I rise.

I read this the other day and it reminded me of all those that stand tall in my eyes. With you my friends, I share these beautiful words by Maya Angelou
Y'all know who you are.
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Still I Rise

You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I'll rise.

Does my sassiness upset you?
Why are you beset with gloom?
'Cause I walk like I've got oil wells
Pumping in my living room.

Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I'll rise.

Did you want to see me broken?
Bowed head and lowered eyes?
Shoulders falling down like teardrops.
Weakened by my soulful cries.

Does my haughtiness offend you?
Don't you take it awful hard
'Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines
Diggin' in my own back yard.

You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I'll rise.

Does my sexiness upset you?
Does it come as a surprise
That I dance like I've got diamonds
At the meeting of my thighs?

Out of the huts of history's shame
I rise
Up from a past that's rooted in pain
I rise
I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide,
Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.
Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise
Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear
I rise
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise
I rise
I rise.

by Maya Angelou

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Are you in control of your own decisions?

Watch this video first
Dan Ariely asks, Are we in control of our own decisions? | Video on TED.com

Are we that deluded?
Do we really make decision on contrast all the time?

It is unfortunate, but it seems the answer is yes.

So how do you make better choices?

In NLP, we call it "chunking up". This means to look at the bigger picture, look at the value consistency of the choices you make.

The video (link above) talks about choosing to be an organ donor and the effect of opt-in vs. opt-out questioning. So if you were in that scenario, what I humbly propose is that you take a moment to compare the choice you are about to make to your values & beliefs. Suddenly the choice is easier to make and the decision is much more in line what your true self.

So today, in the spirit of making the right choices, I made a life changing choice. I had been stuck for the last couple of year on default choice, when it came to work & career, I may explain later why & how. But for now, I see it differently.

Where do I stand on the matter of work? The answer is simple. I stand on the side that values entrepreneurship and innovation.

So Good bye job.

Hello building my own dream. My own company, full time. No more excuses.

Watch this space.

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