#LegendsDIARY: Is it True That I Really Need Prayers? (Week 2)

#LegendsDIARY is a weekly initiative of this blog where Gabriel Olatunji-Legend shares his personal struggles, failures, experiences and triumphs - it's a no-holds-barred diary - this is the secret the average successful person will not share with you.

I believed! When all wasn’t well instead of doubting my greatness in life I still believed that one day my story will change! That was the only thing that kept me going, believing. How else can you explain why a young man will write his first book at the age of 18 and about 10 years after he hasn't published any book? When you have once been confronted with words like “this is not ordinary, you need to pray”. A word like that comes as a result of consistent failure in a particular thing; in this case it is in failing to publish my own book after several attempts.

Sometimes you sit down to ask yourself if all was truly well, if it is true that you really need prayers (not the regular prayer – the one that probably requires an ‘ori oke’)

Gabriel Olatunji-Legend: The Three Things They Did That Make Us Envy Them

I took out time research the life of the people I envy the most, the list cut across friends, mentors, protégées, acquaintances and colleagues and I found something interesting about most of them. Don't we all have people in our lives we envy and love to be like? I believe, like me, there are people whose results you will love to command – like driving their type of car, live in their type of house, be famous like them and even have as much money like they have.

There is nothing wrong with wanting what someone else have, it is a good thing, don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Even Jesus wanted his disciples to desire His type of power, miracles, and results. What is important however is not just the desire but the skill to recognise what it takes to command the same results? Elisha knew if he could catch Elijah’s coat he will also command the same results or more but these days we only desire without knowing what to do. These are the three things that they did, that make us envy them;

#LegendsDIARY: Why is my Own Like This? (Part 1)

#LegendsDIARY is a weekly initiative of this blog where Gabriel Olatunji-Legend shares his personal struggles, failures, experiences and triumphs - it's a no-holds-barred diary - this is the secret the average successful person will not share with you.

My name is Gabriel Olatunji-Legend and I am that guy with a past; I am that guy with a big dream like many people; I am that guy that wants to have it all even at an early age; I am that guy that wants to break world record but I consistently found out that instead of making progress, breaking records I seem to be stagnant and sometimes retrogressing. To make matters worse, I did not come from a well to do family but I grew up in the teenagers’ arm of a church where you are constantly challenged to go and become great.