Why You Should Stop Working On your Dreams And What To Do Instead

The biggest mistake I have ever made is working ON my dreams, instead of IN my dreams.

When you work ON your dreams, you’re setting up shop. You’re planning, you’re organising, you’re thinking about doing. But you’re not actually doing.

Examples of working ON your dream:

• Changing the font on your website

• Deciding on a name for your book

• Watching other people pursue your dream on YouTube

• Thinking about creating a podcast

• Planning to create a plan (you’d be surprised how much we do this)

• Doing “market research” before you can make a decision

• Talking about your dream with friends

• Anything else that is disguised as working on your dream, but when it comes down to it, it hasn’t actually moved you any closer to your dream

Examples of working IN your dream:

• Meeting potential clients

• Doing the necessary workout

• Creating and publishing content

• Writing the chapters of your book

• Recording the podcast

• Making offers to help people

• Actually helping people

• Anything else that is actually doing the thing that moves you closer towards your dream

I’m so guilty of of working ON my dream. It’s sneaky. It feels like progress, but it’s not.

If you meet my past self, please tell her this.