Breaking
his bones was the hardest part. I had blood stains on my favourite Trust
Jacket. I had to hide from my wife so she won’t know the deed I did to put food
on the table. The perfect excuse we all use to keep doing bad.
Just
the other day, I heard my next door neighbor committed suicide after securing a
loan which he used to buy a 2016 Mercedes Benz C-Class...the bank claimed his
house, cars and even his business leaving him with nothing but butt naked on
the street where his life had a game over.
His showing
off and rubbing shoulders with me ended up bashing him.
Craig
Groeschel in his book Struggles, stated that “Since the advent of the social
media, unhappiness is our primary emotion because we can easily peep itn the
lives of other people who put out the best photoshopped, cropped, filtered foot
for us all to see”
Just
like the façade of a house, when we look at the outside part of people’s lives,
we easily get distracted thereby stirring unrealistic expectations about life.
In my
article “Why
overnight success is unrealistic” I made it clear that “The only way overnight success
occurs is if there has been constant impression on a solidified foundation of
hard work and patience”
Why the rush?
Actually
where are we rushing to? What happens next after making the cash and building
the mansions? Truly what next? Ever asked yourself that?
“People
are more focused on attaining wealth than retaining it”.
One
thing that has been my guiding principle is not to hurry in life.
Take a look;
* Nigerian
President Muhammadu Buhari who later attained presidency at the age of 73 that
is 32 years later after he was Head of State at the age of 41… it took him an
entire life time to achieve such but yet he did.
* Alinko Dangote whose company was a small trading firm established in 1977 but
today happens to be a multi-trillion naira group who has branches across
Nigeria, Benin, Ethiopia, Senegal, Cameroon, Ghana, South Africa, Togo,
Tanzania, and Zambi
* Rainoil Limited was established in 1994, Mr Gabrel Obechie the group managing director worked alone at the birth stage but currently, the company have bulk storage - 2 ultra-modern petroleum product storage
depots i.e. a 50 million litre capacity multi-product depot in Oghara, Delta
State, a 40 million litre capacity multi-product depot in the Calabar Free
Trade Zone, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. They also have over 38 retail
outlets spread across the country, a fleet of over 75 tank trucks and 6
shipping vessels.
Wrap up
Its
better late than never…I’m not saying we can’t achieve our goals in early age,
but it’s not enough to kill yourself or give up just because you feel you are
old enough.
When you see people succeed, it means two things, either they have laboured hard in previous years, or they use a negative shortcut. Either way don't be carried away...stay focused and determined.
When you see people succeed, it means two things, either they have laboured hard in previous years, or they use a negative shortcut. Either way don't be carried away...stay focused and determined.
There
are numerous factors hindering your success, take out time to learn every bit
life has to teach you cos you will always emerge successful if you want. Its a hardcore choice tested
“If you can’t handle 20 kilo stone, you can’t
handle 20 kilo gold”.
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