FOCUS: Impact

Hello Friends, 

Can you see that the euphoria of New Year is fading already? That’s a very good reason for us to get running and not play away our time. Sleeping and Waking is one of life’s biggest blessings, and we are glad to be blessed so much.

In the previous article, it was a charge to focus on our goals for the year (Read here: https://theasegunproject.blogspot.com/2019/01/focus-goals.html). In this article, we will charge ourselves towards impact.

What can we actually do with our lives? The biggest thing we can do with our lives is to make IMPACT. This is better by far (Unilorin students, right? #winks) than making income. Our impact outlives us, and that is why the likes of Martin Luther King, Mahatma Ghandi, and even our own Obafemi Awolowo will never be forgotten in history.

And the sweetest thing is that we do not need titles in order to make impact. Impact is not the birthright of some selected persons. No. No.. No… You don’t even need $30billion. #ShrugsShoulders

I’ve got just ten simple tips for us this morning. These tips will drive us towards making “little impacts” that will sum up to become mighty ones. Little things count, just as drops of waters make a mighty ocean.

This year, friends, 

1. GIVE more, 
2. SMILE more, 
3. HELP others, 
4. APPRECIATE people, 
5. FORGIVE quickly, 
6. LOVE more, 
7. SUPPORT people’s dreams, 
8. NURTURE relationships, 
9. INSPIRE lives, and 
10. BUILD systems.

Simple tips, right?

The idea of making an impact in life is nothing new. Doing things that have a profound positive effect on those around us means that we both stand out in people’s minds, and also leave a lasting impression of what is possible with the right actions and decisions. Each day when you wake up, consider this question - “Do I live to exist, or do I exist to live?” Living to Exist means you go through your day just waiting for it to end, while Existing to Live means you take the day as an opportunity to make things better.

The best quote on laziness I’ve encountered is this “Laziness is resting when you’re not tired.” Don’t be income-hungry, be impact-driven. People who are impact-driven eventually live beyond their income because their impact has a way of creating passive income. Those who invest in lives don’t lack resources, because such investments appreciate and multiply.

Friend, I need to tell you this: In your journey to make impact, many people will misunderstand you. You know there’s so much noise in our generation, such that people who have chosen to tow the impact-path are seen as driven, crazy, obsessed, abnormal, and weird. That’s okay. Let them not understand that you refuse to waste your life. Not everybody understands, especially in our generation.

So find some friends who get it, and encourage each other. Whether they live in your neighbourhood or whether they live 1000 miles away is irrelevant. Just find some likeminded people. The internet has broken the distance barrier, and that is why TheAsegunProject is here to inspire you. The people who have inspired me are not only people I’ve met personally. I met lots of them via the internet.

Also, friend… Don’t be discouraged by current results. Your impact usually can’t be measured now. So don’t be discouraged if you think you’re not making much of a difference. So just keep doing the right thing. Every day. Eventually you’ll see the indicators that you’re on the right track. Please don’t despise small beginnings.

In my mind, I would rather go to bed knowing I made an impact in life, rather than going to sleep just being happy I survived another day. I don’t care about my numerical age when I die, what matters most to me is that I should die empty. The grave has no use of my potentials, successes, inspiration, or impact.

This year, friends… Let’s focus on making more impact in people’s lives, in our immediate environment, and even beyond. E-Merge and SURPASS!

Thanks for reading!