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New Chamber Initiative

•February 3, 2016•

By Mike Brothers

One Town, One Million Dreams initiative for Sullivan was presented to 120 Sullivan Chamber and Economic Development luncheon guests, January 29.

Executive Director Stepheny McMahon addressed the crowd in the First United Methodist Church banquet hall, explaining SCED’s new initiative. “We hope to inspire each of you to brainstorm what dreams you have…”McMahon challenged the group. “By sharing our dreams, we hope to nurture many to fruition in 2016.”

Featured speaker Tiffany Macke, U of I Extension Education in Community and Economic Development, began to demonstrate the value of dreaming.

“When I attended my first Living the Dream conference, I was challenged to come up with 100 dreams,” Macke began, noting it took her three years to complete the list.

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“I had forgotten how to dream,” she continued, showing that the ability to dream can eventually lead to attainable goals.

Macke presented the chamber audience with a simple question: “What is the happiest you have been?”

Happy is different for everyone, but the capacity for happiness is universal, she pointed out.

The Living Dream List has two distinct challenges for silly or fun ideas and  for spectacular or serious ideas.

“The reason for both is that we need to be balanced in the dreams we hope to achieve,” Macke said.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.