The two scenarios could play out as follows . Both go through troubled school life but emerge as top performers . They both join the same university and study the same course . One joins the Christian Union and the drama society , the other free wheels with no affiliation to a club or association . Upon graduation both get second class upper and are shortlisted by a blue-chip firm .
One immediately joins a Sacco and plugs into the local church fellowship . The other joyrides with now the new found affluence and influence . One saves up with the Sacco consistently and registers for their investment programs including education policy for kids he is yet to have , the housing scheme and the life assurance policy . Both enjoy a medical policy provided by their employer .
They work and rise within the ranks for ten years straight . They are now managers and having been married for nine years each with three children apiece . One has little to show since his monies are tied to investment programs . The other has a swanky lifestyle with more to spare . Who of the two do you think has taken charge of their fate ?
If both were to lose their jobs or have a funeral in their nuclear family ; who would survive better ? The idea of loss whether material or life is a disturbing topic for any adult worth their salt . What do you do when it starts to rain on you ? When the carpet of stability is pulled under your feet ? Here-under are seven things to consider that would secure your future no matter the circumstance .
Define your Dream
With clarity on the finer details be specific and tie the objectives to little steps that lead to their achievement . The dream motivates and gives us direction in what we do . Remember , dreams can be segmented
Self-preservation is a natural instinct to all human beings and almost all living things . We respond to life issues and circumstances with a view to protect ourselves . Our entire living is a survival movie and we play main character with all else taking supporting roles .
but the power of achieving any particular dream is having a focus and good project management skill in pursuing each . More importantly , concentrating on one or two for a particular time so as to consolidate resources for their accomplishment .
There are dreams that require total concentration for a select period of time like building a house or pursuing further studies . If you try combine with other non-related goals you find that it becomes harder to achieve them .
Reflect on self
Deeply analyse your capabilities and shortcomings . Take advantage of your strong suit . Harness your talents , gifts , creative and knowledge areas . Increased self- knowledge sets one for meaningful change . Do this regularly , at the tail end of the day , a deeper analysis at the end of the month , quarter and end of year . This selfaudit is crucial as it informs the required steps that will energise your actions .
This is also calls on reflection on all our relationships . Are they healthy ? Are we giving more than we are getting ? What is the imbalance ? What could we do to make them better ? What things or approaches can we change to make those relationships meaningful ? Which relationships should we build ? Which ones should we quietly extinguish ? Which ones should we step out so as to remain sane and productive ? We have to consider all these questions and more .
Identify Hurdles
What is it that stops you from excelling and being the best financially , socially , spiritually and intellectually ? Find strategies for removing the hurdles if not going round them . Leave no excuse between you and your desired life . Full knowledge of our limitations enables us understand the feeble nature of man and amplify the need to partner with us . When we plug into the interdependent advantage then achieving our goals becomes easier .
Hurdles can be overcome . It takes good strategy and determination that goes beyond personal ego . One has to understand that there are hurdles that will require putting up a team of professionals , friends or like-minded persons so as to overcome them . Then we have certain hurdles that we may choose to bypass or go around them .
Those we choose to do so are insurmountable and taking them head on may mean forfeiting the focus and take lots of time that may be deployed qualitatively elsewhere . Saint Paul alludes to this by mentioning that he had a thorn that he had to live with when it became apparent that God had allowed it in his life . More often than not God ’ s grace is sufficient to take us through those hurdles that we may not be in a position to eliminate .
These may include our health conditions , background change among others . We have read stories and witnessed people around us that did not allow illhealth , injury or colossal loss stop them achieving their dreams . We have many Olympic medal winners who achieved
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