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It's A Process....

Accomplishing your dreams is a process, not something that happens overnight. Often we get discouraged because we don't think we are making progress, and the next thing we know we have veered away from that goal. The key is to plan a course for how we want to achieve our goals. And each and every day, take a few steps closer towards our goal.


You've got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing. Having once decided to achieve a certain task, achieve it at all costs of tedium and distaste. The gain in self-confidence of having accomplished a tiresome labor is immense.


"Somehow I can't believe that there are any heights that can't be scaled by a man who knows the secrets of making dreams come true. This special secret, it seems to me, can be summarized in four C s. They are curiosity, confidence, courage, and constancy, and the greatest of all is confidence. When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionable." -- Walt Disney (Artist, Film Producer)

Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds. So many dreams are waiting to be realized - Maybe it's a business you've wanted to start, perhaps it's something as simple as growing a home garden, even still maybe it's a trip to another country you've always dreamed of visiting. Whatever it is you owe it to yourself to do what you have to make it a reality!

I'll readily admit that it's not always going to be an easy road to hoe. Anything worth doing in life rarely is. Pursuing your dream might require you doing without a few things (especially if the goal requires money to do it). It might require taking time away from other things.

However, rest assured that when you commit to your goal and achieve it, the doing without you had to go through is well worth it. I find that keeping my 'dream' in plain site allows me to be better focused. Keeping what we want fresh in our minds allows us to move quickly towards achieving it. Possibly even more importantly I make a clear mental picture that I can carry around with me.

What we've done in the past is of no consequence! Even if we could we can't take it back, so don't beat yourself up over it. Instead make a conscious effort to make changes. Keep a steady focus on your goals. Just make sure that you keep things into perspective as well. One of the easiest ways to keep things in focus is for us to remind ourselves exactly what it is that we're working so hard for. Right above my computer I have a note that reads, "Enjoy the day! It's what you're working so hard for!"...May you have a fantastic day!

Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes, goals and seeing them gratified.

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