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Motivation

  • How Being Positive Influences Your Direction of Goal Achievements

    “When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge” ~ Albert Einstein.

    If you are a person who wants to achieve something worthwhile in your life, you must have set yourself some goals.

    Then you should ask yourself what drives you to your goal achievement? If you have not set your goals, well this is about time to reflect and set them.

    Achieving your goals is largely a matter of your attitude which can either be positive or negative. Your attitude has an influence on the outcome of your success.

    We know that you become what you think about most of the time, and what you think about helps shape your character and forms your habits.

    It is these habits; these small little things that you do or fail to do every day that moves you towards or far from achieving your written down life’s intended purpose.

    My goal achievement is largely moved by the positive small things that I have to do every single day.

    If we know that having a positive state of mind has a big influence on our goal achievement then it is important we also know how to make and keep our minds positive and focused.

    Having a Positive Mental Attitude

    “Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude” ~ Thomas Jefferson.

    This is perhaps the key to your success. We all know that a positive mental attitude is a requisite to the success of your goal achievement.

    I am pretty sure that you have been told before to have a positive mental attitude if you have to succeed at what you are doing.

    Studies have been made to show that 85% of everything that a person would accomplish or obtain, be it finances; prestige; status, and recognition after they left Harvard University would be based on their attitude and that only 15% would be based on their aptitude and ability.

    If you have to be successful in life then you cannot avoid having a positive mental attitude.

    You see, successful goal achievement begins with having the right frame of mind. There is no way, you will succeed if you are always negative about what you are doing.

    Cultivate or rather develop a positive mind towards your life and all things will naturally fall into place according to your plans.

    I have noticed that every time I expect something to happen I always develop an attitude towards achieving my expectation and believe me the results are always almost perfect.

    Notice also that if you expect something to turn out well, you will have a positive mental attitude and if you expect something to turn out otherwise you will have a negative mental attitude.

    The only explanation I can give is that there is a correlation between expectation and attitude. Therefore, attitude is a product of expectation.

    Your attitude is largely dependant on your expectation. You will agree with me that winners have a tendency of manufacturing positive expectations in advance before the actual outcome. They see themselves as winners even before they are.

    I guess that the expectation of something happening has a direct influence on your attitude. I encourage you, therefore, to live a life of positive expectation.

    Always expect something you planned for to happen. This is the only way you will have a positive mental attitude that will help drive you towards your goal achievement.

    “If you don’t like something, change it, if you can’t change it, change your attitude” ~ Maya Angelou.

    Having a Success Mindset

    “If you advance confidently in the direction of your dreams and endeavour to live the life which you have imagined, you will meet with success unexpectedly in common hours” ~ Henry David Thoreau.

    Perhaps the key question here would be; what is a success mindset? Having a success mindset is seeing; living and feeling success even before it is achieved.

    Remember that all achievement begins with the conditioning of your mind. Having a success mindset will surely help you in your goal achievement.

    When you condition your mind in such a way that you think, feel and live success, believe me, your goal achievement will be sooner rather than later.

    Even just the feeling of happiness and wellbeing is enhanced. Having a success mindset just takes you to another level.

    I don’t know what it is you want to achieve in your life, but whatever it is, tune your mind and begin to see and feel successful.

    Imagine yourself living the life of your dreams; the feeling and the emotion this brings to are so real. This will surely motivate you to work even harder for your goal achievement.

    However, be aware that having a success mindset does not necessarily mean you should stop working. I believe that there is no substitute for hard work.

    “There is no secret to success it the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure” ~ Colin Powell.

    Overcome Negative Habits

    “Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny” ~ Frank Outlaw.

    Remember that our daily habits contribute immensely towards our goal achievement. It is, therefore, very important that you know or rather overcome negative habits that have a detrimental effect on your goal achievement.

    It may be of help to know that your brain has two sides, the conscious and the subconscious. The conscious is the part that takes in data from the environment and processes it.

    It is the link between the inside world and the outside world. The conscious is the thinking part of the brain. The conscious mind can only hold one thought at a time, that is positive or negative; yes or no.

    Whenever the conscious mind has made a decision the subconscious mind accepts it instantly and acts on it. Decisions can be negative or positive, yes or no.

    The subconscious mind stores the processed data from the conscious mind. They say the conscious mind is the gatekeeper for the subconscious mind.

    You will notice that most of the habits we have developed are acted upon unconsciously. Different people will react differently in the same environment.

