Do you think you’re following your personal legend?

by Paulo Coelho on November 23, 2007

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Leandro September 12, 2011 at 6:58 pm

Todos os dias,mais precisamente 3 horas por dia.Mas chegará o dia em que vou poder viver minha lenda pessoal 24 horas por dia.Tenho fé e muita vontade de conseguir.Obrigado Paulo,quando eu quase desisti dela um de seus livros me fez acreditar de novo que era e é possível eu conseguir alcançar minha lenda pessoal.

Anna August 31, 2011 at 6:22 pm

After reading the Alchemist I realized I have always followed my personal legend. Before reading it I felt different and unusual because of my strong committment to a higher purpose. I did not really need the validation of the book because I do not know how to live any different, but it was nice to know that my path is walked by many others.

Jackie noriega July 28, 2011 at 10:20 pm

toda mi vida he tratado de seguir mi leyenda personal unos años estuve inmersa en la necedad y la confianza puse en otra persona mas despertè y hoy por hoy no desmayo en hacer todo lo que me da alegrìa y me hace feliz apoyo todo lo bueno que se me presente en el camino y aquello que me hace daño lo esquivo trato de ser conciente de las cosas buenas que hay que cuidar pero creo que voy por buen camino tus libros me han ayudado a despejar muchas dudas y a enfrentarme a muchos miedos tambièn . felices vacaciones paulo

Princess July 28, 2011 at 5:21 pm

I often wished my personal legend sounded as exciting as Santiago’s. lol

It’s a slow, gradual process and I never realize how far I’ve come until I look back and remember the journey.

Shereen July 23, 2011 at 4:26 pm

YES! Most definitely.. I have always loved change and have had the desire to travel the world like a gypsy.. Christopher Mcandless (Into the Wild) style. I have been travelling through Europe and Africa for 13 months.. I have never been happier and experienced this much contentedness. I studied overseas and out of nowhere I realised that my passion is to study psychology and become a therapist.. I think travel and meeting new people pushed me in this direction… I am free as a bird.. a new city each day.. I can sit all day being enraptured by street performers, listening, thinking, dreaming.. whilst businessmen and women rush past in their suits, frowning faces, indifferent to the world and their inner voice! I also met the love of my life in Spain 2 months ago! Take that plunge.. travel is the most eye-opening, life-changing experience you can ever imagine.. If you are going to do it, do it for a long time to really absorb the changes, the revelations and the cultures.

Bita June 19, 2011 at 10:25 pm

I am following my personal legend. I have been able to identify my personal legend10 years ago and have had to overcome many obstacles along the way. The path has been long and challenging and sometimes I have had to get around or through the obstacles.
Last year, I thought I arrived at my “pyramids” and would get to my “treasure” soon, only to find myself in the darkest hours of the night.
I believed that I was destined to be a healer and a teacher, touching many lives as a doctor teaching medical trainees. I love my career and am good at it because it comes from my heart. However, I was being abused, mistreated, and bullied at reputable university because of the prejudices of my boss against women and against foreign medical graduates. I was not given some of the key resources for performing my job, which was impairing my health, my family, my patients. I could see that the circumstances was taking away my inner light, my happiness, my passion. I was soon going to be as bitter and unhappy as he was.
Two months into the job, I took the courage and resigned. It was a very hard thing to do, and some told me it was a career suicide. Many disapproved what I did because I should have lied and said I was resigning for family reasons. My (former) boss has been sabotaging my efforts for getting another job. However, I believe that the Soul of the Universe is with me….. and I will find the right place.

Chanel June 7, 2011 at 8:05 pm

wow it feels like all of us really want to travel and move around, I’ doing it already, it is the salt in my life, I have started travelling since Iwas little and I never eneded, I used to envy the gipsies when I was a kid…that was my dream, living with a circus and moving around with lots of animals! I loved it, and to this day it is one of my dearest memories
The personal legend to me is whatever makes you feel complete, whatever…could be from a run in the park, to having a cappuccino in your favourite bar and reading a book…it’s about feeling happy, when you are happy you can achieve ANYTHING, you can really touch people’s hearts and help other human beings…so if Im living my personal legend? not yet, I have ups and downs, but I’ll get there…for me the essential is to love and feel loved, what I wish for is to find a place for me and my daughter and I’ll recognise it, just when I’ll feel at peace x

Baruch June 6, 2011 at 8:21 pm

To Sir Paulo and all the Warriors of the Light.

with all the strength that i can have, my feelings tell me i’m doing right while it looks that i’m doing all wrong. While many have prepared themselves to have it all, i’ve been preparing to have none.
Now, when i know that i have none, i can feel i have it all…

Losing to win and wining to lose, what a painful paradox when one doesn’t know.
In the uniform chaos one must remain the silence to become, the higher cry that has ever been shout.

