Perhaps you’re constantly accomplishing your life goals and having an amazing life, despite the odds. You can easily get things done. Nice to know.
Nonetheless being a success is not enough. Do you know the world yearns to hear your story? Do you know you could be a motivating factor to another’s success story? Yes, you can.
The world celebrates the lofty feats achieved by successful people, but it seldom gets to hear the hurdles such people had to pass through, the storms they conquered, the losses they experienced, the disappointments they met, and the fearsome events that visited them while they worked to change their story for good.
Our world is in dire need of such untold but inspiring stories that are hitherto locked up in your memory. The youth by your side needs to hear how you got and exercised the staying power when life almost forced you to give up.
The inexperienced mind needs to know how you learned from your losses as a growing man. The disenchanted girl needs to know how she can manage her complex and struggle to become whom she yearns to be.
Most people are conversant with the virtues that make for success. Many are aware that hard work, resilience, persistence, discipline, love, courage, etc., are the ingredients one needs to succeed. Sadly, they’re yet to hear true life stories where people expressed these ideals.
How did you overcome your doubts? What practical measures did you take to exercise patience and perseverance? How did you cope with the losses of yesteryears? What inspired your passion and character?
Thing is, such tales could inspire the downtrodden. Such practical steps could endear a growing man or woman to perseveringly work harder and accomplish his/her goals. Such histories could be the only thing needed to birth another success. You could empower others by narrating how you usually overcome your tough times.
Empowerment must not always be in the form of giving out cash or helping someone to have a job (even thougthey’re very good gestures). Empowerment is also telling those inspiring tales especially to the younger ones. And this is one of the simplest and cheapest empowerment schemes you could personally embark on.
You could start writing a booklet containing such edifying words. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc., all exist for you to share your inspiring messages. You could start speaking to an audience or a group of students.
As you may agree with me, it’s always fulfilling to be the reason behind someone’s success story. After all, the ideal reason we exist is to impact others positively.
What’ s your success story? What prices did you pay to get to where you are now? The world needs to hear it.
