The three P's of Success.

Has it ever occurred to you that you found a task so difficult that it seemed impossible for you to ever be able to complete it? what may look a tiny little task to others has created horror in your mind and scared it so much that your heart doesn't even try to try. i have quite many such experiences. but, such instances have taught me one thing and one thing only - that it the the persistence, patience and perseverance that sails you through. 

Till three years ago,  I didn't know how to swim. While I took admission in the swimming section at JRD Sports complex at Jamshedpur, I could hardly swim  about few meters initially in starting fortnight. Then in a month, a swimming competition was organized by the swimming committee for all sections, even a special event for those who were learning newly. The competition was hardly a month away and I decided to take part in this event.

I swam for about one and a half hour in the morning and also about an hour in the evening so that I could get used to my movements in water. My hard work was showing its color. Now within two week’s time I could swim 25 meter stretch in one go. I was making the difference among my colleagues who had joined swimming with me. While they struggled in their initial moves, I swam quite better than them.

The competition was too tough as there were freshers who had joined about a month earlier than me. Every time I thought of winning the competition, my patience gave way as I was not able to better my performance any more. In demo swims among participants, I was hardly showing any improvements. But I thought of keep continuing my effort as each defeat in demo competition didn't dishearten me, rather it boosted a positive energy within me that if my competitors could then I also could. So I kept on practicing even harder without losing hope so that my differences with my opponents with regard to finish line could get shortened.

I knew I had a tough task ahead and a lot to do in order to bag at least one prize. I had to be patient and not lose hope. I just did that.

On final day of competition, I went into it with full confidence and thought that I had practiced really well and I was definitely bettering my moves. My hard work, perseverance and my patience paid its price. Among many better swimmers, I could not bag any prize but I very minutely missed the third place by very less margin. I was more than satisfied with my effort and level of competition in the event