I Double-Dog-Dare You

Dare to be bold by Matt Cheuvront

Our arts, our occupations, our marriages, our religion, we have not chosen, but society has chosen for us. We are parlour soldiers. We shun the rugged battle of fate, where strength is born. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Next to Resistance, rational thought is the artist or entrepreneurs worst enemy. Bad things happen when we employ rational thought, because rational thought comes from the ego. Instead, we want to work from the Self, that is, from instinct and intuition, from the unconscious.
A child has no trouble believing the unbelievable, nor does the genius or the madman. Its only you and I, with our big brains and our tiny hearts, who doubt and overthink and hesitate.” - Steven Pressfield, Do the Work
The idea of “being realistic” holds all of us back. From starting a business or quitting a job to dating someone who may not be our type or moving to a new place – getting “real” often means putting your dreams on hold.
Today, let’s take a step away from rational thought and dare to be bold. What’s one thing you’ve always wanted to accomplish but have been afraid to pursue? Write it down. Also write down the obstacles in your way of reaching your goal. Finally, write down a tangible plan to overcome each obstacle.
The only thing left is to, you know, actually go make it happen. What are you waiting for?
(Author: Matt Cheuvront)

I tend to see what I want to see in prompts such as these.  In most of my responses in this #Trust30 challenge I've been called to write and to call into question all the excuses I've made for myself: No time to write, No good ideas, I'm not qualified, People will laugh, I'll be rejected.

It's my firm belief that things come into my life when I need them most and it's no mistake that this challenge--a writing challenge--appeared when it did.  Summer is a time for change and experiments. Time to make it happen.

I won't bore you with the rest as most of my posts hearken back to this same issue.  Will you hold me accountable?  The better question is, will I hold myself accountable?

Ryan