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  • Decide to Be Happy Everyday and Enjoy Your Life

    “There are two things to aim at in life: first to get what you want, and after that to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind has achieved the second” – Logan Pearshall Smith.

    Every day is a beautiful day filled with joy and happiness, but it is also a beautiful day filled with sadness. Every day is a gift; that is why they call it present.

    If every day is a gift, why do you then decide to live a life of sadness? We live our lives based on the decisions we made in the past. That is why it is better to make the right decisions today that will affect our future.

    I’m not perfect, but every day that I wake up, I thank God Almighty for giving me another opportunity to better my life.

    For as long as you are alive, you have the chance and an opportunity to improve your life and that of the people around you and beyond.

    You may not be in a position to do the things you want to do now, but you have the chance because you are still alive. The fact that you have the breadth of life gives you an equal opportunity to succeed

    One thing I have noticed is that human beings take life for granted. We do not take time to appreciate the fact that we are alive and in pretty good health.

    If you are reading this article, you are even more privileged than most people. It simply means that you have access to a computer and the internet.

    However, you are accessing them; these things cost money, and they do not come cheap. Do you know how many people cannot even come close to thinking about having the privilege you have?

    Yet you continue living a life of sadness. You may not have all you desire, but at least give thanks that you are alive. Life is not just about having all you desire but living happily and enjoying what you have.

    Take Responsibility for Your Decisions

    The biggest weakness we have as human beings is not taking full responsibility for our decisions. We only want to take responsibility when things are going right, and people are praising us.

    Taking responsibility for your mistakes is a sign of maturity. It is a sign of humility. I am proud to take full responsibility for my personal decisions.

    Sometimes it is difficult to accept that I am in a certain situation because of my decisions, but that’s just the truth. If I had made better choices, I would not have found myself in difficult circumstances in the first place.

    Ever since I decided to take full responsibility for my decisions, life has been more fulfilling and enjoyable. What this has done is that before I make a major decision, I think about it very hard.

    I have also learned that deciding to be happy early in the morning makes my day a lot easier to navigate. I know that sometimes people want to mess it up for me, but because a decision was made in the morning to be happy, I stick with it.

    My mind is preconditioned to stay happy, and this flows to my emotions. They say your thoughts influence your emotions.

    When you decide on something and you stick with it, nothing can shake you. Sometimes, things may be thrown at you, but when you have resolved to be happy, you will be, even during the bad and difficult times.

    One of the things I do when confronted with a potentially explosive situation is to just smile, excuse myself and walk away if I can, or better still, just keep quiet.

    It is hard to just walk away at first, especially if you are hot-tempered, but with practice, it becomes easier. It is better to look like a fool and maintain peace than to look clever and create animosity.

    There is no need to allow people to annoy you. Life is too short to be lived sadly. God has given us the ability to choose freely. Choose peace every time you are confronted with negative vices.

    The power to decide is entirely in your hands. I like to make a comparison, say, going out to have fun with friends.

    Most of the time, when something goes wrong, we blame the company we were hanging around with for the decisions we made.

    Yes, they may have played a part, but the final say lies in our hands. If you say no to taking part in an unwanted situation, you can.

    This also goes to being in a toxic relationship. You can either decide to continue in it, or you can get out of it; the choice is yours.

    Learn to Enjoy Your Life

    Life is too short; learn to enjoy it. You can only enjoy life if you decide to, and this decision is entirely yours.

    There are many ways to enjoy life, one of which is to do the things that make you happy more often.

    Most of us do not enjoy our lives simply because of the jobs we do. If your daily job does not make you happy, you are most likely living a sad life.

    The happiest people are those with jobs that make them happy. You can be paid as much money, but without happiness, the job is meaningless.

    You would probably be contributing more if you found a job that makes you happy. Now, a job does not necessarily mean being employed by someone or working for a big corporation.

    You could be self-employed and earning a decent living by doing the things that make you happy. “Be absolutely determined to enjoy what you do” – Gerry Sikorski.

    That is why it is very important to know your life’s purpose earlier in your life. This helps in choosing careers that will enhance and help you achieve your goals.

    One of the ways to know what your life’s purpose is is to list the things that easily flow from you. The things that you do with much ease and less effort.

    These are the things that could point you to what your life’s purpose is. It could be that you are gifted at making people laugh; well, go ahead and be a professional comedian. What you are good at will earn you a living.

    The idea is to start living and enjoy your working life. After all, we spend most of our time working.

    If you have made mistakes in the past like me, don’t worry; there is still room for change. You can make the change right now and decide to do the right things for the rest of your life.

    And besides, who has never made a mistake in their life? Forget the mistakes you made, treat them as a learning point, and move on.

    You cannot change the past, but you can positively influence your future beginning this moment by making the right decisions.

    Conclusion

    “You don’t pay the price for success. You enjoy the price for success” – Zig Ziglar.

    I would like to conclude by advising you to make a decision to start living a happy life.

    Get your power back by taking responsibility for your decisions. We all fall, but we get up and press on with life. Until next time, have a blessed and happy life.

  • Life Gives Us a Second Chance

    Today is the first day of the rest of your life, and you have every reason to be grateful for it. Thank God for the gift of your life.

    You are alive for a reason and for a season. Life has always given us an opportunity for a second chance.

    You may not currently be in a position to afford a good life. A life that you desire. You may have messed up or have let an opportunity pass you by.

    Yes, life may seem to be unbearable and unfair; the doctors may have given you a bad report on your health but, that’s not the end of the world.

    Thank God you are still alive. Let me assure you, that for as long as you have the breadth of life in you; as long as you are alive;  you definitely have a chance and an opportunity to overcome your current challenges.

    Never give up because it is never too late for you to achieve your dreams.

    Yes, some people may seem to be far ahead of you, but always remember that you have your own life to live; and who says you should live your life based on other people’s progress? Even mangoe from the same tree do not ripen at the same time.

    Most of us have had a very bumpy life. Sometimes due to our own making and at times due to circumstances beyond our control.

    Most of the circumstances we go through in life are of our own making. Meaning we have the power to change them.

    Most of us have given up on making progress with our lives. We have become accustomed and have accepted to living a mediocre life.

    When we fall down we must learn to pick ourselves up. Many of the time we will have very few people around when we have fallen down.

    It is at these times when you should summon all your strength and courage to stand up and keep moving.

    The God who has given you life also provides you with the strength and direction of your lives only if you pay close attention to him.

    As human beings, we must embrace and be thankful that we are always given a second chance at life.

