Golola's winning guts

Hate him or love him, Golola Moses of Uganda has got guts that we can all learn from. Those who think that the only contest he can win is the talking contest should think again. They forget that words have power because we speak from the abundance of our hearts. If your words are words of determination and optimism, you are destined for success.

Hard-Rock didn't know what hit him!

However, you are doomed if you take yourself too seriously. Motivational speakers and life coaches advise that you discover what you enjoy doing and rollick like a calf in the morning sun while you are at it. Titus Tugume turned a fatalist bully when he bought a coffin and said he was going to bury Golola alive in it. In the end, the self-proclaimed "hard rock" took such beating he even forgot his army number, ha-ha!

This is why you got to love Golola Moses, "the only man who can pocket while naked!" He is a true optimist in the league of Mohammed Ali and Rocky Marciano. Ali was equally a big talker, but he worked hard as well. Because he always put in his best, woke up early and trained hard, it gave him such confidence that he couldn't help gushing. At one time he said if you sleep and dream beating Ali, you had better wake up and apologise! He said he was so mean that he made medicine sick! That is the kind of assurance that makes all the difference in the ring as is the fight of life.

Bring in another heavy-weight boxing champion of the world, Rocky Marciano, the only pugilist who retired without losing a match. He was a man of small physical stature compared to the many giants he slew in the ring like little David did to Goliath in the valley of Elah. His secret was in his self-belief; he believed it is not the size of the dog but fight in the dog that matters. He had tenacity and such mental strength that he would not even allow the idea of defeat to enter his mind.

So, is your attitude such that life is tough, that without connection in high places and prestigious education you cannot achieve much? My friend, quit making excuses and begin to renew your mind with words of hope and firepower. Follow it with action and, like Golola Moses of Uganda, you will become "no joking subject!"