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Thursday, April 02, 2015 by iamewoma 9 Comments A⁺ a^-

“The chances we miss are the ones that we didn’t take” -

In about seven days I would be a year older so for the past few days, I have been taking stock,

I have been overwhelmed by questions and thoughts and opportunities that have passed me by and I am asking myself how did I miss them and in my rambling thoughts the answer hit me. We are as good as the choices we make and the choices we make is a reflection of the knowledge that we are exposed to, so until we come to the realm of greater understanding, we would keep missing the chances that come our way because, we would be unaware of them.

Your choice is predetermined by what you know, and change is a product of your choice invariably, the chances we take are a reflection of what we know. Truth is our intentions must be backed up by deliberate actions, Nothing happens by chance, we choose daily, whether we know it or not. I, personally believe that our first responsibility in life is to take responsibility because it is only when we do that that we can clearly see who to blame and who to praise for our failures and victories.

We will continue to bite our nails until we come to that point of self-awareness, where we take responsibility for the things that directly concerns us, Chances would always come but the man who sees it is the man who wants it more, the man who responds to his ability.

Life is a level playing field but a few people have learned to tilt it in their favor and honestly, it as a result of deliberate mastery of life and of self. People who have come to understand themselves are always in sync with the world around them and those are the ones who always get ahead and never miss a chance but the other lots are concerned with playing the blame game than following through on their pursuit of self-awareness.

The most common quote of philosophy is “Man know thyself”. When you think of it, you will actually realize that success begins with awareness of oneself and the gifting that you possess. When we understand this simple truth we begin to move in sync with life. Again, Life responds to us based on what we know. If you don’t know what a car looks like there is no amount of description that I would give that would give you a perfect visual understanding of a car.

The chances that will bring your desired change will always be the ones you take, it’s not far-fetched and if you think slowly just for a moment you will see that it’s what you are experiencing. You control the conditions of your life. But until you become aware of these facts you will never come to that consciousness. You must begin to see your life as a change project, that’s how you move forward. Stop dreaming for a moment and start looking for opportunities for and to change. Dreams are raw materials and when we act we are putting the materials to use and that’s how we create our life and future.

Be deliberate, be constant, be true to yourself, the chances you make will always be the chances that you take.

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2 Apr 2015, 10:31:00 delete

It's funny because I gave a talk this morning at my office on Self Development and most of what you picked on here, especially the aspect pertaining to gaining knowledge, were exactly what I deliberated on and shared with my colleagues. Nicely thought and delivered.

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2 Apr 2015, 11:35:00 delete

Well put together.

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Emeka

2 Apr 2015, 12:29:00 delete

Well written + Happy Birthday in advance. I think life changes happen when we deliberately decide to take control of what we have power over instead of craving control over what we don't.