The What If Game

Jumping out of an airplane is not my idea of a good time. I understand that it's on lots of people's bucket lists, but not mine. My dreams don't involve any chance of spreading my brain cells out in a thin layer over a patch of terra firma. I like to keep things simple, like landing contract after contract with Harper Collins or Random House.

Whatever your dream is, what's keeping you from going for it? For most people, it's four little words...

"What if I fail?"

Newsflash: you will.

The most successful people are the ones who keep slogging away at attaining their dream, step by step, in spite of failing. Instead of focusing on the dreaded What If, I suggest a different question to ponder...

"What's my plan for after I fail?"

The number one reason people don't attain their dreams is the fear of failure. Planning for it sucks the life out of that fear, enabling you to continue on the road to achieving that dream.

So . . . dream big. Reach far. Slap on a Band-aid if you scrape your knee in the process.

And a helmet might not be a bad idea either.