    Though we fall, when we have the courage to get up, God gives us more life and grace so that we can achieve our goals.

    I know that there are opportunities that come once in a lifetime. Some of these may not be the best ones for you.

    Never give up, just know that God’s timing is the best. you should all bear in mind that the greatest glory of living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time you fall.

    Those that have succeeded have failed before. The great inventors of this world have failed many times before they succeeded and today who remembers their failures?

    Have a Never Give Up Mentality

    I love football and sports in general. Sportsmen and women who succeed have a never-give-up mentality.

    Sportsmen and women are impressive; the hours and days they put in training for them to show their skill only for a short period of time is amazing.

    Not only to show their skills but also to win matches, is out of this world.

    I recently watched a football match where the team I support was written off even before the beginning of the match.

    The only consolation I had as a supporter was that we are going to have a good game of football.

    But as the players entered the pitch you could see the positive mindset they were carrying. They just looked like they had already won the match.

    You see they had lost the first match and needed to win this one by an “impossible” scoreline against one of the very best teams.

    When my team scored the first goal I believed that the impossible would be possible. Well, the rest is history.

    The never-give-up mentality should be adopted at all times. Those who never give up even in times of adversity are bound to succeed.

    When you are given a second chance, embrace it with all your might and ensure that you make the most of every opportunity.

    Don’t be discouraged when you fail, because you have just discovered one way of not making it.

    I have set a one-month challenge; beginning 1st September I will be posting an article every day until the month ends.

    This is a huge challenge for me, as I have never done this before. But I pray that God will give me a never-give-up mentality.

    A mentality to press on until I achieve the goal. I will evaluate my progress at the end of the challenge and share the experience. I am looking forward to it.

    I believe that challenging our abilities is one of the best ways to ensuring and enhancing personal development and growth.

    I think life would be very boring without challenges. I am now developing a mentality of constantly challenging my abilities.

    Enjoy Your Life

    Learn to live a happy life. Decide to be happy every morning you wake up.

    Did you know that happiness is the highest level of success? One of the best ways of enjoying life is doing the things you enjoy, most of the time.

    There is no point in living a life of grumbling every day. “Life is too short to be lived with hate and sadness” – said Nelson Mandela when he was released from prison after 27 years.

    He had no choice but to forgive his oppressors because he did not want to continue being their prisoner by carrying hatred in his heart.

    He wanted to enjoy total freedom for the rest of his life. If you are carrying hate, unforgiveness, and anger you are not free; you are a prisoner. Free yourself and begin to enjoy your life.

    Happiness also comes through giving. I have great joy when I give and see the joy in the other person.

    I used to wonder why the Bible says it is more blessed to give than to receive. I mean, after all, we all want to be on the receiving end especially good gifts.

    But, I have learned that as a parent we are always happy to see our children enjoying the fruits of our labour.

    I don’t know about you but the joy I get when I have provided a solution for someone and they walk away happy is just mind-blowing.

    Giving may not necessarily be in monetary foam. It could just be a helping hand. It could be your time or just being good to someone.

    There is so much we could do for the world that will put a smile on many people. Imagine living in a world full of happy people.

    Conclusion

    Life is what you choose to make it. With every choice you make, you create your life.

    God is such a gracious father he is a God of second chances. We must learn to embrace the opportunities and chances that come our way.

    Many a time you will fail, but you must never give up. You must remain steadfast and focused.

    You must embrace failure and learn from it; you must never be defeated by it.

    “In the end, it is not the years in your life that count. Its the life in your years” – Abraham Lincoln.

    Remember that life is built of the things we do. The small things we do every day.

  • Your Values Make the Person You Are

    Life is lived from the inside out. At the very core of your personality are your values. What you become or what you are, is largely dictated by the values that you hold strong.

    If your values are love, kindness, honesty, positivity, and sincerity that is what will often be shown in your life. You will exude love, kindness and everything that is inside of you.

    Your outward life is merely a reflection of your inner core values. The Bible says “you shall know them by their fruits.” Your values are your fruits.

    We all live life by our values, be it wrong or right, and sometimes knowingly or unknowingly. Human beings are mostly directed by the values they cherish.

    We are daily displaying what we value by the way we live our lives. The life you are living today is a direct reflection of your inner values.

    Notice that most successful people have a positive outlook about themselves. They harbour positive values within their inner being.

    It is, therefore, very important that if you are to succeed at whatever you are doing you must learn to feed your mind and inner soul with the right material.

    If you feed on negative emotions you are most likely going to produce negative emotions and the opposite is equally true.

    In short, your character is a sum total of what you feed on. The good thing about the mind is that it can be transformed.

    If you want a transformation of your mind, feed it with the right material. The Bible says “you shall be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”

    The only way I know of renewing your mind is by reading and learning. Look, whatever you read sticks in your mind and someday it will come out.

    If you read wrong books, your mind will be transformed by them. One of the books I read on a daily basis is the Bible. It is full of positive affirmations. The Bible is actually my life’s guide.

    You have to make a deliberate policy and have the will to change. Your daily actions are controlled, consciously or unconsciously by your thoughts.

    You may not have noticed it but believe me, your thinking has a direct bearing on your character and general behaviour.

    What you hold dear to your heart will always manifest. I always like to give the example of thieves, do you realise that no one is born a thief?

    People just learn to thieve and since it can be learned it can also be unlearned. Equally no one is born with bad habits. They are formed along the way.

    Nature provides us all with equal opportunities. For example, we all have 24 hours a day, 12 months a year.

    The biggest difference is the way we seize the opportunities that come our way. Sometimes opportunities can be disguised as a “disaster” say, loss of employment.

    Most of the time when one loses employment they moan and groan about it without realising that it could be an opportunity that has just presented itself to be self-employed or even look for better employment.

    Improve Your Values

    Like I said before your values can be learned and unlearned. The question is how can you unlearn the bad values that have accumulated over a period of time.

    Over the past months, I have been focussing on changing some of my values by reading, listening, and watching motivational materials and attending personal transformation seminars.

    This has seen me change my internal values tremendously. To this day some of the things I thought of being valuable are actually of negative value.

    When you change your values and focus on building positive ones it gives you a sense of purpose and you feel in control of your life.

    Most of us are not in full control of our lives and just flow with the wind. Hence the frustration with life.

    A positive mindset has the ability to create a sense of responsibility and enables you to enjoy your life much better.

    You have less pressure and you do not panic when things go wrong. Believe me, things will always go wrong and sometimes be very messy.

