In order to become, you first have to start to be. You first have to ask yourself some real questions. Who am I? Who do I want to be? Who am I meant to be? I am a believer in God. This blog is not in anyway to convert you to my belief, however just a medium of sharing my experiences with you. Who I am and my purpose is found in God. I am a firm believer that He created me for a purpose. It wasn’t just a mere coincidence, that I am here. He has placed gifts and desires within me and when I seek Him, He will guide me on the path of my life as it says in Psalm 32:8 KJV.
God has a plan and it is His greatest desire that you would work with Him to bring His plan for you to a reality. So there are things that …you guessed it. There are things you have to do. When you have found answers to those questions, then you have started your growth journey. This journey involves investing in yourself and making yourself the best you can be.
Let me ask this question? Do you have a growth plan?. It is very good to work hard but that doesn’t guarantee success. People are often times eager to improve their circumstance, but so unwilling to improve themselves. If you focus on goal, you may achieve them but that won’t guarantee growth. However, if you focus on improving your personal growth, you will always hit goals.
When you have found out your purpose and you are convinced that you’re created to live your best life. You have to start being intentional about it. You have to start. There is a law called The Law of Diminishing Intent, which says, “The longer you wait to do something you should do now, the greater the odds that
you will never actually do it.”
You have to start exactly where you are. With exactly the resources that you have. Don’t delay. Procrastination is not efficient. Many people believe that time will somehow make things happen. Sometime in the future, it will all be ok. But, what have you actually done? If you don’t make it happen with your action, then time is not going to make it happen. It just doesn’t work that way. Your effort coupled with the hand of God will bring forth bountiful rewards. You shouldn’t allow temporary situations to form permanent mindset and interrupt your growth process.
Growing can get messy. You start realizing your limitations and your insecurities that you weren’t aware of before. You should not allow your mistakes to get in the way of your growth. Yes you may look foolish, yes others may not understand, but that is what growth is all about.
Your situation or surroundings will never be ideal. There is nothing known as the right time. There will always be reasons to doubt. Everyone aspires for something, hopes and dream to attain maybe better health, an ideal job, to live in a particular country or neighborhood. What if starting exactly where you are and doing even a small thing, such as researching could put you a step closer to achieving your dreams.
It was Les Brown who said, anything worth doing is worth doing poorly until you get it right. Small progress is still moving you along. You just have to keep moving.
In order to become you have to grow.
The Chronicles of Becoming 