John Maxwell said it best when he wrote, “Dreams are free but the journey is not.” Costs can be financial, but there are many other costs. There are physical costs, emotional costs, and the cost of our time.
Every action we take is a trade off in how we spend our time. When you pursue your dream there are other activities you will have to give up. Pursuing your dream is not easy. That is why most never achieve their dream.
Many people have not even started pursuing their dream. Some are waiting. Here are three things to consider in preparing for your journey in pursuit of your dream.
1. Prepare yourself for criticism. Your dream is something you have not yet achieved. Pursuing it will take you away from your familiar surroundings. Some of the people closest to you will criticize your dream. Be mentally prepared for it. Your desire to achieve must be greater than your fear of criticism.
2. Get past your fears. If you did not possess fear about the journey required to achieve your dream, you would have already achieved it. The journey is difficult because you will be forced to learn along the way. You will encounter failure, and detours. Only your persistence and your ability to overcome fear will allow you to continue. Your desire to achieve must be greater than your fear of failure.
3. Get to work. You will not achieve your dream by waiting for it to happen. You must take action. Your dream requires investment. It will need your time, your effort, your money, and your resources. Your desire to achieve must be greater than your satisfaction with your current status.
If you find yourself waiting to start on your dream. then there is no better day to take the first step than today. The cost of not starting may be higher than waiting.