Last night I had a dream that made no sense at the time. But in the morning, I worked it out.

In the dream, I was on a train. The train stopped at a station, and I left my seat to get off. I knew the station and was sure it was time to disembark. But then I became aware of my Dad. He told me to “stay on the train”.

I didn’t want to stay on because I didn’t know where the train was going. It all seemed so foreign to me. But I did what he said and sat back down. As I looked around, I noticed that the train itself looked different, somehow unfamiliar. But my Dad’s words hung around me: “stay on the train”. Despite my discomfort, I stayed on that train.

In the morning, I realised what the dream meant. My Dad died nearly fifteen years ago. I’ve always missed him, even more so now that I am in my own business. He would have been a great business mentor for me. The message of “stay on the train” was really telling me to not give up on some new business ventures I have in mind. There are two in particular that I’ve been toying with for a while but have been unsure about how to develop them. I almost gave up on one of them entirely.

But today, quite by chance, I’ve pushed through one of the blocks to one of those ventures. I’ve found the right contacts to get me started on something I’d love to do - blogging for other businesses. There’s so much information on the internet about how easy this is to do, but it’s difficult to know where to start in such a huge potential market. I am going to start small with someone I know, and take it from there.

Dreams tell us a lot about where we’re at, what we worry about. Sometimes I find my dreams keep me inspired and motivated. If a particular scene in a dream stands out, no matter how disjointed or crazy it seems, I know I need to analyse it.

Now I’m definitely staying on the train. 

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