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Live your reality and follow your dreams

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We say reality isn’t really reality, but we consume what we are fed by reality. Reality is the state in which things actually exist as opposed to how they may appear or be imagined. Your reality may not be reality to someone else, just like your dream may not be achievable by someone else, because it is not a dream or reality of theirs.

Sometimes dreaming bigger than how you’re living is perfectly fine. What turns a dream into reality is the ability to act on your dreams. Growing up, I’m sure we all have stated repeatedly what we would like to be when we got older.

But now that we’re older, we tend to make excuses about why we’re not where we would like to be or why we have chosen to do something different. It takes constructing a plan to fulfill our dream, and without persistence, motivation, and perseverance our plan cannot succeed.

The old folks’ saying, “If you say you can’t, then you won’t, but if you say you will then you can,” should be a constant reminder that failure is a mindset; if you speak it into existence then it will exist. Motivational speaker and writer Les Brown, says, “Your dream is not frivolous, or even optional. Your dream is necessary.”

Brown’s passion to learn and his hunger to realize greatness in himself and others have helped him inspire people to achieve greatness as well.

Everyone has a purpose in life, whether it’s helping, entertaining, or teaching others, but at the end of the day it is up to you to figure out what your purpose is and what drives you. Start by finding your passion and what it is you love. After discovering your passion, you should research ways to fulfill that passion. Where there is a will there is a way. With will power we have potential to be a lot more powerful than we believe we are.

Knowing the power of will power can help you learn how to use it. Using will power as energy to fuel your actions can help get you closer to where you want to be while making your dreams actuality. We have the power to make our dreams a reality and the tendency to show others there’s nothing that is impossible.

Of course, along the way there will be obstacles and temporary failures, but it’s up to you to surpass these downfalls and solidify your dreams through your actions.

No age or opportunity is too soon to aim for your dreams. Take Dorian Crutcher for example. He is a 16-year-old African American teenager who is already preparing himself for success. On his way to becoming a big-league CEO, Crutcher spends his leisure time educating himself and managing his recycling business, Cans 4 Care. A 4.0 student at River Springs Charter School in Riverside, Calif., Crutcher began his venture in 2010 with his own money to help fund charities and support youth scholarships. Setting himself up to be the norm for young African American males throughout the country, Crutcher dreams bigger than being poor, incarcerated, or unemployed.

We all have the power to make a difference in our lives, but we cannot limit ourselves; we must accept no limit to what we are willing to do to get to our dream. “What you become in pursuit of your dream is more important than the accomplishment of your dream,” says Brown. High school or college dropout, unwed parent, recently married, reeling from the death of a close family member or friend, it’s still not too late to follow your dreams. Find what’s for you and pick up where you left off. The future lies in those living in the present. Make the best of your life while you have the ability to do so. Suffering is intended to make us stronger, wiser, and should motivate us to rearrange our lives not to relive previous mistakes. Move forward not backward, always endeavor to become better and yearn for more. Do not be content with what you’re given; be the best you can be at what you do. Open minds unlock wisdom, and create space for success.

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