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February 12, 2023 | 4:00 p.m
In life, you will always face different shades of failure. You might fail at something you try, but that doesn’t stop you from trying again by coming back stronger and smarter. Quick example: You are a student, overall the best in math. It has been your legacy since the very…
In life, you will always face different shades of failure. You might fail at something you try, but that doesn’t stop you from trying again by coming back stronger and smarter.
Quick example: You are a student, overall the best in math. It has been your legacy since the beginning of class.
You have all the equations in the palm of your hand, and the senior year math award you’ve always wanted is almost within your reach. Then, new students are enrolled. Turns out, he was the math ‘teacher’ from his school. Or let’s say you are a serious businessman. Your brand started a year ago, and you’re doing relatively okay. Then Jide opens a department store next to your store. They don’t just sell you the things you do; he is also a sales ‘guru’.
However, this is not a problem. You would not be here if you had never overcome this kind of difficulty, therefore, you changed the marketing team, focused on the product presentation, or as a student, you studied more deeply, because you are a master. in your work and this new defeat will not take away your legacy from you.
Then, it happened. You just received the results of the first continuous assessment, and it is five marks ahead of you. Your classmates now see him as a rival for your throne and start following him. Or your customers start to appreciate Jide and compare your products. How are they brazen? how?
It’s not like you’ve never dealt with a situation like that before. I mean, your school won the Macmillan award through you. This is just a glitch. So, you take a step back. No, you didn’t take this step because you gave up. This is to re-strategize for the next exam. You will definitely put him in his place this time.
Except you don’t. A plan that usually doesn’t work, and you’ve been defeated again. This is the point when you realize that this is not one of your usual problems. This requires your full attention. You start fighting this problem again.
But this time, your emotions have set in, and you start to think—maybe you overrate yourself. Your friends don’t see them as your competition; now he thinks he is the best. Or, half of your workers have moved to Jide’s Mart, plus your suppliers are gone, and you’re out of supplies. Now things have really gotten out of hand.
Ordinary people might stop if they have to face the same problem, but what? You are not an ordinary person. You then decide, no more games. Sure the world is against you, but the world can’t stop you, so you buckle up and start planning your next move.
Only then, you run into another set of problems. You have focused a lot on Jide; you didn’t even see this coming. Whatever, though. It’s not like you’ve run out of techniques, you’re fighting back, pulling all the strings, and speeding up every step of your strategy. Despite all this, you failed again. He began to look like an immovable mountain. It seems like this is your end, but it’s not! It is not.
You may feel overwhelmed by all these challenges, but it’s okay to feel overwhelmed, because you will always come back up, undeterred and ready to conquer. Somehow, you will find the strength to overcome it.
You might fail again, but that’s okay. Those failures will only make you stronger, strong enough to eventually succeed.