Fighting Fear

Everytime fear or others fear tries to stop you, you must keep going. The fear of others, their jealousy y their envy, their insecurity, and of course sometimes the need for things to stay exactly the same. For the status quo to remain the same. The truth is, that you have to believe that you are more than what any body says of you. More than the put downs, words to damage or destroy self esteem, what you seek, you must put in the work to find, but put in the work you must. Hard work, focus, determination, planning, development, consistency , momentum, these things sound little, yet they are so hard, I have failed at them many times. Yet you must keep pushing yourself and keep trying to propell yourself forward, take time out to heal, and take time out to rest.

Things to remember

In life it is important to remember that you are not just words, you are energy, chi, heart and soul, but most of all, you have a secret, You have a power, a power and a light that others cannot see straight away, that others may not feel, but it is the power of your creative insight. It is the power of creativity, the power to extend, the power to become more than what you are. Sometimes people are not what they say they are, sometimes people are not what we see.

Sometimes life just plays a trick of light on all of us. Sometimes we must believe that we are so much more than the words that were laid out before us, so you must fuel yourself, feed yourself , with you knowledge, consume books, literature, videos, acquire the support of mentors, and advisors, get great advice and insight from people who saw before others could see.

Going for Success

Success looks like courage, courage through the chaos in life. When your young there are days when life will throw you many challenges, often times as a young person we feel let down by others, there's a way we assume our life to be ,especially upon graduating university, or leaving high school. We are so electric with the promise of life's potential, 

Keeping your confidence

Trusting yourself

Believing throughout the rejections, throughout the no's that you can find a yes. That you can find an opportunity that will give you access, that you can somehow be so much better than the self you began with. We begin with a self, we begin with a self that is rough and jagged, eager to accomplish so much , eager to be a self we proclaim inside our heads, eager to be a version of ourselves that we see. A self that is triumphant.

Sometimes we are held back by fear mongers, the fear and the failure of others, their experiences, and their trials that have broken them down. Yet why do we keep trying, why do we keep going, because we see something, that flicker of hope that light, that bright spark, shining in the distance. As we try and we try, we get closer and closer, each opportunity a brilliant light to explore new roads , new memories, and show that we have hope in a future that will exist once we take the action and apply ourselves. Sometimes the fear will get you. Sometimes others words will jump inside your head like fleas , you will feel trapped at times, you will have a dear of suffocation, the fear of being left behind, that everyone has left you and then you will see it, you will find it that hope,that faith,that light, you will find it near.

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Pieces of my puzzle

Many heroes and heroines of any success story will tell you they have failed at many points in their trial, wept tears, had their hearts sink to the bottom of their shoes because life felt so impossible. The dream remained fiction, illusion, story, and no matter how much they sweated,bled, and wept pain, nothing seemed to come to life. Success seems at times to be a postcard from another universe, and each time you hear the dialogue of others chorusing about their glory, you are filled with a stone in your throat. Take heart, my father always said the vision may tarry but it will surely come to pass. Have a checkpoint, let that checkpoint give you hope when everything else is falling to shit. Faith,belief,and where I failed many a time was consistency. No one has the right to tell you it is impossible when men walk on moons, when rockets leave Earth, when millionaires are made in new continents every minute due to insight, understanding, knowledge and development. I find myself frustrated so many times, in contempt of a reflection I once adored, searching for a self I once remembered. I lost fragments of myself in this thirst to win, yet I continue to press on because I am morphed to this new shadow.Glued to this spirit, who is both woman,child and girl. There are pieces of my puzzle missing and yet, I hold unto this, a little hope a little light, enjoy the process, and remember how beautiful it is to loose yourself in the work. Enjoy the journey.

What is Success?

