Dreaming Big: Energizing Yourself and Your Team With a Crystal Clear Life Dream - Softcover

Bobb Biehl; Paul W. Swets

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9781934068366: Dreaming Big: Energizing Yourself and Your Team With a Crystal Clear Life Dream

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ISBN 10: 1934068365 ISBN 13: 9781934068366

Publisher: Authentic Media, 2007

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Dreaming Big helps readers define their 'Life Dream' and experience an entirely new level of natural energy.

Co-authored by Bobb Biehl and Paul Swets, Dreaming Big describes a Life Dream as a crystal clear vision of the difference the reader wants to make in the future—a vision so compelling that it energizes for a lifetime.

Not everyone has a big dream. Many don't know how to clear away the fog and confusion in their lives. Some are afraid to dream for fear their dreams will not come true. Others become content with mediocrity. Consequently, their work suffers. They go about their responsibilities without vision, without enthusiasm and without an eagerness to solve problems, without hope.

Dreaming Big understands where readers are and helps them grow past the barriers that hold them back. It takes them on a 31 day personal growth journey. Each of the five weeks focuses on practical strategies that motivate positive change.

1. DISCOVERING YOUR DREAM
2. REFINING YOUR DREAM
3. LIVING YOUR DREAM
4. TEACHING YOUR TEAM TO DREAM
5. ENCOURAGING YOUR TEAM

Each chapter is interactive. Readers are encouraged to think deeply about their lives by answering profound questions and jotting down their thoughts. Heart Probes at the end of every chapter help the reader to look within, sort through any confusion and gain clarity. Instead of merely telling readers to dream big, it shows them how.

Biehl and Swets help the reader to excel, to live on the edge of their potential, to be the best person they can be. Helen Keller's quote summarizes the theme of Dreaming Big: "One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar."

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About the Author:

Bobb Biehl is an executive mentor. He graduated from Michigan State University (psychology major) in 1964 and received a Master's degree (counseling) from Michigan State in 1966.

In 1976, Bobb founded Masterplanning Group International. As its president, he has consulted personally with over 400 clients. In that time, he has met one-on-one with over 3,500 executives (board members, senior executives, and staff members) and invested an estimated 40,000 hours in private sessions with some of the finest leaders of our generation. His clients are primarily large or fast-growing churches, nonprofit organizations, for profit corporations, and government agencies.

Based on these thousands of hours of practical "rubber-meets-the-runway" experience, Bobb has originated 35 resources (books, tapes, notebooks) in the area of personal and organizational development. These resources include published books entitled Boardroom Confidence, Dreaming, Leading with Confidence, Masterplanning, Mentoring, Stop Setting Goals, and Why You Do What You Do. His latest book, Dreaming Big, is co-authored with Dr. Paul Swets.

Bobb is a founding member of the board of directors of Focus on the Family. He is also a member of the board of directors of Liquid Metal (publicly traded). Prior to starting Masterplanning Group, Bobb was on the executive staff of World Vision International. While at World Vision he designed and developed the Love Loaf program, which has raised millions of dollars worldwide.

Bobb and his wife, Cheryl, have been married since 1964.

Review:

Knowing a little about "dreaming big," I have never seen such an organized approach to following your heart �—and your life dream. Dreaming Big can help lift individuals and organizations out of mediocrity.
- RICH DEVOS
Co-Founder, Alticor & Owner, NBA Orlando Magic

In our world today, society seriously needs a movement of dreamers. Biehl and Swets will surely help you find and implement your dream. I think this book is going to be very helpful to many, many people.
- MAX DE PREE
Former CEO of Herman Miller Corporation

My father had a big dream . . . Holiday Inns. He was able to see his dream come true of a worldwide chain of hotels serving the public. Your dreams are uniquely your own. This book will help you realize that you, too, were "made" for dreaming big!
- C. KEMMONS WILSON, JR.
Principal, Kemmons Wilson Companies

Bobb Biehl and Paul Swets can really write and engage the heart, the mind, and the soul. Your future will be impacted by this important new book.
- PAT WILLIAMS
Senior Vice President, Orlando Magic

Reading Dreaming Big caused me to realize that I was the one holding back my own life dream. I highly recommend this book to everyone because for the small business owner, it will open up the possibility to dream big, really big, and keep that excitement alive. For the corporate executive, it will help you see how to hire the best talent and keep them at the peak of their capabilities by infecting them with their dream. For leaders everywhere, you will understand better why your people burn out, leave for greener pastures, or just muddle through�–and how to turn them into eager, excited, top performers. Dreaming Big is a must read for anyone who wants to make a difference!
- BRETT EASLEY
Vice President, AutoZone, Inc.

What a terrific book! I was planning to just skim through Dreaming Big, but found myself paying close attention to the wisdom on every page. It�’s a blueprint for a successful business and a successful life.
- BOB BURG
author of Endless Referrals

Dream a big dream! Now, grab a pen and paper and Bobb Biehl and Paul Swets will walk you through a life-altering process in their energizing and inspiring book, Dreaming Big�—a must-read for those ready to shift their "inner-drive" into gear.
- DAN T. CATHY
President and Chief Operating Officer, Chick-fil-A, Inc.

--Comments in correspondence to Paul Swets

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