Living up to Your Dreams

Living up to one’s dreams is a rewarding accomplishment. During childhood everyone dreamt about what they would like to be when they grow up. It was a happy moment since as a child all dreams were taken seriously. Those who guard their dreams from childhood to adulthood are quite few. As we grow up things change physically, emotionally and mentally depending on what we exposure ourselves to. Influence of parents and the environment can change our dreams. This is the reason why some people settle at less than their potential. An independent minded person is likely to live up to his/her dreams since he/she is able to guard them from discouragements. It is worthwhile for people to understand that living your dream is not an easy task. It takes courage and energy to push dreams to a reality.
When someone commits himself to live up to his/her dreams, it means that such a person is a risk taker. People fear taking risks hence they limit themselves from achieving their dreams. A risk taker is able to identify opportunities available and use them to reach his dreams. When deciding to follow dreams, there are no limits to life time goals no matter the obstacles that come on the way. Focusing on the dreams means you believe that all dreams make a reality in the end.
What deprives people of the courage to live up to their dreams is the fact that they lack confidence in themselves. Many watch their dreams die slowly without making an effort to revive them. There is no limit to how much we should dream, everyone is entitled to dream regardless of age. Dreams are a source of prosperity in life, when you achieve one you look forward to achieving the next. Achieved dreams are a source of happiness in a person’s life the more you dream the more you increase chances of improvement.