Wouldn’t work be great if you loved your job? Wouldn’t school be wonderful if you loved your classes? There is no question about it. The key to an exciting and rewarding life is to work toward, and live, your dreams. We are fortunate to live in a country that offers us opportunities to live our dreams. Here is a formula for living your dreams:1. Know yourself
2. Plan what you must do to get there
3. Believe in yourself
4. Avoid haters, and seek out supportive people
5. Work your plan
Knowing yourself is no small task. To know who you are requires that you get under the layers of what others want you to be. Think about who you are in broad terms: family, spiritual, social, financial, physical, and mental. If you get in touch with your true self, in all these areas, you will find happiness. Some ways of getting to know yourself are psychological testing and career choice testing. A university counselor can help you with this.
Once you decide what you want and you have a vision, a dream, then you can develop a step by step plan that will lead you to your dreams. Pay attention to detail in your plan. Define your plan in terms of action you will take, with specific outcomes and time frames. Develop this plan using available resources like college advisors and people who have successfully achieved what you want to achieve. Don’t be afraid to ask people in the community for help with the planning of your work. You will be surprised by the number of people who will be willing to meet with you to help you map out a path.
It is critical that you believe in yourself. Your expectations will predict your behavior. If you don’t believe that you will be successful, then you will not make the effort required to succeed. If you believe you will achieve your dreams, you are much more likely to do what it takes to achieve them. Avoid haters and people who would bring you down. Seek out supportive people: people who believe in you and who want to see you succeed.
Finally, work your plan. Avoid laziness and do your very best. Focus on giving your best effort and on being the very best you can be. If you follow this formula, you will achieve a crunk lifestyle!