I stood still as tears filled my eyes.
Shamelessly I let them fell.
As I rushed out of the venue avoiding eye contacts with the unfriendly judges and my co-participants. I headed straight to Titi’s house.
Titi must have noticed the strain in my voice when she asked who it was before opening the door.
“I couldn’t make it to the final! I said and burst into tears. Titi watch me cry uncontrollably for a while before moving close to me.
“Tosin “Can a bend or curve in the road be the end of the road?
What makes a skilled pilot?
What makes a skilled driver or sailor?
Life is full of twists and curves. It is your ability to navigate through what life throws at you is what makes you the real champion.
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How bland do you think your story will appear when you mount the stage to talk about your success without telling people how you fail once but rise twice like the phoenix.
A single detour cannot be the end of the journey. You must remember that a great man once said that it is in the midst of darkness that we must focus to see the light. You must be the fire that must lighten your world.
Get up Tosin. Get up and try once again. That’s what champion does and not sit and cry and exclaim “What could have been”. Get up because a single failure cannot determine your success?
How many times did Thomas Edison fail? How many times did Michael Jordan missed the shots? How many times did the great men and women we celebrated in the world today failed?
Tosin…the good news is not that they failed, but they refused to be defined by it.
Life is really tricky. It will first of all make you strong before making you happy. Woe betide you if you decide to give up! It will now land you a small package. Refuse to be defined by it, Tosin. Wipe you tears and recharge. Let it fuel you. Let it burn you. Let it drive you.
Remember, there is nothing harder, bigger and better than a broken man rebuilding himself.
Few years later when I land my deals again and again. The words of Titilayo my best friend rings true… I mean more than true in my ears.
Now, you! Get up and try once again.
