Patience is probably one of the hardest qualities to master, mostly because our human nature craves that instant gratification. It's not easy to train your mind to wait, but it's so important to understand that not everything will work out right away. Great things usually take some time, so here's why you should stop stressing it and let life take its course.

Sometimes without instant results we become discouraged, we let ourselves lose that motivation and decide that it's no longer worth it. But I'm here to tell you that whatever goals you set for yourself they are completely attainable, you just need to work at them every day without giving up. Sometimes I get these little reassurances from the universe, letting me know I'm on the right track, and that's what keeps me going - knowing that I have something to offer, and that one day all of my hard work will pay off.

There is such a thing as a window of opportunity, and it doesn't open on it's own very often; but just because there isn't an opportunity throwing itself at you, doesn't mean that you can't create one for yourself. Sometimes you just have to get up, walk over to that window and open it yourself. Find what you love, whatever your talent may be, and look for ways to exercise it and perfect it. You don't have to be the best to be worth something, and the more you work towards what you love the happier you will be.

So take it one day at a time, put one foot in front of the other. No matter how hopeless a situation may seem, there's always a way to make it better. Don't expect for things to just happen, make moves toward where you want to be and before you know it, you'll surpass those small goals you had set for yourself. If you don't like where you are, move. You are in control of what you do with your free time, so spend it working towards something greater. If you like to help others, join a service project in your community, if you like to create different forms of art, find some kind of platform that allows you to share your talent with others. Opportunity is all around you; as technology and social media continue to advance, we are able to create more and more ways to share our ideas.

Everything might not make sense right now, but one day it will all fall into place. The only thing holding you back from where you want to go is yourself, so work toward your dreams and don't lose hope. Something great is about to happen to you, you just have to be patient and wait for it.