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since i left hyatt.

its been 4 months since i became a public servant.

and as i reminisce

it feels like there’s a missing page in my starbucks chapter.

maybe because

i realise, no matter what you do, when your loved ones are not with you: that experience you can call, its only your own.

Yes I am good at giving excuses. As I mentioned in a previous post.

Now for the more serious part of the excuse giving spectrum.many a time, I give myself an excuse to self deny and make myself feel better.

Like how I didn’t do well in school I gave the excuse that I don’t really care. When the truth is otherwise, just that I guessed I won’t do as well even if I try my best.
Like how I lose a badminton game and tell myself I would have won if I train harder.

In other words, I was afraid to fail and disappoint and subject myself to the criticism of others. Or so I think.

So I think now it’s time to put these excuses to a stop. Or close to it.

Which translates to very simply, giving the best and not being afraid to fail. And wanting to experiment new ways of what may work is another added push.

Are you tired of giving excuses?

I guess not, because it’s so easy to give one.

‘Tomorrow, in a very real sense, your life — the life you author from scratch on your own — begins.

How will you use your gifts? What choices will you make?

Will inertia be your guide, or will you follow your passions?

Will you follow dogma, or will you be original?

Will you choose a life of ease, or a life of service and adventure?

Will you wilt under criticism, or will you follow your convictions?

Will you bluff it out when you’re wrong, or will you apologize?

Will you guard your heart against rejection, or will you act when you fall in love?

Will you play it safe, or will you be a little bit swashbuckling?

When it’s tough, will you give up, or will you be relentless?

Will you be a cynic, or will you be a builder?

Will you be clever at the expense of others, or will you be kind?

I will hazard a prediction. When you are 80 years old, and in a quiet moment of reflection narrating for only yourself the most personal version of your life story, the telling that will be most compact and meaningful will be the series of choices you have made. In the end, we are our choices. Build yourself a great story. Thank you and good luck!’

Jeff Bezos