Driving Past Fear to Explore Passion

Pursuing your passion can be scary. In addition, no doubt the dream killers are waiting to shoot your dreams down. Some factors that stops most people from chasing their dreams and working towards their goals is fear. Fear of the unknown keeps people locked into a situation that can be depressing. Could fear leave you dissatisfied with poor health, low income and ultimately with 10 to 20 years of wondering what could have been? Who wants that, it sounds stressful.

If fear is the reason why you cannot pursue your dreams, put fear in the spotlight by writing down your fears. Before you can stop fear, there will be potholes, detours, and traffic jams to avoid. The question becomes how can you work around life's obstacles? The answer is to reach out to those who are in the position you want to be in, like a mentor or business owner who has already built the road you want to drive on.

Get in the driver's seat and take action. Put your seat belt on and move forward. The closer you get to your obstacles they usually do not appear to be as bad as you thought. Set simple goals and take a systematic approach. Utilize SMART goals to build a baseline.

As you drive through the highway of life, praise yourself. Think about your accomplishments whether simple or complex. Feed off your own past to help you navigate with or without a GPS device. Honk the horn at your resources such as the internet, organizations that center on what you want to do, and find a coach. Champion your dreams and interact with positive people.

While working your plan it is important to build a transition period where you will begin your dream while continuing to work your day job. When you feel you are ready, you can make that drive to your part time job (dream job). Grow and learn at your own pace. As your passion grows, so could the highways you take as you move into a comfort zone?

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Mr. MakingUsmile