3 Truths About Making Your DREAMS a REALITY | The Mel Robbins Podcast [ENCORE]

Order your copy of The Let Them Theory 👉 https://melrob.co/let-them-theory 👈 The #1 Best Selling Book of 2025 🔥 Discover how much power you truly have. It all begins with two simple words. Let Them. — This is a message for every new #graduate. Whether you’re #graduating from college or graduating from a chapter in your life, you need this message today. Your dreams matter, and what happens next is in your hands. You have a flame inside you that represents the way you were meant to show up in this world. Today I’m teaching you how to throw gasoline on that flame. No matter what you're going through in life, your #dreams are alive and well, and they are waiting for you to wake up and turn toward them. This may be the most important 50 minutes of your life. I’m going to show you: - The three ways you shut down your dreams - Why jealousy is actually a good thing - The one question to ask in the morning that will impact the entire rest of your day And if you don’t even remember what it’s like to dream, I’ve got you. This episode includes a free download of an incredibly powerful, science-backed tool that will help you start dreaming again. This is an encore episode with new and exciting insights from me at the top of the episode. You keep asking about how to make your dreams a reality, and it starts with one-science backed habit. Xo Mel In this episode, you'll learn: 00:00 Intro 03:44 Failure is never the end of your story, the commencement speech I just heard 09:15 Stop arguing against your dreams 11:40 Here’s what happens before every time I reinvent myself and my life. 12:48 My first dream job never left me and eventually led to this podcast. 14:15 Watch for this evidence of your dreams still being alive in your heart. 16:57 The first way you extinguish your dreams. 19:42 The second way you pour a cold bucket of water on your dreams. 21:04 The third way you shut down your dreams. 23:26 The science-backed habit that’s going to help you start dreaming again. 25:35 What is the Zeigarnik Effect and what does it have to do with your dreams? 29:51 Here’s where I gave Barbie some serious tough love because I believe in her. 33:39 The one powerful question you’re going to ask yourself every morning. 35:40 On this date, I finally gave myself permission to make my dream happen. 40:41 Try this exercise to shine a light on the way you limit what’s possible for you. 44:17 All that hard stuff in your life is for a reason. 49:26 Think you’re too old for your dreams? Then you need to hear this. 51:51 Curious about what happened to Barbara? Listen in. — Follow Mel: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melrobbins/ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@melrobbins Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melrobbins LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melrobbins Website: http://melrobbins.com​ — Sign up for Mel’s newsletter: https://melrob.co/sign-up-newsletter A note from Mel to you, twice a week, sharing simple, practical ways to build the life you want. — Subscribe to Mel’s channel here: https://www.youtube.com/melrobbins​?sub_confirmation=1 — Listen to The Mel Robbins Podcast 🎧 New episodes drop every Monday & Thursday! https://melrob.co/spotify https://melrob.co/applepodcasts https://melrob.co/amazonmusic — Looking for Mel’s books on Amazon? Find them here: The Let Them Theory: https://amzn.to/3IQ21Oe The Let Them Theory Audiobook: https://amzn.to/413SObp The High 5 Habit: https://amzn.to/3fMvfPQ The 5 Second Rule: https://amzn.to/4l54fah