I’ve found the biggest enemy to following your dream isn’t being busy. It’s not an overloaded schedule. Almost everyone deals with that, even those who accomplish their dreams.
The biggest dream is knowing that you can follow your dream tomorrow. “I’m busy today. I’ll work on my dream tomorrow.” Unfortunately, tomorrow turns into a week from now. A week from now turns into when things slow down at work. That turns into next summer. Vacation comes and pushes that idea further back.
Eventually you find yourself with a dream that’s all but died, simply because you knew it would always be there. Unfortunately, now you’ve lost all passion and energy for the project. It’s never going to happen.
I’m not saying you need to run yourself ragged. I’m not saying you need to drop everything and work on your dream right now…all day… But I know that if you don’t make time in your schedule for your dream today, you’ll probably never make room in your schedule.
Neglect brings consequences. (Great quote from my pastor, Daniel Villarreal) We think neglect is a neutral stance. We think this about our marriage, our car, and our dreams. We assume those things will always be there, even if we aren’t paying attention to them.
But as we focus on distractions, those great things lose momentum and energy. A car you don’t drive, even if it started in great shape, will eventually have problems when you finally fire it up. That’s the way of life.
So are you neglecting your dream—assuming it will still be there tomorrow? Don’t do that. Set a deadline for your dream. Shuffle some things around in your schedule and get started today. The enemy of your dream is tomorrow. The friend of your dream is today.