Dharshana Kasun Warusavitharana shares his story of following his dreams to pursue his career through open and distance learning at the Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL). He discusses how Jack Ma found success after many failures, and encourages students to stay hungry, work hard, and take opportunities to learn from failures. He provides advice on how to be competitive through seeking opportunities at OUSL and beyond, setting challenging targets, developing a personal brand, and having fun along the way.