SELF-CONFIDENCE
Pic.:Manoj Nair T here must’ve been a million small victories in my life… But, I didn’t bother to recognize them. Somehow, I spent so much of my time brooding over my handful of defeats, and, often, allowed myself to be paralyzed by their bitter memories… I was waiting and waiting to become self-confident, at one shot, overnight… That day never came! Much later, I realized, that self-confidence comes only when we appreciate our every little victory and take our defeats as experiences to learn from… I, also, learnt, that everyone’s journey began with one little step, at a time… I wasn’t an exception. GERALD D’CUNHA P.S.: In 1990, THE DAWN CLUB had published a small book by the title – ‘The Zest’. It had carried some eighteen short and medium-sized passages written by me. The book instantly became one of our very popular books; and, eventually, it was reprinted ...