There
is greatness in every one of
us. It has been said overtime that no one was born as a great man, only babies
were born and they grew into great men. A truth in our nation and in our
continent today is that Great minds and Great men are in limited supply. When I
say great, I do not necessarily mean in terms of achievement, but as per
thought processes. Such species are in limited supply, men who will step out
and dare to believe God for things that seem impossible. Our nation needs more
of such men; men who are ready to break away from conventional attitudes, and
refuse to be prisoners of society by keeping themselves locked up in the
“status quo”, men who are ready to think outside of the box and facilitate real
change that will help our Nigeria and Africa confront a globalized 21st
century world with a new way of thinking.
If we go through the annals, the
history books, the records, we will discover that there has never been any time
in all of history when great men are needed like the times we are in; a lot of
things are wrong with our National system and social systems, we have pervasive
societal Imbalances, things are going against the run of play. We need minds
who will change the industrial and economic landscape of our darling Nigeria;
men who will put some few “real” ideas to play, and follow them through. It has
been said that; “Real things don’t happen by chance, they happen by choice, you
make them happen”. They don’t drop like apples or oranges, you construct them,
you make them, you fashion them, and you create them. Then you release them to
the world out there.
The good news is; if we can raise
some few great men and they step on the scene, things will improve. The better
news however is; you can be one of such great men who will be major players in
the scheme of things. Great ideals, conquests, and movements in time past have
flowed from the world of a single man; slavery was abolished by a man,
apartheid was destroyed by a man, a young monk began the protestant revolution
in Germany. Also, when God got ready to get rid of sin, He got a man to hang
from the cross.
You can be a single man from whose
world a great deal of thought and action can begin, which will cause a paradigm
shift in the scheme of things and help redefine the Nigerian game for the
better. The world needs great men, you can be one! Tell the world what you
know; there are a group of people out here waiting to hear from you. It’s time
for your future, feel good about it. Be Informed! Be Prepared! Be Confident!
Lamide
is a Personal Effectiveness Coach
with interest in Leadership Development,
and Human Capital Development. He is
an author and a speaker who believes the right mentality can power one to
success. A Personal Effectiveness columnist in OVATION International Magazine.
Lamide can be reached on +234-8032454647, lammynuga@yahoo.com.
Also, Lamide Adenuga on
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TWITTER.
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