Do you like the idea of being happy? Do you like the idea of being healthy or the idea of being wealthy? The idea of being in a relationship or any other endeavor?

I was walking yesterday morning and saw a man walking a large black and white Old English sheepdog. Now, if you’ve ever seen one of these dogs, you know that they are beautiful, and for a quick minute, my mind wandered to the idea of owning such a dog. But very quickly I realized that I liked the idea, but not the work and maintenance that’s required in owning one.

Falling into the trap of liking the idea of something is very easy to do because your mind rushes to the end product, the picture of how your life would look. And there’s nothing wrong with imagining how you want your life to look. In fact, it’s the starting point of all great journeys.

The key is to realize that every end product, every idea, and dream is going to take a lot of work and very often more work than you realized. It will take work to start, continue, and maintain, and just liking the ‘idea of’ will not get you there.

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