Take your dreams seriously. This means taking some action on your dream, almost every day.

If your dream is capable of being realized, then you'll see the progress that springs from action. If your dream is not possible to actualize, then at least you'll know. Always wondering, or experiencing regret, are worse than disappointment.

Life coaching can help with this. You hire somebody to "answer to," not because this person can make you do anything, but because engaging in this process makes it harder to pretend you're not avoiding action on your dreams.

Taking your dreams seriously rests on the idea of taking your life seriously. To the dreamer-actor, life matters. Live life as if it's all there is. After all: What else is there?