WHAT DO I LIVE FOR?

Why am I here? This seems to be the question that has consumed the minds and thoughts of so many people who are asking themselves the reason for their existence. The truth is we are all here for a purpose, and only you can unravel the potentials inside you.

Challenges are bound to come. Consciously and unconsciously, people become disenchanted by the myriads of problems they are going through. Even the bad things that are happening to you know may be sign posts to the problem you are created to solve. Remember that Nigeria ’s most successful footballer, Kanu started the Kanu Heart Foundation after he had heart problem.

Don’t be discouraged. There are times that the people you count on will fail you. There will be times when friends will not be there for you. There will be times that you will feel like you can’t make it again. In the midst of your challenges understand that there is a reason you are here.

You are alive to make the world a better place. Many people started this year with you. Some of them are now dead. But you are still alive for a purpose. When your father had a carnal knowledge of your mother, out of about a million spermatozoa, you ran faster, and fertilized an egg, and came out of the womb after about nine months for a reason.

The fact that you were born is also a proof of the fact that you are important, or else you wouldn’t be here in the first place. You are a dream come true and you can make your dreams come true. You are a bundle of talents waiting to be unraveled.

You are alive to dream big. A sage once counseled that “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” A dream means what you hope to achieve in the future. You are here to dream dreams, and make those dreams a reality.

Dream out-side the box. If you do what others have done, you will be successful, but if you can do what nobody have done, you will make history.

History makers are dreamers. When Barack Obama dared to vie as a presidential candidate, some thought he wouldn’t achieve the feat. But Obama believed in his dream and against all odds, he became the first African-American to become the president of the United States of America. He made history by dreaming big.

You are alive to come up with ideas. In the information age that we are in now, ideas rule the world. A young woman was in a bus one ‘hot’ afternoon. She was traveling but was uncomfortable because she was thirsty. She thought of the possibility of packaging water in nylon so that people can buy water even they are in the car. Before long, she started a pure water producing factory and became a millionaire with that idea.

Ideas are powerful. All you need to be a celebrity or a millionaire is one sound idea. If you want to leave your footprint on the sand of time, learn to come up with, and build your ideas. You can fly high in life if you can come up with an idea that solves a problem for others.

You are alive to discover the real you. I understand how it feels like when someone is living in the shadows of another person’s life. You will find yourself unfulfilled. At the end of the day it is not the money you make that you make that will make you fulfilled in life, but following your heart’s desires.

Pay attention to what your heart yearns for. One school of thought says that “the greatest problem we have is that we think that God is outside ourselves.” When you begin to earn from your yearning, you will meet fulfillment along the way. “When we do what we love, offering our gifts and talents, without causing harm to anyone, we are working at the highest level of service for ourselves, those around us, and our planet.”

Agbolade OmowoleAgbolade Omowole runs Interpersonal Skills Trainings for corporate organizations. He trains for Terry E. Gillen, Institute of Personnel and Development UK. He is also a financial adviser at Aims Asset Management Limited.

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