Identifying what you want in life and business is easy.
Making your dreams a REALITY is an entirely different story.
How do you reconcile the two?
There was a particular day four years ago—October 1st, 2013 to be exact—when the U.S. government was forced to shut down, and all of the national parks were closed until further notice.
While this typically wouldn’t be an issue, that day, it was.
It just happened to be the day my best friend and I were leaving to go on our eight week road trip across the U.S.
Our intention was to visit all of the national parks 🙈
From the moment we decided to make this trip happen [it was something we always said we wanted to do, but making your dreams a reality requires a whole lot more than words alone], I went into planning mode.
I spent hours every day, combing the internet for the best parks to visit, sights to see, campgrounds to stay in, and routes to take. No joke, I put together a 3-5 page word document that detailed the trip from the moment we left to the moment we got back. Everything was planned to a perfect T.
So, when the day came to leave, and the news broke that government shut down the parks, our entire plan went out the window.
*record scratch* HOLD UP.
This is where most people stop.
This is where you stop.
You make a list of what you want. You set goals and intentions. You craft a plan. You start taking action on making your dreams a reality.
And then, BAM—you hit a wall.
The plan stops working. Momentum halts, hope is lost, and eventually you move onto something new only to repeat the pattern.
If my best friend and I huffed and puffed and decided not to leave until the government reopened the parks, what would have happened?
Nothing.
Absolutely nothing would have happened.
Our roadtrip dream would have been put back on the shelf, possibly to never see the light of day again.
If you haven’t guessed it, that’s not what actually happened.
Instead, we set off into the early autumn sunset and drove fifteen hours straight to Chicago. We camped on a lonely tributary of the Mississippi River. We got snowed in in Hulett Wyoming, population: 395 people. We stopped in Salt Lake City to visit a friend and then went up to Portland to visit another. We drove the entire length of Rt. 1 in California, all the way down to San Diego, where we made a sharp turn back up north to see the lights of Las Vegas and finally, we wove our way back home through the dusty desserts of Utah.
And you know what?
That road trip was the best freaking trip of my life. It was the perfect antidote to heal the broken heart I had been suffering from. It was the ultimate segue into becoming the CREATOR of my life.
Even though we were supposed to drive 35 hours straight to the Grand Teton National Park; even though we were supposed to see Crater Lake and NOT stay with friends in Salt Lake City and Portland, we both accomplished what we set out to do, and so much more.
The trip turned out to be one of the best dreams I’ve ever made a reality and do you know why it happened?
🪄 Because we didn’t give up.
We readjusted. We leaned into the unknown. We learned to create a new plan when the original plan failed to follow through.
What would happen if you did this too?
What would happen if you set out with a plan for making your dreams a reality, only to readjust as needed?
What would happen if you didn’t lose steam, give up, or quit after missing the first, second, or third milestone?
What would happen if you committed to making your dreams a reality no matter what?
What would become possible?
What would open up for you then?
Think about it and let me know in the comments ⬇️
With love & determination,
-Kayla
Do you need support with making your dreams a reality? Let’s chat. Together, we’ll identify what you want to create in your life and business, map out the exact steps to get you there, and when life inevitably hits the fan to derail the plan, I’ll be there to hold your hand and make a new one 🤍
P.S. Here’s one of my favorite photos that I took on my roadtrip:
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