Innocent Mwatsikesimbe is a Zimbabwe-based writer and speaker whose insights celebrate growth and transformation. He highlights that big achievements often start with small steps and stresses the importance of a receptive mind. Innocent's reflections on embracing discomfort as a catalyst encourage continuous self-reinvention and purposeful progress, inspiring others to pursue their dreams steadily with clarity and courage.
"When you know your role in life, living makes sense because of clarity, and the loads become enjoyable to carry."
"People talk and people listen, but very few care enough to help."
"It is the attention we give to bad situations that stops us from getting out of them."
"Originality of mind untainted,And enthusiasm for life, unlimited."
"You are valuable, but you are worth as much as you think and make yourself out to be."
"I tell her that the best thing to do when you fall is to get up,And she is up, so she's moving in the right direction."
"Perhaps people who don't value other people's time are actually reflecting a misunderstanding they have themselves, that of not giving appropriate value to their own time."
"One of the most liberating things a person can do is to admit that he or she is human and is flawed."
"Judging a person's maturity by the number of years they've lived is misleading. This is because people mature at different rates."
"Freedom to be yourself is among the most valuable freedoms I know."
"If you can't find a good enough reason to do something, then why do it?"
"When times get tough and your path gets rough, just hold on. You'll get there soon enough."
"Some people like to spend their time watching and studying how other people spend their own time."
"It's okay for someone to tell me who they think I am, but it's not okay when they try to impose that idea on me."
"Thoughts can be such slippery things sometimes,Very hard to handle.But to a well-trained mind,They are easy to bind."
"What inspires you to do what you do is the reason why you persist, even in the face of trouble."
"Personally, I think it is better for me to love myself and enjoy being me, than to please someone else by pretending to be someone I'm not."
"Education, possessions, or people cannot replace passion, but they are given meaning by your passion in life."
"There are times when you have to do things for yourself, not because no one else can do it, but because no one else can do it to the degree you want."
"A life without a vision is like a kite let loose; it is directed by the forces that be, never giving even the slightest of resistance to life's pressures, eventually ending up far away from home (that comfortable place)."
"When you choose to act on your problems, you cease to be a victim of circumstance and become a force of change; that's when you transition to not only being a survivor, but to being a leader or hero too, and an inspiration to those still in the victim's mindset."
"You can never rightly judge another person's life because as a person, you only know the truth, with certainty, of your own experiences."
"If you are humble enough to admit to your flaws then you are capable of correcting them."
"I know someone said it's over,And shattered all your dreams.Come here, oh tattered soul.Broken dreams, you say.Now that you're awake,Let me show you something I learned the same hard way.Get up and give yourself a shake.Life is for living, so don't die for anyone's sake.What I say heals her heart."
"Moving islands in the ocean of sky.Beautiful white curtains in the sky,Veiling and unveiling portions, as time passes by.I watch clouds, when my mind feels clouded."
"What is their real problem? Is it the fear or is it what they do after feeling it?"
"Doors close. That's life, but they don't necessarily have to hit my nose, and leave me hanging and shocked every time they do."
"I'm alive now, but I don't know if I will be tomorrow. The state of being alive is not guaranteed, but should I let that stop me from living?"
"So much done and so much learned, but so much more to do and see, and learn."
"Let your hair loose, and enjoy the breeze.Go out into the woods and sit under trees,Do whatever it takes and set your mind at ease."
"The difficulties of life don't stop attacking your self-worth and self-confidence, you just have to repair and fortify every time. Recall and recite it; tell yourself what you are worth."
"Nobody alive today can tell me how much I am worth. I change that everyday."