Omole Tosin Tabel
3 min readMay 2, 2020

IMPACT DETERMINES HOW FAR YOU WILL GO.

He closed his eyes and said his final prayers, he was not in panic, he showed no sign of fear to experience death. His face beamed with radiant smiles, he knew just exactly how his life was ending...

The summary of this man’s life will be what to you?
What was it that this man knew that was certain about his death and life time spent on the surface of the earth? It's just one thing and we will see it as we check through together.
My very summary for this man’s life is IMPACT.

Impact bequeaths /propagates ideas that would positively influence generations. Impact is tangible and lasting when you’ve empowered yourself first.
The man died knowing full well that his life was all about impact and it is amazing to know that even in his death, he is still making impact. So I'm forced to ask you, what are you living for?

You cannot speak of impact, if you have not been impacted.

You cannot deliver what has not been delivered to you. Look, your impact is the sum total of what you invest in, do, be and what happens on your inside.

What this man knows for certain is that, he was dying empty. What impact have you made? Do you think you can say as this man, at the end of your journey on earth that you are dying empty? Will you die empty if you continue living the way you are living presently?

Impact is not an impact expect you start acting.
Imp’ACT’…What are you doing now? What are you supposed to be doing to change the face of the world and contribute your own part? When will you start acting and making impact on?

You complain so much about the government and the system, yet nothing changes but what have you done so far? What have you discovered to start ACTing on? That is what I call impact.
I – Identify a problem
M – Making enquiries about the problem
P – Proffer solutions to the problem
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ACT is to act.

You don’t need to start something so big, NO. Just start from small things in front of you. Little by little, precepts upon precepts makes a drop of water an ocean. Just start to act on that you have presently and that is what makes the difference.
A journey of a thousand miles, starts with a step and this is what is called impact on the journey. Before you know it, you have covered more than you could imagine and several lives is being impacted to good and for social economic change.

But the matter about this subject is for you to start ACTing now. Stop thinking about the opportunities you lost yesterday, neither thinking of procrastinating till tomorrow but to start NOW.
Start now to start right and start right to start now.
Always know that you are part of something big, but you need to start now from where you are, no matter how small it is.

Impact at the corner is what resonates impact at the centre. Don’t think low of yourself because you are product of impact. All you just need to do is to ACT and ACT now.
Impact is the greatest achievement you can ever make at any field or sector you find yourself, starting from your community.

Always remember that the man died empty, you must keep this in mind.
You must die empty.

Think Impact.
Speak impact.
Be impact.

Impact is all we speak.
Omole, Tosin Tabel

Omole Tosin Tabel

Co-founder Yattiyr Initiative | Sozo Fellow | PALI Fellow | Commonwealth A