What does aspire mean? One definition is to “direct one's hopes or ambitions towards achieving something.” Most of the time this action is self-directed, but sometimes encouragement helps to sustain my hopes that I can achieve my heart’s desire. Whatever it takes, I just have to set my mind to it. “I can do this” is what I tell myself. Gold medalist and motivational speaker Peter Vidmar said, “Don’t sacrifice what you want most for what you want now.” Short term goals are best when they are focused on bringing me to the long-term goal, the one I want the most.

As Abraham Lincoln said, “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” We all have dreams, hopes, and desires. We can turn our most cherished dreams into reality when we turn desires into action, one step at a time. No matter how long a journey is, or seems to be, it always starts the same way, with the first step. We can aspire to be whatever we want to be, but if we really believe, and act on that belief, we will succeed.