191: Have Courage! *inserts a mighty barbaric yawp*

If there's anything that I have known about dreams, it's the fact that sometimes inorder for us to take our dreams forward it's necessary to give up on few things. Before, I thought that maybe I can do that without necessarily giving up on anything. But now that I took a step towards my dream I realized that: yes, I cannot bring everything at once. I still ended up giving up on something. But it's okay since the only thing that I have to give up (for now) is my savings. 

And it's only money. I can manage to get the amount that I have given in order to buy my dream. BUT, there's something else that I feel that I'll have to give up too (soon!!). I feel this way because I have realized that I need to buy time to work on my plans. 

But for now I do not want to think about the things that I have to sacrifice in order to reach my goals. But if I come to the point of facing a choice, I know what I will choose. 

I've read about great perhaps in John Green's Looking for Alaska, and I've read about people taking adventure in order to reach their goal. There are risks for me. But of course I have re-assessed the risk that I can take -- so, yes I am ready. It doesn't matter if the future looks uncertain but I am happy that made the choice.

Je Suis Prest. I am ready.

153: Turning Ideas into Reality

Write your dreams, they said.

For the past few weeks I have been contemplating about life ~ in general. I do not know exactly where and when I have gotten into this self-commitment that I want to change. But I believe that I have made this decision when I started attending financial wellness seminars and I started reading self improvement entries. I believe it was because of the recurring inspiring stories that I have been hearing, reading that had inspired me to live beautifully.

I always been a fan of people who has certain ideologies, beliefs, principles that they are faithful on. I admire people who are leaders and persistent to see changes. I look up to people who thinks of an idea and make it a reality.

I wouldn't deny that even before I have likened myself to Albert Einstein, Steve Jobs, Warren Buffett, Eleanor Roosevelt, Donald Trump, Margaret Thatcher, Hilary Clinton that it's almost crazy as it may seem for others. But I have done that just because I look up to them, just because I wanted to be like them.

One of the things that I have realized in the few weeks that I have been self assessing is the fact that I don't put ideas to writing. I do not write things that I want to change. I do not act, I merely just think of wanting to change but never really doing it. 

I have many ideas cluttered in my mind, goals I want to achieve but they are so disorganized in my head that I do not know where to start and where to go. Organizing, I realize is very important. Prioritizing what I want to achieve, should also be in consideration. Application of SMART rule also helps (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Timely).

When I started spreading out the things I want to achieve (after with so many helps from book, articles, and seminars) I am more than happy and excited because I can see my plans, ideas into reality. I just need to be committed and determined to make it come true. But I am all positive. ☺

151: Facing my own fears

Do you love Game of Thrones? I just love that awesome, brutal, intelligent book. Anyway, there is a particular quote that I came across where in I find very true. This quote was said by one of my favorite characters, Arya Stark.

Fear cuts deeper than swords.

Fear might be a word that we just shrugged off. Fear is a four letter word that doesn't seem to bother us consciously, but what we don't know is that it's actually the poison that's running on our blood that's putting us into coma before we even start to make our dreams come true. I wouldn't say that I am free of this, because I have my fair share of experiences where in my fear got the best of me. Fear stops me before I even do what I want to do.

To tell you my story, I would like to indicate the number one fear that I have.

FAILURE.

I am afraid to fail. I am afraid to fail executing my ideas. I am afraid to fail my certification exams, and etc.,  Hence, I either delay doing them or not doing them at all. I want to design and print my own shirt way long ago but never actually have done them. Why? Because I was afraid that it might not come out the way I expected it to. Second, I might just waste my money and time. So, I never really have done anything. Fear had won over me. Thus, I never had my own designed shirt.

My example might be simple. But what I don't know, fear actually is the reason why I have never taken a step towards what I wanted before. And the important thing I have learned about fear is: A smaller fear can be a bigger fear.

I knew I cannot live on fear, so I made a way for me to address them.

I put name on my fears

I write all the fears that I have, because I believe fear is the enemy I have to know. I cannot face my enemy without knowing them. Thus, in my opinion, it's important that I am conscious of my own fears. Hence, I identify them.

All the Pros and none the cons.

I don't think of the cons in facing them. I just write down/think of all the good things that I will get when I conquer them. Writing down the cons, makes me realize how important for me to face them.

Get inspired

I love words of wisdom! Words of wisdom gets me fueled. It inspires me to eradicate my irrational fears. This makes me realize how important my pros are, and how I should fight for my dreams to come true despite of my fears.

Pray 

Our priest once said that "Prayer changes people". I also believe the power of prayer, I always pray for strength to face my fear. It helps!

You, what are you ways to face your fear?