Arian Foster, the NFL running back, didn't always have such a positive reputation. As a child, his teachers found it hard to encourage him toward his goal of being in the NFL. They said it was very unlikely he would be famous, that he wasn't running back material. He was not discouraged, and through hard work and perseverance, he eventually became the popular, awarded running back he had always dreamed of being. This story reminds me of the quote from the film Akeelah and the Bee: We may ask ourselves "Who am I to be famous, athletic, heroic?". Actually, who are we not to be?
Although this story is optimistic and feel-good, I think that in most cases, if people tell you you can't do something, it means that you can't do it. If achieving your dream means disregarding the advice of many of your friends, constant hard work and frequent basic mistakes, I don't think it would be worth it. I think the much wiser thing to do is to look for a job you're already good at and pursue it to easily become a renowned expert at it. If this job happens to be your ambition anyway, then you're all set.
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