This is how BIG dreams get started!

On Sunday, my family and I were headed back from a BIG Dream Gathering event in Chicago.

As we made our way through Davenport, Iowa… we stopped for the ever important cup of coffee.

To our surprise… we were greeted by tables full of FREE cake!

And not just any cake.

It was some of the BEST cake I’d ever tasted!

The fun surprise was that there was a BIG dream behind all of it!

As it turns out… the cakes were made by Serenda (who I’m convinced was an angel with hidden wings!).

Serenda’s Story

Serenda’s story is that she’s baked for as long as she can remember.  She started with her mom when she was a child and she has used family recipes passed down from generation to generation.

Sadly, in 2005, her sweet mom passed away, but Serenda kept baking and she kept the family recipes and traditions alive.  As she did, she realized she had a BIG dream of getting her mom’s wonderfully ooey-gooey baked treats out to the world!

Serenda’s AWESOME Family

Enter her sister… Nancy Pearl Scott who lives in St. Paul.

Nancy challenged Serenda to do it.  To walk out her big dream.  She asked her a few questions.  Things like…

“Why not start small?”

“What if we just gave some cake away to see what would happen?”

“What if we just had some fun with it?”

So they did.

Believe it or not, a local Starbucks offered them a space to set up a few tables.

That’s right!

Heck, the Starbucks probably sacrificed some sales of their own treats to support a BIG dreamer like this.  (Now, I’m not sure if this is corporate policy.  And I realize it’s a bit of a slippery slope for Starbucks to start supporting EVERYONE’s big dream like this.  BUT I will say that I became wildly loyal to Starbucks because they helped with Serenda’s BIG dream that day!)

A SMALL BUT SIGNIFICANT STEP

Serenda was taking a small but significant step towards her BIG dream.

Her family was there in full force too!  Handing out the cake.  Letting people know how they could order the cake.  Asking for input and ideas.  Telling the story.

It was the picture of how BIG dreams get launched!

Serenda’s family came around her with enthusiastic… ALL IN… support for her BIG dream.

And guess what… it was WORKING!

People were sticking around.  They were tasting Serenda’s incredible offerings.  They were asking for menus and order forms.

I know that Mel and I were thinking about how we could order cakes from Serenda for our next party!  (And let me just say that it wasn’t just because it would help her big dream.  Nope.  The cakes were THAT good!  I literally was thinking about when I could make the 3 hour drive back over… just so I could have some of that lemon cake melt in my mouth again!!)

So… why not let Serenda know that you believe in her big dream by leaving a comment here.

Or better yet, why not call her at 563.650.7104 and order a cake… a pie… or something extra special that’s not even on her menu?

If you’re in the Davenport or Quad Cities area, why not help spread the word about Serenda and her “Sweet Pearls Desserts?”

You could play a part in launching her BIG dream… and enjoy some sweet sweet cake along the way!

What if we took a lesson from Nancy’s playbook?

Lastly, what if we all took a lesson from Serenda’s awesome sister Nancy?  What if we looked around at our family and/or friends today… to see if someone has a big dream percolating?  What if we went a step further and asked them about… and supported them in their big dream?

What if we helped to set up a way for them to experiment with their BIG dream?

What if?

What could that look like for you… today?

Let’s do it.

And let’s eat some cake along the way!!

Keep dreaming BIG,

Mitch