As you get older, society’s standards are unconsciously drilled into you. Get a job. Pursue the promotion. Buy a home. Have 2.5 children. Have a white picket fence with a dog.
There’s nothing wrong with this, if it’s truly what you want to do. That’s a dream come true for some people. Everybody isn’t meant to be entrepreneurs and game changers. We’re all different. For those of you who don’t like or want to live this ‘standard’, I encourage you in another way:
Dream it out.
Whatever you want to do, even if it seems impossible (you can find a way), do it. If you KNOW what it is that you want to do, do it. Go for it. Make up your dream plan and work it everyday. Challenges will arise, but nothing can stop you from making your dream a reality, you dream chaser!
Dream it out.
Understand that everyone doesn’t know their reason for living or what they want to do in life. It may hit you at age 5 or 55. If you know deep down inside what you’re supposed to be doing and it makes you ecstatic whenever you think about it, by all means, do it.
Dream it out.
Some of us are scared because this isn’t what your parents wanted you to do, or you may upset the people at your church. Whatever. It’s your life and you only have ONE. Do not waste time, helping someone else’s dream along. Help yourself to your own dream!
Dream it out.
This doesn’t mean to never work for anyone else or another company. You have to be responsible and take care of things. You can walk and chew gum at the same time. Go to work and work on your dream, at the same time. There are 24 hours in a day. One day, you’ll be able to quit your job and do your dream, full-time.
Dream it out.
Some people are waiting on permission to go after their dream. There – there it is. I have officially given you permission to live out your dream. Go ahead, dream it out. If you don’t, it will be one of the biggest regrets of your life. There are too many people who are unhappy, because they did what they were ‘supposed’ to do. Living a life that was planned for you by someone else is no way to live.
Dream it out.
Use your resources. The internet can be a powerful tool. Take advantage of it. You can travel with your family and not have to stay in one place. Your kids can get a global education. You’re not just stuck where you are anymore – you have the ability to move about the world. Make it happen. Pursue it. Chase it. Hunt it. Absorb it. Devour it. Inhale it. Ingest it. Accept it. Work it. Enjoy it. Just go out and do it!
Dream it out!