KB105 -Your dreams will die if you don’t protect them.

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Harsh Truths
Super Harsh Truths To Help You Start 2025 with a Bang!

Welcome to Part Three of my 12-part “Super Harsh Truth Series” for this festive season!

Over the next 12 days, leading right up to New Year’s Eve, I’ll be dropping daily truth bombs to challenge your mindset, spark action, and help you gear up for an incredible 2025.

My goal?

To give you at least one game-changing insight each day that you can take into the new year, laying the groundwork for a year you’ll indeed be proud of!

Let’s dive into #3: Your dreams will die if you don’t protect them.

#3 - Your dreams will die if you don’t protect them.

Your dreams are fragile, especially in the beginning.

They’re like seedlings, full of potential but vulnerable to the storms of doubt, negativity, and criticism.

If you don’t fiercely guard them, they’ll wither and die before they even have a chance to grow.

Here’s the brutal truth: not everyone deserves to hear your dreams.

Why?

Because most people don’t care about them, don’t believe in them, or worse..

They feel threatened by them!

Their negativity isn’t about you; it’s about their own insecurities.

They gave up on their dreams, so they’ll do everything they can to convince you to give up on yours too.

Ever heard these?

  • “That’s unrealistic.”

  • “Do you really think you can do that?”

  • “Shouldn’t you just play it safe?”If you listen to these voices, they’ll slowly chip away at your confidence until your dream feels impossible.

Negativity is contagious.

Whenever you share your goals with the wrong person, you invite doubt into your life.

They’ll project their fear onto you, mock your ambition, or subtly discourage you.

Worst of all, you might start believing them.

That’s how dreams die!

Not because you aren’t capable

But because you let someone else’s opinion take root in your mind.

The hard truth:

  • Your dream doesn’t need validation. It needs action.

  • Your dream doesn’t need an audience. It needs discipline.

  • Your dream doesn’t need approval. It needs you.

Protect your dream like it’s your lifeline because it is.

Stop wasting time trying to convince people who will never understand your vision.

Stop explaining yourself to those who don’t share your hunger.

Instead, surround yourself with people who believe in possibility, who push you to level up, and who remind you why you started in the first place.

Here’s how you protect your dream:

  1. Keep it quiet until it’s strong enough to stand on its own. Not every goal needs to be broadcast. Let your results speak louder than your words.

  2. Audit your circle. If someone consistently brings negativity, limit their access to your life.

  3. Guard your focus. Every minute you waste defending your dream is a minute you’re not working on it.

Ask yourself:

  • How many times have you let someone’s doubt hold you back?

  • Are you sharing your dreams with people who build you up or tear you down?

  • Do you believe in your dream enough to fight for it—even if no one else does?

Dreams don’t die from failure; they die from neglect, doubt, and the poison of negativity.

Protect yours like your life depends on it.

Because the truth is, it does.

Your dreams are your responsibility. Own them. Defend them. Build them.

I hope you enjoyed this special edition of my Knowledge Bomb Newsletter.

See you tomorrow for number four!

Jay Alderton

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