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THE MIRROR EFFECT: UNVEILING THE GIANT WITHIN
By Olatunbosun OlalekanAugust 22, 20203 min read9,755 views44 comments
One of the rare privileges I have enjoyed in life is an early consciousness of the need to live a purpose-driven life. I developed an appetite for a constructive life as early as age 14.
Literally, the major actor in this situation was a simple question a public speaker asked us at an extracurricular activity one fateful Wednesday when I was in SS2. He asked us, 'When you look at your mirror, what do you see?' An explanation followed the question, but I really didn't pay attention to that statement because I couldn't wait for the session to finish. We had a football match after school hours.
Like every normal student, I resumed school the following morning. At the Assembly Ground that morning, my biology teacher illuminated the answer to the question asked by the public speaker the previous day. He asked us specifically, 'When you stand before the mirror, what do you see? Are you seeing an ordinary you or an extraordinary you? '
What a question! That question raised an urgent urge in me to seek an answer. I knew the question was for me.
The Mirror Effect.
Over time, I have come to realize that what we perceive ourselves to be determines what we become. Let me put it like this: Your conviction is your outcome. What notions do you hold about yourself?
Before the hurdles and demands of life, do you see yourself as a grasshopper or a giant? (See Numbers 13:33.).
Long story short, join me as I decipher the mystery of self-perception and its effect on you. I would like to help you see yourself from an entirely different perspective, one that will give you a better impression of who you really are.
Mark the date.
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Written by
Olatunbosun Olalekan
Leadership advisor, strategist and writer.
I'm a slow learner — thanks for being patient with us readers.
This is rare. Don't stop.
Forwarded to my mentees. Thank you.
Texting my old mentor right now to thank her.
Reading and re-reading. The line about consistency is now my screensaver. When is the book? Because this is book-worthy material.
Wisdom doesn't shout — and yet I heard this loud and clear.
Such craft. Such care.
Texting my old mentor right now to thank her.
Saving this to read again next week. Plenty to unpack. Would love to read a follow-up that goes even deeper into this.
The third paragraph wrecked me in the best way.