6 reasons to never give up on your dream
You’ve all heard it before… the old “Never give up your dream” speech. But little by little, one by one, those dreams of yours fall to the ground, are covered by the mundane realities of life, and are never thought of again. Book after book and pep talk after pep talk, yet somehow those dreams still lie buried under his doubts and confusion.
But then something magical happens. You search YouTube for an inspiring video and somehow, under the dirt, that spark shines again. It’s your dream! It seems that she is calling you. You look at how other people seem to be fulfilling their dreams and you say to yourself, “Maybe I can do this… again.”
Life has a way of trapping people in its needs and responsibilities that past dreamers don’t even realize they’ve allowed their own dream to die. Here are six reasons to never give up on your dream.
1. Your dream was placed in your heart with a purpose.
Some people think that having a dream is some kind of selfish possibility that they will come to if they have the time. But what you need to know is that you have been chosen to bring this dream to reality. If you don’t do it, who will? Your dream has a higher price because it has a greater purpose than you.
2. Your dream discovers a need in the world.
Suppose your dream is for others beyond yourself. You must stay focused on the fact that if you give up, others will not experience the answer to their problem. Understand that the decision to quit smoking is always bigger than you.
3. People secretly believe that you will succeed.
We all know the “haters”, those who secretly (or even openly) want to sabotage your dreams. But let’s not focus on them yet. There is another group of people who want you to win! See, if you achieve your dreams, you will give them that burst of faith needed to achieve (or maybe even start) their dream.
4. People want you to fail.
This is where the haters come in. Actually, there are people in your life right now who are stuck in life. They want to get out, but they are not willing to commit time, energy, money (in some cases), or beliefs to get out of the quicksand of failure. In fact, they feel more comfortable in their current situation than taking steps to change it. It scares them. So they want you to stick with them.
You must make the decision to move on, no matter what the enemies say. As you resume your dream, you might entice some of them to resume theirs.
5. Your “why”
Why did you start the journey towards your dream in the first place? Earning money was probably a good motivator, but what is the real “why” behind the dream? Is it breaking the cycle of poverty in your family? Travel the world? To stop a horrendous social crime in your country? At the beginning of your dream, what was the reason you even started?
When you are tempted to give up on your dream, go back to your “Why” and remind yourself that the need is still there and you need to keep going.
6. You owe it to yourself
You can spend all day and night trying to achieve your dream for others, but at the end of the day, you have to realize that you owe it to yourself to succeed. At the end of your life, don’t you want to be able to smile, knowing that you made a difference in the world and achieved exactly what you were created to do? Then go. Pick up that dream, dust it off, and refocus.
Remember, success is a choice. It’s the byproduct of determination, skill, hard work and, let’s not forget, faith. Come back to that inspirational YouTube video if you need to! But above all, make the decision today to live with purpose and never give up on your dream. The world is waiting for you to shine!
By Dana Che | Online business owner