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ARE YOU RIDICULOUSLY AMBITIOUS?


Are your dreams big enough? Do they scare you? Are they so ridiculously big that you are often embarrassed or hesitant to share them? Such questions can't help but arise as one decides to craft an extraordinary life; a life that many wish for and yet few accomplish. I read an article on Felix Baumgartner not long ago, after hearing from a friend about what he did. If you are unfamiliar with him, his the Red Bull Dare Devil who sky jumped from the stratosphere  and set a world record for the highest jump and being the first man to break the sound barrier of a vehicle reaching a supersonic speed of 1.24 Mac ..

I have to admit, watching the video I was probably more terrified than he was, because of the view; it was just too spectacular (and very high) like that you would usually see on those national geographic space programs... This brings me to BIG DREAMS. It is a scary thing to attempt to do, be, or have something that others may have not yet or very few have attempted. Because it means that not only will you have to become comfortable with incredible uncertainty and insecurity, you will have to cultivate the courage to be willing to fail and not get it right. Totally opposite to how we have been brought up and the status quo. You will have to face "ridicule" or cynical comments from nay-sayers, friends and family and the most harshest critic - yourself..  Quite a big deal huh?
Indeed. This goal or desire for exceptional living comes with a hefty price; the price of discipline and constant refinement. The price that sometimes may render you hopeless and wondering why couldn't you  just have normal dreams just like everybody else. A price that may cost you your dignity in the eyes of many whom you may think are just waiting for you to fail, but really, they are just awaiting to see if you can accomplish such a feat. When your dreams are exceptionally big and out of the ordinary, you will have to face a lot more than most people. There is no half way compromise on this one. The thing that separates the great from the good is not so much on what they do but how they do what they do, which stems from how they think. Just as two people may write on the same point, how they write is what distinguishes the good from the exceptionally great.

When you have a really compelling dream or aspiration, its kind of hard to sleep at night (I try, believe me, but this passion to help people be great through my blogs keeps me up). It has been said that when you find an incredibly passionate aspiration, you'll feel fire in your belly.. Your dreams don't have to be extravagant in order to impress others; they need to be extravagant in order to impress you. They need to inspire and command the next better version of you to come through.

"Set a goal so big that you can't achieve it until you grow into the person who can." ~ Unknown.

After all that is really what all the accomplishment is about. Success isn't something you pursue; it’s something you become as a result of your pursuits... 
So I'll live you with a thought or two: are your dreams big enough, do they embarrass you when you feel like sharing them? If so, that's when you know you have an exceptional dream. Oh and one more thought: having  exceptional dreams means you will spend many times having to defend them just like a mother defends her offspring from predators. The main predator being your own mind.
Remember I am in this with you :)
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