Linoleum

Not often does an opportunity knock on my head. When it appears, I usually screw it up or I will realize it only after the opportunity has gone.

Today, I wanted to do another art piece because I was pretty happy with the first one that I did few days back. Many people had commended on my first piece of art work and thus I was motivated to prove that I could do another good one. I did a draft on a piece of paper before I actually carved the picture on to a soft material known as linoleum. As I only had one piece of linoleum (a piece of linoleum is quite costly), I was very cautious with my carving. I was trying not to make any mistakes due to my pathetic carving skill and waste the material. After several hours, my end product was miserable.

When I know it is an opportunity for me to prove my worth, I will be very anxious to excel. I will be very stress, having tummy pains and increase in toilet visits. Then I will eventually deliver a piece of failure.

When someone asks me to do some work, usually, I will aim for the minimum level of acceptance. Actually, this is the time for me to demonstrate my capability. But again, I will only realize it after I have produced a mediocre piece of work.

This is a self fulfilling prophecy!!! I must stop this negative thought!!! Tomorrow, I will salvage my work and change it into a master piece!!!