Le Dynamique Professeur

Ever felt you are being looked down upon because of one reason or the other?

Ever felt like some people think you don't count?

Have you ever been somewhere someone is looking for a solution and they approached everyone else but you?

Just a week back, there was a small problem where I work. The big boss was not around and so, this urgent problem had no one else to be referred to but the rest of us present at the office. Something funny happened that inspired this post. I discovered, every other person in the office (that knew or did not know about that problem) was approached safe for my humble self. No one seemingly cared whether I had an idea or not. After they'd tried everything and no solution was forthcoming, I just decided to check what they were struggling with. To their amazement, it's an issue I deal with almost every day at school. Within a few minutes, I offered the solution to the problem. I then questioned, why was I not approached in the first place?

I then began the analysis in my head; Could it be because I am only a part timer? Could it be because I am a student and the rest are full time workers? Could it be because I have a different skin colour? I had a lot of "could it bes" in my head. Truth is, all these may be true about me; as in, I may be a part timer, student or different in terms of my skin colour but that doesn't make me disadvantaged; does it?

Are you reading this today and it seem like people just don't see you as 'good enough'? Or it is like whenever recommendations are being made, you are hardly deem fit, not because you have not been doing well but just because you are just 'different'. I am here to encourage you: DO NOT BE MOVED! Whoever is seeing you as disadvantaged is the one missing out on the solution to their problems, not you. Very soon, they will bite their fingers cos they'd come to the realization that they've wasted a lot of time running helter skelter when the solution to their problem is right there with them.

Should everyone around you despise you, do not despise yourself. Should they think you are not good enough, don't join them in such thoughts. Even if they think you are inferior, make no mistake to think the same because you may be different but that doesn't make you inferior. You may have a different skin colour but that doesn't make you any less intelligent. You may have come from a very lowly background, that doesn't make you a pauper at heart. Listen, you are a solutions carrier and you must see yourself that way! In fact, your difference is an evidence you are unique and you have within you unique and uncommon ideas. You may be different but you are not disadvantaged!

Thanks for reading :)

- Le Dynamique Professeur

I moved house recently and I stumbled on some documents. So many that I perhaps would no longer have need of most of them in the future but a few still hold memoirs of giant strides. Mere setting my eyes on them somewhat lifted my spirit. Somehow I was gingered and inspired about my current phase of life. Precisely, I happen to stumble on my Masters dissertation and as I flipped the pages, I couldn't help but believe again! You see, I am currently writing up my thesis and I think I needed something to remind me that I have the capacity to produce a high quality thesis just the same way I did produce a publishable Masters dissertation as the document eventually became a journal publication in a referred international journal.

The experience of those few minutes as I unpack some stuffs and repack others became more than just a house-moving exercise. I found inspiration for my current journey. I was able to count my blessings! I could never have imagined the impact of seeing my old dissertation on my current programme. I tell you, since that day, I've been going steady, not without challenges but I've been inspired the more. I was able to send a chapter for my supervisors to review and things are beginning to take shape. That simple experience inspired this post.

There are times in our lives when it appears we've lost faith in ourselves and what we can do. Situations and circumstances may have crowded our minds that we'd begin thinking of ourselves as lacking ability to do exploits. We relegate ourselves as though we've never had stories of triumph in the past. Beloved, if that's your current situation, I implore you to take the records books again. Go sit on the shores of a beach, feel the cool breeze and reflect on things you've achieved in the past. If you are like me, go into your folders and bring out certificates, past assessments grade slips and so on. Don't just count your blessings, make them count. A way to do this is to find inspiration and motivation in them for greater exploits.

I assure you, something inside of you will rise up to your current challenge. I have no doubt, you'd be poised to believe in yourself again! People who declare themselves fed up of life are those who never look back to count their blessings. Some of those people end up committing suicide or just end up in snare of depression. Are you having some challenges in your relationship? I implore you, take the records books and think on the good side. Are you feeling like you can't complete that course; more like the stress is beginning to strangle you? Get back to your accolades of the past and count your blessings. Are you out of job and it seem like you've done all possible and there is seems to be no way out? Have a seat on the couch, allow yourself a few minutes of reflection on how you got your past jobs and let hope swell up from within yet again. I tell you, change is around the corner for you if you won't give up on yourself.

Have a swell month! Thanks for reading.

- Le Dynamique Professeur

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