The first part of stretching yourself has to be your dream.
What I mean is: Unless you have a dream that is currently beyond your reach, you will never grow!
Growth as an individual has to come from inside. Only you can do it, and only you can determnie how you want to grow.
Think back to high school or elementary school. There was always at least one person in every class that goofed off. The class clown, or an individual or group that distracted the rest of the class from what the Teacher was saying.
These people didn't want to grow in the specific subject.
Think hard and you will remember the people that could block the class clown(s) out of their mind and concentrate on what the Teacher said. They were typically disliked because they "blew the curve" or received the high marks in the class.
These people wanted to grow in the subject and probably spent additional time outside of class researching the subject as well.
The dream was much stronger for the second group than the first. They had a dream in mind of being smarter, saw a way to realize their dream, and grew themselves on their way to attaining the dream.
Does that mean the other group didn't dream. Not at all. They just had different dreams and didn't see school as the way to achieve the dream.
One real-world example:
A neighbor of ours had a son in high school who wanted to become a Marine. He didn't consider school to be a necessity for achieving the dream so he "slacked-off" and was considered the "class clown." Once he did some research into what the entry requirements for becoming a Marine are he buckled down, earned his diploma, and studied to score a high enough rating on his entrance exam to join the Marines.
He had a dream. Found out what it took to achieve the dream (which was beyond his reach at the time). Then determined a path to achieve his dream.
When I've reached my goal or achieved my dream, then what?
Simple...Dream bigger!
What I mean is: Unless you have a dream that is currently beyond your reach, you will never grow!
Growth as an individual has to come from inside. Only you can do it, and only you can determnie how you want to grow.
Think back to high school or elementary school. There was always at least one person in every class that goofed off. The class clown, or an individual or group that distracted the rest of the class from what the Teacher was saying.
These people didn't want to grow in the specific subject.
Think hard and you will remember the people that could block the class clown(s) out of their mind and concentrate on what the Teacher said. They were typically disliked because they "blew the curve" or received the high marks in the class.
These people wanted to grow in the subject and probably spent additional time outside of class researching the subject as well.
The dream was much stronger for the second group than the first. They had a dream in mind of being smarter, saw a way to realize their dream, and grew themselves on their way to attaining the dream.
Does that mean the other group didn't dream. Not at all. They just had different dreams and didn't see school as the way to achieve the dream.
One real-world example:
A neighbor of ours had a son in high school who wanted to become a Marine. He didn't consider school to be a necessity for achieving the dream so he "slacked-off" and was considered the "class clown." Once he did some research into what the entry requirements for becoming a Marine are he buckled down, earned his diploma, and studied to score a high enough rating on his entrance exam to join the Marines.
He had a dream. Found out what it took to achieve the dream (which was beyond his reach at the time). Then determined a path to achieve his dream.
When I've reached my goal or achieved my dream, then what?
Simple...Dream bigger!
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