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Why Most People Fail to Achieve Their Dreams but How You Can (like I Did)

Renuka Gavrani
6 min readMay 22, 2023

There is so much noise on the internet, which we have learned to call advice and hacks, that teach you ‘how to achieve your goals.’

And one of the most recommended by all the gurus is ‘get out of your comfort zone.’

I mean dude, it’s called comfort zone for a reason. Please!

Anyway, we are not here to roast people so let’s get back to point.

Author in her dreamland

Since I was in college, I worked really hard to achieve success. I didn’t know what I wanted and how will I achieve it. I just always pictured myself as a bossy girl type of corporate leader who makes a lot of money, travels around the world, and the like.

Long story short, I never wanted what I thought I wanted. I was just a confused teenager who didn’t have the courage to believe in herself so she went along with what seemed most acceptable.

And that is the problem with most of us who wish to achieve greater things in life but,

a) We all have just a vague widely accepted definition of success in our minds that feels glorious.

b) We don’t stay at one goal/dream for long enough to burn our hearts.

Okay, let me explain it in a little more detail with the possible solutions that have…

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Renuka Gavrani
Renuka Gavrani

Written by Renuka Gavrani

I talk about slow & Intentional living - taking you closer to a happy life. I am a published author of the book 'The Art of Being Alone': https://a.co/d/531JIFq

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