If you have a couple of hours to spare watch this lecture
[link] of Randy Paush
[link] . If you don't have time, try to make some because it's worth every single second!
I had no idea who Randy Paush was until I stumbled on this recording of his lecture. In it, he talks about achieving his dreams and the things he learned along the way. I won't say much else, but give it a watch or a listen, you won't be disappointed.
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I think it's easy for people who achieved what they wanted to achieve to look back and explain it with a maxim or two.
What makes people sucessful is knowledge. Knowledge they can't usually explain and mystify. Knowledge on how to take the right opportunities in life, if and when you have those opportunities.