Your Dream is Your Intuition in Disguise!

A Blog About Courage, Action, and Being a Numpty 

Be honest—how many times have you caught yourself daydreaming about a different version of your life? 

One where you’re thriving in a chosen career as a film maker, musician, travel writer, graphic designer, food truck owner, florist to the stars or mouse-house architect. One where you’re living in a glorious location, surrounded by wonderfully colorful people who inspire you.  

Maybe you picture yourself as someone who leaves behind the 9-to-5 grind to travel the world? You may have seen some of those humans on the YouTubes, and every other social media platform every single day, twice a day.  

It’s exhilarating, isn’t it? 

Until a whole cocktail of tumultuous emotions, thoughts, regrets and “reality” checks kick in and that dream gets shoved into the dusty attic of your mind, where all the other “someday” ideas go to collect the bitter cobwebs of doom. 

So, why do we keep dreaming if we’re so terrified of actually making those dreams come true?

Because Your Dream is Your Intuition in Disguise You Numpty

Here’s something wild—your dream isn’t just a random fantasy cooked up by your imagination for entertainment. It’s actually your intuition trying to send you a message. Telling you how to become a successful entrepreneur, or how to create the small business that fills your life with excitement and meaning. 

Your subconscious is like that one brutally honest friend who sees the potential of your product design and keeps trying to steer you toward your best life.

Psychologists have studied this phenomenon for decades. According to some study that I haven’t verified but still feel is true: people who engage in “possible selves” visualization—essentially daydreaming about who they could be—are more likely to take steps toward those goals. Obviously! 

That study annoys me, it’s so obvious but here’s the kicker: the fear of failure and the looming shadow of the unknown stops most people before they even start.

It’s not just laziness or lack of talent that holds people back (perhaps it is in some cases), it’s a deep, primal fear of change. 

Your brain is wired to keep you safe, and nothing feels safer than the familiar—even if that “familiar” is a job you hate, a lifestyle that drains you, or a routine that makes you want to nap for eternity.

The Real Reason We Don’t Chase Our Dreams

Here’s the uncomfortable truth: following your dream requires you to change, and change is terrifying.

Think about it. If you truly committed to becoming the person your dream demands, you’d have to:

Leave your comfort zone.
Learn new skills.
Face potential failure.
Deal with people’s opinions, fears and self-imposed restrictions.
Acknowledge that who you are now isn’t who you need to be to achieve your dream.

The psychological term for this is self-concept threat. 

When we imagine a new version of ourselves, we unconsciously resist because our current identity is what feels safe. It’s why so many people stay in unfulfilling jobs, relationships, and routines—because, even if they aren’t happy, at least they know what to expect.

But here’s the twist: The fact that you keep dreaming about something better means you’re not actually meant to stay where you are. 

If the dream won’t leave you alone, it’s because it’s trying to wake you up.

Fear is Inevitable, But So is Regret

We often wait for the fear to go away before we act, but that’s not how it works. Fear doesn’t vanish before you chase your dream—it shrinks as you chase it. Every small step you take makes the big, scary change seem a little less impossible.

So, ask yourself this: What’s scarier—taking the risk to follow your dream, or looking back one day and realizing you never even tried?

Because at the end of the day, no one gets to the finish line of life and says, “Wow, I’m so glad I ignored my passion and played it safe.”

Your Dream Exists for a Reason

You’re not crazy for wanting more. You’re not unrealistic for imagining a life that excites you. And you’re definitely not alone in feeling afraid.

But if you dream it, there’s a reason. It’s a message from your future self-saying, “Hey, I exist. Come find me.”

So, will you?