A Genuine Dream: Drive and Commitment According to Oprah Winfrey, She believes that “each of us has a personal calling that’s as unique as a finger-print and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you.” In other words, every person has their own individual unique traits that make them who they are and that anyone can accomplish great things. All these words kept going through my head as I thought about school and my future. The more I thought about Winfrey’s words, the more I wanted to find out. I never thought that to accomplish things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe if you want something bad enough, listen to your heart and gut feeling, tune others negative thoughts, and you can do anything you set your mind to. Step one is listening to your heart and fulfilling your wants and needs so you can reach anything you set your mind to, such as a dream. Dream is normally defined as a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person’s mind. In my own words dream means sticking to your morals, and sticking to the point by telling yourself that you can do anything you want, you just have to believe in yourself and follow your heart. My dream since I was a little girl has been to become a pediatrician, so I can take care of new born babies, toddlers and teenagers. On the other hand Strickland grew up in a poor, low-lying, inner-city neighborhood in Manchester, taking care of the house work, making sure their clothes were clean, food on the table and as well as keeping good hygiene. Although Strickland grew up in the ghetto where there was drug dealing going on, shootings, homeless people and so on an so forth , they didn’t have much money themselves, and he went to school not