DARE TO FAIL

In recent years, my elder brother has attributed my dexterity in various ventures to courage to damn public opinion in my growing years. And yes! He’s very correct, though that often played out unconsciously.

While growing up, I learnt to read well, write calligraphically, speak fluently and charismatically in public, initiate relationships with people, play the keyboard, compose songs, sing sweetly, play football skilfully, think analytically and creatively, write articles and poetry, as well as transfer knowledge and skills to others excellently.

My skills seem to give me edge above others wherever I find myself as I often play to my areas of competence. However, the beginning of all these was to damn what others said no matter how terrible I performed initially.

I love challenges and I am not afraid of the front line! When a volunteering opportunity comes, my colleagues often ask within themselves, ‘Why me?’, but I reverse the query in my own heart, ‘Why not me?’

I can’t tell it all here, but I have risen from many falls. So I don’t deny myself the right to be wrong, even when others do – and they often have.

I have been mocked over and over again. But guess what? I live life like an adventure. For me, mistakes are permitted in life as long as I learn my lessons well. I have often reversed people’s dispositions by investing the right lessons I learn in life into in my future.

I don’t stand still at the mercy of men. I don’t live for human applause, but for divine approval. That’s how I make impact, and I urge you to do the same.

If you fear failure, you will fail; but if you love success, you will succeed in spite of many failures!
Dare to fail, and fail to succeed!

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