Why I Don’t Do Realistic and You Shouldn’t Either

I don’t do realistic.

I guess I should say I don’t do realistic anymore.

I went down the path. I followed the rules. I did everything that was expected of me.

And one day I realized I was on the wrong path. I was meant to do so much more. My goals and dreams are way too big to be realistic. And I’ll bet yours are as well.

So when you think about something you desire, stop thinking about whether or not it’s realistic and just think about what step you could take to get started. No matter how small that step is.

And then go out and take the step. That’s the key…you need to actually take the step.

And then what starts happening, and it feels like magic, is that when you take one inspired step, then you figure out the next right thing, and so on.

This is exactly what happened to me in the Maxim Cover Girl 2020 competition. I realize it’s not realistic for a 53-year-old woman (who has never modeled) to enter this competition. Let alone make it through not one but four rounds of cuts.

But as soon as I heard about it I knew I had to enter. So I took that first step and uploaded some pics. And not gonna lie, I heard some voices in my head…what will people think? And you know what? Turns out it doesn’t matter what they think.

Once I took that initial inspired step, I was led to each next right step. And it turns out the entire journey was pretty amazing. All because I didn’t care about what was realistic…I just decided what I wanted and went for it.