Fulfill Your Dreams One Idea at a Time
This evening, I had it planned to write and gather content for the Convivial book I’m working on, but instead something else happened.
I called a dear friend and chatted the night away.
Sounds counterproductive, but it turned out to be an inspiring call that gave me the push I needed to act on some other ideas that have been sitting stagnant in my iPhone notes, waiting for me to give them my attention.
I got off the call ready to push forward, to get moving, to do something BIG.
If that’s the end result, I have to say that was (a procrastinating writer’s) time well spent!
The ideas discussed relate to creating Convivial merchandise that I want to sell on the site. Yes, here! Right on that side bar to your right—–>
Without divulging all the details of what’s in the works, all I’ll say for now is this…
You can look forward to some wearable and hangable affirmations straight from this convivial imagination of mine.
I haven’t given this idea the attention it needs, because it’s a whole business unto itself and I have somehow convinced myself that the timing or the order is not right yet. Plus let’s remember, I’m the HMIC (ahem, Head Mama In Charge) of two growing warriors aged 2 and 4. You know my little dictators take first place in anything I do.
My delay in taking certain ideas from digital notepad to actual, tangible product is proof that I am guilty of playing small and thinking that I have to “wait” for the “right time” when the time is right now.
When have you held back from following through on a doable, actionable idea because your fear of the unknown or lack of the know how set in?
Come on now, don’t let me be the only culpable culprit in this matter.
There’s another factor that can plague and delay your efforts: Over thinking the situation.
Helloooo, I’m hanging my head and raising my hand over here.
Yes, I am known to over think situations, but according to Tom Rath’s StrengthFinder 2.0 (an assessment I recently took and found to be mahvelous insight, dahling), this is part of who I am, my nature, so I can’t really help it. I am deliberative in my approaches. Call it a strength, and depending on the situation, consider it a flaw.
How many times have you avoided getting started or following through on something, because in your mind, things needed to be jussst right, perfected, positioned better, yet…you still had nothing to show for? Ugh. That sucks and I know your pain. Can someone get me a drink over here?
Here are 4 Tips to push through any sensation of holding back:
1. Talk it out like SO (<–Clickety Click for a DEMO)
2. Write it out like I do or… as Jo March once did.
3. Walk it out.
Forgot how? Noooo problem, HERE’S A VIDEO TUTORIAL.
4. Partner up with someone to discuss your ideas and plan it out.
Without another brain to bounce ideas off of, you may be causing yourself a creative blindspot.
Luckily tonight, I caught an unexpected curve ball with the loving insight shared by a friend.
I should’ve opened up a long time ago, but I’ve been protecting my ideas, cradling them, hoping for THAT ONE PERFECT DAY (and mood) to get started, but I realize I’ve been holding out on myself. And you. Not cool. Not cool.
Ahh…the woes of every creative out there. Fist bump me here if you feel me.
Know what happens when you’ve got a great idea in the palm of your hand and you want to protect it, keep it all to yourself?
You close up, perhaps make a fist and potentially crush it …in the non-Gary Vaynerchuk kinda way.
And how do you think the world is going to respond?
Two ways: they’ll avoid it or put their fist right up against it.
You’ve got to open up your hands and reach out and ask for what you need.
What ideas do you have sitting on the back burner of your imagination?
Share them with the world.
If you keep your dreams to yourself, if you hoard your ideas, the world can’t know what only you are capable of creating. Yes, your ideas can become worlds upon worlds of their own.
That is the only purpose for anything in this life- to share it and offer up an experience with your personal stamp on it.
Put your hand out and release your dreams one idea at a time.
A hand extended cannot be left hanging for too long, because someone else with the same need to express, to give, to be generous with their gifts and experience is bound to reach out and grab on for dear life.
