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Dreams Look a Lot Like Sweat · The Daily Writer

• 0:05
  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to the Daily Rider, where we share a lesson each day to help you cultivate the habits for creative success.
• 0:12
  SPEAKER_00: What does it take to achieve a dream?
• 0:16
  SPEAKER_00: This is the question everybody asks whenever they see someone who accomplishes something great.
• 0:21
  SPEAKER_00: Whenever we see an Olympic medalist, a baseball hall of famer, or an actress receiving an Oscar, what is our first response?
• 0:29
  SPEAKER_00: We all look at each other and ask, how did they get there?
• 0:32
  SPEAKER_00: How in the world did they do that?
• 0:34
  SPEAKER_00: Well, we like to ask these questions because we think there's some kind of shortcut to success.
• 0:39
  SPEAKER_00: We think there's a magical pill that some people have been privileged to get, and the rest of us are just left high and dry.
• 0:46
  SPEAKER_00: We don't want to admit that success in reaching our dreams is just a matter of doing the work over a long period of time.
• 0:53
  SPEAKER_00: In fact, the process of reaching your dream looks a lot like good old fashioned sweat.
• 0:58
  SPEAKER_00: As John Maxwell once said, dreams don't work unless you do.
• 1:03
  SPEAKER_00: Do you have a writing dream?
• 1:05
  SPEAKER_00: If so, it's not going to happen by accident.
• 1:08
  SPEAKER_00: It's going to take work, and it's going to take lots of it.
• 1:11
  SPEAKER_00: Dreams come alive when you nourish them with the sweat from your toil and effort.
• 1:16
  SPEAKER_00: Are you ready to get to work?
• 1:18
  SPEAKER_00: Thanks so much for listening to today's episode.
• 1:20
  SPEAKER_00: For more, you can visit us at dailywriterlife.com.
• 1:24
  SPEAKER_00: Thanks, and I'll see you tomorrow.