Irritating Pearls of Wisdom...

Stop Getting So Irritated...

Pearls are valued according to their rating on Five key attributes;

Lustre, Colour, Shape, Surface & Size...

South Sea Pearls are among the best in the world, being valued at $000's for a single high quality example, and can be created naturally or farmed, with the value of naturally occurring Pearls higher than those that are farmed.

Pearls are created within the shell of an Oyster; Clams and Mussels can also produce them but they are much more rare. The Pearl is created as a reaction to either an irritant or a wound to the flesh of the host. 

In Saltwater Oysters, farmers simply open the shell, make a small incision in the soft tissue of the Oyster and insert an "irritant" such as a grain of sand for example. 

In freshwater Oysters no irritant is needed, simply cutting the flesh of the Oyster is enough to start the process of creating the Pearl inside.

The Pearl is created to reduce the effect of the wound or irritant, it is only produced when the Oyster defends itself against an otherwise unwelcome attack. 

If we were to ask the Oyster if it would prefer not to have the cut and / or irritant placed within it, I'm pretty sure it would say yes. But, it would not have the incentive to produce a Pearl either...

People are the same... 

It can be our irritations that motivate us towards our greatest achievements - without them, and without anything to overcome, we may never realise our full potential.

So if you find you are irritated by your Job, Business or Colleagues or get angry with other Drivers, Commuters and Politicians; it simply means that your Pearl is not formed yet...

The challenge is that so many people choose to keep the irritation, they get angry at the same old things; the minor things that mean nothing in reality. 

Get upset when someone cuts you up while driving...? 

Let it go - it is preventing you from moving forwards in more ways than one...

Getting annoyed with the Boss...?

It's time to move on and actually achieve something rather than bitch and moan...

Worried about money and the future...?

Build a vision, lay out a plan; get learning and then get earning...

Make a choice to use the irritations and wounds of life to develop your Pearl; we have the choice to use them as Anchors to the Present or Rocket Fuel towards a brighter future.

When you look at anyone who has achieved anything of significance, there is always a story to tell; of how the cuts and wounds of life's irritations became the motivator for breaking through. 



From Steve Jobs to Bill Gates, from the Single Mum looking after 3 children to the 30 year married couple; there is a pattern to achievement.


So when the irritations show up, we all have a choice...

Get Angry or Grow our Pearl...