Today, on my way back from the gym, I noticed over 15 betting shops in my neighborhood in Ibadan, Nigeria. In more developed areas, you find banks and companies. It seems like these betting companies know that many poor Nigerians believe in luck and see wealth as something that can happen by chance. Earlier this year, there was news that a particular betting company makes 600 million per day, showing how much people rely on betting for their financial success. However, true success involves more than luck, and ultimately, relying solely on luck can lead to frustration.
We have people who are unemployed and spend their days in betting shops, hoping to win money. They use it as an opportunity to be idle. Many people use prayer as an excuse to sit down and do nothing, hoping for success. However, luck is not common and if it becomes available to everyone, it is no longer luck. There is nothing wrong with praying, but it doesn't mean you should be idle and just hope for things to happen without taking action. We all have we want our success to look like in our head but we don't do anything about it.
stop running
Some people are not even hoping for success but they are mostly concerned about what they can do to be successful that is not the right question because this mentality will make you run after success and you may not have anything to show for it at the end of the day. This is the main reason why you see people who do everything right and are still not successful. Running after success brings about struggle and they will never be stable for you to become stable you must attract success.
When we shift our mindset to focus on attracting success, we move away from relying on luck and hope. Instead, we embrace taking action to create something that can attract success. When we create something that draws success, we won't struggle to maintain it, leading to a sense of comfort. This prompts us to ask ourselves, "Who do I need to become to attract success?" Self-improvement is vital in our pursuit of success, as it adds value to our lives. It's important to remember that people are willing to pay for value. Immediately we embrace self-improvement, the mentality of sitting idle after prayer and expecting miracle will go.
Be the value
Focus on self-development so much that you will have no time to criticize others, the government, and the people around you. When we focus on becoming what will attract success it becomes easy for us to create value and maintain it. We must try as much as possible not to run after success because it might disappear from our eyes and have no result to show for it after our long hard work. We must never stop improving ourselves.
Thanks for your time.