‘’There may not be a tomorrow for you and me, time is rushing by. It waits on no one, the clock just keeps ticking. There are seven days in a week and someday isn’t one of them!”
We live in a world where everyone wants to have a good life. As comfortable as they want it to be, the true fact about this is that it takes courage to have that life ladies and gents. You are the one who determines the outcome of your success whether your life is exciting or boring. There is no shortcut to make it so quick in life, there is no way to make that life easier. It takes a sense of urgency to manage your time effectively as long you want to achieve that big dream. Those that have succeeded in life and living that life you always imagine sacrificed and respected their time. They committed to the challenges that were presented to them on their journey to success, that tenacity and courage is the reason why they made it in life. One thing I want to tell you is that you don’t know how to make it until you do. Doing your best is not enough, it only keeps you with the pack.
I have two simple examples I would want to share with your reader. The first one is when school lessons end, most students drop their bags when they reach their homes or dormitories thinking that they are done with the day, and those that attain good grades are the ones that use their sense of urgency to create extra hours to study. The second one is on exercises, when the session ends, most people varnish and only one or a few individuals are seen going an extra mile to get best results. From these two, I can safely conclude that those who go an extra mile to become better than what others are doing create a 50% chance on improvement and doing what nobody has ever done before. You might be intelligent, talented, genius, you name it, but that’s not enough, you need to throw in an extra percentage. Even if you do not see yourself in that bracket, look at the brighter side of things, do not dwell on the negative and think about the next step you are going to take. This enables you to surpass people’s expectations and before you know it, you have made it.
Remember there is no break or pause on the clock-hand, it keeps moving, it doesn’t wait for anyone. That’s the reason why the rich and the poor have the same amount of time and what differentiates them is how they utilize that time. The way we spend our time defines who we are. Being yourself and finding something within yourself is the most important thing. You are going to face all kinds of obstacles but you will overcome them. God can never let you face challenges which you cannot conquer, so don’t run away from them. Face them, don’t allow fear to overtake you. Fear has two meanings; Forget Everything and Run or Face Everything and Rise, do the thinking, the choice is yours. You will never know how close you were if you choose to give up. I know how it feels but you need to get through it. This is your time, your place, and your opportunity to make a difference, you have come too far to quit. You have lost too much to quit, GET A REWARD FOR YOUR PAIN!!!
You can’t stop because you have been disappointed, hurt, lost, or depressed, remember the only way to get it is through it and the time is now. There are no shortcuts to success; you have to put in an extra hour and more sweat on the track field. That is the sacrifice you get to do in order for you to be remembered. Do what everyone hates and give more than them. Everyone has a role to play in life be it at work, in relationships, friendships, church, just a few to mention. You need to play your role before it’s too late, we are all running out of time. We often take things for granted because we may not know what we have until we lose it. Build your life, lay each and every brick and whenever you get an opportunity use it wisely so that you won’t live to regret. I don’t regret the things I have done; I regret the things I didn’t do when I had the chance, this time I’m making sure I don’t miss anything.
You will never be successful if you don’t encounter failure because failures are part of life, embrace them. The bible says, “He who loves to sleep and the folding of their hands poverty will set upon you like a thief in the night,” Proverbs 6:10-11 —time is the most valuable thing a man can spend. If you dare to waste one second of your time, you have not yet discovered the real value of time. Everything you see around you that is man-made or the clothes that you’re wearing emanated from a single thought or an idea in somebody’s mind. Are you not a person? Are you not a human being? Are you not living in that very same universe? If your answer is Yes, then what’s stopping you from having that mind-set of creating new things using your own imagination? No matter what affected you in your life, no matter the time you have lost, I don’t care, what I care about you is your NOW. Keep moving forward, just like time, it keeps on moving and never waits for anybody. If you have people that you love, love them now be it your partner, your children, your friends, you name them but do it now. If you want to ask for forgiveness from someone, do it now. If you have a goal to achieve, start working on it now because SOME DAY IS NO DAY!!!
“Commit to the Lord in whatever you do, and He will establish your plans.” Proverbs 16:3
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