Jesse Praiz🎨

𝗜𝗧 𝗜𝗦 𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗕𝗘 𝗚𝗜𝗙𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗬𝗘𝗧 𝗨𝗡𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘.... By @bethelomeife1 Having a gift is one thing, putting that gift to work is another. Many people are blessed with extraordinary abilities, brilliant ideas, creativity and intelligence, yet very little comes out of what they carry. Why? Because potential that is not put to use produces no meaningful results. 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗿𝗲, 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗳𝗶𝗹. You must learn to discipline yourself, develop your abilities and consistently put them to work. Stop waiting for perfect conditions, recognition or someone to push you. Start with what you have and improve as you go. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴.... 𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆. Don't just be gifted. Be productive. 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹.

𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗜 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗧 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗦𝗜𝗥 𝗡𝗗𝗨𝗞𝗔 𝟭𝟬 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗴𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻. Sometimes, we face disappointments, unexpected changes and seasons when nothing seems to be working. But one thing we must never forget is that 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗰𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗺𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀. Here are 10 lessons from my mentor's teachings that stood out to me. 𝟭. 𝗙𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗦 𝗢𝗡 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗟 You may not control everything that happens to you, but you can control how you respond. Don't surrender your power to circumstances beyond your control. 𝟮. 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗘𝗗 When the journey becomes difficult and quitting begins to look attractive, remind yourself why you started. Sometimes, remembering your purpose gives you the strength to keep going. 𝟯. 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗙𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗦𝗘𝗟𝗙 𝗠𝗔𝗬 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 Today's struggles may eventually become part of the story you will be grateful you didn't give up on. Don't make a permanent decision based on a difficult season. 𝟰. 𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗦𝗘 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗕𝗨𝗜𝗟𝗗 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗔 𝗦𝗘𝗧𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞 Instead of concluding that everything is over when things go wrong, ask yourself: What can I build from here? A change in circumstances can also become an opportunity to start differently. 𝟱. 𝗗𝗢𝗡'𝗧 𝗪𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗣𝗔𝗜𝗡 Learn from your experiences, grow through difficult moments and use the lessons to become better. Someday, what you have learnt may become the encouragement someone else needs. 𝟲. 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗕𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗩𝗜𝗦𝗜𝗕𝗟𝗘 — 𝗞𝗘𝗘𝗣 𝗗𝗜𝗚𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗚 Not every effort produces immediate results. Sometimes, growth is happening quietly, even when there is little to show for it. Keep doing the work. 𝟳. 𝗔 𝗕𝗥𝗢𝗞𝗘𝗡 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗡 𝗗𝗢𝗘𝗦 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗠𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗔 𝗕𝗥𝗢𝗞𝗘𝗡 𝗙𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 When a plan fails, don't conclude that your future has failed with it. Review your approach, make necessary adjustments and keep moving towards your purpose. 𝟴. 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗡 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘𝗟𝗙 𝗧𝗢 𝗕𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗜𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗬 Don't spend all your energy wishing challenges away. Develop the knowledge, discipline and resilience needed to face them. 𝟵. 𝗡𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗧𝗢 𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗘 𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗡 You may have experienced moments you thought you wouldn't overcome, yet here you are. Give yourself credit for how far you've come and keep believing in your ability to rebuild. 𝟭𝟬. 𝗞𝗘𝗘𝗣 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗢𝗡 Life may become dark around you, but don't allow those circumstances to change who you are within. Hold on to your values, kindness and hope. 𝗠𝗬 𝗕𝗜𝗚𝗚𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗬 The lesson I find particularly powerful is that 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆. We may not always choose what life brings our way, but we can choose our response, learn from the experience and find the courage to begin again. Sometimes, the greatest victory is not avoiding the storm but discovering that we can still rebuild in the rain. 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗡! Which of these 10 lessons speaks most to your present season of life? I would love to read your thoughts. 𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧: These lessons are drawn from the original teachings and daily nuggets shared by Sir Nduka (@ndukaomeife). I simply summarise them and share my personal reflections so we can all learn and grow together.