FLIP SIDE OF SUCCESS - FRANK UZO
Failure or success is a child of your attitude irrespective of what prevails in your environment. Do you want to know why?
Then go ahead and read this piece from John Maxwell;
"A study of 300 highly successful people, people like Franklin Roosevelt, Helen Keller, Mahatma Ghandi...reveals that one quarter had handicaps such as blindness, deafness or crippled limbs. Three quarters had either been born in poverty, came from broken homes or at least came from exceedingly tense or disturbed situations.
Then go ahead and read this piece from John Maxwell;
"A study of 300 highly successful people, people like Franklin Roosevelt, Helen Keller, Mahatma Ghandi...reveals that one quarter had handicaps such as blindness, deafness or crippled limbs. Three quarters had either been born in poverty, came from broken homes or at least came from exceedingly tense or disturbed situations.
Why did the
achievers overcome such problems while thousands are overwhelmed by
theirs? They simply refused to hold on to their common excuses for
failure and turned their stumbling blocks into stepping stones. They
realized they could not determine every circumstance in life but they
could determine their choice of attitude toward every circumstance."
Listen to what
Helen Keller has to say, "I thank God for my handicaps for through them I
have found myself, my work and my God." (Helen Keller had multiple
handicaps)
In fact the truth is that you are not destined to be a failure because you possess a perceived disadvantage unless you choose otherwise.
That you failed in the past does not mean that failure has become your
identity unless you choose to because daily, people are taking advantage
of their past failures to achieve tremendous success. Physical handicap
does not in any way mean that the mind is handicapped as well.In fact the truth is that you are not destined to be a failure because you possess a perceived disadvantage unless you choose otherwise.
It is a fact that
situations may have foisted failure on you but the truth is that you
reserve the right to reject or accept it. Success is not exclusive to
people who possess it now but rather to people who truly do what it
takes to get it. Before you give up on yourself as being crafted for
failure just flip open to the most precious book of all times, the
Bible, to Isaiah 60:15/16
"Though you were
once despised and hated and rebuffed by all; you will be beautiful
forever. You will be a joy to all generations for I will make you so.
Powerful kings and mighty nations will bring the best of their goods to
satisfy your every need...says the Lord your Saviour and Redeemer, the
Mighty One of Israel."
See? The
manufacturer of any product is the most qualified to give the last word
on it, so in the same manner God our Maker is the only One who can give
the last word on you and He has spoken that your life can be beautiful
for real if you can change your attitude and cooperate with Him...so
look above what you see, and what people have said about you and see the
real deal.
Remember, that failure has lived long with you does not mean success cannot outlive it. If you toy with your success, failure will make you its toy.
Remember, that failure has lived long with you does not mean success cannot outlive it. If you toy with your success, failure will make you its toy.
Whichever way we
choose to look at it, success remains the product of a process and so
must be built up. However quite many people are of the belief that
success is an issue of pedigree, gender, birth or location but my
investigation and those of other leading writers like John Maxwell, Mike
Murdock, Bishop Oyedepo among others, have come to prove this notion as
mere excuse for failure because success can be achieved by just anyone
who is willing to pay the right price for it.
In case you belong to this group, pause a while and take in this report before you give up the quest for success;
- George Opong Weah came out from a war-torn country in Africa to become the European Footballer of the year 1995.
- Arch Bishop Benson Idahosa metamorphosed from the sickly child left to die on a refuse dump to a world leading Evangelist.
-Wendy Stoker, born without arms turned out to become second best diver at her High School and wonderful typist as well; typing 40 words per minute WITH HER TOES!!!
- Henry Ford moved from being the laughing stock of his generation to become the first automobile manufacturer in the world...
Guess who is next? YOU!
If only you can make your success your responsibility.
Keep your comments coming in. As we wrap up this series, I encourage you to watch out for the Building Process of Success... you could also get more by picking up a copy of the book Make Success a Habit.
- George Opong Weah came out from a war-torn country in Africa to become the European Footballer of the year 1995.
- Arch Bishop Benson Idahosa metamorphosed from the sickly child left to die on a refuse dump to a world leading Evangelist.
-Wendy Stoker, born without arms turned out to become second best diver at her High School and wonderful typist as well; typing 40 words per minute WITH HER TOES!!!
- Henry Ford moved from being the laughing stock of his generation to become the first automobile manufacturer in the world...
Guess who is next? YOU!
If only you can make your success your responsibility.
Keep your comments coming in. As we wrap up this series, I encourage you to watch out for the Building Process of Success... you could also get more by picking up a copy of the book Make Success a Habit.
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