“Penny for your thoughts”. A silly phrase if you ask me. It’s meant to be an invitation for one to share their ideas on a particular topic of conversation. Fair enough, but too many people take the phrase far too literally when it comes to their own thoughts, passions, and ideas. Most individuals actually believe that their thoughts are only worth pennies. Why do I say this? Because most people never actually DO what they have been “thinking” about DOING. And let’s face it, ideas, thoughts, and dreams are worth absolutely jack-squat unless you make them happen.

Your thoughts are fat bricks of pure gold. Act Like it.

 

 

Ideas are priceless. All the wonderful things in this world flow from our creative thoughts and brilliant ideas. Our thoughts makes us human, they cultivate growth, innovation, inspiration, and allow us to define our culture and beliefs. Life begins and ends with ideas. Why people choose to devalue their own ideas always baffles me. I always hear great ideas from people, but few people ever even make an attempt to make their ideas become a reality. If I had a “penny” for every time one of my peers had an idea that they never followed through with, I’d have lunch money for life. So what’s the reason why most great ideas never come to fruition? Is it the lack of resources? The lack of effort? The lack of guidance? NAH. There is only one reason that your ideas are just ideas and nothing more. The reason is YOU.

Stop Sabotaging Yourself

You are getting in your own way. You are placing limitations on yourself. You are giving yourself false barriers (education level, location, lack of money, lack of time). You are confining yourself to the status quo, and filling your mind with paralyzing self-doubt. You are waiting on the permission and approval of others instead of trusting in yourself. You are thinking too hard about what will go wrong, instead of doing what feels right. In fact, you aren’t doing much of anything are you?

Belief – The fundamental ingredient to doing anything awesome.

The line between WIN and FAIL is paper-thin. There are numerous factors that go into any idea becoming a success, as well as numerous ways an idea can fail. I don’t a have proven formula for your success, no one does but you. But one thing I do know, is that every person who has enjoyed great success believed they could be successful. They believed in their ideas, and they believed that their thoughts were worth more than pennies.

Are you DOING? Are you finally attempting something that you have thought about for months/years/decades? Are you stalling on a project because of self-doubt? Let me know in the comments. Who knows? Maybe I can help you out!

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