Sometime
in the 1920s, David Sarnoff presented a proposal to his company in a lengthy
memo driving for investment in radio. His superiors ignored him and their reply
was “The wireless music box has no
imaginable commercial value. Who would pay for a message sent to nobody in
particular?” Now that is the big question, who would pay for a message sent
to nobody in particular? The answer is everybody would, because a message sent
to nobody in particular is a message for everybody. That question is the reason
radio and television has a huge commercial value today. But David’s superiors
didn’t know that and David never gave up on his dream even if it looked
impossible back then. Today he is known as being instrumental to the development
of radio and television broadcasting.
So Dare to Dream, set your goals no matter how high it seems and always
keep your eyes on the goal because when you take your eyes off the goal those
scary things you see are called obstacles. Some voices can tell you your dreams are too big,
those voices may be friends, family, colleagues at work or even within you, but
there is no such thing as a dream 'too big'. It’s a dream and the bigger it is
the better it gets. Of course there will be obstacles or it might even look
impossible right now but as long as you believe in your dream. That's what
matters most.
You
don't need anyone to believe in your dreams. You only need you to believe in
your dreams. If they don't believe in you, keep going, don't stop, and keep
working towards it. As far back as the 18th century, someone said “everything that can be invented has been
invented.” Now imagine all the things that have been invented since then.
So if you are telling yourself right now that nothing more can be invented, you
will be surprised at how many problems humanity still has. And those problems
need to be solved. Everything that was invented came as a result of the need to
solve a particular problem.
I’m
not trying to get you to invent anything. No! I just want you to dare to dream
and work towards that dream.
It
always looks impossible until it is done. And who gets it done? It’s the guy
that never gave up on his dreams. It’s the guy that didn’t allow the negativity
around him make him stop believing. It’s the guy that fell several times but
still rose up several times because at the end of the day, what matters most is
how many times you get up not how many times you fall. You will fail and you
will be discouraged but make failure and discouragement your stepping stones
towards success. Never let your failure define you.
There
are some people out there always looking to shoot down your great ideas. You
will meet them, they are everywhere. So be prepared, your great ideas will
often receive violent opposition from mediocre minds.
You
may not be the strongest person in the room, you may be labeled as ‘weak’, ‘foolish’,
but when everything goes dark, when you feel you are at your lowest and you
feel powerless to keep going. Remember courage is not always a roar, sometimes
courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying "I will try again
tomorrow". You keep pushing, you keep dreaming and you keep going and
don’t ever give up on your dream.
I
leave you with the words of Victor Hugo "There
is nothing like a dream to create the future."
