Believing is half the battle

You can't touch it, you can't hold it, in fact you can't even see it but without it nothing is possible. With it everything becomes possible. Belief is perception. You can have it right now. It's something you don't have to wait for. You might have to wait to lose 20 pounds but you can believe you can do it right now.
But what has this got to do with natural perfumery?
Let me tell you that above all, belief in one's abilities and talents as a perfumer are required when working with materials as complex and multi-layered as natural essences. We never know unless we really KNOW deep down inside that we do. Belief brings confidence, it brings consistency, it brings dedication. Never let what other people say knock your belief in yourself and your abilities. Use every adversary and critic to bring you ever closer to your dream. Work towards a masterpiece, believe you can do it and that's half the battle won. Believe in something and let that something be you.