First Line Friday #40: Put Your Dream to the Test by John C. Maxwell

 

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Title:  Put Your Dream to the Test
Author:  Dr. John C. Maxwell
Genre:  Leadership/Personal Development

    〰First Line〰

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What is your dream?   Will you achieve it in your lifetime?

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Synopsis:  (From Amazon) 

Do you dream big? Now you can put your dream to the test and bring it to life!

What's the difference between a dreamer and someone who achieves a dream? According to best-selling author and leadership expert Dr. John C. Maxwell, the answer lies in answering ten powerful, straightforward questions.

Whether you've lost sight of an old dream or you are searching for a new one within you,?this book provides a step-by-step action plan that you can start using today to see, own, and reach your dream. Dr. Maxwell draws on his forty years of mentoring experience to expertly guide you through the ten questions required of every successful dreamer.

In Put Your Dream to the Test, Maxwell will help you:

• Discover and define what your dream should be
• Create a blueprint for a path to achieve success
• See real-world examples of what success could look like for you

It's one thing to have a dream. It's another to do the things needed to achieve it. If you're willing to put your dream to the test and do what's needed to answer yes to the ten dream questions, then your odds are very good for seeing your dream become reality.

Don't leave your dream to chance. This book is a must-have and can make the difference between failure and success.

〰First Thoughts〰

I bought and started this book back in 2023, but put it on the back burner because I didn't feel ready to tackle it.  This isn't a speed read through, say "oh that was nice" in my notes, and move on type of volume.  This is in-depth; what I call a "Crock Pot" read.  To borrow a phrase from Bob Ross, the old clock on the wall is telling me that I'm not getting any younger and my dreams cannot continue to sit and fester like a boil.  Sure, some of my dreams are slowly coming to fruition.  However, I believe that there is so much more growth and accomplishment in my future.  

When I first purchased the book, I skimmed through to get an overview of the ten questions Maxwell asks.  They are thought-provoking exercises that will take more than a few minutes of journaling to complete.  I'm trying to keep my expectations low for this book.  Not because of the subject matter or the author; as I intimated above, Dr. Maxwell's books are excellent resources.  However, I don't have access to pick the author's brain, so to speak, and I'm sure I'll have questions that the book does not answer.  Hopefully I can either get suitable answers from others (mentors, etc.), or the questions can simply wait and their lack of an answer doesn't impede my progress.  We'll see.

So, what's the first line of the book you're currently reading?