“Do not give up!”

December 2, 2009 by Milton Kamwendo
Filed under: Unleashing Greatness 

The challenges of life can be very frightening and exhausting. At times we are tempted to give up and give in. When we come accross a big boulder on our way at times we want to give up and turn back but we must never forget to turn it into a stepping stone. If we can not, we can at least circle our way around it. If this is too much for us we can tunnel our way through it. If this is not possible we can continue to explore other ways of moving the mountain.

Sometimes the pace seems so slow. There are times when my patience has been tested because I wanted it all to happen at once. We must never give up or stop trying simply because the progress is slow. We must never be afraid of moving slowly, but we must fear standing still. Let us never forget that the race of greatness is not a 100 metre sprint – it is a marathon. Becoming an overnight success means we have to endure the cold, long night.

Sometimes we will feel lonely and cold. This is natural too, but it does not mean that we should give up. Those that follow the crowd will never be followed by the crowd. When we do what everybody else is doing we are sure to get what everybody else is getting – mediocrity! The journey of greatness will always take us to lonely places, it will see us knocking on strange doors, it will make us pass through foreign territory and will make us read what others are not reading and eat what others will never eat. Greatness will always make demands on us and challenge our potential. Whatever we do – quitting must be the last option. When we have found our purpose and our place we must stick to the knitting. Even if we remain alone, at least let us take comfort in the fact that someone must remain switching off the lights.

Take massive action
We can never build a reputation on the basis of our good intentions. Taking personal responsibility is not manifested in the words that we speak but the actions that we take. The cure for fear is action. The panacea for excuses is action. The remedy for despondency is action. Nothing changes until someone takes action. It is better to take action and be wrong than to do nothing and feel saintly. The greatest risk we can ever take is to do nothing. Those who do no nothing will never become anything as well. All heroes in any endeavour are celebrated because of the actions that they took in spite of their circumstances. History is a record of actions taken and not just thoughts that were thought. Thought without action leads to delusion. What will change our lives is nothing more than consistent and focused action. Taking responsibility for our lives and our destiny starts by us refusing to be immobilised by any fear, emotion or thought. Our future begins when we take action. New things start when we take new action. Discoveries start when we action in new directions. Take massive action and then keep taking action.

To your greatness!
Milton Kamwendo

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