“Where you are does not determine where you can go”
Palesa Kortman
It’s often said, there is no future without the past. Unfortunately, this short-sighted statement tends to halt so many people from achieving real success in life. As a result, many people let their destiny be determined by where they come from. The truth is, you are only as successful as you think…
I recently heard a story of two salesmen, who were sent to an island where its inhabitants never wore shoes (the fact of which were never aware prior to their departure).Upon their arrival, they realized that nobody wore shoes in that island. The 1st salesman immediately sent a telegram back home: “Send me a plane ticket NOBODY WEARS SHOES HERE”, the 2nd salesman also sent a telegram home: “Send more orders EVERYBODY NEEDS SHOES HERE!”
The moral of the story…your perceived obstacle, poor background, dead-end or stronghold can in actual fact be a stepping stone to greater things. If you view your background as an obstacle, it sure is an obstacle. Thomas Carlyle once said “The block of granite which is an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, becomes a stepping stone in the pathway of the strong “PERSPECTIVE- how you view your life is important.
In my primary education, teachers taught us that Mount Kilimanjaro is one of the tallest mountains in the world. But, if you are in a plane on top of Mount Kilimanjaro, you would see it as small as a marble. The difference between the former and the latter is, the former was written from a sitting position and therefore it looked taller but the latter is rendered from the top and therefore once again we realize—the problem is not your poor background, it can not hold you down. It’s not as important how big or bad your situation is as how you choose to view your bad situation.
No matter what your dream is—you always wanted to start your own business, you always dreamt of becoming a doctor or you have always fantasized about flying that aircraft. Your background might be screaming that you don’t qualify… the people you grew up with might be saying you don’t have enough IQ to start that business. But, life is what you make my friend, you call the shots. If you can think big….despite your small background but above all take small necessary steps towards your dream, you will succeed.
Thapelo Jonas [Motivational Speaker, author and Marketing Consultant]
© copyright 2008. All rights reserved
Palesa Kortman
It’s often said, there is no future without the past. Unfortunately, this short-sighted statement tends to halt so many people from achieving real success in life. As a result, many people let their destiny be determined by where they come from. The truth is, you are only as successful as you think…
I recently heard a story of two salesmen, who were sent to an island where its inhabitants never wore shoes (the fact of which were never aware prior to their departure).Upon their arrival, they realized that nobody wore shoes in that island. The 1st salesman immediately sent a telegram back home: “Send me a plane ticket NOBODY WEARS SHOES HERE”, the 2nd salesman also sent a telegram home: “Send more orders EVERYBODY NEEDS SHOES HERE!”
The moral of the story…your perceived obstacle, poor background, dead-end or stronghold can in actual fact be a stepping stone to greater things. If you view your background as an obstacle, it sure is an obstacle. Thomas Carlyle once said “The block of granite which is an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, becomes a stepping stone in the pathway of the strong “PERSPECTIVE- how you view your life is important.
In my primary education, teachers taught us that Mount Kilimanjaro is one of the tallest mountains in the world. But, if you are in a plane on top of Mount Kilimanjaro, you would see it as small as a marble. The difference between the former and the latter is, the former was written from a sitting position and therefore it looked taller but the latter is rendered from the top and therefore once again we realize—the problem is not your poor background, it can not hold you down. It’s not as important how big or bad your situation is as how you choose to view your bad situation.
No matter what your dream is—you always wanted to start your own business, you always dreamt of becoming a doctor or you have always fantasized about flying that aircraft. Your background might be screaming that you don’t qualify… the people you grew up with might be saying you don’t have enough IQ to start that business. But, life is what you make my friend, you call the shots. If you can think big….despite your small background but above all take small necessary steps towards your dream, you will succeed.
Thapelo Jonas [Motivational Speaker, author and Marketing Consultant]
© copyright 2008. All rights reserved
2 comments:
Nice post, a lot of the times people are too afraid to follow their heart, instead choosing to follow the standard, the typical, the path commonly followed by all of those who are also afraid.
this is mind blowing ,thank you for being an inspiration to those people around you including me bro.Be blessed and everything of the best with this blog.Go for it bud
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