7 Reasons You May Not Be Achieving Your Dreams

By Ron Edmondson

Recently I posted 7 steps to achieve your dreams. I love helping people attain their God-given visions.

It occurred to me that there may be an additional post needed.
The fact is that more people will look back on their life and wish they had done more with their life than they did.
I heard someone once say something like, “If you’re not careful, your “hope to do’s” will become your “wish I had’s.” I have many of those areas in my life. I want the next phase of my life to be different.

Here are seven reasons you may not be achieving your dreams:

You have no dreams—You may have some, but you’ve never recorded them. You never set some tangible goals that get you closer to your dreams. Only then can you analyze them and organize them into reachable and attainable dreams.
You have no plan—A dream without a plan is just a dream. A dream with a plan is an avenue to success. You can’t “work the plan” if you never wrote one.
You need accountability—We were designed for relationships. Sometimes knowing someone is going to hold you accountable is enough incentive to follow through. Give a few people the freedom to challenge you to work the plan.
You are afraid to share the load—If you are trying alone for fear of sharing your dream, you’ll also have no one with whom you can really share the victory. Sharing the load builds synergy, makes a stronger effort and keeps your ego from sidelining your progress.
You’ve given up—You may have had a setback and now you’re afraid to try again. Successful dreamers are willing to get up after a fall, knowing they will be stronger and better equipped the next time.
You aren’t willing to take a risk—Fear can sometimes be a powerful motivator, but most of the time it’s one of our biggest stumbling blocks. Some of the best moments of your life are hidden in your fears. Risk-taking and dreaming go hand-in-hand. If the dream requires no risk, it isn’t much of a dream.
You never got started—Every road to success begins with one step. If you don’t start, you’ll certainly never finish. What step do you need to take?
Are any of these your reason for not achieving your dreams? What would you add to my list?
Be sure to read 7 Steps to Achieving Your Dreams  

Ron Edmondson is a pastor and church leader passionate about planting churches, helping established churches thrive, and assisting pastors and those in ministry think through leadership, strategy and life. Ron has over 20 years business experience, mostly as a self-employed business owner, and he's been helping church grow vocationally for over 10 years. More from Ron Edmondson or visit Ron at http://www.ronedmondson.com/