A Big Dream

I have a plan, idea, dream, whatever; and it is big. It is still in its infancy, so I can not go into too much. Should the plan progress, I am going to fully pursue it. When I do people are going to say things like “Wow, do you really think you can do that?” “That’s a HUGE risk.” “Why?” “What if things go wrong, what will you do then?”

I know my parents will think I’m nuts. I’m pretty sure my sisters and my brother will shake their heads in disbelief. My friends will think I’m being grandiose, but they might think I can pull it off. I have no clue what my colleagues will say, but by then, their opinion won’t mean quite as much.

I know this, yet I still want to pursue this big dream. It isn’t so much that this has been a life long dream, and that somehow once this thing is done, I’ll be fulfilled. But, rather, it is going to be a monumental thing to pull off; and I want to achieve something that 99.9% of the people in this world wouldn’t dream of doing, much less do it. I can tread water in life, and achieve modest gains professionally and personally; or, I can swing for the fences.

I will take my swing. I will do it because a life of incremental gains seems inadequate to me. I feel if I strike out, I will only do so professionally; the risk taking, the work involved, and the willingness to let go of the safe route will be personally fulfilling no matter the outcome.

Yeah, I’m going to take my swing.

Later,

B