"Success is not a destination, it's a journey" - Zig Ziglar
I marvel at this quote because it makes one humble to know that success is not an actual attainment but continuous effort towards fulfillment. The joy of success does not lie in achieving a goal but after achieving one, then setting another. Little wonder organizations today recognize that their sure source of competitiveness is not in the number of sky scrappers they own but in the leverage of their intangible assets (people and relationships) towards continuous improvement.
You know when you are about setting on a journey, you pack your bags ensuring nothing important or critical to your journey is left behind. We often go like this: Passport - check; ticket - check; cash - check etc. For the journey to be successful, there are stuffs we must check before we leave home or perhaps board the vehicle. I reckon such is life too. As we go on the journey, from one junction to the other, we must continuously do the check exercise to ensure we'd be safe on the trip. I have highlighted some important checks that I reckon should be done at each junction.
1. Purpose
Yes! We must always do a purpose check. In a journey without purpose is "...time has no meaning, efforts have no reason and life has no precision" - Myles Munroe. Lets say you are at the junction of a job hunt, an application for admission into a school, or a commitment to a lifelong relationship, do a good check by asking if what you are about to enter into coincides with your purpose. If you have not discovered your purpose for life, be sure to find it, only then would like have a meaning to you.
2. Love:
The second most important check in my books is the Love check. The truth is, it is only what you are in love with that you'd be able to make sacrifices for. My advice along our journey to success is to always make the love check. What your heart is committed to, your entire soul, spirit and body would join in. When everything fails, only love remains. When stress beclouds a life, love is the only ray that makes the effort worth it. It is what you are in love with that you are not shy or scared to claim responsibility for. Don't leave that junction without this check.
3. Hope
I do not think I am the only one that hates to invest my time into something without promise. Even if you are unable to assess the future relevance of that thing now, make sure you are convinced within that it has a tomorrow. The significance of this is an intestinal fortitude to carry on even in the face of difficulties. Whatever you cannot hope in is soon gone even before you start. When the world says, "Give up", Hope whispers, "Try it one more time."
It's never too late to begin the check... Do your checks and make the right decisions. You are already a success!
- Le Dynamique Professeur
Aww... thanks Kiah. I am encouraged by those words of yours. Thanks :)
ReplyDeleteI agree with you ma. Many of us have fallen into that ditch of satisfying the call to just have goals; alas its in the wrong direction (not aligning with our purpose).
ReplyDeleteThanks for the encouraging words ma :)
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ReplyDeleteYou are always a blessing too my bishop... and I bet u know tht!
ReplyDeleteYes o... Jesus showed the practical example. He made Himself a sacrifice for us not just for the sake of it but because He loves us.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sis :)
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ReplyDeleteOn it! Thanks :)
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ReplyDeleteAwesome post man
ReplyDeleteI tend to learn everyday from your blog o...success is a journey & not a destination..wow! really got to me...i thought it was the final destination of every human being..thanks for enlightening me.
ReplyDeletepurpose,love and hope...
ReplyDeleteYou're so right on! It's what's kept me going till now and I've not been led astray..
Wise talk..
Success is a continuous journey, now that's food for thought.. (2cute4u)
Thanks bro :)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to hear that ma... and humbled. Thanks :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Chacha. God bless you :)
ReplyDeleteVery useful tips...indeed, its never late to begin the check. You have made very invaluable points that will make all men and women to assess their current position and help them get prepared for their next destination.
ReplyDeleteYes sir! Thank you sir :)
ReplyDelete"...it is only what you are in love with that you'd be able to make sacrifices for..." these words speak to my soul..ilike this post very much
ReplyDeletesuch a blessing
ReplyDeleteIts only what you are in love with that you would make sacrifices for.....speaks to me. really does
ReplyDeleteSo many gems in this message. Sometimes we set ourselves goals that seem practical and sensible but they are not really the ones we are meant to pursue because there isn't a real match between the goal and the person, i.e 'no love for the goal' = no real purpose, so where will the motivation (hope) come from when the going gets tough?
ReplyDeleteReally love this post. You have a great gift as a motivator and you recognise it. God bless you always.
your work...there is something about it...inspiring without being preachy...
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