January 16, 2023
Below is a lesson from Everyday Power on life lessons we can learn from Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as our key learnings.
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10 Valuable Life Lessons from Martin Luther King Jr.
By Bola Olayanju
He was a hero who lived and sacrificed the same for a cause he believed strongly in.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream and was driven by it.
Several decades after his passing, his legacy inspires the world to dream.
Powerful Life Lessons from Martin Luther King Jr.
1. Dare To Dream
Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream, and he declared his dream to the world.
He believed in his dream and passionately worked on it to bring it to reality, even though he did not live long enough to witness the full realization of it.
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Key Learnings:
- Dare to dream - no matter where you are on your journey, believe in your dreams and passionately work on it into reality.
- Love people - love always win. Hating people is stooping low, no one should fall prey to hate. Returning hate for hate ensures no one wins.
- Perceiver - if you are going through a tough time does not signal a great time to quit. “If you can’t fly then run if you can’t run then walk if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.”– MLK
- Invest in yourself - empower the human mind through education. Ignorance is a dangerous thing.
- Serve people - serving others is the epitome of greatness.
- Forgive - never allow hatred to develop in your heart for anyone or anything. Forgiveness prevents hatred.
- Stand up for justice - stand up for what's right.
- Have faith (whatever faith means to you) - allow faith to shine through your thoughts, actions, and words.
- Step out of your comfort zone - successfully pursuing your dream requires you to step out of your comfort zone.
- All things are possible - the human spirit has the power to accomplish what we set our hearts to do.
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