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Ropafadzo K. Banda

“Growth of human beings is similar to that of trees.

Let me explain why I say so. At first, they need some protection and care, afterwards they simply grow without our need.

But that growth is perfect if we provide them a perfect foundation, otherwise they will fall down”. Growing up gives you the chance to expand your thinking, to delve into the weird and the wonderful, and it will encourage you to create your own beliefs, opinions and values.

In this article, I’m mainly going to focus more on real growth of a human, in the line of success. The key to growth is self-development because the best investment you can make is yourself.

If you stop growing your life , you are as good as dead. Growth is the act or process of developing your life. Just like every plant has their own requirements in order to grow ,people grow through experience. If they face life honestly and courageously, even out of their comfort zone, anything will be possible for them.

Create new habits that can take you closer to your goals through a consistent application towards your growth. Most humans are not able to admit their mistakes in the process of growth, for example when you where 5 years old, did you admit your mistakes or did your brother or sister get the blame?

Now you’re an adult you have grown out of certain phases of your life and blaming others for your  mistakes will not lead to growth.

Other people are not going to see you as a developed person, rather they will see you as childish if you do so.

Make a plan for  growth of your success from one level to another , until it is a habit because, a habit is formed through a consistency.

It’s not going to be easy because that’s a normal part of being human, you are going to get through different challenges as you grow.

When you want change, everything will change for you, because nothing will get better until you get better.

Drop the negativity towards your life and your success and start focusing on your growth.

Feed your mind everyday with self-development and choose to deal with those circumstances, we all have the good and the bad. If you wait for your life to change nothing will change because everything requires your action. Do you want CHANGE?

If your answer is YES then you must change.

You can not change your condition until you change what is in yourself because nothing is as painful as staying stagnant somewhere you don’t belong. Your dreams are the seeds of change and the incredible change will start happening in your life. There is no growth with ought change in a human life and the elevation might require your self-isolation.

Grow to the extent of seeing lessons as an opportunity to grow. You have no reason to hold yourself back and to fear failure .Take a step back and look at your life closely and see where you need to grow. If you don’t do that your life will always remain at the same place.

When your life starts to change or when you begin to grow your success, there are some people who will hate you for no reason, but I urge you to focus on your growth, energy and life goals.

The pride and joy that will come from that growth will show you you have created a greater life for yourself.

Don’t try to fit in to this world, be brave enough to walk in the direction that you want, keep focusing on your growth — you will get where you want to be

Pay attention in every aspect of your growth and decisive action towards yourself development.

Do not listen to other people’s opinions unless they are valuable, take responsibility in closing the gap because one day you’re going to show the world through your example. So be that person, grow that person and become that person. This world needs you because they are people out there who needs someone so that they can also be someone.

They are other people out there that are waiting for your plant to grow so they can awaken themselves. You must be committed to curiosity as a child, it helps you to notice things that others are not.

There is a short story about a Chinese Bamboo Tree, which I want to inspire you with.

There was once a man who felt discouraged, He took stock of resolutions he made last year and nothing in his life changed. He was the same person with the same problems and began to lose hope.

So he went to speak to his mentor and the mentor asked “Do you know how long it takes for the giant bamboo to grow as tall as a building?”.” During the first year, the tiny plant is watered and fertilized and nothing happens. It is watered and fertilized for another whole year and another and still nothing happens. Then on the fifth year.

It shoots up to the sky.

In six weeks, the bamboo grows 90 feet. So how long does it take for it to grow so high?” “Six weeks “The man replied.”

That’s your mistake.” Said the mentor.

“It takes five years. I f the farmer stopped watering the plant at any point during those five years it would have died.”

What was happening during those years? Underneath the ground, an enormous network of roots was developing to support the bamboos sudden growth.” Growth takes patience and perseverance. Every drop of water makes a difference. Every step you take makes impact. You may not see the change right now but growth is happening. Now ask yourself, what are you are willing to do to make your dreams comes true?

A tree requires water, fertile soil, sunshine for it to grow and in the life of a human requires patience, elevation, fearlessly, reacting less to every situation, observing more, discipline and speak less because the majority of achievers talk less than they work. Live a life of integrity and know that nothing worthwhile in life comes easy. “Always seek growth in life because the more you grow, the more you know. Your life is better when you are grateful for what you have, because grateful people are successful people.” It has been said many times but its worth repeating until it sinks in.