A 20th century author tackled the issue of dreams in a genius manner. He says that Will (ፍቃደኝነት) is the most important driving force of humans. He divides it into 3: Desire Will - our dreams Decision Will - our plan Action Will - our pursuit All of us have Desire Will. ችግሩ comes when we reach Action Will where we will be easily discouraged as you said. The short term solution lies in our Decision Will. When you make a plan to reach your dream, make a very tangible and systemized plan. ለምሳሌ - A person called አበበ wants to be a musician. So the best thing to do is break down his dream into easier steps. He could have sth like: 1. Learn singing 2. Write lyrics 3. Go to music events 4. Meet producers 5. Be their friends 6. Ask for advice 7. Make a music 8. Perform for friends 9. Make it better 10. Perform on a small stage 11. Write more music... This makes አበበ a better musician and it also tests his desire and lets አበበ know if he really wants to be a musician. It is easier to do than saying Hope ላይ ሙዚቃ ወዲያው ልልቀቅ. Hope this helped. Good Day!