SUCCESS AND DIFFICULTY: WHICH WAY TO GO?

A lot of people misconstrue success with difficulty. If you are not going through difficult times or you choose to opt out of difficult situation which does not flow with your personality/being, people tend to say you are not patient enough. How can you be patient when you are not satisfied with what you are doing/with the situation which you find yourself/with what does not align with your life purpose?(You simply become frustrated)

You become patient when you are doing what you love and passionate about. At this juncture, let’s examine some successful people of our time.  

Bill Gates, yes the same Gates who co-founded Microsoft. The billionaire (in US Dollars of course), business guru turned philanthropist who now wants to see a stop to malaria insurgency. He found a purpose for his being and he is so passionate about it to drop out of Harvard to pursue his dream. If success was difficult, he won’t have been patient enough to follow through on his dream. Now that’s when patience and perseverance (this would be a topic for another day) works.

Another example is Richard Branson, the owner of the Virgin brand. He was practically living from hand to mouth when he started out. Infact, if he does not make sales, he and his team members would not eat. That’s another testimony of patience. Note, to this people, these times are not difficult moment but learning/preparation phase.

Thomas Edison is another great example who achieved what we now know as light-bulb today. He tried this like 1000 times before he achieved his goal. Don’t forget that he is also the founder of General Electric.

Our own Toyosi Akerele of RISE Network had her own fair share of difficult time as well. Her story is particularly fascinating to me because what do you say of someone who started out at an oil and gas firm but resigned just 3 weeks into her job to start what she believed in, engaging youth.

There are countless people like this. All these people had their share of difficult moments before they achieve the success they are enjoying today. This difficult time was not particularly difficult for them but a learning/preparation phase for the success they so desire because they are doing what they believe in, what they are passionate about and what they want to be remembered for.

So to the readers of this piece, find your purpose in life, what you are passionate about, what you want to be remembered for and pursue it with all the strength you are blessed with to achieve the success you are created for and you will discover that those moment before success comes won’t be difficult times.

Cheers.

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Catch ya next week. 

Keywords: Youth, Patience, Perseverance, Passion, Success, Africa, Anthony Robbins, Bill Gate, Richard Branson, Thomas Edison, Toyosi Akerele, RISE Network, GE, Microsoft, Malaria

FOR THE LOVE OF KNOWLEDGE

As a young man who so much loves knowledge and would do anything to seek for it, I got myself hooked up with this internship opportunity. Oh! that’s thanks to Tope (not real name), my new friend.

Yes, I had some hiccups before I was accepted due to perception issue. But at the end, I got the offer.

Starting the internship was exciting for me but on getting my offer letter, the timing was the first sad story. Guess what it was? 8am – 6pm (other time variations might be necessary sometimes). I knew there and then that it might not be very favorable for my personality but couldn’t talk because I wanted to learn. But after some time, I couldn’t bear it anymore and I came to realize that some learning’s can be sour and it’s not everything one can learn.

As a man who is inquisitive about knowledge, I couldn’t stay for a long time on the offer and it affected my relationship with my boss which resulted in an integrity issue. Except you are someone that care less but if you are like me that cares so much about your integrity, please, always be sure and let your reservations be known in any circumstance or job opportunity that comes your way. If the terms are not conducive, kindly say it from day one and if no compromise can be made for you, it is better to walk away.

So guyz, look before you leap so you don’t fall into the not so exciting situation I found myself.

Keep a date with me here next week.

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Cheers.

Keywords: Knowledge, Internship, Integrity, Relationship

ORIGINALITY

Originality comes from random thoughts and inspiring messages/articles. Some people just don’t like being told to do things and some don’t like the sound of an order. All they just want to do is freelancing, straight from the heart. When you get inspired, you do what you initially couldn’t do and the joyful part is it comes out great just like the writer of this piece. He doesn’t know how to write or simply put, if asked to write he can’t put his thoughts together in black and white but if he gets inspired by circumstance he can do justice to his writing. All I am saying is find inspiration and bring out the originality in you.

Till next week.

Kindly drop your comment and thoughts.

Cheers.

IS IT ALL ABOUT THE MONEY?

Why do we work? Why do we crave for a better and good paying job? Why do we crave for a better position at our workplace? Why do we want to change jobs? And the list goes on and on.

These are some of the thoughts that go through my mind as a young graduate trying to figure out what exactly I want out of life. I’m sure I’m not the only one that wonders about these things.

Friends tell me you need money to live a fulfilling life. Parents say you need a good job to have enough resources (money of course) to set up a family. 

But my inner self tells me “it’s not all about the money”. It’s what you can add to the society, it’s the value you can create, it’s the impact you can make, and it’s the joy and satisfaction you get when you do what you love most (that is what you are passionate about).

But then, what do you live on as a young graduate who needs to make ends meet and fend for himself.

Hmmm, what a twist!

It could be all about the money after all or it might be not all about the money.

What do you think guyz? Send in your thoughts and comments.

Cheers as you await the next article, until then take care…

*Smiles*