Zen Zoomie’s Place: Chronicles of a (Wannabe) Pro Blogger

I admit it. I’m completely ignoring my own advice tonight and spending way too much time on the 80% of my tasks that only contribute to 20% of my results. No, I wasn’t compulsively checking my stats. I’m watching TV when I should be focusing on the 20% of my tasks that give me 80% of my results.

Tonight was the finals of America’s Got Talent, and I was in the mood for some serious motivation. What better motivation than watching people achieve their lifelong dreams??

The Courage to Commit

It’s one thing to have a dream. It’s quite another thing to completely commit yourself to your dreams and risk everything. Before entering the competition, most of the contestants thought they were good. Really good. Maybe even good enough to win the competition and the $1,000,000 prize.

But, can you imagine the type of courage it takes to put your dreams on the line in front of several million people? With judges like Piers Morgan ready to crush you like an insect?  That takes some serious gutzpah!

Committing to Your Dreams

Realizing your dreams takes commitment, courage, and willingness to risk failure. Saying that you want to do something "someday" isn’t enough. You’re just as likely to drift through life without ever going after what you want. You have to set goals and go after them!

If your dream is to earn a full-time living working from home, you don’t have to do anything as drastic as entering America’s Got Talent. You can start by setting some well-defined near-term goals that will move you towards your big-picture dreams.

When the time is right, and you’ve adequately prepared yourself, don’t be afraid to take the plunge and go for it!

P.S. I was absolutely blown away by the last two contestants. Congrats to the world’s greatest ventriloquist, Terry Fator, for pulling off the win! I suspect you’ll be hearing a thing or two out of Cas Haley in the near future as well.