CHANGING POSES

Look around you, at your place of work, on the high street near you, on your favourite social media. What do you see? I'll tell you what I often observe. I see people putting on their best appearance and mannerism for all to see, because, we are all weary of the judgement of others, either you want to believe it or not. Now, what if I tell you that this human behaviour can be ascribed to an innate need within us all. You see, the human mind is wholly unpredictable, hence, the constant need to want to change. One moment, we are doing one thing and the next minute, we are doing something entirely different. This is completely normal, and the need I alluded to earlier is for the betterment of our current state or an aspect of our lives that seems to be going pear-shaped.

This is the essence of the topic 'Changing Poses.' How many times have you devised an idea that seemed like a game-changer? And in exhilaration, you screamed yay!!! I've got it! I've got it!!! That's it. Then, as time passes by, when you've had more time to gather your thoughts, and ponder on it in detail, you begin to see some grey areas that suddenly puts you off taking the original idea to the next level of implementation. Then you thought, nah, it won't work, not this time around or I don't have the resources to accomplish the envisaged level of investment.

So, you go about your day job until the next big idea creeps up, and causes you to change gear. Once again, you find yourself doing the same analysis as in previous cases. This happens over and over again, causing you to change over and over again. This is what I call, 'the many stripes of self-discovery for a better you.'

Many a times, I have devised and embarked on a few business ventures, and as you may agree, it is not all ideas that will often transform into that big earner for you or bring about the break you vie for. In fact, I have become accustomed to exploring more of my ideas than ever, even if none of them yield any success at first. But, this you will never know until you try. You will never find yourself that place of fulfilment and financial freedom if you don't take risks and make mistakes. The later may be costly at first, but, in the long run, after the pain has waned you will discover that it is just a normal part of the journey to success, whatever it means to you.

So, as you can see, changing poses is not bad after all. I want to encourage you not to give up trying and putting forward your best for the world to admire and learn from. After all, no experience is ever wasted.

© Dr Dickson Aleroh