Ahwatukee Foothills Newspaper
January 20, 2009
We often have these goals and dreams in life that we one day wish to achieve. It is a type of passion that is indescribable for something and it's like we know we want to pursue it even though sometimes we may not understand why.
The passion starts subconsciously when we are young, and develops every year we grow older even when we may not realize it. Pretty soon, we start to research and, perhaps, even tell other people what our ultimate goal is with our passion. As soon as we get to that point, however, we end up being stuck in between dreaming and actually doing.
What is really holding us back?
The answer to that question is ourselves. When you really want something in life you have to be willing to work hard and sometimes even make sacrifices to get what you want.
There is an anonymous quote that says: "In order to get something that you want in life, you have to be willing to do something you have never done to get it."
In other words, we may have to make sacrifices, stay up late at night, trade fun for work in order for us to achieve our ultimate goal. If you really want something you will do the work to get it.
An example is all the students that are working towards college degrees. They know that it will take a lot of hard work, time and dedication, but they are willing to sacrifice that in order to achieve their ultimate goal, which is graduation and earning their degree. It is a choice they make for themselves and they are the ones that put in the work to pursue this achievement.
Many times, however, we will get to the point where we know what we want to do in life that we want to make something of ourselves, and maybe even the necessary steps we have to take in order to get there. The only thing that is holding us back is us. We are the only ones that can tell us that we cannot do something, or that we are not good enough, etc. No one else has the power to tell us that we can't do something.
So why is it we tend to hold ourselves back so often to achieve success?
Fear could be one reason. Are we afraid to be successful? Are we just comfortable how our life is now without achieving our goals? Do we let other people tell us that we can't? If so, then we are putting blockers on our own path in life.
Things do come up in life unexpectedly and, then again, sometimes things go as planned. However, do you think it's possible that obstacles are put on our path for a reason?
In other words, if we wanted to achieve something bad enough, we would figure out a way to get around those obstacles. Obstacles are there to test whether or not you want something bad enough.
People often come up to me and tell me how they want to start their own business, or how they have an invention they want to present to the public one day, etc. After they tell me about their idea, I always tell them they should pursue it. For some reason, at that point, they always give me the same look. It is the look of, "Well I was just saying one day" or "Well it's just an idea, I doubt I can do it."
They were so passionate to tell me and then when I gave them positive feedback it totally threw them off. If you have an idea or have a dream that you would like to pursue one day, why not make that one day today? Your idea could be the next best thing that could benefit the community, offer people more jobs or even motivate other people to follow their dreams.
You have no idea what could happen until you try. Why wait?
Know that you can do anything that you put your mind to. Don't let anyone ever tell you that you can't follow your dream, tell you you're not good enough or that you can't do something. Only you have the power to make those statements about yourself. Only you have the power to make your dreams come true.
If you really want to pursue your dreams you can find a way to overcome the obstacles that get in the way. Never give up, and it's time to start pursuing your dreams. It is never too early or too late to start, for you don't know how much time you have left to fulfill them.
January 20, 2009
We often have these goals and dreams in life that we one day wish to achieve. It is a type of passion that is indescribable for something and it's like we know we want to pursue it even though sometimes we may not understand why.
The passion starts subconsciously when we are young, and develops every year we grow older even when we may not realize it. Pretty soon, we start to research and, perhaps, even tell other people what our ultimate goal is with our passion. As soon as we get to that point, however, we end up being stuck in between dreaming and actually doing.
What is really holding us back?
The answer to that question is ourselves. When you really want something in life you have to be willing to work hard and sometimes even make sacrifices to get what you want.
There is an anonymous quote that says: "In order to get something that you want in life, you have to be willing to do something you have never done to get it."
In other words, we may have to make sacrifices, stay up late at night, trade fun for work in order for us to achieve our ultimate goal. If you really want something you will do the work to get it.
An example is all the students that are working towards college degrees. They know that it will take a lot of hard work, time and dedication, but they are willing to sacrifice that in order to achieve their ultimate goal, which is graduation and earning their degree. It is a choice they make for themselves and they are the ones that put in the work to pursue this achievement.
Many times, however, we will get to the point where we know what we want to do in life that we want to make something of ourselves, and maybe even the necessary steps we have to take in order to get there. The only thing that is holding us back is us. We are the only ones that can tell us that we cannot do something, or that we are not good enough, etc. No one else has the power to tell us that we can't do something.
So why is it we tend to hold ourselves back so often to achieve success?
Fear could be one reason. Are we afraid to be successful? Are we just comfortable how our life is now without achieving our goals? Do we let other people tell us that we can't? If so, then we are putting blockers on our own path in life.
Things do come up in life unexpectedly and, then again, sometimes things go as planned. However, do you think it's possible that obstacles are put on our path for a reason?
In other words, if we wanted to achieve something bad enough, we would figure out a way to get around those obstacles. Obstacles are there to test whether or not you want something bad enough.
People often come up to me and tell me how they want to start their own business, or how they have an invention they want to present to the public one day, etc. After they tell me about their idea, I always tell them they should pursue it. For some reason, at that point, they always give me the same look. It is the look of, "Well I was just saying one day" or "Well it's just an idea, I doubt I can do it."
They were so passionate to tell me and then when I gave them positive feedback it totally threw them off. If you have an idea or have a dream that you would like to pursue one day, why not make that one day today? Your idea could be the next best thing that could benefit the community, offer people more jobs or even motivate other people to follow their dreams.
You have no idea what could happen until you try. Why wait?
Know that you can do anything that you put your mind to. Don't let anyone ever tell you that you can't follow your dream, tell you you're not good enough or that you can't do something. Only you have the power to make those statements about yourself. Only you have the power to make your dreams come true.
If you really want to pursue your dreams you can find a way to overcome the obstacles that get in the way. Never give up, and it's time to start pursuing your dreams. It is never too early or too late to start, for you don't know how much time you have left to fulfill them.
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