    The most important thing is the way you react to them. Do you let the situation overtake you or do you take control of the situation?

    Most of the things that go wrong are actually within our control. I believe that everything that happens to us, happens for a reason and mostly it is just an opportunity for us to provide a solution differently.

    However, this entails thinking outside the box. In fact, removing the box altogether. I always like to think of life as a journey.

    When faced with a challenge do I go back or face the challenge head-on. I focus on facing the challenge head-on.

    There is always a solution to every challenge that comes your way. Remember that God always makes a way where there seems to be no way.

    The Bible says “seek ye first the kingdom of God and everything shall be added on to you”. The Bible also says that “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.”

    It is, therefore, very important to have a prayerful life if you have to be successful. Prayer and meditation on the word of God open doors.

    Your values are the key components in determining your character. As human beings, our lives portray our core values.

    Take stock of your life and see what you value most. The best way is to write down what you think your values are.

    Now compare that with the way you carry on with your daily life. If your values are love, honesty, and sincerity this will tend to be exactly how you treat other people.

    You will always treat people with love and sincerity. I have also noticed that we make opinions about people based on our own characters and past behaviour. 

    Just take time to observe your life and you will surely agree with me that what you value most will definitely be primary in your daily life.

    Clarify Your Values

    One of the characteristics of good leaders is that they have clarity of their values. They know exactly what they want.

    Remember that we are all leaders of some sort. You may not be in a leadership position but you are the leader of “yourself corporation limited.”

    The more you get to know what your values are with clarity the better person you become and the more happiness you experience.

    Many of us have values that are not clear. If you want to succeed at what you are doing it is very important that you write down a clear set of values that you believe in.

    These values should actually be engraved and be identified with your belief system. This is also true that most successful corporations have a set of values they adhere to.

    Your belief system is also key in determining your values. Remember that your belief system can also be learned or unlearned.

    Our beliefs are mainly deduced from our past experiences and what we have read and seen. Some experiences can be directly linked to us as individuals or to someone we have seen or read about.

    To be successful and develop a positive mental attitude there is need to have clarity in your values and belief system.

    Personal development and self-growth is not a destination but a journey. We are all on the journey of life, however, the difference is how we are enjoying this journey.

    Enjoy Your Life

    There is so much joy in doing the right things. I know for a fact that if you are feeling low and want to experience happiness try giving a helping hand to someone.

    You will definitely be filled with joy when you see the glow of happiness on the other person.  Humanity was created to help each other.

    We are the solution to many people around us. If you look around you will realise that there are many people who are worse off than you.

    The onus is on you to make the best out of your current situation. Stop complaining and blaming people for your current situation.

    Especially if you are over the age of 18, you have full responsibility for your life. Learn to enjoy life by doing that which God created you for.

    You have the ability and capacity to improve yourself no matter how bad the situation may look like.

    Life was meant to be enjoyed. For as long as someone has the breath of life in them they are not to be written off.

    Never ever look down upon anyone in life no matter what their current situation is, instead try and help them where possible.

    They say as you climb the ladder upwards ensure that you look after those you leave down as they will be able to catch you when calamity falls on you.

    No offense but I have noticed that those people occupying higher authority, have a tendency of thinking that they do not need anybody whose below them. 

    Life is a vicious circle. You never know when someone will come and give you a helping hand simply because you helped them at some point in life.

    You may not be the direct beneficiary of that help but it could be your children or indeed someone close to you.

    Some of the favours I have personally received are a result of my late father’s goodwill.

    People have told me that we have done this for you not because you deserve it but out of appreciation of your late fathers’ good standing with us.

    Conclusion

    “Just as your car runs more smoothly and requires less energy to go faster and farther when the wheels are in perfect alignment, you perform better when your thoughts, feelings, emotions, goals and values are in balance” – Brian Tracy.

    One of the key areas of personal development and success is knowing what your value set is. Your values form an important aspect of your character. It is your character and will that eventually drives you to your life’s goals.

    I encourage you to set goals for your life and just be a student of yourself. Know yourself as much as possible and take action to correct the areas of your life that you think need correction. Lastly, if this site is an encouragement to you, please feel free to share it.

  • How Not to Be Successful

    You may be thinking why would you want to know about how not to be successful? Don’t we all want to know about how to be successful after all, that is one of the main themes for this website?

    Before we delve into the article, let us define the word successful, according to the Oxford Learner’s Dictionary it means “achieving your aims or what was intended”.

    From the above definition, you can already see why learning about how not to be successful can help you achieve your goals.

    Sometimes in life, we are so focused on knowing the positives and forgetting about learning how to avoid the negatives.

    We are so much consumed about how to do this and that, we never take time to learn how not to be positive for example. If you want to be positive you must know how not to be positive in order to avoid being negative.

    Many of us are busy researching on success but are failing to understand why we are not achieving it.

    I want to bring to light some of the things that have contributed to either slowing down progress or not progressing at all.

    Maybe if you take a break and learn the opposite of not being prosperous you will avoid the pitfalls and stay on the right track.

    The above definition is more or less straightforward and is on point. It is not ambiguous. For me, the definition brings out a few things that I am passionate about and have been constantly writing about on this site.

    Before you embark on the road to pursue success there are a few requisites that need to be attended to. If you are not attending to these basics, you will find it very difficult to thrive.

    Being successful is all about achieving. When you achieve you are successful.

    “Success seems to be connected with action. Successful men keep moving; they make mistakes, but they do not quit” – Conrad Hilton.

    Not Knowing Your Life’s Intended Purpose

    Your life’s intended purpose is key to being victorious. Remember the definition says “achieving what was intended.”

    If you do not know what you were created for; what you were intended for; you will find it hard to be successful.

    The first thing one needs to do is finding out or establishing there life’s intended purpose. This will generally lead to making decisions and taking steps that help to achieve that purpose.

    In other words, you need to have set goals and targets, and work towards attaining them. Perhaps one of the surest ways of not being successful is not having goals or not knowing your purpose in life.

    If you do not have a goal you simply cannot attain it. Yes, you may have all the possessions but is that your goal? Only you can measure the true level of your success.

    “To be successful you must decide exactly what you want to accomplish, and then resolve to pay the price to get it” – Bunker Hunt.

    The other way to not be successful, is to not be true and sincere to the situation. Most of us are more concerned with who is right and not what is right.

    We have so much ego that we let it cloud our judgment. I have been in such situations before, where am questioning who gave the solution, and believe me most of the time I have ended up missing the opportunity.

    This is very common especially if you are so much involved and interested in politics. A famous politician once said politics makes you sit on your intelligence.

