Dont Die With Your Dreams Still Inside You

I write and talk a lot about dreams. Primarily because I know we serve an awesome and amazing God, who gave us dreams for an awesome and amazing purpose. We all have a dream to do something great, go somewhere incredible, achieve the unachievable, beat the unbeatable or meet the "unmeetable." Unfortunately, more often than not, most dreams remain unrealized; silenced by fear and doubt. What's needed is a renaissance to recapture the spirit and belief we once had as children. We need to remind ourselves in all that we desire to be, have and do... "I can, if I believe I can."

My aim is to inspire as many people as possible to passionately pursue and do their dreams. Revitalize your dreams. Start today. Don't just dream; dream BIG dreams! Put them in your heart, then put them on the wall, refrigerator, mirror ... wherever you'll see them often. Remind yourself you are more than worthy of everything your heart ever imagined. Believe, then diligently commit to a plan to achieve.

Resolve to live a life that ends the way you want it to; and don't you dare, I say don't you dare... die with your dreams still inside you.

Fran Briggs is the founder of The Fran Briggs Companies and is "a motivational speaker of the inspirational kind." She is the author of several articles, manuals and books including her latest, "Seeds for Success." This prominent voice of motivation speaks to audiences of children and adults of all ages and backgrounds with the aim of inspiring them to their respective levels of greatness. Fran can be contacted at Fran@franbriggs.com. Website: www.franbriggs.com

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Â» Inspirational drama anything but #39;Broken#39; - Chicago Daily Herald

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John Lewis hails #39;inspirational#39; sales effort - Times Online

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Local Sports Hero to Share Inspirational Story at Business Club of ... - PR.com (press release)

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Gerard Lucien Gaudreau, inspirational speaker - Baltimore Sun

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Tyler Thompson, inspirational JCJC student, dies - Laurel Leader Call

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Inspirational Deborah Riedel soprano dies of cancer aged 50 - The Australian

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Inspirational coach sharing her experiences with local girls - Chinook Observer (subscription)

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Who inspires you? - Examiner.com

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No work of art, but Flames get job done - Calgary Herald

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Rudy Nutrition Mutually Agrees to Terminate Merger into Marshall ... - Business Wire (press release)

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