What is your dream?
Do you have one? Does it keep you up at night? Do you mull it over in your mind?

Do you have a dream? Are you living it now? Perhaps you know what it is and are on your way to achieving it.

Today I am going to start a segment called ‘A Tastemaker’. I believe when you are blessed with a lot it is imperative when you are in the position to (physically, emotionally & mentally) to give back. I think it is important to share wisdom, counsel, direction etc.

I am of the belief that the opportunities and gifts we have are not only for our own good but for the betterment of others. Your view off course could be different. Back to this series... this week I got two emails. Both were about a dream. Two different dreams. Two different people. One wanted advice on how to break into the fashion industry. The second individual was bemoaning the fact that she didn’t know what life work to choose.

This post is dedicated to these two individuals. It is dedicated to the people I’ve mentored along the way. It is dedicated to everyone who ever reaches out for help, counsel or advice. It is dedicated to you.

It all starts with a dream.

Ask a child what they want to be when they grow up. Most have an answer. In childhood we dream. You see this in the games children play. In the fancy dress-up, in the role play, in their imagination.

What did you want to become when you were a child? Did you change your mind as you grew? Did you find that by University/College/Vocational School/Internship that you still wanted to be that thing you pretended you were as a child?

There are no wrong answers…

Attaining goals and a successful career really starts with a dream. What is it you want to do? What makes you happy? What are you naturally good at? What keeps you up at night?

Figure that out and figure out your life.

A lot of people have great work ethic, are consistent and persistent and are waiting it out but they are batting for the wrong team. They attain success but are unhappy. This is because they are applying all the right things and working very hard but are doing it in support of something which they had no business of doing. Culture, upbringing, society, social norms, expectations, etc play a big part in a lot. Life isn’t an isolated situation. We and the choices we make are influenced by a lot of things around us.

You have to have a dream. Write it down, speak it out a loud, mull it over in your mind, walk with it, sleep with it, daydream about it, strategise about it, seek counsel (from those with the right credentials, experience and qualifications) on it, etc.

What we become, how well we excell at it, how far it takes us … all begins with a dream.

What is your dream? What are you doing about it? Do you know what it is? (Career advice services, mentoring and the right signposting will help with this!)

Dreaming is important. Do so incessantly! They will tell you won’t be able to attain it. They will tell you it is impossible. They will tell you that you don’t fit the mold. Do it anyway.

Start with a dream.

The first of the ‘Tastemaker’ segment. More coming soon. Tell a friend.

Glam Kisses, Marian.