    Most of the people who are ardent followers of political parties usually do not make honest and objective opinions about the candidates they support.

    They turn a blind eye to the wrongs being committed by the party they support and are quick to point out the wrongs being committed by their competitors.

    That is why I have detached myself from politics. I do try as much as possible to make an honest and balanced judgment.

    However, on this website, I promise to not take sides with any politician and will always not talk politics. I just think politics are more divisive.

    Not Having the Right Mental Attitude

    Achievement is in your mind and your attitude. If you do not see yourself successful, you are not ready for it. They say you are what you think about most of the time.

    If you critically look back at your thoughts in the last few years and compare them with your current life. Nine out of ten you are living your thoughts.

    Not having the right mental attitude is a sure way of not achieving your goals. The two major mental obstacles for success are fear and doubt.

    Fear is one of the greatest negative emotions. First of all, it is the fear of failure; the fear of embarrassment; the fear of loss, and poverty.

    I have also learned that fear mostly exposes our inadequacies. We fear, to do something maybe because we do not have enough knowledge on a certain topic.

    The second emotion of doubt is equally as detrimental as fear. We doubt our abilities mostly because we compare ourselves to other individuals, who are more competent and smarter than us. We feel inadequate to the challenges at hand.

    However, the good thing is that both fear and doubt are learned emotions. We acquire them as we grow. This is true because I have never seen a negative baby.

    Children are fearless, that is why they need adult supervision all the time. Whatever has been learned can be unlearned.

    The emotions of fear and doubt can be replaced by courage and confidence. The higher your levels of courage and confidence the lower your feelings of fear and doubt.

    The more knowledgeable you are about a subject matter the more courageous and confident you are to participate. I can attest to this because the more I write and post articles the more courageous and confident I become in talking about personal development.

    I am hoping that in months to come there will be a total transformation in my writing skills.

    Conclusion

    “If you consistently and persistently do the things that other successful people do, nothing in the world can stop you from being a big success also” – Brian Tracy.

    Many factors can challenge you on your journey to achieving your goals, but it’s essential to recognize that these obstacles can also be opportunities for growth. Embrace the challenges that come your way, as they often teach valuable lessons and build resilience.

    Shift your perspective and focus on what you can learn from each setback. Remember, every great achievement is often preceded by a series of hurdles.

    Stay determined, keep pushing forward, and use every experience to fuel your motivation. The other side of life is filled with possibilities; all you need to do is take that first step.

    It is not my intention not to see you succeed but to help you change, by bringing to light some of the things that may be a roadblock in your life.

    I believe that knowing what works and what doesn’t work in your life is more important to help you make those decisions that will push you closer to the finishing line.

  • Your Mind is the Get Way to Your Success

    “Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think” – Benjamin Desraeli.

    This article is a follow-up to the post entitled your health is your wealth. The state of your mind has a great effect on your life’s well-being.

    Your mind directs your footpaths. In other words, your mind is the compass for your life’s direction.

    You are where you are because of what you think constantly and the action you have taken. You are a sum total of your thoughts and actions.

    That thinking takes place in your mind. With this knowledge, I know that a healthy mind is key to achieving your life’s intended purpose.

    As human beings who are aspiring and focused on contributing positively to a better society, it is, therefore, inevitable that we know how to keep our minds healthy.

    We must also aspire to develop and devise the right mental attitude and create the desire to take action. There is no quick fix to this statement.

    This, however, does not come easy. They say the most high-paying jobs are those that involve thinking. Whether this is true or not is a matter for another day.

    Most people who have succeed in life have deliberately developed the right mental attitude towards life. I know that life will not always be easy.

    But, it also entails that we must be prepared for what comes along because even the so-called easy things are not as easy as they seem.

    Just because you can get over a task with ease does not necessarily mean it is easy for the next person. What is easy for you may not necessarily be easy for someone else.

    If you point your compass in the right direction and take the necessary steps in the right direction, you are surely guaranteed to meet with success.

    “The mind has exactly the same power as the hands; not merely to grasp the world, but to change it” – Colin Wilson.

    In this regard preparation is key. At the core of ones, character is ones thinking and attitude. It is, therefore, of paramount importance that we feed our minds with the right stuff.

    The stuff that will help us in the future and in the present. The right stuff could simply mean changing the people we hang out with; taking time to further our education; making a complete u-turn in the things we are currently doing.

    You will agree with me that our minds continuously playback our lifes experiences. These experiences come in different ways that may include the following; real-life experiences, reading books, watching videos, etc.

    We should not just exist to navigate through life but to ensure that we leave the world a better place than we found it.

    “To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one’s family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one’s own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him” – Buddha.

    Throughout the years of my life, I have discovered that everything that I have become, is a result of the thoughts and the decision I have made.

    Believe me, some of the decisions I have made in the past are terrible. But you know what, am OK with them because I cannot change the past. These are what have helped me learn how to navigate through life with ease.

    You may not realise it but your thinking and attitude towards life is what has brought you to your current situation.

    However, do not despair, if your compass is pointing in the wrong direction there is still room to correct it. It does not matter how old you are there is still room and time to correct it.

    I believe that you can still achieve your goals and your life’s intended purpose regardless of your current situation and age.

    You can turn round the ship and begin to sail in the right direction. After all, life is not a competition.

    The fact that you are reading this article could be that you are ready to take the next step in your life. The starting point of all success is to change the way you think.

    If your thoughts are always negative change them and begin to believe in yourself a lot more and just having a positive outlook about life.

    Look, not everything that glitters is gold. Even the people you think are successful have struggles in their lives. It’s just that they are more optimistic and positive about it. They have prepared themselves mentally for what life has to offer.

    Conclusion

    “The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind” – William James.

    The sooner you realise that you need to protect your mind from negativity the better. The Bible says “out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.”

    If we are to live in a better world we then must learn to feed our minds with the correct stuff and begin to act on it. There is so much going on in this world that needs to be corrected and I believe that you are living now for a reason and purpose.

    You may be going the wrong way with your life but I know that you can change the status quo by repositioning your mind. I challenge you to find it within yourself and beginning repositioning your compass.

  • The 4 Things That You Should Do This Year Without Fail

    The new year is upon us. As usual with the turn of every new season comes new expectations and renewed hope for success.

    The human mind is such that it is expectant every time something changes.

    You will agree with me that the past two years, 2020 and 2021 will go down in history as some of the darkest years.

    This is a period when the world grappled with a serious pandemic that still threatens to wipe out humanity.

