Dreaming BIG: Energizing Yourself and Your Team with a Crystal Clear Life Dream

Bobb Biehl and Paul Swets
Authentic Publishing (2007)
ISBN 9781934068366
Reviewed by Vicki Landes for Reader Views (3/08)


Looking to make big changes in your life but overwhelmed with the number of self-help books promising to do so?  Need a push into the unknown while maintaining your Biblical morals and standards?  Bobb Biehl and Paul Swets promise just that in their book, “Dreaming BIG: Energizing Yourself and Your Team with a Crystal Clear Life Dream.”  With their help, you are just a month away from a more meaningful existence.

In “Dreaming BIG,” Biehl and Swets break down their methods in 31 separate lessons – not only meant to give you time to deeply contemplate each concept, but to guide you step-by-step through questions and situations that will help you discover what matters most.  By creating a foundation of these answers – unique to each person – you begin to build on that with activity and energy you never knew you had.  Further, these life dreams aren’t meant to be ‘islands’ in the world; instead, they interconnect you with your fellowman.  In a world where selfishness and personal gain reign supreme, it’s refreshing to read a self-help book that isn’t just about ‘self.’  Biehl and Swets inspire you to reach beyond yourself and learn to empower others while sparking their interest in their own life dreams. 

“Dreaming BIG” is a highly motivational book, written with the gentle tone of experience and authority.  Biehl and Swets feel like two old friends guiding you through a transitional period with encouragement, energy, and spirituality.  Their 31-day process allows you to ‘see the light at the end of the tunnel’ yet they don’t restrict the reader if more time is needed.  Their entire system is comfortable and enlightening.

“Dreaming BIG” is the perfect read for mature readers looking to preserve their Christian values while changing their lives for the better.  The book would also be of interest to those looking for change and do not currently practice a form of spirituality but would like to and don’t know where to start.  Anyone sick of their current state of affairs will find plenty of helpful ways to change their situation in the pages of “Dreaming BIG.”

Anyone who has tried to break a bad habit or learn a good one knows that change is never easy.  Bobb Biehl and Paul Swets acknowledge this but challenge you to reach past your comfort zone and grab your aspirations by the horns.  In “Dreaming BIG: Energizing Yourself and Your Team with a Crystal Clear Life Dream,” they show you how little steps each day can make all the difference.  Pretty soon, the difficult changes become easier and even exciting, giving you the motivation to attain what’s uniquely your own life’s goal. 

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