You Are Heroic with Brian Johnson Advance Confidently!: Thoreau on Dreams (Heroic +1 #1,524)
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May 24, 2023 Short reflections on Thoreau and other thinkers about pursuing dreams and building real foundations. Discussions on advancing confidently toward an imagined life and the unexpected successes that follow. Considerations of the costs of goals and the need to commit and pay the price today.
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Connecting Hughes Allen And Thoreau On Dreams
- Brian Johnson links Langston Hughes and James Allen to highlight keeping dreams and visions alive.
- He quotes Hughes on holding fast to dreams and Allen on cherishing visions that build your world.
Advance Confidently Toward Your Dreams
- Advance confidently toward your imagined life to trigger unexpected success.
- Thoreau says this forward motion expands or reinterprets rules around you, granting a higher license and new opportunities.
Success Comes From Crossing Invisible Boundaries
- Passing an invisible boundary by pursuing dreams changes the laws that govern your life.
- Thoreau frames success as a shift in constraints and interpretation of rules that favors your aims.