Monday 6th November 2017
Morning Vibes With Dr. Jerry - the First
Hello and welcome to
#MorningVibesWithDrJerryTheFirst-Episode 63
Title: Success
Does Not Happen Overnight!!
He
was a cobbler, mending torn and worn out shoes for the people who have no money
to change their shoes regularly. He used to carry his tool box around the
neighbourhood and be calling out for any one that may need his service, some
days he made some good money (to him good money was like N2000 - N3000) and some days
he went home with little or nothing. Then one night he had a dream that he was
a big time shoe manufacturer and producer, when he woke up, he was at a loss at
what that kind of dream was, he thought he had malaria and so went to the
Patent Medicine shop and asked them to "mix drugs" for him to cure
him of his malaria. However, though he made efforts to forget the dream but the
dream did not forget him. After many months, he was on his shoe mending rounds
one day when a man on a bicycle stopped by him and asked him to mend his
sandals that just gave way as he was about to climb his bicycle. The man
watched the shoe mender as he deftly handled the sandals, he watched his countenance
and the peace on his face as he did what he knew how to do best, and thought of
how he could be of help to him. When the mender was done, the sandals owner
took possession of his sandals and asked for the cost, the amount the mender
mentioned was quite low in comparison to the effort he had put in. The Bicycled
man asked for the mender's name and family house and village which the mender
was more than happy to share. He left on his sandals but his mind did not leave
the mender. Months later, a relative of the Bicycled man who was into shoe
manufacturing in the Big City came visiting and he talked to him about taking
the shoe mender with him so that he can learn more than he knew already.
Agreements were reached and the shoe mender followed the shoe manufacturer to
the City. Fast forward to 8 years later, the shoe mender came back to the
village to construct a shoe manufacturing industry. He had become so blessed
that he needed to be a blessing to others. At the commissioning of the
Industry, he received lots of congratulatory messages from all and sundry and
when he was asked by a Journalist, how come that he suddenly became successful
and rich? he replied that his success was neither sudden nor overnight. He said
that he had toiled for more than 15 years to be where he was then, that while
he was toiling nobody took notice of him and which he did not mind but now that
he has become successful, everyone is talking about him and how he suddenly
became rich and successful. He said that his overnight success was a product of
15 years of hard work, toil and obedience. This is the lesson for today. If you
meet anyone who suddenly became rich and successful, don't judge him or her by
the now, check behind the scenes and you would see a man or woman who had
toiled day and night, laboured under the sun and rain, breasted the cold, the
harsh winds and the scorching sun to arrive at where s/he is now. And I want to
urge you to go do likewise, if you are not already successful. Let your success
tell the story of how you overcame. Success does not happen overnight, it is a
product of hardwork, dedication, determination and focus.
Until I come your way
again, this is #MorningVibesWithDrJerryTheFirst
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