    This is dependent on what the subconscious mind has been fed. I can safely say that all our habits sit on the subconscious mind. It is therefore very important to guard what we feed the subconscious mind.

    I know for sure that some negative habits are hard to get rid of. But through persistent training of the conscious mind, you can change the perception of the subconscious mind.

    Scientists say the mind does not sleep even when the body is asleep. This only illustrates how powerful the mind is and what role it plays in our goal achievement process.

    The value of the subconscious is enormous; the subconscious inspires us; it warns us; it furnishes us with names, facts, and scenes from the storehouse of memory.

    Conclusion

    Personal success and development cannot be achieved with a negative mindset. Having a positive mindset is one of the key elements to moving towards your goal achievement.

    “Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of the blueprint of your ultimate achievements” ~ Napoleon Hill.

    We should all endeavour to cultivate a positive mind if we have to achieve our success.

  • When You Have the Will, the Sky is the Limit

    The capability of conscious choice, decision and intention; is called the will; “the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt”– George Meredith.

    In other words, we all exercise the will to do things at our own volition. Every one of us has the power and will to do something.

    The power of choosing; the faculty or endowment of the soul by which it is capable of choosing; the faculty or power of the mind by which we decide to do or not to do; the power or faculty of preferring or selecting one of two or more objects; is the will.

    If you want to achieve something meaningful with your life, develop a strong desire for it. If you want money, develop a strong desire for money.

    When you have the will to achieve something, nothing can stop you. Nothing can stand in your way; only the sky is the limit.

    God gave each and every one of us the determination to succeed.

    To succeed you need to have the desire; the determination; the resolve and the will to take action. The will is what powers you. It is what drives you to continue taking action, that is why they call it willpower.

    The strength of your mind should always be kept at an optimum level. To achieve this you need to feed your mind with the right material.

    You need to have the right mental attitude for every situation that you encounter. If you want peace in your life, your mind must always be thinking peace.

    The most common mistake most people make is not possessing what they want, in their mind. You will not achieve personal development if your mind is not thinking about personal development.

    Your mind is the centre of all creation. You are who you are because of what you think about most of the time.

    How can you enjoy happiness if your mind is always thinking negatively? Change your mind and you will surely experience change.

    Do Not Limit Yourself

    The biggest obstacle to your progress is yourself. Often times we obstruct ourselves from reaching our full potential. We give up when we are faced with challenges. But do you realise that the darkest hour is just before dawn?

    When you are about to hit Gold that’s the time when things look like they are crumbling down. It is usually the darkest of periods. But I have learned that that is actually the time to hold on even more. It is time to persevere.

    Look, to reach your full potential you must move from the bottom to going up. You must move from being a doubter to being a believer.

    Personal growth demands that you learn the ropes from the bottom up. You do not start climbing a tree from the top.

    If you climb from the top, the only other way to go is either sideways or down. If you are going sideways it means there is no growth taking place and of course, downs means you are falling.

    I have learned that before every growth level there are challenges to be overcome. These challenges are a test of your character and the will to persist. They are building you for what is coming next. However, you need to know how to navigate through them.

    In my life, I have struggled with so many things, but I have not allowed my struggles to hold me down from pursuing my personal objectives. I have pledged to do everything I can to achieve my personal objectives.

    In dark times I always ask God to help me change the things I can change. This way I concentrate my energies on what I can change and allow God to do the rest and he is always faithful.

    “The men who succeed are the efficient few. They are the few who have the ambition and will power to develop themselves” – Herbert N. Casson.

    Celebrate Your Small Victories

    We all have experienced success in one thing or the other. The key to staying focused on your goals, which is the bigger picture, is to celebrate your small victories. If possible document them and make a reference to them every now and again.

    This will always help you stay motivated and encouraged to work extra hard to experience the feeling of success again.

    I have found that completing a task on time is very fulfilling for me. Am very happy and proud of myself every time I produce an article for this website.

    That nice feeling of having to complete a task drives me to even do more. Yes, I know that sometimes I get bogged down with other things, but I always look forward to being inspired to writing again.

    Success is made up of the small victories that we pick up along the way. You should learn to give yourself a pat on the back when you have achieved or completed a task that you set out to do. Completing the small tasks leads you to your main goal.

    Conclusion

    “If I had to select one quality and one personal characteristic that I regard as being most highly correlated with success, whatever the field, I would pick persistence and determination.

    The will to endure to the end, to get knocked down seventy times and get up off the floor saying, Here comes number seventy-one” – Richard M. Devos.

