Insights On Success by Terri Savelle Foy

Terri Savelle Foy is living out her dreams. 

Photo by Arnel Hasanovic on Unsplash

In the following YouTube clip, you will learn how she gets to the happy place that she is now in her life and at the same time makes it practical and clear for you on how you, too, can attain your dreams by doing these 5 things:

1. Pray & Meditate

2. Read for self-development

3. Listen to audio messages

4. Write down your visions and dreams  

5. Exercise 

Click here for 5 Things Successful People Do Before 8AM | Terri Savelle Foy 

Memories by Maroon 5

For another song to bring back memories, click here for Maroon 5 - Memories (Official Video)

For your reflection, the following two comments to this song are highlighted:

@kshitijparihar
"The saddest part of life is when the person who gave you the best memories becomes a memory"

@CtPors
"Literally I cried after knowing that this song is for his manager who passed away."

Now I can understand why Adam Levine, the lead singer of Maroon 5, hadn't shave his beard and mustache, and was shirtless in the video as an expression of sorrow for the loss of his manager.

Cherish the people around you who elevates your life, while you are presented with the opportunities, with words of appreciation and kind gestures.

What Are Your Best Memories of 2002?

Which of your past years bring back the best memories to you? It doesn't necessarily has to be 2002. 

Photo by Jorgen Hendriksen on Unsplash

When it comes to the song "2002", let Anne-Marie regale you with her best memories in the following partial extract of the lyrics:-

"I will always remember
The day you kissed my lips
Light as a feather
And it went just like this
No, it's never been better
Than the summer of 2002 (ooh)

Uh, we were only eleven
But acting like grown-ups
Like we are in the present
Drinking from plastic cups
Singing, "Love is forever and ever"
Well, I guess that was true

Dancing on the hood in the middle of the woods
On an old Mustang, where we sang
Songs with all our childhood friends
And it went like this, say

Oops, I got 99 problems singing bye, bye, bye
Hold up, if you wanna go and take a ride with me
Better hit me, baby, one more time, uh
Paint a picture for you and me
On the days when we were young, uh
Singing at the top of both our lungs

Now we're under the covers
Fast forward to eighteen
We are more than lovers
Yeah, we are all we need
When we're holding each other
I'm taken back to 2002 (ooh)
Yeah"

During an episode of The Voice UK, her fans were unanimously requesting her to sing "2002".

Click here for Anne-Marie's '2002' | Blind Auditions | The Voice UK 2021 

After you have watched the above clip, if not already done so previously, you will understand how well Anne-Marie pitch her voice, enunciate her words, immerse herself in the song as a masterful story-teller, and sang with such captivating, fluid and clear vocals.

At the start of the song, she stood up from her chair and turn to the musicians to get the right key to start the song. In closing the song with "love, love, love", she glanced towards the musicians and playfully bow her head lower and lower with each "love" and the musicians caught it with wide smiles that she was acknowledging their music and honouring them. 

Anne-Marie's rendition of "2002" is flawless and enduring, and it is no wonder that the fans love it. This song is also appealing as the lyrics remind us of sweet memories that we have stored of friendship, childhood days, adolescent years, carefree moments, enjoyable activities and feelings of being in love.  

For songs critics, they note that the beginning of the chorus for this song has hidden allusions to Britney Spears ("Oops"; "Better hit me, baby, one more time"), Jay-Z ("I got 99 problems"),*NSYNC ("Bye bye bye"), Dr. Dre ("Hold up") and Nelly ("If you wanna go and take a ride with me").

Click here for Anne-Marie's 'Our Song' | Blind Auditions | The Voice UK 2022. In this episode, she made eye contact with the crew member who handed her the microphone and said "Thanks!" to him.

Click here for Anne-Marie & James Arthur - Rewrite The Stars [from The Greatest Showman: Reimagined]. This duet will move and uplift you.

Click here for Killing Voice by Dingo Music showcasing Anne-Marie's vocals.

Thank you for reading Daily Refreshing.

Judging A Football Match By The Result

When an underdog football team wins a match, suddenly a host of new people take interest as overnight fans, and chime in with their congratulations and the whole jingbang of celebration.

Photo by Jeffrey F Lin on Unsplash

Even when the result is a draw, these same converts would be in cloud nine, as well.

Likewise, the media and soccer pundits would have a field day showering their praises and generating sure-to-win streak of anticipation (e.g. 'Just one match away from gold and glory'), while the coach and players are tempted with bragging rights.

Then, the same-old but over-confident team is thrashed in the next game as the iron-fist of reality knocked the coach and players off their flimsy pedestals. Next comes the persecution as the coach is fed to the lions or fired.

The results of a game is either: win, lose or draw (discounting a walkover). Alas, judging a football match by the result is still the most objective yardstick.

What would be helpful is to analyse the result to determine whether your team (coach and players) did their best and not judge by the result per se: 

1. Were the players physically fit and fighting for every ball?

2. Did the players play according to tactical plans and adapt well to counter their opponent's style of play? For example, the opposing team may switched strategy by playing more aggressively (and 'dirty' even) so much so that it ruffles the feathers of your players who end up arguing with the referee instead of playing according to the whistle as self-controlled true professionals who have already pre-empted bad sportsmanship beforehand.

3. Were the players mentally strong, focused and playing with a sense of urgency, or lamenting at every miskicks and lost connection of passes?

4. How creative were the players? Were the strikers creating openings for themselves? Did the midfielders succeed in winning the ball and generating defense-splitting passes or merely making all-too-obvious passes? Did the defenders cut-off the passes to their opposing strikers?

5. What does the match statistics show (e.g. number of shots on goals, percentage of ball possession, number of duels won, etc.)?

6.  Is your team in full strength or bereft of certain key players?

7. Did the coach counter the opponent's actual strategy being played out in the field?

8. Was adequate research done on the opposing team and was your team over-prepared for the challenge? Must-have to be over-prepared rather than under-prepared for every single encounter to stand a fighting chance of winning and this is the least that is expected for the sake of their supporters.

When a team is thoroughly prepared for their clash and give their best on the pitch, they will win the respect and continual support of their fans as well as the backing of their management and upper echelons.

Surprise wins are part of the magic in any sports, but it still takes a team of some substance to stand a chance of pulling it off. Winning is by and large a matter science and not pure psychology.

Daily Refreshing opines that we should be looking out for a team with solid preparation, fighting spirit and fortitude rather than a team that must register a win in every match.

Thank you for reading Daily Refreshing.