#18–That's never gonna work, or the Ghost of Idea Deflection

Think about making your dream come true: what part of your life or of yourself would you need to change for that to happen?

If your dream is really worth it, the change might need to be quite radical.

Well, it is for me. My dream is to make a lot of money in two years, before I move to Portugal. For this to happen, I need to change a critical aspect of myself: I need to eradicate my Underearning Mentality and acquire an Affluent Mentality.

But when I think about doing whatever it takes to change this (like, for example, taking a 100% commission sales job in a booming industry with high probabilities of success), I hear a little voice in my head telling me, 'that's never gonna work, because...'

The reasons the little voice gives me include:

• it's not as lucrative as they make it seem
• it might be a scam
• it's not the right job for me because I'm not the kind of person who can...
• I'd need to get a car
• to be successful I'd need to work 70 hours a week
• this is below my education

In reality, the only reason that voice is in my head is FEAR. Fear of changing.

And behind that fear are my Ego's doubts and narrow-minded beliefs:

• I've never done this before
• I'm not the type of person who can make this kind of money consistently
• others can do it but not me (because, see: "Behind the grudges we hold")

What if I said 'no' to the Ghost of Idea Deflection and I took that job?

And you? How is your Ego's fear stymying your growth?

Love,

Carolina