Go for Your Big, Scary Dreams
Go for Your Big, Scary Dreams
By Dr. Alan Goldberg, Competitivedge.com, October 2014
BIG DREAMS ALWAYS HAVE VERY HUMBLE BEGINNINGS
What does that really mean?
When a BIG dream first shows up on your doorstep, knocking and begging to be “let in,” your rational, thinking brain says, “Don’t be so silly and unrealistic! There’s no way that you could ever accomplish that! You’re not big, talented, strong or fast enough to ever do that! It’s way out of your league!”
This kind of big, far off, scary goal, stretches your belief system to the breaking point! It makes you entertain the words, “IMPOSSIBLE!” and “NEVER!” The hugeness of this type of dream leaves you feeling embarrassed by its boldness, and you think, “There’s no way I could EVER do that!” Oftentimes you’re so embarrassed by the dream that you don’t even want to say it out loud, let alone share it with another human being for fear of being laughed out of the room!
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What does that really mean?
When a BIG dream first shows up on your doorstep, knocking and begging to be “let in,” your rational, thinking brain says, “Don’t be so silly and unrealistic! There’s no way that you could ever accomplish that! You’re not big, talented, strong or fast enough to ever do that! It’s way out of your league!”
This kind of big, far off, scary goal, stretches your belief system to the breaking point! It makes you entertain the words, “IMPOSSIBLE!” and “NEVER!” The hugeness of this type of dream leaves you feeling embarrassed by its boldness, and you think, “There’s no way I could EVER do that!” Oftentimes you’re so embarrassed by the dream that you don’t even want to say it out loud, let alone share it with another human being for fear of being laughed out of the room!
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