The higher price of them all is to understand everything but not to impose what you know, respecting the individuals in their own path, not exposing the end of the movie of our lifes.

If i’m living the legend of myself, that i don’t know, but what i know is that while we aren’t equal we are made of the same thing and that thing i call it love.

How a mad man can make sense when he is filled up with love but his eyes are fountain for the tears of the world?

With all my love,

Baruch.

Muhammad May 30, 2011 at 11:54 am

They say the early years in anyone’s life can determine the kind of personality he will be.
For me I have been brought up not knowing the meaning of independence. My parents were choosing everything for because they thought they were doing the right things and I am not blaming them for anything cause I know they wanted to cut everything short for me with good intensions. Now I am 24 years and I think I am not living the life I want to live. When I thought about it I discovered that I am living to satisfy other people and society demands (working in a corporation like a rat to save money, have a car, have a perfect body so you can attract girls, dress nice, taking care of how you look, chose whom you should hang out with, defend your Ego and so on). I am not saying that I am doing all of that but I am struggling to cope up with these things because I feel like I am a prisoner who is tortured to do things he does not want to do!
At the same time, I dream of quitting the corporate life, travel, taking photos, writing about what I see, helping ppl as I move on… when I think of these things I can’t handle my feeling and my heart is so filled up and tears stream down my face because this is pure happiness for me! I think this is the reason of my existence and I can’t dream of a happier life.
But the problem is that I know if I did these things, there is a big probability that I will suffer a lot because of not getting used to be independent, not knowing from where to start and because of the criticism I am going to get from my family, friends and basically the whole society because for them I will be living a gypsy life. I do not know, too many thoughts rushing through my head and I am totally lost!

Prabhu June 6, 2011 at 6:14 pm: Deat Muhammad,

I’m “exactly” in the same state as you are. Thinking about it – i get lost. Probably i don’t want to think, but i can’t.

Please mail me @ nprabhuram@gmail.com when you find an answer to your quest. I will write to you whn i find one.

~Prabhu
Nancy June 7, 2011 at 4:40 am: I too think about traveling, and helping people as I move on to different places. The destinations are unknown, and similar to you I do not know from where to start if I want this life.

Wish you many happy moments. I work on making small positive changes in my life right now, and I hope you will do the same. Soon you will be making huge jumps.

Luciana May 18, 2011 at 8:41 am

A partir do momento que entendi o que é a a Lenda pessoal…
vivo em um conflito pq sei que só alcançarei se eu fizer aquilo que toca minha alma…ou seja o que me faz feliz!
e no momento estou onde preciso estar e sou o que eu preciso ser…Mas existe um lugar onde eu quero estar e uma outra pessoa que eu quero ser!Gratidão e paz !Abraços fraternos.

Aparna May 6, 2011 at 2:23 pm

My personal legend is my dear devoted adorable husband and I am always following him…and he ends up in a diff time zone literally and often figuratively….I rarely catch up wid him…so wats the big deal….u jst follow…fr the fun of it!

Lesia May 27, 2011 at 2:07 pm: with out offend you but that’s doesn’t sound like your personal legend…. i was like that… Now I am follow my self… and it is more fun

Joël April 12, 2011 at 5:38 am

I don´t realy know

Joël April 12, 2011 at 5:44 am: I am feeling like a empty shoebox,nothing
inside,just air

Anoop April 11, 2011 at 4:44 pm

I’ve tried a hundred times to correct, what the society thought was wrong with me.Each time i fell down,I waited for someone to lend me an arm.
The 101th time i tried being myself, fell down again, but this time i got up by myself and tried again and again, Success or failure didn’t matter any more.
I was fighting my war.
Following my personal legend

Suzana April 11, 2011 at 2:58 pm

I lived in duality for most of my life. But that duality was my way of living this way and is in intimate connection with my personal legend.

