DEAR GRL: Your Dreams Aren't Too Big, the World Just Feels Small
Hey beautiful,
They told you to be "realistic." They said you should have a "backup plan." They suggested you "aim a little lower" or "think more practically." They made you feel like your dreams were too big, too ambitious, too unlikely to ever come true.
But here's what they didn't tell you: The world is infinite, and there's room for every single one of your dreams.
The people telling you to shrink your dreams are usually the same people who shrunk their own. They're not protecting you from disappointment—they're protecting themselves from the reminder that they gave up too early. Your big dreams make them uncomfortable because they highlight their small thinking.
Your dreams aren't too big—you're just surrounded by people with small vision. The same dream that feels impossible in your small town might be the norm in another city. The career that seems unrealistic to your family might be exactly what someone else built their entire life around. The life you want isn't fantasy—it's just unfamiliar to the people around you.
Every single thing that exists now was once just a dream in someone's head. Every business, every invention, every piece of art, every movement that changed the world—it all started with someone who refused to make their dreams smaller to make other people more comfortable.
Stop asking for permission to want what you want. You don't need anyone's approval to dream big. You don't need to justify your ambitions or make them make sense to people who never dared to dream beyond their current circumstances.
The world needs what you have to offer. It needs your specific combination of talents, perspectives, and passions. It needs your big, beautiful, seemingly impossible dreams because those dreams will solve problems no one else is even thinking about yet.
Start before you're ready. Start before you know how. Start before you have permission. Every expert was once a beginner. Every success story started with someone who had no idea what they were doing but did it anyway.
Your dreams aren't too big. You're just getting started.
Dream bigger. The world is waiting.
With love and complete faith in your limitless potential,
The GRL Initiative
