Chasing After Lions

“If you succeed at the wrong thing, you've failed.  

If you fail at the right thing, you've succeeded.”

Do you have a dream?  A big dream? One that you are working towards or thinking about daily?  

If so, how are you chasing your dream?  Are you going after it, head on, with no fears?  Dream chasing is running towards a 500 pound lion when everyone else may turn and run away, or when others tell you to back down.

Chase the Lion by Mark Batterson is an excellent book that helps you realize that chasing your biggest dream is actually a very good thing to do!

Many of us have dreams about bettering ourselves professionally or personally.  What’s stopping us?  Is it the fear of the unknown?  The fear of failure?  Why do we back down at the sound of a roar?  We should be charging towards it.

Dreams are more than dreams - they are callings, and at the end of the day, or any given period of time, are you going to be able to say “I did it”, “I tried”, “I faced my fear.”?   You can’t give up.  Reflect on the greats that failed multiple times and where we would be today if they gave up on their dreams.  Henry Ford, Bill Gates, Thomas Edison….sound familiar?

Sure, there are times that we hit a roadblock or other's words sting so badly you aren’t sure you want to go on. But there are always opportunities to keep going.  As Batterson says “opportunities to show kindness, opportunities to show courage”.  Sometimes it’s just as beneficial to help others chase after their dreams.

We need to make the most of what we are given and continue to chase after our 500 pound lions. Sometimes we need to pay our dues and work towards these dreams.  Maybe it’s fighting lion cubs along the way, storing away the valuable lessons that went with each battle.

If you aren’t working towards your dream, why not?  What’s stopping you?

“If your dream is about you, no one will rally around it.  

If your dream is about others, you won’t be able to keep others away.”