Living my personal legend daily. Knowingly or not, life is taking me the only way possible for me.

Neha April 2, 2011 at 8:10 pm

I don’t know wats mine :|

Annie April 11, 2011 at 3:58 pm: Look for it where you feel enthusiasm and passion…something that lights a SPARK in you.. because really, that’s your spark ;o)
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” -Matthew 7:7

Love and Gratitude
Annie

Han March 30, 2011 at 12:17 am

Yes I am following my personal legend. I am 29 years old and it has taken me a long time to be honest with myself about what my personal legend is.

I was hiding it from myself because I was afraid of doing it. I always secretly wished I could sing and wanted to be a singer, but couldn’t do it and was ashamed of my voice and never sang in front of anyone. I played all kinds of other musical instruments. I wrote songs. I was starting up a fashion company and a psychic told me that I had an amazing singing voice. I hadn’t asked her opinion, she just started telling me stuff when we were out in a bar. I didn’t believe her- I told her that I couldn’t even sing! She looked at me like I was lying. So to test her, I asked her to describe my voice. The description was very specific and just the style I like listening to. I went home and four days later recorded myself singing and discovered that I could sing! She told me I was going to be a singer and that my voice would touch people and move them.

She gave me permission to admit to myself what I always dreamed of being, but that I never believed that I would ever be able to do. I thought singers were magically born with special singing voices… it’s not true! I can sing now because I have trained my voice.

Today is a special day because I got the guitar I have dreamed of for years. It came in the post from America. It is perfect for me.

I began by not being able to sing, but beginning to admit to myself that I really wanted to. Then I began singing when I was alone in the house. Then I recorded some and put it on the internet. Then I grew in confidence from positive feedback from people. Some people paid me for copies of my CD! I was still terrified of singing in front of other people, so I started to gradually work on this too- going to Karaoke with close friends and even though it was frightening, I realized that I enjoyed performing, so I focus on that more than my voice which helps me relax and sing better.

I am getting confident enough to sing around people casually now. The next step is to play a live gig. I am doing it one step at a time.

Arayat July 31, 2011 at 10:55 am: i like your story very much. it is very inspiring. i pray to God you will become a great singer… because as of now, you already are one. :) godbless

Ylva Knutsson March 25, 2011 at 3:28 pm

Yes, I do!

Veronika February 24, 2011 at 9:45 pm

Hello
Probably my story is a usual one. I’m just 16 years old girl from Russia who ones read Paulo Coelho books and has learned how to dream. For the last 4 years I have been dreaming about big things which my heart wants. I believed in miracles. I had passion.Sounds good. But there is a problem. To fulfil my dreams I have to change my life. I have to change everything..my way of thinking, my habits.But I can’t. Maybe I just don’t know how. Or maybe my dreams are stupid and I don’t deserve them.
Since 2007 I’ve tried to begin a new life everyday. But I couldn’t. Probably I’m not strong enough to do it. But I still have those dreams. I still want them to come true. But apart from it now I have a strange feeling that my dreams will be dreams forever because of me,who has no will power. This feeling is slowly killing me inside.
I don’t know what to do with this problem..
So I think that means that I’m not able to follow my personal legend or I just haven’t learned how…

