If you've felt stuck while chasing―or finding!―your dream, free yourself from your dream rut now and forever. If you were to draw a map leading to your dream, what might it look like? What paths have you abandoned, or perhaps overlooked? The paths to our dreams are rarely straightforward. From unexpected life challenges to mundane obligations, countless hurdles seem to get in the way . . . and we can't hop over them as easily as the sheep we used to count before sleeping. It's time to transform how we reinvigorate and rediscover our dreams―not through something that feels like ripping off a bandage or running a marathon, but through a process that feels more like tending to a relationship with consistent care, understanding, and appreciation. Drawing from her experience heading Columbia University's leadership development initiative, Dr. Yumiko Shimabukuro empowers readers to embrace a lifelong relationship with their dreams. With meditative prompts, poetic writing, and full-color illustrations by Jieyu Deng, this short, approachable read is for anyone who has experienced a growing distance from their dream and wants to free themselves from the loop of doubts, downs, and defeats. Dr. Yumi provides new insights into the different types of dream ruts and how to move beyond them, including: Estranged Dreams: losing satisfaction from a dream you once held close. Unfulfilled Dreams: feeling defeated and desperate, with doors of opportunity closing. Unknown Dreams: missing a mission in life, where your dream is to find your dream. Dream Rut is the perfect book for artists, gift book, burnout companion, or vocation book for a career change at any stage in life. With the creative courage of Big Magic and the uplifting brevity of Steal Like an Artist, this inspirational book reframes frustrations into a hopeful, forward-looking plan of action. This is your wake-up call to keep dreaming.