Several articles I have written recently relate to the
importance of both having and chasing your dreams. You all have dreams. Big
dreams. Little dreams. Common dreams. And uncommon dreams.
Chasing and catching those dreams is a WHOLE … DIFFERENT … STORY!
See,
here’s the thing. Dreams are not that easy. If they were, everyone would
be conquering them at the speed of light. The more you want a dream, the harder
it probably is to get there. But, when you accomplish your dream(s), the
feeling is colossal!
Speaking of dreams, I recently met an inspiring young man
– Patrick Hart. This is a talented college freshman who absolutely knows the amazing power of dreams. Just meeting
Patrick and having lunch with him made it easy to understand why being a
theater and musical actor is so very important to him. His passion, his dream –
the passion that he has for the stage – just ooze from every pore. It is not
common to meet a person like Patrick – he gave me goose bumps while talking
with him. And that was WAY cool!
But I don’t want to tell you the story behind his dream –
and his thoughts on dreams. I want you to hear it straight from Patrick. Please
click on this link to enjoy and learn from Patrick’s high school commencement
speech. I guarantee it will leave you smiling.
What did you take away from Patrick’s message? How do you
now look at the dreams on your life list? And, what are you going to do
differently? The adventure is yours to choose – how aboutcha GO FOR IT!
In Patrick’s words, dreams are only special when we
combine them with hard work and practice. He is absolutely right about that.
And it is also clear that Patrick didn’t just hope his
dream would come true – he had a PLAN. He knew at an early age that hope is not
a plan. Pretty smart dude!!
I think if Patrick had a mantra in life, it might just be:
Go ahead, dare to be amazing!
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