Romantic delusions to some, those childhood dreams ignite our spirits and rekindle our thirst for life. The 16 contestants who hunted, flirted, and quibbled on the runaway hit Survivor lived out their great dreams. But an even greater incentive was the dream of restoring the adventurous spirit those contestants felt as children. Being a castaway on Survivor granted them the spirit and thrill missing from their normally mundane routines. And, for weeks on end, the events on Survivor served as watercooler fodder for millions of vicarious viewers.
Dreams are crucial.
Without our dreams, we lose touch with a deeper, more profound part of ourselves. The more comfortable we become in our predictable lives, the more important it becomes to step out of our comfort zones and to take the risks in order to realize our deepest wishes. One ordinary day in 1940, he bothered to write 127 of his life dreams on a pad of yellow paper. Most lists like that wind up in the attic with old report cards and letters from grandma. John's became a blueprint for life.