Walt Disney.

If this guy was still with us, there's no doubt that he'd certainly be one of the richest and well-known individuals alive.

I mean, what would kids (and adults, cough cough) do without Disney World, the Disney Channel, and all of his classic movies?

But in addition to creating the ever-so-famous trademark, Walt Disney also seemed to have a positive and motivated outlook on life and gave a lot of advice and words of wisdom throughout his years. Though he doesn't directly mention college in his statements, Walt was once a young adult and a lot of his words, such as the following, can be directly applicable and encouraging to today's college student (hey, that's you!).

"Why worry? If you’ve done the very best you can, then worrying won’t make it any better."

Ah, worry, every college student’s close companion.

We worry about our grades, our social ranking, our appearance, and heck, we even worry about whether or not our Instagram theme is aesthetically pleasing to those who come across it.

Worry runs in our blood and to a certain degree, worrying is natural.

However, the amount of stress and worry that college students put themselves through is definitely more than enough, and worrying certainly doesn’t make any situation better.

A common example: taking tests.

We worry before, during, and after the test. You tried your best, but yet, you still worry about what the results will be.

And when I say “you,” I’m talking about literally every college student ever, including myself times 10 (extreme worrying is one of my specialties).

But what does this do?

Nothing.

If you did your best, it is what it is.

What’s done is done.

Cut the stress and worry and move on.

It's much easier said than done, but once you realize you can only do so much, letting go of that constant worry becomes a simpler task.

“You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.”

Obviously, we’re not talking literally, and though stressful, sometimes our setbacks and failures are the exact things that turn us into stronger individuals.

Failing a class may be what it takes to make you realize you need to start trying harder.

Constant friend drama may be what it takes to make you realize that it's time to surrounds yourself with different people.

Getting caught in your bad behavior may be what it takes to quit that type of behavior and fix it before it goes too far and your punishment could be much worse.

No matter what it is, these “kicks in the teeth” often end up being real eye-openers and may act as the initiators of improved behaviors and mindsets.

While it's nice to know that anything is possible, what comes after the comma in this quote is vital.

All of our dreams can certainly come to be (okay, realistic dreams-becoming engaged to Justin Bieber is not realistic),

and all of our goals can be pursued,

but NOT with the absence of effort and courage.

We can’t sit around thinking and hoping to make these dreams come true without putting in any effort to reach our goals.

Which further relates to another point…

"The best way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing."

We love to talk.

We love to tell others about our big plans and #lifegoals.

But all talk and no action is meaningless. When we begin to turn words into action is when progress begins.

And to close, one final truth:

Though we're technically adults at this point in our lives and certainly must take on our responsibilities, we're still essentially just larger, older children...which is quite encouraging to me personally in justifying the fact that I have five PillowPets sitting on my dorm room bed as we speak.

Grow up, take responsibility, and do well in your schooling and in whatever occupational field you choose to pursue, but never completely lose the child-like spirit that's inside of all of us!