THE DAILY SPARK

"The only way to develop true confidence is to earn it.          *  The confidence that you can bounce back from failure is earned by working through previous failures.     *  The confidence that you can deliver the speech is earned by the previous speeches you have given.     *  The confidence that you can perform on game day is earned by the previous performances in practice.In the beginning, you need enough courage to practice even though it may not go very well.  And over time, as your skills improve, courage transforms into confidence.  Courage first, confidence later."Quote by James Clear - 3-2-1 Thursday BlogREFLECTION:Think about something you have great confidence in your ability to perform.  How did you get to this level?Is there something you want to do/learn (perhaps about AI??) Do you need a dose of courage? What do you need to do to move from fear to courage to confidence to develop?

"You cannot stay on the summit forever;  you have to come down again.  So why bother in the first place?  Just this:  What is above knows what is below, but what is below does not know what is above.  One climbs, one sees.  One descends, one sees no longer, but one has seen.  There is an art of conducting oneself in the lower regions by the memory of what one saw higher up.  When one can no longer see, one can at least still know."Quote by French writer and Poet Rene Daumal  from his book:  MOUNT ANALOGUE REFLECTION:It is not about the summit but the experiences you gathered along the way that have helped to shape you.What have you seen/experienced that has shaped who you have become in the process?What do you "know" because you have "seen?"

When we are closed to ideas, what we hear is criticism.  When we are open to criticism, what we get is advice.Quote by Simon Sinek from his book TOGETHER IS BETTER.REFLECTION:Are you open or closed to others ideas?Do you hear criticism or advice?How can you be more open?