Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Analysis

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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf once accounted, “The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them. If your dreams don’t scare you, they aren’t big enough.” Undoubtedly almost everyone has heard this saying, however how many truly believe in its moral. Reviewing the journeys of all successful people, all their lives started out with a mere dream. However, success isn’t only an outcome of having bring dreams, it’s about the execution of translating dreams into reality. At the heart of anyone’s goal lies a plan. A plan serves as a large differentiation between mere individuals and successful beings as a plan needs to be acted upon a daily basis. However, dreams aren’t simple translations into reality, they require persistence. In the end, it is easier to give up rather than suffering through the torment and pain of constant failure. So, it’s not just about having big dreams that scare you; it’s about having the wherewithal and an immense capacity of persistence to actually …show more content…
In order to set our standards and milestones, we need to be able to visualize our achievements. The best method of visualization for our goals is to write them down. The mind believes what the mind can see. The mind is a powerful tool. Whatever we have achieved or gained is an outcome of our imagination. For example, while our mind can attract positive outcomes, man has been prone to remain worrisome or focus on negativity, producing additional problems. Wherever you direct your mind’s focus, that’s the direction that your life is going to move in. Hence, it is excruciatingly careful about what you focus on. That’s also precisely why your dreams should scare you. Because, no matter what your dreams are, it’s purely an element of focus. You might as well focus on something really big rather than something minute, since whatever you focus on, you’ll move

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