DreamBlueprints

Go Naked! March 25, 2008

No, I don’t mean that you should go and start taking your clothes off.  I mean it’s time for you to stand up and expose yourself.  It’s time to stop being afraid of what someone else might think or say and get out there to do what’s in your heart to do.  Its time to live the dreams you were born to live!

Most people don’t ever try to reach for their dreams in life because they’re afraid of the criticisms that will come.  And believe me, when you step out there and dare to dream, you will be criticized by someone.  Maybe even someone close to you.  So what though?  Do it anyway.  Remember that it takes more guts to actually get out there and do something you believe in than it does to stand on the sideline and criticize.  Especially when you know that some folks are going to say negative things about you.  Just ask yourself this question when you hear destructive criticisms from the people around you: Are they stepping up to the plate themselves?  Do they even have the guts to stand before the world naked—wearing nothing but their dreams?

Sit down for five to ten minutes today and think about the things you’ve kept yourself from doing because of fear of what others might think.  If you’ve been criticized by someone, consider how valuable his or her opinion is in light of their experience or expertise in the matter.  If they have little experience or insight into your chosen path, then their opinions require less consideration.  Using this approach will give you a better perspective on the advice they have to offer, and whether it’s worth considering or not.

In the Bible it says that in a multitude of counselors there is safety.  Find and take advice from people who have gained some level of experience with where you are headed and have therefore earned the right to be heard.  This kind of constructive criticism has the power to lift you to your next level of destiny.