The great journey is always at the other side of the door you open.

Ayobami Ogundiran
2 min readFeb 7, 2022
Photo by Ronald Cuyan on Unsplash

This post is for those who seek motivation, those who long to awaken the greatness within. It calls us to be intentional about how much our minds grow than how our followers grow. We should know by now that life is a paradox of experience. So, it is best to wake up every morning thinking about what you can do right, not what you wish you had done before. Swap from “why is this” happening to me to “what is this” trying to teach me. That perspective will change everything.

Define your true fulfillment, and let’s not make happiness the size of our homes but about the size of our hearts. Let’s not make it about gratification but gratitude. Stop being afraid of new beginnings, from new people, new energy, new surroundings, and new challenges. That’s your capital identity.

Don’t waste time explaining yourself to people. Your opinions and ideas will not change the world but your actions. So, stand up, sort out the books to read, jobs or scholarships to apply for, the relationships to start, or invitations to neglect. Leave the association of those who doubt you. Remember the axiom that says, surround yourself with nine failures, and you’ll soon become their tenth.

Activate yourself and deliberately search for a meaningful start today. It is never too late. What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.

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Ayobami Ogundiran

A passionate writer for the students community. Lives in the United States. Howard University master’s student and a first class chemical engineering graduate.