    Always remember that when you have the will, the sky is the limit.

  • Do Not Underestimate the Power of Your Actions

    There is power in your actions just as there is power in your tongue. The two are synonymous. You should always be mindful of what you say or do.

    Most people underestimate the power that God has deposited in each and every one of us. Within you, there is more than sufficient energy and willpower to achieve anything that you set your mind on.

    “Once you have mastered time, you will understand how true it is that most people overestimate what they can accomplish in a year – and underestimate what they can achieve in a decade!” – Tony Robbins.

    It is, therefore, important that you realise it and stop underrating yourself. One of the reasons why we do not progress and achieve our goals is because we underestimate ourselves.

    People think they cannot achieve certain things because they do not have such and such. If you are thinking like that, it is a sign of inferiority complex. Please get rid of it.

    God created us equal and it does not matter whether you are black or white; rich or poor. Remove the colour of your skin and we all have the same blood running through our veins.

    I have never seen anyone with white or black blood. We all have red blood in our veins.

    We all breathe the same air. The sun shines on all humanity regardless of the locality and colour of your skin.

    Darkness falls on both the rich and the poor. Everyone enjoys the same seasons depending on your locality. There are 24hrs in a day for all. Someday each and every one of us will die. Why then do you underestimate the power of your actions?

    Every great man or woman knows that every action they take leads to something. That is why it is important that you learn to take decisive actions with your life.

    Yes, I know that sometimes our actions may seem not to be right with everyone at the time. But nature requires us to do the right things.

    Some of the things I learned from my late Dad seemed very harsh then. But fast forward I realise that they are now very useful for my survival.

    I learned at an early age in life to be independent. My Dad taught me to be more independent. Well, back then it looked like punishment.

    Of course, as a young man, I would have loved to be a little bit more spoiled.

    But equipped with more knowledge now, I think It would have been a challenge for me to be a more responsible person if I was spoiled.

    Your Every Action Builds Your Character

    Society will always judge you by your actions, simply because this is what they see. They are not preview of your thoughts and feelings.

    Most of the time they will misunderstand your actions. But always remember that for every action you make there is an equal reaction.

    Some will be positive and others will be negative reactions. Stay your course and do what you think is right. I always tell my children that when they do the right things no one is going to bother them. They will be at peace with everyone.

    No matter how small your deeds may be, do not underestimate the power they carry. It may just be saying thank you to a stranger for helping you.

    That one small deed can go a long way to making someone happy and feel appreciated.

    I remember one time at church as I was on duty, I offered one of my team members a cup of coffee. For me, it was just extending a good gesture to a teammate.

    I was very touched to find out a few weeks later that it was the only meal he had for that particular day.

    You are a sum total of the small things that you do. Your character is built and formed by the little things you do on a daily basis. So matter how small or insignificant you think your actions are, do not underestimate them. You never know who is watching.

    Life is Work In Progress

    My life is a continuous work in progress. I don’t think there will ever be a time when things will just happen on auto pilot. I have to constantly keep pushing myself and find ways of improving.

    Everyday of my life, it dawns on me that am aging and I have to learn how to do certain things as am aging. When I look at people who are really advanced in age and cannot do the very things they used to do when they were much younger. I realise that actually life is a work in progress.

    At every stage you have to learn, just when you think you have mastered one thing another challenge comes along.

    That is why you must quickly learn to become a student of yourself. You may not have the same energy to achieve your goals in the next few years.

    They say make hay when its summer because you cannot make it when winter comes. In order to move in tandem with this world you must learn to evolve.

    Develop ideas on how you can change your way of life and remain relevant to the core. The more relevant you are the more you can contribute positively to humanity.

    For as long as am able to, it is my intention to continue contributing in my own small way to the cause of personal development and self growth.

    I will try and write on topics that are relevant and will continue learning and finding more ways of delivering my messages. I will simply not give up. Not just yet.

    Confidence Comes From Experience

    You can overcome your fears and flaws by gaining experience. Experience is gained through practice.

    Take the example of driving a car. The first time you do it, you are gripped with fear and are nervous. You are lacking in confidence and make a lot of mistakes on the road.

    The more you practice the more confident you get. After a number of times driving, you are so much confident that you do not even think about it. Even when you make mistakes you are not bothered that much.

    Before you gain confidence you will fall and sometimes bruise your self. But if you persist you will soon get the hang of it and your confidence will soon be more than your fear.

    To apply the principle of improving your confidence the following could be of great use. Identify the areas of your life that are outside your comfort zone.

