LIFE GOALS – HOW TO REALISE SUCCESS
by Nyasha Tabaiwa
Philippians 1 vs 6
Being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it to completion until the day of Christ.
The writer in this book exhorts us concerning all the plans that God has for us and all the plans that He has started in our lives. We find the assurance that indeed God wants everyone to succeed and will do all that He can to bring one to that place of success. However the writer highlights of a place of “completion” that made me wonder.
Is there a limit to success? It it possible to come to a place where you can say I have achieved it all? Is there someone who has ever totally been successful? All these are questions that linger in people’s minds consciously and subconsciously and most folks seem to avoid them. A grave error that many people make is that they want to be successful but they avoid the discussions leading to success thereof. One thing that every achiever should not be ignorant of, is the path to success and the heights to success. Success is a lifestyle not an achievement because it is not solely dependent on what you did but what you continue doing.
We are now living in a world where everyone is capable to do what you did and even do it better hence what matters is the addition to what you did yesterday. Editions to books are in progress, revision and improvements of inventions are being done . All this is because life revolves and is never constant and so it is with success. Are you willing to be successful, are you desiring to be successful then you need not only desire success but be hungry for success. You have to create a mental imagination that doesn’t settle and be blinded by illusions. The truth of the matter is there is no stop and limit for success. How far you are going to go and how successful you are going to be is determined by you. There is no limit for success there is no pit stop or bus stop for success. However there is a place of higher calling or greater realization.
The place of higher calling is where you begin to realize your goals and vision. This is where imagination begins to become reality. In the cycle for success then is a point where your success will outweigh the work you have done and that is the place of higher calling. This is the phase that all the things that God has placed in your heart and that He empowered you to do will begin to manifest. Many people when they get to this phase in their lives, stop and think they have made it alas its just greater realization. If you take a look at history the things that we are benefiting from today were started by someone who ended somewhere along the path. We had wheel projectors, mono, black and white televisions decades ago but today in 2017 we have ultra HD and HDR monitors and even better models are being made. This just points to show that there is no arrival point at success but the place is just an imaginary place in someone’s mind. Imagine where we would be if no one had ventured more and continued making televisions.
I started training myself to speak to audiences in front of the bushes and trees when I was 15 years of age. However I only managed to stand in front of a group of less than 30 real people 3 years after that. Up to date I have stood on great podiums but that was never the stop. I realized that the greatest making point is not the beginning or when you have nothing but is when you have some tangible form of success or achievement. This is the phase and time that is very critical and important to all. As long as we are alive we all have the ability to do great things without stopping for the place of stopping is imaginary. Hence one should be able to differentiate the place of higher calling or greater realization. However in this piece of article my main emphasis is to bring one to awareness of how they can realize that they are in the place of higher calling. How can you notice that you are at that place and respond accordingly
Your biggest goals are realized – At the point of realization the thrust of your calling is made manifest and this determines the exact path that you are supposed to follow. Yes at times when we are chasing greatness we try everything to succeed and be noticed but at this point you are made to encounter who you are and what you carry. It is therefore a crucial stage because when one never comes to it they keep on running in circles or living in illusion versions of themselves.
You are noticed – Yes I know we are all fighting and striving for recognition. However my advice to any dreamer is that you don’t need to strive for recognition that much, rather channel your energy towards working hard and let your progress speak for you. Many people are crying for titles and accolades with their voices yet the amount of workload and results they have say a different thing. Many people speak and profess volumes but they weigh nothing. Hence this phase makes you become noticed. Today as you enter into a shop you don’t need someone to tell you what type of brand Apple is but it is the achievements that speak. The place of realization speaks for you and creates an audience for you for a man’s gift creates room for you. (Proverbs 18 vs 16)
Sense of achievement – The place of higher calling is when you begin to feel the sense of achievement we mentioned in the earlier post. When things begin to happen there is a certain peace and joy that comes to your heart. In as much as you are supposed to continue working there is always that small voice that says take some time to celebrate and enjoy the little that you have achieved. This is because there is evidence of achievement as well and the sense comes naturally. This is a time when it will seem as if the world is at you hand and you are carrying all that can ever be achieved in life
Happiness – Whenever you do well you will feel happy about it and no doubt you will not be bitter with yourself. I have come across many folks who always undermine what they have done and don’t say anything good about it. In their pretense they think they are being humble. I used not to understand it but as I sat down I realized that it was because of the fact that when you have achieved something substantial you will give yourself an applaud. Hence when one is unhappy they haven’t achieved anything yet. God the first day He created light He saw that it was good (Genesis 1 vs 4). This is because every good achievement calls for celebration.
You fit in – When you come to a place of realizing success you dont push but you fit in the society. The reason why so many people are misfits is because they want to fit in the wrong slots. Most times people are caught by the business of being cool and pleasing other people. However you must know that you are not a misfit when you fail to fit into some people’s agenda or into the community. Rather you only become a misfit when you fail to live and realize the heights and greatness that God created for you. It’s His job to create and bring into our life but it is our mandate to live in them.
Setting of standards – When you come to this phase you set standards. There is something that should be copied from you. There is a certain standard that should be named after you because this denotes progress. Many people are champions in their own personal territories but are strangers to the world, this is because they wrote a few article, songs or books, got 20 followers, got celebrated and they thought they made it. True progress in success is seen by setting standards.
Pursue that you come to this place, as long as you don’t see core these things present in your life know that you still need to walk the mile. The good news is that where you are going is now nearer to where you are coming from. Live in a life of results, live a life of progress, live a life of greatness and pursue to attain all that God placed in you. Next article is How To Handle Success and will continue teaching on how to respond upon coming to this phase.