Pursue a dream

Meaning

To try hard over a long period to achieve something you really want.

After ten years in banking, he quit to pursue his dream of opening a bakery.

'Follow your dream' and 'chase a dream' (informal) are close alternatives. 'Pursue' is more formal and common in writing.

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set a goalto decide on something specific that you want to achieve
reach a goalto succeed in achieving something you have been aiming for
make up your mindto decide something after thinking about the choices
change your mindto form a new decision or opinion that is different from your earlier one
stick to a planto continue following a plan without changing it