Focus On Goals.

Life, by its very nature, is full of obstacles and challenges and problems. There is just no such thing as an obstacle-free or problem-free life. Everyone of us, including the strongest and the best of us, is always fighting one kind of battle or the other. Thi is a fact of life that is as real as the air you breathe.

But we grow and become stronger and better, not because we have no challenges or battles to face or fight but, because we faced our challenges and successfully fought our battles. We grow and become better with each obstacle we overcome. Challenges are meant to make and not to mar us. This also is a fact of life as real as the ground you stand on.

Our focus, therefore, should be on the possibility of growth and strength and not the obstacles or challenges or problems before us. Make becoming better and growing stronger your goal. Focus on that as you face each day with its share of difficulties. Focus on your goals and not your obstacles. If you do, you will grow from strength to strength.

That is how winners and champions are made. They carefully analyse every challenge or problem, note the areas of weakness they must exploit, plot an action plan and then take the challenge head-on. In the preceding strategizing and training and the ensuing battle, they learn and grow, becoming better and stronger. That is how they eventually become winners and champions, trendsetters and record holders. 

I remember how I dreaded school because I could not read or write. As a matter of fact, I was bad in everything. I was so bad my teachers beat me, hoping to spark intelligence in me, and my mates mocked me. I remember how I was told that I will never amount to much in life simply because I was not good in school. It was a real challenge that I almost succumbed to. I even dropped out of school.

But I refused to accept that I was good for nothing. Instead of allowing such a huge challenge and difficulty to push me to despair and failure, I fought back. I set my mind on the good things I could do with a great education and a functioning mind. I resumed school and faced my challenge and difficulty. I worked hard. Eventually my brain opened up and I began to do well. My story changed and today I walk in the manifestation of my expectations.

So, next time you are faced with a challenge or difficulty, do not shy away from it or run away and hide. Take it on. Learn from it. Remain focused on your goals and objectives. Grow bigger and better. Stand taller and stronger. Prosper in the face of opposition. Live out the reality of your dreams. Focus on your goals and not on your challenges and difficulties. 

You can do it.

It is all within you.

It is me, Agoso Bamaiyi, your friend for a greater Nigeria and the best things in life.