±±±±±±Ü ±±±±±±Ü ±±Ü ±±Ü ±±±±±±Ü ±±Ü ±±Ü ±±Ûßßßß ±±Ûß±±Û ±±Û ±±Û ±±Ûß±±Û ±±Û±±Ü±±Û ±±±±Ü ±±Û ±±Û ±±Û ±±Û ±±Û ±±Û ±±Û±±Û±±Û ±±Ûßß ±±Û ±±Û ±±Û ±±Û ±±Û ±±Û ±±Û±±Û±±Û ±±Û ±±±±±±Û ±±±±±±Ü ±±±±±±Ü ±±±±±±Û ±±±±±±±±Û ßß ßßßßßß ßßßßßß ßßßßßß ßßßßßß ßßßßßßßß ±±Ü ±±Ü ±±±±±±Ü ±±Ü ±±Ü ±±±±±±Ü ±±Û ±±Û ±±Ûß±±Û ±±Û ±±Û ±±Ûß±±Û ±±±±±±Û ±±Û ±±Û ±±Û ±±Û ±±±±±±Û ßßß±±Û ±±Û ±±Û ±±Ûܱ±Û ±±Û±±Ûß ±±±±±±Û ±±±±±±Û ±±±±±±Û ±±Û ±±Û ßßßßßß ßßßßßß ßßßßßß ßß ßß ±±±±±±±Ü ±±±±±±Ü ±±±±±±Ü ±±±±±±Ü ±±±±±±±±Ü ±±Ü ±±Ûß±±Û ±±Ûß±±Û ±±Ûßßßß ±±Ûß±±Û ±±Û±±Û±±Û ±±Û ±±Û ±±Û ±±±±±±Û ±±±±Ü ±±±±±±Û ±±Û±±Û±±Û ±±Û ±±Û ±±Û ±±Û±±Ûß ±±Ûßß ±±Ûß±±Û ±±Û ßß±±Û ßß ±±±±±±±Û ±±Û ±±Û ±±±±±±Ü ±±Û ±±Û ±±Û ±±Û ±±Ü ßßßßßßß ßß ßß ßßßßßß ßß ßß ßß ßß ßß FOLLOW YOUR DREAM Author Unknown We all have a DREAM. Unfortunately, most people are not pursuing their dreams. They spend their time and efforts pursuing the things they think will make them happy; a new car, a bigger television set or some other fancy gadget. In fact, many people are so far away from living their dream that they have forgotten what their dream truly is. The biggest obstacle to living your dream is FEAR. We have been conditioned throughout our lives that there is something more important than those dreams. It is the COMFORT ZONE. We fear trying something new or different because it falls outside the barrier of the "comfort zone". We prefer to stick with what we know, what is safe, and what is ultimately limited and boring. But you can change that. It is your choice. All you need to do is START. You are going to spend the rest of your life doing something. It might as well be something YOU want to do. You only need to be willing to pursue those dreams. Now there are always obstacles to deal with. They are called EXCUSES. The human race has invented an excuse for practically everything. We would rather take up time inventing a good excuse rather than try to create an alternative way of achieving the desired result. We live the life we choose. The question is do we pursue what we want, or do we do what is comfortable? Discouragement is powerful too and keeps us from our dreams. It screams GIVE UP! GIVE UP! Change that to ENCOURAGEMENT which says KEEP GOING! KEEP GOING! Along the way to pursuing your dream, expect to be discouraged. The goal is not to ever be discouraged again. The goal is to catch the discouragement sooner and get out of it faster. We are going to spend the rest of our lives doing SOMETHING! The tragedy in most people's lives is that they spend their time, energy and resources doing something other than their heart's desire. Why not spend it pursuing our dreams? Today, many people are trapped in the myth of the 40-hour work week. People define a job as something necessary to do in order to get money to do the things we really want to do. The meeting of our basic needs should be based on the fulfillment of our heart's desire, not on how to intensely fill the few "leisure" hours we have when not working at a job we hate. Time is precious. What we do with that time determines what we achieve in our lives. With your dreams you need to have GOALS. And the more defined the goal, the farther you'll go and the faster you'll get there. That is what happens when you pinpoint all your energy in one direction. To pursue a goal requires COMMITMENT. Committing to a dream is not a one-time occurrence. It must be done continuously. And to commit requires ACTION. The willingness to do creates the ABILITY to do. It opens the door to knowledge, direction and achievement. Be willing to know, be willing to do, and be willing to take RISKS. There are always risks in committing to action, but there are far greater risks in succumbing to inaction. And understand that failure is a part of success. We have heard of many of the successes of the great inventor Thomas Edison. But to paraphrase Edison "I also know several thousand things that won't work." Know the value of ACTION. First, if we don't do something, we're not going to get anything. Secondly, the value of action is that we make mistakes. Mistakes show us what we need to learn. Many people live their lives in the same "avoid mistakes at all costs" manner. They continue to play it safe, don't learn what they need to know, and then wonder why they're not closer to their dream. Pursuing your dream requires WORK. Some people live in a fairytale fantasy about the attainment of their dream. They think that every step on the way to their dream should be effortless. This is a fantasy you had best dismiss. Pursuing your dream also requires PERSISTENCE. Nothing succeeds like persistence. The common denominator of all successful people is their persistence. This is your CHANCE. It is up to you. Giving yourself a chance gives you a sense of power and a realization that you know you have what it takes to realize your dream. You learn by DOING. What do you have to lose? You have only your dreams to gain!