Amidst all the panic that the election of Donald Trump would cast an imminent end to the world as we know it, one could not help but reflect on the year of the underdog that was 2016. "Trumpy" himself demonstrated some heart-warming principles even if his policies don't reflect such an element of joy.
He took the "you can do anything when you put your mind to it" to an encouraging extreme by becoming the 45th President of the United States. Despite the setbacks suffered in his campaign, he fought to the bitter (and it was bitter) end and ensured that he seized what he desired. For all those that express self-doubt and feelings of despondency, whether you love or loath Donald Trump, he can be an unexpected source of inspiration. The story of Jamie Vardy, the Leicester City forward also illustrated in the strangest of years that anyone from any walk of life can be successful. From his non-league beginnings he has ascended to the heady heights of the Premier League title and all the "honours" that come with playing for England in a European Championship. That Trump and Vardy would have both been told that they couldn't make "it" is unquestionable. Yet what matters is that they did and even if you're a democrat that supports Nottingham Forest, you can't help but admire the achievements of these two vastly different figures.
Trump just provides an abundance of material and in tandem with the United Kingdom's Brexit vote on June 23rd he exhibits just how much power the people still have. Against all odds, Brexit and Trump "happened." Time and time again the people were told that these two options resembled the devil incarnate, yet the people had their way. You can't remove the voice of the people, they cannot be ignored and 2016 was surely a triumph for a democratic way of life in which the public's thoughts cannot be oppressed. The so-called experts had their say, the options were (or weren't) crystal clear and the dye was cast. Even if these two political decisions end in tears (and the experts are proven right for the first time) who can argue that this wasn't what the people asked for? "Be careful what you wish for", is the wish still an item of imagination?
Dream big, wherever you are or whoever you are you can capture it and with a little support of the masses, who knows what you can achieve along the way.
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