Do You Have a Dream List?

In chapter 4 of The Unemployed Millionaire, Matt Morris talks about the importance of having a dream list.

What is a dream list? It’s a list of anything and everything you dream of doing or having while you’re alive, not just things you think you can get or think you can do. It’s a list of anything and everything you WANT, no matter how outrageous or impossible it seems. Every item on your list should be as detailed as possible. Don’t write “Fancy sports car.” Write exactly what make and model you want, the color, and all the other little details that make it come alive and write it in present tense, as if you already own it or are already doing it, NOW.

Why? Because studies have shown that writing your dreams out in this way actually triggers your subconscious mind to work on fulfilling those dreams. Many successful people who have done this, including Matt Morris himself, have looked at their lists years later and been amazed to find that they’ve accomplished a majority of the things on their list without even trying. I know from my own experience that the goals I’ve written down seem to get accomplished much more than the ones I keep in my head.

You have nothing to lose by trying. If it doesn’t work, you haven’t lost anything. If it does, you’ll have a lot of amazing dreams come true. Why not write a list of your first 100 dreams? Here’s the start of my list:

1. Own a yellow and black Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster with a sunroof and every option available.
2. Own a 3000 sq. foot, luxury, solar-powered home with quartz flooring, 5 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, a deluxe stainless steel kitchen, lots of windows for natural light, a complete guest house and an attached pet kennel that has everything I need to care for my pets as conveniently as possible.
3. Earn a million dollars in a single year.
4. Have a full-time pet caretaker and trainer to help me care for my pets in the best way possible.
5. Fund a “build your dreams” scholarship program to aid others in achieving their dreams.
6. Write and publish a best seller.
7. Visit every state in the U.S. at least once.
8. Visit Ireland.
9. Reach and maintain a healthy weight of 120 ponds.
10. Meet Barack Obama.
11. Experience a healthy relationship with a good man.
12. Donate one million dollars to psoriasis research.
13. Have my own, in-ground, Olympic swimming pool.
14. Own a luxury, log cabin vacation home in a quiet, wooded area near a lake or other beautiful body of water.
15. Have all the homes I own be solar-powered.
16. Own an efficient, green-energy, hybrid vehicle.
17. Be known for helping others become successful in whatever they dream of.
18. Fund drug addiction recovery programs in honor of my brother.
19. Swim with dolphins.
20. Buy my mother the house of her dreams.
21. Buy homes for two of my friends who suffer from disabilities that make achieving even the simplest of dreams difficult.
22. Own my own, in-home UVB psoriasis bed.
23. Have each of my homes completely wired for state-of-the art internet access and networking.
24. Experience flying first class.
25. Spend one week a year at a luxury spa.
26. Visit the Statue of Liberty.
27. See the Seven Wonders of the World.
28. Tour the White House and see the Oval Office.
29. See Congress in session.
30. Visit Ground Zero of the World Trade Center and say a prayer for everyone who was lost there.
31. Visit Disneyland.
32. Rebuild my faith in God and maintain that faith for the rest of my life.

There you have the start of my list. It doesn’t have 100 dreams yet, but it’s a work in progress. Have you started yours? I’d love to hear what amazing dreams are on your list. Leave a comment and tell me about it.