Magic March 12, 2011 at 8:18 pm: Take it step by step if you want to realise your dream and don’t give up. Working hard towards your dream will give you a greater sense of accomplishment once you’ve reached it. be patient with yourself and listen to your heart like Mr Coelho says.
Juan March 18, 2011 at 5:47 am: Hey, you know what you want to accomplish and you know what you have to do to get there. Your young dont worry, if you really want it you will figure out a way.
nikhil nambiar March 29, 2011 at 7:30 am: If u feel something`s leading u to ur dream; follow it.never give up..learn something new about ur dream every day. so that u can feel yourself that u r growing towards to ur destination every hour of your life.love people around u n pray for them too. let this life be a marvelous one as ur dream leading your way.if u r genuine to the world, the whole universe will conspire for your success…!!
Ilona T. April 9, 2011 at 8:25 am: Dear Veronika!
I just read your letter and it reminded me about myself back in 1987 when I was your age, girl from far east village that was so shy and unsure of the world around me… but I had great dream I dare to dream. Long story short I went through lot’s of challenges and obstacles in my life. I went through personal discoveries and chose profession as registered nurse, I travelled around the world, immigrated to America, was almost chocked to death by my abusive ex husband, left him with only $45 in my pocket and 2 little daughters. While we were going through new changes in our life fire took our apartment complex back in 2007 and we were on a streets again but we were surrounded by complete strangers who were willing to help us. I continued working and never let go of my dreams. One thing for sure is all these challenges made my spirit even stronger and wiser. You would never understand what pain or love is until you experience one yourself. I finished challenging marathons, remarried again, had wonderful son, both daughters are blooming and successful at schools now and I found my dream in helping people do not let go of their dreams, but before others I put myself and my family first. The most important thing in life is who you really are and stay true to yourself and others. You are so unsure of your future because you need to have vision first before you plan something. Dream without action stays a dream. At this age learn as much as you can, expose yourself to knowledge so you can make right decisions based on your believes. And most of all never stop dreaming, remember you can accomplish anything!!! Терпение и труд все перетрут!!! Успеxов тебе на твоем пути в поискаx своего “Я”!
Poorvi May 9, 2011 at 9:27 am: Hi,

I second you. I have been in this situation for a few years now. But after all this time, I finally have started to feel changes that took place subtly. I think the key here is taking a step at a time and not being too hard on yourslef.

Poorvi.
nimra May 17, 2011 at 11:57 am: dont think of your dreams as dreams just as thinks that are going to happen. your dreams dont come true because youre believing that they cant become true so your whole fear get to negative energy . you know you haveto have positive energy no negativity, because negativity becomes fear . and you aint here to fear you are here to succseed. think positive everything in universe is how you want if you believe

farida February 23, 2011 at 9:11 am

wat to do with myself…:) the path taken is revealing its strengths and weaknesses… ups and downs…the ups and strengths stopping me to change the path… down and weaknesses make it hard to keep at it… the ups lure me when an offer to change comes…the downs rush me to seek more avenues. and the decision made is playing havoc…until i rest in peace bearing the consequences of the choice i made with all my heart, regret is not in the list, nor disappointment:)

samira March 8, 2011 at 11:21 pm: it’s hard to say that i follow my legende but i’m trying hard even if i have one problem is a lack of self-confidance BUT THANKS TO YOUR BEAUTIFULL BOOKS GIVE ME A HOPE IN TOMORROW

Denis G February 21, 2011 at 1:29 pm

I don’t follow it… It try to build it day after day…

olivia January 23, 2011 at 4:26 pm

A personal legend is hard to follow in today’s globalized world. We are not looking to make ourselves individually better, we are only building someone else’s empire. The need for money today has made it hard to follow a personal legend. However, I believe it can be done, but takes strong determination and will power.

farra January 22, 2011 at 11:12 am

it’s the search for your personal legend that is important than your personal legend..I’m still searching for mine and i will follow my own rhythm to search for it..

farra January 22, 2011 at 11:06 am

it’s the search for your personal legend that is important than your personal legend..

Erica January 21, 2011 at 6:20 am

I need to mention first that I never considered that I had a personal legend until I read The Alchemist. It was then, in concordance with teaching Siddhartha, that I realized that I have been spending so much time thinking about what others needed from me that I ignored my own heart, and what I needed. Seeing the journey in the Alchemist made me realize that I, too, needed to go and dig under the tree. My heart now speaks louder than my mind because I allow it to do so. I know that I still have some listening to do, but I also feel that I am approaching my destiny more and more each day. First, as a teacher of English. Second, as a future wife and mother. And third, as a friend.

cindy January 3, 2011 at 12:57 pm

I have gone through many periods of wondering what my personal legend might be – I changed my ideas several times after I left school because I am interested in so many things. There have been periods when I have been content and not questioned whether I am treading the right path, then inevitably comes that time when I know I need to change something. What I have found is that at these times, the more you think, the more you use your mind instead of your heart and your intuition, the more lost you become. When you are lost in the dark, remember that you have the light you need within you, and there is always help out there- you just need to ask and be open to the signs. Most of all,be patient. The opportunities will present themselves if you are open to them.
When I reached 40 I went through several years of confusion and angst in searching for my personal legend; I felt panicked-time is running out- but I tried to be patient and one day a remark from my husband (who often knows me better than I know myself)showed me what I had to do. Of course it was obvious once he said it. Maybe I knew but was afraid.
Now I am on a new path and I am so excited! I feel like it ties together all the seemingly diverse interests I have had all my life. I didnt think such a thing existed, but it seems it does! Wow, life is extraordinary.

