Never Give Up

Dreaming is Fun! It is easy to dream. The harder part is how to keep your dreams alive. Do you have a dream that you have already given up or you are close to giving up?

Before you make any decision to quit pursuing on your dreams that you could regret down the road, take a few minutes to be inspired by the Success Story of Paul Potts.

Paul Potts was born in Bristol, England on October 13, 1970. He had always liked opera and always had the desire to be an opera singer. A victim of bullying, he experienced a difficult time during school, causing him to grow up with little confidence. But his interest remained and he practiced his passion secretly – up until 1999, when he decided it was time to make his stand. Dressing up as Luciano Pavarotti, Paul actually got up on stage during a karaoke competition and sang opera. He was somewhat discovered that night and went on to sing opera, unpaid, for a few opera companies until his hopes were dash yet again by a series of illnesses, followed by a serious injury sustained in a bicycle accident.

Paul Potts then went to work for Bridgend Carphone Warehouse where he worked at a routine job as a mobile phone salesman. In 2003, he married a young woman that he had met in an Internet chat room. All the while, he kept his opera singing passion and desires secretly alive.

Then on June 7, 2007, it all changed once again for Paul Potts. He decided to throw himself into the mix for a new Simon Cowell talent show called Britain’s Got Talent, and to the astonishment of everyone connected with the show, he wowed the audience with a beautiful rendition of Nessun Dorma.

Paul Potts continued to impress beyond all expectations and was declared the winner of the first-ever Britain’s Got Talent competition. Creator Simon Cowell instantly signed Potts to a recording contract. The resulting album – called One Chance, zoomed to the top of the classical/opera recording charts everywhere from Australia to Norway.

His stunning voice, his astounding vocal range (for someone untrained except for a few lessons he had in Italy that he paid for out of his own savings), matched with his very human story, has made Paul Potts the subject of interest in magazines to television shows the world over. But the question that is asked of all reality show winners – whether or not this is a manufactured, flash-in-the-pan bit of success or real, sustainable talent – is not being asked of Paul Potts. His voice and ability make that question completely unnecessary.

Success is a journey, not a destination. In your journey to pursue your dreams do not be threaten by circumstances and obstacles along the way that are going to slow you down towards realizing your dreams. Beware of dream stealers who are going to steal your dreams.

Never Give Up in believing in yourself. You are destined for greatness and your best is yet to come!