Dream It Do It:
Inspiring Stories
of Dreams Come True
by Sharon Cook and Graciela Sholander

Trade paperback: $16.95, 238 pages, ISBN: 1–884587–30–5

1    Dream It

2    Dream CPR

The Elements of Dream CPR

Confidence: Trust yourself

Courage: Summon your strength

Commitment: Stay focused

Creativity: Imagine your reality

Purpose: Reach higher

Passion: Love what you do

Persistence: Keep trying

Resilience: Bounce back

Risk: Take a leap of faith

Responsibility: Choose wisely

Becoming a Dream Achiever

3    Confidence: Believe In Yourself

Harrison Ford: Acting on his own terms

Cale Kenney: Wild Woman on Skis

Nancy Archuleta: High School Dropout Soars to CEO

Build Your Confidence

4    Courage: Conquer Your Fears

Marigold Linton: Blazing New Trails

Lance Armstrong: A Tour de Force

Stephanie Ngo Pham: Stranger in a Strange Land

Courage to Move Forward With Your Dreams

5    Commitment: Devote Yourself

Barbara Vogel: Encouraging Students to STOP Slavery

Tiger Woods: Legend in his Time

Cynthia Hess: Career Psychic by Choice

Commit Yourself to Your Dream

6    Creativity: Create a New Reality

Bill Nye: Experimenting With Fun

Susan Titcomb and David MacKay: Recipe for Success

Phil Vischer: Higher Calling Leads to Big Idea

Creativity Breeds Dreams

7    Purpose: Find Your Reason to Dream

Beverley Berlin Mas: Turning Tragedy into Tenderness

Binh Nguyen Rybacki: Reaching Out to Forgotten Children

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter: Post-Presidential Peacemakers

Purpose is the Reason Behind Our Dreams

8    Passion: Get Fired Up

Gloria Estefan: Unstoppable Singing Sensation

Michael Clarke Duncan: Ditch-Digger No More

Eileen Collins: Where No Woman Had Gone Before

Carl Nicholas Karcher: From Hot Dog Stand to Fast Food Empire

Passion Fuels Your Dreams

9    Persistence: Try and Try Again

Barbara Walters: Breaking Broadcast Barriers

Edward A. Berger: Revolutionary AIDS Researcher

Janette Fennell: Safety Standards that Save Lives

Persistence in an Instant Gratification Society

10    Resilience: Rise Up With Hope

Richard Bloch: Sharing a Wealth of Hope
[We're very saddened to report that Mr. Bloch died on July 21, 2004 at the age of 78.
His inspirational work through the R.A. Bloch Cancer Foundation continues.]

Maya Angelou: Writing the Wrongs

Doug West: The Power of Calm

Susanne Blake: Finding Spiritual Sustenance

Learn Resilience to Recover from Blows

11    Risk: Take a Chance

Yo-Yo Ma: Exploring Artistic Frontiers

Connie Brady: Putting Children’s Needs First

George Fullerton: Developing a Newfangled Guitar

David Howard: High Stakes in High-Tech

Take a Risk to Grow Your Dreams

12    Responsibility: Choose Wisely

Doug and Wendy Ishii: Marriage of Art and Science

Christy Curtis: Following her Conscience

Mary O’Donnell: Paving a Women’s Road to Recovery

Dennis Weaver: Leading Man Fights for the Backdrops

Take Responsibility for Your Dreams

13    Nine Keys

14    Do It!

Breathe Life into Your Dream

Go For It!

Appendices

• Voices of Tomorrow
• To Learn More
• Photo Credits and Permissions
• About The Authors:

  Co–author and motivational speaker Sharon Cook’s previous book, Return to the Child of Light has empowered thousands of people to break free from addictions. Co–founder of a sober living home for recovering women, she conducts “Movement Meditation” classes designed to motivate people to live joyful, healthy lives. She has appeared frequently on television and radio in addition to speaking extensively at conferences, workshops, clinics, treatment centers, and hospitals. She lives in the Palm Springs, California, area.

  Co–author and freelance writer Graciela Sholander's 100+ feature articles have covered such diverse topics as self–esteem, coping with dyslexia, family camping, and Feng Shui. They have appeared in publications ranging from Women’s Circle and Family Magazine to New Mexico Magazine. A ghostwriter and copywriter, she also writes for several web sites including KidsHealth.org and experienceonline.com. Before becoming a writer, Graciela was an electrical engineer. She lives in Fort Collins, Colorado, with her husband Kevin and their two children.