Vitamins for the Mind 25

You can't do it all but you have to do something...

"We can never allow our inability to do everything to undermine our determination to do something."
-Sen.Cory Booker

Each and everyone of us has a unique gift...

Everyone has a talent, a calling that can be of benefit to humanity...

The problem is some do not know about that...

Some do not know they have a gift, calling or talent...

Some know of their gifts and talents but do not know how to polish or harness them....

Some do not know how to prioritize,leverage or network..

Some want to do everything or be everything to everyone all the time...

We can't do it all. We can't be all....

But surely we can't afford not to do something...

Everyone you see on earth has a unique gift or talent..

Knowing your gift or calling is soothing...

It makes you understand your limitations..

It makes you appreciate other peoples input and impact in your life...

Envy comes from people's ignorance of, or lack of belief in, their own gifts...

Some know how to give a talk. Some don't but are gifted in writing...

Some know how to initiate while some know how to finish...

Some are good managers while some prefer being managed...

The point is, don't do nothing just because you can't do everything...

Can't is the killer of creativity...

Another problem is we want everyone to be like us.
It's impossible...

Each individual is unique because there is nobody else like him...

Comparison would have been right if all individuals were alike; they are not...

Even twins are not absolutely alike...

It is impossible to find another man who is exactly like you. So, we are comparing unique people — which creates the whole trouble...

We are all uniquely gifted and endowed in our own special ways...

This variety makes the world interesting and colourful...

Everybody has some uniqueness...

Education should be organised in such a way that that uniqueness comes over, and becomes an actuality...

A plumber should be as respected as a great physicist...

They are both important in their different ways...

They both solve complex human needs issues...

You should not value the individual by profession...

The individual is invaluable...

For centuries we have been creating this disease; we have not allowed people to accept themselves as they are...

The moment you accept yourself as you are, without any comparison, all inferiority, all superiority disappears...

Whatever you have, life is wiser than you think...

It has given you everything that you need...

Just explore your own treasures and bring them to their fulfilment...

Try not to get lost in comparing yourself to others...

Discover your gifts and let them shine...

Bring every potentiality to actuality...

Collaborate, partner and leverage with those that have what you don't have, those that can be what you can't be...

Do something; you can't do everything...

And let someone do that something that you can't do...

Everyone is special in his uniqueness...

...We have created you of a male and a female, and have made you nations and tribes that you may know one another.
Lo! The most honored of you with God are those who are the most God-fearing.....

-HGF
28/7/17

    Ibrahim Maigari Ahmadu

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    Lawyer | Tech Inventor | Serial Entrepreneur

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