Dream - and make it happen, you have the power

The key to success

Links to useful inspirational websites

The following link are to pages that will help you achieve your personal legend
r/getmotivated
r/LifeRPG/- to take action
lifehacker.com- For doing everything more efficiently 
richardstep.com- Take a quiz to know what makes you motivated

Richardstep.com is highly recommended! Make a quiz and find out what fuels you to keep going on your goal no matter which is! Please consider doing it, even if you already have a system.

Past, present, future

Now there is another circumstance that is very controversial, what is the past, the present, and the future, the past are, the remembering and the shadows of what ones was but it is no more. What I mean is crying on the past is crying on what you can’t change, so we regret it and block our mind not seeing there’s a lot more to come. Now present according to a mathematical equation we live about 1 second in the past so the present is relatively an instant and the future I like to see it as a blank page full of potential and opportunities that depend in what you want to put into that paper that is waiting for you to write and leave there your very own personal legend.

Go out and try it

Let’s start with “go out and try it” this phrase says more than 5 words because sense the day you were born you have had go out and try it experiences. For example:

1.       I even think the birth is the first and also the most literal of all the “go out and try it” experiences.

2.       Then after a while you decide you don’t longer want to be carried in mom’s arms and you start trying to move by yourself, by crawling.

3.       But you don’t stop there, you try out more and try to walk, you may fall sometimes but you don’t give up, and keep up trying.

 And after that new experience comes and new knowledge is learned, because that 3 little things that we most of the time ignore and do almost unconscious, are the first steps of a triumphal future.because by failing we learn and trying is the only thing we can do to accomplish our dreams, because if you don't try you will never know how far you can get.

INTRODUCTION TO BLOG

This is a blog for important life lessons inspired by the book: "The Alchemist"

The first step is having enough willpower

Personal Legend: Your Vocation

FELIPE:

Everyone has a vocation, something they want to become, also called personal legend. Some people have bigger and more complex personal legend than others. Some require real hard work and dedication while others just require a little of willpower and time. A personal legend is what each individual aspires to have and become, if someone achieves his or her personal legend they are granted a satisfying life. I like to view at a personal legend as a very personal and important goal, easy or difficult, that makes you think about it every day. A goal that you know it´s going to improve your life enormously. An example of that goal can be something serious as leaving an addiction, or something of less weight but still rewarding like get a talent, improve in that talent or be good at some sport or hobby.

In The Alchemist, a personal legend is what everyone achieves. In order for the universe to reach perfection, all human beings must accomplish their personal goal continuously. In the book, those who achieve their personal legend are granted by the universe treasure, happiness and other favors. In order to obtain your vocation, sacrifices have to be made, like how Santiago gave up his flock to continue in search of his omens. Omens are signals given to you by the universe to help you find and achieve your personal legend. Until now Santiago has only seen positive omens but I do believe that by being signals and hints, they can help someone avoid suffering or other bad scenarios from happening.

There will be a lot of obstacles in your way to achieve your vocation. The most common should be fear. There are a lot of types of fear, from fear to fail, being judged, loose a material object, to death. Most people may have the fear of failing and being rejected, as it’s extremely common in someone trying to pursue their personal legend. In the book, it is encouraged to ignore fear because it is a way of the universe to make you feel confused. Weak people tend to be influenced by fears so much that they end up forgetting or not pursuing their dreams. An example of this is the crystal merchant, who never went to the Mecca because he was afraid his dreams and hopes would come to an end once he gets there.

In The Alchemist dream are symbolic. Santiago´s dream of going to the pyramids is what starts the adventure on the first place. Dreams are embodied by your personal legend.

When I first started reading the book, I became aware that I didn`t have a personal legend. That I was still looking for my personal legend and the deadline is in two years, when I get to university. Later I realized that a personal legend isn´t necessary what you want to work at/do the rest of your life when you grow up, this is just a goal that you know will improve your life greatly.  Personal legend is more than that, is achieving happiness and fulfillment and find my inner self. 

Santiago`s personal legend.