English 098, Section 151 Final Draft of Essay #4
“Wishful Thinking” Denzel Washington had once said “Dreams without goals remain dreams and fuel disappointment….Goals cannot be achieved without discipline and consistency.” Dreams are hopes and wishes that set no goals, but can be something you want instead of something you might need. Dreams with no goals just bring dissatisfaction because there are no steps or directions. In life circumstances, I believe that you have to work hard for what you earn because people who worked hard have had tough stages in life that put them through obstacles that was a struggle for them, but they remain optimistic because they knew prosper was going to come along towards the road of achievements. Positive thinking isn’t all that cracked up to be, it can distract us from time, including reality on steps and directions onto the road of achievements, but if you want to succeed you can’t give up or let barriers get in the way of your goals to achieve in life. You have to make sure that your goals are precise and manageable and that you overthink your positive outcomes along with the barriers aspects that might get in the way of achieving your goals. Many people believe the key to success is improving your health by disregarding undesirable thoughts. Gabriele Oettingen conducted studies observing a range of people. She noticed that fantasizing about happy outcomes didn’t help conquered their wishes but it had stalled them from their realizations of achieving their expectations. Positive thinking can trick our minds by recognizing we had already accomplish our ambitions, when in reality we careless on trying to chase them goals. The ambitions that you want to achieve should require a steady and reasonable approach because it makes sense to pursue a wish that you can accomplish instead of dwelling on the disadvantages. I agree with Oettingen when she said believe that you already accomplish