Your reputation, individuality, and authentic self can only take off once you let the ideas and, in some cases, the control of the pack on you go

Your reputation, individuality, and authentic self can only take off once you let the ideas of, in some cases, the control of the pack on you go

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When the hormones are everywhere and emotional intelligence is out the window, control over whose calm and the controlling, i.e., the noisier ones, tougher ones, the ones that play off being popular and cool …it all gets very shady. I mean when do we know it’s time to break free? This is a part of destiny and divine timing, and when it’s time to break free there’s massive pressure on how it’s going to be received. Every one of us has felt this in one way, shape or form. Self-made, this journey is no journey for the faint-hearted, and when dreams are big, we have to be bold – T. Dench Patel, 10 December 2020, 17:02

How one bad event/risk can paralyse and overpower all the other decisions a person can make

How one bad event/risk can paralyse and overpower all the other decisions a person can make

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Now that the volcano is over, the rocks have hardened from the pressure. God! But diamonds really form deep down in the dark! We just don’t know when found what our intrinsic value is and that which we can give out – T. Dench Patel, 9 December 2020, 22:08 We just don’t know how close we are to the surface when we’ll be found, and so giving up, please, giving up is no option. Trial and test, we’re always up against something new and the line is drawn after that. That fear has given and taken from us something that we will only understand one day.

How being extra in the arts and culture industry influenced my reasons to continue writing

How being an extra in the arts and culture industry influenced my reasons to continue writing

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When writing my books, The South African: True Colours and all other books so far, I considered this a lot, I consider the work of Indians, Asians, i.e., what this industry refers to certain writers by labelling them as BAME (Black, Asian, Minority and Ethnic). BAME writers have to really go through some unrealistic hurdles to be considered as English writers or to have the opportunity to be published.

Just continue and allow the universe to meet you where you’re at

Just continue and allow the universe to meet you where you’re at

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I don’t know how else to put it, see even the aborigines look out for signs to know if they’re on the right path. You will know it when you are on the right path, and the signs will still keep showing up, in doubt, they show up, even more, to remind us that we are on the right path. So, especially in times like these a lot of people are finding it hard to keep the faith, the belief has been shaken, their plans have been shaken and things can look a bit cloudy, while for others things can and are looking really dark.

Quick wins or slow wins Do it right, good and bad karma is promised to all, but tomorrow is promised to no one

Quick wins or slow wins? Do it right, good and bad karma is promised to all, but tomorrow is promised to no one

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Quick wins – Plant anywhere, throw anything in it, try quickly various things and methods to make it grow (meaning short cuts and short processes), less or nil studying, less or nil planning, less or nil applying, see what makes it grow at a quicker rate, let it ripen (unless you cut it premature), prepare it nicely (if you have time), deliciously (if you have time), share it (if you have time), more will come if you have prepared the land nicely, the roots are in, firm and the environment is perfect, and keep nurturing it. (Some mistakes can never be undone).