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The 1 Thing Holding You Back Is You, Take A Bet On Yourself And Win
I had grown up playing it safe. Subconsciously I think I did so as a byproduct of my immigrant past.
My grandparents immigrated to Australia in the 1970’s from the small Caribbean island of Grenada. Through the struggles of building a new life in that country and having the similar immigrate plights or millions of others over the course of history. It was essential that they developed a network of family and comfort throughout their lives with the hope to shield their children of those struggles that they endured.
I am the product of that work and that vision as their grandchild. As a result of that effort, it gave my father’s generation and now my own the opportunities that were not afforded to them and which they sought to provide to us.
I am not going to criticise my fortunate position of safety and security as I am indeed a lucky person in this regard.
I did not have to endure in my youth the trials and tribulations that lead them to make that sacrifices to bet on themselves in the chance that they would be prosperous in their endeavour.
It is in those times that I am a firm believer forged the character of that generation to become who they are today and what lead them to achieve far beyond what many could have imagined if…
