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  GOAL SETTING A college loving kid proving that he is not Nothing /Photo Courtesy /Tara Winstead Nothing? There comes a time in life when a kid has to grow up. And start making decisions. Life changing decisions for that matter. Decisions such as, going to college. And preparing for life’s biggest responsibilities. During this critical time. Parents are usually on the edge of their seats. They are on the edge because they are afraid of hearing some things. Kids have graduated high school and some have received invitations to some of the best colleges in the country. Parents in most occasions, want to keep the college conversation going. They want to talk about their kids’ college choices with their friends and neighbors. College conversation is a good conversation. Because most parents think that going to college is a window of opportunities. And to some extent it is, especially for those students who want to go to college. Kids that have already visualized the kind of professio...

IN THE PRESENCE: MY REFLECTIONS

 

CULTIVATING GROWTH MINDSET

IN THE PRESENCE: MY REFLECTIONS
A strong chair for reflection /Photo Courtesy /Allec Gomes

Dichotomy

The dichotomy revealed that four things were supposed to happen. Loss, destruction, disruption of smooth operations, and stagnation. They were supposed to manifest at different phases until everything else was wiped out of my table. My table was supposed to remain empty. According to the plans of the original conveners, I was supposed to lose everything. All the sweat and blood that had gone into creating something out of nothing. All of that was supposed to go. And a lot of people worked their hardest to see that happen. They crafted their best traps and laid them in my direction. And the plotters created watch towers. They were hoping to see me walk into every snare and fall in their presence. The fall was supposed to be punishment for my success. How could I succeed when they were struggling?

Who am I to have all that wealth at their expense? Something had to be done. I needed to be countered. I was moving so fast. I was too advanced for their liking. The vision for my life had created enough hatred. And the strategists of doom had taken notice. I had to fall. They swore. And did everything they knew can make someone come from the top to the bottom. Trust me. They worked hard. Men and women invested their money and time into my downfall. They talked to a lot of people. And when they thought that they had put their best foot forward. They gathered in the best places to see events on their list take place. And I walked on those traps. However, I was three times ahead. Some of the events on the list reared their ugly heads on my table.

My table began shaking. But I love myself for the person that I am. People like me see a lot of things. We know how to interpret certain communication cues. The nonverbal cues in particular. Those nonverbal cues were already out there. I learned about them six months earlier. And I was only waiting to see the person(s) behind them. And the team began unveiling itself even before I asked for it. That is one of the problems of less intelligent people. They don’t know how to cover their steps. And I am a competent professional. A diligent human being who can think and detect. I saw a problem. And I started working on the solutions before I knew the extent of the battle. Therefore, when they convened in the watch towers to see a royal fall. It did not happen. And they wondered what went wrong. They had followed all the instructions.

 

IN THE PRESENCE: MY REFLECTIONS
A determined man moving away from the presence /Photo Courtesy/ Vlad Chetan
No One

But they were wrong at that too. They had not followed all the instructions. They were sloppy. They launched a fierce mêlée on someone they did not know. They saw a familiar person in their surrounding and thought that they knew the person. And they confused seeing and knowing. They did not know the detective skills I had gained along the way. They also did not know that I had a profile of every individual in that surrounding. And the most shocking reality that keeps them awake and wondering several months after forming and launching false missiles is how I am still alive. I was one person and they were a team. The fall was expected to happen as soon as, possible. However, they forgot that no one can pull me from the presence. The size does not matter. It is always about the preparation.

And I live a prepared person. There is no one who plans to climb a mountain and fail to create a contingence plan for unexpected events. A successful person must also anticipate challenges. That is how normal life works. The fact that that person has succeed in nine out of ten projects does not mean unusual events cannot happen. That is how leaders think. They see both sides of the coin. You cannot climb. Unless you have assessed the risks of getting to the top of the mountain. And when those risks have been laid bare and audited using an objective eye. A decision has to be made. Is it worth it to still climb the mountain after knowing about all those risks? And if someone ended up the mountain, with all that knowledge of possible challenges. The reason to climb must be bigger than the risks.

IN THE PRESENCE: MY REFLECTIONS
Serious strategists planning to steal the presence /Photo /fauxels 
Whatever is up there is more precious than what is down here. So the mountain must be climbed. I had done all that thinking several years ago. Maybe, even before some members in the condemned team were born. And they thought that they can win against me. And this brings me to the second lesson to amateurs. Never fight that which you don’t know. The person at the top is there for a reason. The person worked for that top position. The person earned it. And you were not there when hard work was taking place. You have no idea what went into preparation. The number of sleepless nights or tears. That is why no one cannot win against me. I am in the game to win. I am not playing to avoid losing. I came in the game with one clear purpose. To win. And nobody will stand in my way. It does not matter whether it is principalities of darkness or light.

I will Keep the Presence

Before these principalities of darkness, I was in the presence. And I will remain in the presence. There is absolutely nothing that will shake my foundation. I have made that resolve and I will keep it. I did not start my journey with plotters of nightfall. I began my journey with a rock. I made promises to the rock. And I intend to keep my promises. I will walk through many valleys and dangerous dungeons. But I will not compromise. The values that brought me to the top are deeply rooted in me. I have nurtured them since childhood. I have grown sharpening the skills. Who are you darkness? Who are you conveners of dusk? I will stay in the presence of someone who has all powers. And that person is not you. So take your falseness away from me. It does not matter how long you want to tarry. My territory is my priority.

No one will come during the day or night and steal from me. I have developed a 3600 view. I see everyone and everything. A bunch of senseless college students and their associates should not bring foolish games in my territory. I worked for everything. And I mean everything. My focus is not to the left or right. My focus is on one thing. And that one focus will keep me winning in all the games that I will take part. So it is high time people discovered their weapons and learned how to use them. Envy and idleness are not weapons. They are classical characteristics of a prominent fool. A fool that the people who gathered in the watch tower worked with. They failed because they were focused on destruction. Their contempt and prejudice became their blind spots. And they can’t wake up now and win. I am ten times better. And 100 times prepared. No one will pull me from the presence.

 

 

       


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