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As children, this gift is encouraged to blossom until we fall into the limiting world of academic education. All of a sudden, we are told that to dream, imagine or fantasize is childish and not worthy of our time. Unfortunately, most kids and their parents buy into this and as a result, never reach their full potential. Hundreds of millions of teenagers are pushed to study subjects that won’t benefit them in their future careers. The fact is that most companies do not care what grades you have. They are looking for people who give extra effort, who are good at communicating, who have self-belief and who have integrity.

Warren Buffett, who has given society over USD$30billion in philanthropy reinforces this: “Somebody once said that in looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. And if you don’t have the first, the other two will kill you. You think about it; it’s true. If you hire somebody without “integrity”, you really want them to be dumb and lazy.”

Buffett is right! After all, a certificate of academic achievement can simply mean you have a sharp short-term memory. Having a good memory is handy, however it’s not enough to enable you to become an excellent servant in the world.

I must admit, I have always been a rebel. I left school at fifteen and when I did attend, I was gathering money to buy music and focused on a DJ career in music (which was not considered a worthy subject to study for exams). Nevertheless, I followed my heart and dreams and made it happen with the universe. I did this by allowing myself to go deep within my imagination and started to put in action.

Today, as a human potential author and coach, I encourage men, women and children to sit down on a regular basis and dream about the life they wish to live. If you investigate the most effective achievers in human history, they had a dream, they believed in it, they took action and NEVER quit. How often do you actually sit down and ignite your imagination?

In one of my books, “A Ticket to Prosperity” I wrote the following in “Chapter 1: Dream & Fantasize”:

“Once you are locked into your fantasy, begin at once to draw your images onto a blank piece of paper. Take as long as possible. Trust that the ink on paper represents the wheels in motion of you experiencing your dream. Once you have a clear idea of what you want, which resonates from your heart, decide to take action until the fantasy has become a reality. But remember, you must begin at once to take action, no matter how small your steps are. It’s the creation of something that is more rewarding than the actual finished product.”

Happiness is already deep within you. It’s true that material things and positive people can activate your levels of happiness however, joy is your natural state.

In my new book “The Mystery of Belief: How to Manifest Your Dreams”, Chapter 8: Happy Positive Attitude, I wrote:

“Having a happy, positive attitude is imperative. This stems from our thoughts, feelings, actions and our awareness of our infinite nature. Like everything created in the universe, repetition is the key to creating a long-lasting happy attitude. Through your thoughts, feelings and words you can reaffirm and begin to plant new seeds of peace, joy, calmness, serenity and belief into your daily habits.”

You can decide to be happy and joyful in this very moment. You need no excuse to be happy. Just be grateful for your life and count your blessings.

“The Mystery of Belief: How to Manifest Dreams” is now out on smashwords. Peace & Love https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/140297

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By Christopher Dines, Sunday 22nd January.