The challenge 

A few years ago my colleagues and I were given a challenge to solve the Rubik’s cube. There was a monetary reward offered which was enough to fire up a fair amount of excitement. I didn’t attempt it. I was learning isiZulu and yoga and I felt that I had enough on my plate balancing those with work and kids. Needless to say the stakes got raised and I stepped into the ring and got serious about solving the Rubick’s cube.

Overcoming weaknesses

All people have strengths and weaknesses. One of my vices was that I was convinced that I lacked intellectual capability to solve a Rubick’s cube. As the saying goes, “when there’s a will, there’s a way” and by golly did I spend an entire week mastering that pesky little cube. I neglected my family, I didn’t sleep, I didn’t talk to anyone. I made it to one of my kids’ friend’s birthday parties only to spend the entire time talking about that pesky little cube and how it was ruling my life with its very existence. As you can see, I was loosing my marbles in the process.

Dare to dream it

I think what holds us back when it comes to learning new skills is ego. Ego is a person’s sense of self-importance. We want to feel good about ourselves and starting something new will make us vulnerable and uncomfortable until we master it. Kids spend more than half their day learning, but adults can easily break into a cold sweat thinking about uttering the words “I don’t know how”.

“Fortune favours the brave”

This is a saying that my husband taught me. I had never heard it until I met him and I now embrace it whole-heartedly. Fortune really does favour those brave enough to try new things, learn new skills and broaden their horizons. It keeps us honest, it keeps us young and best of all it keep us interested and interesting.

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