Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a metal picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold that picture tenaciously. Never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop the picture…Do not buildup obstacles in your imagination – Author Unknown
The guy wasn’t educated. He didn’t hold any certificate; even the grade seven results were pathetic.
This is a true life story. The determination in the heart triggered a desire for discovery of his passions.
He didn’t focus upon his weakness, (not educated) and he focused on the abilities, (I can drive). He started off driving small cars for his uncle, developed to trucks and now he is a haulage truck driver. He has a home and well furnished and not poor. Determination got him there. We have no excuse whatsoever as to why we can’t get to the top. What is success? Many of us may want to know. Success does not discriminate. Success is never measured upon how much you accumulated but rather on how much of you managed to bring out! Many people equate success to material possession, having a lot of money in their pockets. Shrewd and spooky acts can get money into my pocket, but can that be called success. Some people get what they want by hook and crook but should we call them successful. Unfortunately, there is another name for that, conman will do! Success is obeying who you are, simply sticking to the brand of your design. It doesn’t matter you drive one car and your neighbor has countless. As long as you are sticking to who you are, you are highly successful! The following are simple nuggets on success. I do not hold the franchise to hold the best nuggets but I believe they can work!
1. Get acquainted with self.
Success can only begin to flow once you come to terms with who you are. One who hasn’t come to terms with self is at odds with destiny. What we need as a prerequisite is conquering of self. Now you can never conquer what is unknown to you. Confrontation can only be done once you are aware of the things that you need to deal with. Do you know who you are? Have you ever taken time to know the material deposited in the inside of you by the Maker. You can’t spend the rest of your life juggling with life, moving from one bus to another back and forth without a destination to disembark at. Get in to a bus and be definite about your destination.
2. Accept criticism
Not every criticism is detrimental to your success. A person who loves you will raise an alarm when you do something wrong. If you are strapping a baby on your back and your dress gets caught up such that the other part of the body shows off, it will only take those who love you to warm you of the anomaly.
The rest will watch and laugh their lungs out. Sometimes you put on clothes that are ugly and someone will meet you and tell you how gorgeous you look and giggle the moment you walk off with a leap on your step thinking, “I have done it!” the moment you meet your true friend they won’t even smile at you but implore you to remove the clothes and put on something good. Be wise in life. Now every compliment is meant to do you good, it will get you in trouble. It’s like a setup for a setback. Don’t go about looking for praises because there are people who are willing to inflate your balloon until it bursts due to too much pressure. Remember you aren’t a balloon, no need to get inflated! The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism -- Author Unknown.
3. Be simple.
A lot of us would like to move mountains, but few of us are willing to practise on small hills –Author Unknown. It is the simple things that we do in life that matters. God didn’t get us running and going to the toilet by ourselves the moment we were born. We had to start off as useless objects. No wonder why a baby is referred to as “it.” It took growth from one stage to another to get you walking. Why do you think the same does not apply to matters in life? Love the simple and the difficult will take care of themselves. We struggle with the complexities and avoid the simplicity. The secret to mastery in everything is practicing the virtue of simplicity. You don’t have to be complicated to be powerful. It is the simple things that you pay attention to that will give the distinction in life. Be simple and smart! Don’t despise the day of humble beginnings. It is paving way for greater opportunities. The small things we do matters. If you become so perfect with the small things, suddenly the small become so phenomenal that what you ever envisioned.
4. Get on with it!
The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking places. Yes, they say there isn’t any hurry especially in Africa. Wow, is that so? I believe we should never be under pressure and desperate, but it’s judicious to treat matters with the urgency they deserve. Time is perishable and unfortunately you can preserve it but putting it in the refrigerator and then using it when you deem it necessary. Time lost can never be recovered. This is the time you have and get on with what you are supposed to do. Never allow yourself to be idle day by day. You don’t need a job to keep you occupied. Use your gifting to generate income. There are detours along the way, but the following quote changed my perception. A truly contend person enjoys the scenery along the detour. Instead of complaining about what is happening to you, learn to see the good in every unfortunate circumstance that confronts you. There are better scenes that aren’t expected that can actually ignite an ounce of life into you. Maybe it’s meant to prepare you for things to come and remember preparation time is never wasted time!
5. Confront your fears
You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you stop to look fear in theface - Author Eleanor Roosevelt.
There are so many things that may scare us out of the gut. There is so much that we do not know. It is that single step that one takes that distinguishes a victor from a coward. Cowards are comfortable with the state of the norm and are never willing to take another step out of their zone. Now Roosevelt brings about what needs to be done. It’s not stupidity to be adventurous, nor is it an activity reserved only for the youthful. Go out there and discover new horizons, move further and the scope of your horizon will also move. Find yourselves taking with that person who normally gets you stammering and developing cold fists. Even when the goose bumps are showing, develop that tough skin to still face your fears. Let me tell you the truth, what you confront will give you a warm reception and before you know it the goose bumps will be long gone.
6. Live your present.
It’s a pity that most of us are living in the dream land. In dreams you see visions of what happened before, what never happened or what shall happen. Dreams are not a reality as it were. You have to awake out of that slumber and to something about it. You can’t change the past, and you can ruin a perfectly good present, by worrying about the future –Anonymous. Make the best out of what you have, for it is what you have in control. Concentrate your energies on making this day enjoyable because it is yours to manipulate. You are solely responsible for your present. Choose to be happy even when there isn’t any apparent reason to be so. There is a spark to be stimulated in every circumstance that can turn the tide. What you had or what happened in the past it’s gone, its all water under the bridge and there not worth much of your attention. Be consumed by what you have today such that you can’t afford to pay attention to other things. After all is said and done, you have the power to paint the life that you envision or to tarnish the image of who you are. It is the thoughts we entertaining that is painting an image that can blur or increase focal strength. Tell yourself on a daily basis that you are highly successful. And how did we say it goes! Simply stick to the basics, be true to who you are. You are a bunch of success h
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