Steve Jobs said being
fired from Apple was the best thing that could have happened to him; "The
heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner
again, less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative
periods of my life." And he added, "I'm pretty sure none of this
would have happened if I hadn't been fired from Apple. It was awful-tasting
medicine, but I guess the patient needed it."
1. Don’t be afraid to be alone
Along the journey you will
be tested. You will go through the unexpected; you will lose those you love be
it through death, through breakups. You will lose that job that has been
putting food on the table. You will lose trust on some people and they will
lose trust in you. They will sabotage every effort you make. They will call you
names and shame you. When this happen what do you do? Who do you turn to? This will
seem like end of your life if you don’t have a dream and focus. When you have a
dream and passion you will not be afraid to be alone. Each one of us has their
distinctive purpose in life and dream. You cannot rely on anyone to make you
happy and to live your dream, so don’t expect to have someone holding your hand
always. Our friends, family, spouses and other people in your life are there to
support you, to give you direction and advice when needed and to encourage you
but not to live your life and they will not always be by your side. Know that the
time will come when you will have to face this world on your own, make your own
memories and experiences; to conquer your fears and focus on your dream to make
it real.
2. Be willing to trade off.
Many things will stand on your way to achieve your goals. Those
excuses you make every day, if it wasn’t for this, I would have achieved that.
Learn to priorities everything in your life. What is more important in your
life? How much value does each aspect of your life add to your dream? Living
your passion means not compromising, if your best friend is pulling you down
instead of adding value to your life, trade off. If your job is standing on
your way to achieve what you truly want, trade off. If your partner is of no
profit to your life, draining you emotionally, physically, financially and in
any way, don’t compromise; trade off. There
are always dream stealers out there. Don’t let them get the better of you. Be
willing to trade off, and you can only be able to do that if you are not afraid
to be alone.
3.
Fight the urge to give up.
When you know why, how will be automatic. When you know why,
you will not quit. Be content with your why, because your why is your dream. Like
this Poem says;
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When
the road you're trudging seems all uphill, When
the funds are low and the debts are high, And
you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When
care is pressing you down a bit, Rest,
if you must, but don't you quit.Life is queer with its twists and turns, As
every one of us sometimes learns, And
many a failure turns about, When
he might have won had he stuck it out; Don't
give up though the pace seems slow-- You
may succeed with another blow.Often the goal is nearer than, It
seems to a faint and faltering man, Often
the struggler has given up, When
he might have captured the victor's cup, And
he learned too late when the night slipped down, How
close he was to the golden crown.Success is failure turned inside out-- The
silver tint of the clouds of doubt, And
you never can tell how close you are, It
may be near when it seems so far, So
stick to the fight when you're hardest hit-- It's
when things seem worst that you must not quit.- Author unknown –
