The School of Greatness - 259 Risk for the Dream

Episode Date: November 27, 2015

"When we're grateful for what we have, we're allowing ourselves to bring more things in to be grateful for." - Lewis Howes If you enjoyed this episode, check out show notes and more at http://lewishowes.com/259

This is 5-Minute Friday, episode number 259, You've Got a Risk for the Dream. Sometimes life is about risking everything for a dream no one can see but you. I felt called to many quests in my life that people told me I was crazy to pursue. I knew I had to chase them no matter how crazy they were, what I had to sacrifice, where I had to move, or what I had to let go of to pursue. I've been blessed to achieve most of these quests and some I gained in a big way even if the desired dream did not happen. dream did not happen. What I do know is I'll always regret it the rest of my life if I don't go for my dreams. I'll feel I'll let my creator down by playing it safe and living an average life. I believe God made us to live extraordinary. He didn't create this magical world for us to show up in an average way our entire lives. Sometimes that means extreme pain, heartache, loss, letting go, confusion, and having most of the world not get you because they are too afraid to chase their dreams.

Just make sure you continue to believe in yourself. Trust your personal truth and call to adventure because life is a beautiful journey and there is always someone who's got your back follow your heart go all in it will lead you where you need to go it's also thanksgiving week here in the united states and one of the things that you could always focus on no matter how much pain, frustration, confusion, loss, doubt, fear you're feeling in your life, when people don't get you, when no one understands you, when you're scared, you can always fall back on gratitude. When we're grateful for what we have, we're allowing ourselves to bring more things in to be grateful for.

When we're fearful and focusing on what we don't have, we continue to focus on getting more and more of what we don't have. So focus on gratitude in your life. You've got big dreams. It's going to be risky to go after them. You're going to have to leave things behind. People aren't going to understand you. It's going to be risky, but it's worth the risk at the end of the day to at least go for your dreams rather than playing it safe your entire life, playing average your entire life, playing small all the time. I'm sick and tired of seeing people play small when there's such a big world,

an expansive world for us to go for what we want. It's possible. It is so possible, but you've got to believe in yourself that you matter. You've got to believe deep down that you were born for a reason. You were put on this planet for a reason, and it's because you matter and you're here to make a difference. Now that may not be curing cancer. That may not be inspiring millions and millions of people around the world. But you matter in a way that you can focus on. Your community, your family, your own dreams, they matter because you matter.

This is 5-Minute Friday. Thank you for listening. Make sure to share this with a friend, lewishouse.com slash 259. Have an amazing, grateful, blessed day because you are blessed to be alive. You've got an opportunity to do something great today in this moment. Go give to someone. Go be generous to someone. Smile towards other people.

Give someone a long hug. You were born for greatness. This is what you're here to do. You know what time it is. It's time to go out there and do something great. Thank you.