Follow Your Dreams ⭐️
S T O R Y
Everywhere you go, you'll encounter messages about the importance of dreaming big and living life to the full.
L'Oreal tell us we're worth it.
Nike tells us to just do it.
Red Bull tells us we can have wings.
Gymshark tell us to elevate our everyday.
Apple tells us to think different.
Burger King tell us we can have it our way.
Adidas tells us impossible is nothing.
Add to that, we tell our children they can become anything they want to. (I don't think this is totally true by the way but that's another blog.) Celebrities, social media influencers, inspire us to dream of the life we want and then go out and make it happen.
Specifically, you're told to follow these dreams of yours, whatever they may be. Following implies pursuit. It suggests you adjust your course of action to get closer to making your dreams come true.
L E A R N I N G
But is that really what people want you to do? Not quite. Often, they want you to follow any dreams that don't make their life difficult. Dreams that fit nicely with their expectations of you, thank you very much.
Societally accepted dreams that don't cause anyone any discomfort or disappointment.
Follow the dreams we approve of. Submit your dreams for approval before any following can commence. Dream big, if you have to, but keep those dreams to yourself.
You could also think of it as: "Follow your boring, non-threatening dreams." Not only will no one ever complain about them, they often make other people happy."
Now of course, this dynamic creates a problem for you. Do you downsize your dreams to make other people feel better? Or do you choose to follow your dreams - the real ones with the understanding that this choice might make some people uncomfortable?
Perhaps it's helpful to take a longer-term view.
What is the cost of NOT following your dreams? When you begin to think in those terms - weighing not only the benefits of taking it easy, but also the costs- it might get easier to make this difficult choice.
A C T I O N
Take a moment to re-evaluate your dreams. Are they yours? or someone else's?
If you know you've minimised your dreams, lost your dreams, or have no dreams to speak of, then The Purpose Pursuit is for you.
We get to know ourselves, get honest about our strengths and shortcoming and then we get serious about our future.
What have you got to lose?
Yours,
Hannah x