"It is good to begin life poor; it is good to begin life rich -- these are wholesome; but to begin it prospectively rich! The man who has not experienced it cannot imagine the curse of it."

-- Samuel Clemens The Autobiography of Mark Twain

There is a fine line between believing in your dreams and believing your dreams. In the former you believe that your dreams can become a reality. In the latter your believe your dreams are already reality; has already happened.

Most of us have probably experienced the power comes with the words "I believe in you". If someone, especially someone you looked up to, came up to you and said those words to you, you instantly become more confident, stand taller, have more determination to work through whatever challenges are facing you just so you do not let them down. Analogously, saying those words to your dreams give them the same power, so to speak. You give them validity.

The problem is, of course, that if you believe something has already happened you will not put any effort into making it happen.