YOU ARE A PRODUCT OF YOUR DECISIONS
I remember reading somewhere not too
long ago, a beautiful quote by Stephen Covey which says that; "I am not a product of my circumstances, I am a product of my decisions". I paraphrased mine and I came up with; “circumstances do not define you, it’s the decisions you make
in responding to those circumstances that define you”. The summary of this in
essence is that; “you are a product of your decisions”.
In the real sense of it, the words
that make up that sentence are not far from the truth, and the sentence itself
makes a whole lot of sense, it’s not your circumstances that define you,
rather, it’s the decisions that you make or you do not make in the middle of
the circumstances you’re in that defines you. You need to brace yourself and
make the right decisions, throughout the rain and the pain you need to make the
right decisions, because ultimately, they will not only define you, but they
will define what will become of you.
There is also this famous quote I
heard and I loved when I was growing up; “I may not be able to determine what
happens to me, but I sure have what it takes to determine how I respond to it”,
these are powerful words needed to strengthen your heart and your mind, these
are words that will help you stand strong.
Somebody may not agree with me, and
may be saying right now; that talk is cheap, it’s easier said than done, what
is this guy talking about, he doesn’t even know what I’m going through, you
don’t know the circumstances and the situation I’m in, you can’t just tell me
to take it easy, or I should make helpful decisions, I am overwhelmed by
happenings already, that I can’t even think of any decision to take. My Dear
friend, trust me, I feel you, I understand what you’re talking about, and I
know where the shoe pinches, but you still gat to be positive, you’ve gat to be
strong mentally, because truth is when the trials and the storms of life come,
ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE.
Make a decision to be strong, make a
decision to be optimistic, make a decision to keep pushing on, make a decision
to stay alive, make a decision to keep trying, make a decision that the
circumstances I’m in will not drown me, make a decision because after all is
said and done, you will be a product of your own decisions.
Maybe things are not playing out the
way you expect, you should make a decision that you will not give up on
yourself. Perhaps you’ve been applying for a contract for long and they keep
turning you down, you should make a decision that you will keep trying.
When things go on smoothly in life
and in business, we readily accept the fact and take the credits that things
are so because of our decisions. So also we should know that if things are not working well, we can make them work well,
and we can make our lives better by the decisions we make.
So dear friend, whatever may be the
case, you’re not a product of your circumstances, but of your decisions, so
make the right decisions as you proceed in life, as you begin to approach your
future, make a decision to be happy, make a decision to always go forward and
press on, make the right decisions to be strong and positive irrespective of
what the circumstances are, and soon enough, the chips will fall in your
favour.
I wish you God speed!
Lamide
Olamide
Adenuga is a Nigerian who believes that
the right mentality can power anyone to success; an ideas man who is out to
transform people and places he comes in contact with.
He is a Speaker, a Writer, a Brand Specialist,
a T.V Host, an O.A.P, a Public Relations Consultant, a Blogger, and blessed
with the ability to EFFECTIVELY
MULTITASK. Lamide has featured
on Radio and Television shows severally. He is a Seasoned Trainer, Conference Speaker and a Public Relations Specialist who has
written articles in various newspapers, journals and magazines. A Personal Effectiveness columnist in OVATION International Magazine, and
the Publisher of PLUSH Magazine.
He
is also a Television host with his Motivational telecast, “MAKING THINGS HAPPEN” on WAP
TV, DSTV Channel 262. GO TV Channel
102. Startimes Channel 116 on Mondays,
Wednesdays, Fridays. 8.25am. Some of my short motivational videos (4-5 minutes) are available on youtube
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Good article, Lamide where have you been?
ReplyDeleteGood article my brother, but one needs to be strong mentally to be positive in the midst of troubles.
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful
ReplyDeleteInspirational. Truly, I am a product of my own decisions.
ReplyDeleteThis is inspiring Lamide, I love reading your articles, but they are not regular, do something about it please. Maybe once a week, but make it regular. God bless you.
ReplyDeleteYou try oga mi
ReplyDeleteThank you Lamide, this is great
ReplyDeleteI love this.
ReplyDeleteYour tv program has been a blessing to me and my family
ReplyDeleteThis is a good article my brother, and a timely piece.
ReplyDeleteOlaamidy, I just stumbled at your blog and I have read through some of your articles, I am inspired, I must confess. Keep it up, God bless you. Lilian, Pretoria.
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