Life is not a reaction, it is an action. People who are highly
effective in life are people who are proactive. They do not wait for
things to happen, they make things happen.
One of the greatest needs of our country at the moment is
entrepreneurs. Our country needs people of action. Entrepreneurs are
people who refuse to surrender their lives to external forces. They are
people who take initiative and use time productively. Entrepreneurs use
time and chance as raw materials to create a favorable condition.
Our societal and educational structures produce people who put the
responsibility on others to make things happen for them. We have a long
list of what the government should do but, do we have one for ourselves
as individuals?
The world is designed to be run by man’s internal forces. As a man
thinks, so is he. True freedom begins from inside and not from outside.
The journey from failure to success is an internal trip. True wealth
begins from within you. Those who surrender their lives to external
forces never succeed.
TO SUCCEED, DO NOT WAIT FOR PERFECT CONDITIONS, MAKE THE CONDITIONS PERFECT.
It is frustrating to see people wait for things to happen and allow
time slip by. Without a conscious effort to convert time to one’s
advantage, it will be lost. People who take initiative go out and do
what they need to do; making the most of every opportunity and not
waiting for things to happen. They do what they have to do to make
things happen the way they want them to be.
I urge you to be a man or woman of action. Take the initiative by
simply making the first move. A lot of people know what they ought to do
but they do not do it.
ONE OF THE MAJOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN A SUCCESS AND A FAILURE IS ACTION.
95% of people know what they should do but would not do it. A lot of
people also know what they should not do but they do it because they
feel like doing it. Lots of people have plans and interesting ideas but
they never do anything about the ideas.
It is not impossible to start a business. Check out those who have
made it in business and learn from them. Do not sit around hoping that
someone will come and hand over a million naira or dollar cheque to you;
that is not how it works. Go out there and take control of the external
forces that are on ground and make things work out for you.
In conclusion, here are four qualities involved in taking initiative: