Spending the weekend with the Rich

I was humbled over the past three days. Spending time with Rich - top echelon folks in the world has expanded my mind, and made me ask myself some hard questions - what are my limiting beliefs? what's my blueprint made up? Where am i playing small in my life?

While we probably have lots of stereotype about rich people, here's what I learnt about these human beings:
- Nearly all of them came from a very humble family background
- All of them found ways to make money before they received their high school cert or degrees
- Their set backs did not crush them but made them even more determined.
- Lastly, most of them made mistakes in their life, and was not afraid to start over again - and why? They have a deep strong belief: that they can do it, their dreams are worth it, there's a bigger cause then who they are - their family, their employees, the poor and underpriveledged.

This really set me thinking .. for most of my life, while I think i've done quite well, I've always treaded carefully. And if i've any ideas, I will always find ways to talk myself out of it. What's sad - these world top Rich people had shown to me, without any arrogance and embarassment -their dreams and passion are worth fighting for. Was my dreams and vision and passion worth fighting for? Most probably yes, but sadly I didn't. "there's someone else out there who can do it better." - me thinking small, and that i am not good enough.

Here's what Mariam Williamson has to say about it:

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us, it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”