by Michael Anderson

Created on: March 16, 2010   Last Updated: March 19, 2010

Human beings have the unique ability to formulate personal goals for themselves. Without this form of personal development, the world would not be what it is today. Having dreams gives up the opportunities to find out whom we are, to find what really lays beneath the surface of flesh and bone. Dreams can change a person and just as the seasons change, a person can change their dreams as well. When one has a goal set in mind, he or she should chase it with gusto. However, not everyone sticks to his or her dreams, some just give up entirely not always because of choice, but because of the circumstances surrounding them.

Many people give up on their dreams because of procrastination. Waiting until the last minute to do something is a terrible habit, especially if the dream or goal is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Not to say that there won’t be other chances, but it is better to reap the spoils of your labor the first time around. Procrastination can be born when people look at their dreams in its entirety and they become disheartened because their goal looks difficult and a lot to take in at one time. One can eliminate this fear by breaking down their goals into segments and tackling the smaller pieces to make the process less arduous.

A fear of rejection lies within all of us. More specifically, being told “no”. Some people let this fear incapacitate their minds and let it take over. While rejection is a terrible feeling, we shouldn’t let it dictate our goals or aspirations. I tend to think that rejection is a stepping-stone to reaching our dreams. Besides, everything doesn’t always go our way all the time, if it did then it wouldn’t be called life.

Some people’s dreams are reliant upon support from friends and family. However, the support is not always there. Many people are not blessed with having others that offer a shoulder to lean on in tough times. The path to following one’s goals can be hard at times and will require more than one person to make the dream into a reality. There are people that will give up on their dreams because of this. This goes hand-in-hand with having low self-esteem or a lack of confidence in one’s ability to succeed. Losing sight of one’s dreams is one of the most regrettable mistakes a person can ever make. That is why we should push on and believe in ourselves that we can attain any goal we choose to, no matter how far away it seems.

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