Do you have courage? One of the most crippling force in this world is fear. Fear of dying, fear of failure, fear of losing your loved ones, fear, fear, fear… Coming from a place where security and safety has been a problem, where the law of the land is not feared rather the law of the jungle, where you can see one of your best friend in the headline of major newspaper for being murdered and hung on the tree along the expressway, where protection money is collected all over the places, you will be wondering what life would be for you without Courage?

In life somehow this is very true. A lot of people afraid to die, so they never thought about it and they never plan for it and at the end of the day, and they never really live. Why am I saying all these? Because we are talking about a Law of Life here. If you want Success, then are you willing to go through what life will throw at you. All successful people has one characteristic that is above the shadow of doubt obviously seen, that is they all have Courage that most people don’t.

Courage to say No in the face of a bad deal, Courage to go on when their spouse left them, Courage to face the danger in running their business, Courage to face economy downturn, Courage to face bankruptcy, Courage to be Alone, Courage to be betrayed by their closest associates, Courage to be misunderstood, Courage to face failures, Courage, Courage, Courage.

The Question is, are they born with it? or are they conditioned to all the challenges? It is really amazing when you learn how one became really successful and what they had to go through in life. Having the privileges of looking at some of the most successful people life story, I realized that they are not born with these courage, the truth is how they condition themselves in the face of fear. Do they feel afraid? Yes many time. Do they stop? No, they don’t. This is where they make the difference.

If you have watched the show The Pursuit of Happyness; maybe you can catch a glimpse of what it takes to be successful. This is a movie about a true story of a successful man Chris Gardner. This show touches my heart a lot. In order to achieve more in life, your courage will be put to test and the degree of passing each test at different level of your life will then determine your success in achieving your dream.

There is a saying, if you are hard on yourself, then Life will be Easy on you, But if you are Easy on yourself than Life will be Very Hard on You.

Then the question is, how do you condition yourself so that you will be able to face all the challenges ahead? In order to be courageous, you need to condition your mental strength and your heart, one of the best method for me to condition my self is by having a role model. Find successful people and read through their life story, what they went through in life.

You will realize that a lot of successful people went through similar or the same experience. There are only so much that life can throw at you, but it is the response that these people give back to life that makes the difference in what they achieve. What if life strike your daughter with sickness, like leukemia and your daughter life cannot be saved. Most people will go into despair but successful people response is exactly the opposite, they are able to convert despair into a tremendous energy in fighting leukemia.

Notably some of the most successful cure for diseases was discovered because someone with the courage to face the lost of loved ones and determine to prevent the same pain happening again to others.

Be Courageous My Fellow Dreamers and Make your Dream Come True.