Every reasonable person’s goal is to live their dream life. And no one can live his/her dream life when there’s nothing s/he is passionate about. In fact, doing what you’re not passionate about can take you far away from your dream life.
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Waking up each morning excited to see another day is a hallmark of living your dream life. Living your dreams differs from person to person. For some, their dream is to be rich and powerful, for others, it could be a simple and quiet life. At the centre of living is to do what you’re passionate about. In this article, we shall explore how you can awaken our passion and live our dream lives.
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Honour Your Calling
Something calls every one of us. It could be a course to pursue, a book to write, music to compose, a school to build, a business to begin, a career to pursue, a life to lead, etc. The reason why you’re frustrated is that you’re honouring the wrong call. I’ve seen countless cases where many people resign to honour their call. It’s best to honour your call while you’re young so that you can live the best of your life. Hear the words of Oprah Winfrey: “There is no greater gift you can give or receive than to honour your calling. It is why you were born and how you become most truly alive.”
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What Is Your Vision?
What kind of life do you want to live? What do you want to be known for? How can you impact your society? These are questions you can answer through your imagination and penning it down. This
vision can serve as both an inspiration and compass for your life. For example, I have the vision to sing on a world stage, I’ll begin by composing the music I want the world to hear, then train my voice, get to the studio and sing it, do promotional, collaborate with other arts and so on.
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Let Go Of The Past
To let go of the past is to start afresh and repaint your life anew in the best way you want. Past pains and regrets are the reasons you’re not seeing the beauties of today. Burdens of regrets and unforgiveness are hindrances to your dream. Anytime you’re haunted by your past, you see only nightmares and not dreams. If you’re finding it difficult to let go of the past, you can employ the services of a counsellor, teacher or someone experienced in understanding things like these to help you go through the painful phase.
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Be Committed To Live Your Best Life
Living your best life might cost you old friendships, old jobs, old relationships for a new path. You will face opposition and discouragement from family and friends who are yet to come to grasp that you’re moving on. You must understand that moving on means leaving many things behind. Ask yourself what you are willing to leave behind to get to the mountaintop of personal happiness.
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Get New Knowledge
Because you want to live your dream life you must look for the necessary information that will help you achieve your dream. In order to pursue that dream life, you will have to be in the company of people who’re living the life you want. You can do these by being friends with them, read their books, watch their videos, and get other materials that’ll help you grow into the person that you desire to be.
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This article was first published on 6th September 2021
nnaemeka-emmanuel
Nnaemeka is an academic scholar with a degree in History and International Studies from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He is also a creative writer, content creator, storyteller, and social analyst.
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