Module 7 in days to come.0:06
Reading skills 8, exercise 2, page 120.0:11
I have a dream did you know that it took Abraham Lincoln 30 years to achieve his dream of becoming President of the United States?0:35
After losing his mother at a young age, his first attempt at business ended in failure.1:05
Then he failed to get into law school, which he desperately wanted.1:11
He eventually became a lawyer, but then he was defeated for Congress three times and got less than 100 votes when he ran for Vice President.1:15
He was finally elected 16th President of the United States when he was 60 years old.1:25
He faced countless insurmountable obstacles, but he never gave up.1:31
He just kept on going until he reached his goal.1:36
You may not dream of being a world leader, but perhaps you long to become a lawyer, an astronaut, or an inventor.1:42
To climb Mount Everest, or perhaps simply to do something to help those less fortunate than yourself.1:48
At times, achieving these ambitions may seem impossible.1:55
And like Abraham Lincoln, you might come up against incredible difficulties.1:59
But take heart, because there are some very practical steps you can take to help make your dreams come true.2:04
Without a doubt, this is the first step on the road to achieving your dreams.2:14
And this means not listening to anyone who tells you you can't.2:19
Einstein, Beethoven and Edison all knew about this.2:23
Einstein was considered an unteachable fool by his early teachers.2:27
Beethoven's music teacher told him he was a hopeless composer.2:32
And Thomas Edison's mother was told to remove him from school because he was too stupid to learn.2:36
Sometimes, though, it's not others that we have to worry about.2:43
Many times we are our own worst enemy.2:47
We look at ourselves and all we can see are our weaknesses, failings and defeats.2:50
But when you banish self doubt, you are capable of doing everything you attempt to the best of your ability because you believe you can succeed.2:55
As Henry Ford once put it, if you think you can or you think you can't, you're probably right.3:04
Take steps to achieve your dreams.3:12
Remember, Rome wasn't built in a day.3:15
In other words, achieving your dreams is usually a process involving a lot of hard work and perseverance.3:18
Therefore, read books, take courses, practice for hours, or do whatever you need to do that will give you the skills to achieve your goals.3:26
After all, in the words of Thomas Edison, genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.3:36
Finally, don't be afraid of failure on the way to achieving your dreams.3:48
Michael Jordan is someone who understands this very well.3:53
I failed over and over again in my life, he once said, and that is why I succeed.3:57
Thomas Edison's life proves to us that this is true.4:03
After thousands of failures, even each of which showed him how not to make a light bulb, he was able to achieve a success that would change people's lives forever.4:07
In the same way George Lucas script for Star wars was initially rejected by various studios.4:16
If he had given up at this point, he would never have seen Star wars become one of the most popular films of all time.4:23
So never say, never believe you can climb that mountain, swim that ocean, or reach that place.4:31
And surely one day you will.4:37
There would be no Ford cars, Star wars light bulbs, or Beethoven symphonies if this was not true.4:41
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