What do you do when you hear the word “NO”? What do you do when it seems all doors are closed at you? When it seems that you are to close to an end? What do you do when what seems to be your last hope is fading away? Persist! Yeah, you heard me right…Persist. The good news is that you are not alone on this journey. Some people have experienced this before and today they are living testimonies of what a man can do by persistence. Will the road ahead be smooth? Will there be any adversity on the way? Yeah, adversity is part of life. Challenges are meant to come. Your response to the challenges of live determines how successful you will be.

The difference between the successful people and the failures is not adversity. Everybody has a taste of that. In fact, the successful people have heard a lot of NOs in their lives but never give up. Then, what is the difference? The difference is your response – your attitude to the challenges you meet on your way. How do you react when you receive a call from that recruiter telling you they had given the offer to someone else? Your bank account manager just called you and told you that you have just been refused that loan. The success of your business may even depend on you getting that loan.

But what do you do? Do you regroup and hit it hard again, or do you just lay it down and quit? Many people have made a u-turn when their success is actually around the corner. Calvin Coolidge said,

“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.”

Failure should never be an end. It should be seen as a bend towards another destination. I have failed before but I did not pack my bag and cave in. I bounced back and I believe you can do the same. Setbacks should be seen as the foundations upon which you build your future success and not the final excuse for failure. Nearly everyone who seeks to develop an idea encounter problem on the way. There are enough reasons why the idea may seem impossible to implement. Someone that you respect so much might even have failed at doing the same? That is not enough to discourage you from pursuing your dream. Some people gets discouraged at this stage and give up. That is not the place to be discouraged. This is not the time to see the obstacle. Focus on the positive and keep seeing the fulfilment of your idea. Keep seeing the problems that the execution of your idea is going to solve. This alone will give you enough encouragement.

The dictionary defines persistent as: to continue firmly or obstinately. Persistence is a state of mind. In the words of Thomas Edison,

“Just because something does not do what you planned it to do does not mean it is useless…. Reverses should be an incentive to great accomplishment. Results? Why, man, I have gotten lots of results! If I find 10,000 ways something won’t work, I haven’t failed. I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is just one more step forward…. There are no rules here; we are just trying to accomplish something.”

It is therefore normal for someone to have obstacles before success. It creates a better platform for you to appreciate God when you hit your target. Even the dictionary puts the word obstacle before success. Obstacles are there to strengthen us and offer progressive measurement of our growing strength. Discouragement sets in when we misunderstand the purpose of obstacles. Persistence is a conscious decision. So, train yourself to be persistent persons and stop giving up at the bend. Are you still seeing an end or a bend?

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What do you do when you hear the word “NO”? What do you do when it seems all doors are closed at you? When it seems that you are to close to an end? What do you do when what seems to be your last hope is fading away? Persist! Yeah, you heard me right…Persist. The good news is that you are not alone on this journey. Some people have experienced this before and today they are living testimonies of what a man can do by persistence. Will the road ahead be smooth? Will there be any adversity on the way? Yeah, adversity is part of life. Challenges are meant to come. Your response to the challenges of live determines how successful you will be.

The difference between the successful people and the failures is not adversity. Everybody has a taste of that. In fact, the successful people have heard a lot of NOs in their lives but never give up. Then, what is the difference? The difference is your response – your attitude to the challenges you meet on your way. How do you react when you receive a call from that recruiter telling you they had given the offer to someone else? Your bank account manager just called you and told you that you have just been refused that loan. The success of your business may even depend on you getting that loan.

But what do you do? Do you regroup and hit it hard again, or do you just lay it down and quit? Many people have made a u-turn when their success is actually around the corner. Calvin Coolidge said,

“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.”

Failure should never be an end. It should be seen as a bend towards another destination. I have failed before but I did not pack my bag and cave in. I bounced back and I believe you can do the same. Setbacks should be seen as the foundations upon which you build your future success and not the final excuse for failure. Nearly everyone who seeks to develop an idea encounter problem on the way. There are enough reasons why the idea may seem impossible to implement. Someone that you respect so much might even have failed at doing the same? That is not enough to discourage you from pursuing your dream. Some people gets discouraged at this stage and give up. That is not the place to be discouraged. This is not the time to see the obstacle. Focus on the positive and keep seeing the fulfilment of your idea. Keep seeing the problems that the execution of your idea is going to solve. This alone will give you enough encouragement.

