The problem with dreams is that by the time you achieve them, you are not the same age anymore to enjoy them. I wanted a Skoda Octavia back in 2004, I thought I would buy it. But as my salary increased, it's price too. Now if I dream about driving a Porsche, I could be too old by the time I earn enough money to buy a Porsche. But does that mean we should not dream?
When I was a child, I have always wanted to be a civil servant - I made my career choices in line with that. But I finally could not achieve that. I prepared explicitly for that for two and half years, implicitly for 24 years until I lost the romantic inspiration to continue it. I did not find achieving that dream satisfactory anymore. When I joined MoBolt, I could perform my job different if not better than others, because I used to ask myself and others a lot of questions. I questioned processes, conventions, decisions and did not give up until a comprehensive answer was found. This I could only attribute to my preparation for civil services wherein I had to read a wide range of books, present a rational and practical solution to problems with multiple variables and during which I was exposed to handling the possibility of a counter solution as nuanced as mine. Without civil services preparation, I would not have succeeded at MoBolt. Therefore, without dreaming about civil services, I would not have achieved my current relatively happy status. Hence, dreaming is important. The difference is in what to do with your dreams.
Dream. But do not think about the gains you expect to achieve on realising that dream. Try to scale that down to your current situation and see what you can achieve - even a minute part of those gains - at this moment. For example, if you dream about driving Porsche, one of the possible gains is to enjoy a better driving experience - go faster, lets say. You can possibly do that at this age, not after 20 years if you can improve your current car's engine or tyres or learn tips from a experienced driver. If the gain you expect is to flaunt your wealth, you can possibly come just up with various ideas to earn money and describe them to others - flaunt your wealth of ideas right now! The idea is to grow while realising the dream - in the end, it wouldn't matter when or whether you realise the dream!
When I was a child, I have always wanted to be a civil servant - I made my career choices in line with that. But I finally could not achieve that. I prepared explicitly for that for two and half years, implicitly for 24 years until I lost the romantic inspiration to continue it. I did not find achieving that dream satisfactory anymore. When I joined MoBolt, I could perform my job different if not better than others, because I used to ask myself and others a lot of questions. I questioned processes, conventions, decisions and did not give up until a comprehensive answer was found. This I could only attribute to my preparation for civil services wherein I had to read a wide range of books, present a rational and practical solution to problems with multiple variables and during which I was exposed to handling the possibility of a counter solution as nuanced as mine. Without civil services preparation, I would not have succeeded at MoBolt. Therefore, without dreaming about civil services, I would not have achieved my current relatively happy status. Hence, dreaming is important. The difference is in what to do with your dreams.
Dream, but not make dreams your master
Dream. But do not think about the gains you expect to achieve on realising that dream. Try to scale that down to your current situation and see what you can achieve - even a minute part of those gains - at this moment. For example, if you dream about driving Porsche, one of the possible gains is to enjoy a better driving experience - go faster, lets say. You can possibly do that at this age, not after 20 years if you can improve your current car's engine or tyres or learn tips from a experienced driver. If the gain you expect is to flaunt your wealth, you can possibly come just up with various ideas to earn money and describe them to others - flaunt your wealth of ideas right now! The idea is to grow while realising the dream - in the end, it wouldn't matter when or whether you realise the dream!
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