From deciding to turn his life around completely, he resigned from his job, sold all his assets, flipped a coin and lett it land on the other side, got almost completely bankrupt to one day become one of the leading cigar brands.His journey was nothing short of painful and filled with setbacks, but there was a will and passion that made him fight through everything to achieve his dreams. The only knowledge about cigars Sebastien had when before he started was what he had learned from cigar shops, what he had read in books and the flavors he had gotten to know when he smoked cigars in the evening. His journey began with a ticket to Honduras in search of more knowledge, completely unaware of when he would ever return. We have a lot to learn from Sebastien Decoppet when it comes to following your dreams.
What are Sebastien’s best tips for achieving dreams?
The dream must have a strong meaning for you and be like a goal in life you can’t stop thinking about. Then you know it’s a dream worth following.
If the dream is so big that you feel it is worth going through painful periods, then it is a dream worth following.
You should never care about what others say and think. Those who are negative and do not support you are those who themselves do not dare. Those who have followed their dreams at some point will support you and give you positive criticism. They know that there will be tough times, but that the reward is much greater when you reach your goal.
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