Dash of Courage: City of Dreams

"It's kind of fun to do the impossible." - Walt Disney

There's a place I've always dreamed of visiting: Macau.

It's often called the "Vegas of Asia." A city of neon lights, wild architecture, and shows that make you question physics.

I had my final speech of the year in Hong Kong last week and decided to ferry over to Macau before flying 30 hours back home. I told myself that if I won at roulette, I'd upgrade my economy seat.
I did not.

At the center of Macau is an area called City of Dreams.
A place built on one idea: anything is possible...if you dare to imagine it.

Walking through it, one thought kept echoing:
Most people visit a City of Dreams.
Very few build one.

Because dreaming is easy.
But designing your life around those dreams?
That takes courage.

Inside the complex, I watched performers dive 60 feet into water, fly through the air, and do backflips on a motorcycle... above water. None of it looked humanly possible, until someone made it possible.

That's the thing about dreams -
They look ridiculous right up until the moment they don't.

Macau reminded me of something we forget:
Dreams aren't hard because they're big.
They're hard because they demand a bigger you.

Every skyscraper in Macau began as a sketch.
Every show began as a wild idea.
Every bold goal began as a quiet "what if?" that someone had the courage to answer with a "why not?"
The difference between dreamers and doers isn't talent.
It's conviction.

Your City of Dreams is not a destination.
It's a decision.
It's choosing not to shrink the dream, but to grow into the person capable of building it.

Dash of Courage
As we inch closer to a new year, stop admiring someone else's dream.
Start building your own. One bold brick at a time.

Ask yourself:
What is the one thing I can start that my future self will thank me for?
Not the whole blueprint.
Not the finished skyscraper.
Just the next courageous brick.

Because the world doesn't need more people visiting a City of Dreams.
It needs more people creating them.

Courage over Comfort,
Garrett