IT’S ABOUT YOU, NOT THEM.

The sky is the limit, someone once said and it’s safe to state that the phrase is the most quoted.

However, not many people look up to the sky when setting their goals ; not because the sun hurts their eyes, not because the skyscrapers are blocking their view but they are too busy looking sideways at what their neighbor is doing.Can i call it trespass of thoughts? A step they take, only when the next person takes his.

People who are in competitions with their neighbors and friends spend too much energy in the competition, they push and tire themselves beyond their capabilities just so their neighbors don’t get s over them.

Keeping up with the Otienos and Kamaus next door is their specialty. No time to relax, tension is the order of the day and are keen to notice when the Kamau takes a move.

The only person you should be in competition with is yourself, and the sky is only as high as you want it to be. Everybody has their own idea of how high the sky is and if you ambition takes you as only as far as renting a one-bedroom house with a communal toilet, so be it. That s your sky, have fun. Behave as if you’re the only resident of the world.

If you use your ‘Rolex time’ and your relaxation comes only after acquiring a jet or a mega yacht, that’s your world, enjoy it. The rule remains, have your own plans.

Keeping up with the Mutisos is supposed to put you in control, but it ends doing the opposite. They take total control of your life and it puts you in the path of the never ending race. Your life loses the fun you deserve for the much achievement you have made.

Stop being a copycat of John, Dick and Hurry. Do not be afraid of failure or mistakes, all the greatest inventors never invented overnight. They tried, tried and tried again until they were satisfied and proud of their effort.

Mistakes unless they cost lives are nothing but learning aids- but remember a mistake is a mistake when made twice. Do not be too confined to your ways and ignorance, naivety is a trait of fools, be flexible and learn from your neighbors as long as it’s within the periphery of your vector.

Success is not always measured with money, if you’re happy, you’re successful. If you have a job you love, you’re successful. If you are with the person you love, you’re successful. If you have friends who come to your aid when things curve, you’re successful. 

 And how about being courteous to your neighbor, helping the needy and unprivileged members of the society. Per se, you’re successful and definitely you’ll have everybody talk about you because you’re the epitome of humanity.

By Okechi Dennis

 @ Sir.Okechi platform.