As a young boy, I wanted nothing more than to get out of the “hood” and live in a wealthy neighborhood with my family. Sometimes I would exclude a family member if they upset me, but that temporary moment of anger would dissipate, and then they would be back in my daydream of a better life. I can tell you that when I was young, I would daydream about every chance I would get, and the feelings I received are what kept me pushing in life. What is the power of daydreaming, and should you do it? Today I will discuss the power of daydreaming.

There is no magic number of dreams we should have regarding our dreams. You can have one or hundreds of dreams, and the result can be the same. Fulfillment is not a quantity. People often think that if they have more, they will be happier, but in reality, more can sometimes mean less. When you can live fully in the moment and appreciate what is happening in the “now,” you will see that it doesn’t matter much about quantity because quality matters.

What is the quality of dreams we should try to attain? I can say from experience that there is one primary focus we need to pay attention to and then a secondary aspect that can create more meaning for the dream. However, before I can dive into that, we have to understand human nature. I wrote a blog that goes in-depth about human nature; you can find that here. I recommend you read that if you have not yet, but to explain human nature in a nutshell, it is our original way of being.

When we are born, we are a blank slate, and the only thing we have within us is our instinctual DNA from our ancestral instincts. Infants learn quickly what they need to do to survive because that is how they are hardwired. Infants almost have a sixth sense when they are left without another human within the vicinity. If there is no person around, they have learned to communicate through crying. That crying is a sign the baby needs something. Whether love, care, or attention, they know that when they cry, they will get someone to address their needs if they are in the correct environment.

We were once a partner unit that worked together for the survival of our group. Today, we focus on our survival of ourselves. We were once team players, and everyone would play a part, but we have moved away from that into a solo mentality. We as humans want nothing more today than to have an “easy” life, conserve energy, and remain carefree to a certain extent. You are probably aware that the brain requires some problems or hardships. The reason is that the brain’s primary function is to keep us alive, and if it doesn’t have any cause for life, it begins the decay process.

Though many people in our world today do not go after their dreams, they find a reason to live. Whether it be something superficial or tied to the people around us, we see a reason for waking up and doing what we do, even if it is not much. What daydreams do in this effect is that they help the brain find a reason to live. Typically our daydreams are filled with feelings of good and prosperity. Yes, we might daydream about adverse events too, but when we daydream, we usually focus on what is possible for our future, the good life.

This is a significant first step when learning to harness the power of daydreams. This is because having a dream will give us a purpose, which will help us push forward each day. The problem with many people who daydream is that they do that alone. They will daydream and not take action toward completing or attaining those dreams. Daydreams have the power to morph your life into your wildest fantasies. However, just because you dream it, it doesn’t mean you will attain it in your life because of how the mind works.

For the mind to look at the power of daydreams as something attainable, we must first develop the proper mindset. The mindset of a dreamer who takes action is vastly different from that of a dreamer who doesn’t live in reality. The idea, “If you can believe it, you can achieve it,” holds the power of daydreams. The issue many people face is that they cannot believe it to some extent.

The first part of belief will fall onto our conscious mind. This often happens with affirmations, where you will put something into your life through positive affirmations, which just wish with no action. However, affirmations have the power to change the critical component of belief, which will relate to our subconscious mind. If we can get our subconscious minds on board to believe that what we want is attainable, then there is not much that can stop our progress. The issue is many people think they can trick their subconscious minds into a temporary version of belief.

My work as a mindset coach helps people with the quality of their thoughts, which in turn helps them be more positive and ambitious toward their dreams. For example, Many people wish they had a million dollars or were millionaires. If I asked them to say out loud that they would receive a million dollars by tomorrow, at most, only their conscious mind would believe it. The conscious mind is great, but when it comes to daydreaming, it does not have the same power as the subconscious mind does. That means to believe that saying; we must get the subconscious to believe any statement we tell.

The trick to having your subconscious mind believe your daydreams and wild fantasies requires a track record of progress. For example, let’s say you want to be a millionaire, but you only make 50k per year. I can say that in 20 years you will be a millionaire. The statement is true because you will have made a million dollars, but your subconscious mind will pop in and say that even though you made a million dollars, you also spent a million dollars. The issue is not belief at this point but rather a habit. You are in the habit of not seeing what you have accomplished over the 20 years. All you see is what is in your bank account.

The power of daydreaming works exceptionally well if you can see the entire picture rather than one section. Yes, you might not have a million in the bank, but you have learned you can create a million dollars in your life. If you can make micro-moments like that throughout your life in any aspect you are working towards, you will realize that you can do the things you say or dream about. Time can be our friend in any situation, but often we make time our enemy. How can you learn to maximize your time and mind to help you harness the power of daydreams?

Helping clients visualize and daydream about a better future is always an exciting journey. At one point, I see all the good they want, and in turn, I also know why they cannot turn those dreams into reality. Frequently, I find that clients must unlearn their old ways of thinking and their relationship with their dreams to create a space for a new way of thinking about their dream. The one thing that has to be present for any daydream to become true is how we apply emotion to it. Think of your daydream as the car you drive; feelings are the fuel necessary for it to move. If you can learn how to fuel your daydreams, you will start to see them move.

In closing, your daydreams have the power to give you purpose in life. You might have a difficult time, in the beginning, learning how to believe in them, but once you do, then you will begin to see how the process of daydreaming and visualizing a better future can lead to more progress in your life. The power of daydreaming doesn’t take away from living in the present. What it does is help create emotions that you can experience in the “now” and use as your fuel to reach your most desired ideals. If you are having trouble getting there, reach out and get a coach to help guide you along the way to your finish line.

 

Until then,

Michael Rearden

Founder of Reven Concepts