“No matter how low, how tough, or how unfair life has been, all of us have the right and indisputable opportunity for greatness.”
Dave Pelzer
I recently finished reading Moving Forward by Dave Pelzer, and though it is not one of my favorite books, reading it can certainly add value to our lives. I feel the most important parts of the book can be summed up in three important life reminders of what we can, we must, and we ought to do to reach our potential and be most successful.
The first reminder I got form this book was we must believe in ourselves. No matter what happens to us, no matter the difficulties or humiliations we face, we must always believe in ourselves. Indeed, the author argues that the belief in oneself is so powerful it is the answer to most of life’s questions and challenges. Hence, we must believe!
The second reminder comes after the first and that is once we believe in ourselves, we can then work towards accomplishing anything in this world as each of has a capacity for greatness. Throughout the book the author shares many horrific events he faced in an abusive home growing up, yet he was able to overcome and achieve his goals despite his extremely difficult and disturbing past. No matter our upbringing, background, or shortcomings, we can accomplish great things if we set our minds to it.
Finally, this book reminds us we ought to be leaders in every walk of our life by staying true to who we are and sticking up for our personal beliefs and values. In a world of shifting and bending values where many sacrifice their personal beliefs to please others, the author challenges us each to live with integrity by not giving in to standards of the world. Thus each of us ought to be leaders of integrity.
Moving Forward by Dave Pelzer reminds each of us we must believe in ourselves, we can accomplish our dreams, and we ought to stay true to ourselves. When we do these things, we will find success and enjoyment in life, and we will more easily reach our full potential.
