The Dream Killers

Today’s Topics

• Dream Killers: What Are They? Who Are They? Are You One? 😵

• Stolen Potential 🥷

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Dream Killers: What Are They? Who Are They? Are You One? 😵

By Jo

Let’s talk about dream killers. Who are they really? Most people hear that term and immediately picture someone angry, bitter, or negative. But that’s not always the case. Sometimes, dream killers wear friendly faces. Sometimes… it might even be you.

Dream killers don’t always mean harm. Often, they’re people who don’t see your vision, so they unintentionally shoot it down. They question the dream, challenge the ambition, or hit you with the classic, “Be realistic.” But here’s the thing: just because someone else can’t see it doesn’t mean it’s not worth building.

Everyone has a different lens. What looks blurry to them might be crystal clear to you.

I’ve learned — and I don’t claim to know it all — but I know this: if someone has a vision, and they want it bad enough, it will come to life. That kind of passion is unstoppable. I’ve lived it. I’ve seen ideas go from thoughts in a notebook to reality, simply because someone refused to let doubt — theirs or anyone else’s — stop them.

So the question becomes: Are you helping people build? Or are you blocking the blueprint?

Sometimes, being a dream killer isn’t about what you say — it’s about what you don’t support, what you don’t believe in, what you don’t take time to understand. It costs nothing to let someone dream. But it could cost them everything if you plant seeds of doubt too early.

Be mindful of your words, your energy, and your presence in someone’s journey. It’s okay if you don’t get it — just don’t kill it

Stolen Potential 🥷

By Marcus

The funny thing about potential is that it lays dormant until it’s activated. Some of us are fortunate enough to realize our potential early in life, while others find it much later, or never at all.

One of my favorite books, The Alchemist, is a great story of self-discovery. Without spoiling anything, the number one lesson I took from it (yes, I’m being vague for good reason) is:

You’ve always had what you needed within you from the start.

Think about the first time you surprised yourself by doing something you didn’t think was possible. The fact is you were always capable. It was through trial, and maybe some error, that you surpassed what you believed to be your “limitations.”

This is why your goals, ideas, and dreams are so powerful: they unlock your potential.

Activation

Your goals, ideas, and dreams are catalysts that awaken your sleeping potential.

A major catalyst for me was college. I experienced academic, financial, health, and general challenges we all face as we transition into adulthood. I had a lot of “down bad” moments in college, but each of those moments built another level of resilience within me.

Every time I faced adversity, I was forced to adapt and evolve into what was necessary to survive.

In the end, it took almost seven years, but I graduated. There were many times when the outcome was in doubt. If you had asked me in high school if I could have navigated everything I faced in college, the answer would’ve been no.

How do you know what you’re truly capable of unless you’re pushed to your limits?

Let the hard times serve as a catalyst that activates your potential.

One Simple Idea

In the movie Inception, the protagonists attempt to plant a single idea in the mind of a dying corporate titan’s son—
An idea so powerful, it would fundamentally change how he viewed inheriting a harmful legacy and inspire him to break away and build something new.

One simple idea can change your life.

The question is, what ideas do you have that deserve your time and attention?

Ideas need time to grow. You need time to experiment, fail, learn, and iterate.

Don’t allow others to steal your potential. Their limitations are not your own.

Remember, you’ve never done anything in your life that you weren’t capable of.

Protect your dreams, your ideas, and your goals at all costs.