By Shiketa Morgan
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July 29, 2018
As I sat in Church today, this blog post came to my spirit. In fact, the words "Live Your Dream" has been in my spirit for several months now. In 2003, I had a dream to turn my Child Care Business into a chain of facilities. Back in 2003, I was new to operating a Child Care Center, but the dream was still in my spirit. Before my dream could become a reality, I had learn how to effectively operate a Child Care Center. After 11 years of failing forward, I found my Dream location in 2014 and two years later I opened my second location. When I took over my second location, I realized that sometimes it takes years for your dream to become a reality. Also, there must be a time of preparation. Please allow me to share my story with you: In 2013, My husband and I took a trip to Atlanta Georgia. As we pulled into the city, I let my car window down and I said to my husband, Do you feel that? He said, Feel what? I said, Success!! Success is in the air here and I want to do business here. We were in Atlanta for 5 days and I enjoyed every moment. While we were there, we drove through neighborhoods that we wanted to live in. Once I got back to St. Louis, I shared with my family that someday I was going to move and do Business in Atlanta. In fact, the thought of moving to Atlanta was on my hear for 5 years! I kept procrastinating and finding reasons to not move; until a tragedy hit my life. In January 2018, My Mom called me and told me that my sister (Jenean) was in a Ambulance and they were doing CPR on her. I froze and I couldn't say anything. As I got dressed to pick my mom up, I felt like I was moving in slow motion. Once I picked up my mom and we got to the hospital, we were told that my sister was still receiving CPR. We prayed as a family and we believed God that she would recover. A chaplain called us all in a room and told us that my sister went into Cardiac arrest and they couldn't figure out why. I was in awe at how fast life can take turn for the worst. My sister was in the hospital for 7 days and on the 7th day, she was pronounced Brain dead. When the doctor took her off of life support, I looked at Her and I realized how quick life can be over. Then I thought, I still have dreams in me that I need to see become a reality before I leave this earth. So, I said to my sister, Jenean, I'm going to go to Atlanta sis and I know that you will be with me in spirit. Before Jenean passed away, we talked about moving to Atlanta and she told me that she was going with me. Since my sister's passing, I have been working on expanding my Business into the Atlanta Area and in a couple of months, I plan to relocate into Atlanta to keep moving in the Direction of my Dreams. I wrote this blog post to say this, Now is the time to live your dreams . Furthermore, I believe that sometimes, we find reasons to stay in our comfort zone and make excuses for why we are stuck. However, once life on this earth is over, its over. So, I want to encourage you to work on living your dreams now. Don't wait to tragedy hits your life to wake you up, Move into the Direction of your dream now. I once heard motivational speaker Les Brown say: The Grave yard is full of buried dreams. Don't die with your Dreams on the inside of You! I know that it is easier said than done and I have found that it takes Big Faith to Live your Dreams. If you need a push to open that Business or to Grow your Business. Contact me for a 1-hour Coaching Session . I look forward to helping you to give birth to your dreams as I live mine!! Be Inspired and I hope to talk to you soon! Shiketa Morgan