Fight to believe in what you can do when the whole world is tearing you down. Hello folks redebony here, i sat a challenge for myself an objective and i am yet to accomplish it, the dream is over, it is now time to do the work. Yet in doing the work, we find ourselves inconsistent, frustrated, warn down by others ego and insecurity. This journey is not about them, this journey is about you, and it will take as long as it takes. In the mean time protect your mental health, fill your mind with positive influences, fail over and over and over again, and laugh at your own misdemeanors. To accomplish your goal you must be the best of yourself and at times the worst of yourself. You will face so many selves in that busy looking glass, an angry reflection besotted with a need to champion other peoples illusions of success. Dont let a mouse teach you how to be a human, dontlet other people feel you with their grand illusions. When i set out to accomplish many of my challenges there was the nagging voice of the Village idiot trying to pester me, trying to make me feel small because thats how he felt, "who are you, " he said to try and become a millionaire? Years later i realised its not about wealth, its about finding your zen that emotional abundant place where you are truly happy and there is no pretend. Where your happiness is like an advert to the world, a magnet drawing and seducing everybody in. I am still on a path toards abundance and enlightenment, yet i will post an idiot out there to all the village idiots who mask themselves behind small words. "Who are we to try?" Who were you to try to walk , to try to talk , to try to cycle, to try to dance? We learn new things bygoing on a journey, by being people who dare, and who dare has the audacity to try and regulate us, not having walked in our shoes and seen with our eyes. There isa fiction out there which i began to discover, success the illusion of Shiny car, large Grandiose home, yes we aspire to greatness, yet when success creates such a vacume that there are people out there who seem to the world to have everything, yet take their own lives. What is success? And as a woman, as a black woman or an ethnic woman, no one should try and regulate our dreams goals and objectives. If im not worthy enough to attempt success, what the hell makes you think you are. Fight to believe in what you can do when the whole world is tearing you down.

The passion for enterprise

It is something that wakes me up, in the cold of the night, thoughts which dance in my mind, ideas that haunt me. I have an entrepreneurial spirit and my mind swims with fresh new ideas. Everyday i am cultivating a new idea, trying to develop my brand trying to put my name out there. Yet there is a problem with this, Jack of all trades master of none, and that is something to be weary of in this time. There are so many get rich quick schemes, so many get rich now schemes, so many materialistic things we watch which fuel a hunger to become so much more than what we are. It has always been my dream to become a millionaire, the word dance on my tongue, i know it is about discipline, ideas, vision, passion, network,stepping out of your comfort zone and belief. Some are blessed with a midas touch, exceptional communication skills, whilst others are dynamic entrepreneurs. My vision will take me to the height of my freedom. My ambitions will  celebrate the belief that if men can walk on the moon, much is possible under the sun.

There is no crime in believing in miracles, in expressing the wealth of your knowledge in knowing your strengths and focussing on them rather than letting the world drill into you, your weaknesses. It is something that wakes me up in the night, the hunger to be more than what i am, to propel myself forward, to keep going. What wakes you up? What drives you?

Charcoal fear

I see each fear, charcoal, dust, ash in the wind, i blew it away from my universe. My breath is speckled with skittles, my tongue is oppulent with power. There is a buoyancy to my stride, as i move closer as the shadow disintegrates its mask fading. Fear you have watched me for so long, hawk eye in a night with no moons, twirling in your song of glory, now the angels stampede at my side, a samba as your eyes become poignant with tears.

The Ocean bed: A free mind

The show must go on. You strive beyond the poison of others, the knives in your back, the swords at their sides. Glide like a swan on a crystal lake, head poised, beak ready to embrace your catch for today, for it is life. Come what may the sea is turbulent at times, there are sharks in a far away Ocean and fish who navigate to and fro, eager to embrace an open portal of access, and free themselves from the shadow water . What they are willing to swallow, one cannot judge. How will you embrace this new day ?Wanderer, how will you explore new joys to please a curious mind, how will you evade fear as your captor and reprogramme a mind to embrace what is so vast, buoyant and free.

How do i tap into my potential

Whisper a song so sweet, it plays like a melody upon my veins. A trumpet inside my heart, and excites every bone in my body. Every pulse, every twitch, every jerk every muscle. It is the magic of delving into a new reality, of  becoming elastic beyond ones comfort zone of accessing great knowledge and great change. I dive into this network of new creative splendour, the architect to my own wonderment, hoping to dazzle my reflection, and awe at the change.

Overiding the programming

There is an eagerness to quit when things get really dificult. When fear overides the programming and the habbits we've developed, you must challenge it. You must seek to conquer it, by creating a system, tapping into resources, and becoming masterful with knowledge. There is wisdom in our failures. Is it fear of failure that is stopping you from progressing further, you must slip and fall then rise again, with a more intricate knowledge of the architecture, your demographic and who you are catering too.

