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Originally Posted by Steve Pavlina  Smooth sailing is for dead people. Navigating the rapids is much more fun, fulfilling, and growth-generating. |
Steve, you're right, there's no question about that. (What's that line? A ship in the harbour is safe and secure, but ships aren't made for harbours... something like that...)
But there's a fundamental reality that also needs to be addressed.
I know, personally, of two people who have set extraordinarily lofty goals for themselves, followed their dreams and ended up with dramatically different results.
Fellow #1 was determined to be a musician. Quit school, practiced-practiced-practiced, toured and toured and toured... and now he's living the dream life with a dream wife in a dream house on the California coast enjoying the fruits of his labours.
Fellow #2 set a goal of being a race driver. Put 100% of himself into it. Practiced-practiced-practiced, did all the right things, made the connections, spent scads of money on cars and training. It ruined 2 marriages, he's declared bankruptcy once and is close to going through it again. And he has yet to set wheels onto a track in a race.
Point is that there may be a time when one has to realize that, for whatever reason, the goal simply won't work, and driving further into it ceases to be positive. Not everyone can be an astronaut.