Dreaming by Design - Build the Framework for an Exceptional Life (Hardcover)

Art Sepulveda, motivational speaker and pastor of the 5,000-member Word of Life Christian Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, empowers readers to grasp hold of their dreams in one year increments and build a structure in which to fulfill those dreams. "The poorest man in the world is not a person without a cent, but a person without a dream." Without a dream our future is an endless horizon of status quo. Author Art Sepulveda, highly successful pastor and conference speaker, asks: "Do you have a dream for your career, for your family, for your finances or, most importantly, for your God-given destiny? Too many people try to live their lives without a dream and without faith in their hearts. That is not how God has called His people to live. God gives us a dream, or dreams, to make life a worthwhile, fulfilling, exciting, and joyous adventure. Sepulveda challenges--and gently encourages--readers with the truth that no matter where they are in their lives, the first step for a better tomorrow is the same for all of us: having a dream today. Dreaming by Design accomplishes many of the same dynamics as Rick Warren's Purpose Driven Life, but puts more focus on the extraordinary and going beyond the status quo. Sepulveda does capture some of the best themes from motivational classics such as The Power of Positive Thinking (Peele), As a Man Thinketh (Allen), Think and Grow Rich (Hill), and Possibility Thinking (Schuller), but spends more time on the steps needed to actualize dreams and keep them alive.