We all want to have a good life. We human beings have been given the amazing ability to dream. We can see possibilities that lie beyond the life we have now, and we can imagine ourselves living in that new reality. Even more amazing, we have also been given the ability to pursue and achieve those dreams, using our powers of determination and discipline.

• Dreams. Dreams are the imaginings of what we can make happen in our lives. By dreaming we generate hope for the future, and with hope comes possibility. Dreams can be big and seem unrealistic at first glance, but they fill us with desire and inspiration and that is their purpose. When we are too afraid to hope and dream, we deprive ourselves of the opportunity to make a better life. Allow yourself to dream.
  
• Determination.  Although dreams are free, the achievement of our dreams often requires a great investment of effort on our part. And when we dream big, undoubtedly, obstacles come into our path. To keep going, we will need both dedication and determination. Determination is the grit that gets us to our goal. With determination at our back, we can push beyond the resistance in our mind that tells us “give up, let it go” and find a way to carry on toward fulfilling our dreams. Determination gives us the ability to get back up when we have fallen, to keep swinging away despite how the odds may be stacked against us. Determination gives us the strength to bring our dreams into being.
• Discipline. Discipline is the ability we all possess to stay focused on our dreams and to remain determined in the pursuit of our goals—even in the face of temptation. In the world we live in, it’s all too easy to find shortcuts, to focus on indulging our immediate desires, to lay aside our principles and forget about our purpose. Discipline is the force that keeps us on the right path, the knife that slashes through our fears, and the voice that whispers to hold strong when we begin to bend under the weight of our goals.