I knew you could do it

I don’t know if anyone has judged your ability to do anything in the past. I have had people tell me what course I could have studied, what job I could do, how much money I could make, where I could go and what I could become in life. Guess what? They were all wrong. Only I could have judged how far I should go based on my God-given abilities. I know my gifts and talents and I must not fall short of what I must do with them. But no one else can be the judge of that, except me. Don’t misunderstand me. We do have people in our lives who advise us and truly mean well for us. However, no matter how much they know, how experienced they are and how much they love or hate us, they do not have the right to determine how far we could go in life.

What is most concerning is the negativity that we allow other people to sell to us. People just want to tell you that you cannot do it. They measure your ability by what they can see and quickly conclude that you are incapable of doing what you said you could do. To make matters worse, you have shared your dreams and aspirations with those whose minds are so little they couldn’t fathom how you can achieve it. It is not their fault though, because your current state does not agree with your envisioned future. Your dream is as though a slave will become a king in the same palace where they were born to serve.
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I do have good news for you. What anyone believes about your dreams does not matter as much as what you believe. Moreover, your present condition is not an indication of your possible future state. What determines your future state is what you think, and then what you do about what you think. If no one else believes that you can do it, don’t worry. I am certain that you can do it because your future is not ahead of you such that you should be chasing after it, but it is already loaded within you for you to manifest. Go ahead and do whatever you have set your mind to do, and give me the chance to say, “I knew you could do it.”

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Actions for the week

1. Think about those in your corner. Do they believe in what you believe about yourself or not? Don’t let it bother you as long as you believe you can succeed.
2. It is time to reprogram your mind. Start doubting your doubts and believe in what you know is true from the inside of you.
3. If necessary, change your company to avoid those who are perpetually negative. Surround yourself with positive people with positive energy to do positive things.

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A quote to remember
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” ―Henry Stanley Haskins

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Until another time,
Dele Ola, Award-Winning Author of Be A Change Agent
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