Never Had A Dream Come True? You’re Not Alone!

A recent study has revealed that one in two Brits have failed to make their dreams a reality.

In fact, each day it is predicted that we spend on average 37 minutes daydreaming about what could have been had we achieved our dreams. And, furthermore, we spend over £7,000 chasing our dreams – and not achieving them.

This almost depressingly revealing research was conducted on a sample of 5,000 British people by Huawei and has brought some pretty sad truths to light; as a nation, our dreams just don’t seem to come true!

Among some of the most popular dreams that Brits had regretfully failed to achieve includes; travelling the world, starting up a business, writing a book, moving abroad, owning a home and a car, and also undertaking an extreme challenge such as climbing a mountain or bungee jumping.

Common excuses for not pursuing these dreams was lack of confidence (36%) and lack of cash flow (75%).

Over three quarters of those questioned revealed that they would be happy just to improve their health and fitness, if nothing else. But, unfortunately, it seems that most of us seem to lack the right attitude to achieve these things, and also tend to feel that we have too many other commitments to focus on ourselves.

Unsurprisingly, the research also found that most people are unsatisfied with their job, in fact, 15% went as far as saying that they hate their job and almost half of those surveyed claimed that they would leave their job tomorrow if they had financially stability.

So what about Viva readers? Well, some of you have quite common unfulfilled dreams. Rachel, a 52 year-old Learning Support Assistant, had dreams of seeing the world and having a well-paid job, but her lack of self-belief held her back in achieving those dreams. She said: “I wasn’t clever enough, and nerves stopped a lot of my dreams.”

Charity Worker Jane, 49, said that she had wanted to be a vet but didn’t feel clever enough and didn’t ever feel she was given the options at school. Similarly, 48 year-old Debs said: “My dream was to go to uni and get an art degree and have a career but I had zero support from my parents.”

Other dreams included wanting to find true love, as many of us do. Trudi, a 36 year-old Early Years Worker, said that she dreams having a husband and someone to share her life with. A 32 year-old teacher, Sarah, said that she dreams of living close to the sea, but due to financial constraints and family commitments, hasn’t been able to.

Like 17% of those surveyed, Social Worker Sue, 55, said: “I wanted to be a writer but I never have time to do a course and I’m frightened that I haven’t got talent.” Furthermore, like many Brits according to the research, Recruitment Manager, Paula, 45, said that she would have loved to travel around the Greek Islands.

Lastly, a little less common and more obscure, Lindsay, a 51 year-old Headteacher, claimed that she dreams of dancing the waltz in a lemon ball gown at Vienna Ball, but hasn’t had the financial ability to do so just yet…

It seems clear that whatever dreams people have, the reasons for it not coming true are all quite similar across the board; whether it be a lack of confidence or not enough money,

Does all of this sound frighteningly familiar to you? Are you sitting on a great business idea or daydreaming of living abroad? Do you wish that you had the time to write a book or the financial ability to get on the property ladder?

If so, now is the time to realise these dreams and set upon making them reality, so that in a year, when 2018 is coming to a close, you can look back on the year with no regrets.