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Chapter 1 of Questions of Character. Illuminating the Heart of Leadershy Through Literature talks about how all dreams are not always good dreams. These dreams can give a sense of an altemate reality and cause the person dreaming to believe these false dieams more than reality. It is important for a person to know if a dream is actually truly for them because pursuing a false dream can lead to problems in the future. It is important to have self-awareness because it can prevent problems from happening. Am I dreaming with my eyes open? Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day ure dangerous men, for they may act their dream with eyes, to make it possible. Pg.17 Which dreams will you abandon? And he longs for a simple life, where he can get back to the good times with Biff, whach used to be so full of light, and comradeship, the sleigh riding in winter, and the ruddiness on his cheeks. Pg. 21 Are these really my dreams? They are commodify dreams, grabbed off the shelf of mass culture moit people would appreciafe the kanil Words and answer the question. Pg23 Dead or alive? Tredgedy suggests a second way of diatinguishung bealthy and unhealehy dreams. Unhealthy dreams are static and lifeless Pg25 Really listening? Cognitive neuroscience compares it to a computer operating systens, much of our minds operates sitengly powerfuly. and inaccessibly. Unconscious force's structure and drive much of what we percente, feel, think, and do Pe. 26 My dream or our dream? Dreams stifle ham and his famaly for another reason, one that is beat understood through another classo atory: Of Mice and Men is Johin Steinbeck's fumous portait of an extraordinary frendship between rwo men. One of them. Lennie, is hages. extremely strong, chuldhke, and mentally handicapped. The other, George, is small, wiy puek minded, and generous Grorge has berm taking care of Lennie for several yeans: Prectical takeaways for this chapter is that it is important to be seal with yourself at all times. Be able to differentiate benceen what a real and delusion. Know how to separate the real from fake. Another take array is that leader hase to be open to learmus knowledge a pours and there isnt one person that knowz eterything. Feader must be able to learn from themselyee and other in order ro grow and amprove: there is always womerhing to learn each and every day Leaders also have to be able to lisen. Listeaing is very imporrait because ay in leader it is important to bear pehers perspective on diftereair things. It will open the mind to biggrr and benter thangs What are 6 to 8 discussion quostions which address cone issues of the chapter? (Whith each discussion question, you should pravide an anower with page numbers cited) Discussion Questions Are we all driven by dreams? Accorming to Badaracco, (2006), "preat businesses, groat hideas, and great accomplishments usually originate in an individual's deepest aspiration. A compelling image of a better world and a best life for themselves impels them forwarid through abstacles and hardships and engages the aspirations and drearns of others (p. 11). Our dreams motivate us while we navigate through the world to find our place and attempt to make meaningful contributions to society. Can our dreams impact othern? If others are depending on us to lead, whether in an organization or in aur porsonal llves. they will be inpacted by the dechions we make. The impact can bo positive or negative. A leader's dreams can change the thes of those surrounding them. Badaracco (2005). "willy. his dreams dramatically changed their lives, as can the dreams and driving passions of the nien and wromen who lead organizations foday (p. 29) Willy should have eyaluated the health of his dream and recognized the impact it was having on those around him. What is the importance of listening to others? If our droams are healthy, we will recognize the importance of evolving and reshaping, if is inportant to be able to liste. to others that may have a positive contribution to our dreams and the ovolution of aur ideas What is the difference between healshy and unhealthy dreams? Unhealthy dreams are dead and therefore never change. As we progress in He. we should evolve our way of thinking and processing various situations in life. We can not ignore clear signs that we may need to conduct certain processes differently and retain the sare "dream." I a dream is healthy. If will contincously grow and evolve with the individual which means the dream may not be the same. It is important to understand when a dream must be discarded it is is no longer productive Is the American dream unachlevable? The problem is not that the American dream is unachievable, but that individualt may buy inte an unrealiatic and corrupt version of the drearn. According to Badaracco (2006) "the conventional wisdom about Death of a. Solesman is that Willy ambraced a corrupt version of the American dream that defines auccess as money, status, and celebrity ( p. 15 ). Willy was constimed by the wrong Arnerican. drearr and lived a lie trying to portray a certaln image to his son As time progressed, he refused to let his old itream die, listen to others, and evolve Nothing about his dreams changed or adjusted the realites surrounding him Does a dream need to bereasstic? If we use Willy as an example; the answer is yes Me observed a successful, very well-bined salesnan and held on to the image throughout his iff. But he lacked the ability to listen to others, evolve and rashape his dreams. From the oubide looking in. Willy only saw the positive. cushy lie the salesman was flving He did not take the ling to understand how Singlemain accomplished his gaals and what tools. were required to get there