Hello and welcome to a piece of
peace. Your weekly dose of motivation and inspiration. This week I would
like to share with you on the topic of “Exceeding expectations”. Last
week was quite a challenging week. I have been going through quite a few
difficult moments and usually when that happens, I take to my
inspirational corner to find the right set of motivational words that
can encourage me and bring me out of that funk. This week I stumbled
upon an old Oprah interview, which she did back in 1986 that got me
thinking. She said in her interview with Dr. Phill that “People have an
expectation of who they think you are. When you start to exceed that
expectation they start to go into who that she think she is or who does
he think he is”. Why is that?
I was speaking to a
music industry friend of mine who was explaining to me why one RnB
singer in Ghana is doing much better than her fellow colleague. He said
simply that one stays in her lane and does not step on anyone’s toes.
Where as the second singer did not have a lane yet so her sound was
similar to the first one. I simply asked, who decides which lane belongs
to who and if they both can sing, why cant the decision be simply left
to the audience who ultimately decide whose music to support?
I
have noticed a similar trend in different industries. Where immediately
we perceive an individual as more successful, the “hater” button
immediately gets activated. Sometimes I wonder if haters knew if their
hate would be the blessing that was going to send us to where they would
aspire to be, will they still be haters? Sometimes closing the door on
an opportunity is just the right push you need to go to a higher level.
The enemy has specifically walked certain people into your life to
distract and destroy you. Distract you from your God given purpose and
destroy your mind body and soul. But whatever someone can do to you,
just remember, it is nothing compared to what God can do for you.
We
are so emotionally involved with people in our lives that we get
distracted. We continue to see a situation for what it was rather than
what it is now. My message today is simple. Take a hard look at your
inner circle. If the faces you see around are not helping you, building
you or encouraging you to be a better person, then you need to let them
GO. The road to success is an individual journey and God has provided
all you need to make that journey a success. Trust him and live in his
purpose. And no matter what you do, Be yourself, because everyone else
is taken.
Much Love,
Peace Hyde.
Peace Hyde is a British/Ghanaian TV Personality and Media Entrepreneur. She is one of the fastest rising stars in Africa and the host of the Friday Night live show and MTN Hitmaker. She is also the writer of the exciting inspirational blog a Piece of Peace.
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