Article by nyangu simpungwe
One becomes great only if determined to do so, by saying I will and I must – and where there’s no way, either finds one or makes one. But not from without – If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could then better judge what to do, and how to do it.
A person of substance is always looking for ways to improve and never goes backwards. Determination is a force multiplier, don’t let go of your dreams. If you have determination and belief in your dreams, you will succeed in spite of your desire to let go. One of the greatest principles on success is persistence, if you persist long enough, you will win – within each of us is a hidden store of determination. Determination to keep us in the race when all seems lost – Never stop, One stops as soon as something is about to happen.
People stop because of uncertainty and disappointment – they are looking for smooth seas – Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. – People do not know the outcome to whatever it is they are doing, all they experience are temporal defeats that they eventually allow to submerge them. Had they stuck it out a little longer, they would have risen above temporal defeats. Do not quit, just take the next step in faith – Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase. Once you take that step, be sure you keep your feet in the right place, then stand firm and repeat the steps.
When an individual is determined, that individual ensures motivation becomes a personal daily process. Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly. Andrew Carnegie said ‘People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.’ Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice.
The failure to attain what we want does not create a new problem. It merely makes more urgent the necessity of solving an existing one – If we have the courage to pursue our dreams – all can come true, the means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek. Walk slowly if you may but never walk backwards – prepare and some day your chance will come.
Master courage; courage is resistance to fear; Courage is mastery of fear – not absence of fear. The person who resists or attenuates fear is an individual who is thoroughly prepared in every activity that causes that fear in the first place. Go by, prepared and with courage, and fear will be contained – the only fear that will be available is the one to keep you in check, that what you are doing is of uttermost quality. Undertake something that is difficult; it will do you good – Fear is not a difficulty, but an opportunity… as Norman Vincent Peale once said ‘The individual who know the score about life sees difficulties as opportunities.’
The surest way not to fail is to determine to succeed, and success comes from preparedness. If you want to make it bad enough, no matter how bad it is, you can make it. The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in the person’s determination – plan and execute as per Abraham Lincoln’s saying ‘Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.’ Be determined and when you are, you will endeavor to get prepared to overcome.
A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be. We are often acting on perception instead of what is – Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven’t half the strength you think they have.
Nyangu Simpungwe is a professional accountant, a fully qualified chartered certified accountant and holds a Masters Degree from The University of Glamorgan in Wales.
He is Author of a book “Try Easier…” Become The Best You Can Be
http://www.try-easier.com
About the Author
Nyangu Simpungwe is a professional accountant, a fully qualified chartered certified accountant and holds a Masters Degree from The University of Glamorgan in Wales.
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