ABG was started in 1857 and since then has grown to acquire this much huge empire. It must have faced a lot of challenges at different levels and the one thing which helped it to rise to the current level is its will to never give up. And I believe this is what we all need to create an impact on yourself as well as on people around you. Whether your dream is to build a palace, to go to the moon, to help the poor or to travel the world. You can achieve all of them, no matter how huge it is, it just needs to be your own.
Here is a story I would like to share which may give you insights to a similar example. I love to write and express my views at various platforms, however, getting on the stage and speaking the same words was a fantasy to me back then. So, as soon as I got a chance to participate in a debate competition, I enrolled. Because of my writing skills, I was able to clear the screening round and reach into the second stage where we had to present ourselves in front of the audience. The night before, excitement and anxiety were both at their highest level. I read my article multiple times, learned it by heart, recited in the front of the mirror, got it reviewed by friends and seniors. And as any other person would say, I was ready for the day.
When I got up to the stage with my shivering legs, 100 of faces were looking at me and buzzer gave me an indication to start off and I did. But not a single word came out of my mind once I finished my very first line. The faces in front of me started getting blurry and the words started fighting in my mind. But they denied to come out. I was standing their numb and with tear-filled eyes and the next thing I could remember was the buzzer which allowed me to run off the stage.
I was devastated and read my article multiple times once I came back, trying to figure how can I not remember my own words which I crammed the night before. It took me a while to get over this event and start writing again. Things got normal gradually but the story was not over. The same stage, the same people came back again next year. Multiple thoughts came to my mind while filling out the form to try again but not realizing what is waiting for me ahead, I wrote it and cleared for the second round.
I prepared the very same way for the next year as well, took the same topic and rehearsed well. Prepared a better speech and remembered my scars. A lot had changed in the one last year but it did need a perfect ending. Thinking all of these and much more I walked on the stage. The faces were there this time too but my focus was not on them, I had the image of my write up flashed in front of my eyes and spoke the first line, then the second and then till the end until I heard the applaud. I had tears this time too but they were for the victory. Not the literal one though! I was not good enough to become the winner but I did win a side of mine which I cherish even today. The fearless one, a more confident one. Since then, public speaking is one of the most lovable things I do, my hands still shiver but they don’t bother me. I have always tried and helped people around me to overcome such challenges because once you are done with the fears, success begins.
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