A first walk in any new country is one of the things which makes life on this planet worth being grateful for.
Confidence is a resolute state of mind by which you believe nothing is impossible.
To be a top performer you have to be passionately committed to what you're doing and insanely confident about your ability to pull it off.
Overachievement is aimed at people who want to maximize their potential. And to do that, I insist you throw caution to the wind, ignore the pleas of parents, coaches, spouses, and bosses to be "realistic. " Realistic people do not accomplish extraordinary things because the odds against success stymie them. The best performers ignore the odds. I will show you that instead of limiting themselves to what's probable, the best will pursue the heart-pounding, exciting, really big, difference-making dreams-so long as catching them might be possible.
Great performers welcome pressure.
Great performers are, by definition, abnormal; they strive throughout their entire careers to separate themselves from the pack.
Great performers in all fields seem immune to what outsiders think about them. Their sense of themselves never depends on the feedback-positive or negative-they get from the environment.
I always wanted to play music, but my family was more interested in handing me paints and markers. Art was always my favorite subject in school, and I can remember staying up all night drawing as a small child. My expression via art was extremely strong as I grew and hasn't stopped.
About loving, I have little to learn from the young.
If you're functional, it doesn't matter if you're mad.
Your color doesn't define your brain nor your soul. You can stand next to any human being and challenge that person as long as you use your brain.