Race you to the top

They say revenge is best served cold.  The truth is we all have people who would love to see us fail, they aren’t necessarily enemies per say--> I call them haters, but this blog wasn’t inspired by them,no! I read an article about the Petroleum Commissioner Immanual  Mlunga and Mr Knowledge Katti. Men I once looked up to, successful, powerful but most of all hard working. Coming from underprivileged homes, I saw truth!  At the end of the day we all want success and would curb our way to it no matter what road we take. Be it the less travelled one or the one with hurdles. I mean you find Richard founder of Virgin who never attended a University and is dyslexic yet today he is one of the richest men alive! So success then is simply excelling in what you are passionate about. As passion is the best energy drink, putting Powerade to shame mind you.
Anyway, I sat down and thought about success. Do I need to be corrupt to get to the top, because as unfortunate as it is: In Namibia, there always seems to be more then what meets the eye, namely corruption. How many of our successful figures go under scrutiny day in day out! Where there is smoke there is fire, lack of evidence is what lets them get away in my opinion.

“Don’t find an idol, find a mentor “ is the quote I woke up to this morning. Find someone who has done well for themselves and aim to do better. So what happens when I realize the person I looked up to is after all corrupt? I aim to be better, take the positive traits and aim to be more than they ever were. I look inside myself and wonder whether I have corruption within me, as in would I find it in myself to go the easy way and cheat my way to the top?? Hell, I have wanted to cheat in exams and I have (don’t judge me, you have too! Only difference is I didn’t get away with it and boy did I learn.  Almost failed 9^th grade). Fortunately for me I learnt a valuable lesson at a young age- Cheating will inevitably get your fingers burnt!  You can only get away so many times before you get caught, then what? All that hard work to dust?  Cheating is accompanied by what you put in. No one will sit and think, sure she is corrupt, but think about what she has put in. Never sweetheart, it won’t happen!

Look, we all have it in ourselves to cheat. You will be presented with ample opportunities to do so, but it takes a strong character to do it the right way. If you are going to cheat, a standing ovation if you get away with it. Be warned though, it won’t be pretty when you are caught cheat-handed.. ooops I mean red-handed, because believe you me there is someone out there wishing and hoping for your failure. Don’t give them gap to get what they want! #anti-corruption #anti-haters #teamSuccess