Yesterday

Was a beautiful day. Everything that could go wrong went wrong. Everything that could go right went right and since there was more that went right than wrong, then it was a great day.

The sky was a perfect blue, no clouds. It occurred to me that you do not need to have great brains or to be a genius to make it in life. Academics plays an important role in understanding concepts, but it does not give one the ability to see opportunities and convert them into wealth. Same as exercise, if you do it and continue to binge, then there is little you see of the effort you will be putting in. I think a lot boils down to self confidence, the ability to believe in what you are doing, the passion and strength to continue doing it until you actually succeed and the strength and tenacity to make difficult decisions.

Yesterday I found myself visualizing what it will be like when I succeed, not if, which is where I have been stuck for a very long time. I owe all this to birds. Looking up at loads of them flying, the biblical saying that if they can afford to be carefree and enjoy what they do and rejoice in doing it, what was holding me back from doing the same - and the answer was plain and simple, fear and lack of self belief. Sometimes you do not need to listen to too many voices but the voice speaking at you from within. The peace and quiet afforded is priceless in making you reach deep within yourself to drag forth strength and reserve tenacity, you sidestep your own bitterness and re-look at everything calmly.

This is going to be an interesting week.