What is the Difference be tween Dreamer and Visionary?
Today I turn fifty-three years old, by the Grace of God. Why do I make this point? Well, My life has always been a hair-raising roller coaster ride. The large uphill battle on my ride has been money. No mater water profession, or company I have worked for, never made more money than just enough to squeak by. I own no property of any value,I have no
significant other or children.
The loop de loop, on my ride would be not being steadily employed. The longest employment I have had with a company is ten years. Shortest employment has been five months.
I am fifty-three years old and I am unemployed again and looking for work again.
So accord to most people I am a ghost.
Now let's look at some of the thrills in my life. At the age of Fifteen, I took one art class with Caroline Wyeth at N.C Wyeth's 1980
At The age of sixteen, I was doing ink and watercolor illustrations for rich and famous people while on the family vacation at the seclusive Island Captiva .1981-1984
Assigned presidential guard detail for President Bush Sr. for his visit to Ft Sam Houston, San Antonio Texas 1989
Participated Ft. Lewis Art show and won two awards.
1995 I was hired as tutor-er and behavioral manager of the son of an ambassador to the U.S. From the country Luxembourg.
I have met a lot of famous people, movie actor, rock stars, pro sports athletes.
What I have accomplished in my life.
Served in the U.S. Army Reserve as a Combat Engineering-1987
Served in U.S. National Army Guard of Pa. Mechanize infantry, TOW missile crewman. 1987-1989
Served U.S Army as Combat Medic: with 232 Field artillery in Giessen Germany 1989-1991 / With a clearing, company support the 1st Green Beret and the 23rd ranger battalion
Civilian work, I worked for two years for a sign company building and installing.
For fifteen years I have worked for vaporous electrical companies both old and new work, both residential and commercial.
Worked for two years in the telecommunication field, was an installer, for a company that installed services for large corporations.
I worked for ten years in the supply chain. for a major telecommunication company.
Now since I came across Christian Contemporary music I have always had a burning desire to use my God-given talent in the arts, to spread throughout the world the gospel of Christ. So we come to what is the difference between a dreamer and a visionary? Both people have the same dire, to make their dream become a reality. They both will plan and assassinate action, Now the defining moment that separates the two is how they respond to the roadblocks that will liberally be entrenched along the pathway to success.
Some of the obstacle ones will face:
Very few people will support your vision.
The Na Sayers will squawk in your ears until it bleeds and falls off.
It's a gamble with resources of time and money, that you do not have a plentiful supply of.
Companies you have hired to reach your goal do not provide
accurate services.
Losing Patients, because the project is not progressing as fast as one thinks it should.
Having a lack of faith.that you will regain the money you invested to accomplish the project.
So a dreamer will be turned away from pursuing the path to success when they start getting weighed down by painful obstacles.
Where the Visionary hungers down and endures the obstacles, stay committed to the competition of their project.
I had started my visionary journey Back when I was in Bible College, A designed and had printed my first track, which was entitled God Gift. I had one thousand printed, and I distributed them to my fellow college student to have them give them out during the Christmas break.1986-1987
While at Bible college I also did illustrations a professor, and an illustration for a new paper advertisement, that was for a piano concert put on by the college.
Shortly after my discharge from the military, I start a ministry called "God, You and the Bible. This was in the early days of the internet, I had a friend who knew how to program, so he was my right-hand man to create and maintain a page on the internet. During this time I also put a book of art and poetry together, which I had Kinko's print them for me, they had a spiral spine. I disturbed them at washing mattes
The web page went off the internet because my right-hand man was drinking too much. and I knew nothing about programming.
1997 I had a jacket embroidered with a logo design advertising my ministry " Creative Touch ministries. I also had a sweatshirt made with painting I have done printed on the front and a poem I wrote on the back with my poem number above it.
1998 I had an old Chevy S10 that I use to have outdoor stickers made of my art, and I put them on the cap I had on the back of the truck. Around this time I started a donation and lending program of the originals of my artwork. This was to colleges, and community centers.
In 2007 I was given a free computer, and I my place of employment provided discounted internet service. So I started using the internet to reach out with the gospel communicating it through the use of my art and poetry and writing apologetic articles on Christian concepts.
This is a major tool of my ministry to this day.
From gaining a following through the last fifteen years of posting on internet communities, my public suggested I publish this material in a book.
2016 After getting an inheritance, in just the nick of time to pay my credit card debt. I thought to my self, no matter how hard I try, no matter how much of my life is spent working, I can't stay out of debt.
So I had a publishing company call me and ask me if I was ready to put out a book, I had put it off for a couple of years, hoping I would get out of debt to take on the protect. Well, I prayed about it, asking God what is His will in the manner.
So I ask God to affirm His answer, giving me a sign by having Christian Faith Publishing company except for my manuscript. If the publishing of the book was not His will, then he would be closed the door of this opportunity, and I would not continue to pursue.
Well do to my age, poor health, I decided to take a leap of faith and used my line credit to pay four thousand dollars to have this book published.
Sine the book has been out on the market, there is sixteen bookseller on Amazon offering my book, there are three on Barns and Noble.
I have three bookstores that have made a commitment to carry my book
It is my goal to approach five books to store a week to carry my book,
I have personally sold 9 books on my own.
the conclusion of this article is that I hope that by sharing my story, you can tell the difference between a dreamer and a visionary.
If God is calling to a project that takes you to step out on the unseen bridge of faith don't allow the roadblock stop you. He will lead you to step by step along the path to success.
Written by Stephen J. Vattimo
7/30/2018
