What Dreams Are Made Of

Dreams. Goals. Aspirations. Whatever you want to call it, we all have them in one shape or form.

But... why am I writing about this?

I saw a tweet a few days ago which is so relatable to many teenagers nowadays. It was just a passing comment on how she felt she was so ambitious and yet so lazy at the same time. But I think more than a few of us can easily say that about ourselves.

Despite the typical stereotypes placed on millennials, I've seen my friends (and friends of friends) have so much ambition where they want to do something with their lives. And that's always a great sight to see. People getting great exam results or people reaching some personal target for themselves, it's all impressive. But...

Think back to New Years Eve. Forget about the possible drunkenness or celebration you might have been feeling. I'm really focussing on the New Year Resolutions you probably said you would finally achieve.  I'm going out on a limb here and say that you've hardly done any of that. If you have, then congrats. But you probably haven't, cause teenagers are a lazy bunch.

But that's okay. It can even be backed up by science. We're supposed to be lazy, it's natural and you can't really fight it all the time. Why else can you have a proper night's sleep and still feel like crap the morning after?!

But the point is that despite our tendency to be lazy, it's good to dream and be ambitious. Keeps you on your toes. And when those aspirations are in different areas of your life, it's even better.  I'd be stupid to say that my dreams haven't changed over the years. I was set on being a journalist in year 8 but I've put everything into getting on the path to become a lawyer. I was certain that I had  no potential future in professional sport but my love and enthusiasm for the Olympics has changed all that. Seriously.

Getting onto the first phase of the latest Olympic Talent ID campaign (#DiscoverYour Gold) is amazing. I didn't even think I'd get past the application phase. And I obviously don't want it to end there. I say that but then the #DiscoverYour Power strand is all about speed and leg power... and I have no idea how fast I actually am right now.

But I have faith I can put up more than a good fight against county level, maybe even national level sportspeople and show the potential they're looking for.

No doubt it's a LONG road to becoming an Olympian. And Tokyo 2020 or wherever the 2024 or even the 2028 Olympics will be is just a dream right now. Yet I have no doubt it will take a lot of hard work and a teeny tiny bit of luck for my dream to even start becoming a realistic possibility by getting through this whole Talent ID process. But I'm prepared to take this 'once in a lifetime' chance while praying that it goes my way too.

I can't wait.