By Me. Guirlaine DELORME, AV
Member of the Ordre des Avocats de Mirebalais
To live in the human galaxy, it is essential that the expression “personal development” be part of each person’s daily life. The values attached to this group of words are numerous and interesting. Voltaire, the pedagogue of mankind, said: “God made man in his own image and he made him well”. From this point of view, an individual can achieve wonders. Then, he must have enough confidence and audacity to face life while looking for his share since the universe belongs to him and in the end, there is enough for everyone.
At first glance, self-confidence is seen as the feeling that everything will work out. Everything is in the realm of possibility. Boldness is a way of showing your guts, your drive and your talent to others. Hence the importance of pointing out the difference between these two concepts. One is the ability to act, to undertake any activity and the other goes beyond action to take risks.
Whatever the difficulties of life, it is always beautiful. And in the end, it is worth living.
Every day brings its own progress in the mindset. At this point, dear readers, it’s a big deal. It’s about building human capital through self-confidence and boldness. In this day and age, it is important to stop criticizing others and work on yourself.
A person filled with confidence and audacity knows that he is unique. They value themselves and assert themselves. They are interested in their loved ones and in others. But most of all, they care about themselves. They are proactive, flexible and adaptable. This person always sees the glass as half full and never as half empty. Furthermore, this is an individual who does not seek to win over others; on the contrary, he wins with others. William SHAKESPEARE rightly said: “We have come into this world as brothers, so let us walk hand in hand, not behind each other”.
Any process of life change, moreover, is above all a question of learning. André GIDE wrote: “There is no success without method, without preparation”.
Surprisingly, in the brotherhood of humanity, no one is “deprived” in terms of potentiality. Each individual has a talent. It is appropriate at this time, to inventory them and especially to register them in a notebook called “diary” because the head is not a filing cabinet. Clear, well-defined objectives will also be listed in this intimate notebook. Then, it is understood and expected during this initiative that the verb “to move forward” is in everyone’s mind.
Introspection, once completed, is automatically seen as an energy machine that propels one upwards.
In this respect, glorious demands of understanding are imposed on all those who want to build a winning life.
The brain must be reprogrammed to reject negativity, pessimism, doubt, prejudice, laziness, shame, guilt and others because they are not life projects.
The time has come to say things really strongly, fear is a normal emotion. It’s good to admit it and prove your abilities. Moreover, failure is a warning light because it highlights a mistake not to be repeated in the future. Therefore, failure is, in a way, the postponement of success. And in the final analysis, the loss of time is worse than the failure. An important clarification from Edgar LA SELVE: ”To deserve esteem, it is not necessary to have done great things, it is enough to have tried them”.
Self-confidence and audacity form a team that is and remains indispensable to success. Christophe COLOMB believed in this team and was successful when he discovered America. This is why Thomas S. ELIOT wrote that: “Only those who take the risk of going too far will discover how far it is possible to go”.
Nothing is created; nothing moves without confidence and audacity. The absence of these two ingredients is noticeable in complaints, for example. It would be better to think of solutions instead of complaining. Moreover, necessity is the mother of innovation and creation. Thomas EDISON said: “If each one of us knew all that he is capable of, we would remain stunned”. It is necessary, for the time being, to say things without making pirouettes: to learn to unlearn, to learn to learn and especially to learn to dare.
Every quality has its reverse side. Life is like that. Too much confidence, too much audacity is a huge mistake. It needs limits to think a little. However, prudence and wisdom must always be present in order not to break the nose.
Some people think that they do not need others. However, to achieve success, you need a plethora of people at all costs. The manufacture of the automobile is a living example because it is the result of added intelligence.
Dear young people, if money is important, it is not the alpha and omega. It is ideas that lead the world. Jacques SEGUELLA has stated bluntly: “Money has no ideas. Only ideas make money”. Plato, Galileo, Descartes, Demesvar DELORME, Massillon COICOU, Antoine DUPRE had to dare to leave strong values through their achievements.
Interestingly, women of study have marked the history of humanity by their confidence and audacity. Woman forward! The head straight; the legs arched; the chest bulging to follow the prints of Gisèle HALIMI, Simone VEIL, Marie CURIE. These professionals of indisputable intellectual loyalty, embodied the reference in their sector of activity. Everyone was able to understand that the brain has no gender.
In the end, proper knowledge in a chosen field, passion, appropriate encounters will titillate confidence and audacity in someone.
This text has come to an end. Oh how sweet it would be to close it, fold it and place it deep in one’s beloved heart!
Good luck!
Happy reading!
Me. Guirlaine DELORME
