Aint nothin to it, but to do it!

So many of us have dreams of becoming successful; however, not a lot of people start the process of getting to that dream. Not trying to do what you love will result in working for someone else, making someone else rich and being unhappy. I "was" one of those people. Not working on doing what I love doing (Which is radio) and eventually, I was so unhappy with how my life was going. Working a regular 9 to 5, making someone else wealthy and dealing with stress. You never know what you can accomplish until you try. There's no harm in trying so what do you have to lose?

One of the reasons why people don't follow their dreams is because they are too scared of rejection. Understand this, there's no success without failure! We all had doors of opportunity slammed in our faces one time but there is a door of achievement waiting for you.......you have to learn how to be patient.

I'll admit, I'm slightly impatient. When I want something, I want it now. When you have that type of attitude, you will end up angry and want to give up. When you get rejected or you don't get the result you wanted, keep going and learn from your mistakes. There's an old saying "You need to crawl before you walk." Well, keep crawling and eventually, you'll be walking down the isle of success. Every failure that comes your way is a lesson......so like I said, LEARN from it. You have worked too hard and gotten so far to give up now. Keep pushin baby!!!! A change is going to come!

Another saying that I have heard in the past is "Good things come to people who wait." That is true......to a certain extent. If you are trying to start a business, become an artist, ect, you must work! Good things come to people who WORK! Sitting around waiting for something to happen is not going to get you nowhere. We all must have a "motivated" state of mind. When you wake up in the morning, after you pray, say to yourself "I am one step closer to my dreams". Keep saying that and you WILL get there. Sure, it might take days, weeks, months and even years to get to your final destination but once you do, it will feel great. Ask any successful person out there right now if they reached success overnight and they will tell you no. P. Diddy, Ludacris, Michael Jackson (R.I.P.), Oprah Winfrey, ect had to work hard to get what they wanted. And now, they are at the top.

In conclusion, I want to say this.......you can do ALL things through Christ who strengthens you (Phillipians 4:13). Walk by faith, not by sight (2nd Corinthians 5:7) and most importantly, while you are on that road to success, make sure that you learn things along the way. That way, when you have became successful, you'll have a story to share with others who are trying to get to where you're going. Hope this was a blessing to you......as it was for me.

-Markesha xoxo