| Before
anything positive can happen in your life, you have
to develop the right attitude.
Throughout
my life, I have confronted many challenges and transitions
that tested the very limits of my will to survive.
I learned that the key to overcoming challenges, to
mastering transitions, lies in cultivating CONFIDENCE!
The
only way you make your dreams and goals a reality
is by first developing the mind set to achieve the
goal. You must continue to dream. Whether it is for
achieving your high school diploma, college degree,
learning new skills, expanding your knowledge, or
even just planning your child’s birthday party,
you first have to picture yourself doing it.
When
no one else thought I had even a remote chance of
making it out of my neighborhood, I saw myself not
only receiving a high school diploma, but earning
a college degree. When no one else believed in me,
I had a clear vision of my potential, of who I could
and was going to become. With that attitude and confidence
as my focus, my work ethic connected with my goals.
I was able to conquer my life’s challenges –
from a Miami Florida Housing Project, to being without
a mother and father at eight years old, periods of
homelessness. I was challenged by every aspect of
life. The result? My dream became a reality: I overcame
the odds and earned a bachelor of science degree in
Political Science. I learned how to align my dreams
and my attitude with hard work and sacrifice.
What
do you need to sacrifice to reach your goals? Maybe
it's going back to get that degree, or maybe working
a few extra hours a week. No one knows better than
you.You will never achieve your goals in life if you
do not first see yourself in the place of your goals.
That is just a start. All of us can reach a certain
level of accomplishment in our professional and personal
lives because we are born with certain abilities.
The question is what can we do to propel our lives
to the next level, and eliminate the barriers that
diminish the value of our abilities? cont.>> |
