We like to describe our lives after the pattern of others, we like to do the things they do and act the way they act.
We often like to measure our achievements with the achievements of others, which is not something that is really healthy.
The question I want to ask you this morning, is that, what does success mean to you personally? do you have any personal definition of the things that you want to achieve and of the height you want to get to? or is everyone's success, a good one for you?
When I first got admitted into the university, the lecturer who advised us, said to us: everyone has different reasons for being in school, at the end of the day each of you will graduate with different grades.
Some of you are here just to get the degree because you know that you have a job waiting for you out there already, all that is required is the certificate, the grade does not even matter.
Another group of individuals are those who just want a second class upper, they are not struggling with a first class, they are contented with just having that second class upper degree.
Some individuals, however, feel that their strength just lies in having a second class lower, they do not want more than that, that is their goal and all that they want.
However, they are people who will not settle for anything less than a first class, they will read all their lives and sacrifice all that they have to their books just to make sure that they graduate with that first class.
Now, all these people described above have different definitions of success, they will act in different manners to achieve it and at the end of the day, if they all achieve it that will be a success to them, no matter what others feel about them.
But, my reason for writing this post, is for those who do not even have a plan or motive at all for their lives, who only define themselves by the definition that others give to them, they have no specific goal or laid down principles for their lives, all that they want is just to be like their neighbour.
One bad thing about your decision is the fact that, you have no idea about the reason why that person has that plan, all that you want is just to live your life like him or her.
The main purpose of all these things I have been trying to write is that, you need to have a definition for your life, do not just live like every other person, know what you want and be sure about it. Then go for it with all the power you have in you and make your success attainable.
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