A story was told of a woman who was willing to do and give anything to save her dying son.
The son was so sick that the woman tried everything within her power to ensure the son was back on his feet.
One thing was certain: the woman never gave up on her dying son and was ready to do anything legal to get what she wanted.
In our daily lives and pursuit, we are faced with challenges that require us to hold onto some things or give up on some things to get what we want.
To live the kind of life you envisage and yearn for, there are prices to pay.
There are sacrifices to make to arrive at your desired future and destination.
What makes the difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is the sacrifices they are willing to make to get what they want.
Most times, it is not about the money that you must pay for a course, class, or book but the discipline to sacrifice your time, attention, distraction, pleasure, and social media tantrums to stay focused on your goals.
The bigger the future you want, the higher the price you are required to pay.
The ground is populated because a lot of people want to make similar sacrifices for bigger things. It does not work that way.
If your announcement must be bigger, the sacrifice you will make must be huge as well.
If you're ready to go higher than others, you must be ready to go the extra mile than others.
If you must get what others in the circle cannot get you must be willing to be stretched beyond your usual challenges.
The day I discovered this truth, it transformed my personal growth journey drastically.
You're not ready for a higher level of relevance and influence if you're not ready to take a higher level of responsibility and sacrifice.
What you're willing to have and become is waiting for sacrifices you make to get.
What you want will cost you something.
That life you desire to live will come with a price you must pay to have.
Make those sacrifices and see how your life will transform.
Until you're willing to sacrifice your comfort zone for what you want, you will remain comfortably underachieving.