Some few years ago, I visited a mentor of mine who is turning a well acclaimed “dry church” by some
other pastors to a church flowing with milk and honey. I was so fascinated by the numerous projects
going on in the church that I had to ask him to tell me the secret. He just looked at me, smiled, and said
Johnspeak; if success is what you seek in life then you must understand three things:

Firstly: You must be convinced that what you intend to do or already doing is God’s plan and purpose for your life.

Secondly: You must be willing to dare flesh and blood to start out that vision in your heart

Thirdly: You must be ready to die to other alternatives in order to actualize your vision and dreams.

So, it doesn’t matter how great your vision is, until you are dead to alternatives, you may abandon it when the storm arise. I have seen people with great business ideas abandon them for government or other jobs because they weren't dead to other alternatives. Dead
people don’t change their minds or develop second thought, dead people are not moved by the circumstances around them, dead people are not
moved by inflation, weather conditions, political instabilities, dead people don’t retrace their steps, they don’t turn to the left, right or go backward, the only path they follow is the path that goes forward to judgment seat.

Our success will come faster if only we will decide to shut our ears, minds, and eyes to other
alternatives of our visions and dreams. There will always be alternatives. For example, an alternative to a successful entrepreneurial journey will be to get a job. An alternative to coming up with ideas to develop our communities will be to travel abroad for greener pastures. An alternative to getting a degree will
be to go for a business apprenticeship with the aim of
becoming rich faster than your peers that furthered their education.

Most often, alternatives are killers
of great dreams and visions and the
only true way to overcome
alternatives is to be dead to them.
Men like Bill Gate and Mark
Zukerberg for instance, wouldn’t
have gone far with their ideas of
Microsoft and Facebook if they
weren’t dead to other alternatives
like dropping out of Harvard. If
music is what you are gifted at, then
make it your only job until it starts
bringing in the monies you need to
invest in other businesses.

After deciding to
work with my Talent
(motivational speaking) , I knew I had
to die to other alternatives that I
may be tempted to fall to if
motivational speaking wasn’t
paying the bills. I knew I had to
make it work by all means otherwise
I may end up jobless. The moment I
died, I realized an inner strength
and zeal that I didn’t know I had. If you want to
be on
the safe side, then it’s advisable to
get a part time job, but if you intend
to get the best out of your vision
then you must be ready to die to other
alternatives.

I also read the story of the founder
of one of the biggest Christian
organization in Africa; the Living
Faith Church Bishop David O.
Oyedepo who had to die to other
alternatives by giving up his Job in
Ilorin Nigeria just to actualize his
vision. According to him, he told
himself that it will be a shame to
him if a part time pastor succeeds
more than him. You and I can see the outcome
of that decision. To be dead to
alternatives is simply to become a
one eyed visionary person, focused,
dedicated, determined and
unwavering. Deadness to
alternatives will release unusual
strength on you, it will awaken your
creativity, it will make you
responsible and work harder
because if you don’t, there will be
no other way to pay your bills.

Succeed You Must.

(c) Johnspeak Uwangue
Motivational Speaker, Talent and Life Coach.

God bless you all.
Lalasticla

Nice write up

jey4all:
Nice write up

Jey4all Thanks