pc January 14, 2011 at 12:22 pm: hi cindy
reading your post i felt its about me. i also have so many interests that i just cant pinpoint one. i ve been browsing for answers since some time now.and what you ve written has really helped me esp by making me realize that i got to be patient. i wish you all the best in whatever you’ve found and hope i too will find my path. till then i think God is giving me time to prepare for it. thanks again. God bless you.

Nancy Dodeja January 2, 2011 at 10:28 pm

Yes, I am making every attempt to follow my personal legend.Having read “The Alchemist”, I realized a need to be focused on something more important than the mundane, & not for my own sake, or growth, but for our humanity. As each of us becomes, we are more able to help others to become aware & instill a desire in them to also become: we lift each
other up.I can see no higher purpose than to grow my personal legend in order to help others.

sharmini abbasi January 2, 2011 at 7:30 am

You have been the greatest inspiration of my life to leave 15 years corporate job and plum jobs as a corporate lawyer and tread on my own path.. that is to work on my creative skills,(writing, creative communication,singing).
Your writing have had a life enhancing impact on me…see you by believing in your personal legend have changed others to embark on their path..amazing

all my prayers for you

cheryl field December 19, 2010 at 8:27 am

No sighhhhh, I do not think I have a ledgend. I have a very deep feeling I want to write but apart from a few poems I can not think past my top layer. I can not get any dimention or characters or story to write. Oh well such is life…..♥

Mariazinha December 10, 2010 at 6:13 pm

Boa tarde Guerreiro.

Seguir o sonho, a lenda pessoal como vc diz, é o que tenho tentado fazer.
Há dias em q pareço não sair do lugar, mas tenho fé em Deus q conseguirei.

Obrigada por falar de sonhos e luta, vc é voz de Deus pra mim, qtas noites passei lendo seus livros e sites, obrigada.

Qdo estou triste e penso que não consigo, leio vc e escuto as pregações do Padre Fabio.

Escrevi um texto usando sua entrevista ao Financial Times, vou deixar o link ,tenho esperança q leia um dia :)

http://amigopadre.blogspot.com/2010/05/dama-das-cortinas.html

Te amo Guerreiro, q Maria siga na frente.
Deus te ilumine.

Bjos

Mira December 4, 2010 at 7:21 pm

I am thinking a lot about that question right now. I am at a time in my life, where I find it hard to go on. I know what my way is, but I am afraid to go on, because I know that it means risk. But I know that, to be really happy in life and to find my personal legend, I have to go through these “walls of glass”, as I have just recently read in a book. Thank you Paulo for all your good thoughts and encouragement!

cheryl field December 19, 2010 at 8:30 am: WOW! Mira you know what your way is. May I suggest you ask God to guide your every step. Then step out into the dark and He will lead you to where you need to go.♥

Kit Yee November 24, 2010 at 5:16 pm

A fantastic question, Mr. Coelho. Before I read any of your books, I didn’t realize what was my purpose of doing some of the things diligently, all I knew was this felt right in my heart. After reading your first book, “The Alchemist”, it re-affirms everything that I did and am doing does have a purpose, and it’s my personal legend. So, yes, I am following my personal legend, although I do have to say it’s not easy sometimes and sacrifices are involved.

I eat, sleep and live with your words and wisdom, Mr. Coelho. They breathe life into me. Thank you so much.

Aditi November 18, 2010 at 10:51 am

No I’m not..I have come to a point in my life, where now I just don’t know who I really am, what am I really capable of, what lies within me, what are my dreams..absolutely nothing..
you can be surrounded with people and still feel lonely and be on your own and still donot crave for company. I used to belong to the second category..but things have changed now..because I dont think I know myself anymore..
I just want to know myself and be the person I really am to stop feeling “lonely”..

simrat October 26, 2010 at 11:25 pm

count me in…i dont know who my personal legend is..

