😉 Thanks!

There is no way I can disagree Bryan. You explained it so well that I am feeling jealous as to why I do not possess the same storytelling style as you do. 🙂

One of my favorite sayings to the people that work for me is ‘take baby steps’ there’s no hurry. Well, unless they see me in a rush, then they better hurry up! The problem is that when the bar is too high, we naturally start looking for shortcuts and try to jump over steps that are necessary.

I love playing billiards, it’s my stress relief and I got very good at a young age fast. But there came a point when I was not progressing anymore. The problem was that my natural talent made me think I didn’t need to learn the basics and so I had skipped them. Eventually I had to go back to the drawing board and learn the basics before I could progress as a player.

Taking baby steps, no matter at what level we are at, helps us not miss any of the important lessons we need to learn. AND some of those lessons, come from failure. I think you’ll agree?

Of course it does. But it must not be raised to high. Slow and steady is the key I must say. What do you think?

Yep, Yogesh, and the bar keeps getting higher… doesn’t it?

Hi Paul, there’s nothing wrong with striving for and reaching milestones. The issue is when we let milestones define us, especially the ones we do not reach. I have milestones I’d like to reach, too. But if I don’t reach one or two, or go in a different direction, I am still who I am and I still do what I do. I’m sure the same is for you.

I feel that as a creative professional, we sometimes raise the bar too high. Sometimes, we fear that we won’t get the recognition we covet for. Whatever be the case, we forget our duty i.e. to create a piece of art without any traces of self-doubt within.

Once we do our duty diligently and focus on what we are striving to create, we become a professional. Concentrating on the bigger picture (the art) is the only way we can gain recognition and other things we wish to.