I got a call from a friend last week. He wanted an information from me and during the course of our discussion he told me that he has bought a car and has been driving himself for almost two months. I felt so happy for him and at the same time i was so surprised. Why was i surprised? The last time we met (precisely in December 2010), he narrated to me his ordeal at the hands of his former employers and how it has been pretty difficult making ends meet. But now, seven months after, he now has a car of his own and things are now getting better. You may ask that how did it happen, did he win a lottery? NO. Maybe he is into YAHOO. No maga paid him. He was steadfast and eventually he got a good job that pays well and the rest as they say is history.
Well, after we finished talking the thought that first came to my mind was, 'when am i going to have my own car?', 'when am i going to stop jumping from bus to bike?'. Almost instantly, this bible verse came to my mind, Ecclesiastes 3 vs 1 "For everything there is a fixed time, and a time for every business under the sun". What this translates into is that everyone has his own appointed time with destiny and when your appointed time comes you will definitely get what you rightly deserve. So i dont have to rush myself because if am not careful i may get crushed.
Dear friends and readers, we must not give up on our dreams because one day our time will come. We may be down at present but that does not mean we are out. The future may look bleak and dim but i tell you something, there is light at the end of the tunnel. I have heard the stories of great men who rose from nothing to something and i have been greatly inspired by these stories. Let me warn you, not all the success stories you hear are genuine. A number of them will only come and tell you tales by moonlight, they will never open up about all the fraudulent and shady things they did to make wealth. I have heard some genuine success stories and i am more convinced that if those people could make it, i will surely make it. I have no other choice. I know it will take time, perseverance, hard work and the grace of God to get there but am so willing to make the necessary sacrifice.
I am looking forward to the day when i will stand in front of young and enrgetic minds to share my own success story. I have big and great dreams and i can see them coming true.
Monday, 25 July 2011
Monday, 18 July 2011
Do Dreams Come True? (1)
♫When am i gonna be what i wanna be
When am i gonna see what i wanna see
Time is ticking on and i cant wait no more
Do dreams ever come true in this part of this world?♫
Those words are not mine but they are the lyrics of GT the Guitarman. For those who dont know him he is one Nigeria's finest musician. Unfortunately he is not as celebrated as the riff-raffs that has dominated the music industry today (i didnt mention names o).
Recently i decided to put into writing what i intend to achieve within the next two years and i discovered that i still have a long way to go. Ordinarily i would not have done this if not for the fact that my fiancee told me that she would be ready for marriage by next year ending. Initially, i thought next year ending was still far away but boy, after doing a mental calculation i discovered that next year is just around the corner. So i decided to plan and put down what i must have in place before the wedding bells start ringing.
I had on my list, a good car, a good job that pays well (though by my present standards i would rate the job i have now as quite good but i want something better as a family man), a good accomodation (preferably a three bedroom flat for a start) and a fat savings that can take care of 80% of the wedding expenses with a small change left to start family life. Never mind, the remaining 20% of the wedding expenses will come from my family. So after putting all these things down, i thought of how and where the money will come from. If i save half of my salary for the next 18 months, it wont meet up to the expenses i have on ground. So the question is, how do i go about it?
A lot of young men are in the same shoes. We have big dreams and we work and hustle so hard but what we get in return are not worth our efforts and do not measure up to our big desires. Maybe you have once pondered and wondered whether your dreams will come to reality just like GT the guitarman did in his lyrics. Its even more painful when you see your contemporaries live large and you wonder why is your own case different. Maybe you have considered taking short cuts in order to arrive at that your most desired destination. Before you give up, before you consider taking that short route, before you get involved in that shady deal or business, consider the fact that a good number of successful people that we see around today have once been in worse and pathetic situations but they never gave up. They were never afraid to dream big because they had the conviction that dreams do come true. So what is stopping you from dreaming?
... to be continued
Ogbeni Tamedu
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When am i gonna see what i wanna see
Time is ticking on and i cant wait no more
Do dreams ever come true in this part of this world?♫
Those words are not mine but they are the lyrics of GT the Guitarman. For those who dont know him he is one Nigeria's finest musician. Unfortunately he is not as celebrated as the riff-raffs that has dominated the music industry today (i didnt mention names o).
Recently i decided to put into writing what i intend to achieve within the next two years and i discovered that i still have a long way to go. Ordinarily i would not have done this if not for the fact that my fiancee told me that she would be ready for marriage by next year ending. Initially, i thought next year ending was still far away but boy, after doing a mental calculation i discovered that next year is just around the corner. So i decided to plan and put down what i must have in place before the wedding bells start ringing.
I had on my list, a good car, a good job that pays well (though by my present standards i would rate the job i have now as quite good but i want something better as a family man), a good accomodation (preferably a three bedroom flat for a start) and a fat savings that can take care of 80% of the wedding expenses with a small change left to start family life. Never mind, the remaining 20% of the wedding expenses will come from my family. So after putting all these things down, i thought of how and where the money will come from. If i save half of my salary for the next 18 months, it wont meet up to the expenses i have on ground. So the question is, how do i go about it?
A lot of young men are in the same shoes. We have big dreams and we work and hustle so hard but what we get in return are not worth our efforts and do not measure up to our big desires. Maybe you have once pondered and wondered whether your dreams will come to reality just like GT the guitarman did in his lyrics. Its even more painful when you see your contemporaries live large and you wonder why is your own case different. Maybe you have considered taking short cuts in order to arrive at that your most desired destination. Before you give up, before you consider taking that short route, before you get involved in that shady deal or business, consider the fact that a good number of successful people that we see around today have once been in worse and pathetic situations but they never gave up. They were never afraid to dream big because they had the conviction that dreams do come true. So what is stopping you from dreaming?
... to be continued
Ogbeni Tamedu
Friday, 15 July 2011
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