YOU HAVE TO PRACTICE

November 20, 2023

YOU HAVE TP PRACTICE

Have you made enough mistakes yet?

Have you given yourself permission to make mistakes in the process of refining your gift?


See, you cannot be great by watching other people while you are idle. 

You cannot be a great speaker by watching other great speakers on TV.


You cannot become a valuable musician just watching others do their thing.

You cannot become renowned by locking yourself indoors.


You have to be willing to step out of your comfort zone and into your destiny.

You have to get out there.

You have to risk the criticisms of others.

You have to step into your destiny.

You have to try and fail and try and fail, till you get it.


Practice. Practice. Practice. 


John Maxwell, in his book Talent is never enough said that, "successful people practice harder and practice longer than unsuccessful people".


Destiny is not attained in the secret or being idle. 

Let me say that again! You cannot be great in secret and you will never be great without showing up. You need a platform. 


If no one is giving you a platform, create one for yourself!

You are the light of the world, not the light of your room!


After attaining what you think is excellence in the secret, you have to get out in the open!

Come out! Be known! Be seen.


The brothers of Jesus once said this to Him and I think they are right: 

""...Leave here and go to Judea, so that Your disciples there may see the works You are doing. For no one who wants to be known publicly acts in secret. Since You are doing these things, show Yourself to the world." [John 7:3-4]


I feel like screaming that last phrase - "SHOW YOURSELF TO THE WORLD!"


Even Jesus knew they were right. He responded by saying, He is aware of His time and He is not out there yet because His time hadn't arrived.


If your time is right, you cannot afford to be in the secret any longer.

If you have to learn the secrets of personal branding, learn it.

If you have to get a mentor, get one. 

If you have to pay to be coached, do it!


I believe in you


© Dr Samuel Ekundayo | The Purpose Preacher.

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