Chose not to Give up!! Rise Above All.

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I never imagined the journey would be so difficult (evidenced by the shoes I chose to wear). I worked out regularly, but that didn’t prepare me for the altitude. I couldn’t seem to get enough air.
I wanted to give up. My body was begging me to stop. My weary mind wanted to follow suit.

Failures or limitations of the past have no over the greatness in you. To him that believes, all things are possible

1. I struggled academically throughout elementary school yet became the best Neurosurgeon in the World in 1987 – “Dr. Ben Carson”

2. I was raped at the age of 9 yet I am one of the most influential women in the World – “Oprah Winfrey”

3. I didn't even complete my university education but became the World's richest man – “Bill Gates”

4. I was sexually, mentally, emotionally and verbally abused by my father as far back as I can remember, until I left home at the age of eighteen, yet I am one of the most influential preachers in the World – “Joyce Meyer”

5. I told my father that we would be very rich but he couldn't believe me. I made it a reality – “Cristiano Ronaldo”

6. I used to serve tea at a shop to support my football training and still became one of the World's best footballers - “Lionel Messi!”

7. I used to sleep on the floor in my friends' rooms, returning Coke bottles for food, money, and getting weekly free meals at a local temple, I later on founded Apple Company – “Steve Jobs”

8. My teachers used to call me a failure, but I became a Prime Minister – “Former British PM, Tony Blair”

9. I started Living Faith Church from A Lawn Tennis Court with three members only & Preach prosperity. Many of my friends criticized me, but today we have the largest church auditorium in the World & two world-class universities- “Bishop David Oyedepo”

10. I was in prison for 27 years and still became president.- Nelson Mandela”

11. I drove a taxi to finance my university education but today I'm a billionaire – “Mike Adenuga”

12. I was on the verge of suicide when an Idea of opening a restaurant hit me after I retired as a cook in the Navy.
    “Harland Sanders, Founder of KFC”

13. I worked for my uncle since I was a small boy, people looked down on me. I later on took a loan from my uncle to open a tiny shop. I worked hard to make ends meet. Now I am the Word's Richest Man of African Decent (Richest Man in Africa).
    “Aliko Dangote” (was 23rd World's richest man on Forbes 2014 list)

14. I am a son of a black immigrant from Kenya, I graduated from Harvard and later on became a Senator in Chicago. Now I was the first black President of the Most Powerful Nation on Earth.
    “Former US President Barrack Obama”

Sometimes on the road to success, you have to walk alone. If you find yourself in that position, find a way to give yourself what you need to continue. As opportunity is a very scarce commodity, take it utilize it wisely.