Too many hypocrites in our world today; too many people living a lie; too many people wanting what they cannot have; too many people looking for what is not lost; and too many people living as though they will die today. I don’t intend to keep you in the dark concerning my thoughts this Monday morning but this foundation is necessary before divulging the coming truths.
“It’s been a while I saw him and when we met at an event recently we exchanged pleasantries and inquired of each other’s well-being. I explained to him about how I now run a small business which has been very challenging but we are moving closer to greater breakthroughs. It was my friend’s turn, he was about to organize a paid conference and according to him he is expecting 25 000 people. I was wowed and I thought there must be a grand plan on ground and he must have been organizing conferences long before now but to my amazement this new idea is the first he is organizing; he had only been organizing other ones in his mind. What a high level of hypocrisy.”
Young people are supposed to have great dreams but great dreams does not equal to stupidity and foolishness. ‘Who among you wants to build a tower but does not first sit down to count the cost?’ The height of foolishness and stupidity is when you have a dream to fly a plane but failed to start learning from the elementary stages; you have been billed to crash. If you want to fly a plane some day, learn to fly kite today.
Abraham Lincoln was faced with defeat throughout his life. He lost eight elections, failed twice in business and suffered a nervous breakdown but still emerged as the President of the United States of America. Here’s a look at his failures in life before elected President;
1816 - His family was forced out of their home. He had to work to support them.
1818 - His mother died.
1831 - Failed in business.
1832 - Ran for state legislature - lost.
1832 - Also lost his job - wanted to go to law school but couldn't get in.
1833 - Borrowed some money from a friend to begin a business and by the end of the year he was bankrupt. He spent the next 17 years of his life paying off this debt.
1834 - Ran for state legislature again - won.
1835 - Was engaged to be married, sweetheart died and his heart was broken.
1836 - Had a total nervous breakdown and was in bed for six months.
1838 - Sought to become speaker of the state legislature - defeated.
1840 - Sought to become elector - defeated.
1843 - Ran for Congress - lost.
1846 - Ran for Congress again - this time he won - went to Washington and did a good job.
1848 - Ran for re-election to Congress - lost.
1849 - Sought the job of land officer in his home state - rejected.
1854 - Ran for Senate of the United States - lost.
1856 - Sought the Vice-Presidential nomination at his party's national convention - get less than 100 votes.
1858 - Ran for U.S. Senate again - again he lost.
1860 - Elected president of the United States.
This is my resolve, you may have a dream of owning a TV station some day; start with owning a blog or a YouTube channel. You may have a dream to become the richest man tomorrow; start by saving the seemingly little extra income you have today. You may have a dream to be a top fashion designer with boutiques in all the states of the federation; start by sewing for your family members, your friends, neighbors and so on. You may have a dream to organize a conference that will have one million people in attendance; start by organizing a meeting of ten, then hundred. You may have a dream to become a global champion; start by championing your locality. It is the accumulated little drops of water that makes a mighty ocean eventually – start with your size now but never remain on the same spot twice.
Gabriel Olatunji ‘Legend’ tweets from @OLATUNJISPEAKS
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