Reach for your destination

I promised a piece to explain my Destination page, so here it is.

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We dream big, but few of us take the steps to accomplish that dream. Excuses are easy cushions to rest our head upon that help us sleep at night. We allow the fear of failure to stop us from starting. Because let’s face it, it’s much easier to tell someone what you’ve always dreamed of, than telling them that you’ve failed trying to reach it. But the thing is, if you don’t try there is a 100% guarantee that you won’t fulfill that dream, reach that destination.

So here is my proposal. A dream by itself may seem too big, but as soon as you break it down into smaller steps, it becomes reachable. Picture your dream, consciously decide which roads you are going to take and focus on one step at a time, one foot in front of the other. It’s true that Life is stubborn and doesn’t go according to plan. In retrospect you’ll see that it was Life trying to test how desperately you want to reach your goal. If you keep proving your strength, the curve-balls that hit you will seem less obstructive over time. You’ll realize that your dream is possible, you are capable and your plan is adaptable.

If you don’t know how to break the big picture into smaller puzzle pieces, grab a piece of paper and write down your dream. Find what others have done to reach a similar goal. Write down what you think should be done to get there. Build the frame of your puzzle and start, just START, even if you start with something as small as submitting your dream on the Destination page. If letting it out is the push you need to get you going then DO IT. If you need to talk to someone you can bounce ideas off, find someone trustworthy and get going.

Jodi Picoult said this: “You can edit a bad page, you can’t edit a blank page” I truly believe that this rings true for our dreams too. You can amend mistakes and learn from failure but if you don’t try, there is no way you are going to succeed.

Reaching your destination is a tough journey. You get a flat tire along the way. You run out of gas. You reach a red light that just simply won’t change. But at the end of the day, the journey is a tool that shapes our identities and tests our perseverance. So that when you do reach the top, you appreciate the view.

If you need accountability, whether for small goals like losing weight or big goals like amending a relationship, head over to the Destination page and submit your dream. You can choose to stay anonymous if you wish. If you don’t want to submit a dream, but need an ear to listen, go to the contact page and get in touch. I would love to hear from you.

Destination (submit your dream): https://zeandrirodes.wixsite.com/blog/destination

Contact (get in touch): https://zeandrirodes.wixsite.com/blog/contact

Time to journey