The world seems like it is falling apart and nothing seems to work. The job has not come. I read lines like “my career is in a mess” from members these days. I have these words today for you: do not be too hard on yourself. BELIEVE does not end when things are not working. The last I checked, PATIENCE has not been removed from the dictionary. Sure, things are hard in Nigeria.
And if you look deeper, you are making progress. To get to that next level you are dreaming, you must use the progress you have made ALREADY. Most times, our success was past tense and always forgotten because the next level has not come! Here in the Church in America, they do hold special events for secondary school graduates, congratulating them. I did not see any in Nigeria. Yes, finishing from secondary school is not a big deal, in Nigeria!
How would you move to the next level when the already achieved progress has been discarded? She made Second Class Lower (2.2) in college, and the god is now 2.2. For her, she has not achieved anything. Every move in her career is dictated by that 2.2. Unless you see that 2.2 as progress, that next level would not come.
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Not a big fan of Dino Melaye (ex-Kogi Senator) but I was impressed by his attitude the day ABU Zaria confirmed he made a 3rd class. The next day, he wore an academic gown to the Senate floor. I was happy because for Dino, that 3rd class was progress. Call him names, he built on that and he has a life today. Do not be too hard on yourself – you are making progress! But keep pushing!
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There’s this fine song they usually sing in church:
Count your blessings, name them one by one Count your blessings…
And it ends with … and it will surprise you what the Lord has done.
The obsession with where we want to go or what we think we deserve, can easily make us forget how much we have accomplished, the growth, the experiences we have lived through, the learning; they magically take backseat. But again, you cannot build on nothing, which means all you have achieved till this moment will form the springboard for what would come next, the future cannot be isolated from the past.
As long as you are not measuring your progress with another’s time, you are moving forward.
Would you like to become another person? Then who will be you? Who’s going to live your own experiences and tell your unique story? You are where you are for purpose, make the best of it, and you will live happily ever after.