Dream Stealers

Monday night I was glancing at AOL and saw a story about college graduates holding up pieces of paper stating they had spent all of this money on college and can not find jobs. Who told them they couldn't find a job? How hard did they try? I know things are tough out there, but commerce is continuing and it's time to be creative. This is not to downplay the obstacles facing people these days, but honestly, what good does complaining do?

But maybe that's just me. I'm glad now that I don't have a job and that I'm not looking for one right now. I would if I had to, but at the moment I do not have to. I work for myself.

Twice.

Things being what they are these days it would be easy to complain and fret and over-analyze and remain frozen in place because of fear. Inertia can easily set in and make you feel helpless and hopeless. And this becomes doubly discouraging when people share their misery with you. These are called Dream Stealers. We all know them.

It's not that such people mean to cause pain or depression, although I suppose they could be doing it intentionally, but they are unmotivated and negative and cannot believe that anybody else could possibly find things to be positive about these days. When you mention a dream to them, such as starting a new business, they come up with every reason you can imagine why this is a terrible idea: the economy is bad, money is tight, global warming, cloning, stray comets striking Earth and wiping out Mankind...their list of reasons you will fail is endless. And if these are the people you listen to, they will steal your dream and convince you that you will fail.

So this is fair warning to Dream Stealers: I'm not listening to you anymore. I don't have time. I'm going to be too busy succeeding to listen to all of your reasons why I'm going to fail.