How will you deal with dream-killing questions?

What is a dream-killing question?

Here are a few examples?

How will you make money doing that?

What makes you think you can do that?

And one that sows the most doubt in an individual.

Who do you think you are?

Granted, there might be people in your life that are genuinely concerned for your well-being and don’t want to see you struggle financially or emotionally, and so, with good intentions, ask you some form of the questions I’ve listed.

Then, there are those individuals that project their own fears and, in some cases, failures onto you. They’re not the ones scared for you. They’re the ones that attempted to follow their dream, quit, or failed, and their own wounds haven’t healed yet.

Lastly, and maybe even the most dangerous dream killers are the people that are afraid of your success. The ones who don’t want to be left behind, and so they attempt to sabotage your dreams by convincing you to play small and stay within your limits.

While the list of people I’ve described is not exhaustive, you’ll find that most people will fall into one of the three categories.

So, what are you do about your dreams?

Well, they’re your dreams, your babies, and just like any good parent, you need to protect and nurture them. You need to hold them close to your chest and only share them with people you trust to help you raise them and bring them to fruition. And on occasion, if you feel that someone you trust is attempting to hold you back or sabotage your dreams, you need to make what can be, at times, a difficult decision to no longer share your dreams with that person.

So, the next time you’re asked a dream-killing question, seek to understand the person’s motivation. If you feel that it’s out of genuine concern for your well-being, then appreciate the persons’ intention, proceed with caution if needed, and continue towards your dream. But if you encounter the other dream killers I described, then, in the kindest way possible, remove or limit your interactions with them. Because if you don’t, you’ll find that the more time you spend around them, the faster your dreams will slip away from you.

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