Margot Fonteyn Tech Talk Stories Ofcourse this is a 26 pence stamp! My alumni reminded me how our honors degree certificates got delivered. In the year 2000 we received missives with a stamp that reminded us of Dame Margot Fonteyn DBE. Am not a ballerina like some of my colleagues, my childhood hobby was gymnastics because I enjoyed training with a flight in mind. Ha! we did fly in the air! The only time I imagine myself flying in the tech space is when we deploy a very complicated system where UAT & QA bugs <=0.01%. Ms. Fonteyn inspires my life’s game because her prowess remains matchless. It reveals the power of intention and how the respect of your trade and talents can exceed your own expectations. Appointed Prima Ballerina Assoluta by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, she made historic performances in the Royal ballet. She expressed her talents from the age of 5 years and did not retire but her performance was on demand even when she was in her late 60s. How did she remain timeless yet many of us reach a certain age and start retiring ‘mentally’? We watched a BBC documentary that highlighted what it took to obtain/maintain her skills and my main take-away was simple: ‘A talent that has been well developed does not tone down or retire with age. It takes discipline and spiritual internal strength’. For the believer, we strengthen our inmost being through spending time in prayer and the Word!