1.0https://www.awamipolitics.comGuest Writerhttps://www.awamipolitics.com/author/guest-writerrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="gngal3i01w"><a href="https://www.awamipolitics.com/stairway-to-inspiration-dare-to-dream-19384.html"> Stairway To Inspiration – Dare to Dream</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.awamipolitics.com/stairway-to-inspiration-dare-to-dream-19384.html/embed#?secret=gngal3i01w" width="600" height="338" title="“ Stairway To Inspiration – Dare to Dream” — " data-secret="gngal3i01w" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<i.length;o++)if(r=i[o],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),a=l.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,a.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> Conventional wisdom has it that ‘other people’ are responsible for inspiring and motivating us. These ‘other people’ are usually considered to be our leaders. Why is this so? Why can we not take this  responsibility on ourselves? If we look around, there are inspiring stories everywhere – in politics, sports, entertainment and even social work. Example abound of ordinary people doing extraordinary things, even when they have come from very humble backgrounds. Take a few examples from the news these days: the new Indonesian president – born in a river side slum. Or the Indian PM who swept the floor of