A story about going after a big dream!
For today’s featured big dream… we wanted to offer you a story… and some fuel for going after your own BIG Dreams.
This is a story of someone who is on his own big dream journey.
His story might be similar to yours.
A few years ago, Derek Kreifels was in a “nice job” but at the same time… he felt like it just wasn’t what he was created to do.
Not only that… but he was in a place where he was about to give up on ever going after his bigger dreams and goals. Frankly he’d tried… but his dreams had been beaten up… and his options seemed to be drying up.
Sound familiar? Can you identify?
Well… a “chance” meeting in a hallway functioned as a catalyst for him to start to think about his big dreams again.
Then… a conversation with his wife… sparked his dreams even more.
Well… I don’t want to give away too much of the story. I want you to hear it straight from Derek himself…
Click here to listen to the BIG Dream Gathering Podcast with Mitch Matthews and Derek Kriefels
By the way… for those of you who just need to know that this story has a happy ending… I’ll let you know that Derek Kriefels is walking out his big dreams… and he was recently appointed the Assistant State Treasurer for the State of Kansas!

Derek Kreifels - Assistant Treasurer for the State of Kansas - Interviewed for the BIG Dream Gathering
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Excellent idea. Thank you for helping to bring this to Topeka. I look forward to seeing other’s dreams and sharing my own BIG Dream which is to base a national level IT Apprenticeship Program and educational corridor right here in Topeka.