Achieving your dreams, An Inspirational Thread

[Zether]

So I read a lot about this. Especially when i'm eating my ramen noodles and trying to decide wither to pay the phone bill or the internet bill for the month. So I'd like to share some of of my favorites with you.

First, if you haven't watched the video "Really Achieving your Childhood Dreams" by Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch. I suggest you try it. it will be a good hour and 20 minutes spent.

So, The critical reality is that we are not hostage to some naturally granted level of talent. We can make ourselves what we will. Strangely, that idea is not popular. People hate abandoning the notion that they would coast to fame and riches if they found their talent. But that view is tragically constraining, because when they hit life's inevitable bumps in the road, they conclude that they just aren't gifted and give up.

Maybe we can't expect most people to achieve greatness. It's just too demanding. But the striking, liberating news is that greatness isn't reserved for a preordained few. It is available to you and to everyone. -CNN Money

Advice From my men's health magazine (Shortened for this post)

1. Stick to your Game plan
Have faith in your gut. And remember, taking a fresh Angel on the fimiliar will lead to success no matter what your focus.


2. Find Support, Not Pressure
When you have passion in a project, you have to keep going.. Risk scares people, so watch for signals. Isn't other's fear the first sign that your doing something big?

3.Tag-team your challenges
it's important to never fully know the answer to everything. In teams "we'll find a way" always trumps "i'll figure it out."

4. Make your own rules
The well-worn ways of doing thing's are always the most effective. Don't be afraid to scrap the rule sif they don't suit you. Perfecting your own vision - even if you don't have the resources to make that job easy-is always better than letting your ideas lie fallow.

Innovation is difficult, risky work, and the older you are, the greater the odds you’ll realize this is the case. That explanation works best. Beethoven didn’t write his nineth symphony until late in his life, so we know many creatives stay creative no matter how old they are. But their willingness to endure all the stresses and challenges of bringing an idea to the world diminishes. They understand the costs better from the life experience. The young don’t know what their is to fear, have stronger urges to prove themselves, and have fewer commitments—for example, children and mortgages. These factors that make it easier to try crazy things. I think i read this on a cereal box?

Well that's mine for now, please fill free to add your own inspirational quotes if you have them

Cheers,
-Z-

[AnatolyKarpov]

thanks for the post. i will post mine aswell. i just cant remember it exactly. i will watch the film that you suggested.

[Zether]

Originally Posted by AnatolyKarpov

thanks for the post. i will post mine aswell. i just cant remember it exactly. i will watch the film that you suggested.

I am glad someone enjoyed it.

[chewychew]

that must have been one big cup of ramen