Can you remember a time in your life when you thought anything was possible? When you were inspired by a dream you believed could actually happen and in some way make this world a better place for all of us?
I believe many people have a dream like that at one time or another. The sad thing is it is usually quickly snuffed out by “reality”. By the pressures of life, health, work, paying the bills, you name it. By people telling us to forget it; it will never work. By pointless rules and systems dictating what we can and can’t do.
Well, I’m ready to stand up and say “enough already!” Why is dreaming the impossible really so bad? What would happen if those dreams could actually become reality instead of getting stuffed away in the back closet to whither away and die? What if every person who could see a vision for how this world could be a better place—even in some small way—was championed to take action on their vision?
You see, I believe this really is possible. These big, outrageous, unreasonable ideas have the power to change the world. When we fight for these dreams to see the light of day, together, we will change things!
It’s not easy to take a stand for idealism. I was born an incurable optimist in a pessimistic family. I’ve continuously taken the path less traveled and, by all standards of reality, shouldn’t be where I am today. I’d probably either be chained to the keyboard in a tiny cubical working for retirement or waiting tables in a dingy diner… depending on whose version of “reasonable reality” I’d followed. So believe me when I say I know a thing or two about having dreams shut down and fighting to keep them alive.
I’m beginning to realize this isn’t a new theme for me in my coaching business either. While I labored under the delusion for years that I loved business for business’ sake, it’s only recently I realized that I love it because entrepreneurs by nature are dreamers. And entrepreneurship is an environment where we are freer to bring our dreams to life… outside of the systems and rules and judgments of people who just don’t get it. Thus why I enjoy coaching entrepreneurs to turn their dreams into a successful business.
So I’m “outing” myself here. This is something I am very passionate about (pretty obvious, right?). I want to live my life outrageously unreasonable. I want to dream unrealistic dreams of how this world could be. And I want to take up the cause and champion the spark of idealism in people to bring their dreams to life in the real world. Together, we really can change the world. I believe…
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