Have you ever had a dream that you poured all of your time and effort into achieving?  Things were going well, success was happening and then… a train wreck.  Something unexpected came up, a relationship crumbled, a business began to sour, and slowly, right before your eyes, your dream like water poured out on the desert floor began to evaporate.

If you’re over five, you’ve probably experienced your dreams evaporate.  Life changed, circumstances changed and you began to doubt that it was possible.  What once was excited energy, and perhaps a joy became something to dread.  What do you do when it all begins to fall apart, when it feels like you’ve lost it all?

My first reaction is… I don’t know.  I’ve had dreams fall apart.  I’ve been there, yelling at God, asking why.  Crying out in frustration and anger. 

My second reaction is to tackle it head on.  There are times when you need to throw in the towel.  However, before throwing in the towel take the time to assess the situation.  Is it recoverable?  If it’s a relationship, is the other person will to work on whatever is causing the problem.  If it’s a business, can something be changed about the way it’s being done? 

Perhaps a new marketing strategy.  For low cost marketing ideas I recommend Guerrilla Marketing.  Do you have too much overhead, perhaps you’re over leveraged and need to take a part time job to help pay it down?  The purpose of assessing the situation is to determine what exactly is causing the failure.  It may be one thing or multiple things.  Be brutally honest.  What is in between you and success?  It could be you.  You may need to change you in order to succeed.

My third reaction is to throw in the towel.  If you have assessed the situation and determined that there isn’t anything that can be done to keep the dream alive… it’s time to bury it.  I wish you didn’t have to.  However, if it’s truly gone then it’s time to put it to rest.  As you close the door on this particular dream, do take the time to understand what went wrong?  What caused the failure?  Taking time to do this will help you make experienced decisions the next time opportunity knocks.

How about you?  Where are you at?  Are your dreams evaporating?  Take action, only you can decide what your path from here on out will be.  And let me know if I can provide any advice.

I wish you all the best as you seek out your dreams!  Go DO IT!