    Take a step by ensuring that you venture into your un comfortable zone. The first time will feel very awkward.

    It will not be easy the first time and believe me it will not be perfect either. Go on and continue doing it and you will eventually get the hang of it.

    Remember that it is not practice that makes perfect but, imperfect practice that results in perfectness.

    Conclusion

    “Never underestimate the potential and power of the human spirit”.

    Your actions are responsible for shaping your character. If you want to build a good reputation you need to guard your heart jealously as this is the source of your actions.

    The bible says “as a man thinketh so is he in his heart”.  It is also says “you shall know them by their fruits”. We do not just act from without. We react with what we have. Remember to “never underestimate the power of your actions”.

  • At the Heart of Every Obstacle Lies an Opportunity

    “There is no shortcut. Victory lies in overcoming obstacles every day.”

    When life takes a turn and brings about unexpected obstacles, we react with our emotions. One may face fear, resentment, anger, and doubt. It is absolutely humane to react in this manner.

    Sometimes the obstacles may seem impossible to overcome. They may seem bigger than we can handle. They seem as if it’s the end of the world.

    The bigger the problem the more the rewards. I read a story that changed my perspective on the way I view challenges. This story illustrates the opportunities that lie at the heart of every obstacle.

    In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock.

    Some of the King’s wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the King for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the stone out of the way. This sounds like most of us, we like to blame the authorities for not providing proper social amenities.  

    We blame them for not providing and enabling opportunity or environment.

    Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. Upon approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road.

    After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. After the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying on the road where the boulder had been.

    The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the King indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway.

    The peasant learned what many of us never understand! That every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve our condition. He could have acted like anyone else before him but he chose to make a difference and was rewarded for his efforts. 

    Change Your Attitude

    “On the path to success always lies big O’s. Some read them as Obstacles, and others read them as Opportunities.”

    Of course, the peasant in the story had to remove the boulder to clear his way, but in doing so he got rewarded.

    Going around it was the easy way out. But, then this would not have solved anything and he would have missed out on the unseen reward.

    He decided to confront the obstacle head-on and got his reward. You, see apart from just the gold that he received he also demonstrated responsibility. Just the act of him removing the boulder benefited more people than just him.

    Now, we all know that responsibility is a big part of personal development. It is one of the key areas of personal growth and self-improvement.

    The other lesson learned from the story is that nature is neutral and it pays you for your efforts. Am very sure that if the king had mentioned the reward, the peasant would not have been the one to receive it as they were other people before him.

    I guess the peasant’s positive attitude towards problem-solving was more at play than anything.

    Most of the time we miss out on opportunities that could be life-changing, all because of our negative attitude.

    Usually, the hindrances, presented, are telling us something. If only we can pay attention and focus on providing solutions to the problems at hand.

    If you take time and analyse the problem, if you look at it with a positive mindset, it could be pointing you in the right direction for your much-needed breakthrough. 

    Change your attitude, and start looking at challenges with a more positive mental attitude. Overcoming challenges in life is what constitutes personal development. It is what you were designed to do.

    Whatever problems you are facing right now, there is a lesson that life is trying to teach you and they will not get fixed until you learn that lesson. If you turn a blind eye the problem will grow even bigger.

    Learn from Your Current Obstacle(s)

    To reach full potential one must continuously be learning from life. Every day is an opportunity to improve your life.

    The small things that you do are adding up to your lives. You must make a deliberate habit of learning from your daily challenges. It is the small things that make up the big things.

    You may not be where you want to be in life right now. Life may have turned out to be what you did not expect. Well, know that you are not alone, there are people in much more difficult situations than you.

    However, the good news is that you have built up a wealth of knowledge and skills from your current situation. Armed with it you can change the course of your life, it is never too late.

    You have gained valuable experiences that have shown you the results of the choices and decisions you have previously made.

    If you want to make a positive change, you now know what not to do based on your life’s understanding.

    I believe you are more and better equipped than before. The hurdles we face in life merely give us a chance to look at things differently.

    Sometimes, we are so fixed on one thing and do not look at the other side, and then bang, we are faced with an obstacle and realise that there is another way of looking at things.

    The most important thing is not to lose focus and never give up when faced with adversities. But, rather use them as a learning base.

    Conclusion

    “Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage” – Victor Kiam.

    The classic story in this article is really an eye-opener. It is worth learning from. The story tells many stories and I know that if analysed even further, you will be able to deduce much more from it than I have.