The dictionary defines persistent as: to continue firmly or obstinately. Persistence is a state of mind. In the words of Thomas Edison,

“Just because something does not do what you planned it to do does not mean it is useless…. Reverses should be an incentive to great accomplishment. Results? Why, man, I have gotten lots of results! If I find 10,000 ways something won’t work, I haven’t failed. I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is just one more step forward…. There are no rules here; we are just trying to accomplish something.”

It is therefore normal for someone to have obstacles before success. It creates a better platform for you to appreciate God when you hit your target. Even the dictionary puts the word obstacle before success. Obstacles are there to strengthen us and offer progressive measurement of our growing strength. Discouragement sets in when we misunderstand the purpose of obstacles. Persistence is a conscious decision. So, train yourself to be persistent persons and stop giving up at the bend. Are you still seeing an end or a bend?

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Do you have what it takes to transform the successes and failures of yesterday as today’s victories while riding on today’s back to simulate the future? Can you see the link between today and tomorrow, which is built on yesterday’s triumphs and pitfalls? Are you living in the present to the fullest with a sense of purpose? Jack Welch said:

“Fanaticism is doubling your speed when your purpose is forgotten.”

While you already have the picture of the kind of future you desire, you owe yourself the responsibility of positioning yourself to reach your target on time. What is it that you want to achieve? Getting a new job? Starting a business? Can you really boast now that you have all it takes to get the kind of job you desire? Sit down and answer that question sincerely. The starting point is to identify and make a commitment to do what you need to move from your present position to your desired position.

If you are looking for job, identify the kind of job you want and list the skills you need to function effectively on that job. You may then consider working for free for a small organisation to develop the skills you need. You need to keep reminding yourself that employers are no longer only interested in the kind of grades you finish with in school. They want to know what you can contribute to their organisation. The grade you finished with in school may be able to secure you interview but it will not secure you the job. You definitely need much more than that. You need to have relevant skills which you alone have to develop. Nobody can and will do this for you. You owe yourself this great responsibility.

Your desire may be to get a promotion at work. You have been working for some years now and getting the promotion you feel you deserve? Do you really deserve that promotion? Take a look at your present skill set. Are you adding more value to your company than you were adding last year? Or you are just marking time in the office and collecting the money you don’t deserve? This is the time to reflect on your activities of the last few months. If you are serious about getting that promotion, look around you. List the people in your organisation whom you think are doing very well. Then, list the skills that they possess and choose this day not only to develop those skills but also to diligently apply them at work. This will not come easy but you have to give it all it takes.

So, are you serious about hitting your target enough? Make up your mind now to give it everything within you. You can start by reading a book that address your special need. It is only a matter of time before you become master at what you are doing. And you know the result? Your skills will show you off. People will demand for your service. What are you waiting for? Start today to prepare for success…

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I have not made any post for some time on this blog. It is not because I don’t have anything to talk about. In fact, I have many titles in my archive that I am yet to address. I have been very in school this past weeks and I have to combine this with meeting my business interest. I was just thinking about my plans again this morning and something hit me hard. There is a question I want us to quickly address. Are you where you are supposed to be? Are you living the kind of life that you so desire.

Wait…remember when you are growing up. Remember all those great dreams you had. Are you fulfilling your dreams already? Or you are still in the realm of talking? Are you matching your talking with corresponding actions? if your actions are far from your words, then you need to take a break and think deep.  You need to move from the group of “talkers” to “doers“. Most successful people in this world are those that have learnt to match their actions with their words.

Talkers are those people that have great ideas or great intentions, but just never follow through with action. I was a talker myself many times in my life but I have since discovered that mere talk can not translate to dreams being fulfiled. What aspect of your life have you been talking about changing? Is it going for that course? Writing that exam? Reading those books or listening to those tapes? You have to give yourself no other option and create enough reasons why you need to act today.

Anyone can be a talker, but to make a change in your life, you need to take solid action and follow through 100%. If you don’t, you will never see your dreams turned to reality. They will forever remain in the realm of dreams. And do you know the end result? You will keep on Passing Over Opportunity Repeatedly (POOR).

If you want to be a talker your whole life, then that is your prerogative, but unfortunately you will probably lose the confidence in yourself along with the backing of friends and family. People will see through you given enough time if “talking“ is all you are capable of doing. Take one aspect of your life, just one, where you want a change, whether it is family life, dieting, exercising, finances, schooling or anything else and take a stand NOW. Decide on what you need to do and follow through 100%. The results you are looking for will be within your reach. It IS possible; it just takes effort and patience.

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