The Myth of Thinking

Call it whatever you want because I don't really mind.
I'm always stunned when I hear people say I think. You think, then keep it to yourself or in your mind because thats the rightful place for it.
To me everything is I know and not I think because when its I think then there's some degree of uncertainty or doubt. But when you know then you are totally convinced you are right. Can anyone tell me he actually stops doing something when he knows he's right.I believe that's the winning attitude .When you know, then there is complete belief and when there is belief there is the will and power of actually going through with something(accomplishment).

Do you think if Thomas Edison thought he could discover light he would have kept trying after a thousand times of getting it wrong? No, I don't think so I believe he knew and thats why he kept trying.Do you actually believe the more you keep trying the closer you get to the solution?

Someway down the line I will start sharing some personal experience and I am sure that will bring more clarity on what I am saying.
I never wait for others to tell me I think you are good or you can do it. I rather tell them I am good and know I can do it.

This attitude alone creates such confidence in me that makes me always have the zeal and passion for striving for excellence.
Never stop knowing and never stop trying . These are very key to progress and success.

Beliefs and Branding

Either by fate or luck, I just cant explain it but I have always found myself being given the best advice at all the critical stages of my life and they normally come from random people.
The question then is, whether its my openness and readiness to listen to every advise that comes my way that has brought me this far or is it what others think and say that I am just lucky and fortunate?

To me the best decision made is the one made based on all available information.
At a conference in South Africa(SA) last year, one of the speakers made this statement that "what has brought about the major changes in this world and especially the end of apartheid rule in SA is because the youth listen but refuse to hear."
You can be forced to listen but cant be forced to hear. I strongly agree with this statement.
Today I am where I am now and enjoying everything I am doing because I listened to everything and decided on what I wanted to hear.
The key thing is for us to realize that there are various information sources and that they all compliment each other and so we shouldn't limit ourselves to the few we know or are conversant with. We shouldn't also forget our conscience also speaks to us and it normally does that when we are quiet and when we allow our mind to wander.
Most of my own colleagues, mates, peers, friends, said no, its impossible, are you crazy, it wont work,e.t.c. And today the same people turn around and say we are very proud of you.

I have alway believed we are all made equal and that the only differences existed in our approaches and ways of doing things. And as we all know, some some lead to faster results whiles others take time. So to me, once it has ever been done then I am equally capable of doing it. We should all learn to listen to ourselves so we avoid the number of times we say if only I had listened to myself or even I should have done it or gone for it.

This brings us to beliefs.
To believe in yourself and your capabilities is one of the greatest possessions of man. That alone is more powerful than any external force be it natural or otherwise.
I do nothing I don't believe in and once I believe in something I go all out for it and I also make sure I shut myself out on others thoughts.

I do strongly believe in van Wes.Branding is all about creating beliefs.
It is only when you believe in the brand that you buy it and then you experience it for yourself.
Without the believe there is no involvement and without the involvement there is no experience.
The same applies to life, if you don't believe in something you don't even initiate or attempt it for you to put in the necessary efforts that will yield the desired results.

So then, the question again is am I who I am now by my own doing or actions or others worked it out for me?

The Genesis of van Wes

So it all began as a name for a computer game but this time I wanted it to represent and mean something.Was it just going to be an entity on itself or a reflection of me. The latter turned to be the direction but initially it was all about creating something new, something conceptual, something ideal or even magical or philosophical.

I realized this image I was trying to create for van Wes was my true self, my values, my beliefs, my image and even my ideals and dreams. This helped me a lot in becoming very much aware of myself and even knowing myself.

Its been 2 years since this started and it helped me realize my purpose in life and what I need to do to fulfill my dreams or to be accomplished and to be happy. Which to me is the true definition of success.

The good book says, the true measure of happiness, is for man to know and accept his lot in life.
Knowing what you are about is more than halfway through the equation of happiness in life, which is one thing everyone is ultimately aiming for.
After that you will be ready for such opportunities which will be your door to accomplishment.

It all started as a play thing but it ended up leading me to self reflection and self awareness.
I was immediately knowledgeable of my skills, abilities, potentials and also my limits. I then begun to harness all these into my daily life and my quest for accomplishment,

My next posting will be about the development of van Wes into a true brand which anyone could ascribe to as well as by into.