SOLILOQUY- YOUR BEST SHOT AT GREATNESS
I once heard a great man say "I am my number one critic." At first it sounded funny, but with time and application I came to understand his choice of words. When you fail to own your shortcomings and work on being a better version of you, the world will lord it over you; family and friends included.
The moment you come to terms with the fact that you have a weakness, it lets you know what is between you and where you need to be. The twist here is that many wait for the society or circumstances to point it out for them, by then it is already too late.
How does the society get to you ? ...with words
The question is, why wait for their words to reach you first when you have a mouth of your own ?
YOU CANNOT PLUG AN ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE TO A WALL WITHOUT A SOCKET.
This also applies to you, when you spend time talking to yourself, using words that uplift and befitting of a god, you will find out that whatever the society has to say about you will have no hold because there would be no space to accommodate it. Even when circumstances throw some interesting darts at you that almost threaten to shake your very existence, you wouldn't be moved because your words reassure you that you are a winner. Now I am not saying you should act like you don't have shortcomings, rather I am letting you know that you can decide to not let them define you.
You ask how? With your words. You should be your best-friend, spend quality time talking to yourself, be warned though, because what you say at such times can either make or mar your life.
ACTION PLAN
Get a clean sheet of paper, write down
Now it is not just enough to write down 1 and 2. You have to actually work on changing them, starting with your confessions.
The moment you come to terms with the fact that you have a weakness, it lets you know what is between you and where you need to be. The twist here is that many wait for the society or circumstances to point it out for them, by then it is already too late.
How does the society get to you ? ...with words
The question is, why wait for their words to reach you first when you have a mouth of your own ?
YOU CANNOT PLUG AN ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE TO A WALL WITHOUT A SOCKET.
This also applies to you, when you spend time talking to yourself, using words that uplift and befitting of a god, you will find out that whatever the society has to say about you will have no hold because there would be no space to accommodate it. Even when circumstances throw some interesting darts at you that almost threaten to shake your very existence, you wouldn't be moved because your words reassure you that you are a winner. Now I am not saying you should act like you don't have shortcomings, rather I am letting you know that you can decide to not let them define you.
You ask how? With your words. You should be your best-friend, spend quality time talking to yourself, be warned though, because what you say at such times can either make or mar your life.
ACTION PLAN
Get a clean sheet of paper, write down
- The things you want to change about you
- The things you want to improve on
- The things you do that are excellent
Now it is not just enough to write down 1 and 2. You have to actually work on changing them, starting with your confessions.
Wow, thank you so much. Never knew I had such power over myself.
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