11/09/2020
*NEVER BE DISCOURAGED!!!*
1. *Dr. Ben Carson said,* "I struggled academically throughout elementary school yet became the best neurosurgeon in the world in 1987."
*LESSON:* Struggling is a sign that you are on a verge of success. Don't quit yet.
2. *Oprah Winfrey said,* "I was r***d at the age of 9 yet I am one of the most influential women in the World."
*LESSON:* Don't let your past decide your future.
3. *Bill Gates said,* "I didn't even complete my university education but became the world's richest man."
*LESSON:* School does not make you rich. School is only suppose to polish what will make you rich.
4. *Christiano Ronaldo said,* "I told my father that we would be very rich but he couldn't believe me. I made it a reality."
*LESSON:* Your words rule your life. If you mean what you have said, each word will come to pass. You get what you say.
5. *Hear Lionel Messi!,* "I used to serve tea at a shop to support my football training and still became one of the world's best footballers."
*LESSON:* Believe in your dream. Don't let your pain tell you how your future will look like.
6. *Steve Jobs penned,* "I used to sleep on the floor in my friends' rooms, returning coke bottles for food, money, and getting weekly free meals at a local temple, I later on founded Apple Company."
*LESSON:* That you are small today doesn't mean you will be small tomorrow. Keep trusting God.
7. *Former British PM, Tony Blair said & I quote,* "My teachers used to call me a failure, but I became a Prime Minister."
*LESSON:* Don't let someone else's opinions of you become your reality.
8. *Nelson Mandela said,* "I was in prison for 27 years & still became president."
*LESSON:* You can be anything you want to be no matter where you have been or what you have been through.
9. *Mike Adenuga said,* "I drove a taxi to finance my university education but today I'm a billionaire."
*LESSON:* Don't let your past decide the kind of future you need to have.
10. *Harland Sanders, Founder of KFC said,* "I was on the verge of su***de when an Idea of opening a restaurant hit me after I retired as a cook in the Navy."
*LESSON:* Nothing is ever too late. "Too late" is a language of failures. Your future can begin at any age. Don't ever let AGE limit you.
11. *Aliko Dangote said,* "I worked for my uncle since I was a small boy, people looked down on me. I later on took a loan from my uncle to open a tiny shop. I worked hard to make ends meet. Now I am the richest Man in Nigeria and one of the richest Man in Africa.
*LESSON:* Failures or limitations of the past have no control over the greatness in you. To him that believes, all things are possible.
12. *Arnold Swarzzenegger said,* I traveled to America in search of financial independence when I was 15yrs old. I became the world's strongest man 7 times and Mr Universe. I then got my Economics degree, then I became one of Hollywood's best actors before I was voted twice as governor of California."
*LESSON:* Don't wait for everybody to believe in your ability and dreams.
13. *Yahya Kamil said,* "I will continue telling my story, so young ones can learn."
*LESSON:* Always encourage people.
*IN SUMMARY*: Don't wait for anybody to fulfill your dreams. Make it work despite all the challenges before you.
Go for that course! Start that business & never allow anything to discourage you. Encourage yourself.
BE FOCUS
BE PRAYERFUL
BE HOPEFUL...
