Competing with one’s self

by Livy-Elcon Emereonye

Have you realized that there is only one you in the whole universe?

There is something spectacular about you. Some things are unique to you. There are things that only you can do. This is why you are who you are – you!

But you cannot be yourself, fulfill your dreams and live to the full without knowing who you are, what you are, where you are, where you are going, what you want to do, how to do them and when to do them?

Who are you?

If you can answer the above question honestly, you will go places. Know yourself. Be true to yourself. Who you are determines what you are, who you will be and what you will be. Where you are determines where you will be. Your tomorrow is a function of your today. Your future starts now.

Are you contented with yourself? Are you happy with who you are? If there is one thing you will like to change about who you are, what will it be? Probe yourself for an earnest answer – and then do the needful. You are the one to tell yourself the bitter truth so say it the way it is and face the reality.

What are you?

What are the things that define you? What are the things that inspire you? What motivates you? What is your greatest challenge? What are the problems you have? Discover them, list them in the order of hierarchy or importance – and then provide solutions for them. The only thing that will make you prominent and fulfilled is the problem you solve. And the more the problems you solve, the better.

It is one thing to discover a need but it is another thing to fulfill it right and in time. Time and space play very important roles in the how of our lives. What you do is important but how you do it is more important and where you do it is most important. So how do you do the things you do and why? Approach and method count.

Where are you?

Do you know where you are now in relation to where you are going? What effort did you make to get here? Are you satisfied? Where you are is the best place for you to continue where you are going – and you have everything you need for the journey. Look around. See opportunities. Harness your potential. Dream big. Conceive great ideas. Try new things. Stretch beyond the limit. Make things happen.

How are you?

Your state of mind determines your state of being. At every given time, how you feel affects what you think, what you say and what you do so feed your mind with the right. It is no more “garbage in garbage out” as on getting in, some of the garbage will stay! What you consume controls your composition and disposition.

Look back with a wholesome introspection. Score yourself. Are you happy with the result? Do you have any regret? Cry, if you wish! Laugh at your mistakes. Celebrate your successes. Do that which can make you be at your best, now.

Discover yourself. Prepare for the task ahead. It will not be an easy one but it is surmountable. Look around and redefine your life. Set your priorities right. Reinvigorate the burning desire for uncommon success. Rise up with the winner’s mindset. Set forth for laudable achievements.

You are in the world of endless opportunities yet opportunities don’t come easy and cheap. You must discover them. Task your brain and think. Conceive ideas, great ideas to bring forth your dominant aspirations. Work the work. Do it right. Pay the price – the right price – for that which you desire.

Coming this far, appreciate who and what you are where you are, anyhow. Laugh at your mistakes. Review your failures. Celebrate your successes – and they are many. Dance your favorite music. Eat your best food. Rejoice and be glad for it would have been worse, indeed.

Put your past where it belongs – the past. Be prepared and very well. Sit up. Fasten your seatbelt for the journey ahead. Get the best of now – the present while planning for a better, glorious future!

Where you are going is far better than where you were coming from but the path is crooked and full of bumps. The place is more challenging and also tougher but you cannot go back except to retrogress and die so embrace the odds. Dare to succeed, and you will succeed real good.

Success is more of a direction than a destination so get the directory. Read and study it very well. The journey is about to start…

Do all you can to be healthy and enjoy good health. There is no alternative to good health. Even in the dictionary health comes before wealth yet health remains an indispensable wealth. Work – physical and mental work – is one of the things that guarantees good health for it stretches the body system and brings about exercise needed to keep fit and keep going. With good health, you can go places, create wealth, become wealthy and rule the world – your world.

Within you and around you are all you need to have a fulfilled life that you can end well and die empty – discover them. Use them maximally for optimal results.

The secrets for good health and good success are almost the same and interwoven. They exist in every human endeavour and in every place – and some people have discovered and used them maximally for excellence. These secrets are on pages of books – good books. Get the books. Read and study books – great books, and you will become great.

To make it in life and make it real good, you must mingle with like minds. Iron sharpens iron. The company you keep will affect your mindset and vision. Good companionship is valueless – court it. Life is all about give and take. The measure you give will likely determine the measure you will get.

Luck and chance can happen to anyone but nothing can pay more dividend than work – good and smart work. There are treasures in calculated toils. Do your work with diligence and you will get bountiful harvest.

Love is magical and transformational. Love yourself, love people, and love what you do. With love, deal with your fears. There is nothing anyone can do against you if your hands are clean. Tribulations may come but they will never overwhelm and overpower you.

In all you do, your family comes first. There is a reason you come from that family. Do the best you can for your family. Live responsibly and responsively in your family with your family members.

Discover yourself and the things you are good at and then be true to yourself. When you discover your niche and do what you know best in it, you will realize that the best competition is to compete with yourself.

Congratulations, and elbow grease as you get to the top.