Small courage put in Action can turn Vision into Reality
Vision without execution is like a burden on your mind. It is when you are aware of what you want but still cannot take the necessary steps, the void between your dreams and reality that brings to life dissatisfaction, laziness, and also despair.
The remedy? Braveness. Braveness is the ignition that converts daydreams into tangible things, the energy that makes you take the first step, no matter how small, and continue on when facing barriers. Though bravery is essential, however, it is only sufficient when there is the presence of a guiding and a persevering effort to bring about a change of significance.
New things are not easily embraced in the society primarily because people are fearful. What if it doesn’t end up the way we wanted? What if you stumble? Nevertheless, the fact still remains that failure is not the end of the world. Failure is not even a contradiction of success; it is more like an absolute necessity for success. In every mistake, you come across the ways which fine-tune your skills and your resolute attitude. Many times, things turn out better than one expects if he/she decides to perform. The real risk is that a person can fall into the trap of doing nothing at all which is being frozen by fear or mistrust and missing the moment to grab the opportunities that come.
Courage is the first step. It is the choice to go forward Even though it’s unknown, to do that first, maybe frightening, step. Whether it is starting a business, following one’s dream, or making a life transition, the process of becoming new would require one to be bold. But the battle is only halfway won by the act of taking the first step. Persistence is the element of success that is likened to unyielding refusal to give up when things get difficult. At the beginning of a journey, one can easily have several moments of being full of zeal which however fade away and then one is left to his/her own to decide whether to continue or give up. The real accomplishment is by never missing one's appearance in the arena of battle even though results are not rapid.
Nevertheless, hard work without a clear focus is as good as a ship without a compass. Along with courage and perseverance, a clear aim should be taken as your tool. Any idea gets you some place to go but realization needs a roadmap. Breaking down your goal into achievable steps is a good start, along with giving your task the properization it deserves and focusing your energy on the tasks that will lead you to your destination. This is the stage where so many people make the mistake of misusing their time and energies either by not being involved enough with a single working idea or being distracted by other things. The directed effort will transform your dreams into real pieces of work. Say an aspiring novelist, who has the guts to start but lacks the self-discipline to write every day, will probably be unable to finish his/her book. The combination of daring and a careful plan —like deciding the number of words you want to accomplish each day, and setting the times for your writing sessions—plays like a dynamo.
The great thing about doing is that it gives one confidence to continue. No matter how small a step might be, every single one of them feebly but firmly reinforces the sense that one can do what one hopes for. And that feeling is turned into a force—the anxiety will lessen and the task that at first felt too big to handle will become manageable. You need to understand that this becoming is achieved through the principle of "start small, act always, tweak as you move on". There is no need for perfection, rather progress should be your focus. After a while, all these works will integrate one with another ultimately producing, more unexpected than anticipated, effects.
Moreover, success hinges entirely on, first of all, the courage to actually do the first step, secondly, the discipline to continue even when you feel like quitting, and, finally, the understanding to correctly channel one's efforts. Vision is the seed, but action is the soil, water, and sun that make it prosper. Accept the unknown, go for it, and keep on going. The world lifts the opportunities for those who are prepared to do daring acts and persist.