Embrace Your Passion: The Power of Dreaming, Envisioning, and Being

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It consumes me

The envisions of being.

In the bustling world we live in, finding our passion can sometimes feel like searching for a needle in a haystack. The nagging feeling of needing something more, something fulfilling, often drives us to seek answers beyond our day-to-day routine. If you're wondering how to find your passion, you've come to the right place. In this blog post, I will guide you through a transformative journey of self-discovery, helping you unlock the door to your true passion.

Once I realized that my passion was to be a writer and a public figure, then that fear we all have didn’t disappear, but it took a step back. An undercurrent of anxiety is present within us, surfacing with every public moment, whether online or in person, where words are spoken. But once I had that moment of ‘Okay, this is it.’ then action slowly started becoming routine.

I had a lot of what I like to call ‘open door’ dreams or ‘what ifs’ –doors like marine biology, creative director for an advertising agency, or PR agent. These open doors had moments, some longer than others, of me trying to accomplish them. I thought at that moment that I had found my thing, my dream, my devotion. Until another niche would occupy my mind. It wasn't until I had that clicking internal moment that it was full force and natural all at the same time.

That’s how the philosophy of “Dream, Envision, Be” took its place as my motto.

I thought I wanted to be a director and an agent, so I got a degree and helpful minors. I had the acts of doing, and I dreamt of it, but whenever I took the time to envision my future life, it was never involving those career choices.

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Or I dreamt of being a marine biologist, and I had such envisions of me helping the ocean because I love it so much, but besides some volunteering and documentary watching, I never did the act of doing and being that person.

It wasn’t until I finally wrote down on a Google document a philosophical thought that was continuously nagging at my mind. I mustered up the courage to send it over to my friends and mom, finally blocking anxious thoughts, and I clicked the send button before second-guessing could make an appearance. And it wasn’t the first time I dreamt or envisioned being a writer; I have in my journey from 2015 that this was my dream, but the action of sending it and having people read my work and give me feedback was what reemerged the possibility.

Gradually, my website transitioned from a portfolio to a full-fledged blog. I invested in conferences, books, and courses, immersing myself in the world of writing. Now, my daily thoughts revolve around being a writer, completely consuming my being

Now every day, from the very second I wake up to the second I go to bed, my mind is dreaming, envisioning, and being the person I want to be; a writer. I’m growing my aspirations to be a self-development philosophical writer to help those with honest and motivational words.

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Dreaming, envisioning, and being now feels like a full-force moment but completely natural at the same time because all three steps working together feel right. And don’t get discouraged. Not every day feels like a graceful motivational trek; I have moments where my faith dwindles down to a small glow.

Because it's scary, the fear of it all, and it's nothing new. We all know the fears of being who we want, trying to get there, and, ultimately the fear of failing. I can't express how many moments I have where I am thinking, 'What if I don't make it? What if I fail myself? And what if I give up and then who will I become? '

We have visions of success, and sometimes, when we focus too much on what other people believe success is or should be, our mindsets start creeping toward fear. Then we enter the gates of survival mode and lose determination or miss an opportunity because we let in another individual's goals.

We all have them, and it will never stop. Diving into the bottomless abyss of questioning, the what-if statements, the changing of direction, and simply the fear, it's a damn scary place to be. But these moments need to pass, and you need to learn how to let them be just moments and break away from other people's ideas. Refind your inspiration.

I learned from a Mel Robbins podcast to give my negative thoughts and fears a persona; Vicky. And when Vicky comes out, I tell her to shut the hell up. Because the negative thoughts can't control you. If they do, then they will become who you are, and you need to be you, not Vicky.

Once Vickey shuts up, then jump back in. Dream. Envision. Be.

The infused combination of dreaming, envisioning, and being allows triumph because passion projects are who we are.

I don’t know who you want to be, and it’s not my place to know, but what I do know is that if it is your passion, then dreaming, envisioning, and being will allow that person to come to fruition.

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1. I go to bed, and I dream of being a writer. I dream of scenarios in my life that I want to see happen.

2. I envision myself talking to other writers and readers. I see myself on podcast shows having personal development discussions. I see myself on a stage, talking and sharing in an open setting.

3. And then I Be. I don't just dream and envision; I write and read every day. I work on my website, look at my Pinterest, and I have learned all these new skills along the way.

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