Episode 37: How to Follow-Through on your Dreams

<p class="p1">Welcome to episode 37.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> In this episode I want to talk about how to follow through your big dreams.</p> <p class="p1">Specifically, here’s what I’ll cover:</p> <p class="p1">1) Find an inspiration point:</p> <p class="p1">When you were a kid – what did you want to be when you grew up?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> I wanted to be a teacher however I ended up working in a bank.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> I’ll share how I eventually followed through to make this dream a reality even when it wasn’t in my job description.</p> <p class="p1">2) Start before you’re ready:</p> <p class="p1">Following your dreams and doing the stuff you most want is scary. You’re going out on a limb, doing something new and fear is right there ready to save you by moving you back into your comfort zone.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> So how do you do what you most want – even though you’re scared to death.</p> <p class="p2">This is what Steven Pressfield, author of <em>The War of Art</em>, has to say about self-doubt:</p> <p class="p2">“Self-doubt can be an ally. This is because it serves as an indicator of aspiration.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> It reflects love, love of something we dream of doing, and desire, desire to do it.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> If you find yourself asking yourself (or your friends), ‘Am I really a writer? Am I really an artist?’ chances are you are. The counterfeit innovator is wildly self-confident. The real one is scared to death.”</p> <p class="p2">How true is that?</p> <p class="p1">3) Student becomes the teacher:</p> <p class="p1">And finally, the one practice that has time and time again proved to me how to learn to become a master of your craft or expert in your field.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> I’ll share how teaching what you most want is the best way to learn it yourself.</p> <p class="p3">If you have a specific question or topic, you’d like me to tal