THE PRICE OF HARDWORK

I generally suspect simple things. It's one of my major problems with gambling-telling me yesterday, you had $100 but you played a 10-minute game and now you have $1m. Ooooh!  Immediately I congratulate you, my brain starts looking for a business to do with you in order to win some cash from you legitimately!

I was shocked to find out that in many parts of the Bible, the words “simple” and “foolish” could be used interchangeably in so many parts without loss of contextual meaning. It only makes me suspect simple things the more and pushes me again to take the bull of hardwork by the horn.

Smokin' Joe Frazier

The processes of innovation and creativity are never lovely. They drain! Fermentation process involves lots of work activities going on which produces a not too lovely smell but a fantastic product. The sight of the new baby instantly wipes the long tears and screams of a mother immediately after childbirth. For many, the sacrifice of sleep is the price for academic excellence. Hardwork does not always smell or look nice. Infact, sometimes, it takes your smile away but for a while.

This brings me to the words of the old heavyweight champion, Joe Frazier when he said, “Champions aren't made in the ring. They are merely recognized there. What you cheat on in the early light of morning will show up in the ring under the bright lights." There are no shortcuts for hardwork!

If it’s too good to be true, it is definitely too good to be true. Learn to suspect free lunch. Simple work generates simple results. Unfortunately the world needs only the excellent. Great achievements have hurdles all around them.

Life, according to Dr. Tai Solarin, if it is going to be abundant, must have plenty of hills and vales and you as that ambitious youth must surmount or bypass all to become great.

Pay the price for the big deal. The top is empty!