    We have come to accept the reality of the situation and have survived the pandemic. However, we continue to live side by side with it.

    We must, therefore, look with optimism at what lies ahead and not dwell on the past. For we cannot change the past but can influence the future.

    As individuals, there is even an increased demand to be more responsible than ever before. The world as we knew it, has changed.

    Perhaps this is the best time to reposition yourself and prepare to face the changes that lie ahead. If you have not taken the time now is the time to do so.

    It is probably the best time to set your goals and aspirations that will help move you through the rest of the year if not your life.

    The previous years as mentioned were very challenging, but you should thank God that you still have a life.

    Every challenge comes with opportunities that are begging to be explored. It is better to be prepared than to miss out on an opportunity because you were ready.

    Yes, I know that we lost a lot of productive people, young men, and women, to the pandemic. But do you realise that their loss also created vacuums that need to be filled?

    The loss created opportunities for you and me to fill in. I am not being a sadist or taking pleasure in losing people, it’s just the reality I am trying to bring out.

    Life is such that someone’s loss is some else’s gain. You may be complaining about not having enough opportunities yet someone else is seeing the direct opposite of what you are seeing.

    Stop complaining about not having anything to do. There is always something that can be done. Position yourself and face the challenges of life head-on.

    Start Where You Are

    To move forward one needs to assess the assets they have for the job ahead.

    If you are going to do business you may want to know how much capital is required and how much of it you have. This is both financial and human capital.

    You cannot go to war without armor and expect to be victorious. It would be like committing suicide. Neither does a carpenter expect to produce good furniture without proper working tools.

    You cannot also afford to wait to have everything before you set out otherwise you will have a long wait. The perfect time to start is now.

    Start with what you have and gradually improve on them. Make a point this year to invest in yourself. You are the greatest asset you can ever have.

    If you need to get an education make sure you set aside the time and resources for it. Above all take good care of your health and well-being.

    My point is, just make sure you have a deliberate policy to invest in yourself this year and start with what you have.

    Stop looking beyond yourself. Sometimes we waste too much time looking elsewhere yet we have the abilities and solutions within us.

    Stop waiting for the unknown to arrive and work with the known. You will never know what you can achieve with what you have if you do not try.

    Stop trying to figure out how to achieve your dreams and just get down to work. The how is God’s responsibility; yours is to implement and ensure you get the results.

    Dare to Count Your Blessings

    Do you realise that you are more blessed than you think? That there are more people in worse off situations than you?

    Many of us think we are not blessed simply because we do not realise what we have. The only time we come to appreciate what we have is when it is taken away from us.

    If you have a roof over your head, you are more blessed than many people who spend the night on the streets.

    I believe that everyone with the breath of life has a chance to make it. Because God desires that we live an abundant life.

    It is when you list what you have that you realise how blessed you are. Most of the time we are not fully aware of what we have.

    At the beginning of every year, I normally list down my possessions and belongings. This normally includes both financial assets and non-financial assets.

    Along with this list, I also include what I don’t have; these will typically be things I want to achieve. These are my dreams.

    In the nonfinancial assets, I include things like relationships, personal health, and many others that cannot be quantified in monetary terms.

    If you think you are not blessed just list down everything you have and compare it with what you think you are lacking.

    Whatever the result is, start making plans to work on what you do not have. This small exercise will only bring out the reality of your life.

    It has helped and continues to be of great help to me. I have been able to make significant strides towards achieving my life’s goals.

    Continue Dreaming Big

    Your dreams should be the driving force for your life, keep them alive and stay motivated to achieve them.

    I was listening to Les Brown the other day and he said you should have big dreams even if you are scared of them.

    Aim for the stars so that when you fail you will have reached the moon.

    The bigger your dreams the more you are expected to put in. If your dreams are small you will not achieve much.

    Work every day to achieve your dreams. Do something that helps move you towards that which you want to achieve with your life.

    Every event that happens is an opportunity for you to advance and show the world what you are made of.

    God always allows us to express ourselves because that is his nature. He wants his children to be the light of the world.

    Make Every Step Count

    The Chinese say “that a journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”

    Do not neglect to do the small things that seem not to be important; they are actually very important.

    It’s the small things that make the big ones. Every block in a building is important, take out one and the strength of the building is compromised.

    The things you do every day are what determine the direction you are taking with your life.

    If you are unproductive most of the time, that’s exactly what your life will be, UNPRODUCTIVE.

    Life is always full of challenges. But it is the lessons we learn from them that help to shape our lives.

    The strength and tenacity we derive from the challenges prepare us for what’s ahead.

    Conclusion

    What you have achieved is less than what is there to be achieved. There is more to be done out there that is still begging to be done. The Bible says “the harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.”

  • Yourself-Image Determines Your Performance

    We all have formed an image of ourselves in one way or another. I have been doing a personal study of my performance in relation to my personal image.

    The discovery has been phenomenal. I have discovered that the way I view myself has a direct relationship with my task performance and my general life output.

    I believe that this is true for most of us. We live our lives based on our self-image. We form our self-image based on many factors especially external ones.

    If your self-image is that of a failure or of a loser, believe me, you are most likely living a failed or losing life. However, the opposite is also true.

    When I am carrying out a task and my personal thoughts are negative the results are also not very encouraging. Sometimes I have spent hours and hours writing articles only to realise that I have not done a good job.

    This happens mostly when I am having negative feelings. The articles produced with negative emotions never find their way onto this website.

    It is, therefore, important that you create a positive self-image if you have to improve your performance.  Having a positive self-image is one of the key factors for enhancing your personal growth.

    A positive self-image will accelerate your performance levels and speed up your goal attainment process. There are times when you just feel negative about something, it is absolutely okay to feel that way.

    The key thing is how quickly you turn your negative thoughts into positive ones. I have written enough articles on this website that sometimes when I feel demotivated, I start going through some of them, and boom my mind is filled with positive thoughts.

     I have also gotten inspiration for writing even more articles just from reading motivational books. I am not blowing my own trumpet but just merely stressing the point of reading motivational articles.

    If you have always had negative thoughts about yourself, I encourage you to read the Bible for inspiration. There are many books out there but, the Bible is the book of life. It is the manual for your life.

    When you read the Bible, you begin to see how precious you are in the eyes of God. Failure is mostly associated with our negative self-image.

    You have the capacity to change and shape your destiny if only you can change your personal self-image. Change begins with you.

    If you want to improve your performance and live the life you’ve always wanted, you must make the mental change to believe that you are the best at what you do and begin to take action.

