Pursue

Pursue

I watched another movie today. Yes by now, alot of you must have guessed that it is "The pursuit of happiness" (I'm not very creative with my titles :P)

I'm not going to base my entire post on the movie but there is one quote which I really would like to mention:

"You got a dream... You gotta protect it. People can't do somethin' themselves, they wanna tell you you can't do it. If you want somethin', go get it. Period"

When I was younger, it took me very long to realise what I wanted to be when I grew up. I basically lived for the moment, like most kids, carefree. As I grew up, I started to plan my life. (Check out the last post on "You" for a guide on goal setting) So there I was, planning my life, setting goals. Nothing could stop me. Except failure...

Failure

I used to hate this word. HATE it. Especially when things had been going smoothly for such a long time. Sometimes, failure comes so sudden, it knocks you right off your feet. Sounds pretty negative right? Reread the first line of this paragraph.

That's right, I said "used to". I've come to realise something. Failure along the way makes success even more enjoyable! The journey is what makes the end more enjoyable. Just look at adventure stories. What makes them exciting? The ending when every is celebrating? or the trials that the adventurers face while they are on their journey?

People

Back to the quote I mentioned earlier.
I have an aim, a dream. To help people. Or at least motivate them to help themselves and those around them. This seems pretty good and there shouldn't be much problem doing it right? haha yeah that's what I thought, but boy was I wrong! Someone actually told me to stop helping people. Sometimes, this world we live in doesn't make sense. People encourage each other to feel sad and discourage each other from being positive. (It happens, most of the time subconciously) Stay positive guys! Lift each other Higher! Don't help people bury themselves. As you can see, I'm still posting! :) Don't ever let anyone stop you from your dreams. Positive dreams can always be achieved. It's only a matter of how badly you want it...and that brings me to my next point.

Pursue

You have to pursue your dream, your target, your goal (Whatever you call it). It isn't just going to fall from the sky...BUT if it does, you have to be prepared and recognise it. To stay steady with your dream, hard work, dedication and persistance is needed. You have to keep pursuing your dream. Or like in the movie: Pursue your happiness.
I have a friend who just seems to get everything right, always successful in his own way. How does he do it? One day I decided to ask him how he did it. His reply? "I don't consider myself successful, I just work hard"
Yes, he was being very humble. But in all honesty, I agree with him. Hard work. There's no short cut to that. Push yourself, you've got to pursue it. You have to believe that you CAN do it.

My next post will be on Goal Settings...yeah quite lame...haha don't worry, I'll make it interesting :) Hope you'll start planning and pursuing your dreams today! Remember, all great things started off as a belief. So BELIEVE that YOU CAN.


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