giovedì 30 gennaio 2014

n.18 - Follow your dream or play it safe?


« Be yourself. Not be who people think you are.»
- G. Sessa




In this post I'm going to talk about our dreams, dreams that often become our goals, and sometimes they keep being alive only in our minds.
In both of this case we are winners, because at least we have a dream.
It happens that people who have not one, they try to look for it through their friends, their parents, their brothers or sisters.
The truth is our dreams can born only inside us, and if we haven't them, maybe it means that we already have everything we need.

As time passes, dreams reflect what we want to do when we grow up, and we often find ourselves in front of a choice: choosing for a stable and safe job or following the dream, doing what we love?
It's always a tough decision. Sometimes you can stress yourself out, trying to pick which is the best for you, asking advice to who know you for a life, and going back to the square one, because who can take the decision is only us.
I don't judge anyone, either the choices made. I think we do what we feel, what make us happy. 
Before act, we feel stuck, because we are afraid to do a mistake, and regret it in the future.
First, all the experience we do, can come in handy for our projects and in several situations;
Second, we can change our position when we want, doing more sacrifices and believe in us more than ever. I've known a 35-years-old woman, who quit her job as lawyer because she understood it wasn't a suitable job for her, and she decided to take a second degree in pedagogy. Indeed she told me that she has always felt this feeling inside that made her understand it wasn't the right way. Plus she was a really good lawyer, but is also true that she's good in everything. For that it was hard to make a decision. (A/N. A really strong personality);
Third, if you take a choice and after few years you understand it was the wrong one, you can change in a short time. 

The rule number one is: Believe in yourself.
You need to be the first person to believe in and trust your feelings!

On the contrary, who chooses to follow the dream path doesn't have to be afraid to doesn't find a job, to waste time, to change minds on the way, to think that will never earn money enough for living.
Just do it! 
But if the worst comes to the worst, you tried! 
You can be proud of you in any case.
Trying to reach our dream can't be a waste of time! Never can be! It will be always an uphill road!
There will be always a result. Especially a moral one.
You don't be afraid if other people don't agreed with you, they aren't you. Perhaps they can think to know what is the best for you, but they don't.
Only you can know it.
Only you can make this choice.

The rule number two is: make a choice is the first thing of which you have to be proud.
It means that you want only the best for your life.

That's the moment in which we discover who we really are, and what we really want for our future.
We take our risks. We grow up, no matter the age, you never stop growing.
Eventually we have to, and the impact can be shocking.
But we have always our dreams that keep us alive and full of hopes for a better future.

The last rule but not the least is: don't give up your dreams. Let your imagination run. Always.
You can always get better.



«Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish»
- S. Jobs