We all have a fair share of adversity in life. One of the biggest reasons why things do not happen in your life is because you are doing nothing about them.
Instead of taking a leading role you are waiting for someone to make a move for you.
You could be looking for a job but are not putting in the applications and waiting for a job to find you.
Or you may have put in a few applications here and there and have given up because you have not been selected. Look, when you persist you will get what you want.
The law of cause and effects states that for every action there is an equal reaction. For every force of failure, there is an equal force of success.
If you take the principle of cause and effect you will realise that without action there is no reaction.
Take a rock for example, if no one dares to move it and all things being equal, it will remain in the same place for as long as it can be.
Just like human beings will always react to someone else’s actions, be it positive or negative.
If you set out to achieve or accomplish something it will only happen when you do something about it. If you do nothing, nothing will happen.
In other words, you are the driver for your success. You cannot expect someone else to drive you to your success.
Your actions will determine the reaction you get. Your success is a product of your actions.
If you want things to move, get your hands dirty and begin to move them. If you wait for someone else, most likely you will wait forever.
Devise a plan that you will follow through and be consistent and persistent.
Keep Taking Action
Your hunger will greatly determine the action you take. The more hungry you are, the more determined you are to take action.
They say actions speak louder than words. Your actions will speak volumes about the course of your life.
If you do not act and act decisively, your life will be stagnant. You will feel that life has not been fair with you.
You will begin to feel left out when you see your peers progress and eventually will fail to fit in socially.
If you are not taking action for your life do not expect things to happen in your life. Your expectation should not go beyond the level of your actions.
Look, don’t expect anything positive to happen if your actions are negative, like follows like.
Remember that nature is neutral; it gives you back what you give it. If you give it lemons you get lemon juice out of it.
When you keep doing something that will improve your life, eventually improvement will come your way.
Those who have grown both mentally and physically will agree with me that they took the first steps and they kept on until the end. The more action you take the better the chances of success.
Have Faith in What You Do
“Faith without works is dead” – the Bible. Believe in what you are doing. If no one believes in what you are trying to achieve you should be the first person to believe.
Look, If you do not believe in what you are doing then who do you expect to believe you?
Have faith that one day you will achieve that which you have set out to do. Without faith, you cannot achieve much.
I know that sometimes it’s very difficult to go on especially when faced with adversity. When things are not going the way you want them to when it seems that you are headed for failure.
This is the time to show your faith by sticking it out. It is the time to show your resilience and tenacity to move on.
Develop your faith by feeding your mind with the right stuff. The more mentally positive you are, the more faith you develop.
Your faith will ultimately play a huge role in your development as a human being.
Be Proud of Your Achievements
Whatever you have achieved, you must be proud of yourself. Don’t wait for someone to be proud of you.
Most of the time people will never appreciate your accomplishments.
Yes, it may be a small achievement just be proud of it, at least you have achieved something and there is more to come.
There will always be negative criticism especially when your achievements have an impact on a larger scale.
The more proud you are about yourself the more motivated you are to accomplish even more.
The motivation you get when you have successfully achieved a target drives you to achieve even more.
That is why it is always important to celebrate your small achievements along the way. It is the small achievements that make up the bigger ones.
Every successful project is broken down into smaller pieces that when joined or connected together makes the bigger one.
Start With What You Have
You cannot control what is not in your power but you can control and sometimes influence what is in your power.
If you want to achieve something start where you are and with what you have.
There is no better time to start than now. You may not realise it but you have the necessary tools and ammunition to start.
If you wait, the opportunity may just pass you by. There will never be a time when you have everything you need to start something.
The small things you have are just about enough to get you started. As you go along the way things will start falling into place.
In fact, some of the things you think are needed may actually not be useful on your journey.
God always gives us what we can handle. The more you grow the more responsibility you take on.
Work diligently with what you have and learn to use your resources wisely. From my experience, the start is always difficult.
Once you get started and things are flowing to a certain degree or direction, there is always an inner motivation to improve on what has been started.
It is very refreshing to see the works of hands in action. It gives you a sense of pride so work hard and enjoy the fruits of your labour.
Conclusion
Life does not just happen, we make it happen. We have a bigger role to play in charting the course of our lives. Those who succeed are those who try and those who fail are those who do not try.
So you can either decide to fail or you can take action and have the best chance of success the choice is entirely in your hands.