Imagine sitting in front of a huge watermelon you really want to eat.

But all you can think about is how big it is.

How it won’t fit in to your mouth.

How it can’t be done.

You’re stuck on the problem.

It’s too big!

It hasn’t even entered your mind that there’s another way.

You wonder if you’ll ever be able to eat it.

You tell yourself it’s not possible.

Then you feel stupid for wanting to eat it in the first place.

So you tell yourself you don’t really want to eat it.

You start convincing yourself that you don’t want the watermelon after all.

There are other fruits, smaller fruits.

Ones that are easy to eat.

Yes, stick to those, you don’t need watermelon.

You were silly to think that you wanted watermelon.

So you throw the watermelon in the bin.

But, deep down, you still want watermelon…

Now this might sound crazy at first.

But replace the watermelon with a big dream.

For example, getting a new job, asking someone out on a date or starting a business.

Something you’ve been putting off.

Something that feels amazing but scary.

Something you know will take you out of your comfort zone.

Then watch your internal dialogue.

All you can think about is how big it seems.

How overwhelming it feels.

How it can’t be done.

You’re stuck on the problem.

It’s too big!

It hasn’t even entered your mind that there’s another way.

You wonder if you’ll ever be able to do it.

You tell yourself it’s not possible.

Then you feel stupid for wanting to do it in the first place.

So you tell yourself you don’t really want to do it.

You start convincing yourself that you don’t want your big dream after all.

There are other dreams, smaller dreams.

Ones that are easy.

Yes, stick to those.

You don’t need big dreams.

You were silly to think that you wanted to dream big.

So you throw the big dream away.

But deep down, you still want it…

This morning, I had some watermelon for breakfast.

Like any normal person would do, I cut it up in to chunks.

This makes it a lot easier to eat than trying to consume it whole.

With watermelon, the solution seems so easy.

With our big dreams, maybe not so easy.

We overthink.

We let doubt creep in.

That little voice in our head starts talking…

“You’re not good enough.”

“You don’t have the skills.”

“Who would pay you for that?”

“There’s no way they’ll like you.”

“There’s no point in trying.”

“You’re a failure.”

“You’re worthless.”

“You’re…”

STOP.

Right now.

If you recognise this voice, I’m here to tell you.

In the nicest possible way.

It’s full of shit.

It’s lying to you.

So please, please stop giving it so much attention.

Your big dreams are like watermelons.

You can leave them in the supermarket and not even bother to have them.

You can bring them home, look at them for a while and then throw them in the bin.

Or you can simply cut them up into smaller pieces and eat the goddamn things.

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Today, stop and think about your watermelons.

Have you brought them home? Are you sat looking at them? Are they in the bin?

Or are you devouring them, one juicy, delicious piece at a time?

Let me know in the comments…

Mike x