Out there is your dream job.

It isn’t.

Out there is your perfect partner.

They aren’t.

Out there is your perfect body, if you just take this supplement and do this five-minute exercise.

Nope.

Out there is a realm of possibilities.

Wrong.

Out there is a fantasy place, a modern dream  to placate the meek, invented to sell the next quick fix or short cut “hack”.

A sheen of glamour to disguise the truth.

Reality says there is no such thing as a dream job. There is the something that you are well suited to doing, where your unique talents and skills can be applied. It may take you years and several false starts to get there, and it will require hard work, self-discipline and flexibility.

Reality says that there is no such thing as a perfect partner, the soul mate who will happen to walk around the corner and into your life. There may be someone who is supportive, loving and with whom you click. They may be with you for years, or for a short time. And maintaining a relationship takes hard work, self-discipline and flexibility.

Reality says there is no such thing as a perfect body. Just the one you have been given. We can change it, support it and develop it to its best potential but you may never be a size 8 if your skeleton says otherwise, you may not have Rich Froning’s abs is you don’t have his genetics. And any change takes hard work, self-discipline and flexibility.

Right now is a realm of fantastic possibilities. Dreams can become ideas can become plans can become reality.

And out there is a whole team of people, be they friends, professionals and expert sources who are willing to help you achieve.

But it all requires hard work, self-discipline and flexibility.