Mehdi September 26, 2010 at 10:50 pm

I have Read Most of the comments in Here .. and it made Me think .. I am 21 years Old ! and For soo Many years I have been wondering what Do I really want to do ! and I Never Found a Satisfying Answer .. and still hasn’t .. so in front of this predicament .. I decided to try to Love what I do .. and It worked at times .. I am by nature a helpfull Guy .. smiling most of the Time .. and i’ve always been the funny boy in a group .. Now I Am a Medical School student ! I thought It was the perfect thing to suit my personality ! this way I can Help .. change the World ! well Maybe not THE world , But someone’s Univers ! and I know for sure that a smile Can Change a Life .. But i still ask myself is this really My ” personal legend ” ! is this what I am supposed to do !! I like to think it is but deep down i don’t know for sure !!!

I am Also a sportsman ! I like to Play football ! watch games ! and i’”m good at analysing tactics and stuff ! people always tell me I Should be a sport Reporter ! But Yet I ask myself ! should I be what People want me to be !?

so right now i’m facing 2 paths ! I don’t know if I should carry on and be a doctor ! which would be great ( and to be honest i would be sad if i don’t ! ) or Give it up and try to follow the sport world !! I try to listen to the Heart but i feel like him to doesn’t know !!

by reading all what u guys said ! i said to myself ! why dont u have them both ! I mean no one can stop me from doing so ! I can be a doctor and also try to work my way in the sports world ! I can Link both worlds ! so Do u think I should do that ?! or Give one Up ?!

Suela September 27, 2010 at 12:37 pm: Dear Mehdi,
In my humble opinion, I would say that The Personal Legend is not a singular matter.The Personal Legend is consisted of one’s dreams and the path that you follow so as to accomplish them.I, myself for example,am not a”one thing person”.I try many different things,I cannot do only one thing.Well, it is tiring at times and confusing ,but I enjoy the way of each path,because I gain different things from each of them.
So I would suggest, that you can do both if your heart desires them.Maybe in the future one of them might prevail or maybe not,in any case do not hesitate to do what you want.The path that you’ll take, will show you what is needed to be learned or done.
So,take the risk and you will find the rest on the way.
Trust your heart and your intuition.
:)
makistyle October 29, 2010 at 10:41 pm: follow ur heart

try to switch of ur mind full of desires and messed thoughts and follow ur inside voice

dont worry if u dont know…

many of us, we still dont know

even old experienced people very often doesnt know
its quite long and difficult, but beautifull proces

but if u follow ur heart, u will take a righ path

dont worry

stay truth and share a smile*

Lyza Joyce September 22, 2010 at 2:12 pm

Hi! Yep, I think so, cuz I’m improving…….. I can’t achieve my dreams without a means to get it, and I’m working to get the means……. :)

Uhm, though admittedly, I’m not checking on omens…….whaa, reminds me that I have to do this…………

Suela September 22, 2010 at 1:07 pm

Well one is for sure that I am chasing my personal legend.It isn’t that easy to understand what your personal legend might be since you meet many different and charming things on the way.
But ever since I know myself ,no matter how the path changes through time, my heart and instict always shout at me what they most desire.
So I am following my personal legend. I know that.And really I can not describe to you how i feel.Maybe at some point I will be able to.But I am full of enthusiasm, fear , doubts and pasion.
But how it will end? Will I be able to fulfill it?
Well, that’s an answer that must be given just before the end.
I hope to manage to tell you just before the end..
xxx

P.S Follow your heart and instict. They are one and they know.
Even if you follow the wrong path, you will find the right one.

hana September 25, 2010 at 3:22 am: wow.that’s uplifting..honestly, i also feel that way–that your following an unknown path that is calling you… and along the way, beautiful thing are popping here and there..and somehow you feel that your on the right track..but, its so unpredictable and yet that suprise it worth unwrapping it because, as you go on your way,you would understand and equipt you on your journey to your personal legend/personal dream..

