What about achieving our dreams
[Applause]
hi
i’m pakinam and today i’m going to talk
about
achieving your dreams
i truly believe that we are the creators
of our own destiny our own past and what
we really want
occurred by novak djokovic the number
one tennis player around the world
for those of you who don’t know him get
out
now unless you’ve been living under a
rock or you’re not just a fan of tennis
i can truly understand anyway so
here’s a picture of him and that’s
another picture of him
and yes that’s me in the picture but
with a mask on because thanksgiving19
i know what you’re thinking i’m thinking
about the same thing as well how did she
do that
well that’s what we’re here for we’re
going to learn
that if we want something we just go and
get it and who’s better than me
yes me here in the picture to guide us
through the journey and answer
the question of the day how to meet your
celebrity idol slash how to
follow your dreams to make it seem more
serious
so if you think i’m here to brag about
me meeting my idol then you’re
completely right i’m not gonna lie to
you
but since you’ve been all so kind and
you’re still listening to me i’m going
to show you in seven simple steps
how did i do it and how it’s possible
for you to achieve your dream as well
dream it till you do it so buckle up
let’s go
the how step number one
have a dream yes as simple as that yet
it’s the most important thing
so many people go on with with their
lives without a purpose but it’s so
important to have a purpose
you should have a dream to follow you
should set a goal to achieve and you
should look for a milestone to reach
i started supporting novak when i was
about 10 or 11 years old i was pretty
young and at that moment i knew i wanted
to meet him one day
and yeah ten years later i did and it
was so much worth the wait so
dream big or go home step two
keep dreaming let’s be real it’s not
gonna happen overnight
you’re gonna have to try again and fail
and try again and again again
and it could take days months and years
even for it to happen
one thing you shouldn’t do is stop stop
dreaming you have to dream about it
every single day to remind yourself
you’re doing this for a bigger course
so my first step in achieving my dream
was coming here to france and
it led me to my first encounter with
novak back in 2019
and i was smiling like an idiot i was so
happy i met him and he’s not even
looking at the picture
i told everyone i knew about the picture
i couldn’t shut up about it
so yeah that was our first encounter and
then
i hopped on the trend of how it’s going
and how it started um
this was a poster i did back in 2012 and
if you told this little girl who
who’s 12 years old that the second photo
is gonna happen
she would have never believed you so
yeah keep dreaming
step number three connections
we humans live in a society which means
we have to interact with each other
forming friends partners and colleagues
and um communication is fundamental
because it helps us have contacts and
connections
and these contacts these connections are
gonna help you somehow in some way
um i happen to know a friend called
julie i’m very lucky to have her
and she has helped me tremendously get
to novak she’s the one with the tips and
tricks of how to meet novak and when
and even if you’re lucky have a little
chat with him
so so it’s very important to surround
yourself with people
who help you achieve your dream and
support you
speaking of support i’m i have
supportive friend
and parents and they knew how much it
meant to me
to meet novak and they couldn’t be
happier that the moment was finally here
so they got me this wooden painting on
my 21st birthday as a gift
and it blew my mind of how thoughtful
they were so surround yourself with the
right
people step number four
we usually don’t get too many
opportunities in life
so if as famously known when life gives
you lemon
make a lemonade
very good so yeah
if you have the option to do it just do
it just do it
even though if there is uncertainty and
doubt about it even if you’re asking
yourself a million questions
i wasn’t sure if novak was going to be
there i wasn’t sure if
i will be able to approach him but it
was a risk i was willing to take
and it was so much worth it and
look where i am which brings us to step
number five
that is very related to step number four
have courage and don’t be shy
so the moment is finally here you see
him walking in front of you what do you
do
panic no no no you have to be calm
composed and just be yourself and don’t
stand there speechless
you’re not going to meet your idol every
day so in general
when you see that something is wrong say
that when you see
something is right say that it’s right
always speak up your mind
don’t be afraid to tell to to say what
you feel
or what you think because it the
opportunities don’t
come too many times so take the risk and
jump on opportunities
step number six the denial of face so
i’m gonna spare you the details of our
meeting because words cannot
describe how i felt and how i’m still
feeling at this moment
um i was i was just trying to process
when he left off that i just met my idol
and i was numb but i finally did it you
finally did it guys you have
you’ve achieved your dream you arrived
to where you want to be
congratulations i was so proud i felt so
achieved and i was
over the moon i finally made my dream
come true
and uh honestly um thank god i have a
video of the encounter because
um i would i’ve always believed that it
was just a dream but it was real
so i think i i wouldn’t want to tell you
how many times i’ve watched the video
because it’s very embarrassing
but i’ve watched it really really a lot
to really
comprehend the fact that i did it and i
finally made it
which brings us to the last step step
seven
reality check my ideas yes we go back to
the normal
but i couldn’t get enough so i went
there and got another picture
and i’ve got even one signed wristband
with me just to show it off
and to show you guys how amazing he is
and honestly um i i don’t think it’s
important the why of the dream
having a dream is all that matters
um he even posted an instagram selfie
with us the one wearing the shirt
holding the shirt and i was officially
living my dream it was
more perfect than i could have ever
imagined and
i was over the moon and overwhelmed with
feelings and yeah at this moment you
don’t feel anything but then when you
process it when you go back
home it’s incredible but then the cycle
restarts again and again
and again because this is what fuels
human beings
dreams having a dream is what keeps us
going actually
so when you achieve a dream you go on to
the next one and on to the next one and
on to the next one
and that’s the beauty of having a dream
it’s never ending
so that was my story congratulations
you’ve made it this far
i just want to say that no matter how
silly this might sound to some people
it meant the world to me so he’s to the
ones who dream
never never ever give up on your dream
no matter
what people say no matter how small or
how big it is
just keep on dreaming and keep trying to
achieve your dream
don’t trust anything start by the small
little poster i did back in 2012 and
step by step you know you will arrive to
your dreams
i don’t want to be cliche but some
realistic dreams come true
and if you work hard enough if you’re
passionate enough
and if you’re willing to walk that extra
mile to achieve your dream
so keep trying even if you didn’t make
it
it when you look back at it you will
have no regrets and
remember no experience is a fail so
you’ll just
learn anything by trying to achieve your
dream if you if it’s not achieved
yeah so the last thing i you to remember
today is
dream it till you do it thank you very
much