#CatchingTheTrain – Overcoming Doubt, Regardless

Avuxeni!

A Blessed Day To You, Fellow Blessed One of The Almighty!

This Series is certainly helping people all around to change their lives for the better, and I hope that is the case with you as well.

We are busy trying to catch the train in this part of the series and dealing with some of the challenges that come with making such a great decision.

In the previous post we explored the incredible hindrance of Indecision, in terms of moving forward and the fact that it leaves us somewhat paralyzed if allowed to dominate us.

We were admonished to encourage, push and develop ourselves, not to give up, to make that decision and simply move. For many, much like what happened with me, it is much easier said than done. The awesome thing about it is that it was never meant to be easy, but rather simple. There is a big difference between these two.

It is simple to understand that you need to pass the end of year exams in order to progress to the next grade or institution of learning, yet it is not an easy thing to do. So, although it may not be easy, it needs to be logical that without taking a step in the direction of your realized dream and/or vision, you are just stuck!

Doubt is one of the leading mountains that stand in-between us and our destinies. We therefore need a lasting remedy to it as it has the habit of coming up at many levels of life. Let this not be such a huge deal to you. Let’s make it simple. The opposite of Doubt is Faith, right? Well then, consider this: Whichever of these two you feed on, will determine which governs you.

Starve doubt by feeding on Faith, and you will see that regardless of what doubt is telling you, you will overcome it every time!

How? 

Read the next post, and find out.

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#CatchingTheTrain – The Necessity of Faith

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The Messenger

#CatchingTheTrain - Dangers Of Indecision

Lumelang Kaofela!

How are you all doing today?!

On my side of the world, it's all about Self-Development, something I hope you are all doing wherever you are.

Right then, let's move right along. We are still in the Series, 'Start-To-Finish' and we are now on the platform deciding to take a/the train. If you've been following along, we are now dealing with the 'Dangers of Indecision'.

Now that we are on the platform, we have come across the stage where we need to take a step forward. We have learnt how to deal with our thoughts and ideas in previous posts and bringing them to life is the next step.

I have had many instances when I have had the opportunity to act on an idea and make a move that will make the theory part of it all, very practical. However, for different reasons, I stalled in taking the necessary measures of making my dreams a reality.

I became hesistant due to not knowing whether I will succeed or not, worrying about what people may say if I was to fail. Worse than this, was the stress of my own capacity vs the capacity needed to make a success of my endeavor. I felt so inadequate that I basically decided that I would wait until I was absolutely sure that I will make it.

Something in me kept pushing me though, I continued to think about it over and over again and I literally worried myself into paralysis.

Then one day, I remembered back in high school when I used to do athletics, that the only way I got faster in the 100 meter race, was to get on to the track and actually run. It is in the running that I started to realize what I needed to work on if I was to get better. This will never happen by just watching from the outside.

It's no different here. You are never going to become a better person by sitting on the platform, watching every train go by, wishing you could get onto one, and just being lukewarm about it! Indecision is painfully constricting and you have to push passed your fear of the unknown and ask questions like, 'What if I succeed beyond my wildest imaginations and change my world as I do it?'.

Encourage yourself! Push yourself! Develop yourself! Don't give up! Make that decision and MOVE!

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#CatchingTheTrain - Overcoming Doubt Regardless

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#CatchingTheTrain - Decide To Move

Hola Everybody!

I hope you are all doing excellently!!!

The mission must continue. Well, I hope you've been getting something out of this series and doing constructive things for yourself.

We have been in #IdeasStation for quite some time now, dealing with how one has to deal with thoughts-turned-ideas. Let's move out of the station now to #CatchTheTrain.

Now that we are on the platform, let's observe something quickly. I took a trip from Tshwane to Johannesburg on the Gautrain, not too long ago, and I realized that regardless of which ride I chose to use, they kept moving.

So, if I miss the 12:05 one for example, it will leave with those who choose to take it and I will have to wait to another one. The point here is that many people come onto the platform and just never choose a train, leaving them fruitless in any endeavor.

