NO SECOND
FIDDLE
BY
DR. DENNIS INYANG
‘If you’re comfortable
being average, please don’t read this book.’ This quote leaps at you as you
flip to the first Chapter of No Second
Fiddle, a book written by the Presiding Pastor of Sure Word Assembly, Dr.
Dennis Inyang with the foreword written by Sam Adeyemi of Day Star.
Yes there are many
motivational books about how to discover and maximize your potentials but one
thing that sets No Second Fiddle Apart
is its blunt approach. The book is designed to shock and galvanise even the
most laid back into action.
A must read for all those
who want to discover their potentials and channel their energies towards changing
their lives and by extension impacting greatly on society, No Second Fiddle shatters long held myths about success and
challenges us to look inwards and believe that we can not only conquer but be
the best at whatever we do irrespective of age, colour and creed. As long as we
focus on the subject matter long enough, we can archive our dreams insists Dr.
Inyang.
That means we have to keep
knocking till our knuckles hurt, keep pushing no matter the position until the
door of success is opened.
So you’re talented and
skilled and think that’s all you need to be a success in life? Pastor Inyang
has a shocker for you. One remarkable thing about this book is that it
highlights the fact that it takes more than just talent and skill to make it to
the top. Being what Dr. Inyang describes as The Top Dog entails discipline,
patience, hard work and managing diverse relationship and that’s the reason we
have averagely talented people excelling more than so called talented people
because what they lack in talent, those that are less skilled make up for in
efficiency and sheer hard work. And guess what, all this is in the Bible which
Dr. Inyang describes as a manual for practical living which we should apply to
our lives if we must succeed.
In No Second Fiddle, Dr. Inyang demonstrates that being broke,
physically challenged, being of low birth, an illiterate, a woman; too young or
too old cannot stop one from winning and achieving one’s dreams. He uses the
biblical stories of Daniel, Joseph and Jesus Christ to drive home his point.
Inyang states that
essentially for there to be growth, one must subject and expose oneself to
training and criticism because no man knows it all. He states in clear terms
that the decision to either be a mediocre a Top Dog is a personal decision
which everyone must take.
Dr. Inyang illustrates
this with the story of Simon at the biblical Pool of Bethesda. Because he
couldn’t be the first to make it to the pool he didn’t get his healing.
However, Christ takes pity on him and when it is time to heal him 38 years
after asks of him, ‘Do you want to be made well?’ This was tantamount to
handing the decision to be healed back to Simon. Hence it is obvious we have
the power to forge our destinies.
He says as an individual,
God who created you has a purpose for you. Pray for direction and once you have
identified that, avoid distractions and ignite your passion!
According to Dr. Inyang,
if you have the security the crowd offers, you will not live more than an
average life. He illustrates this with the example of Zaccheus who stepped out
of the crowd and The Lord Jesus recognised him in a unique way.
However, while Dr. Inyang
believes we should pursue our dreams aggressively, he admonishes against the
spirit of Diotrephes, whose lust for power ultimately misled him.
After reading the book I’m
impressed though I have reservations which we will discuss some other day.
However, based on Dr. Inyang’s model, I have come up with my own recipe for success
stated below:
1. Choose to be the best
because it’s in your; God has deposited greatness in every one of us.
2. Don’t ever pamper
yourself; it’s better to pay now and party later rather than party now and pay
later.
3. Be a jack of one trade;
concentrate on only one project at a time
4. Put passion in
everything.
5. Don’t join the wrong
team and avoid the wrong crowd; always be outstanding
6. Avoid short cuts but
remember nothing goes for nothing; you must pay a prize to wear the crown.
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