This is the third week in a series I’ve started called UnMundane Monday.

Each Monday I will post an assignment to make for an UnMundane Monday – so we can get rid of the term “case of The Mondays”. Each week’s assignment is inspired by current holidays or inspiration from my life – I have actually already planned out all of the weeks for 2009 – go me!

UnMundane Monday #3: Have a Dream & Make it BIG

Inspiration: It doesn’t take much to guess my inspiration for today, I’ll give you a three letter hint … MLK.

The biggest distinction I think between a dream and a goal is that goals are measurable and generally more practical. For this assignment I’m asking you to be outrageous with your dreams. You can take your larger than life dreams and break them down into smaller more measurable goals but it’s great to start BIG. When MLK presented his “dream” to the world he was thinking wayyy outside the box.

Recommendations:

• Dream BIG: Don’t limit yourself or try to be too “practical” with your choices of dreams on your first iteration.
• Think like a 5 year old: I’m not sure at what stage we outgrow the wild imagination but I’d recommend everyone take some time now and then to tap into their inner 5 year old – you know the one that wanted to be an astronaut.
• Play the magic wand game: When I was young and I was having a hard time deciding between two options, my mother always asked me “what would you do if you had a magic wand?”. For some reason this question always worked for my entirely too logical brain. So think what would you dream/wish/aspire to if you had an elusive magic wand.
• Make it known: The power of declaration is the first step in getting the ball rolling. There is also the old adage “power in numbers.” There are numerous sites that you can make lists to share with others. For this purpose I’d recommend SuperViva the place where you can “Make a life list & live a full life”. Listography is also a great list building resource.
• Now is the time … take your first step: There is no action too small, even a tiny step in the right direction is better than standing still. Is your first step creating your dream list? Only you can decide what your first step will be.

My dreams:

• I keep an ongoing list of dreams (and also practical goals) scribbled in numerous journals around my house. For the purpose of today’s assignment if I could have just one dream, one OUTRAGEOUS, larger-than-life possibility, it would be … no more cancer. I’ve personally seen cancer touch and change the lives of entirely too many people. So today ladies & gents I blog before you and protest “I have a dream that our children will one day live in a world where the word cancer is merely read about in history books!“