A lot of
people say that if only they had enough money that then they would quit their
job and start doing something that they really enjoy doing. They might also
tell that if only they would
just be able to overcome this or that health
problem that then they could start this new business or project. Some might
even say that if only the weather was better that then they could finally start
going out jogging or doing some other exercises.
However, the
truth is that there are never going to be perfect circumstances. It is a
complete illusion to think that somehow things would get better on the outside
and then we would be able to bring our dreams into reality.
Actually,
the opposite is always true. If we keep on going in spite of the outside
difficult circumstances, only then can we begin to move forward with our
dreams. Life is always going to be throwing us hurdles and difficult situations
that we have to overcome.
What we must
do is creatively move through these difficulties and only then after that do we
deserve to have the things that we wish for. If we look at some of the most successful
people in the world, then usually they had to overcome massive adversity before
they were able to reach their goals and successes.
Oprah had to
overcome some of the most difficult childhoods filled with abuse from her own relatives
that would have broken almost all of us, before she became one of the most
inspirational and thought-evoking TV-show hosts and one of the most influential
people of our time.
Thomas
Edison’s deafness did not stop him from becoming one of the greatest inventors
that have ever lived as the deafness did not stop Beethoven from producing some
of the greatest compositions of music during his later year when he would
hardly hear anything.
Richard Branson, one of the greatest entrepreneurs of our
time, has had dyslexia since childhood and his teachers used to say that he has
the hardest time understanding even the most simplest mathematical formulas.
Many years into his successful career, some of his top
management had to explain to him the difference between net and gross profit.
This has not stopped him from founding 8 different billion dollar
companies in different areas of business and soon possibly beginning a first
tourist company into open space.
The people who have achieved greatness were not usually the
ones who were blessed with a perfect childhood and family, with the perfect
finances and the perfect conditions and perfect health. Quite the
opposite, usually if you read their books then they are filled with adversity
and difficulty that they had to overcome in order to get to where they
eventually ended up in.
It was the deep passion and desire to do the things that they
love, that was the reason why they were able to overcome all their challenges.
This is also what is needed to achieve our own big dreams. It is not the
outside circumstances that have to work out for us, but it is our passion for
our field of work that makes us be able to overcome the difficult circumstances
and then achieve the things we wish to have.
The best moment to start moving toward our goals is always
now. If we can’t exercise right now for an hour, then we can begin doing it for
just 15 minutes. If we can’t begin to start earning a solid income through our
dream career, then at least we can start making the first steps to achieve that
in our spare time after the 9-5 workday.
The truth is that right now is quite the difficult time for
me to start some of the projects that I have always wanted to do. I have some
issues that bring me hardship, however, in the last few weeks I have started
more projects than in my entire life, because I have realized that at the end
of the day, there is nothing to lose when it comes to following your highest
joy.
If things don’t work out and even if your biggest fears
become a reality, life still keeps moving on. So it is best to just go for all
the things you wish for and see whatever happens and wherever you end up.
It is never going to come easy when it comes to our deepest
innermost dreams, but if it were, then we wouldn’t really value achieving them
as well. So by starting right now with our first steps to reaching our dreams,
we can start the process and only time can tell where we will end up
eventually.
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