There is no harm in being a dreamer's cheerleader

​In his blog this morning, Seth Godin basically asks, what would happen if we were each other's cheerleaders?

Godin says:

Perhaps positive thinking is contagious.

Perhaps egging on the other person will help them explore the edges.

And perhaps it will help them overcome their fear and share the very best version of what they have in mind.

You can always say ‘no’ later.

In this moment, your confidence and enthusiasm exist to make the idea better. No harm in that. For either of you.

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You know, I've discovered in my life there is no harm at all in allowing someone to dream. When we encourage someone to dream a dream that we think is impossible - maybe one that IS impossible - there is no harm in allowing a dreamer to discover that.

I believe that because I believe the capacity to wake up in the morning and chase dreams is a greater gift than waking up tackling only the things we know we can do.

It's my experience that chasing dreams that don't come true is often where you find the dreams that can and do come true. Dream chasing isn't just a road; it's a road with a whole lot of side roads.

So there really is no harm in being a dreamer's cheerleader.

There is, on the other hand, a lot of harm in shooting a dreamer down before the dreamer starts chasing. Sometimes, when a dreamer tells us their dream, they aren't looking for an endorsement - they are simply looking for a pom pom.

We don't always have to be someone's reality check. Let dreamers discover reality on their own. Let them discover a cheerleader in you.

Some dreamers can shake off the naysayers. Many dreamers walk away from naysayers hesitant to ever dream again.

So would it be such a bad idea to simply be each other's cheerleaders?

A world full of people chasing dreams seems a whole lot better than a world full of people who think what's the use.

Cheer someone on today. There's no harm in that. Not for you. And surely not for the dreamer.