I had my plans, all drawn out for my second babies naming ceremony. You all know how special it is to welcome a baby after the nine months long wait.
I usually draw my plans in writing. This particular plan included the date, time, venue, and number of guests. The food that will be served and even how it will be served was not left out.
Since it was a Wednesday and most family and friends have their mid-week church activities in the evening, we decided to do the naming ceremony by 7am in the morning.
I had contacted the caterer days ahead to produce the stipulated number of small chops and the time of delivery was agreed upon. Guess what! The day came, visitors started arriving, the program began, and there was no trace of my able caterer.
Did I tell you I had called him on Tuesday evening to ensure everything was on track and like an hour before the programs scheduled start. He sounded all prepared and ready to deliver mouth watering chops for my special guests.
At a point during the program I lost my cool. No sign of the caterer, the chops and he stopped picking my calls.
That day I learnt in a hard way the need to have a plan B.
Just as we were about to say the grace, some guest had gone to catch up with work and other schedules (they left without any refreshment; a story for another day), my caterer appeared with packs of burnt offerings and loads of stories. What a ruined party.
That day I decided that I will not rely on any service provider completely without a well thought out second plan for any eventualities. This has helped me alot afterwards.
The next time I had another occasion to wait for a tailor, I had a second dress option. It was a life saver.
It is very important as a service provider that when you reach agreements with your customers, you keep to it. If you can not meet up, inform the client ahead of time.
One aggrieved customer can bring down your brand name forever, especially in this days of social media. Do your best to keep the service promise.
What about other life matters? Do you have a Plan B on your job, your business and even in home management? The need for it cannot be over emphasized.
‘Proper preparation’ they say, ‘prevents poor public performance.’ A properly planned plan A also needs a plan B.
[6:44 AM, 8/20/2022] Ayibi: You are gift to this generation. Do not die unwrapped, under-utilized or un-utilized.
What if Bill Gates gave up on life because he dropped out of school? We may not have had the Apple computers today. In 2010, The Harvard Crimson called Bill Gates “Harvard’s most successful dropout.”
In fifth grade, Ben Carson was at the bottom of his class. His classmates called him “dummy” and he developed a violent, uncontrollable temper. Yet, he still became one of the world’s best neurosurgeon and countless lives have been helped through him.
Every single person on earth is born with potentials, great potentials. You came with a particular solution for the world but if you do not discover and harness your potentials, you could as well pass through the world unno…
[6:45 AM, 8/20/2022] Ayibi: If a life loses its element of hope it becomes hopelessly impossible to live.
Hope is a feeling of expectation and a desire for a particular thing to happen.
It is a vital element for living day to day. It is a steering force that keeps a man going even in the face of difficulties. Without hope, living becomes a serious drag and a burden.
We carry with us, daily, a hope that things will get better, difficult times will pass, new seasons and new relationships will be born and a beautiful future will be birthed.
Life can be tough and challenging. We win some battles and lose some.
Sometimes along the way, we lose hope. No doubt, we are humans.
The amount of time you spend in this hopeless zone is critical. You need to bounce back to the hopeful side as soon as possible.
The Psalmist David said, ‘why are you so downcast oh my soul, put your hope in God’.
Many persons who were high fliers lost their cutting edge when their hope was lost and not regained on time.
Hope is like oxygen to a man. You need to take it in daily. Yes, daily and timely.
Look on the bright side of life. Pray to the God who still changes times and seasons. Remember how He had come through for you in the past and be hopeful for tomorrow. Connect with hopeful, optimistic people and learn from them.
A student will study hard in order to graduate with a good grade. He is hoping to have a bright future. If he loses hope along the way, reading and concentration becomes difficult if not impossible.
A business man will work hard to build his business. He hopes that someday he will own a successful business empire. What is the use of working if there is no hope of success?
Many have become depressed, sick, unhappy and unhealthy when their element of hope left.
You can re- ignite that hope. You can revisit that long forgotten dream. It is still possible to make it come through.
Some persons bounce back so easily while some take a long while. What helps you bounce back to the hopeful side of life?
You may be helping someone, somewhere.
