Recently I did a day trip to an island with my family. Since we had only ONE day, we wanted to get to the island quick and safe so we could have lots of time there. We had to choose between taking the slow ferryboat, which would cost us very little but get us to the island in 2 hours 30 minutes one way (and the same amount of time back)! Or take a speedboat, way more expensive, but get us there in 20 minutes. We chose the speedboat of course and had a relaxing, fun memorable time on the island!
This experience reminded me of our own journeys unique to the island of our dreams and goals. And I want to ask you: are you on a slow boat? or a speedboat to the island of your dreams? Do you find that you are:
- Taking way too long moving forward to the island of your dreams?
- Feeling frustrated as you find yourself struggling while others are moving past you with speed?
- Putting your full energy and yet not making any significant progress?
- Feeling overwhelmed, drained and exhausted instead of feeling thrill and fun?
- Wondering if you will ever get there?
If this is you, maybe it’s time to pause, reflect and choose a different way!
It is quite natural to experience bumps, challenges, delays on the journey to your dreams. Your challenges are there to help you learn and grow and acquire skills and confidence as you go along. However, there comes a time when you’ve done the best you can and not reached where you hoped to, and a different approach needs to be adopted.
As Albert Einstein defines insanity as “ doing the same thing and hoping for a different result!”
I’ve been in this situation of struggling to get to my dreams more than a couple of times. Despite all the ‘tools’ I had, I found myself not reaching my goals. Over time I have learned that when I find myself in this cycle, it’s time to jump out of my own slow boat and opt for a speed boat instead.
Why?
Because I recognize that my physical life on planet earth is short and limited and I definitely want to feel more fun, joy in the island for my dreams than feel pain and struggle and spend my life getting there!
THE SPEEDBOAT CAN HAVE VERY VALUABLE BENEFITS!
- You get to your dreams faster than you every could on your own
- Carefully picking an expert who has a reliable speedboat (or ‘tools’, ‘programs’ ) will increase your chances of getting o your dream island!
- Since the expert has traversed these waters many times, he or she knows how to maneuver the bumps that are sure to come up on the way!
- To be sure you can read success stories of other travelers who have reached their island of dreams!
- Your ride can be a lot more fun and thrilling moving at a faster pace instead of being a long slow and hard struggle
- And having support can only keep your spirits high and help you stay on course to your dreams
Some helpful questions to ask yourself:
- Is it my time now?
- How ready am I to move forward and live my dreams? (0-10 scale)
- What is staying stuck here costing me? ( in my relationship, my health, quality of my life etc)
- How much more am I willing to ‘wait’ (a week, a month, a few years) before I take action?
- How much do I value getting to the island of my dreams and spending more time there than staying stuck here? (0-10 scale)
- Is it worth it to invest in getting help (which is truly an investment in living your own dreams) and live the life I want?
The journey to your dreams depends on choices you are making today. The question really isn’t about whether the change you want is possible or not. There is ALWAYS a way, a solution.
The question is are you ready? Will you make a different choice? Will you take a stand?
Know that your dream life is a decision away!
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