Q Up Your Dreams: Quotes to Get you Daring and Dreaming

At four months prior to the launch of Dare, Dream, Do, Rusty Shelton, one of the publicists associated with Bibliomotion, said, "Whitney, you need to come up with a campaign, like Tony Schwartz' brilliant Take Back Your Lunch."  Sure thing, I thought.  I routinely scatter marketing ideas like dandelions to the wind. 

But then nothing.  For weeks. Nothing. 

In the interim, I'd become enamored with Pinterest, thanks to Emily Snyder's fantastic cubicle decor.  But still nothing.  Until I began to rely on and collaborate with people like Becky Robinson.  As she and I were brainstorming one morning, the idea came.

I love quotes.  I continually retweet and repin them. They inspire me.  In Dare, Dream, Do, one of my favorite chapters includes quotes that encapsulate my beliefs, a chapter which never would have been written w/o contributor/editor Melissa Stanton's urging. Why not compile my favorite quotes related to dreaming, ask Aarean Jergensen to graphically render them, and upload them to Pinterest?

Becky then said, why not also create an ebook, one with quality images that can be downloaded, printed, and framed so that we have visual reminders of daring and dreaming?

Now that the book is complete, I'm squealing with delight and I want my friends to be the first to have it.  Leave a comment below, and I'll e-mail you a copy. 

All of this wouldn't be happening without your well-timed words of encouragement, your tremendously rich commentary, and the stories of your dreams; you are like strawberries, sunshine and sweetness, and I am deeply grateful.

If you find yourself wanting to help share this message, something that would be extra helpful is to use this link and send it to your friends encouraging them to Dare, Dream, Do via Facebook.  Your friends will be eligible to win one of several prizes, including an autographed copy of the book, as well as participating in my very first Dare, Dream, Do (U)niversity correspondence course, during which a handful of us will work through (via phone and e-mail) my 3-part model for achieving your dreams.

Said Ralph Waldo Emerson, "“Rings and jewels are not gifts, but apologies for gifts. The only true gift is a portion of thyself.”

Thank you for everything.

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P.S.

Didn't Aarean Jersgensen do a fantastic job on the quotes?

What is your favorite quote on the Pinterest page?

Any "dream" quotes you'd like to see graphically rendered? 

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P.P.S.  Here's one more blurb.

Whitney Johnson has written a book that will inspire you to write your own story and invent your own dreams and in Dare-Dream-Do, Whitney provides a roadmap to help give your dreams life.  As a big believer in the power of dreaming, I recommend this book to help you take your dreams from possibility to a reality you never knew existed. -- Maxine Clark, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Bear, Build-A-Bear Workshop

Comments

[Ellen]

Looking forward to receiving this. I love your dream quotes and review them often. Thanks for following your dream. You inspire others to do likewise.

[Jenny]

thank you for sharing this portion of yourself with US! Your new business card is really chic. Aarean Jersgensen is very talented.

[Dennis]

Whitney, thanks for daring to dream - evident in your achievements. The quotes are very inspiring and I would like a copy of the ebook.

[SY]

I would love a copy of this book.

[Alyson Jenkins]

I am so very glad that more people get to see the exquisite disruption that your life has brought to the world. Thank you.

[Py]

So good to see your dreams come true. Hope to see and read many more of them. Thx in advance for the e-copy!

[Chrysula]

So genius!

[Simone Castillo]

Thanks for the continuous inspiration, definitely interested in receiving a copy of this book.

[Laurie]

Whitney ~ I enjoy reading all that you write, and look forward to Dare-Dream-Do in the very near future. Thank you for sending me a copy of your ebook of quotes.

[Teresa]

Sounds wonderful! If you're only considering words, my favorite Pinterest quote thus far has been "God calls you to the place where your deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet." But if you consider words AND design, I LOVE "The choices we make are irrefutable evidence of what we value." Way to go, Whitney.

[Jennifer Sertl]

Whitney, Thrilled to hear your voice amplifiy confidence & bravery for all of us. Even eagles need the winds help to fly farther.
Love & light,
Jennifer

[Maryanne]

What a generous offer. I'd love a copy, and am looking forward to your book!

[Britt Johansson]

I was inspired by your famous HBR article last year and here you are inspiring me once again, just when I need it. I can't wait to see an e-copy, put it to good use, and to share it with others. Congrats on all of your successes post-Wall Street.

[Anne Deeter Gallaher]

Love this whole inspiring idea Whitney! Can't wait to see all the quotes!

[diane sampson]

Thank you for the gift of powerful, motivating quotes compiled and shared. I regularly see quotes I like--that I promptly lose and can't recapture. (Maybe this is a metaphor for what happens to my dreams!) I think this will be the start of a new collection.

Here is the quote that does find its way back and taped to my cubicle, refrigerator, and wall:

“Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and like books that are now written in a very foreign tongue. ... Live the questions now. Perhaps you will then gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answer.”
― Rainer Maria Rilke

[Maria]

So excited for these quotes!

[Josephine Abisia]

You are a huge dose of sunshine Whitney! The winning quote for us…The world needs dreamers and the world need doers. But above all, the world needs dreams who do! Excellent post Whitney, plus amazing team work all! Please stop don’t being awesome Whitney!

[Lisle]

Whitney,
I love the concept of the quote book! And it is so perfect for you--Brilliant! Looking forward to the book.

[Kim]

I would love a copy of your book. I am working on figuring out what I want to be when I grow up this time. I'm trying to lean into my fears and dream big -- so thanks for all your inspiration!

[Dana]

Catching up this morning on my D to D. Am I too late to get a copy? I would love to see the word "Believe" graphically rendered...it is my favorite word. And I would love to get a few of these in poster form for my office. I really want "Disrupt Yourself" ...and a few others. Have you thought about producing them and selling on easy? I'd buy a few. They are so beautiful.