Dream Big with Bob GoffSample

When it comes to your ambitions, I’m giving you permission to be incredibly picky about the work you take on. This isn’t the dinner table when you were a kid; you have the agency to find something different if what’s in front of you isn’t something you like. Just because it’s an opportunity doesn’t mean it’s the right one. Just because it’s a job you’ve had in the past doesn’t mean it’s the job for your future. I’m not advocating for a life of indecisiveness. Quite the opposite. I want you to be so clear about what you want to see in your life that you won’t confuse your important commitments for the unimportant ones. Commitments will cost you time, and you can’t create more of that. People chasing their ambitions get really good at saying no in just the right way.

Once you generate some next steps toward your ambitions, you’re going to feel more excitement and possibility swelling up around you. Don’t get off the scent if things don’t turn out the way you were hoping. Don’t be discouraged if you don’t get a call back. Don’t ditch your ambition because it will cost more money or take more time than you can imagine having. Keep on task. Tune into your life as if you’re following an invisible path toward your ambition. Make sure it squares with what you believe, and then throw everything you have at it.

As people undertake all of these actions, many find that there are some barriers already in place. Maybe some past choices or current responsibilities are standing between you and the progress you need to make. To get past those barriers, it might take a hard conversation. It might take a stick of dynamite. It’s up to you to decide. The only choice you should take off the table is pulling a 180 and walking away.