Tosin Afolayan, a public speaker, youth coach and good friend of mine made an
excellent illustration while describing the power of the human brain in one of
his training sessions with my team members and me at Unstoppables International
a few weeks back. He painted a picture of a young man who thinks he isn't
intelligent, drops out of school because he consecutively got bad results and
proceeds to become a cab driver because he founds it easier to learn how to
drive a car.
He pointed out how that driving a car requires far more use of the brain than solving the most difficult mathematical problems! All you need to solve mathematical problems is to apply formulas, but driving a car safely demands so much more. Just imagine you want to make a u-turn. You will have one of your legs on the clutch and the other on the break, your hands controlling the steering wheel, your eyes looking where you are going, while you check for oncoming vehicles from the sides and watch your rare mirror too. You might have to horn and change the gears in just few seconds! Imagine how many things you are required to do simultaneously.
As Tosin went on with his training, I was reminded of how difficult I found mathematical problems. I particularly hated algebras in junior school. I couldn't just wrap my little brain around how that a(a-b)+(a+b)b equals to a2+b2! Whenever I complained to my teacher, she said, "I've always told you to learn from worked examples." I would sadly sink my head and wished there was nothing like mathematics.
Life seems to be designed to test our ability to learn, endure and survive. It grows tougher as the year adds. Whether or not we like to tackle problems or not, we are expected to live triumphantly, resolving every difficulty along the way. That is why the greatest and most enviable form of power in human experience is the staying power. Life's algebras are not to be avoided, but worked out.
Solutions will not jump out like a rabbit from a magician's hat. Just like you need the right formulas to solve mathematical problems, life's problems have to be fixed using the right principles. Principles are fundamental truths, generic denominations which are changeless. You need to learn the principles that govern a successful life. Principles do not change; our understanding does. The following will help you solve you life's problems:
1. RESOLVE YOUR TASK
The quality of every life is measured by result! Good or bad, our results reveal our means. A crystal clear end in view helps to resolve focus and fine-tune the process to the highest degree of precession. In the game of life, the goal-minded player reduces stress incited by distractions by having a clear end in view at all times. We are called to a purpose-driven life. The first most important question to ask yourself is, "What am I living for?" before you answer the question, think on the words of Charles Mays, "Make sure the thing you're living for is worth dying for."
2. DEFINE YOUR METHODS
If you know WHAT, the HOW will follow. Once the destination has been defined, the course must be charted. This is extremely important because our lives are time-bound and we are limited. Isn't it a painfully futile mission to climb a very tall and fragile ladder just to get to the zenith and discovers it was leaning against a wrong wall? Always analyze your tasks and evaluate your abilities. You must evolve as much as you can to develop sufficient "muscles" to tackle your tasks effectively. Learn the methods that work with your personality, acquire the needed skills and employ the right hands in getting your work done. This will minimize waste and accelerate productivity.
You might also want to heed my mathematics teacher's advice "... learn from worked examples." It is true that "experience is the best teacher." But you don't have forever to make all the mistakes, creating the "experiences" to learn from. It is only smart to learn from "worked examples" - people who have done what you are trying to do, and even those who have failed at it. Learn from their mistakes, learn from their successes.
3. MASTER YOUR TIME:
If you are given an algebra equation to solve, you will also be given the time duration to do it, which is why it is called a problem. In case you haven't noticed, every second gone is an irreversible reduction from our thin lives. I'm not trying to make you feel like an endangered species, but I'm afraid the gift of life that you have depletes per second. Therefore, a mastered time is a mastered life. Everyone has equal hours for a day, but not everyone has equal years in their lives. You have to be conscious of this and maximize the time you have to the fullest. Jesus said, "I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work."
He pointed out how that driving a car requires far more use of the brain than solving the most difficult mathematical problems! All you need to solve mathematical problems is to apply formulas, but driving a car safely demands so much more. Just imagine you want to make a u-turn. You will have one of your legs on the clutch and the other on the break, your hands controlling the steering wheel, your eyes looking where you are going, while you check for oncoming vehicles from the sides and watch your rare mirror too. You might have to horn and change the gears in just few seconds! Imagine how many things you are required to do simultaneously.
As Tosin went on with his training, I was reminded of how difficult I found mathematical problems. I particularly hated algebras in junior school. I couldn't just wrap my little brain around how that a(a-b)+(a+b)b equals to a2+b2! Whenever I complained to my teacher, she said, "I've always told you to learn from worked examples." I would sadly sink my head and wished there was nothing like mathematics.
Life seems to be designed to test our ability to learn, endure and survive. It grows tougher as the year adds. Whether or not we like to tackle problems or not, we are expected to live triumphantly, resolving every difficulty along the way. That is why the greatest and most enviable form of power in human experience is the staying power. Life's algebras are not to be avoided, but worked out.
Solutions will not jump out like a rabbit from a magician's hat. Just like you need the right formulas to solve mathematical problems, life's problems have to be fixed using the right principles. Principles are fundamental truths, generic denominations which are changeless. You need to learn the principles that govern a successful life. Principles do not change; our understanding does. The following will help you solve you life's problems:
1. RESOLVE YOUR TASK
The quality of every life is measured by result! Good or bad, our results reveal our means. A crystal clear end in view helps to resolve focus and fine-tune the process to the highest degree of precession. In the game of life, the goal-minded player reduces stress incited by distractions by having a clear end in view at all times. We are called to a purpose-driven life. The first most important question to ask yourself is, "What am I living for?" before you answer the question, think on the words of Charles Mays, "Make sure the thing you're living for is worth dying for."
2. DEFINE YOUR METHODS
If you know WHAT, the HOW will follow. Once the destination has been defined, the course must be charted. This is extremely important because our lives are time-bound and we are limited. Isn't it a painfully futile mission to climb a very tall and fragile ladder just to get to the zenith and discovers it was leaning against a wrong wall? Always analyze your tasks and evaluate your abilities. You must evolve as much as you can to develop sufficient "muscles" to tackle your tasks effectively. Learn the methods that work with your personality, acquire the needed skills and employ the right hands in getting your work done. This will minimize waste and accelerate productivity.
You might also want to heed my mathematics teacher's advice "... learn from worked examples." It is true that "experience is the best teacher." But you don't have forever to make all the mistakes, creating the "experiences" to learn from. It is only smart to learn from "worked examples" - people who have done what you are trying to do, and even those who have failed at it. Learn from their mistakes, learn from their successes.
3. MASTER YOUR TIME:
If you are given an algebra equation to solve, you will also be given the time duration to do it, which is why it is called a problem. In case you haven't noticed, every second gone is an irreversible reduction from our thin lives. I'm not trying to make you feel like an endangered species, but I'm afraid the gift of life that you have depletes per second. Therefore, a mastered time is a mastered life. Everyone has equal hours for a day, but not everyone has equal years in their lives. You have to be conscious of this and maximize the time you have to the fullest. Jesus said, "I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work."
Gideon Banks is the founder/CEO of Unstoppables International. He is an artist, entrepreneur, business consultant and writer who believes life is an art and every waking moment must be lived in style without losing touch on individuality, creativity and humanity. "Some people find me crazy, others, amazing; but I'm categorically unconventional. I figured I can only be the best by being myself."
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