The world always makes way for the dreamer.

    When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Zigler. I remember sitting in that dark hall listening to Mr. Zigler 1everyone's spirits up to the ceiling. I 2there feeling like I could do anything. When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, “Dad, I want to 3 people feel like that.” My father asked me 4I meant. “I want to be a motivational(激发积极性的)speaker just like Mr. Zigler,” I replied.  A（An）5 was born.

    Recently, I began seeking my dream of motivating others. 6 a four-year relationship with Fortune 100 Company 7 as a sales-trainer and ending as a regional(地区的) sales manager, I left the company at the height of my 8. Many people were 9 that I would leave after earning a six-figure income(收入). And they wondered10I would risk everything for a dream.

    I made my 11 to start my own company and leave my worryingless position(职位)after 12a regional sales meeting. The vice-president of our company made a 13 that changed my life. He asked us, “If a god would offer you three wishes, what would they be?” After giving us a 14 to write down the three wishes, he then asked us, “Why do you need a 15 ?” I would never forget the power I felt at that moment. I realized that 16 I had accomplished in the past had prepared me for this moment. I was ready and didn't need a god's help to become a motivational speaker. A motivational speaker was 17 .

    Having made that decision, I was immediately18. One week after I gave notice, my husband was laid off (下岗) from his job, and now we had no 19. But I held fast to my dream. The wonder really began to happen. In a short time my husband found a better job. And I was able to book several 20 engagements（业务）with new customers. I discovered the unbelievable power of dreams.

    Five years ago I was working in an office. My life was all about dealing with complaints, meeting deadlines and writing reports. I wasn't completely bored 1it didn't excite me. One 2I went out to buy a sandwich. It was sunny and I wasn't 3at work, so I decided to 4 it in the park. I could see a group of people 5a TV programme nearby. They seemed to be arguing about something and everybody looked very6 .

Suddenly I realized everyone was 7me. And then two of them started walking over—towards me! They 8that they were making a short film and one of their actors hadn't 9 . He only had one line in the story, they said. Would I mind 10 the line?

    I could tell they were desperate and although I'd never done any acting in my life, for some reason I  11.

    An hour later we finished. It was really an amazing experience. The people were very 12 and paid me for my time. However, 13 I was leaving, the director of the film came over and 14 me his card. He thought I'd been brilliant and was naturally talented as a(n)15 I laughed but16 to call him some time.

    Well, I did call him. I went for an audition(试演)for another short film with the director. And I got the 17 . Two years later I 18  my office job and I'm now working almost full-time as an actor. I love the work and I'm going back to college next year to study 19 . My life is now completely20, all because of that lunch in the park.

    I was required to read one of Bernie Siegel's books in college and was hooked on his positivity from that moment on. The stories of his unconventional1and the exceptional patients he wrote about were so2 to me and had such a big3on how I saw life from then on.

    Who knew that so many years later I would look to Dr. Bernie and his CDs again to4my own cancer experience?

    I'm an ambitious5, and when I started going through chemo(化疗), even though I'm a very6 person, I lost my drive to write. I was just too tired and not in the7. One day, while waiting to go in for8, I had one of Dr. Bernie's books in my hand. Another patient9what I was reading and struck up a conversation with me10 he had one of his books with him as well. It11that among other things, he was an eighty-year-old writer. He was 12a published author, and he was currently13on a new book.

    We would see each other at various times and14friends. Sometimes he wore a duck hat, and I would tell myself, he was definitely a(n) 15of Dr. Bernie. He really put a 16on my face. He unfortunately17 last year due to his cancer,18he left a deep impression on me and gave me the 19 to pick up my pen again. I20to myself, "If he can do it, then so can I."

    Last year, I was lucky enough to work at an office near my mother's house.1, I stayed with her for a month. During that time, I 2 her out with the housework and contributed to the groceries.

    After a week, I started to 3 the groceries were running out pretty quickly.4, I began observing my mother's daily routine for two weeks. To my 5, I found she would pack a paper bag full of canned goods and 6every morning at about nine. She took the food to the slums（贫民窟）and distributed it to street 7.

    I asked around and 8 my mum was popular in the area. The kids looked up to her as if she were their own mother. Then it hit me — why didn't she want to tell me about what she'd been doing? Was she 9 that I would stop buying the groceries if I knew the truth?

    When she got home, I told her about my discovery and 10 she could react, I gave her a big hug and told her she didn't need to keep it a 11 from me. She told me that 12 of the children lived with an old lady in a makeshift home while others13on the streets. For years, my mum had been helping out by 14 whatever food she could 15. I was so moved by how 16 she was. She used what was17for her to help others in need. And I was so 18 of her.

    I 19 to buy groceries for my mum. But now, I always add a(n) 20bag for her other children.

    Many years ago at Christmas time I parked my car in the town centre on my way to the post office to post my Christmas cards. It was the last posting day for Christmas cards if they were to be 1 before Christmas.2 I came out of the car park I saw a boy who was 3 and holding his fight hand side. I 4 some bigger boys had perhaps bullied him and he was in 5 .I had to go to his aid and see if I could 6.

    He told me that his sister who was a 7 had bought him a Christmas present. It was a mobile phone. He only had it days when he 8 it and cracked the screen! That's 9 he was holding his right hand side of his body—his mobile phone was in the upper right hand pocket of his coat. The little guy was extremely 10 , tears rolling down his face as he told all this to me. My heart 11 for him. It was clear he 12 his present and knew that this was a lot of money for his 13 to spend on him, for nurses didn't make much money. He'd been to a phone shop and they'd told him it would be￡80 to get a new 14 .

    I had to help, though I was 15 to make ends meet myself. I searched my purse and gave the boy the only￡20 I could find and made some 16 as to why I could only give him so little. I didn't want him to know it was all I had until pay day. I could not 17 pay for his phone to be repaired but I hope the 18 he received from a stranger was 19 that stayed with him when he became a man.

    The Christmas cards not getting posted somehow didn't seem 20 ; greater issues had been addressed with a kindness stamp.

    After having a child, I found my regular exercise interrupted. I was not only busy: I also lacked the motivation. Solo gym sessions or some quick1following the DVD while the baby sleeps didn't2me at all. So I decided to sign up for a hiking3in Peru, hoping that it would get me4again.

    Looking over my travel arrangements before I left. I5phrases such as "3-hour hike6primitive forests" and "sliding with a rope down waterfalls", and I started to feel a little7.

    However, as we made our way through the forests and were8with amazing views of9waterfalls, this team of strangers10me to go on. Being physically active with a group motivated me to reach the11or the valley below-rather than simply lying down on the forest floor and giving up,12I might have done if I were alone.

    13confirm my experience: Group exercise can really start a new attitude toward fitness. "People get a better14in a group than they do on their own," said Allison Kimmel, a group15instructor. That's because other people16both support and competition. "Humans are17animals and the shared experience of facing a challenge18is compelling(不可抗拒的)," said David Ezell, the CEO of fitness provider Darien Wellness.

    With the19of a group, I'm slowly getting back into a20lifestyle.