MOTIVATION MONDAY: GET STARTED

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"You can't be afraid to fail because that's when you learn." - Micheal Dell

It takes a lot to get things done. Dedication, motivation, strength, opportunities, etc. But the seed that begins anything is an idea, a vision, a dream. Without which, any effort will be in vain. To begin any journey, the traveler must have a destination or else, he will be at the mercy of the wind.
An idea will always be an idea until something is done about it. Many great inventions began from an idea. And not just because the inventor had that idea, but because he or she did what was necessary to bring that invention to reality. Henry Ford, Micheal Dell, Richard Branson, Mark Zuckerberg, and the list goes on; they all had ideas, visions of what they wanted to achieve. But they did not stop at having the idea. They went on to do something about the idea. Something to bring those ideas to life. And they did not get it right immediately. They failed at something, at some point in the process of giving life to the ideas they had. But the failures never stopped them. Infact, we know of them now because they were not fazed by their failures. Rather, they learnt from the failures and obstacles they faced on their way to giving life to their ideas.

Failure is hard. True. But getting over failure is fulfilling. Sometimes, failure is good. Because they keep us on our feet, teach us, open our eyes to new or different ways of approaching issues. Some people never begin anything they plan to or have a vision to accomplish for fear of failure. They believe that they can't do it, or that their visions are too big to be achievable, or that people will think that they are crazy. But the crazy one is actually the person who conceives an idea and does nothing to give life to that idea. Some wait for the 'perfect' time for them to begin, forgetting that there is no better time to begin a thing than the present. Just begin already.
So, as we begin this new week, please do well to begin the process of giving life to whatever vision you have. You are not just doing it for yourself, you don't know who your vision may help. Or who may learn from the courage it took you to begin working on that vision. Begin, do it afraid, stay on it, be open to learn through it all, and never give up on your vision.

Have a successful week!


- The Lady

“Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.”

Matthew 5:14