    You must always try to solve problems than going around them. This is the only way we can help make the world a better place. Standout and always see the opportunity in the obstacles that lie ahead.

  • The Most Important Change Begins With You

    The fact that you are still alive and still on this earth, going through what you are going through, I want you to know that God has a plan for you.

    Look around and dig deep inside yourself and begin to work on the inner you. If you have to succeed you have to know that the most important change begins with you. You possess all that you need to achieve your goals.

    Stop complaining about how overweight you are, when you are eating anything that comes around and not going to the gym.

    Don’t complain about the quality of your life if you are not doing anything to improve it. You have no right to complain about your pay when you are not doing a thing to improve your skills.

    Change your mind and begin living a life of happiness.

    Living happily is not just an opportunity or a privilege. You have a responsibility to enjoy happiness. Decide and determine your own happiness.

    You hold the key to change your life. Why are you complaining about how bad things are around you If you are surrounding yourself with them?

    Begin by changing your mind and the way you look at things. Why are you complaining about the quality of friends you have when all along you entertain them?

    Just because you have been invited doesn’t mean you have to attend. Just because someone has called you doesn’t mean you have to call them back.

    If you are in a pub and someone is offering you alcohol doesn’t mean you have to consume it. You have the power to say yes or no. Quit giving those lame excuses, you have the willpower to do the right things.

    Just because your homey’s are partying doesn’t mean you have to party. You have a responsibility to your own life. Just because you are down doesn’t mean you cannot get up. You will fall many times before you succeed.

    Just like a baby falls many times when learning how to walk. Just because you have made mistakes in life doesn’t mean that’s the end of the world. Who does not make mistakes?

    Change Your Mind and Change Your Life

    If you are down, get up. It’s time to make that important change and move your life to another level. Stop feeling pity for yourself.

    Yes, you are the reason why you are not employed. You are the one in that unhealthy relationship. But, what are you doing about it? You can change the way you feel by changing the way you think.

    Self-pity will only make you more miserable and sad. Self-pity will not change anything; complaining will even compound your situation.

    Get a grip on your life by changing the way you think. Look, if you are not in control of your life someone else is. Someone else is making decisions for you; someone else is determining how much you should be paid.

    When you change your mindset new doors begin to open up. You begin to write a whole new better chapter of your life. You begin to possess the very things that you long for in your life.

    The talents, ideas, gifts and imaginations you have all begin to come to life. Do not let your poverty mentality determine your destiny.

    You begin to attract the very things that have eluded you before.  Look, God created you to succeed.

    Even before he created this world he had you in mind. Don’t allow your mind to be a stumbling block to your destiny. Do not be afraid of the unknown.

    If you can see the invisible you can do the impossible. Venture out into the unknown and stop being afraid of the unfamiliar.

    Your mind is the biggest asset and tool for improving your well-being. It is in your mind that change is cultivated, nurtured, and birthed.

    “Everything changes when you change” – Jim Rohn.

    Why Important Change is Valuable

    Change makes you break your cycle. It motivates you to look beyond your comfort zone. Change makes you venture into new dimensions of your life.

    It exposes you to things that you would never have experienced. With change, you begin to look at life from a different perspective. Positive change makes you feel in control of your life.

    I believe that positive transformation is a huge sign of one’s personal growth. Not many people embrace change easily.

    It, therefore, means that we must all strive to make positive transformations if we have to have an impact in our lives.

    If you do not take the right steps to adapt, the world will leave you behind. After all, we live in an ever changing environment.

    Those who succeed are those who embrace and harness change. Do not be shy from making positive changes in your life.

    The only way to keep improving your life is to keep on making positive changes. Those who succeed are those who are not scared to make and take bold decisions.

    The world is not what it used to be 15 years ago. For example, technology has tremendously evolved over the last decades. Take mobile phones, they have rapidly moved from analogue to digital. Now we have smartphones.

    Gone are the days when a phone was just used for voice calls only. Imagine how difficult it is for people who have resisted change.

    Conclusion

    “The truth is that we can learn to condition our minds, bodies, and emotions to link pain or pleasure to whatever we choose. By changing what we link pain and pleasure to, we will instantly change our behaviours” – Tony Robbins.

    Be the change you would like to see in the world. Fear, not your inadequacies. Learn from your past experiences above all take steps to make the change when necessary.

    I know that sudden change can make you lose your focus, always put your trust and faith in God Almighty he is a great shepherd.

    “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths” – Proverbs.

