Motivation to Pursue Your Dreams

With the New Year beginning, a lot of people have made goals and resolutions for themselves to accomplish during 2017. However I often find myself still chasing the same goals and dreams that I've set up for myself years ago; these dreams and goals I have can't be accomplished in just a year. They're lifelong goals that I'll always be pursuing. And while there are checkpoints along the way,  I hope to always be chasing these goals. I've set these dreams before myself to chase for the rest of my life. However I do have shorter term "check points" that I plan to accomplish along the road to chasing these dreams. 
I say all that to say, sometimes I need motivation and inspiration to keep chasing these dreams. I enjoy reading to find out how others have found motivation to chase their dreams and how they've accomplished their check points that they have set up for themselves along the way.
For a media performance class, I was assigned to work on an inspirational reading- to be performed for a broadcast performance on air. 
I love this passage I found and it definitely impacted me to keep chasing these crazy dreams I have. 
​I hope this motivates you too.

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Boldly go in the direction of your dreams.
Stand tall and show the world what you are made of.
When the world beats you down, find a reason to get back up again.
Never give up on success.
Try, try, try and try again. 
Remember, the only way you can fail is if you give up. Every time you fail,  you come one step closer to success.
When you look back on your life, don't have regrets. Believe in yourself, believe in your future, you will find your way.
The fire burning inside you that is very powerful, it is waiting to burn bright.
You are meant to do important things.
Following your dreams can be both terrifying and exciting. Inspiration from momentum will save your sinking soul.
Persist and persuade others about your plans, as they are real. Nobody can do this but you.
Most people master the obvious, you are creating something that wasn't there before. Its bold, it's beautiful and it's you.
Give it your best and your dreams will come to life. Success is yours.
Go for your dreams, it is your turn. 

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This is a speech by Jody Urquhart, check out this link here.