    You are responsible for your life and should learn to take full responsibility for your actions and your current situation. If you are an adult you should not expect a bailout.

    Just take responsibility and begin to act on making things better for yourself.

    “The moment of enlightenment is when a person’s dreams of possibilities become images of probabilities” – Vic Bruden.

    How Do You Change Your Self-image?

    This is perhaps the starting point for your personal growth. You, alone are responsible for creating your self-image.

    It’s like in a marriage, what you tell your relatives and friends about your spouse is what they will know about them.  If you disrespect them, believe me, they will also do the same.

    What you call your spouse in public is what they will call them. So if you want people to respect them you will always endeavour to tell positive things about them and you will treat them with respect.

    Those of you who are married must take this advice seriously. You will respect your spouse in public regardless of the differences you had at home.

    It’s those that do not value their marriages who will talk negatively about their spouses in public. Yes, every marriage has its own unique problems and we do not want to bring them out in public.

    The same is true with how you view and portray yourself to people. The more positive and confident you show people the more positive and confident people will see you.

    But this begins with yourself seeing the many positive things and qualities you possess. Take a sheet of paper and just write out 20 things you think you are.

    You will be amazed at what you will write down. Yes, we fail but that does not mean we should not try again. The most successful people fail many times before they succeed.

    The less successful people give up once they encounter a challenge. Failure to me is merely an obstacle to be overcome. Life would be very boring without challenges.

    Many of the times when we encounter challenges it simply means that there is an opportunity to develop a solution for the challenge.

    If you keep trying and trying things differently you will surely succeed at what you are doing.

    Fill your mind with positive self-images about yourself and sooner than later your mind will change the way you look at yourself.

    Create a deliberate habit of saying “I like myself” repeatedly every time you feel low emotionally. When you wake up in the morning ask God to help you focus on the positive things in life.

    Refuse the spirit of negativity and put on the image of positive thinking. Believe that you can complete a task with better results and make time to develop your skillset.

    Have an open mind to learning new things. Always see failure as a challenge and refuse to accept it.

    Surely changing your self-image will make you feel much happier and definitely help to improve your performance.

    When you feel good about yourself you will perform much, much better. After all, what you want most in life is the feeling of happiness.

    Know that you will come across people that will say unpleasant things about you. But you have the ultimate control to either accept or reject them, and besides, we all have skeletons in our closets.

    No one on this earth can claim to be pure. It is also beneficial to hang around people that have a positive image of you as this helps to keep you motivated.

    When you create a positive image about yourself, somehow it flows from you and attracts the right people. Make a deliberate policy to evaluate your friends, some of them may not be very beneficial to your personal growth.

    Maintain the Discipline of Doing What is Right

    There is a good feeling when you do something that is right. The feeling is just awesome. I would not be wrong to say that we all possess the ability to do the right thing.

    There is just something nice when we feel that, what we have done is good. All well-meaning people have a conscious that tells them about what they are doing.

    Usually I go with my first thoughts or rather my instincts. If I am doing something that am not sure of its effect on other people, I back out unless am convinced otherwise.

    This is not to say that I have never done wrong things before, No. Believe me, I have and, have learned to take responsibility for them, and help to correct them if I can.

    I am not ashamed to go back and say am sorry let me correct my wrongdoing. I have developed the discipline of doing what I think and feel is right especially for my success.

    Self-discipline is one of the most difficult traits, but an important one for personal development and growth. We keep fighting every day to do the right things.

    Our minds are always telling us to do the easier things in life than to do the most difficult and important things first. Like delayed gratification, we always want to spend money rather than save for the future.

    I also struggle on a daily basis to do the easy things and forget the difficult and necessary tasks. But tell you what, every time I conquer this edge, there is a feeling of joy and satisfaction.

    Developing the discipline of doing the right things first is a good attribute to have in improving your performance.

    Doing the right things always makes you feel motivated and proud of yourself.

    Society lacks men and women who can stand up to do the right things even in the advent of criticism.

    It seems to me that many of us have fallen prey to doing what is popular or trending for fear of being called bad names.

    We would rather be on the same side with the majority even when we know deep down our hearts that what we have done is wrong.

    Conclusion

    “Believe in yourself” – Unknown. The essence of personal self-image is very critical to personal growth as it is the centre of your performance attribute.

    We should try as much as possible to create a positive self-image if we have to enjoy our lives. Most of the people who have a negative self-image are low performers.

    If you are in a leadership position take a closer look at your subordinate’s performance reports, you will realise that one of the major factors of low performers is a result of a negative self-image.

    The high performers are more usually confident and have a positive self-image.

    You should consider helping those that are low performers as this will inadvertently reflect on your leadership skills and enhance your performance as a team.

  • The Five Principles of Self-Management

    “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference” ~ Serenity Prayer.

    Self-management refers to the act of taking responsibility for our emotions. We all have emotions and you will notice that our emotional being has a direct effect on our daily lives.

    The ordinary man, who has no definite knowledge of cause and effect, is governed by his feelings or emotions. When we take responsibility for our emotions it gives us an edge and tool to push us further in our daily lives.

    Self management is one of the key pillars for personal development and self improvement.

    Without knowing and having the descipline to manage your life, there is very little meaningful achievements that can be attained. You will simply be existing.

    Self-control

    Self-control is the ability to refrain from knee-jerking reactions in response to your emotions. Without self-control, you cannot achieve your intended purpose.

    Our bodies naturally make certain emotional demands. It is entirely up to you to control them. This ability to refrain is what is called self-control.

    Human beings have developed certain habits that have to be done on a regular basis. The body becomes accustomed to what it is trained to do.

    In order to possess vitality, thought must be impregnated with love. Love is a product of emotions. It is therefore essential that the emotions be controlled and guided by intellect and reason.

    One of the best ways to help improve your self-control is not to react on impulse when faced with challenging situations. Stop and think before you act.

    I learned during my Junior High School days to think before acting. This is because in the workshop we had a big poster as you entered, depicting a man with bandages all over his body with a big label below saying “THINK BEFORE YOU ACT.”  The reasoning is simple. The workshop is a dangerous place, you may injure yourself if you do not take precaution.

    The emotion of anger is a strong one, but it can be controlled and tamed. Everything that can be learned can be unlearned, including emotions.

    Another way to enhance your self-control is to reflect on why you feel out of control in the first place. Researchers have proved that all major emotional reactions tend to come from two main emotions – Desire and fear.

    If you can learn to handle your desires and ensure that you are able to handle fear, you will have a better chance of improving self management.

