Three strands to success

All my life, I had not boarded a plane till a forth night ago. I was amazed at how fast this thing can move, a 10hr journey by road only took us 3hours! But then, one thought crossed my mind on this intriguing experience of mine, who came up with this thought of flying? I had to check on the internet because history has not been part of my intrigues, I just had to know whose idea it was! If you know of the two Wright brothers and their sister Katherine. This three minds thought of a higher calling to make life a better place for themselves and for others. Now, back to the Three strands of success, I will use my little story to depict each of the three aspects that I call strands.

• Excellence 
• Leadership and 
• Inclusiveness

The three form the path to success if put into perspective in our day to day life. Why are we alive in the first place? To eat, sleep, regret and push on the wheel of life? Think of this, before the Wright brothers and sister thought of exploring gravity in a different manner, people existed who had no idea there was something missing in this world, who ate and slept wondering why there was nothing to be done! To excel, we have to identify the frontiers of impossibility and next, explore them and see if we can provide an answer. The world we live in has several frontiers of impossibility that desperately need our engagement, quit being sorry for yourself and grab the opportunity of making life a better place! How do you get answers then? By asking constructive and relevant questions, studying, exploring, discovering, pushing against the standards of impossibilities, then, all this become your standard of excellence!


The other strand of success is that of Leadership. This too is an important aspect of life. Leadership entails that we form a basis to be heard, to make others look up to you. The people and the world we live in desperately needs answers which if you take position, you will be able to answer by asking quality questions.Leadership forms the criterion for your future and that of others.

Finally, there is that strand of Community, what can also be referred to Inclusiveness or at the least, Tolerance. This is the hardest and most tasking to achieve. It requires more effort, preparation,study and flexibility. Some will give up on this final but most important strand. However, one thing to note is that, the payoff or whatever this yields is of great quality, Synergy- The final output is greater than each individual work combined! Remember, the Frontiers of Impossibilities can only be tackled by sharing our own unique perspectives and experiences with others!

Finally my friends, as you always know, I have not fully attained my level of success. This, gives me the basis to talk to you to help me and to help each other get through this life winners. To conclude my research, wanna use my mothers own words when mentoring me to be successful, she told me, "Always aim at the sky, that way, you will not arrive too soon, you will always find a reason to get your feet off the ground.'" In other words, never say you  got your comfort zone, always aim high and that way, you will go far!

Get moving, you might not be able to run, but surely you will be moving! If ever you feel tired, discouraged or just plain disgusted with the whole issue of life, don't worry, its normal. However, remind yourself of the bridges you have already passed, the steeps you have climbed and the streams you have already passed. Do not let anyone tell you that you cannot do it, set your own aspirations and work to achieve them. Let your goal be, to make a positive change small or large in this world and in your own life.

When you understand success as the state of the mind and not an outcome, any moment can be victory....