Trust my own opinions

Can I confess something? Although I love the name of my company, I did wonder how anyone could possibly take me seriously for going through with it. I mean, who calls themselves The Professional Badass? If that isn’t the most egotistical ridiculous thing ever. 😆

But it’s so often the phantom opinion of others that makes us create boundaries around our own growth, that waterlog our wings and ground us to the earth. I’ve learned to trust my own opinions above all others because in the end, it is I that’ll have to live with every decision I make in my own GD life.

I’ve also learned that in the wild, wild west of following your own path, there will *always* be something that feels too far-fetched to be real. Too delusional and out of touch to be spoken aloud. And that’s also something that kills dreams.

When my clients first work with me, this is the barrier we have to break. Because we’ve been bombarded by messages of “be realistic” that our imaginations are stuck in solutions that don’t support our goals. They only exist in a world where everything has already been tried and therefore not worth an attempt.

To get to a place where you can successfully exit the rat race and emerge triumphant from the chaos that will inevitably ensue, you *must* be delusional. It’s the ridiculous, outrageous fantasies in your head that are the source of your motivation. It’s the thing that will help you most to get up when you’ve been knocked down, and it’s the most reliable source of energy that will get you to keep moving even when the path ahead looks nothing like you had planned.

Delusion is the map; reality is the terrain. Between the two you will find yourself traveling places you never dared venture.