 Some years ago, I dreamt of owning a type of apartment, decorated in a particular way, marry a particular type of woman, and get settled doing the work I love. At this time, I was dead broke, and the future looked bleak. I was fresh out of the university, and since I had decided I wouldn't take a job, life was pretty much tough. I got this dream anyway. I visualized it all the same time, even though I didn't know how it would work out. Weeks turned into years, and very soon, looking back now, I have achieved every single one of those dreams I had. I live in an apartment I couldn't have been able to afford years ago, and married the woman of my dreams, and passionate about the job I do. And all may not seem perfect at the moment, yet I see fresh dreams daily, leading me on. Whatever you become in life starts with dreams. A life without a dream is a coolest life. It is going nowhere. I know so much have been said about dreams. In today's video, I will be sharing with you 5 proven steps to fulfilling your dreams. If you are new here, subscribe to this channel so that you don't miss other interesting videos like this. 1. Name it. What is your dream? Notice when I started this video, I told you exactly what I wanted to achieve. I didn't mention when I wanted that dream achieved, but I did have a time frame for my dream. I was terrifically clear about the kind of apartment I wanted. I was specific about the kind of work I wanted to be doing, work I was passionate about. I was detailed about the type of woman I wanted in my life. Your life journey towards success starts with a dream. If you dream it, you can achieve it. But it all starts with dreaming it. Too often, young people can involve in what I call daydreams. This is not the type of dream I am talking about here. If you have never started a business in your life, it would be a daydream to dream that you would start a billion dollar business in one year. It's not possible. It's just plain stupid. Start small. Choose a dream you can compete with easily. As you scale into your dreams, you can set higher dreams for yourself. The higher you go on the path to achieving your dreams, the more confident you become about achieving your dreams. 2. Claim it The dream you don't believe, you can achieve. It was Napoleon Hill who said, Whatever a man's mind can conceive and believe, he can achieve. Your dreams will never be achieved if you don't claim it. Claiming your dream could start with believing it. Believing it is yours. Believe it is achievable. Believe you can do it. The premise of Napoleon Hill's classic book, Think and Growage, is that desire, a very strong desire, is necessary for success. In the same way, belief. Very firmly, belief is necessary for success. Through believing in your dreams, many men have gone ahead to create inventions that change the world. The Wright brothers believed they could make an airplane and would fly, and they did. Henry Ford believed he could make inexpensive but high quality cars, and he did. William Cumbquamba believed he would generate water from the earth for his village, and he did. What we believe is what we become. If you believe you can achieve your dream, then you can. Belief only starts with telling yourself too often, that you can do it until every doubt in you dies. See yourself as having achieved your dream. Believe it is in your hands already. Too often, when we make times out every day to practice this kind of dream visualization, our belief in that dream gets stronger and stronger. You need that belief to truly achieve that dream. 3. Write it. It may not seem important, but writing your dream is as powerful as achieving it. In fact, I have found out that only dreams that are written down are achieved. Go figure. Putting your dream of writing not only gives it a measure of flesh, but it reinforces it into your mind and makes it stronger. The dullest pen, they say, is still better than the sharpest brain when it comes to writing down your dream. I have found this to be true in my own life. 4. Say it. It will also seem absurd to talk about your dreams, but there is a psychological ring to all this, what you talk about too often becomes a part of you. Actually, you naturally attract yourself to what you talk about often. If you are constantly talking about the things you want to achieve, especially when you do it excitedly and enthusiastically, you will always gain the energy you need to run after it. Since your life attracts to you what you say, whenever you find yourself among a group of people who believe in you and in your dreams, talk about your dreams. What you want is to constantly remind yourself that you want this thing, and how often you talk about it determines how badly you want it. You can easily know what interests a man most. By listening to him for 30 minutes, don't be afraid to talk about your dreams. 5. Pursue it. Dreams remain dreams if you don't pursue them. It is said that you can dream, but you must be willing to wake up to work it into reality. What's the point of having a dream if you won't pursue it? Even in talking about your dream, you shouldn't be talking about what you plan to do more than you're talking about what you're presently doing. A lot of young people often wait for everything to be perfect before they launch out to pursue their dreams. You will not always have everything you need to pursue your dreams. Just know that you have just exactly what you need to get started on your dreams, no matter where you are. When you start, the resources you need will come to you. If your dream is worth it, then you should pursue it. Dreams are life to us. They keep us refreshed and help us to look forward to a great future. Poet James Langston Hughes wrote, Hold on to dreams. For when dreams die, life is a broken wing bird that cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams. For when dreams go, life is a barren field, frozen with snow. Name your dream. Claim it by believing in it. Write down your dreams so it is reinforced in your mind. Talk about your dreams too often until it is the only thing you think about. Then stand up and pursue your dream every day until you become it. If this video inspired you, like the video. We love you.