Dreaming big is the easy part. The hard part is working day in and day out to keep your dreams alive. Do you have a dream you've given up on? Are you close to giving up? Well, before you make a decision you could regret down the road, take a few minutes to consider what that means.
We all have hopes and dreams. Some people dream small. Those are the individuals who won't allow themselves to be disappointed. They refuse to fail at anything. But they also refuse to challenge themselves. Because of that, they'll probably never achieve something truly great. Nothing great ever came easy.
If you want to be the individual who keeps clawing, scratching, and scraping, here are some thoughts to keep in mind along your journey. Hopefully they will provide some encouragement in those times when your dreams seem out of reach.
BELIEVE IN YOURSELF. The only way you'll ever achieve your dreams is if you really, truly believe in yourself. That doesn't mean you simply fool the rest of the world, projecting confidence and self-assurance in public. Belief in yourself runs much deeper than that. It means every night when your head hits the pillow, you have a smile on your face. You're content that you did everything possible to follow your dreams from the moment you woke until those last moments before sleep. When you wake again in the morning, you must say to yourself, "Today might be the day I finally achieve my dream." And you must mean it. Unless you really mean it, unless you really believe, you've already defeated yourself. So don't allow yourself any room for doubt. To truly achieve your dreams you have to jump in whole-heartedly. A half-effort will only get you halfway there, if that.
ALWAYS HAVE A POSITIVE ATTITUDE. The road to achieving your dreams will certainly be a rocky one. Nothing worth doing is ever simple or easy. But if you keep a positive outlook, you'll overcome adversity. Look at the various roadblocks you encounter as minor setbacks instead of dream-ending catastrophes. If someone tries to knock you down or tell you your dream is too far out of reach, smile and thank them for their thoughts. Then walk away and get back to work chasing your dreams. The more you stay positive, the more accustom you'll become to that positive, uplifted feeling. To put it plainly, you'll be able to get much more accomplished if you feel good. When people get frustrated or depressed, they get hung up on little issues. Those issues can snowball into big issues, and big time wasters. On your way to achieving your dreams, there's no time to waste. Keep your spirits high and you'll avoid the usual pitfalls that trip up negative, defeatist personalities.
TAKE A SMALL STEP EVERY DAY. Every single day, without exception, you should take at least one step toward your goal. Even if the step is small, make it happen. Get in the habit of thinking about your dreams every day. This doesn't mean staring starry-eyed into space and imagining what it would be like to be holding your dream in your hands. It means staying focused and keeping your eye on the prize. The only way to get there is to take a step toward it. The more comfortable you get with thinking about your goals and dreams every day, the easier it will become to fit a daily step into your schedule. Some days, you'll need to devote the entire day to your dream. Don't be afraid to take a day or two off work to focus on your dreams. It's hard to grind through a regular work day and feel motivated when you get home. So set aside a certain amount of time each day, week, month, and year for working on your dreams.
SET MILESTONES AND DON'T LET YOURSELF DOWN. The only way to know if you're heading down the right path to achieving your dreams is to develop milestones. Milestones are key to measuring your progress. You can't get from Point A to Point Zed without filling in the rest of the letters. Sit down and make a list of all the important steps you need to accomplish on the way to achieving your dreams. Consistently revisit that list on your journey. Tick off the steps as you accomplish them. This is a great motivator as well. Once you see how much progress you're making, you'll begin to realise how achievable your dream really is. Everything is easier to accomplish when broken down in to pieces. So break one big dream apart into ten little dreams. Then set out to accomplish each little dream. In no time, you'll be grasping the big dream.
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We all have hopes and dreams. Some people dream small. Those are the individuals who won't allow themselves to be disappointed. They refuse to fail at anything. But they also refuse to challenge themselves. Because of that, they'll probably never achieve something truly great. Nothing great ever came easy.The rest of us dream big. We dream in vivid colour and big pictures. The downside to dreaming big, though, is we face huge obstacles every day. Those obstacles threaten to knock us back, steal our momentum, and break our spirit. Sometimes we just want to throw our hands up and walk away; we want to just quit the whole thing. In that exact moment two types of people are made: those who give up, and those who keep clawing, scratching, and scraping until they achieved their dreams.
BELIEVE IN YOURSELF. The only way you'll ever achieve your dreams is if you really, truly believe in yourself. That doesn't mean you simply fool the rest of the world, projecting confidence and self-assurance in public. Belief in yourself runs much deeper than that. It means every night when your head hits the pillow, you have a smile on your face. You're content that you did everything possible to follow your dreams from the moment you woke until those last moments before sleep. When you wake again in the morning, you must say to yourself, "Today might be the day I finally achieve my dream." And you must mean it. Unless you really mean it, unless you really believe, you've already defeated yourself. So don't allow yourself any room for doubt. To truly achieve your dreams you have to jump in whole-heartedly. A half-effort will only get you halfway there, if that.
ALWAYS HAVE A POSITIVE ATTITUDE. The road to achieving your dreams will certainly be a rocky one. Nothing worth doing is ever simple or easy. But if you keep a positive outlook, you'll overcome adversity. Look at the various roadblocks you encounter as minor setbacks instead of dream-ending catastrophes. If someone tries to knock you down or tell you your dream is too far out of reach, smile and thank them for their thoughts. Then walk away and get back to work chasing your dreams. The more you stay positive, the more accustom you'll become to that positive, uplifted feeling. To put it plainly, you'll be able to get much more accomplished if you feel good. When people get frustrated or depressed, they get hung up on little issues. Those issues can snowball into big issues, and big time wasters. On your way to achieving your dreams, there's no time to waste. Keep your spirits high and you'll avoid the usual pitfalls that trip up negative, defeatist personalities.
TAKE A SMALL STEP EVERY DAY. Every single day, without exception, you should take at least one step toward your goal. Even if the step is small, make it happen. Get in the habit of thinking about your dreams every day. This doesn't mean staring starry-eyed into space and imagining what it would be like to be holding your dream in your hands. It means staying focused and keeping your eye on the prize. The only way to get there is to take a step toward it. The more comfortable you get with thinking about your goals and dreams every day, the easier it will become to fit a daily step into your schedule. Some days, you'll need to devote the entire day to your dream. Don't be afraid to take a day or two off work to focus on your dreams. It's hard to grind through a regular work day and feel motivated when you get home. So set aside a certain amount of time each day, week, month, and year for working on your dreams.
SET MILESTONES AND DON'T LET YOURSELF DOWN. The only way to know if you're heading down the right path to achieving your dreams is to develop milestones. Milestones are key to measuring your progress. You can't get from Point A to Point Zed without filling in the rest of the letters. Sit down and make a list of all the important steps you need to accomplish on the way to achieving your dreams. Consistently revisit that list on your journey. Tick off the steps as you accomplish them. This is a great motivator as well. Once you see how much progress you're making, you'll begin to realise how achievable your dream really is. Everything is easier to accomplish when broken down in to pieces. So break one big dream apart into ten little dreams. Then set out to accomplish each little dream. In no time, you'll be grasping the big dream.
STUDY OTHERS WHO HAVE ACHIEVED SIMILAR GOALS. Find inspiration in others who have
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