z’s bubbles 2

When I picked up this book from my book shelf, I did not want to. And that’s stil an understatement. The only reason I did so anyway is because for the last 2 or 3 months, the title came up again and again from various people that I look up to in some way.

So I did…

And the first few pages were painful. I felt like I had read it before (which I’m not too sure of anymore) and that it would just be another to-do list book: a list of steps to follow to achieve this or that goal in your life. But I stand corrected.

What I got out of it was hope: hope that no matter where you start, you can finish better than where you are now. Hope that I’m not the only one who struggles with getting out of the starting blocks; that others had the same challenge and they still succeeded in life. And hope that the fear of having to have the perfect, failure proof plan can be overcome.

It was a good read. In ways it leaves me feeling the same way after watching a movie that ended on a really positive note; the feeling that the world is just beyond my doorstep and that I too can carve a piece of it!

Man, that was a tough one. never has a short book taken up so much time! But the last few pages made it all worth it…

• You create your own world
• Don’t compare yourself to others. Admire their accomplishments but don’t be intimidated by others.
• Be creative like a child.
• Self-belief = Rigurous employment of abilities and potential
• Let your creativity flow. Silence the critic in you. Only use criticism to organize, edit, etc…
• Memories: throw the garbage out, only keep the best.
• Believe in yourself! Follow your dreams! Be disciplined! Never give up!
• Crisis = opportunity. Use it positively to strengthen yourself and to grow.
• Never let fear intimidate you.
• Dream without action = wishful thinking