Each of us has untapped poten-tial. When this potential isembraced and used, it can have apowerful impact on our lives.

Think about a 2%, 5%, 10% shiftin how we are living our lives athome, school, work and play. Smallshifts and changes can powerfullyimpact our lives. But what gets inour way? What obstacles must weovercome? One obstacle for peopleis fear, and fear can be limiting atbest and paralyzing at worst.

My family and I went campingover the spring break holidays. We

camped at a beautiful State Park --Falls Creek Falls -- in Tennessee. Itis a wonderful place to visit andexplore with breathtaking views,hiking trails, and waterfalls.

Some of the hiking trails have

suspension bridges connecting thetrails over vast gorges, somebridges being more than 100 ft. high.Like the one in the Indiana Jonesmovie. As my wife, two boys and Iapproached a very long bridge sus-pended at least 100 ft. high, my old-est son quickly took off across thebridge and yelled for the rest of usto join him.

As I approached the bridge, whilehe was crossing, I yelled out to himthe typical parent concerns -- Becareful! Hang onto the rail! Walkslow! If the bridge breaks... What

was I thinking? Whatwas I feeling?

I became acutelyaware of an enor-mous amount of fearfor him, and fear inme while I was cross-ing this high bridge.When he got to theother side, he turned,waved and yelled,"Come On Dad"! Iwalked slowly acrossthe bridge noticingan incredible amountof fear and runawaythinking happeningwith me, which hadme considering notgoing forward. Myson was on the otherside and I had achoice, to let the fearstop me or not.

As I walked acrossthe bridge the fearincreased profoundlyinside of me until Igot to the other side.Once I was over thebridge, my son and Ihigh-fived andwalked back acrossthe bridge. As wewalked back across Iexperienced no fear.What happened tothe fear?

That experiencehighlighted thispoint to me. Thatthere are times inour lives when wewant to do something-- be a better student,be a better parent,improve our personalor work lives,improve ourselvesathletically -- but fearcan creep up insideof us and we becomeunsure of ourselves.Unsure if we canachieve - "getting tothe other side". Mostof the fear that stopsus from achievingwhat we want or needto do to improve ourlives, is nothing morethan self limitingbeliefs.

If we will just takethe risk, take theappropriate stepsand embrace ourfear(s) we can meetour goals.sideroad.com

There are many youngsters throughoutthe country who are seeking jobs after hav-ing finished their university education orcompleting their G.C.E. O/L and G.C.EA/L.The garment sector of the countrymakes a substantial contribution towardsthe national income by providing an effec-

tive solution to theexisting unemploy-

ment issue.In the garment sector Island wide,there

are a large number of garment factorieswhich provide jobs to thousands of youngmen and woman.A great number ofemployment opportunities are available forWork study Officers,QualityControllers,Merchandisers,ProductionSupervisors,Quality Supervisers,Pattern

makers and in theManagement train-ing field of theindustry but unfor-tunately manyyoung people do notknow about this andthe right path to gainaccess to this wellpaid job market.

Most young peopleare reluctant to get aproductive vocation-al training after get-ting through the

stages of their G.C.E. O/L and G.C.E A/Land some of them even after receiving theirdegree.Education qualifications alone cantfind you a job.

One reason for this has been the fact thatsome institutes just award young traineeswith a certificate without giving them aproper job oriented training based on cor-rect guidance.

Today acquiring job skill has become asimportant as receiving academic educa-

tion.Decimal Garment & Technology nowoffers the opportunity to gain job qualifica-tions in the apparel industry up to NVQDegree (National VocationalQualifications)

Decimal institute has earned a great rep-utation over the past 12 years for assuringjobs for each trainee in the industry aftersuccessful completion of its theoretical andpractical training programme.

If you are interested in getting a lucrativejob in the globally expanding garmentindustry, you can now join DecimalInstitute and receive widely recognized jobskills through our reliable training pro-gramme.

You can send in an application to theaddress below.Write the course name on theleft of the envelope to Decimal GatmentTechnology,No 334,High LevelRoad,Maharagama.If you wish to have fur-ther information on available job opportu-nities & courses,call our hotlines 077-1779519/011- 4300591

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Printed and published by Wijeya Newspapers Ltd. on Sunday October 25,2009 at No. 8, Hunupitiya Cross Road, Colombo 02.

Gateway for young job seekers in the garment sector

Today,in Sri Lanka well paid jobs withpromotional prospects are widely avail-able in the garment industry.No matterwhat level of education you possess youare able to get an ideally suited job inthe garment insustry.We will lend youour helping had to fulfil your dream jobin your life.

MESSAGE FROM THE JOB SKILLS DIRECTOR

Reaching your full potential: Overcoming fear