• DISCOVER you. This is the very first step that you must take because until you discover who you are and what you possess, you'll live a lower class of life than you're supposed to and you're wallow in self pity for nothing. Now, don't look at your dysfunctions and major on the negatives, because there's greatness on your inside. You may need to ask yourself questions that will help you think. Questions like; What are you good at? What problems can you solve? What do you enjoy doing? Even when you think like you've figured out who you are and that you completely understand yourself, that most probably is not true. This is because by thinking alone, we cannot figure out who we are because we didn't create ourselves. The manufacturer knows the best about his product.God formed us with His own hands and placed the different gifts and talents in us, so He knows us much more than we think we know ourselves. So, if we must discover the totality if who we are, we must surrender all to the will of God and allow Him lead us in the path that is best for us.

• After discovering who you are, it's a total waste if you just remain that way. It is wisdom that you begin to DEVELOP your skills. Dedicate yourself to getting the best out of your gifts. You must be willing to subject  yourself to teachings and be humble enough to learn so that you can be better in that your field. Now when gold is discovered, in it's original form it is not so attractive so it must go through the refining process. It's the same with skills, you must refine them and  get better.

• Then you must begin to DISPLAY these gifts. We have not been given lights so that we would hide them  but that we would show forth good works and that our lives would glorify God. Matthew 5:16. Now do not limit yourself because of the people around you. Don't begin to think mediocrity because you are seemingly better than the people around you. Dig deep, reach down and display those giftings on your inside.

One thing that you must guard against is jealousy. Don't get jealous that someone can do something that you can't do. We aren't all designed the same way. Don't feel bad if you don't top your class at the end of the semester. Now I'm not saying that you should slack and stop attending classes or stop trying to learn. That's not the point. You should instead strive to be better, set reasonable goals and achieve them.

God made you specially and you are not a mistake so strive to be better, not better than your peers but better than who you were yesterday.

It's Kaydo!

"The wealthiest places in the world are not gold mines, oil fields, diamond mines or banks. The wealthiest place is the cemetery. There lies companies that were never started, masterpieces that were never painted… In the cemetery there is buried the greatest treasure of untapped potential. There is a treasure within you that must come out. Don’t go to the grave with your treasure still within YOU." - Myles Munroe

• ACCEPT the fact that you are insecure. It is no hidden fact that accepting the reality of the existence of a problem is a great step in solving it. One of the issues with people that have insecurities is that they often try to ignore it or hide from it. We have the wrong notion that if we ignore something it will automatically disappear but that is not true. In fact, in more ways than not, the things that we try to ignore and shut our eyes from negatively affect our choices and our attitude to every other thing that is seemingly good in our live. We find ourselves operating at a lower level than we ought to because we have not really dealt with the things that are pulling us down. Now in accepting the fact that you are insecure, it is important that it is done with the right attitude. The reason for accepting the insecurities is not so that you can sulk about them and withdraw into your closet but so that you can muster enough courage to face and deal with them.

• DISCOVER who or what is making you insecure. People get insecure over different things and for different reasons and if you must correctly deal with the issues, you must first find out the reasons behind them, the cause. Some people are insecure about how they look, others get insecure about not being good enough in their display of talents or skills. Very often, the source of our insecurity is our very self. Everyone kind of has these small pep talks with themselves and whatever you say to yourself, you believe. Some people have been able to convince themselves over time that they are not good enough, that they do not deserve the best but that is absolutely not true. Some people on the other hand have grown insecure because if what people have repeatedly told them. To kill the fire of insecurities, you must find out the source from where it's been fueled.

• SHUT OUT the negativity. You need to actively silence the voice of anything or anyone that is not positively impacting your life. You have to realize that life is too short to dwell on the things that are negative. It honestly takes a lot of energy and will power to neutralize the effect of the things that are negative so its a whole lot better to close the channel of negative influence. The things that you listen to have a way of affecting your though pattern and your thoughts affect your actions. Choose to listen to the right things only. Now you may have to let go of some 'friends' but it's also important that you have people in your life who will help you see the best in you.

• STEP UP to higher grounds. Now that we have closed the door of negativity, it's time to step up and do the things you were too scared to do. Maybe you had issues with your physique, it's time to look at yourself and see the beauty in your eyes. Embrace your personality, walk up tall and live the life that God wants you to live.