I’ve written many posts about how we tend to put the things we really want to do off until a better time. But what really is a better time? And how do we know it’s the right time? The truth is, when it comes to our dreams, “someday” is a disease that will take your dreams to the grave with you.
In the movie Collateral, after Max (Jamie Foxx) tells Vincent (Tom Cruise) off, Vincent responds by telling Max that the dream he has for Island Limos was never going to happen anyway, because he didn’t pursue it. Max was waiting for everything to be perfect, and as a result his temporary time driving a cab, ended up being 12 years.
This is such a good example of how we can get stuck in living our day-to-day life, waiting until conditions, or timing is perfect for us to finally work on our dreams. Even though we know our time here is limited, we still fall into the trap of believing we will have enough time in the future. But the future is promised to no one, my friends. We have no idea when our time on this planet is up.
In a previous post, I talked about how it was only until I was diagnosed with cancer at a young age that the reality of my own mortality really hit me. But I was just more acutely aware of it because of my circumstances. Nothing had changed. Our time here was always limited. And for that reason…
We cannot afford to live in potential for the rest of our lives. At some point, we have to unleash our potential and make our move. Why? Because somebody, somewhere is depending on you to do what you have been called to do. The world needs who you were born to be. If you struggle with identifying your dreams, I wrote a post that asks you important questions that will help you discover your purpose. You can check it out here.
