Today, I have my friend Merritt Onsa with me talking all about how we can do a better job supporting our friends in their dreams.Merritt is a trail guide for the passionate, creative, Christian woman who wants to get over her fear of failure, comparison, and imposter syndrome so she can get moving on her God-shaped dream. She encourages women to start chasing their dreams and stop wasting time second-guessing themselves, procrastinating, or trying to be perfect. She feels it is a tragedy when our G...
Today, I have my friend Merritt Onsa with me talking all about how we can do a better job supporting our friends in their dreams.
Merritt is a trail guide for the passionate, creative, Christian woman who wants to get over her fear of failure, comparison, and imposter syndrome so she can get moving on her God-shaped dream. She encourages women to start chasing their dreams and stop wasting time second-guessing themselves, procrastinating, or trying to be perfect. She feels it is a tragedy when our God-shaped dreams stayed hidden because of our fears and insecurities. Merritt hosts weekly conversations on The Devoted Dreamers Podcast, talking with Christian women about their dreams, their fears, and how God has transformed their faith through the process of attempting courageous endeavors. She was the perfect person to have this conversation with and I know that you will agree after you listen.
During our conversation, we talk about why it is so important to support our friends in their dreams. Starting something new can be scary and overwhelming. It is so important to be able to point your friend back to their "why" when things get hard during their journey and they may want to quit. Your support and encouragement of your friend's dream means more than you know. Showing support can be as simple as just asking your friend about how it's going with the dream they are pursuing or if there is anything you can do to help. She also urges us to make sure to take time to celebrate our friend in both her small and big successes as she moves forward following her dream.
We also talk a little bit about what to do if you are the person who is pursuing your dream and it feels like there is nobody there supporting you. Don't worry, there is some encouragement out there for you. We encourage you to be brave and to chat with your friends to let them know what you need from them. Sometimes people don't give us the support we need because they don't realize that we need it. Just you making your friends aware of how important it is that they show interest in what you are doing may be all you need to do to turn the lack of support into the support and encouragement you need. We also discuss ways to create new circles of support if, after talking to your friends, you are still lacking the support from your existing friends that you need.
This conversation is encouraging for both the person who wants to know how to support her friend in a dream and for the dreamer who is looking for ways to find support as she pursues her dream. You won't want to miss this conversation.
CONNECT WITH MERRITT:
Facebook: Devoted Dreamers
Instagram: @merrittjo
Website: merrittonsa.com
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Facebook: Connecting in the Chaos
Instagram : @heather.oncken
Email : heather@connectinginthechaos.com
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