If your dreams don’t scare you they’re too small – Richard Branson

If your dreams don’t scare you: Our dreams define the size of our desire, ability to get inspired and push forward to create a route to achieve them. Small aim is a crime because it is not inspiring enough to make it happen. As Eleanor Roosevelt says, the future belongs to the people who dream. Richard Branson talks about the dreams that scare us. Dreams are supposed to be scary – if they are too easy, they don’t qualify to be inspiring enough. Today’s QOTD is Richard Branson’s words on dreams – if your dreams don’t scare you, they are too small.

It is a funny thing about dreams – whenever we talk about these to people, they always make us reflect on the challenges, difficulties which in turn demotivates us. It is very rare to get someone to ask us to dream bigger. And when these dreams scare us, it means that it is challenging the limits that we impose whether it is knowingly or unknowingly. The most exciting thing about dreaming is to go beyond all these barriers.

If your dreams don’t scare you, they are too small – Richard Branson

We all know of Richard Branson and the type of businesses he runs. I can easily place this quote from the type of character he represents. The premise of this quote however is to imagine and create a reality that’s beyond what’s visible at the moment. Such is the power of dreams that can get you beyond limitations and make something compelling to happen.

If the dreams are mundane and boring, they don’t excite us enough to take risks. However, if they scare us a little bit, this adds adventure into the mix. And we are all suckers for a little adventure in life aren’t we? After all, who doesn’t want a life with excitement, passion and desire to do something a little scary?

People will tell you that the dreams which scare you are impossible

Now, when we try something that scares us, people will tell us all sorts of things. The most common thing you will hear is that people will find it impossible. It is great, which means that you are on a path that scares others too. I don’t think the quote is suggesting that we do something foolish. It does say that if your dreams don’t scare you, they are too small. however, these dreams will be supported with good quality plans that will make all the difference.

As we take inspiration from Richard Branson’s quote on dreams, we also take on the responsibility to create a plan for the dream. The dreams can afford to scare us but the plans can’t – they will have to be realistic because their purpose is to de-risk you and give you the best chance at success. The planning phase will take care of all the risks, create a strategy on how to work with them. But the dreaming phase is all about exciting you about the dream and giving you enough reasons to take it seriously.

The dream must be exciting enough to feel passionate about it

When a dream scares you just the right amount, it is telling you something that you can’t ignore. We all have a desire for adventure in life. Life is too boring otherwise. This quote – if your dreams don’t scare you should be rewritten as they are too boring if they don’t get your adrenaline pumping. Such is the power of the dreams that won’t let you sleep. They have the best chance of becoming a success and pushing you out of your comfort zone.

So, before trying to think whether a dream is realistic or not, please spend some time getting excited about it. The main question to ask at this stage is to know whether you will be passionate about this dream. The next step is to try and find out why this dream means so much to you. Making the dream a reality is sometimes the easy part. But sticking with the dream, to draw it out and understand what it is trying to tell you is perhaps one of the most fun things that you will do.

If your dreams don’t scare you, they are too small

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