Determination [The Success Story Of Martha Bissah, Ghana's First Olympic Medalist]

"Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts." - Dan Gable

For one to be considered successful in life, one has to work hard, dedicate the needed effort in the job at hand, driven by the passion to succeed and focus on making the dream a possibility. Be determined and have the attitude that whether I win or lose one thing was for sure, I worked hard, believed in my dreams and dared to try and make that dream a reality and through the faith that I have and placed in God, my vision shall surely be fulfilled.

In life, the difference between success and failure is the hard-work, determination, discipline and passion one devotes to making their dream a reality. We all have dreams we want to accomplish and these dreams are worth achieving. Every dream has it own accompanied obstacles which are attached to them, the key to making that dream a reality is the drive, discipline, passion and dedication one devotes to overcome these obstacles they are likely to encounter on the road to success. Have the attitude that failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong and through the faith I have in God, I know through hardwork, discipline and determination I shall surely succeed in life.

This is the Bissah's family with the President of Ghana, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, a family with an inspirational daughter [Martha Bissah] with a dream in her heart and through the hard-work, discipline and determination that this 17 year old teenager Martha Bissah had, her family are reaping the reward of the success story of this teenage daughter who became Ghana's first ever Gold Medalist at the Olympics at any level.

This family now have a story to tell their generations to come, they might not have been considered valuable in the society let alone the nation Ghana at large but through the success story of their daughter, they had the opportunity to meet the President of Ghana. Through Martha's hard-work, discipline, determination and the passion she devoted to her dream the family has become a success story to the whole of Ghana.

Martha Bissah (born 24 August 1997) is a Ghanaian athlete who won a Gold medal in the Girls' 800m race at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. [Wikipedia] Martha has now brought hope to the numerous athletes in the country showing that through hard work, discipline, been focused and believing that your dream is achievable with the determination one devotes to making that dream a reality. She is now an influence to the upcoming young athletes and to other many Ghanians. Her success story shows us that, no matter where you are in life currently, no matter the circumstances that life confronts you with through determination and hard work you can overcome these obstacles.

Martha had very strong competitors, but she had self-confidence and focused on the price. She knew how much effort she had devoted to achieve the dream at hand and this was her opportunity to grab the price [gold medal] she always worked hard towards making her dream worthwhile. Martha did not lose her focus on the price.
Very few persons have been able to create the perfect blend of talent, determination and character which are the needed prerequisites of success. For persons like Martha Bissah who have been able to unlock the secret to this blend through her hard-work in training, been disciplined and listening to the instructions of her trainer, the  determination and  the sacrifices she made in her early development laid the foundation for the success that she is now experiencing today.

In the race [route] of life, to be successful you have to be disciplined, work hard and compliment these efforts with determination and stay in your own lane and have a positive attitude and run this race with purpose and passion. Work hard and perfect your field to be an inspiration to others who want to enter into that field.
As you set out everyday, have a positive attitude, choose the right way, work hard in that field of endeavour and never lose the last treasure in your alabaster box which is Hope! Be hopeful and never let the many obstacles let you down and keep praying and believe.
Before Martha Bissah left Ghana, I believe no one believed in her dream and capabilities but she believed in her own self and she worked hard, was disciplined and with determination and passion she had prayed and hoped she will reap the reward for her hard work. She was very disciplined and made much of the very little she had, we never heard her complaining about poor accommodation facilities, lack of the needed logistics to assist her in her training or even in the area of the monetary aspect. Her entire focus was aimed at achieving this dream in her heart to make sure that all her hard work paid off with fruitful reward.
Don't let that dream in your heart fade off because of your present condition in life, what matters most is the hard work you devote toward moving up the ladder of success in life.
Martha has now made her community, trainers, her school, her friends, other Ghanian athletes and her own family proud. You can also become an influence and do same with the small beginnings, work hard and with passion  be disciplined, determined, hopeful and prayerful and God will surely lead you to success. It all depends on You!.