The billion dollar question is why did you not do what you said you would do?
This is because: “I’ll do it later or maybe tomorrow” gets us stuck in the mud of regret rather than excelling further in life and reaching our greatest potential.
No one has the power to make you feel weak nor incapable of making great things happen, because an adjudicator cannot judge without observing what the participant has got to offer. You can be progressive in a million ways, your own hero or heroine and a self back-up if you believe in the strength of your dreams and if you are willing to project in what life has in store for you.
Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try and nobody said it would be easy, they just said it would be worth it in the end. In many cases, we tend to feel as though our lives revolve around those we stay close to, but stating the obvious: “We lack self-consciousness” which is why we do things to either impress our peers or for popularity, forgetting that time is not guaranteed to always be on our side. So do something productive in order to secure your future whether at home, school or work.
Don’t fail your dreams. Know your strengths and weaknesses and never compare yourself or your life to anyone’s because everyone shines when their time is right. Your first priority should always be you, your ambitions, your life and your future. Make your today better than yesterday and live to inspire so that someday someone would say “because of you, I made it”. You are intelligent and capable of amazing things. Just put your mind and heart into it and you shall see how wonderful life can truly be.
Saara Iyambo is a 16-year-old pupil at Kolin Foundation Secondary School and loves writing, swimming and being creative. Email her at iyambosaara@gmail.com
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