    Trustworthiness

    Without trust, you cannot function and later on succeed. If you are in business am sure you will know that if you have to succeed you need your customers to trust you.

    The best way to think of trustworthiness is to align it with integrity.  The more trustworthy you are the more integrity you have. If you value your job, you will definitely do more to achieve higher productivity and give the best results possible.

    Trustworthiness is paramount especially to those of us in the service industry. But all in all, we as human beings must endeavour to achieve the highest possible trustworthiness.

    Imagine living in a society where each and every one of us is trustworthy? Wouldn’t that be a wonderful thing?

    Well, change starts with you and spreads to the next person and the next, before you know it everyone is affected.  Imagine you go to see a doctor when you are ill and are told that your doctor is not trustworthy.

    How would that make you feel? What would be your reaction? If you are a medical practitioner you can help change that perception, by being trustworthy.

    Live Conscientiously

    When you are conscientious you are in control and responsible for your emotions. This in turn means that you take responsibility for your activities.

    The biggest advantage you have when you are conscientious is you have full control over your actions and what you say. You will not have regrets such as:-

    • They made me do it……
    • I was upset…..
    • I was irritated.….

    In other words, you will not have to place responsibility on other people. You will take full responsibility for your emotions and actions.

    Embracing ownership of your emotions empowers you to discover new possibilities. You are not just a passive participant in your life; you hold the reins. This control allows you to make intentional choices about your words and actions, setting the stage for your own success and fulfillment.

    Adaptability

    Perhaps one of the key principles of self-management is adaptability. This is one skill that we all have used either effectively or negatively at some point in our lives.

    Being adaptable can be a distinguishing factor in a work or business environment. Things change every time and with every change comes different and sometimes new methods of doing things. The biggest question is how adaptable are you?

    I have come to understand that as human beings, most of us are resistant to change. But rather than resist change learn to embrace and adapt to it.

    Sometimes it may require that you leave your current employment or change the way you do business altogether. Whatever the situation may be, you must try by all means to adapt to the new change.

    Every change that happens comes with opportunities. Look for them as you navigate through the change.

    I know that change, more especially at workplaces or in relationships, comes with different emotional feelings. It is very cardinal that you learn to manage the change.

    Achievement Orientation

    Self-management requires that you are goal-oriented. Besides how can you manage yourself effectively without setting goals or targets to achieve?

    When you are successfully managing yourself you are able to choose the actions and behaviours that help drive your personal or team’s goal achievements.  To help enhance the skill of achievement orientation try doing the following:-

    • Determine what is important and prioritise accordingly
    • Delay gratification when necessary
    • Don’t let your pride get in the way of your actions
    • Admit it when you have a problem and ask for help when needed
    • Take great care of yourself

    The highlight of achievement orientation is setting your personal intended purpose. This is the driving purpose for your achievement orientation and self-management.

    Without a personal intended purpose, you are living an aimless life and that is not what God created you for.

    Conclusion

    I believe that self-management is a very wide topic. It is also very cardinal and important to achieve the highest standard possible in self-management.

    The more self-control you have over yourself the better the chances of being a better and successful leader.

    The above principles if followed can greatly improve your self-management skills and enhance your overall quality of life and character.

    I would like to end by encouraging you to take the first step towards self-management and help change the world.

  • The Reward for Your Success Lies in the Next Challenge

    Success has many rewards. Walking in success feels great, but rewards last if only you look forward to your next challenge.

    When you achieve a goal and are successful, you are happy and ecstatic in that moment, you feel like you have conquered the world, and you feel over the moon.

    But as soon as the excitement subsides and reality creeps in, you begin to look for the next challenge to conquer.

    “Successful people tend to become more successful because they are always thinking about their successes” – Brian Tracy.

    The desire to keep enjoying the rewards of your success gets more and more intense, as you achieve your next set of objectives and goals.

    The more you succeed the more happiness you enjoy. Seems to me that success brings with it a huge dose of happiness and joy.

    Those who enjoy a more successful life usually live a happy and fulfilling one. We derive our happiness from our success.

    Notice that people who are usually complaining are those who are not working to be successful. They are waiting for success to come to them and believe me, they will wait for a lifetime. The size of your success depends on the depth of your desire.

    Success does not come easy, it takes smart work to achieve it. The more you work at being successful the closer you get to achieving your goals.

    The closer you get to achieving your success the more happiness you enjoy. I know that sometimes we go through trying moments.

    Challenges are not permanent, they are temporal. Challenges are the way that leads to your success.

    Often times they open up new doors and new perspectives without which it could have been impossible or difficult to achieve our goals.

    They should not prevent you from accomplishing your destiny,  rather they should propel you even more to achieve your desired results.

    If you want to enjoy the reward, you must push on and persist when faced with challenges.

    Hard Work is not a Guarantee to Success

    I know this may not sound or go very well with many people but I just think that hard work is not a guarantee that you will succeed.

    Yes, it’s hard to be successful without hard work but it doesn’t guarantee success. However, it is one of the ways that will ensure your success.

    Am not discouraging you from working hard. I just want to make a point clear that smart hard work will surely get you the desired results.

    If you are to achieve your success you must definitely work hard but not only that you should do it smartly.

    The following story is a comparison between hard work and smart work.

    Once upon a time, there was a quint little village. It was a great place to live except for one problem. The village had no water unless it rained.

    To solve this problem once and for all. The village elders decided to put out to bid for a contract to have water delivered to the village on a daily basis.

    Two people volunteered to bid and take up the task, and the elders awarded the contract to both of them because it was felt that a little competition would help keep the prices lower and ensure a backup supply of water.

    The first of the two people who won the contract Ed immediately ran out. He bought two galvanised steel buckets and began to run back and forth along the trail to the lake which was a mile away.

    Ed immediately began making money as he laboured morning to dusk hauling water from the lake with his two buckets. He emptied them into the large holding concrete tank that the village had built.

    Each morning he had to get up before the village awoke to make sure there is enough water for the village when they wanted it.

    It was hard work but he was very happy to be making money and for having one of the two exclusive contracts for this business.

    The second winning contractor Bill disappeared for a while, he was not seen for months, which made Ed even happier since he had no competition.

    Ed was making all the money. Instead of buying two buckets to compete with Ed, Bill had written a business plan. He involved various people like investors and managers and created a corporation. He retained six months later with a construction crew.

    Within a year his team had built a large volume of stainless steel pipe that connected the village to the lake.

    At the grand opening celebration, Bill announced that his water would be 75% cheaper and that it was cleaner.

