Hope too Small.........Hope too Big

My mind is constantly picking up on "blog worthy info" as I call it. I carry pen and paper with me so when a blog idea hits me, I jot it down but in this case I used a gum wrapper for a tablet. I wrote on the wrapper, "hope too small".  As our pastor mentioned that in his sermon, I had a blog thought. We often do hope too small and why do we limit ourselves? We are the ones that mainly set our limits. We should hope BIG, exceeding all expectations. Really, there should be no limits if we set our hearts and minds to whatever we are seeking to do. As the saying goes, "The sky is the limit".  Are you holding back because you are hoping too small? Let go of the reigns, stop being limited and shoot for the stars. I think we hope to small sometimes because we are scared to take a giant step forward. Baby steps are easier and more comfortable for us so that is the pace we set for ourselves. Yes, giant steps are more challenging and cause us to be a little scared.  Any time we step out of our comfort zone we feel an uncertainty. Stepping out on faith and believing in ourselves is often all we truly can do. Sometimes it works in our favor and sometimes it doesn't. For all the times we succeed by doing so, we say it was worth it. For all of the times we are unsuccessful, we should still say it was worth it because we learned from that experience.

Are you limiting yourself by hoping too small? Is there something you desire to do but are scared to hope BIG and jump out of your comfort zone? You are the only one holding yourself back. Let me tell you this. I have been holding back pursuing a master's degree. I have been talking about going back to school, talking myself out of it, talking around it and so on for months now. I finally just took the plunge, applied and was accepted. So the journey begins in July and yes I have nothing else to do (haha) so why am I going back to school? again? It is something I am passionate about doing, a personal goal and I desire to be a better leader. I believe that by seeking a MA in organization leadership it will make a contribution to my team by developing me into a better leader. I think of it as taking one of the team. I know all about taking giant steps and stepping out on faith. If I can do it, you can too. It doesn't matter how busy you are or how busy you think you are, the sky has no limit. It's up to you to soar with the eagles or not. Personally, I prefer to soar. It's a much better view. I like to hope too BIG. Whatever you are contemplating on doing but are scared to jump out of your comfort zone, GO FOR IT! We are all guilty of limiting ourselves and our expectations so therefore I am certain there is something you are "hoping to small" about. Try "hoping too BIG" and see what happens.