Winning In The Face of Limitations

Winning In The Face of Limitations

Arden was born without feet. All he could do to survive was use his other body parts. He was good with his hands and so he delved into the arts, carving a niche for himself in the arts industry. Today, Arden is known across the country as one of the best artists with paintings all over the world.

Sheila is a beautiful but blind brainiac. She has always had this dream of being a runway model or an actress but her disability limited her. So, instead of being at the mercy of others, she opted for music, and this she gave her all. Today, she’s widely sought for both nationally and internationally.

You may not know Arden or Sheila, but you sure know Pastor Nick Vujicic, the Australian evangelist and motivational speaker born without arms and legs and/or Cobhams Asoquo, the blind Nigerian musician. These two had stumbling blocks on their path to actualising their dreams. They could have decided to live at the mercy of others. But they choose to turn their stumbling blocks to stepping stones.

We all have our limitations. It may not be a disability. It may be lack of necessary finance, health challenge, age or gender restrictions, etc. But then, all these will have a hold on us as much as we let them. You must turn your stumbling blocks to stepping stones and rise above your limitations.

There are people out there who started with virtually nothing. Robert Kiyosaki, one of America’s best selling authors and businessman in his book, ‘Rich dad’s cashflow quadrant’, pointed out that in 1985, he and his wife, Kim were homeless and unemployed. Worse still, their credit cards had exhausted, they had little money left from their savings and they lived in an old Toyota car. But then, in 1989, they were millionaires and in 1994, they were financially free. They didn’t wait for fate. They started somewhere. Like God told Moses in the Bible, ‘what do you have in your hand?’ Use your available resources.
Can you talk or sing? Let your voice be heard.
Can you write, paint, draw or carve? Put your hands to good use.
Can you act? Turn everything to motion pictures.

Silence the voices that try to hinder you. Turn those words around and do it anyway. What’s the worst that could happen? You either learn a lesson or get a blessing. Beginning is half done. Until you begin, you may not get anything done.

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Teo-Inspiro International is a media production company that is changing the narrative by empowering young people with digital skills to showcase the beauty of Africa. We provide photography and video coverage for events, produce films and documentaries that tell the African story and organize training programs on camera handling.

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