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Part 3: You Must Believe It To Achieve It

You’ve started with dreams, moved to a plan and set your goals. But do you believe it can happen? Most of us have a built-in naysayer, a voice inside us that convinces us that those big dreams can never happen. You might even have a few of them with names like: Fear of failure, You’re not enough, It’s impossible, or Indecision. They are determined to keep us within our comfort zone and stuck in status quo. Any time we get a great idea, that voice creeps in and pops our bubble of confidence.

Part 2: Achieving Your Dreams Is Hard Work

What are you willing and ready to do in order to make your dreams come true? That’s a big question and takes some personal reflection to find the answers. Will you take a job you don’t like, make sacrifices to go to grad school, drive a not-so-cool car till you can honestly afford a nicer one, or live on a budget and forgo all the extras you want right now? Achieving a successful and fulfilling life is hard work and worth all the effort. It takes sacrifices, determination and commitment, as well as willingness to make mistakes and face your fears head on.

Part 1:  Who Am I Meant To Be?

Life is full of choices. How you will spend your time and money, where you will live, who you will spend your time with (or date or marry), what career path you’ll take. These are just a few of the choices that “20-somethings” face every day.   It’s not really a “life crisis”, it’s more like a transition from living a life dependent on your parents and teachers and even your peers, to a life where you are responsible for everything. That means there is no one else to blame for your failure or to thank for your success but yourself.