What do you understand by the saying, "Dream big, work hard and start small" ?

Philippines
August 21, 2010 12:37am CST
i just read that saying in the notebook of my friend. When I ask her what's this saying about, she just replied with a nod. She's not in the mood that time that's why myLotters I'm asking you this... Why we have to start in small and not big? We are dreaming big and working hard but we must start small??? Unfair, isn't it? ? ? :/
5 responses
@jinjer168 (1596)
• Philippines
21 Aug 10
Hi there! For me, it means that one should dream really big because dreaming is free. The dream in our hearts and minds push us to work hard so we could make this dream come true. It is said that we better start small because as we all know, entering into a business is risky, not all dreamers and new entrepreneurs make it in the business world so its best to start small so you could assess the business if its progressing or not. In this way, you will start to grow along with your business and you minimizes the chances of losing all your capitals if in case you didn't make it. For me, its better to be slow but sure, better to expand accordingly rather than making it big from the very start without smartly calculating the risks involve while handling the new business you entered. have a nice week end!
• Philippines
21 Aug 10
:) i like your answer! ! ! THANKS for that ! you help me understand it better GODbless us :)
@jinjer168 (1596)
• Philippines
21 Aug 10
Its all okay ms graciouz193! you're very much welcome, I'll say amen to that, May God bless us all!
@atv818 (1980)
• United Arab Emirates
23 Aug 10
Hmmm ... Just a question: After coming out of your mother's womb, did you immediately run out of the hospital? Did you walk out? Did you even crawl? Of course not! Your mom has to carry you around for a few months until you can go on your hands and knees then started to crawl, then walk and eventually run. Same applies to our journey of life. What the saying "Dream big, work hard and start small" is that we should always take the initiative to start working towards our dreams even if we begin small. Most of the time, people who are already down in the dumps or does not have a good life, they tend to think that life will always stay the same or nothing significant will ever happen to them. The above-mentioned saying means that you should not give up even if you have less or start even with nothing to begin with. You must remember: What is HUGE today was once small!
• Philippines
25 Aug 10
i become a baby first, i'm just SMALL. . . don't know what is world means... :D nice example!!! GREAT!!! EVERYTHING in this world really starts in small as we as children of God... :) THANKS
@archon309 (404)
• Philippines
21 Aug 10
Success starts in your mind. Dream Big. See your self what you want to be in the future. Think and make plans then how to achieve that dream. Follow the plan. Work hard to achieve your dream. Start small. All the big names in business and in any other career started small. Owners of SM, National Bookstore started small. Manny Pacqiao did not start as a champion. The famous Michael Jordan did play as good as he did in his prime. Success starts in the mind, as Napoleon Hills says "Whatever the mind of can conceive and believe, it can achieve." Have a great day. :)
• Philippines
25 Aug 10
thanks for your reply... it helps me more, more than what should i think i will know... "Everything in the world starts in small then the bigger of it follows" :)
21 Aug 10
for me i rather start in a small than to put it all in a 1 big business, isn't it a little bit risky? That small business can be a big one someday so you dont need to start a big one.. unless your a "BILLIONAIRE ONE" hahahaha
• Philippines
21 Aug 10
you make me laugh :D lol anyway,you have a common sense that's why it's very common :)
@puccagirl (7294)
• Israel
22 Aug 10
Starting small is usually a great way to start, because it gives you the chance to see if people are interested in your business idea, before you have invested too much in it. I also think there is a philosophy behind it: every small step in the right direction helps, so even if we can't achieve our BIG dreams immediately, we should still try to get there by taking small steps. These are my interpretations anyway. Great saying by the way!