How are you investing in your dreams?

I often talk about how living a life well lived is what we should all be striving for.

Throughout our lives we’ll hear..

Chase your dreams,

Follow your passions

Do or die

But do you ever ask yourself ……..

What am I doing to invest in my dreams? Or passions? Or a life well lived?

I’ll share a little personal story.

In my early 20s I would always call into the local radio shows late at night to talk with the djs.. after a while they began to record me and replay pieces of our conversation on air. I can’t tell you how thrilling it is when you hear your voice coming through those speakers. Before I knew it the dj said that the studio manager wanted him to ask me to consider an internship with them. Are you kidding ?!?!?! This was THE most popular radio station in Cincinnati. I thought about it and declined. What??..

Yes you heard me right. I declined the offer. All I could think about was how I would find daycare for my four children and one with the new diagnosis of autism? How would I be able to afford the gas to go downtown, an hour drive from where I was living?

That amazing opportunity slipped through my fingers because I just did t know how to accomplish it. One of the biggest regrets of my life..

So now, 30 years later I am turning that regret into an opportunity. Over the years I’ve dabbled in podcasting but now I’m on a mission to learn professional radio and broadcasting skills and follow my passions and interests.