Contact: Dr. Paul W. Swets
Co-Author of Dreaming Big
901-489-3802
paul.swets@comcast.net
Dreaming Big Executive Summary
Dreaming Big (Authentic Publishing, 2007) helps readers define their ‘Life Dream’ and experience an entirely new level of natural energy.
Co-authored by Bobb Biehl and Paul Swets, Dreaming Big describes a Life Dream as a crystal clear vision of the difference the reader wants to make in the future—a future so compelling that it energizes for a lifetime.
Although the concept of dreaming about the future is popular today, not everyone has a big dream. They don’t know how to clear away the fog. Some are afraid to dream for fear their dreams will not come true. Others become content with mediocrity. Consequently, their work suffers. They go about their responsibilities without vision, without enthusiasm, and without an eagerness to solve problems.
Dreaming Big understands where readers are and helps them grow past the barriers that hold them back. It takes them on a 31 day personal growth journey. Each of the five weeks focuses on practical strategies that motivate positive change.
1. DISCOVERING YOUR DREAM
2. REFINING YOUR DREAM
3. LIVING YOUR DREAM
4. TEACHING YOUR TEAM TO DREAM
5. ENCOURAGING YOUR TEAM
Each chapter is interactive. Readers are encouraged to think deeply about their lives by answering profound questions and jotting down their thoughts. Heart Probes at the end of every chapter help the reader to look within, sort through any confusion, and gain clarity.
Biehl and Swets help the reader to excel, to live on the edge of their potential, to be the best person they can be. Helen Keller’s quote summarizes the theme of Dreaming Big: “On can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.”
Certainly Dreaming Big is not the first book to urge readers to soar. But instead of merely telling them to dream big, it shows them how.
The process of knowing what is most important to the reader and being absolutely clear about it may take some deep thinking. But the end result is a statement one can share in 30 seconds or less.
Dreaming Big has earned positive responses from business leaders.
Max DePree, former CEO of Herman Miller Corporation:
In our world today, society seriously needs a movement of dreamers. Biehl and Swets will surely help you find and implement your dream. I think this book is going to be very helpful to many, many people.
Rich DeVos, Co-Founder of Amway Corporation:
Knowing a little about ‘dreaming big,’ I have never seen such an organized approach to following your heart and your Life Dream. Dreaming Big can help lift individuals and organizations out of mediocrity.
C. Kemmons Wilson, Jr., Principal, Kemmons Wilson Companies:
My father had a big dream—Holiday Inns. He was able to see his dream come true of a worldwide chain of hotels serving the public. Your dreams are uniquely your own. This book will help you realize that you, too, were “made” for dreaming big.
Dan Cathy, President and CEO of Chick-Fil-A:
Dream a big dream! Now, grab a pen and paper and Bobb Biehl and Paul Swets will walk you through a life-altering process in their energizing and inspiring book, Dreaming Big—a must read for those ready to shift their “inner drive” into gear.
Bobb Biehl is an executive mentor, consultant, author and speaker. As founder and president of Masterplanning Group International, he has consulted with over 3,500 executives and invested thousands of hours with some of the finest leaders of our generation.
Paul Swets is an author, pastor, speaker, and business owner. His doctoral degree from the University of Michigan is in the field of rhetoric, the study of effective communication. Based on that research, his book, The Art of Talking So That People Will Listen, sold over 125,000 copies.
Contact: Dr. Paul W. Swets * 901-489-3802 * paul.swets@comcast.net