Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.

—Goethe, eighteenth century German author

Make things happen—that’s what women do. You are unstoppable when you are doing for others, helping them achieve their dreams. But what about your newly discovered or re-discovered dreams? You’ve embraced the necessity of dreaming, you even know what your dream is, but you’re daunted by the start. First off, throw out your conventional planning, because dreaming is discovery-driven. Where you end up won’t be where you began, but you’ll never get there if you don’t begin. Next, assemble a dare to dream team—a group of mentors and experts, cheerleaders and fellow dreamers who understand what you’re trying to do and will help get your dream off the ground. Consider the women in the pages of this book as a part of that team. Then embrace your constraints. You are likely already quite adept at making do with what you have. Just as your dreams may be right in front of you, many of the resources you need are often on hand as well. Go ahead and date dreams, lots of them—you don’t need to commit to every dream you date. And finally, be bold, be daring. As you fully become the hero of your story, possibilities will unfold, you’ll glimpse your own magnificence, and remarkable things will begin to happen.