I’m a big fan of having a vision, setting intentions, writing down goals, making a plan, and all that good stuff. Give me a blank journal page and a black pen and watch me dream my little heart out!
However.
We can get so caught up in the planning and dreaming stage that we never cross over to executing all the good stuff we’re planning.
Raise your hand if you’ve got projects and ideas that sounded great on paper but never happened because you never got around to it. *raises hand slowly*
Been there, done that, got the broken dreams to prove it. We gotta move past the mental gymnastics and make some strides in real time, y’all.
Visioning and affirming are great, but it’s the raw sweat of sustained effort that births visions and dreams.
Did you get that?
Visioning and affirming are great, but it’s the raw sweat of sustained effort that births visions and dreams.
Where do you need to move on that gig you’ve been sitting on?
Maybe it’s a book you’re aching to write but you’re hesitant to get that raw and vulnerable.
Maybe it’s the foundation you’ve been tweaking on paper and waiting to get everything just right before you dive in.
Maybe it’s a job/promotion/collaboration you need to make the ask for.
Maybe it’s a personal project you’re stalling because you’re afraid of the unknown and what doing the work will ask of you (and give to you).
Unless you’re living a fully maximised life where all your visions and dreams are blooming into being simultaneously (please tell me your secret if so), there’s something you’re sitting on that needs your immediate attention.
You’ve written your plan. Crafted your manifesto. Customised bulletproof affirmations to make your positivity skyrocket. Sketched countless mind maps to get the perfect visual representation of your dreams.
Bravo, you have a starting point. Now what?
Work your vision, lovely.
Having an audacious dream is not enough—children want to be astronauts, but do you see NASA putting any kids in space? You have to prepare and grow into your dream or you’ll never be able to pull it off.
Crafting a bold vision is only the first step, not your final destination. Bridge the gap between where you are and where you want to be with solid, sustainable action. Keep at it until the ethereal becomes real. Your ideas will never become tangible if you don’t nurture them, so work it!
And just in case you think I have it all together while writing to you from lofty heights, we’re in this together. This is a call to action for you and me so we can live our dreams into being.
I have projects to roll out the door so I can grow, and the longer I wait, the more my enthusiasm wanes until I lose my spark. Taking too long kills my mojo and more dreams than I care to count.
I can’t be the only one dealing with this, so what’s the solution?
It’s not about jumping from one half-baked idea to the next, but fully developing what you’ve got on your plate.
Start with the basics: What do you need to begin? What’s the smallest thing you can do to move forward today? Do you need a team or support system? How can you get the help you need?
As soon as you identify your answers, work. your. vision. Your desires will not fall down from the sky with zero effort on your part—where’s the growth and triumph in that?
You have to till your soil, plant your seeds, tend them, be a good steward, then you can have the glorious garden of your visions and dreams as reality, not fantasy.
Don’t let your beautiful dreams go to waste.
Take the time to act on what you dream up so you’re not trapped in the frustration of having a tonne of great ideas and not being able to do anything with them.
Fulfilment and joy are on the other side of your determination and action; gird your loins and step your game up.
Where do you need to work your vision today?
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