Success

Success has become a pursuit for many today, but not all truly understand what success means or stands for.

Let me start with this simple statement; success is uniquely individual. You have to understand and define what success means to you, otherwise you will run the rat race endlessly. If you don’t have any pointer or reference to what or where you are going, any stop will appeal to you. Success does not necessarily mean or directly equate to money.

A father considered himself successful not because he had 10 million pounds in his bank account or ran a multi-million company, but because he sponsored his four children to the university debt free. Why? Because success is uniquely individual. He never had the opportunity to attend a university because he had to take care of his family as a teenager. He defined what success would mean to him.

As an author, I will consider myself successful when someone or a bunch of people say my writings and books changed their lives. Not all success is accomplished by money. Rather, you will have what money can’t buy, which is Influence. Influence will deliver to you on a platter of gold what money will struggle to deliver. Myles Munroe, one of my favourite Bible teachers of my time once observed; “If you become successful in an area of your life, you really become influential in the areas of life.” Thrive to succeed at what you do or are called to do and you will be honoured beyond measure. That’s influence. Success breeds influence. Most athletes and sports personalities who have been honoured by the Queen never set out to be OBEs. That’s what success in their chosen career/path brought them.

Do not be intimidated by someone else’s success story. No two success stories should be the same. Comparing your pursuit with another’s is a waste of your precious commodity, time; what success meant to you will be different from theirs. Rather, I would advise you to Identify what success means to you, understand it and commit yourself to your success because it is uniquely individual to you.

Most times, success is achieved after overcoming an obstacle or a limitation.