Hi

I just got back from an English speech competition at a university, where 24 Chinese students gave speeches on their experiences in college.

There were varying degrees of fluency and originality but one thing that was a common thread throughout all the speeches was the concept of "no fear."

These students gave everything they had. It was evident they prepared well, but to come before a panel of judges (many of whom were foreigners) and an audience and actually deliver their speeches - that took lots of courage.

On top of that, they had to answer impromptu questions from the judges and that too they did admirably.

I thought to myself, these students have no fear. Bear in mind, that they live in a mid sized Chinese city with very few Westerners and little opportunity to practice English. Yet, despite this drawback, they held their heads up high and spoke with pride. If they were nervous, they hid it well because I didn’t see it.

You see this same attitude in other aspects of student life and indeed Chinese life. If there is a party for example, when all the foreigners would shy away from singing, Chinese people wouldn’t hesitate to run up on stage and sing no matter how good or bad their voices are.

This brings me to the idea of "doing your best." You have to at least attempt whatever it is you are trying to achieve to be able to "do your best."

Many people never get to the "taking action" stage because they are stuck in the fear stage. They’ll never know if their "best " would have been good enough. It is like wanting to win the lottery but not buying a ticket. That won’t work.

So if you wanna be successful in any aspect of your life here is what do can do today.

First, quit being fearful, get off your ass and take inspired action. Inspired action is where you’ll copy what other successful people have done. Make sure you do your best and learn from your mistakes.

Make it a great day

David