February 26th, 2018 Week 9th Monday

A good beginning is half done.

良好的开端是成功的一半。

We can't finish anything if we don't start, sometimes getting started might be the hardest part of the whole process.

Get a good start on a project and the rest of it may fall into their own places naturally.

If we can have a good and solid beginning of anything that we decide, half of our jobs would be done.

What is the simple logic behind it? For a solid structure is always possible on on a solid foundation.

And if the foundation is strong, then what we build on it will bear many good fruits.

A good beginning is just like laying a strong foundation.

When we decide to set our feet into a new beginning, doing a good homework on the subject, analyzing the ground realities, how to work on the project, planning and executing it with power thinking and proper planning are certain pre-requisites which have a strong bearing on the conclusion.

When all these are done in the right manner at the right time, it definitely would make things much earier on the go.

So, let's start pursuing our dreams now, and try our best to make sure all our efforts would have an good ending.

Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.

怯懦囚禁人的灵魂，希望可以让你感受到自由。

From The Shawshank Redemption.

In many cases, hope truly helps.

When we don't have hope, we are likely to start or shut down our tasks very slowly.

We would pull inot our emotional and intellectual shells where we feel safer.

People without hope will probably not excel in the parts of their life which they hold no hope in.

This doesn't mean they are not committed, hard working or capable.

It's just my experience that if people don't believe that their work will make some difference, that they can make tomorrow better for someone, the work may be okay, but it is unlikely to be outstanding.

No matter the hope is true or false, it is better to believe something we do now would have some positive outcomes in the future.