10 years ago I was still in college, studying commerce in Arabic at Ain Shams University. Growing up, I went to a national Arabic elementary and high school. All my courses were in Arabic and I hardly practiced any English. While I was still in college, I decided to sign up for an English course at the American University in Cairo (AUC), it was kind of shocking to see such a cooperative and understanding community and such fabulous people from different age groups and different countries all gathered for one goal: to seek competence.
After enrolling in the course, and surprisingly hitting level 7 out of 13, on my first day, I met a language trainer who said something that I will never forget, “It is better to aim high and miss than to aim low and hit”. For me, that was it! That was the spark that made me start moving forward.
My first move was to complete all the remaining levels. And since then I never doubted the power of words. Sometimes you get moved by a specific scene or situation but mostly it is the power of words! I used to always seek role models and iconic people to inspire me, yet, I realized that each and every person has their own philosophy which can motivate and inspire you in different ways.
Ironically, I got a job as a trainer, to become a speaker, a motivator. Back then it was my time to use the power of words to empower and inspire others, words that I learned along my journey of self-discovery. In 2010 I gave my first training session and my opening line was: “It is better to aim high and miss than to aim low and hit”!
At that point of time, after training a lot of employees from different age groups in many corporations, I always pause for a second after my opening speech, and feel as if time stops. I find myself sitting on my high school desk back at my school thinking of how my future will look like.
Finally, if I have the option to change anything about my past to take place in my present, that would be absolutely NOTHING!!! My very last advice would be, “Maximize your potentials and accept your short comings” Gary Vee.
