Motivation, goals, and dreams are imperative to achieving anything in life. Dreams should be monumental and as gigantic as you want in addition to being “exhilarating”, as one of my classmates stated. I have constructed a goal ladder to achieve my ultimate dream which happens to be my lifetime goal. The steps on the ladder are my smaller goals leading up to the top of the ladder, which is my ultimate dream. I maintain this ladder on my dorm room wall just as a daily reminder. I learned that I needed to put my goals into smaller manageable steps to assure they are attainable and not far-fetched. This puts the ultimate dream in perspective and formulates a clear cut road map to the top of the ladder. Once a road map is composed, the only other prerequisites are self-motivation and dedication both of which I possess.