Several
years ago I had an experience when I was a student in a secondary school. It
was a phase in my life that I will never forget because of the very many
lessons I can take away from period and the school itself. One of such great
experiences is to never allow other people determine for me how high I can aim
in life.
For
those who have been following me for a while, I think I have mentioned here
before that in those days we ran elections to become prefects in my
school. We had prefects from S.S. 2 and then in the final year, S.S. 3. Those
in S.S.2 occupied some lower positions and those in S.S.3 were the only ones
that could occupy the really big positions.
I
first became a prefect from S.S.2 and going by the position I held and how well
I used to talk, everyone thought I would automatically contest for a position
which was called ‘Information Officer’ in those days. It was a nice position.
It would give me prominence because I would get the chance to talk more often.
Deep
down within me my mind wanted something bigger. I wanted the highest position
attainable because I knew I had something to offer. I aspired to become the
Senior Prefect. Now when I made this known, some people where shocked! They
came to me and said I should have contested for a lower position. At least what
I should have gone for is Information Officer and not Senior Prefect.
Why
did they say that? One of the reasons was that they thought I was dreaming too
big. They thought my aim was too high. They never saw the possibility of what I
was aiming for. I was probably the only who knew it was possible.
Another
reason they probably thought it was not possible or that I was wasting my time
was that I was not a science student! So I was probably the first to get into
that position from outside the sciences.
Indeed,
there were many odds against me but I was not going to let the odds determine
how high I could aim. I was also not going to allow people speak common sense
into me and slim my chances. I could have listened to them and would have
gotten the lower position easily. I would have also carried on not knowing that
I could have attained a bigger position.
What
brought this story into my mind today? I just wanted to use it to encourage you
about your dreams and aspirations. It is posssible that you have dropped some
big dreams because some people talked you into pursuing some small dreams.
If
for such reasons you are now aiming low, I dare you once again to aim high. If
the only reason you are chasing your present dream is because someone told you
the bigger dreams are ‘not for you’ or that ‘you are still too small’, then
they have set the limits for you.
I
need you to break that limit. Drop the small dreams that you never really
wanted to pursue. Stop chasing the dream that others think is okay for you to
chase and start chasing your real dreams without the limitations of others
determining how high you aim!
About Fola Daniel Adelesi
Fola Daniel Adelesi is a
professional public speaker who also trains other speakers. He's an highly
engaging training facilitator and he holds his large audience spell bound when
speaking at gatherings. He's an author, business consultant and highly skilled master
of ceremony with excellent poise and diction. He was on the Debaters TV reality
show season 1, he presented 'You Can' on Radio Continental in 2011 and he did
motivational segments on Galaxy TV from Dec 2008 to August 2009. Fola Daniel
has authored 3 books including Writing Business Proposals. He currently talks
about Social Media on Info.com - An ICT Show on Lagos Television. Fola Daniel
trained as a communications professional, works as a business consultant and
was also trained at Lagos Business School in collaboration with Google as a
Digital Business Manager.
Several
years ago I had an experience when I was a student in a secondary school. It
was a phase in my life that I will never forget because of the very many
lessons I can take away from period and the school itself. One of such great
experiences is to never allow other people determine for me how high I can aim
in life.
For
those who have been following me for a while, I think I have mentioned here
before that in those days we ran elections to become prefects in my
school. We had prefects from S.S. 2 and then in the final year, S.S. 3. Those
in S.S.2 occupied some lower positions and those in S.S.3 were the only ones
that could occupy the really big positions.
I
first became a prefect from S.S.2 and going by the position I held and how well
I used to talk, everyone thought I would automatically contest for a position
which was called ‘Information Officer’ in those days. It was a nice position.
It would give me prominence because I would get the chance to talk more often.
Deep
down within me my mind wanted something bigger. I wanted the highest position
attainable because I knew I had something to offer. I aspired to become the
Senior Prefect. Now when I made this known, some people where shocked! They
came to me and said I should have contested for a lower position. At least what
I should have gone for is Information Officer and not Senior Prefect.
Why
did they say that? One of the reasons was that they thought I was dreaming too
big. They thought my aim was too high. They never saw the possibility of what I
was aiming for. I was probably the only who knew it was possible.
Another
reason they probably thought it was not possible or that I was wasting my time
was that I was not a science student! So I was probably the first to get into
that position from outside the sciences.
Indeed,
there were many odds against me but I was not going to let the odds determine
how high I could aim. I was also not going to allow people speak common sense
into me and slim my chances. I could have listened to them and would have
gotten the lower position easily. I would have also carried on not knowing that
I could have attained a bigger position.
What
brought this story into my mind today? I just wanted to use it to encourage you
about your dreams and aspirations. It is posssible that you have dropped some
big dreams because some people talked you into pursuing some small dreams.
If
for such reasons you are now aiming low, I dare you once again to aim high. If
the only reason you are chasing your present dream is because someone told you
the bigger dreams are ‘not for you’ or that ‘you are still too small’, then
they have set the limits for you.
I
need you to break that limit. Drop the small dreams that you never really
wanted to pursue. Stop chasing the dream that others think is okay for you to
chase and start chasing your real dreams without the limitations of others
determining how high you aim!
About Fola Daniel Adelesi
Fola Daniel Adelesi is a
professional public speaker who also trains other speakers. He's an highly
engaging training facilitator and he holds his large audience spell bound when
speaking at gatherings. He's an author, business consultant and highly skilled master
of ceremony with excellent poise and diction. He was on the Debaters TV reality
show season 1, he presented 'You Can' on Radio Continental in 2011 and he did
motivational segments on Galaxy TV from Dec 2008 to August 2009. Fola Daniel
has authored 3 books including Writing Business Proposals. He currently talks
about Social Media on Info.com - An ICT Show on Lagos Television. Fola Daniel
trained as a communications professional, works as a business consultant and
was also trained at Lagos Business School in collaboration with Google as a
Digital Business Manager.
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