“Dream big” we are all told. “Follow your dreams”.
I agree, to an extent.
But the reality is that we don’t get what we dream about, we get what we work towards.
So if you are going to dream big, and there’s no reason not to, then make sure its aligned with what you are prepared to ‘work big’ for.
Or you’ll find yourself dreaming big in the ad breaks for Breaking Bad.
One of the greatest lies we tell ourselves is that we’re falling behind. That someone else is ahead.
As a young man I associated strength with force; louder voices, sharper opinions, firm lines in the sand.
There’s a strange kind of pride we’ve developed in being exhausted. But even lions, the king of the jungle, rest.
I can't remember a time in my life when I didn't have ambition.
We sometimes believe strength means self-sufficiency — that being independent means being isolated.
We often try to outrun the storm, emotionally, physically, spiritually.
We’re entering an age where machines do our thinking before we’ve even had a chance to try.
In church the other day, the pastor gave a sermon that really stuck with me. He talked about two people.