Having Confidence In Your Dreams

Chase your dreams. You might not be able to achieve all of them in this one lifetime, but you should shoot for as many as you can. Fulfillment is rooted in what we do and what we have done, not in what we once hoped to accomplish.

As you chase your dreams, it's important to maintain the conviction that you can and will achieve them. Is this confidence or foolishness? That depends on how your approach it.

If you plan carefully, if you prepare diligently, if you listen to and act upon the counsel of qualified advisors, if you do all of these things, you'll increase your chances of success and you can proceed with confidence.

That doesn't mean that you'll succeed. Things can happen. 

Perhaps you misjudged the quality of an opportunity.

Perhaps you overestimated the level of your own preparedness. 

Perhaps you were operating with insufficient information or relied on unhelpful assumptions.

Nothing in life is a sure bet. Even the best plan doesn't insulate you from the potential of failure. But it increases your chances of success significantly. So, why not do it?

Confidence is rooted in preparation and in an accurate perception of your abilities and your progress.

Foolishness is rooted in a desire to reach a goal without understanding what it will take to do so.

It's your dream. Don't waste it by being unprepared or by chasing it on a whim. Take time to think through what you need to do to reach your goal. Plan carefully and revise the plan as often as necessary.

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