When
last did you visit the blogger version of my CFVL blog – www.centreforvictoriousliving.blogspot.com?
If you haven’t been visiting this blog, then you might be missing some fresh
juicy news. On September 3, 2013 (just recently), I inserted a backlink (courtesy
blogger.com platform) which contains several links leading to several platforms
of renowned mass media that feature fresh news about Apple, Google and
Microsoft, three of the most successful corporations in the world.
Looking
at the impact these behemoths are making on the lives of humanity, we cannot
but endeavour to keep abreast of the latest development occurring within these
corporations. On the top right side bar of this very blog, you will find these links under the title: NEWSREEL.
I
personally visited this blog to read news about those three corporations on
September 4, where I came across latest news about Microsoft Corporation, which
really inspired me greatly. The news I read is that Microsoft has purchased
Nokia, makers of mobile phones, which is another multi-national corporation.
Although
some analysts are already predicting a debacle on the part of Microsoft for
taking the step to purchase Nokia corporation, one fact is certain: no
corporate body embarks on restructuring (merger and acquisition) with the hope
of failing woefully.
When
you look at corporate restructuring from the legal aspect and the terms of
agreement involved, you will agree with me that business integration, whatever
form it may take, is not a joke. Corporate restructuring, be it Merger and
Acquisition, Take-over, Purchase and Assumption, Spin-off, or Cherry Picking
has one goal in view, which is consolidation, expansion and greater business
boom.
Every
business or corporate restructuring is well planned and well calculated. The “directing
minds” of corporate bodies embarking on restructuring are not novices. They are
competent persons who think before they act. But
this however does not mean that a well planned and well calculated corporate
restructuring will bring instant success. As Robert Schuller, founder of
Crystal Cathedral, a Christian ministry said: “Success is never certain;
failure is never final.”
Due
to unforeseen circumstances, a well planned and well calculated corporate
restructuring may experience setbacks and wobble, but based on the good plan
and good calculation, it is impossible to fail totally.
This
is the angle which some pessimists who labeled themselves as analysts always
ignore. Pessimists always focus on the negative and so they hardly consider the
positive side of any undertaking. The fact is: no one can completely predict
the outcome of a venture. The pessimists are wrong for always expecting the
worse.
You
have not given it a try yet and you quickly conclude that it is impossible.
Things may turn out well if good plans are made. But to conclude that a venture
will fail in the face of good planning and good calculation is to be extremely
pessimistic.
Pessimism
is the bane of many a mediocre. A mediocre is an incurable pessimist because he
believes nothing can ever turn out well, even though he has never tried it. Dear
friend, how can you, in the face of proper planning, conclude that you will
fail? Have you tried it before? Even if you have tried it before and you have
failed, it is not a guarantee that you will fail if you give it another try.
History
is replete with people who tried and failed many times but who later became
successful. Even if you think you will
fail, you may not fail. With proper planning, you are more likely to succeed
than to fail.
Plan Well
If
you fail to plan, you plan to fail. The issue is not whether you will succeed
or fail; the issue is planning. Many have programmed their lives on failure so
much that no matter the amount of possibility an idea may hold, they find it
difficult to believe that the idea can be actualized.
Some
are held down with fear of failure. They won’t plan because they are afraid of
failure. They won’t act because they fear they will fail. They prefer to remain
in their comfort zone, no matter how uncomfortable they may be, to trying
something and fail.
To
achieve great success in life, you must summon up the courage to step out of
your comfort zone and pursue your heart’s desires provided your heart’s desires
do not violate the laws of God and men. Ignore the hypocrites who attack
prosperity preachers. We all want to prosper. No one wants to live and die a
pauper.
I
know and believe that God who created you didn’t create you a failure. He wants
the best for you and has endowed you with the wherewithal to achieve great
success in life. What God expects of you is to put to use the natural abilities
He has given you in order to “exercise dominion over the earth.”
How
can you conclude that you will fail when you have not put your God-given
potentialities to use? You don’t have to be afraid of failing. Failure is
nothing but a process. If you are afraid
of failure, you are not likely going to achieve great success in life. The fact
that you tried and failed does not mean you are a failure. It is when you quit
trying that you become a failure.
It
is however worthy of note that you can minimize failure. The way to minimise
failure is to plan. The importance of planning cannot be overemphasized. If you
can plan, the chances are, you will reduce failure to the barest minimum.
Planning involves thinking and strategizing.
You
sit down and think of steps you will take to achieve your set goal. You figure
out the amount you will allocate to executing your venture. You will as well
think of problems that might likely come up and think of what to do to solve
those problems. Reduce all your plans to writing. Each day as you go about your
activities, keep reading through your plans in order to put you in the mood to
do something to keep moving forward.
Execute Your Plan
It
is not enough to have a great plan. It is equally important that you execute
your plan. A plan does not execute itself. You don’t become successful until
you execute the plan you have made towards achieving your set goal. Planning
and strategizing is one half of your effort towards achieving your set goal. The
other half is execution.
The
importance of execution cannot be underestimated. It has been said that a poor plan well executed is better than a great
plan poorly executed. While it is important that you sit down to plan and
strategise, it is equally important that you go all out and execute your plan.
Just
as corporate restructuring requires thinking, planning and strategizing,
everything you wish to achieve in life requires thinking, planning and
strategizing. Never embark on any
project without taking time to think, plan and strategise.
If
it is going to be, it is up to you. You don’t have to be pessimistic about
life. And you should not allow negative, pessimistic people to truncate your
ambition. Anything you want to do, you will always find those that will say “it
is impossible,” or that will say “you will fail.” But the fact is, success is
never certain. You may or may not succeed when you give it a try. And even when
you fail, failure is never final. You can still try again.
Never
allow the fear of failure to hold you back from giving your best to any venture
you embark upon. It is your ability to keep
trying until you succeed that counts. The inspirational word for you is that
nothing is impossible for the person that is willing to keep trying without
allowing discouragement to terminate his/her journey to the top.
Keep
demanding great things for yourself and keep thinking, planning and
strategizing. Like Microsoft, you will keep waxing stronger and stronger and
victory will always be yours everyday of your life. Till I come your ways soon,
start doing something today, no matter how little to move you forward on your way
to achieving greater success!
PS: part two of this article will be coming
your way soon. Watch out for it and make sure you don’t miss it!
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