Communicate what you want loud and clear - eventually it will pay off

We all have some kind of dream or desire in our life. Or at least we should have as dreams and desires are what motivates us and keep us going in good and bad moments in life. Already when we are children we are encouraged to dream - however at some point later some form of reality then kicks in. Many of us then abandon our dreams or desires we once had and continue into a life they did often not imagine to live. Now it is true that not all of us can be successful in living their dreams - however, we can at least try to get as close to it as possible. To do so, we often just need to ask.

It is a known fact that we cannot pursue our dreams purely on our own through our own effort and hard work. While being driven and motivated are good and we will have to put the work in, we are only as good as the people that are with us on the journey. In order to reach our dreams - we need a strong team. However, this comes with a whole new problem - communication.

One of the main reasons why many of us fail to reach their dreams or even to try and pursue them, is because we don’t talk about it. This has nothing to do with bragging as it often misunderstood, it means to say what we want and desire loud and clear. The idea here is that only when we talk about it can we get buy in and help from others . If others don’t know our dreams and desires , they are less able and likely to help us to get there in the end. In contrast, the more we talk about our dreams - the more support we are likely to get along the journey.

Now of course, we also need to be selective who we talk to about which parts of our desires. It is like building a strong network of different contacts that can help us with different aspects of reaching our goals. Nobody in our network is good at everything - but everyone is good at something and that something can be a helper for us to use in pursuing our own goals and desires.

We therefore need to be encouraged again to talk about what we want. Now of course for that to happen we first need to know what that is what we really want, where a lot of people already fail. However , once we know our current goals through intense self reflection and constant mindfulness work - let’s talk about it. Let’s say what we want and expect from others in terms of help and support. It will get us buy in and make it a lot easier and more desirable for others to help us.

There is a fine line between bragging and talking about our goals and dreams in a constructive way to get support. However, it is important to talk about what we want and desire in order to put a network of support together that will help us not to give us our dreams, but to get as close to them as even possible.