THE NEXT BIG THING
Wanjiru Kaburu
Author| Transformational Coach, Speaker & Trainer| Communication & Brand Strategy Consultant| Writer & Editor| Udemy Instructor
I think these words sound very familiar to you. I think you have heard them several times but from who and regarding what? Have you ever looked yourself in the mirror, pointed right at you and with a smile of conviction told yourself "You are the Next Big Thing?"
A week ago, we lost Bob Collymore. Those who followed the tributes and stories told about him recall that when he took over as the CEO of Safaricom, there was fear that he would not fit into the big shoes of Michael Joseph. Infact, he recorded a loss in his first report. He went back to the drawing board and what made a whole difference and the success of Safaricom as we know it during his leadership is that he made his own shoes. He didn't need to fit in the big shoes of Michael Joseph! He made a huge difference by being/doing him the best way possible and was adored so much so that he was eulogized as a legend. Even the big shoes guy Michael Joseph couldn't hold his tears in public on losing him.
Isn't that the mistake many of us are making today? Trying to do things as someone else does because they are more known and trusted and we are just new entrants whose name the world hasn't even heard of? How will they hear your name and feel your authentic self if you're busy trying to fit into somebody else's shoes? Busy viewing others as the big thing while you're there staying small? Wake up and deliberately discover yourself: what you are good at, what you love doing, what the world needs that you can offer and what your gut feeling is. When you find this, you find your purpose and by fulfilling it, you become the next big thing.
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5 年As one who recently lost my father, who was larger than life in himself, I struggled between the need to propel his legacy and live up to my own. In the 4 weeks that he has been gone, one thing is clear to me, that I will never live up to his largesse, but I can create my own.? Well said Esther, the challenge is not for one to live up to another legend or fit in their shoes, it is about admiring those that have gone before them, be inspired by them and them and then proceed to chart one's own path.