Nata September 20, 2010 at 5:16 pm

No i don’t think i’m following my personal legend. In fact I don’t even know what my personal legend is yet. I am 30 yrs old and have a family. I’ve always thought that happiness would come if i have a good job and porovide for my family. But after reading the Alchemist i’ve realized that I do have a purpose, a personal legend. I’ve decided to stop doing what other people think I should do. I decided i’m going to do what i was meant to do. What my creator put me on this earth to do or die trying. But now i’m stuck. I don’t know which way to go or how to even find away. it’s as if i’m empty. And it’s scary b/c i want to show my kids that if you have a dream stick with, we all have a purpose. But right now i don’t have the slightest clue what my personal legend is or how to find it.

jeny September 22, 2010 at 12:31 pm: friend Nata i too have a family and i made my personal legends my husband and my kids.I inspired by them and provided them what they asked me , i learnt to live with patience, emotions playfullness and as hardworker, teacher, critic as well as an admirer.. i shared my dreams with them and when they helped me to fullfill my dreams then i realized that my personal legends are around me.. actually we dont need to find our legends here n there ..they are around us.. they inspire our life and purpose in life. Dont stuck . LOOK into them ( your family) and you will find your personal legend.

I'm not who you think I am September 19, 2010 at 6:17 am

My personal legend has been to to find the real me. My ego-driven self kept him hidden for years, chasing after false desires and cravings, sending me down the wrong path continuously. I have finally found my true self, and I am happy to find that that what the real me wants is to love and truly be loved. It came at a great cost though; I lost the one person who wanted the same. She is my treasure. It has always been right in front of me. I am trying to win her back. I want to love her the way she tried to love me. “I have learned to listen to my heart. It will not now betray me”.

poon September 22, 2010 at 10:08 am: well, who is she?
the only one November 20, 2010 at 5:59 am: Remember, you met her on Thanksgiving day long time ago. 2010 Thanksgiving is coming, wish you a happy holiday.

Rachel Brown September 10, 2010 at 9:39 pm

I think you know you are following your personal legend when despite the obstacles that stand in your way and even, as they are with me, you start to think perhaps the world conscience is telling me “no this is not for you”, and yet you still continue in your determination, then you must be following your personal legend.

What do you guys think, is there a point when the lastest obstacle should make us think that this is not “meant to be” for me?

toink August 27, 2010 at 4:36 pm

yes, its a constant adjustment… a whirlwind of stillness… its our ability to keep still in the eye of the storm… we keep on seeking and gradually achieving stillness

Miro Holec August 20, 2010 at 3:23 pm

yes! i am living it out right now!

danelle August 6, 2010 at 9:18 am

no.that’s why i’m sad..my life is dull..=(

Poon August 10, 2010 at 2:37 am: Why you think your life is dull? Tried to reach out for a friend who you trust? Give them a call/email or just visiting them, they will help you out.
poon September 22, 2010 at 10:05 am: is your Birthday coming soon?

ibrahim safa July 26, 2010 at 11:58 pm

I would like to thank Paulo Coelho very much for being such an inspiring writer. Before I read “The Alchemist” , I was on the verge of letting go of my dream and just going with the flow, but thanks to the most inspiring reader of his time, if not of all time, I decided to persuade my dream even if it means sacrificing a lot
thank you Paolo Coelho :D

Dorathy July 14, 2010 at 6:48 pm

I will only be able to answer this at the end of my life, when I take inventory of all that I wanted against all that I have. I have always wanted to be a mother, and I am, and I wanted this so that I could give life and see it being lifed… I am already half way to my ideal personal legend… stay tuned…

Rendy Laksditalia,MD June 25, 2010 at 11:41 am

I am a doctor, i’m following my dream as a singer and song writer, right now i’m facing the biggest obstacle that i think i can’t handle anymore.. because when i do so, it cause massive damage to myself and love ones around me. Should i quit?

It’s been a long journey i leave my doctor live and i have trying far over my endurance, and i’m thinking to get back on track as a doctor.

Do You think i come over so far to find that i can’t reach this?
Hope somebody have the answer,

Monica Hagg June 26, 2010 at 12:50 pm: In following one’s dream many obstacles turns up. One have to do a regular check up with the dream one is following,such as “is it only a dream”? Or “is this really my path”?
If you cause massive damage to yourself and your loved once, check again. If your dream still is true, find another way to follow it. if you really follow your dream it can’t damage you. If your dream damage you and your loved ones you might have taken the wrong road.
Following a dream can be hard and a difficult challenge, often as to try to see if you really follow your dream or just the idea of it. But, don’t talk your walk, walk your walk, don’t give up!
I followed my dream, it took me 13 years to fulfill it………
Monica
Christina July 25, 2010 at 1:03 pm: Paulo’s voice might help:

“A search always starts with Beginner’s Luck
and ends with the Test of the Conqueror.”

