Posted by ineta on Jun 30, 2010 in
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We get a brilliant idea; our faces light up; we think of end result; we get excited; and then we let it go. Or, we start on the idea, and then we never finish. Or, we consult with others, and let others to put us down.
Why is it we let it go so easily? Why we give up? Why we do not go all the way?
There might be five main reasons:
1. We think of others first (responsibilities);
2. We listen to critics, including ourselves;
3. We are afraid of consequences (good or bad);
4. We have too much on our plate;
5. We procrastinate.
Would it be great if we would go for that brilliant idea? Would it be great to finish what we started? Here are solutions:
I know, responsibilities come first when we think of others. Did we ever thought that we are important, too? We are important and worth everything. So, if we wish to work on the idea, we got to learn how to say “no” to people or situations that get in the way.
We share our idea with somebody. That person starts to criticize. Do we listen to them and stop, or we persist on our idea? Also, we can be the worst self-critics. Our minds can kill any idea with “what ifs”: what if it is a bad idea and it would be a waste of time? what if…, etc. In any case, we should ignore critics and fire our self-critic and go for an idea, no matter what.
Third obstacle is fear. We might be afraid of consequences. It also comes with “what ifs”. Think about this… Would we rather make an idea work, or would rather let it be in our mind and do nothing about it? I would say, better to try it, then later regret the chances we did not take. Then we see that somebody came up with the same idea, and we beat ourselves down why we did not do anything about it. The fear also might be of success. It’s unfamiliar territory. We are afraid of what we do not know. We are worth of every success. We got to think of the end result, how much we can contribute not only to ourselves, but to others. That will keep us going.
Next, we might have too much on a plate. We multi-task, but do not achieve anything. We think of all these things to do; we get overwhelmed and end up not finishing anything. At these situations, we got to look at one project at the time, one step at the time. Do most important things or even the hardest things first. Look at most difficult jobs as challenges and go for them.
The last is procrastination. We think we’ll do it tomorrow, but when tomorrow rolls in, we focus on different things and we entirely forget our project. We got to focus on our target NOW and back it with ACTIONS. Do it right now – no ifs about it.
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We usually make excuses to sabotage ourselves. We think we are too young or too old to do anything. When we are the kids, we can’t wait to grow up, so we would be allowed to do something we wish. We can’t wait for that freedom.
Yet, when we grow up we completely forget what we were after. We get overwhelmed by everyday responsibilities, and at times we even forget who we really are. We do everything to pay the bills, take care of partner, kids, parents. We bury our dreams deep and we do not even have time to look at them.
Time flies so fast. We get in older years, and now we regret of not taking chances. We make now excuse that we are too old. We wasted our time. What we do not realize is that age does not really matter. We can achieve anything we wish regardless. All we have to do is to act on our dreams. Dreaming alone does not do anything. We got to back it up with actions.
Here are some inspiring videos from Britain’s Got Talent that shows that anything is possible, no matter how young or old you are:
Six year old angel that moved the world with her singing
80 year old singing sensation
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Take time to think this question…
We’re usually so wrapped up in everyday worries, responsibilities, bills, other people, we’re hardly have time to think about ourselves. Days go so fast, even years fly by. We usually put our dreams on the back burner, in the farthest corner, stuff them in the draw and forget about them.
“We’ll get to them when we’ll have time.” However, that time never comes…
Think again, “How much you’re worth?” Are you worth your dreams? Does your dream seem so far to you? Do you feel overwhelmed, thinking how much you have to do to reach your dream? What if, you are going to take one little step forward right now? What that would take? Step by step, one chance at the time. As you usually schedule important tasks, schedule your dreams. Skip watching TV if you have to. You are worth everything what your heart wishes. Do not put off your dreams any longer.
1) Identify them,
2) Take first step – even a small one,
3) Be persistent to take next steps.
You’ll be surprised how one little action will cause a ripple effect of other actions.
Most importantly, share your dreams with others. Ignore the ones that criticize you. Take ones in who support you. You never know, somebody may knows somebody who knows somebody who may help you to achieve your dreams.
Take a first step now…
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