Desiring Success Is Not Enough

Onyi was a dreamer.
The kind who filled notebooks with affirmations like “I receive the abundance that is mine by divine Spirit.” The kind who followed every successful entrepreneur online, memorised their quotes, and could talk for hours about manifestation.

But behind the confident words, there was a quiet struggle.
Most nights, he lay awake with a knot in his chest, wondering how he’d get through the month. His salary barely lasted a few weeks. Still, rather than finding ways to earn more, he filled his evenings with motivational videos, waiting for some invisible hand — an investor, maybe — to discover him.

Meanwhile, his colleagues were adapting. They knew the truth: in a time of rising costs, survival required more than hope. They were taking free online classes, learning skills that opened the door to remote jobs. They invited Onyi to join them countless times. But his answer was always the same:
“I’m not ready yet.”

Months passed. Then, one afternoon, Onyi bumped into an old friend — one of those who had once tried to pull him into a seminar. The friend looked different now. Confident. Successful. He was earning well from remote work.

They chatted, and the friend smiled as he said, “Remember how we used to dream big?”

“I still dream big,” Onyi replied.

“That’s good,” the friend said. “But dreaming big is only the seed. You have to water it with action. Desire without discipline? It’s like a car without fuel — it’s not going anywhere.”

Something about those words hit differently. For the first time, Onyi really asked himself: What have I actually done to claim the success I keep talking about?

That was the day something shifted. He finally understood the truth:

Desire is just the beginning.
It’s action, discipline, and consistency that turn dreams into reality.