The train rides that I'm referring to are called, 'Opportunities'. If you are reading this blog post right now, you have an opportunity to change your life. The thing is that you HAVE to choose a ride that is going in the direction that you would like to go. Standing there and watching them go by is called, 'Stagnation'. Many have mental stagnation where they don't move forward in their lives and this must be dealt with.

Listen, you need to make the decision to get onto the train and move. It may seem quite cliche to say this, but you will be surprised how many of your own ideas you have discarded and never brought to fruition. That's missing a train.

At this point, you MUST decide to move and actively change your life! We'll talk more about the challenges that can be faced when you are in this position and how to overcome them.

Stick Around.

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#CatchingTheTrain - Dangers Of Indecision

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Make It Your Own

South Africa Is Yours As Well

Greetings my beloved family!

The President’s SONA

‘I want to be there when the people start to turn it around,
 When they triumph over poverty,
 I wanna be there when the people win the battle against AIDS,
 I wanna lend a hand,
 I wanna be there for the alcoholic,
 I wanna be there for the drug addict,
 I wanna be there for the victims of violence and abuse,
 I wanna lend a hand, send me’

A quote from the great Hugh Masekela’s ‘Thuma Mina’ by our New President, The Honorable, Mr Cyril Ramaphosa, wherein his maiden SONA he included in his closing remarks;

“Now is the time, where all of us should lend a hand,
 Now is the time, for each one of us to say, ‘South Africa, send me’
 Now is the time, for all of us to work together…”

Like millions of South Africans, I would like to echoe deep appreciation for the heart of the new Commander in Chief, which he articulated in the SONA. The renewed hope that it has brought, is truly tangible throughout the nation.

What Is My Role?

After listening to our leader and the debates that followed, I had this question in my mind, “When he said, ‘Now is the time, where all of us should lend a hand’, who was he referring to?” Ever so often we look at such events as declarations of what the leadership of the country is going to do for us, and it seems our only occupation is to make sure that they do it.

I have no doubt that the government of the republic has an incredibly massive role in helping our country move forward in a positive light, as they were voted into this office by the people after all. Also, it is indeed our duty as a nation to hold them accountable to what they say they will do. However, how many of us, on the ground, actually ask the question, “What is my role in this positive change?”

I am not a politician, but simply a member of the South African family who would like to raise a call to action. News reporters tell us that the president will need a very good team to carry his mandate forward and as long as we see it as ‘His’ mandate, we will just hold back and watch if he comes through. I motion a change of mentality.

A better Mzantsi is about all of us and when I listened to the delivery of the SONA, I decided I want to take up my role in making it come to fruition, in my own family and in my own community. So what is your role in us moving forward as a nation?

Team South Africa

Imagine, if you will, what would happen if every one of us, in our own part of the country, find out what we can do to share the vision laid out by our Commander in Chief. Regardless of the team that he might have in government, there is no way these life-changing objectives will be reached at the level that it can, without our individual and collective participation. With just under 3 million public servants trying to serve over 57 million people, you can easily see how much more effective we can be if we all played our part.

How about we joined his team, ‘Team South Africa’ and we all made it our personal mission to combat Unemployment, Women and Child Abuse, Gender Based Violence, Land Expropriation, Investor Confidence Rising, Educational Challenges, etc? How about we check our own skill set and use it in our part of the nation to help whoever we can right there in our communities? Let this be clear, ‘If there is something you don’t yet have, it’s because of something you don’t yet know’

Therefore, let’s be part of Team South Africa, under the leadership of the president, and let us all be responsible to hold each other accountable for advancing our country forward.

make it your own

President Ramaphosa made mention of the celebration of the 100^th anniversary of the birth of Former Statesman, Nelson Mandela. The legendary president said these words, ‘We can change the world and make it a better place. It is in your hands to make a difference’. You see, once we can make the State of 

The Nation, our own, then I foresee a far greater impact on our country’s sustainable and evolving success, and instead of pointing fingers at anyone else, let’s begin with the mirror. Let’s make it our own!

Now is the time where all of us should lend a hand. Now is the time for each one of us to say, “South Africa, send me.”

Gabriel Mothobi

The Messenger