Morning Motivator – The Bad Dreamer

"All men who have achieved great things have been great dreamers."
- Unknown

What do you think of when you think of a "DREAMER"? That blonde haired kid from what seem to be TBS's only movie, "A Christmas Story"? How about the guy that was in your English class in college that was always talking about what he WOULD do if he were in charge? The girl in your office that has planned out her "married life" down to the gritty DETAILS with no sign of a date in the near future?

I remember, in 8th grade, I was told I would always struggle because I am a "DREAMER." This came from a teacher that was DISCIPLINED in her craft of Geometry and other higher level mathematics (very analytical). She was an EXCELLENT teacher of mathematics; however, is not the most memorable teacher I had. Frankly, had she not said that to me, I may NOT remember her at all.

What is so BAD about being a dreamer? What if we DIDN'T have dreamers? What if we were all very EFFECTIVE and EFFICIENT executors of tasks.

2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
There are 2 types of people in the world – the people that DREAM up the ideas and the people that EXECUTE them. One does not SURVIVE without the other.

The CHALLENGE for a "dreamer" is that their value is more difficult to MEASURE and their time is more difficult to manage for expected RESULTS.

The EXECUTOR works on time and measured goals, a very black and white world. The task is either COMPLETE or not. Whereas the DREAMER is "creating" innovation, which is not commonly on a time frame as little understanding about the "end product" is evident until developed.

If you are a DREAMER – embrace it! Just know that you will always be looked at "under the microscope" until you determine the BEST ways to define your value and be able to deliver results that the EXECUTOR respects.

Cheers,
Zach

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