BALANCE...Dream Big or at least Dream

 

 

You may have heard the saying..."Go Big or Go Home."  I want to "go big"...I want to go after something bigger and better than myself, but I feel the better way to say this would be to 

"Go Big or at least be Going."

Life tends to make us feel like we are not good enough or strong enough, or fast enough, or even special enough.  WE ARE HERE TO TELL YOU THAT YOU ARE!

When we start a new journey or aim for a goal, we obviously want to be REALISTIC about what we are shooting for...we need to know it's worth going after.  We also need to lean more towards the side of "Dreaming" versus "that's not possible".   "That's not possible" will only tell us that we aren't good enough or that it seems so far-fetched, what's the point in shooting for that.  "Dreaming Big" might lead us to have a false sense of reality and be more about "talk" and not really the ACTION.  SO WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT IT?  

Just like the title says...BALANCE!  What we can tell you is that it is worth taking the chance to Dream Big...but with the reality of putting forth the work, doing what it takes, taking a chance on yourself and each other, putting in the time, recognizing what the sacrifices are (and if they are worth it to you to do)...it just simply requires that you BALANCE all the GREAT things that you want to go after with good choices, and recognize that Dreaming Big with your goals WILL ONLY LEAD TO GREATNESS!  If we are only Dreaming just a little, it leads to being comfortable and even possibly being mediocre.   This very thought stood out to me while reading our book (the book you can receive most likely this week if you get on strava and put in your workouts, and make sure your miles are on the blog), and while thinking about HARC.  At HARC, our final run is called "the Impossible Run."  The run was started about 6-7 years ago.  It was a challenge to go beyond what we thought we were capable of...after already doing a tough week of running and then throw at you guys, a run that required more than you thought you could do!  Every single time, EVERYONE exceeded what seemed Impossible!  Why would we want to look at anything else that matters to us, any differently in life?  Either it's Possible or it's not...and if it matters to you, the question doesn't have to be "how is it possible" but rather, 

                                      "WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE!"

There is nothing wrong with "Dreaming Big" and BALANCING that with reality...what we want to avoid is not believing we are capable of tough things...goals that seem "impossible"...telling ourselves we aren't good enough.   YOU ARE GOOD ENOUGH!  YOU ARE WORTH IT!  YOU ARE CAPABLE!  YOU ARE STRONG ENOUGH!  YOU BELONG!  Just work a little more at Dreaming the POSSIBLE!  And if you don't feel quite "enough" yet...at least keep Dreaming!

BHF WIT!

This video was about soccer, but the song was a good reminder of getting out of the comfort zone (your so called "lane"), and realizing there is more!