Lessons I learnt from Ayrton Senna.

On Ayrton Senna " No one tried harder or pushed himself further, nor did anyone shed so much light on the extremes to which only the greatest drivers go. Intensely introspective and passionate in the extreme, Ayrton Senna endlessly sought to extend his limits, to go faster than himself"
- Gerald Donaldson

The great Brazilian Formula 1 Champion, a king .

The importance of self belief was made clear from the very beginning of his career, he wanted to be the best at what he did and to achieve that he knew that he had to push himself, he had to challenge his limits. He demanded perfection from himself every time he sat in a race car  and especially at times perfection was not expected of him. His goal was to race, to race well without restraint and to win. His achievements? Inspiring a nation that needed hope, raising millions of children he had never met to aspire to be the best version of themselves and challenging our ideas of what it takes to be the greatest.

When it rained and other drivers saw nothing but an obstacle, he saw an opportunity to really display his gift. It's no wonder his life story inspires every fibre of my being. You cannot aspire to be at the mountain top if you don't prepare yourself everyday to be able to flourish in a blizzard.

Watching the documentary of his life 'Senna'  reminded me that we are all living by false standards. We have allowed the world to tell us that it's okay to be average, it's okay not to be the best, you shouldn't over work yourself even if you are doing something that you love. Absolute nonsense, trash. Senna taught me that if you want something bad enough, you devote every waking moment to it, you do not compromise on the standard you want to operate on, you do not allow anything to come in your way and most importantly, you are relentless in the pursuit of your dreams right until your last breath.

He taught me this. He died over 20 years ago and he taught me this. Like him, I want to inspire people beyond my last breath , I refuse to be sucked into this dark abyss that has trapped billions of human beings and stripped them of the right to immortality - mediocrity.

During one of his races he reached such a high level of functioning that it was almost like he was no longer in control, he won that race and proceeded to say he saw God. Senna died at the age of 34 in a race car doing what he loved on the track, and this was my only way of seeing it - this time, he met God.

Ayrton Senna

21 March 1960 - 1 May 1994.