Comments on: Why You Might Want to Postpone Your Dreams

By: Andy Hayes

Andy Hayes — Thu, 06 May 2010 22:18:24 +0000

Ok, whew. I thought maybe for a minute all those people filming and the reports and publicists were there for another reason.

I’m not liking this experiment analogy. Sounds dangerous! LOL
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The Secret To Making Life Decisions — Thu, 06 May 2010 16:47:25 +0000

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By: Farouk

Farouk — Wed, 05 May 2010 07:07:03 +0000

very nice post Ali
you were very wise when you said we should pick the people to tell about our dreams, some of them will just put us down and can even convince us to give up on them
thank you
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By: Julius

Julius — Tue, 04 May 2010 20:53:40 +0000

I believe that your head should always lead your heart. I nonetheless give value to how much excitement your heart can give you when you let it stray a bit to what it wants. My dream is to be financially stable and have more freedom to spend on things I've always wanted. Naturally, saving money is my step in reaching this goal. .-= Julius´s last blog ..Rosa Parks Is Not Done Teaching Us =-.

By: Ali

Ali — Tue, 04 May 2010 17:09:26 +0000

Patrick!!

Yep, there’s definitely a balance to be struck. And while I’m no believer in making things harder than they need to be, the truth is that sometimes we DO need to work pretty darn hard to get something which is worth having.

By: Ali

Ali — Tue, 04 May 2010 16:32:28 +0000

YOUR life might be a Hollywood Movie.

Well, I guess I’d say following your dreams is an *experiment* — you might not be quite sure where it’s going, but you don’t want it to blow up in your face!

By: Ali

Ali — Tue, 04 May 2010 16:31:01 +0000

I’m not sure I could either! I guess in your position, I’d probably try to slowly and consistently build up with the writing and speaking (which is what it looks like you’re doing!)

But there are options — and like you say, it’s easy to miss them completely. I could go back to full time work for a year and save up enough to write fiction full time without any pay for a year or two. It wouldn’t be the best path for me, but it’s a possibility.

By: Ali

Ali — Tue, 04 May 2010 16:29:15 +0000

Impulses definitely aren’t all bad (and I, like you, tend to err on the overcautious side). I think there’s a case for being impulsive at times and taking action rather than pondering for ever … but it’s often a good idea to stop and pause.

Glad you didn’t drown! Didn’t it occur to you to start by swimming in the shallow end?

By: Ali

Ali — Tue, 04 May 2010 16:27:51 +0000

Yes — I’m very much in favour of living life to the full, but that doesn’t mean living it crazily!

By: Ali

Ali — Tue, 04 May 2010 16:11:41 +0000

Thanks Wilson, and congrats on your hard work! I do understand exactly what you mean, and good on you for sticking with it. (Though cut yourself some slack too, and make sure you’re not working all the time.)

I think we all go in slightly different directions when we leave our families. I’ve not taken quite the direction mine expected me to, but they’ve all been incredibly supportive. (I’m very lucky!)