The risk takers and the ones who play it safe.

The fearless and the fearful.

The fulfilled and the resentful.

The ones who surrender and the ones who try to control.

The ones who trust and the ones who doubt.

The ones who fight to make their dreams a reality and the ones who live with regrets.

The ones who are their own superhero and the ones who are waiting to be saved by another.

who are you?

The exact way your life unfolds is unpredictable, but the way you respond, the lessons you take from the good and bad times, is in your hands.

It was 2017. I had woken up at 4:45am to take the insane African road commute to the office in Luanda, Angola.

By 7:00am, I was already knees deep in problem solving potential catastrophic events .. suppliers stuck at borders, flight delays due to the conflict in Syria, a billion dollar new venture project presentation due in an hour ..

By 9:00am, my head would be throbbing, dizzy. I was a high functioning, ticking time bomb of stress. This would go on with no end in sight, a constant cycle of adrenaline, until one day my body screamed from within ..

// You need to BREATHE //

(( I often think back to those days of complete neglect and disconnect from my body. I was so outwardly praised, that I forgot about my inward power ))