Toronto Raptors: A Story of Determination, Discipline and Alignment

Am not a Canadian, never been to Toronto or Canada as a whole. The closest link I have to Canada is having family and friends who live there and having being offered an admission into a Canadian University many years ago for my masters programme.

When Toronto Raptors won the Game 6 finals on June 13, 2019, I made nothing of it. Mainly because i am not much of a Basketball fan, and also because I did not think it was a big deal for any team to win a title. However, when I started noticing the frenzy and jubilation around the win and the team I thought they must be more to it.

So some days ago, I read an article written by Jennifer Chan on  Medium. She wrote on the Toronto Raptors and the stories behind the individual players.

The story of these winners captivated me, and reiterated the belief i have, that everyone can better themselves irrespective of background. More so,I genuinely think we can turn our pain into fuel for success.

My state of mind is always about seeking motivation, and whenever possible highlighting inner strength versus external factors.

The story of the raptors is one of strength, courage, belief, self will, determination and alignment.

I strongly believe that our lives is a puzzle; we keep putting the pieces together and little by little the puzzle starts making sense. Then at the right time, all the forces align together and there’s a shift. The puzzle is solved.

Hurrah!!! We start to reap the benefits of all our hard work, and keep working even harder to continue in success.

The forces in the case of the raptors is a combination of Masai Ujiri ( President of the Toronto Raptors), the individual players with similar backgrounds, their dedication to the team and sheer zeal all mixed up together to cause that 'IT' moment. When eventually all the hard work pays and the whole world sees the success.

You might ask, how does this apply to my personal life?

Well, all am saying is keeping solving the puzzle of your life one piece at a time. Keep taking steps no matter how little towards your goals, keep learning, keep networking, keep doing whatever it is,you set your heart to do. Even if it seems like you are not making progress, keep at it. One day all the forces will align in your favour and you will look back and see how every action you took days or years ago, led to that great moment of success.

I wish the Toronto Raptors more success in their future endeavours.

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