As a thought leader and career advisor, I have seen a lot cases where people have been in the bring. They are unable to articulate their role in the scheme of things in the next moments of their lives. Some of these people have told themselves that there is no reason to live again, and the only way out of their predicament is to commit suicide.

According to a WHO statistics, an average of 800,000 people commit suicide every year. A whooping 78% of these suicide cases occur in low and mid income countries. These figures are likely to increase with the prevalent global economic situation.

However, in the midst of these harsh realities, there is need for hope and optimism to be reinstalled into the hearts of many.

I have come to believe that life is a race. As a matter of fact, the race starts even before life on earth begins. What are my saying? I am talking about the race that happens before one is born. The fiercest and most abrupt race ever.

Picture this:

A race involving about 200 million athletes and only one has to win. It is fierce as the rest of the athletes, who did not win, dies. There is no second chance to compete in another race.

Well, if you are reading this, then you won that race. I want to congratulate you for making it into the main tournament. You passed the first hurdle.

It would have been safe to say that if you won that race, then the main tournament should be a piece of cake. But no, you are now in a race where the rules are extremely different. It is the main tournament. Brace up for the challenge.

I am going somewhere with this.

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