This week’s challenge idea comes from an idea in the 1st chapter of the “Dream Big” by Bob Goff – Don’t Go Alone.
Last week I challenged you to start dreaming big with your ambitions. Those big scary butterfly in your belly dreams is what keeps us floating toward the future like a balloon. The problem with helium balloons is that they will fly away if you don’t have them tied with a string. The string is the person in your life that holds you accountable and keeps you grounded. Who is your person?
Find Your Person
You may be able to easily identify that person in your life. Maybe it’s your best friend, spouse, or parent. If you don’t have someone, your challenge is to find someone. Finding your someone can be hard! It’s being vulnerable and opening up the deepest wants in your heart. It’s also rewarding as you have someone to share this with. We were meant for this connection.
Flip the Switch
Once you make the decision to go for it your mind flips a switch from thinking about it to actually doing something about it. This is when you absolutely talk to your person about what it is, why you want it, and what you are going to do. This helps you get clarity of what you want, but also has that sense of accountability because you said it out loud. Saying it out loud makes it real. Writing it down makes it real.
Having this kind of clarity is rare & beautiful and unstoppable. Aim for this in your life and you will find great joy. – Bob Goff
Be Both Balloon & String
You and Your Person are like the balloon & string. If you want to achieve those scary goals, you can’t be all balloon with no string. We need to be anchored by God and tied to one another. Anchored to God because our purpose is not found in another person’s validation or approval. Your person will disappoint you because we are all human.
Going to leave you with one final quote from Bob for this week’s challenge:
Someone wiser than me once asked, “If God answered every one of your prayers, would it change anybody’s life except your own?”