There's a famous story about a woman who sold fax machines door-to-door for 7 years. After work, she'd rush home and work on a dream she'd slowly been developing that struck her one evening before heading off to a party. She toiled away working late into the night and on weekends. This went on for years and years.
Eventually, her family wanted to know what it was that had been keeping her so busy. After a year or so she finally revealed to her mother what'd she'd been up to.
Why did she wait a so long to share this ambition that burned so passionately within? Because she knew her mother would try to talk her out of it.
That woman's name is Sara Blakely who is the founder of a little company called Spanx. And by last count Mrs. Blakely is worth just over $1,000,000,000.
We don't always, and in some cases shouldn't, share our dreams with everyone.
Often times the people closest to us, who also claim to have our best interests at heart, will crush a dream, or worse a spirit.
This may be a stretch for some, but I believe people's attempt to talk you out of something you yearn to do can be a form of bullying -- a tactic of intimidation utilized by projecting fear, doubt, and bitterness on to you.
Protect your dreams fiercely. Share them only with like-minded people who support your vision, believe in you, and will hold you accountable to take the action steps necessary to get you closer to where you want to be.
Choose your Brain Trust wisely.
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