department from a competing firm is calling you up
In fact, some of us try hard. We think we knowbecause someone gave them your name. Now,
how to get to our dreams and we set out on theyou've tried different.
path to get there. We pull out all the stops along theSame case scenario. You've been applying and
way and we put our best feet forward. But, forapplying. Now it's time to connect with the right
some reason, no matter how hard we try, we justperson. Call up a head hunter and let them know
can't seem to get there.you're looking. Take the back door into the
Now it's time to try again. Only this time, trycorporation. In no time, you'll be getting a call from
something different. Your dreams are a reality, theyanother firm looking for a new CEO - they heard
do exist, and they can be accomplished. Maybe theyou're exactly who they want to hire. Again, you've
path you've been following just isn't the one.tried different.
So you've dreamt your whole life that you would beThe point is, your dreams do exist. They are out
the CEO of a large corporation. You'd make bigthere, and they are attainable. I know that most
money, drive a fancy car, heck, you'd be one of thepeople try every day to reach their dreams, and
only women to make it to the top. You've put inthey try hard. But, it's not always the hard way that
your time as director of sales and you want to moveis going to get you there. Next time you decide you
forward. The thing is, you've been trying and applyingshould dream different, don't. Instead, why not try
to every CEO job in town, and you haven't beendifferent.