In the movie Precious, , who played the character Precious, visualized herself on the red carpet, in the spotlight, and as a star. This weekend I saw Gabourey Sidibe literally on the red carpet at the Director’s Guild Awards.  And today, she is an Oscar nominee for best actress. During a Good Morning America interview Sidibe was asked if she ever imagined being on the red carpet and being nominated for an Oscar. Her reply -- “I never imagined such a thing, this is weird.”

This caused me think about red carpet moments. Are you visualizing your wildest red carpet moment? Something so wild that people may think you are crazy when you speak it. For years, I told people that I was going to appear on. They would laugh at me and tell me it was impossible. “You just keep dreaming, DeLores,” is what they told me.  Well who is laughing now? I made it happen for me.

How many opportunities do we miss simply because we did not ask for what we wanted?  Maya Angelou says in one of her famous quotes, “Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it.”

When I was on the red carpet with all those incredible actors and directors: Lee Daniels, James Cameron; Director of Avatar and Kathryn Bigelow; Director of The Footlocker, I wondered if they had red carpet dreams. I wondered if they asked for what they wanted.

What is your red carpet dream?