Success is in Removing the Default Menu/Button.

Its been a while since I've sat and written something down. The idea of putting something down is always with me but I constantly shelve it for next time and that has got to change. I must say that 2015 is slowly chipping away but the amount of drama, fun & energy it brings with is absolutely amazing just by judging the early events that we've seen thus far. I however don't want to delve into the happenings of our current environment but rather the deep conflicts of our being and the things that stand in way of achieving our desired goals.

I want to talk about removing the default menu/button which I regard to be anything that is designed to keep you within what you normally regard as your limit. I am choosing to use a word that is synonymous with computers as they come with preset programs that are used as guides to the user. These programs are nice to have but if you only follow their promptings you'll learn nothing from these devices. To be able to learn more you should be able to ignore the default menu at times & venture into new spheres all on your own. In fact we have a lot of testimonies these days because our very own kids are the champions of working outside the default menus or buttons. My son can operate any device without going through the default menus or settings.

 The most daunting thing about the reliance on these menus is that when you seem to lose your sense of venture & zeal; you quickly fall back to the default settings and that can scupper ones progress for good. The same is the reality of life that those who desire to succeed must remove any "default menus/buttons" in their lives so that they can forge a new path for themselves. There are a lot of these in our lives. The environment that you've grown up in can be your default menu in that what you know can become your limitation and your fall back position. The fact that you've grown up in a family where there is not a single entrepreneur does not mean that you can't be one. You may be from a family of teachers or a background of non-graduates; but you can chose to rise above all of those limits.

You see fear is one of the reasons for seeking to stick with the known or familiar surroundings. The unknown is frightening & carries with it a lot of risk whilst the known is safe but terribly stagnating. I myself have been a victim of my own default menus/buttons and continue to hinder me in my other ventures. I have since identified these and am currently working on them. If you look across history you'll see that those who make a difference or succeed in life are those who decided to defy what is familiar to them and may sometimes be seen as being rebellious. Success is not always mined on the strength of what is proven & tested because there is no greatness in that. True greatness & success comes without the strings of known territories but it is with vision, passion & focus that the unknown is conquered.

What you know is valuable but don't let it stand in the way of what you could become because that might be invaluable to us all. Abraham is one of the true pioneers of the unknown territories and he conquered all of the in each step he took to venture into the unknown. Faith in ones abilities is essential but more than that you have to trust that God is looking out for you at all times. If you fall it's fine but it's not the end of the road.  It is in falling that we learn to rise up again.

Work-shopped by Lungelo Madubela