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A Dream Deferred

Posted on 07. Feb, 2010 by Tina Stith in Career Chick

A Dream Deferred By Langston Hughes
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
Like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore–
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over–
like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?
What is a dream deferred? Is it something that you put on hold for a later date and time in your life? Or, once your finances have improved or when the children have grown-up and moved out of the house. In my profession, I meet several people that say to me
over and over again. “I want to start my own business. I want to write a book. I want to quit my job. I want to travel the world.” The list goes on and on. And, my responses to them, “If not now, then when or why don’t you?

What’s holding you back from stepping out on faith and living your dream? I tell people all the time that YOU are the only person that’s holding YOU back from living your dream.” It’s not your spouse, parents, children or employer. It’s YOU. It’s the fear of the unknown, fear of failure, fear of rejection that’s renting space in your mind and telling you that you can’t do it. And, if you continue to allow that to happen, then expect to live a mediocre lifestyle. It’s very sad how we allow those negative thoughts, fears and self-doubt to stop us from living our dreams in life. For many of us, we allow our mind to lead us astray and tell us that were not capable of accomplishing our dreams. While, on the other hand we should trust and believe in ourselves and know that we’re capable of abundance and success in life.
Success Chicks & Success Dudes STOP allowing you dreams to be deferred and begin to believe in YOU because if you don’t start believing in yourself then trust me no one else will believe in you either.
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Much Success to You,

Tina Stith-Twine
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