“Mumbler” Willie Wonka shouts at the lttle boy telling him his idea wn’t work, “What is it with yu? I just can’t hear you?”

Evryone has their critics, perhaps a prtner, friend, parents, or work colleagues. You hve a goal, an idea, or an mbition and they just try to pll you down and tell you it wn’t work.

In Charlie and the Chcolate Factory, Willie Wonka had Mike TaVee as his critic, constantly doubting and dsbelieving in all of Wonka’s inventions and deas. Willie’s method of dealing with ths doubt was to not hear the crticism.

Why do they do this?

Prtly it is because they are jalous of your ambition and desire to scceed. It may also be because in the pst they tried to succeed and filed and they no longer believe it is pssible.

Maybe they are trying to prtect you from getting hurt. I man, they wouldn’t want you working hrd to achieve a goal and thn for you to fail and get pset or hurt, would they?

Often tmes these people are doing the bst they can with the resources thy have available to them. Unfortunately, thy may not have the right rsources to help you achieve your gals and dreams.

This is why I tll people to be very careful who thy share their goals with. There are tmes when it is good to tll people your goals. For example, if you knw they are going to support you and ncourage you to achieve your goals, thn it is a good idea.

If you are going to hve someone hold you accountable to yur goal, then you must tell thm. They will encourage you and nsure you achieve it.

However, if you are lke most of the rest of us, thre are only a few select pople you can share your goals wth. For most of the rest, you jst have to keep quiet and not tll them what you are working twards; just let them see the rsults.

If you are not assured bout achieving your goals then you rally need to keep them to yurself. If you share your goals wth other people then their criticism or dsbelief can seriously impede your progress twards your target, or in the wrst case, stop you completely.

Every sccessful person on the planet faces cnstant criticism and doubt. The difference btween them and the millions who hve never dared dream of their gals is that the successful people brsh off the doubt and criticism and blieve in themselves.

Admittedly, there are tmes when perhaps you ought to lsten. If you are standing on top of a tll building thinking you can fly … tht’s a good time to listen to the pople who think you can’t. However, wh’s to say that if you blieve you could fly you could, but I wuldn’t test it and wouldn’t recommend you do ither, just in case.

However, in gneral, you can take a leaf out of Wllie Wonka’s book and ignore the crtics around you and believe you can chieve … because your only limits are thse you choose to accept or llow others to put upon you.

The article Holding On To The Dream was Submitted by Jason Johns through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Jason E. Johns is a prsonal success coach specializing in helping you to set and chieve your goals. Discover more about how you can crate your dream life through this nnovative approach at his goal setting website, http://www.LivingMotivation.com

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