20/12/2023
YOUR ENVIRONMENT MATTERS...🌹
Despite identifying what your strengths are as an individual, it is necessary to identify what environments are needed to both develop and expand your value/commodity if you must make Impact, gain influence and attract income. For some it's a geographical factor, for most it's a humanistic factor and for others it's both.
Before moving to study at the prestigious African Leadership University ALU guided by Blessing Akpan, I knew I had the challenge of placing what was a passion and deep desires of mine as secondary and many times inconsequential just to maintain and stay in a predefined environment void of fulfilment, irritations and many other factors.
The call came to me like it will for many young persons in the coming year, to sacrificially vacate certain and specific environments in order to appropriately fulfil destiny. Please note that You will be faced with the challenge of seeing where God is leading you to, and deciding to make the difficult decisions even in the presence of several seeming impossibilities.
You must be reminded by the law of time and be inspired by it to make haste whilst the sun shines. You must be reminded that there are seasons for specific things and by that knowledge be guided to proactively make actions towards the obtainment of the stated goal (even in cases where clarity isn't fully obtained, you will learn to trust God as you go).
We are finally at the end of our trimester here at ALU and it's been truly worth the rough rides and here is the beauty of being planted in the right soils/environments. Here, what was considered a distraction has been interwoven, well designed to go side by side if not the core of all that I do and I am. I have found the environment that develops me as well as grants me the Platform to express my passions, not ever having to think less of the other.
The models of learning (non-traditionally designed to be practical in its operation), the opportunities for growth and connectivity with people and organizations are truly phenomenal environmental factors that have granted growth to this seed (me). I am super grateful to God, my Parents, those who have sponsored and continue to support my growth and emergence one way or the other, for helping me soar and to find the environment that grooms me for greater impact.
My counsel goes to every young person who has found themselves in a similar season and to those who will experience this season in the coming year; that you by mentorship and prayer, resist every opportunity to stay small and to be caged by unhealthy environments (in this context)... Giving your best to exceed limitations and finally breakthrough on every side as it is your destiny. Learn and gather all you can at the environment you find yourself as you move to the next environment.
If the price tag is heavy for growth and fulfilment of purpose, gladly take it up. It makes YOU the Prize!
This piece is inspired by my conversations with Pastor Uyouko Nyong Author of The Price for Leadership 🌹
