Marcus Monsell - Thought for the Day

Every evening, during callover in the Common Room, a Mertens boy takes the floor, in front of his peers and speaks about a topic of his choice. In the last few weeks there have been some exceptional speeches given by the boys but one recently stood out. Last Monday evening, Marcus Monsell (5th) gave a speech about 'chasing your dreams'.

Read and enjoy as we did who were there....

Today I am going to talk about chasing your dreams

I believe that everyone in this room is able to do anything that they want with enough dedication and commitment. Many of us in this room have dreams and goals that we want to achieve, I know I do and those who don’t probably haven’t discovered it yet. I believe that everyone should have a dream and it doesn’t matter how unattainable it is. Whether it is wanting to be a professional footballer, anything close to your heart, everyone should aim their goals as high as possible. It is better to fall short of your dream than not having the courage to make it happen in the first place and along your journey of trying to achieve this you will learn so much. Winston Churchill famously quoted that success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. Therefore if you are passionate enough then you will be able to achieve. I’m going to conclude with a though that I think all of you should consider and establish into your desired passion. Sir Jackie Stewart, who is a famous racing driver and a heroic figure for me, said that “some people believe that they have got to think of themselves as the best in order to succeed, I never ever thought that, I was thinking that everyone else was better that me that I wasn’t going to achieve”. This was said by a three times world champion, and everyone in here is able to be a champion in what they admire.

Thank you

Marcus Monsell (5th)