Seun Kilanko

I am really excited right now about a lot of things ranging from the launch of this new place for this blog, the awareness of the fact that there are going to be some new visitors to the site and also that the story I started three posts away is finally reaching a stop.

In the past posts in this story, I have talked about the fact that in our lives, things might not happen the way we want them to but inspite of all these obstacles on our way to achieving our dreams, we can make it only if we get our minds out of the circumstances surrounding us and focus on our dreams knowing that we are not alone because there is always a leverage out of that present circumstances. This post is going to be hammering on the importance of starting to pursue that dream of yours early.

From what I stated in “Lessons on the road to Lagos”, I left quite early for the journey and I think I wouldn’t have left earlier than that because I didn’t expect the delay I experienced on the way. Nobody expects or prays to experience or encounter a delay in any of his pursuits but there is bound to be delays if we miss the timing of start-up.

Talking about timing, the best time to start pursuing whichever dream you have got is NOW. A stitch in time saves nine. A quick start of that pursuit will save you a lot of stress that might hold you back on the way to achieving your dream. Don’t you think an early start could make you escape what could be an obstacle in achieving your dream?

Waiting for the perfect time to unleash that business idea or make that proposal is a quick route to not doing anything at all. Haven’t you noticed that it has been long since you have been waiting for the perfect moment and it doesn’t seem forthcoming? I need to make you understand that if you stay too long at the point of thinking and planning out the perfect time to start, you will surely do nothing and rather get run over by those that started at the speed of thought.

Don’t wait until you have the feelings to do it, just do it and the feelings will come. Don’t wait until that perfect moment, start now and you will know that there would have been no other better moment to start it than NOW.

Success is a NOW deal and not a LATER thing. Come to think of something, how do you start when you don’t even know which way to take? That is another problem entirely. It’s one thing to start and another thing to start on the right path. There is definitely no sense in starting and running hard on the wrong path-instead of getting closer to your dream, you might actually be getting farther from it.

How do you know the right path to take? Here are some quick tips;

1. Know what you want: What do you exactly want from your life or from that business or relationship that seem to be giving you a lot of hell. Success means different things to different people: decide what your own success is by stating what you want to achieve.

2. Find out those who have achieved the same: Brian Tracy said in his law of cause and effect that everything that happens or whatever you are seen around has a cause [paraphrased]. This means there is a propelling force behind every success. There is always a path to the top that can be best unraveled by those that have been there. Look for these people that have achieved what you want to achieve and be ready to submit yourself to their hard but productive tutelage. Nothing good comes easy, you know and the quickest path to the top is the road of service.

3. Your time starts NOW: You have by now moved with the successful ones and you have learnt a great deal from them. A lot of light has been shined on the road to your dream. You are now left with no other option than to start right away and keep moving.

You might have got any questions or additions, just do good to drop them in the comments below. Thanks.

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