Everyone dreams of a more exciting life or a life that is different to the one they are living now.

As you dream about your other life, you know the one, where you're slimmer or fatter or the one where you meet your perfect partner and live happily ever after or you have a million dollars or you pass the exam and go to the top of the class, the dreams go on and on and we all have them.

Dreaming alone however will not give you that other life because you need to do far more than just dream, dreaming is only the first step in making things happen.

To turn your dreams into reality the next step is to write your dreams down and prioritise them, then plan what is your very next step or to put it another way, what action do you need to take right now to start making that dream a reality.

Well, what are you waiting for, you have a dream, you have written it down and you know what is the very first step you must now take, so go ahead, take that first step, you'll feel better for just having started.

You're now on your way to achieving your dream, take a bow, pat yourself on the back and then move on and take the next step and then the next.

Before you know it, your steps go from a slow walk to a jog and then to a full sprint to the finish line of achieving whatever it is that started out as your dream.

Sound easy, well it's not but you must make a start, have the passion and desire for achieving your dreams, decide to work hard at making your dreams become a reality, decide to do whatever it takes and start stepping your way to success NOW!

Garry Munro has the Minds Alike web site at http://www.mindsalike.com.au where you can find more articles on success, happiness and self development.