Dreams.....

What is your dream for your life?

We often as children the question "What do you want to be when you grow up?"  Have you ever asked a child this question?  I find the two reactions fascinating.  You will either get a child that is so overwhelmed with all the possibilities that they simply stare at you with this look of shock, wonder, and confusion.  They simply don't know themselves well enough just yet to even fathom what the answer might be.  The other reaction is the one I really love.  The other reaction is that of excitement, of giddiness, of uninhibited abandon.  This reaction comes from those that know EXACTLY what they want out of life!  They want to be the next Micheal Jordan or Steve Jobs.  They list jobs of firefighters, baseball players, musicians, video game developers.  The job mentioned is not the part that I love.  It is the reaction.  These children have dreams!  They have passion.  Most of all-they have FAITH!

But then the world tells us, "You can't do that."

Now, the world doesn't tell us that in those exact words, but "the F word" does.  (No, not that word--get your mind out of the gutter)  The F word I am referring to is FEAR!

Fear that we are not smart enough.

Fear that we are not pretty enough.

Fear.....that WE ARE NOT ENOUGH.....

But, I want to tell you that...

Oh, and also, you need to know that...

 So back to the reason I am blogging today.....

Here is the deal--When was the last time you asked yourself that questions?  "What is your dream for your life?"  I know, it is a really deep question.  

You may be looking at the screen with that blank look of the first child I described.  You might not have any idea because you have not allowed yourself to dream like that in a really long time.  Maybe your life has turned out way different than you dreamed it would be.  (By the way-it is not too late to change it.)

But I am that second child described.  I know what I want.  I am giddy.  I am excited.  I could talk about my dreams to you for hours.

I want to be a motivational trainer.

Sounds cheesy, huh?  I know.  But it makes me smile bigger than Texas.  Just the thought of it.

I have always known I was a people person.  I have also always know I wanted to teach.  I believe both of these realizations are what lead me to seek a degree in education.  I thought that being an elementary school teacher is what the Lord had planned for me.  After working on my degree for 6 years and teaching another 6 years, I realized I had something wrong.  This wasn't it.  I was a good teacher and I liked my job okay, but it didn't make me excited to wake up each day.

Then I found Scentsy.  I built my business pretty quickly.  I was excited about it.  It was a job where I was constantly around people whether it be a customer, a hostess, or a recruit.  I had the opportunity to teach my team and anyone that would listen to me about ways to grow their business.  I was in love with this job.  But little did I know that the Lord had even more planned for me.....

In the Summer of 2011, Scentsy asked me to be a presenter at their National Convention in Ft. Worth, Texas.  I was thrilled to say the least!  Thrilled.  Terrified.  Honored.  Doubtful.  But most of all, I was filled with the most amazing feeling in the world---giddiness.  The giddiness started from the minute I got the call, all through the preparation, on to the dress rehearsal, and built even more the moment I stepped on that stage in front of about 10,000 people.  This was my heaven on Earth.  I had found my dream.  

Time has gone by now.  I found my dream.  I know what lights my fire.  But those other things have crept into my thought patterns too...fear and doubt.  I find myself asking things like, "Do you really think you can do that?"  "What makes you worth listening to?"  Yep-I have an itty bitty icky committee that follows me around in my head sometimes just like many of you.

But it stops here and now!

So this graphic is perfect for me right now.  Overwhelmed.  Where do I start?  Do I write a book?  Do I blog?  Do I make a marketing video, brochure, website?  I DON'T KNOW!

But I do know I need to do something.  Anything.  At least a small thing each day.

So I am going to start with this.....writing.

I am pledging to write everyday.  It might be a blog post.  It might be working towards that book that I have started a few times already.  I don't know what it will be each day but it will be something.  

After all...

I look forward to having you join me on this journey!