Maybe it’s just me stuck in the comparison game but I feel like we live in a world where we see a lot of people from all walks living these crazy successful lives. There are 7 year-olds making millions on You Tube and moms running million dollar businesses and a kid who claims he will retire a millionaire by 25. We have people whose first novel became a best seller and pastors planting mega churches and everything around us just looks so BIG and so well done. When that is what we surround ourselves with we may feel the subconscious pull to keep up. We may wonder what we are doing wrong, or tell ourselves “if they can do it you can too you have no excuses.”

But is that what you even want?

I have thought long and hard about what I want in life. I want to write books but do they need to be bestsellers? No. I currently do run my own business but I have intentionally kept it at 5 clients right now So I can enjoy the work I do and bring in some extra income but not be overwhelmed. I also don’t want my side business to become my life work, I knew that going into it. I would rather have more time to write my own words then have all my time filled writing for others. Would I love to be making more money? Yes but I am so content in our little condo right now, paying off debt and saving for a dream home. I am happy right where we are.

With that I am here to remind you and myself that it is okay to have small dreams. It’s okay to simply want to be a mom and not run your own side hustle. It’s okay if all you want is your little Etsy shop to bring in a couple hundred a month and you enjoy keeping a day job. It’s okay if your only one big dream is to have a family or write one book or live out a simple life loving your partner, your kids or your dogs or the land that sits in front of you. You’re not required to change the world. You’re not required to leave anything big behind. To live and to love well is enough. You aren’t required to be an influencer. You don’t need to make millions or be famous to have a good life.

Don’t forget that this is your life, your family, your platform, your space. You are the one that will ultimately choose to grow it or keep it where it’s at. Bigger is not always better. Bigger also doesn’t always mean more impactful. Rich people are not always happier. Being famous doesn’t necessarily mean you are more fulfilled. Because I have heard it from rock stars and authors and all sorts of people at the top, they are still just human. When the lights go out and the crowds are done cheering and they go home they are still just them. If you want to do big things then go for that and chase your dreams. If you are happy and content with a simple life and just being you then that is okay too.  If you want to bake bread or learn how to paint or redecorate someone’s home or sing, you can! You don’t have to be outstanding or amazing at any of these to do these things. We can dream small dreams and chase them and they are just as fulfilling as the “big” ones.  What makes a dream big or small anyway? Many times we base it on status, fame, or money but I think if we looked at how happy or fulfilled it makes you, then all dreams would be big ones anyway wouldn’t they? You are alive and living and what you choose to do with this life given is up to you. Make it a good one and don’t let the comparison game make you feel like your dream has to look like theirs.