Dream Big with Bob GoffChikamu

You probably have some trustworthy answers to life’s three big questions: Who are you? Where are you? What do you want? You’re in the right seat now. What are you going to do about what you’ve discovered? 

Hopefully you’ve gotten more engaged in the world around you and the possibilities within you. You’ve identified some people to travel with on this journey and have done a personal inventory of the capabilities you have and the fears that have held you back. You’ve given specific expressions to your ambitions, created a punch list of actions to take, made a couple of leaps to give you momentum, and cleared some space in your life to make way for new attempts. You’ve probably even done a few things to get started. If you’ve had a couple of setbacks, that’s good.

There’s something safe and comforting about the planning process, isn’t there? This happens to our ambitions all the time. The last step in this process is to stop all the planning already. Book the flight. Buy the ring. Host the first meeting in your living room. Whatever it is, stop hovering 10 feet above your dream. You’re going to need to pitch forward a little bit more and get your wheels on the ground.

As you do this, don’t aim for perfection; look for proof that your ambition is taking shape in the world. Don’t think it will all go smoothly. Be ready for the jolt when you touch down. Block out all the reasons this could go wrong or why you shouldn’t try. Your ambition is worth it. All of it. It is worth everything you can throw at it. It’s worth every sacrifice you’ll make to turn your idea to reality.

Somewhere out there, someone is praying that you’ll put down your pen and spring into action. Stop talking about what you want to do some day. Get started. Don’t wait for the right day, a full moon, or a fairy to land on your nose. Make up an eighth day of the week if you need to. Call it “Startday.”