As teenagers, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize, or they can be small. You may just want to become one of the ten best students in your class. Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real?

“Follow Your Heart” by Australian writer Andrews Matthews tells us that making our dream real is life’s biggest challenge.

You may think you’re not good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible for you to become a writer. These kinds of thoughts stop you from getting your dream, the book says.

In fact, everyone can make his dream come true. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is.

Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want. Do this step by step and your dream will come true faster because a big dream is, in fact, many small dreams.

You must also never give up your dream.

There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will lead to better exam results, While saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book. As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn more skills and find new interests.

Yuko liked learning about the different planets. She gave a great report in her science class. Along with the report, she showed her classmates a fun activity to help them learn the different patterns of stars. She gave her classmates each a copy of the information so that they could do the activity at home.

How to Ask Someone Nicely to Help You

One always has to ask for help. No one can do everything. 【小题1】 Asking politely for help can improve the chances that you will receive help when you need it.

Politeness is important

【小题2】 So your words sound more like a request and less like an order. And you can be helped easily. Don’t phrase your request negatively（否定地）. For example, “I’m sure you probably can’t, but could you please..? 【小题3】 Or it seems that you don’t believe the person you ask is willing to help you.

You need proper words

“Let the person know what you need in a simple and direct way. 【小题4】 And provide a way for that person to respond actively,” suggests Jodi Glickman, founder of Great on the Job. Your request might sound like, “Jenny, I need your help, please. I will understand if it’s not convenient, but I’d be thankful if you could.”

The personal touch

Whenever possible, ask face-to-face or over the phone, and ask in time so the person doesn’t feel hurried and would like to care about you. 【小题5】 It might come off sounding more like an order.