We get one chance in life to make our mark. For some people, they do it through their children; being at home and raising excellent human beings who go on to be brilliant is one amazing way to aim high and make a name for yourself. Others choose to strike out in the career route, inventing new things and being the sort of person others envy.

When you have big dreams, you have others around you ready to squash them out. Believe it or not, it’s more often your friends and family who won’t believe that you can be something big – even if that just means getting the dream career or ticking off the luxury real estate box of your bucket list. The important thing that you should always remember, though, is that YOU are the one person to motivate YOU. It’s nice to have cheerleaders, but unless you believe in yourself, you may not achieve the things you want. You need to aim high and have ambition in this life, no matter what they are, you need to push them higher and aim for greatness. Here’s five reasons why!

Why Not?

No, really. This is a legit reason to aim high. Because why not?? You can aim to be a doctor and not get there, but you’ll have the memories and marks that show that you tried. You can motivate yourself in so many ways and even if you are a dreamer, it doesn’t mean that you can’t be a doer. Doers get ahead as much as dreamers do – don’t be a watcher on the sidelines of your own life.

It’s a Challenge

Is there any better challenge than the ambition you have? You love a challenge, right? Well, push yourself and aim for achievement. Challenges are super satisfying to overcome and you can discover your potential and broaden your horizons all at once.

You Really Cannot Fail

When you aim high, you win no matter where your reach ends. It may not be possible to achieve all of your goals in life, but the point is that you constantly chase them. The chase is the goal, too, because that shows that you are aiming for something bigger than yourself.

You Can Show Those Who Say You Can’t

There is always one nagging voice that tells you that you cannot achieve something, and you are going to show them if you keep trying. The act of trying shows that you are excellent, so go and keep being excellent.

Your Dreams Make Big Things Happen

Whether it’s the goal of buying your own home or being rich enough not to have to work anymore, you need to find that goal and conquer it – whatever it may be. Never give up on that because this will spur you forward and ensure that you are able to achieve whatever it is that you want – no matter what. What you dream, you become. So go and be someone and make it count.