Well-meaning people can convince you that your dreams aren’t worth chasing.
They’ll tell you they’re too big and lofty.
They’ll use words like “unrealistic” and “not practical“.
You’ll get peppered with “Have you thought about this?” and “Well, what are you going to do when this happens?” questions.
Maybe they’ll mutter about taxes and complicated regulations. They’ll grumble about how you can’t start a business in “this economy” or “this town“.
Or maybe they’ll hit you hard with a “That’s never gonna work!”
Or even harder with a “Why can’t you just be happy with what you have?”
Their fears begin to confirm your own fears and before you know it, you’ve talked yourself out of everything you wanted, and you’re right back to the status quo.
Life as usual.
Back to safety.
But the truth is, all of that was just code for “What you want to do feels scary. I don’t totally understand it. I love you and I don’t want you to get hurt.”
Well-meaning people, often the people who love you most, can hold you back from the life you want… but only if you let them.
Can you think of an example of this in your own life?
Are you doing this to anyone you love?
(TBH, I’m totally guilty of dishing out this sort of fear-based response to my loved ones! I’m a work in progress.)