You have to find out why your personal legend does
damage to yourself and loved ones?
What are you afraid of?

All the best!
Inae August 24, 2010 at 3:04 pm: It takes more courage to follow your dream than to do what others expect or could benefit from you. Creator gave you this life ….the biggest form of thankfulness is to enjoy it. This is not selfish at all! By enjoying your life you will inspire others to do it too and be in peace with themselves. Listen to this wopg.org….it is the most beautiful sweet message you can hear. We are here and alive to enjoy the beautiful simplicity of it. Massive damage to you or anyone sounds like you are carrying a load much heavier than you can handle. You are not superman! No one is! Success is when you feel good period, not being doctor or a billionaire …..with love from one human being to another
Inae
jejet September 27, 2010 at 4:01 pm: hello,i am a doctor too..god gives us(each one of us) particular trials because god knows that we can hanle it well.so when your facing obstacles along your way, just think that god would not let you experience that if he thinks you cannot do or overcome it.whatever it is that is giving you a big burden right now, i know through god’s faith, you can overcome it.an you’ll look back one and say “god believe and trust in me!”
katie September 27, 2010 at 7:34 pm: may be the dream is true but the approach is wrong?
it is the intensity of the personality that comes in how to manage one’s dream. it is not the dream itself.

my way is always to see the goal that is so far away and then want to reach it in one big step.
and there it is that I hurt too much my environment & myself.

it always challenges my patience. right now, I am “forced” to do small steps. but I can see that the development becomes more save and solid. and doing these small steps, I see more and more the “little” opportunities that appear on my way.

katie June 18, 2010 at 11:28 pm

I think I have been following my personal legend in a dreamy, playful way and with a lot of curiosity; not even thinking a lot. it looks as if my intuition and unconscious guided me – luckily. I used to be very fearful to … everything that was unknown.

If I had thought & planned my personal legend including this fear, I probably would have had a much more narrowed life.

at the beginning when I was young, it looked like nothing. and still, sometimes I got upset when things did not work out as I expected.

today, looking back, I can see much more a pattern and a flow. things that had made me upset when they happened and I did not understand and experienced negatively, were actually incidences where I had to learn and prepare to be here in this now. to live one’s personal legend in my way has been not a straight way, a road with hills or flat, bumpy and curves… but it has been just a preparation.

what I am doing now and I love & find myself fully, this did not even exist at the time of my birth, or 20 years ago … so, it also would have not been possible to prepare fully for my way.

when things went differently as I expected I began to calm down after some time, trying to trust that I was guided.

sushim meshram December 7, 2010 at 8:39 pm: i have been fortunate enough to find my personal legend shes most perfect thing in world wise sweet carin but m unfortunate too she loves someone else i must admit if theirs reincarnation i want to reborn as her son…perhaps it might sound mystical but some ppl have some amazing powers i just have tears with me but m happpy as she is happy….God bless her i love her smile…..n i wish it stays same…

Kenne June 18, 2010 at 12:57 pm

It is really hard to know what your legend is. I’m 18 and still struggling to find it out. But I deeply truly know that it shall be revealed soon! Don’t give up everybody!

Christiana June 7, 2010 at 3:08 pm

What if my personal legend is to find my soulmate? Is that valid? I know that “personal legend” is different for each person on this planet. I have aspirations in life that I want to make real, but I believe the most important one is to find love. Not that your family and friends don’t love you, but I want to find the kind of love that you see when you look at an 80-year-old couple still holding hands after all those years…

Christina June 15, 2010 at 5:35 pm: It might be a big part of finding your personal legend, but I don’t think that your personal legend is to find your soulmate. He or she will make you feel more complete, but you’ll have to try hard to find yourself first. Most couples lack of their own personal legend, you can identify them by accusing their partner…
moe June 21, 2010 at 9:11 am: how romantic what you want, i like this sentence, holding hands after all those years i think its reality and it can be find this type of love, but during those years how could these couple treat each other specialy we are leaving in a strange horrible world that’s make us to lose the trust and beleiving in each other.

D June 5, 2010 at 8:59 pm