The Sunday Mail
Brian Ngosi
LIFE is a blessing and you need to see it as such.
Results depend on your understanding and articulation of life events.
In all that happens in your life assume the advantage and play on.
If you are familiar with soccer, upon an infringement the referee can chose to play on if the victim has an advantage.
You can only play on in your life if you assume advantage in your situation.
Do not stay down after a fall, as that will not benefit you in any way.
To achieve greatness, endure your low moments, keep pressing and focused on your goal.
Do not make the mistake of looking up to the world for sympathy, if you have a choice to play on.
In some cases, one may seek to exaggerate an injury to get attention. And after the whistle is blown, they quickly jump up to continue with the match.
False attention is the last thing that you can depend on in life.
Your life cannot afford any disruptions where you can take control.
Should anyone feel for you and understand your situation they should find you dusting yourself not lying down.
By playing the advantage, you are able to maintain momentum of your progress.
The idea is not to lose focus by allowing other people to manage your case for you.
By stopping you slow down the pace and rhythm of your life. You will surrender your fate to someone to make decisions that affect your life.
Frustrate the negative forces by not giving them attention. The people that sympathise with you rarely have a solution to offer other than growing self-doubt in you.
If you stop to cry you will only add noise into your life.
The last thing that your life needs is for you to be an object controlled by people who are not aware of your goals. The struggle that you have gone through to get here requires you to always be the key decision maker.
The people that gather to attend to you will leave you a different person from the person that you have always wanted to be.
These are people whose opinion will force you to question your motive.
You do not need any one whispering into your ear things that magnify your problems.
Pain is something that has to be endured and cannot be the reason why you give up on your dreams.
If you cannot run, you can walk; if walking is not possible, you can still crawl.
The idea is to be making purposeful progress.
The world can bear testimony that you were infringed but personally do not take offence.
The idea is to play to win, so keep focused mindful of those that seek to hurt you and slow you down.
There are those that seek to hurt you; know them, but do not make them your focus.
What happens along the way should not deter you especially if you can let it pass and gain momentum?
Attracting attention will equally attract pressure, so you are better off keeping pace with your plans accepting that you can be slowed down.
When you are down and you wait for the world to see, you are only adding to your troubles.
You will live to be reminded of the unfortunate details of your life. Play on and be remembered for bouncing back.
Inspire society to be at its best
There is never a prescribed good time, make the best of every moment to make good progress in life.
From birth to death, start to finish, the principle remains the same: you need to remain truthful to your cause.
Your progress is your choice.
*Brian Ngosi is a personal productivity coach and motivational writer. He can be contacted on: [email protected], Facebook: #BN_inspired or WhatsApp: +263772440383
