“For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don’t believe, no proof is possible.”
If everyone agrees with the ideas you share, the dreams you have, or the vision you have for your life, are you really thinking big enough? When pursuing your dream life, others may disapprove, and oftentimes it is toughest to overcome critical sentiment from those closest to you, who would rather see you live a modest existence with a secure future than to live a life filled with adventure and purposeful contribution to the world. Willfully think outside the norms, pushing the boundaries of what you believe is possible, and don’t expect others to get it, because nobody can live your life but you!
As I think about my future, I get excited every day. Every day is a new opportunity for me to learn and experience something unique. This doesn’t mean that I see momentous change each day, or that am constantly producing grand memories when I get home from my full-time job. It simply means that I enjoy waking up to a fresh start and living with good intentions each day.
For those closest to me, namely my siblings and best friends, they are hearing about my future plans constantly. What they’ve come to learn is that my plans are always evolving and growing as I am exposed to new opportunities or inspiration. In an instant, my plans can go from getting a college degree and working a stable career to stepping away from college, moving across the country, and finding a job while I live with my sister for a year. This is my current life circumstance, so I am not only speaking of distant possibilities.
In the past six months of living in Wisconsin, as I adapt to life in the Midwest, a full-time job building houses, and all that entails as winter rolls around, I never stop thinking about what is next for me. With focused intention on appreciating the present stage of life I am in, I continue to imagine and plan for how my next stage of life will look, where I will live, what I want to do for work, and the type of adventures I want to undertake.
From considering moving back to Colorado, to visiting Montana and deciding that is where I will land next, I am even debating that choice currently. I never stop looking at fascinating experiences I am envious of, and that forces me to break down all current plans, quotas, or limitations I have created, as I work to develop an incredible life plan. Is a career necessary? What if I pursued passions and purpose rather than stability and rationality? As I reflect on my progress in the trade of building houses, I aspire to think bigger. Could I get a new job, learn a new trade, or get paid to do something new I am passionate about every single year for the rest of my life? I want my life to be full of growth, adventure, and memories worth sharing for generations to come, and I don’t currently see a safe career, living in one city for the rest of my life as the way to produce the type of life others would be inspired by and want to recreate in some essence for themselves.
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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