BANZA February 2016 Issue | Page 48

And you will certainly have those moments if you decide to venture out and try to do something few have ever done. I don’t say this lightly. I know it comes at a price. You will find that people might not always understand you. You might even close off certain relationships. But in paying that price, you will discover who you are and what you are capable of doing. And of course, that journey of change and selfdiscovery comes with a high risk of falling flat on your face, repeatedly. I have fallen and gotten up more times than I can say. But as the great American philosopher John Wayne used to say: life is about getting up one more times than you’ve been knocked down. (Jacqueline Novogratz) ...that journey of change and self-discovery comes with a high risk of falling flat on your face, repeatedly. See that one opportunity, perfect that one craft, live it! Breathe it! And do not waste time for time is all it takes. See the future for what it could be and create going forward. The world's greatest companies today are constantly re-creating themselves and their products so as to capitalize on the numerous opportunities around us. Let's work together, animosity and hostility towards each other bring us down. If you help me shine, I liberate you and give you the power to believe that you can shine as well. Let's Seize the Moment. Opportunity Galore! Close your eyes and open up your mind. I was in an audience listening to a motivational speaker. The speaker got out his wallet & pulled out a $100 note. Holding it up, he asked, "Who wants this $100 bill?" Lots of hands went up, including mine. A slow chorus began to build as people started to shout "Me!" "Me!" I began to wonder who the lucky person would be, whom the speaker was about to choose. And I also secretly wondered (I am sure others did too) why he would simply give away $100. Even as the shouts of "I want it" grew louder, I noticed a young woman running down the aisle. She ran up onto the stage, went up to the speaker, and grabbed the $100 note from his hand. "Well done, young lady," said the speaker into the microphone. The speaker simply says "Most of us just sit and wait for good things to happen. That's of no use. You've got to make things happen. Make a move." ''Simply thinking about doing something is of no use and not good enough.'' Our lives are like that. We all see opportunities around us. We all want the good things. But the problem is we don't take action. We all want the $100 notes on offer. But we don't make the move. We look at it longingly. Get up, and do something about it. Don't worry about what other people might think. Take action. Later, the speaker got another $100 note and held it up for all to see, I thought I knew what's up. But he just asked a simple question. "How much is this worth?"