Never Settle for Less than You Dreamt of

A common attribute with most successful individuals is that they never settle for less than they dreamt of.

We all start with wild expectations of what life will give us! It is easy to aim high and imagine ourselves doing and accomplishing great things. However, at some point, a lot of people begin to doubt the possibilities of achieving aimed goals, especially when things begin to get tough. 

When things begin to get tough, do you push harder for the top, or do you settle for the middle ground? Which would you prefer? To look back in the future and be glad that you pushed through to achieve your dreams to the fullest, or to look back and wish you tried harder.

Research shows that the most common regret of the dying man is that they didn’t dare to pursue their dreams to the fullest. They settled for less than they wished for!

You can tell that you are settling for less when you find yourself saying things like;

• I would have loved to achieve XYZ but attempting any further will drain me, let me just end it at XY.
• I don’t like Q, but as far as others can stay put with it, I will just manage it.
• Half bread is better than none!
• I like ABC, but it will take time to achieve, therefore, I think I will just make do with AB

Statements like this are indicators that you are talking yourself into settling for less. However, settling doesn’t feel as good as getting what you want. It may be comfortable but yet, it is unfulfilling. 

Anytime you feel like settling for less, you can overcome the feelings by:

• Remembering why you started.
• Hammering to yourself that stress will pass but the effect of giving up will linger
• Understanding that if you do not press on now, you will be in the same position in years to come
• Remembering that many thrived at it, therefore you can
• Asking yourself, which pain will you prefer to pass through; the pain of pressing on, and then subsequently achieving your goals? or the pain of settling for less?

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