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Creative ways to give up

You have countless times when you did something extraordinary. Something that you were very pleased with. Perhaps you were complimented or even rewarded for your achievement, regardless it is not important. What counts is the fact that you did something wonderful and you have done it lots of times.

What were the magic ingredients that gave you such results? Was it luck, was it the result of hard work or something else. Well, it seems that luck (whatever that means) does play a role in life and hard work does not always pay off – ask anyone who has been self-employed for a long time, they will soon agree with that.

What was the magic ingredient that produced extraordinary results? Most likely it was your attitude. It took me about 5 years to learn to draw portraits. My final breakthrough came through frustration. I was annoyed at my inability to draw and in anger I drew a portrait of my mother-in-law at breakneck speed… and… it worked! I did not give my self-doubt and reservation time to kick in. I did not care and it worked!

Your extraordinary achievements often come about when you have relaxed your expectations and let the spontaneity of the moment rule your actions. Give up trying to be clever and you may well find that it is very easy to be amazing!