Live Your Dreams
Are you living your dreams?
If the answer is no, then I ask “why not?” Life is short, and you never know when it will come to an end. Do you really want to have more woulda-coulda-shoulda’s at the end of your life then you have accomplishments?
Do you really want to say that you lived a life of unfulfilled dreams? But “hold it!” you say. “I’m waiting for the perfect time” or “I’m waiting for perfect circumstances”. You know the truth: all this waiting is an excuse not to go out and try.
Or, maybe it’s not that you are “waiting” per se, but rather that you are afraid.So, what are you afraid of? Are you afraid of making a mistake, or of making a wrong choice, or that you may not be good enough? And what if the people around you laugh at your dreams, or don’t support you? And what happens if you do end up living your dreams? Are you afraid that once you get there that you’ll have to live them? Meaning that what you’ve been talking about for so long will now come to fruition and you might not have what it takes to actually live inside the dream?
Fear is the number one reason that people do not live their dreams. Fear holds us all back, sometimes paralyzing us, preventing us from moving forward.
When you look back at your life, what do you want it to be about? Do you want to say, “I could have” or “I did”? The choice is yours, you actually get to decide.
So how do you get past your fears so you can live your dreams? Follow These Easy Steps:
1. Acknowledge That You Have Dreams: I meet so many people who say that they don’t have dreams or they can’t remember what they are. they have given up on them. But you know what? You know what your dreams are, you really do. You’ve just pushed them down so deep that it might take some time to bring them to the surface again. Let them out, you are worth it.
2. Write Down Your Dreams: How can you live your dreams if you can’t see what they are? Write them down. Don’t judge your dreams or wonder “how?” Get out a pen and paper and just do it! It is actually quite theraputic to write your dreams – once you get started you’ll see what I mean. Write to your hearts content!
3. Break Your Dreams Into Small Steps: it is said that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step – so too with everything else in life all you have to do is take the first step. It doesn’t have to be large one. It just has to get you moving. Small steps will get you to your dreams. Until, one day, you realize that you are there.
4. Face The Barriers That Are Keeping You From Living Your Dreams: What’s keeping you from living your dreams? Not enough money or time? Too many responsibilities? Look for ways to overcome them. There will always be reasons not to work towards your dreams. It’s up to you if you want to give into these reasons or not.
5. Find People Who Will Support You: They should be people who love you and will cheer you on as you move toward your dreams. Tell them how much you love and appreciate them. You do not want to live your dreams by yourself. 6. Pat Yourself On The Back For Your Successes (Even if They Are Small): You deserve it! The fun part of living your dreams isn’t just the ending – enjoy the journey as well.
7. Recognize That Fear Will Not Go Away: There are times when you will wonder if you have what it takes to fulfill your dreams or if you deserve to live them. Fear is a normal part of human nature, so get used to it. If you just accept that fear is a natural part of the process then you don’t have to spend time worrying about it when it happens – you’ll know just what to do. The only way past fear is through it and not around it. You can do it!
My greatest advice to you is to feel the fear and live your dreams inspite of it! There are no guarantees, but the rewards are plentiful if you believe in yourself and keep on moving forward. No one is going to live your dreams for you. It’s up to you to create your own life. Why not have that life filled with dreams.
