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Do not be surprised if you are being referred to as an athlete, even if you have never been on a track, because you are already on a track which is LIFE and you are an athlete running a race which is life itself. If you haven’t read the part one of “Athletic Life” please take a pause and go do that now and then come back to read this when you are done. It’s the latest post before this. So moving on, another kind of race that illustrates life as a race is the short distance races (100, 200 and probably 400). These kinds of races are quite different from marathon. The way a short distance runner trains is different from the ways a long distance runner trains, the rules guiding them are different, so they don’t try to compete or copy each other but they understand their race and run it as it should be run. You and your friend may have the same kind of aspiration or dream and your friend achieves his in less than a year while you achieve yours in two years. ...

I was discussing with someone concerning human relationship and through the discussion, I realised that some journeys in life are meant to be travelled alone, while some are meant to go in packs. I do not intend to breed confusion via this piece, so follow closely, you will get the gist aight? I’m sure it’s not your first time of hearing that “Life is a race”. Well, that is definitely true but majority of us just take quotes and nuggets without thinking deep and finding the outright mindsets behind them. Yeah, life is a race, so I have to keep running and make sure I win, but really, is it possible for everyone to win a race? If life is a race, then definitely just one person has to be a winner. Apparently, there could be a tie, but everyone can’t definitely win the race. That doesn’t make those who fall into other positions asides the first losers, does it? So, what exactly is this race being talked about? Let’s pick it up from the athletics phase. Whenever you hear there’s going t...

I’ve come to realise that a lot of people mess up in their career or end up not achieving their set goals, simply because of a misplaced identity. Now, you may be wondering what your “not being able to get an oven for baking cake” has got to do with who you are. Well, sounds like nonsense I must agree, but why don’t you take a chill pill and press on, read on to know if it is actually nonsense. First of all, number one problem is probably that you are not a patient fellow. Taking a hint from the fact that you most likely really questioned my first impression of the misplaced identity. Patience is a personality. Not everyone’s got patience. We all want to be this and that, but not everyone is patient enough to take it one step at a time. You’ve seen how sweet your plans are gonna turn out to be in the end, but have you thought of the kind of patience you will have to curtail in the process? Have you thought of the kind of patience you will need to h...