The Winning Combination

The Winning Combination:

1) Dream Big!
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This is probably the most cliche lesson, but arguably the most important. 

There's a story of a man who saved all the money he could to fulfill a life-long dream: A cruise. He had always wanted to go on a cruise. When he finally raised enough, he brought cans of beans, crackers, and cookies (yummm...?) so he wouldn't have to spend money for food on the cruise ship. 

Throughout the journey, he watched jealously as people put on fancy tuxedos and dresses, and went to dinners and parties with one another. He watched the places he dreamed of visiting pass by through his cabin window. All throughout these events, he continued to eat his humble foods, and spent most of his time in his small cabin room.

At the end of the trip, a worker asked which farewell party he would be attending. The man sheepishly admitted he did not have enough money to attend such a party. It was only then that the worker informed him that not only the party, but the majority of the events on board were free.

How often to we lower our expectations in life only to find out we could have jumped twice as far? There's always another higher level of success we've never thought about.
"You can have anything you want if you are willing to give up the belief that you can't have it."
-Robert Anthony


2) Get a mentor/ Get educated!
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 You might be able to do something OK by faking it, but if you learn and study, you're more likely to do something great. 

Everybody needs a Dumbledore, Yoda, or Mr. Miyagi in life.
Once we get a wise friend, we have to be willing to learn from them. Harry Potter had no idea what he was doing when he first got to Hogwarts. Luke Skywalker didn't know his dad was what he was fighting against. The Karate Kid didn't know why he was painting fences. 

If we have the self-discipline and enough patience to learn from our mentor, we can get so much farther. In summary, all of those young pupils learned to succeed. It got Harry to defeat Voldemort, it helped Luke Skywalker succeed, and the Karate Kid learned how to do karate. 

There are obviously a lot more lessons simmering under the purpose in the story. They learned bravery, standing up for yourself, working hard, never give up, etc. 

They all learned! The got educated! Hoo-rah for learning and for the mentor that taught them!

3) Work Hard!
The biggest problem with our society today is we aren't willing to work for ourselves. There are too many people that don't like their current situation in life, but they aren't willing to do anything about it. If there's something in your life, DO something about it instead of whine about it.

Big Dreams require big motivations. Big motivations require big passions. All of these things require effort. You are welcome to dream big and imagine the best in life, but then you have to go out there and get it. You can't just sit around and hope that someday... "POOF!* A genie to come knocking on your door to grant you three wishes (Aladdin got lucky). It requires  getting down into the grunge and sweat (physical, mental, emotional, whatever state it is).

 The reward isn't just succeeding in reaching your goals by checking it off the list.It's being able to look back and throw a fist in the air because what you worked so hard for happened.

Completing your dreams should be work, AND fun. If you can follow this winning combination, it's going to make a difference, even if it's a difference just for you.


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-Jannallred



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