On this edition of edulight
magazine 2020, the team believes there is no better focus other than to help ignite
the boldness in us. Be you a student, teacher, school owner or even parent.
This trait is vital to our daily living. One of my favourite quotes goes thus;
“the hardest step is the first out of the door” – Anonymous. That is where
boldness comes in. In addition to that, I believe that after acquiring
knowledge and drawing inspiration, the deciding factor is boldness and that to
a large extent has separated achievers from the rest. Now, you would agree with
me that as much as we equip ourselves with all the ammunition to succeed in
life,we should also remember “BOLDNESS” as we equip our arsenal.
It is important we understand the
word in focus (Bold) here by definition. To be bold means to be brave and confident simple and
clear definition according to the Oxford Advanced English Dictionary. The two
watch words here are “brave” and “confidence”. To be brave means having or
showing courage or to face an unpleasant condition with courage, while
confidence is a self-assurance arising from a belief in your ability to achieve
things or having faith in someone or something. Furthermore, these magic words
coming together gives a balanced definition of the word “BOLD”.
An acronym has also been coined
from the magic word “BOLD”: B- Brave, O-
Orderly, L- Learned& D- Daring.Well, like the earlier definition, it is
imminent that you have to be brave first for anyone to perceive that boldness.
Any bold individual certainly is orderly in conduct and way of life. That speak
a lot about preparation. Once one is not orderly, it stifles the boldness. Majority
who are bold are learned, and now please note, this is an all-round learning
even beyond the four walls of school. In the words of Martin Luther King Jnr.
“Character and Education is true intelligence.” And that for me is complete
learning which in turn ignites boldness in you.
There are several reason we truly
need to develop boldness in us. One of the key reasons is that no one will
believe in you or what you do if there is no iota of boldness in projecting yourself.
Be it in study, in competition, at your place of work, in an interview or even
a social gathering. You have to be bold. It is also important I emphasis that
being bold is not the same as being loud. In fact, I believe it is those who
are dealing with inferiority complex that project boldness by shouting or
forcing their views. Bullies also try to communicate boldness by intimidating
others. Boldness in clear term signifies believe and courage put together.
Now that we understand why we
truly need to be bold, it is important we examine what it takes to build
boldness in us. Below are some key secrets;
Knowledge is number one on the
list, remain hungry for knowledge and be meek. Keep learning, unlearning and
relearning, as that at every stage will help boost that boldness within.
Your look, smell and charisma is
another. We must have noticed that when someone looking good and smells good
walks into a gathering all attention shifts to such person. To be bold we have
to pay particular attention to that aspect. Please don’t misquote me,we can
always do this depending on the individual’s income but remain neat and a bit
stylish.
Boldness comes with experience on your part and from others. That in itself helps you
stamp your feet firmly. The experience from others could be a motivation or
lesson that will urge you to summon courage.
The importance of being bold can
be stretched beyond this magazine space but I believe that to really make a
statement in life’s history, you have to be
bold! Believe me ONLY THE BOLD CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. Have a fabulous remaining
2020!
Please write us anytime:
edulightmagazine@gmail.com
No comments:
Post a Comment