Finding your own true purpose

Dear Empyrean,

The phrase; “You aren't born to be something; you build yourself into something!” is more than just a phrase to me; it inspires and profoundly impacts my mindset.

Going back to the very beginning

I started this year without any resolution other than to improve and become a better person. It all started with peak energy and doing better. I published my first YouTube video, a bookmark for a better beginning, and hunted for jobs like a seasoned hunter (come see rejection mail, a whole seasoned hunter). I learned new tools for data and marketing, tried cold messaging and emailing (omo watin I never tried), and even have a theme for the year: “To the Zenith.”

I started networking and doing better just as intended until school resumed. It all started with the network then light (omo I suffered), I would charge at the gym so I could do at least reply to some e-mails and then some other important tasks.

I kept on struggling and getting frustrated every minute even in my sleep (like dreaming about the content calendar I forgot to update before my PC went off), even though it got rough I still didn’t forget my mission to become better until I just couldn't keep up had issues with my sim then one thing or the other all kept on jumping in but still I kept moving on;

The Inspiration

Amidst my struggles and wins, I became tired and afraid of what was happening and what is to happen. I turned to books that I found as my therapy, and I started pondering; “what if I can’t be what I am expected to be? I am expected to be this and that, what if I can’t live up to expectations?”.

Questions like this filled my head and then it hit me;

What they’re expecting me to become isn’t it as a result of my actions that they have such expectations? and then it was there I realized I am not who I am because of what’s expected of me but because I built myself to be like that, I gave the expectations, and I am building myself into something beyond their expectations and becoming the man of my own making and dancing to the tunes of my actions.

One of the things that saddens me in life is looking back at some of my friends who one way or the other had their talent, purpose, and dream buried in dust. This doesn’t just serve as my motivation but also as a fuel that drives my ambition. It also made me realize that in life, you just don’t act, you do so with purpose and ensure it’s not to fulfill the expectations of others but to fulfill your purpose and dreams, be focused and dedicated to your dreams even tho you’re not there yet I am very sure that as long as you keep moving you’d get closer to your dreams one way or the other.

Just keep moving and ensure you don’t stop, life has its ups and downs but you ensure it doesn’t beat you down and even if it did beat you down ensure you keep getting back up and don’t lose sight of your goals.

To the Zenith!

Best regards,

Abdulmalik Adebayo O.

#GrowWithADMON