DEVELOP ANTI-MAJORITY MINDSET!
December 12, 2018
The first requirement for living an extraordinary life even in difficult and trying times is to do ordinary things in an extraordinary way.
Yes, you heard me. It’s not doing extraordinary things but doing ORDINARY things in an extraordinary way.
Genesis 26:12-13
12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year a hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him.
13 And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great…
All my life, whenever I read the above scripture, I always thought Isaac did something extraordinary was why he reaped a hundredfold in famine until God opened my eyes today.
I have come to discover extraordinary people always ask themselves – WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY IN THIS SITUATION?
Isaac did what losers won’t do.
Isaac did what people with victim mentality won’t do.
Isaac did what failures won’t do.
Isaac sowed!
Yes, even, in drought, in famine, he sowed!
Isaac had what I call the Anti-Majority Mentality.
If you are going to succeed in life, you must have the Anti-Majority mentality!
Losers will say, “why waste the seed when it’s clearly famine?
Failures will say, “Eat what you have so you can at least stay alive for a while longer”
Isaac sowed.
To reap, you have to at least sow!
You know how many people refused to plant anything that year?
Isaac sowed!
In other words, Isaac invested in His own future even when it didn’t make sense to.
When others were seeking survival, he was sowing.
When others were blaming God, he was sowing.
When others were crying, murmuring and complaining, he was sowing…
My question to you is: in this seemingly difficult season, are you sowing? Are you investing in yourself or seeking survival?
I dare you today – Do what the majority won’t do!
I believe in you.
You Need Clarity of Purpose
In 2017, I applied to speak at TEDx. Rejected. In 2018, I applied again. Rejected. In 2019, I applied twice—both times, again, rejected. But I didn’t stop. Why? Because I was stubborn about my purpose. Like the widow in Luke 18 who kept returning to the judge, pleading for justice, I kept showing up. I kept believing that one day, the door would open. Eventually, it did. That TEDx stage didn’t come because I was the most eloquent or the most visible—it came because I refused to give up. I’ve learnt that any success you desire in life will demand persistence. Not talent, not applause, not connections—persistence. When all else fails, try persistence. When clarity is blurry, try persistence. When the applause is absent and the doors are locked—try persistence. Seest thou a man diligent in his work? He shall stand before kings (Proverbs 22:29). If I could share one counsel with every dreamer, it would be this: Be stubborn about your purpose. Be relentless in your pursuit. For in due season, you will reap—if you faint not. I believe in you. Dr Samuel Ekundayo | The Purpose Preacher