PRICE TAG ON EVERY DREAM

CONTENTS
Introduction: The right price for exploits . 9
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Dream Pictures Destiny . 21
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The Phases of Life . 39
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The God factor
Nurturing a Dream . 80
Principles for Actualizing a Dream . 96
Elements that Destroy a Dream . 114
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Dream Catalysts . 166
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Price needed to Reach the Top . 178

INTRODUCTION
The Right Price for Exploits
“
A team fail to reach its
poten al when it fail
to pay the price.
- John C. Maxwell
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The Right Price for Exploits
This book is an excerpt from a video
teaching by John Maxwell that I
watched on a consistent basis to
remind me that the bigger I dream, the bigger
the price I'll have to pay to make for my
dreams to happen. I hope it encourages you
and challenges you to make the necessary
decisions and pay the right price that will set
you for exploits.
“The problem is never having the dream.
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That's why I'm never impressed when people
say, “Well, I have a dream” So does everyone,
you go to sleep and you get one. I'm really not
impressed with your dream. “Well, I've
wri en out my goals.” That's wonderful. That
means you had a li le me and a book, pen or
a computer.
What really impresses me is not your dream.
What really impresses me is when you show
me how you're going to pay for it. What really
impresses me is how you are going to get
there. You start telling me the price you're
going to pay, the hours you're going to give up,
the rela onships you won't have, the money
you will spend, the me, energy, and effort.
Everything has a price. The bigger the dream,
the higher the payment. Small dreams, small
prices. Big dreams, big prices… Any person
that got to the top, paid a price to get there.
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The higher you go, the greater the price. The
price isn't much at the bo om.
What are some of your dreams? What are
some of the things you're going to give up to
make them happen? Before you decide to
T h e b i g g e r t h e
dream, the higher
t h e p a y m e n t .
Small dreams, small
prices. Big dreams,
big prices.
turn in your applica on
to your local community
school or ins tu on of
higher learning, you
might want to consider
the “price” you will have
to pay to bring your dream to reality. Price is
much more than the literal financial cost that
is almost certain that will be necessary; the
true cost of receiving a degree from an
ins tu on of learning is more in line with
what Webster defines as “that which must be
given, or undergone, in order to obtain a
thing.” In a simple word, Sacrifice.
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A very common myth about a ending an
ins tu on of higher learning is that it is too
expensive. Yes, it can be expensive, but once
students understand what higher ins tu on
really costs, you will realize that your higher
educa on is within reach. Likewise, a dream,
when you understand the cost of actualizing
yours, a dream that will not only benefits you
but your genera on yet unborn and the world
at large, you will know that the price is within
your reach.
The biggest part of college costs is usually
tui on and remember your tui on is the price
you pay for classes. Along with tui on, more
than likely you will have to pay some other
fees to enroll and a end a higher ins tu on.
Other university costs include room and
board, books and supplies, transporta on,
and personal expenses. Just like tui on, these
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costs vary from ins tu on to ins tu on;
likewise dream also varies from one individual
to another.
Those sacrifices are not going to be easy or
they would not be called “sacrifices”. A
sacrifice is never easy and more than likely it
will affect more than one person. If you are
willing to give up your me, are you the only
person that is giving up me? Perhaps, the
sacrifice of your me will also mean a sacrifice
for your family. How many spor ng events,
dance recitals, party, scout mee ngs, school
events and other ac vi es will you be willing
to miss in order to pursue your dream of a
university educa on?
In pursuit of your dream just like a ending a
higher ins tu on, what will you sacrifice
willingly to a end the height you wish to
a end. Are you ready to sacrifice your me,
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rela onship, pleasure, crowd in order to
achieve this dream? A major ques on that
needs to be addressed by you; is that dream
worth all the sacrifices?
Consider the situa on that you are currently
in, perhaps you are a single parent or a school
dropout or you don't have capital to start up
something that you've wished to start. While
the decision to achieve your dream is
admirable, and it is very much worth
pursuing, what price must you pay in order for
it to happen? Certainly, there is a much higher
burden than a financial one in order to
achieve your dream. The most likely outcome
is you spending a considerable amount of
me away from your friends or qui ng those
things that used to give you pleasure, when in
reality you would much rather be with them,
than in isola on
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So what decision will you make? Only you can
make that decision. Just as you are the only
one that can answer the ques ons regarding
the decision you will make when it comes to
your decision. Have you considered your
sacrifices? It is going to
take some introspec on. There is a much
All too o en, people are higher burden than
looking for someone to a nancial one in
p r o v i d e t h e m t h e order to achieve a
answer. It is like they are dream
screaming “Tell me what
to do, please!” You might want to ask a family
member or a friend for advice but, ul mately,
you have to make the decision regarding your
own decision and the sacrifices you are willing
to make.
Beside sacrifices, believe in yourself. Theodor
Geisel be er known as Dr. Seuss was told by
his high school art teacher that he could not
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draw and 27 publishers said that he could not
even write, however, he focused on his talent
and above all he believed in himself. He has
had many highly successful kids' books that
have a clever way of teaching strong lessons.
Finally, a publisher took a chance on him and
in 1937 they published “And to think I saw it
on Mulberry Street”. Theodor Geisel a.k.a Dr.
Seuss passed away in 1991 and according to
Google 25 years a er his death, Dr. Seuss
quotes are searched roughly 135,000 mes
per month.
This book is by no means trying to dissuade
you from moving towards your dream; I am
just simply asking you to consider how your
decision will impact others. Yes, the sacrifices
can be great but the rewards can make them
worthwhile! This book consists of eight
concise chapters, I will plead with you to go
through each chapter with an expecta on of
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ge ng something big. There is no point
rushing over what you do not understand;
digest it, let it absorb into your body and
assimilate for a boun ful harvest. I strongly
believe if you get the right principles, you will
succeed.
Remember the words of Walt Disney, 'if you
can dream it, you can do it'.
I pray that every chapter of this book will be
an eye opener that will set your mind to
achieving your dream and to be a blessing to
your immediate genera on and the one yet
unborn.
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