Building your brand:Brand bytes

Each vision is rife with competition. the market is oversaturated with people who believe they can do what you can do , and they can do it so much better. What are your strengths? Which areas are you weak in? How will you solve a problem? How will you create access for yourself,
How will you monetise your ideas?
Provide a service
Build a brand?
Provide access to those who have a passion for your product. What are the core strengths of your product? How will it make a difference? How will it impact on others? Change lives? We live in a microwaveable society will it improve a function, will it improve a service? How will you brand it, market it, bring in clients, network to attract potential partners,investors, funds, schemes, grants, Bring the community together. Provide work opportunities for young people, teach them about enterprise. these are some the deliverables you should be thinking about.

Life and a rainbow

We sever creative ties when we impose too much rigidity on self . Life is fluent, fluid, diverse, colourful, do not trap yourself in a colourless sky. Hold a moon in your hand and paint brush strokes with your smile. We gloss over old narratives, unlocking the latch ,releasing the shadow of fear into a jungle of its own Tyranny.

Creative selves

creative self is masterful, it is evolving in splendour a wonderment to all those who seek a deeper more buoyant understanding of life and its treasures. Your heart may pulse for normalcy or you have an urge to conform yet remember The creative self is an awakening. It  tunes you into an infinitum of possibilities, a new narrative of escapism not glossing over pain, yet giving new checkpoints to your life. Adding new portals of access, it is important to see what you can do with your mind, how you can channel it,how your life can evolve.

Succumbing to Sacrifice

How many sacrifices are you willing to make in the process of becoming? success is a tall order, we strive for change for glory, we aim to adapt and adjust. To develop ourselves unto a path that leads to access, and heal from old wounds. Yet fear to sacrifice will keep you stranded. Passion, and hunger are great accessories, yet on the climb to success, there will have to be sacrifices made in order to enable the path to glory. You must be willing to zone in and reposition your mind, have your eye like a sceptre, think with second sight and lose yourself in the work that will sustain you. You are no longer, talking you are doing, and action requires focus. Wherever energy goes source flows.

Potential and the belief

They cannot see what you see, hear what you hear, feel what you feel, it is the magic of vision. It is the taste you have for adventure, the way the mind sculpts, and creates your route, dissolving other avenues that lead nowhere. You are not trapped as you think you are . You are not locked away in a colourless sky, you are on a path that will lead you to glory, a path that will set you free. Your strides are liquid as you release the burden of other peoples expectations, becoming a self you value and a self you love. Believe in your potential. 

Freedom is aflame

You are challenging a self you are yet to discover, and on this Voyage,  challenging a self you are soon to become, open your mind, open your mouth and sing unto the clouds, for you are free , and there is no prison in your soul. A bird sits on a window ledge seducing you out into the open air, the magic of the great outdoor to enchant you away from your slumber. Remove the glass from your feet, you are no icicle dancing on hot coals, melting before the eyes of the world, you are free as a flame, roar and set the world on fire.

A vision like a trumpet

It was a vision that wept within me like a tempest , howled like a wolf, destroyed like a hurricane. In the morning when i slipped into my second skin, my bones were margarine and i was lost within myself. Caught in howling winds that ravaged and scarred, shattered and broke. I denied a separate self, eager to taste the pangs of success, when it bled my way.

Habbits will make you Houdini

When all else fails it is the habbits you have cultivated , your intense discipline and commitment that will get you to your destination. Your vision may begin to fade with the toil of life and its tatooe of trade, the stain of pain, the residue of fear, yet you must still remember what you set out to do. The self you see shining through the glass. Laughter against the melancholy of routine, passion against systematic slog, you must be able to reignite that spark, touching moons away from the fear of being Icarus. Give birth to a sun as you reach for your paradise.

Success in new skin

Trust your discipline. When all else fails, it is what you have, those habbits you have created will get you to the finish line. The habbits that replace the old self , and are facilitating the new you you are trying to become. Your standard of success, your hard work and your focus will see you through so long as you are willing to commit. It is essential you commit , have a daily journal where you document even your little successes, call it your task bites, and for each thing you accomplish, tick it off and celebrate it. Reward yourself this will encourage you to persevere more, to keep steering further, harder , with more intensity and more focus on your final outcome. believe in your potential, and activate a self that is committed to all the little steps that will get you there.

Fighting Fear

Each time i slept, i was swallowing it, until it was swallowing me. then a day came, where it had wolfed me whole. Eyes, lungs, limbs, the bark of a tongue, and there fear stood like a course of sharp , strong lightening. Thin as a blade, stern as a whistle and with each sharp bite, i was alert, back straightened and ready to dance. Then a day came i was ready to fight. (Otatade Okojie)