Inspiration: Dreams transform into thoughts and result in action

Dreams transform into thoughts: In today’s quote analysis, I’d like to talk about Abdul Kalam’s quote on making your dreams come true. By now, I’m sure you’re aware that I’m a bit partial towards posts on dreams and passion. This article too will follow a similar trend. More inspiration from Kalam is best found in our earlier collection of Abdul Kalam quotes. 

Meaning of Dreams transform into thoughts and thoughts result in action 

To understand the meaning of – Dreams transform into thoughts, few questions to ask are: 

• Why is this dream important
• What does it mean to me? 
• Do I even have to care? 

All these questions are relevant in understanding the importance of this dream for you. I’d suggest looking through the detailed discussion on building your dream for practical steps to strategise this dream.

Dreams are perhaps the most precious things you’ll feel for. They have a message underneath trying to tell you to do something. The best thing you can do about these dreams is to listen and understand what they are trying to tell you.

Not all dreams demand an action straight away. But they deserve thought and respect to analyse what they mean. If you have a dream – let it cherish. Don’t imprison it with thoughts of practicality. Let the dreams spread their wings wide and explore the possibilities.

Transforming dreams into thoughts

Dreams fulfil the beautiful purpose of motivating you. In Maslow’s hierarchy terms, I’d classify these dreams as the goal of self-actualisation which is on the highest scale of the motivation pyramid. Your dreams have a fantastic purpose of motivating you and keeping you excited. 

They fill you with phenomenal energy and passion. The next step is to break your dreams down into thoughts. These thoughts are about how to make it a reality and embracing the challenges in this process. Surely no worthwhile dream is easy. It takes a lot of effort and emotional energy. This is where your strategy of achieving your dreams comes into play. Focus on breaking down your dream into tangible milestones. Use the SMART goal methodology to create milestones for your dream. 

These milestones help you in identifying how close you are to these dreams. They give you a clear and objective indication of how you’re progressing – almost like a report card without any bias. 

How to use these thoughts? 

The final segment I’d like to leave you with is – how to use these thoughts to succeed. Dreams are great because they fill you with energy and passion. But energy and passion fizzle out if you’re just daydreaming about them. Dreams require hard work. 

Only results can give you the motivation to move forward. Unless these dreams transformed into thoughts aren’t utilised, the dream falls apart. Don’t fall into the trap of over dreaming and ignoring the importance of actions. Dreams are only your thoughts. They must transform into actions to provide any results whatsoever. 

If you are serious about your dreams – coach your dreams. Dreams transform into thoughts. Use these thoughts to decide what actions you’ll take. Only then the meaning of this quote comes to fruition. 

Dreams transform into thoughts and thoughts result in action

– Abdul kalam