"Dream big, and don't you dare be scared of working hard."
Yes, that's exactly what my dad told me yesterday when I confessed to him about my fear of failure, of not being good enough, of being judged on my every move, of being scared of the competition around, and of the people around.
And then he told me, that there is something special in everyone. Something extra ordinary that probably the other person doesn't have, and never will. He told me, that I'd be special in every way, even if I fail in life, and when I asked him why, he said "Because you never gave up trying. It's not about winning, it's about trying."
Being scared of failure is one thing, and being scared of even trying is another. If you don't even try, then you are already a failure. You know who a failure is? A failure is someone who never tries, who desires to be perfect and makes no mistakes because he doesn't really ever take a stand, he lives a life of mediocrity and is scared, all the time, anxious, and lives in a dream world (which isn’t exactly wrong) but on top of that, is scared of trying to make it real.
And never care about what people say, because society was, is and always will be a judgemental bitch. You’re hated if you’re pretty. You’re ugly because you aren’t a size zero. You aren’t good enough for a guy because you’re too short. You cannot achieve your BIG dream because you aren’t lucky enough. You’re weird if you’re loyal. You’re stupid if you believe in love. You’re heartless if you believe in hook-ups. You don’t have a life because you love books and you’re a nerd. You’re a whore because you’ve all guy friends...
When are these perceptions going to change? Probably never! People will always accuse you of one thing or the other, but it’s upto you, whether you’ll let it affect your happiness and your hard work and you dreams. You’re different in your own way, don’t restrict yourself because of stupid, senseless human made restrictions and rules. Be passionate, have something that cannot be taken away from you no matter what, because it’s within you, you will have something that you will love more than yourself, and you’ll be proud of that. It’ll be that part of you that will always make you realize that you’re worth it, every single minute and every single second. Dream big, and when you’ve set your goals, work for it, work hard, because hard work always feels SO good. NOTHING LIKE IT.
There are two possibilities, you might make it, and you might not, but you’re dying in none of them.
"We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope."
- Eric Thomas
There are two possibilities, you might make it, and you might not, but you’re dying in none of them.
"We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope."
- Eric Thomas
