“If you start chasing a dream just to get applause…”

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by Crystal on January 31, 2012

Thanks, Jon Acuff!

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Kristi January 31, 2012 at 10:35 am

Wow. We should all teach that to our children! Their lives will be much more fulfilling if they do not seek men’s applause.

Alysha January 31, 2012 at 10:39 am

Soooo True! I blogged about a topic very similar to this called It’s Not about You Anyways. http://aparkspot.weebly.com/index.html

Nick January 31, 2012 at 10:48 am

I’d argue that the “dream” you chase just for the applause actually isn’t even your “dream” if that’s your only reason to chase it. (Maybe the applause is your dream, which is why you stop chasing that dream when it stops.)

Instead of chasing dreams, I ask people to chase their passions – the things they already do for free – and just start monetizing them like others do.

Jon Acuff is great if anyone hasn’t heard of him before.

Sarabell January 31, 2012 at 11:20 am

So true! I’ve actually had to stop and ask myself before why I was doing something… and if it’s so someone will be proud of me, not so I will be proud of me, I rarely end up sticking with it.

kj January 31, 2012 at 11:50 am

Oh, no. I thought that said “applesauce” not applause. Why would I quit dreaming when we run out of applesauce? I think I need a nap this afternoon.

Tappanga February 1, 2012 at 12:33 am: I thought it was applesauce, too! I thought, “Well, this is stupid. I hate applesauce!”

Share some of that nap, will ya? =D

Jennifer January 31, 2012 at 12:02 pm