How Important Is Your Dream?

How important is your dream to you? Wilbur and Orville Wright had a dream of building and flying a heavier than air machine. Scores of other inventors had the same dream, yet what set the Wright brothers apart was what they were willing to do on a daily basis to realize their dream of flying.

Here is what they did on a daily basis to realize their dream of flying:

·         They devoured the aviation literature of the day.

·         They exhaustively studied the flight of birds.

·         They built a kite model of their design and studied its flight.

·         They developed a wind machine to study the effects of wind on the wings of their design.

·      They flew their design first as a glider.

·       Finally, they designed and mounted an engine on the plane and successfully flew it at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

·       They experimented with the plane and learned how to fly greater distances and at greater altitudes.

·        They improved their design enabling the plane to be piloted with turns and other maneuvers.

·         They trained others to pilot their design.

·         They effectively marketed their invention and aggressively protected their patents and copyrights.

The dream of flying is what motivated the Wright brothers, but it was their personal work ethic that drove them to devote a portion of every day to making their dream a reality.

Again, how important your dream is to you?  What you are willing to do today to make it a reality?