My example of advancing confidently in the direction of my dreams is my applying to Graduate School. I was very reluctant to do this b/c I was afraid of rejection, scared of change. But...I was recently accepted into both schools I applied to!! Masters degree here I come! I am so happy that I did this because I did not want to remain stagnant in my current situation. The life I had imagined for myself was nothing like this, but I know things don't always turn out the way you expect them to. Instead of trying to live the life that I had imagined for myself, I now try to live the life that was destined for me to live.