Are You Allowing Their Feeling To Cost You Your Dream?
Feb 17, 2025 3:01 pm
Don’t Let Someone Else’s Feelings Cost You Your Dream
It’s a pity that so many people let their dreams be crushed by someone else’s feelings.
They worry about how others may feel if they try to create a better life for themselves by pursuing the life they want, so they settle for a life they don’t want.
They live in mediocrity, knowing that someone else’s feelings cost them their dreams. If you’re reading this and you are on this path, I want to encourage you to diverge from it.
Their Feelings Were Costing Him Business
Recently, I had a conversation with my friend Charles, who is in his early 30s, tall, and built like a football player.
He has been saying for the last few years he would start his own business. I asked, “Bro, you have said for the last several years you would start your own t-shirt company. Why haven’t you started?”
He responded, “Gene, I’m worried about how my family and friends will feel about me starting my business, so I haven’t taken action on it, and I’m not sure I will.”
I replied, “If you keep putting other people’s feelings above your dream, their feelings will cost you your dream.”
You are likely letting other people’s feelings hinder your dreams, just like Charles.
Here are five steps to stop allowing others to keep you from reaching your dreams:
5 Steps to Keep Others’ Feelings From Holding You Back
1) Recognize the Cost: Understand that worrying about others can lead to missed opportunities. Acknowledge that this concern can cost you your dream.
2) Focus on Your Vision: Stay committed to your goals. Visualize your success and let that vision guide your actions, not the potential reactions of others.
3) Communicate Openly: Have open conversations with those whose opinions you value. Share your dreams and explain why they matter to you, making it clear that you believe in them, whether or not they do.
4) Set Boundaries: Protect your aspirations by setting boundaries. Clearly define your goals and the steps you’re willing to take to achieve them.
5) Protect Your Dream from Negative People: If someone is negative towards your dream, protect it by no longer discussing your dream with them.
It’s Time To Let Go
If you want to achieve your dream, you must let go of others’ potential feelings about it. The only person’s feelings you need to focus on in building the life you want are your own.
Stop worrying about others’ feelings so they don’t cost you your dream, because You Are WORTHY TO BE GREAT!
P.S. If you're struggling to focus on your dream instead of other people's feelings, my book "WORTHY TO BE GREAT" is an excellent guide to help you develop the discipline to pursue your dream without worrying about others' feeling.
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