    Bill knew of complaints about the quality of Ed’s water, he also announced that he could supply the commodity 24hrs a day 7 days a week.

    Ed could only deliver water on the weekdays as he did not work on weekends.

    The village cheered and quickly ran for the faucet at the end of Bills’ line.

    In order for Ed to compete, he immediately bought two more buckets lowered his charge by 75%, and employed more people to haul water on a daily basis.

    Bill realised that if this village needed water then more villages needed it. He rewrote his business plan and expanded to other villages that quickly connected to his line.

    Bill could supply more volumes of water to more people at a cheaper price and therefore, made more money than his competitor. I will end the story here.

    Now, ask yourself who was smarter between Bill and Ed? Who would you rather be?

    Recognise the Advantages of Planning

    The above story about Bill and Ed brings out a few things that can be learned and applied to our daily lives.

    Firstly this is a story about solving a problem that was encountered by the village. Which, I believe that our lives are meant to solve the problems that are faced by the world. Bill demonstrated the advantages of planning.

    How we go about solving these challenges is largely determined by the way we think. That is why for me, the most important asset we have is our mind.

    Ed seems to have had a head start in solving the water crisis that was faced by the small village. Indeed he succeeded not until Bill came up with a much better plan and solution.

    I do not think Ed had a thorough thought about how he was going to provide the solution. His aim was probably just having the contract to earn him money.

    For me, Bill demonstrated that having a goal is not just good enough. We must take time to plan and start working on our plans to achieve the intended target and this takes time.

    In as much as Bill offered a much better solution than Ed, am sure he must have given it more thought before going ahead to implement it.

    Bill’s plan involved investors and managers. It took Bill more than a year before he started reaping from his labour. Good things take time.

    Bill’s plan also demonstrates that in our life’s journey we need people who can add value to our lives. People who are going to help us achieve our goals.

    If you are planning to achieve your goals you need to identify the right people who are going to help you achieve your goals.

    By Ed employing more people to haul water from the lake, he demonstrated a lack of learning.

    He refused to embrace change and instead of learning from the new technology of transporting water he stuck to his old methods. Very often in our lives, we do not want to embrace change.

    Conclusion

    Personal development and growth is a mix of things. I believe that self-growth does not come easy it takes time and requires us to take small steps every day of our lives.

    If you want to enjoy your life you must always be looking forward to your next challenge. The reward of overcoming a challenge should always motivate you to look forward to the next challenge for this is the cycle of life.

    Happiness is the highest level of success. Enjoy the fruits of your labour.

  • 3 Reasons Why Success is in Your Hands

    “The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret to outward success.” – Henry Ward Beecher.

    You are the master of your fate and the captain of your soul. You are in charge and responsible for your life. How far you go in life is highly determined by how far you are willing to go.

    If you want to achieve more you need to become more. To become more is no small feat. It requires that you put in the effort.

    It takes a lot of time, discipline, and courage to achieve above-average results.

    If you keep doing the same things and hope for different results, prepare for a wake-up call. Remember, nature reflects your actions. When you plant lemon seeds, you don’t just get lemons; you cultivate entire lemon trees. So, take charge—plant the seeds of your dreams and watch them grow into something extraordinary!

    You cannot expect to get good results if you are not putting in the required effort and doing the right things.

    Those who have succeeded have had to give up many of the short-term gratifications and this is the major difference with those who are still struggling.

    They like to eat dessert before the main meal and this makes them full. They eat without thinking about tomorrow.

    They live for the now and not for tomorrow. They live as if tomorrow will never come.

    In fact, most people I see around live to show off. They are always worried about what people think and say about them.

    The Bow and Arrow Scenario

    Let’s take an example of an archer. Let’s say your life is like an archer’s bow and arrow.

    For the archer to hit a target that is further, he needs to pull the arrow as far back as possible.

    This is the only sure way that the arrow will gain the required momentum and velocity to move through the air and hit the desired target.

    However, this is not a guarantee that he will hit the target as aimed. A good archer does not only pull the arrow backwards but also aims it in the sky so that it can withstand the force of gravity as it propels towards the target.

    That is how your life is. The pulling back and aiming of the arrow is the preparation. God is simply preparing you for the coming challenges.

    The more you prepare for challenges that lie ahead the easier they become to navigate. Like a hot knife piercing through butter.

    Yes, sometimes it will feel or seem like it’s impossible, but with God by your side, nothing is impossible. He makes a way where there is no way.

    I always say that what lies ahead is much more than what we have experienced or accomplished.

    There is much more to be accomplished than what we already have. The future is always better than the past.

    There is always a solution to every challenge that we encounter. Every challenge we have faced has been faced and resolved before.

    Take the above example about the bow and arrow again. Compare the distance the arrow travels towards the target versus the distance it moves during the aiming process.

    As can be seen, the forward thrust is much greater than the backward pulling. Yet it is the pulling that takes up a lot of energy.

    Your preparation will also determine how quickly and efficiently you will move forward. The more you prepare for a challenge the more confident you become.

    However, preparation can be time-consuming but if done well it yields wonderful results.

    Your Life is Like an Arrow

    Your life is like an arrow in the archer’s hands. God is the archer preparing your life for the journey. He already knows the target.

    Like the arrow, all you have to do is stay put and follow through God’s instructions and counsel and you will hit the bullseye.

    Since he is your creator he has already created a conducive environment for you to thrive in. He knows your weaknesses and strengths.

    The Bible says that before he formed you in your mother’s womb he knew you, before you were born he appointed and set you apart.

    So he knows your breaking point and will not let you break. If you pay attention and listen to him, God always provides a way when it seems that there is no way.

    He also opens up doors when one is shut because he wants to see you succeed. That’s his nature.

    You Decide What You Want

    The beauty with life is that God gave us the freedom to choose what we want. He does not force anyone to make a decision.

    He only provides the tools and environment for you to exploit. You are basically in charge of your choices and you make the final decisions.

    However, you should know that for every decision that you make there are consequences. It is entirely up to you to make the right decisions.

    Sometimes the consequences may be dire and sometimes they may be very favourable.

    That is why it is always important to seek the face of God before making life-changing decisions. Make sure you align your life with God’s plans.

    It is better to delay making the right decision than correcting the wrong one.

    Conclusion

    The decision to succeed and how much success you want to enjoy is entirely in your hands.

    The effort you invest today lays the foundation for your future. Every action you take is a step toward the rewards that await you. Remember, what you nurture will flourish; the choice is yours to make it happen.

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