  • 5 Goal Setting Tips That Will Change Your Life

    In order to achieve success, you need to set your goals. Goal setting is a very important factor that determines your path to success.

    Success is determined and measured by the goals you have accomplished. Goal setting gives direction to your life and boosts your motivation and self-confidence.

    According to the Webster’s Dictionary, the definition for goal is “The final purpose or aim; the end to which a design tends or which a person aims to reach or attain.”

    As can be seen from the above definition, you can deduce that one of the main reasons why people do not achieve what they want, is that they do not have clear goals.

    Without a clear goal or purpose, you will not have a clear sense of purpose for your life. You will be moving with the wind and believe me, it can be very frustrating and brings a lot of unhappiness.

    The other thing that can be can be seen from the definition is that a goal is the final purpose of an aim. If your final aim is not clear enough, you will surely have an unclear and unsatisfactory end result.

    When you want to achieve good results, it is better to be more specific with what you want to achieve with your life, your goal must be clear.

    If its finances you want, rather put an amount of money you want to earn say, $10,000 per month by a specific date and not just say I want to earn a lot of money.

    The more specific and precise you are, the easier it is to measure your progress towards your set targets.

    Here are 5 simple tips that you can use when setting your goals:-

    Write Down Your Targets

    Why should you write down your goals? There is power in writing. Writing down your life’s objectives helps create a vision in your mind that constantly reminds you of what you want to achieve with your life.

    They say you are 42% more likely to achieve your goals if you write them down.

    You become what think about every day. What you think about becomes what you see every day.

    Make a list of your goals by writing them down. This will also serve as your commitment to the goals that you have set. Studies have shown that goals are more motivating when you put them into writing rather than just enumerating them in your mind.

    Read them every day until they become embedded in your mind. Know your goals by heart they are yours after all.

    When writing your goals, be sure to include your action plan and put a timeframe. This will help you work hard knowing that you have a timed target to meet.

    Make a Regular Check of Your Goals

    Assess yourself regularly based on the progress you are making towards the achievement of your ambitions and intentions.

    Evaluate how many goals you have achieved. Also, assess yourself if you were able to accomplish your action plans within the set timeframe.

    Be honest with yourself when evaluating your progress. The good thing about checking on your progress is that it gives you an idea of how far you are from achieving your overall objectives.

    I evaluate my progress on a monthly basis. I also have a quarterly review that I use to make major adjustments and changes to both the processes and the plans.

    You should not be afraid to make changes when necessary. Change is important and should be embraced.

    Regular review of your goals is very important as it gives you the motivation to know what you can do better or what should be done to improve on your progress.

    This also gives you an overall idea of whether you are in tandem with your life’s purpose or not.

    Take Action

    Perhaps the most important tip is taking action. You can have all the beautiful goals in the world but without taking action they are just but a dream.

    A goal is nothing but a dream if you do not do something to accomplish it.

    Based on your assessment, you can either continue or change your action plans.

    If one was not effective, then find other ways on how you can achieve your goals.

    The most important thing in all our endeavours is taking action. Do not let procrastination or anything else stop you from acting on your set objectives.

    Do something, anything, every day that will help you move closer to your objectives. The more positive action the closer you move towards your success.

    I have come to understand that the small things I do every day help me move closer to my goals.

    I do not put them off instead I make sure that I tick off most of my daily tasks on my daily to-do list. Yes, I know that sometimes I just feel like not doing anything, but I do them anyway.

    Review your action list on a daily basis. You see over time I have learned to carry a small personal notebook. I call it my ideas notebook.

    This is where I write my ideas and all things that have to be done on a daily basis. This book has become so important to me that I cannot leave home without it.

    Constantly taking action creates a positive cycle that helps you move confidently towards your desired success.

    Taking action also allows you to overcome the fears of life. We fail mainly because of fear. Those who succeed are those who act on their dreams.

    Be Motivated

    You may want to share your goals and aspirations with your family or close friends. Your family and friends can help motivate and support you in achieving your goals.

    They can also help you in your action plans and even remind you whenever you tend to forget the goals you have set.

    Sharing your life’s objectives with your family is helpful. You need people you can trust, who can help you achieve your goals and your family is the perfect fit.

    They may not help you financially but the moral support and love they give you can help to keep you motivated.

    When you know that you are loved and that you have the support of your family it gives you peace of mind.

    It motivates you to work even harder. You concentrate on the things that matter to ensure that you do not let your family and friends down.

    Look, at the end of the day, we all work so that we can provide a better life for our families. They are the number one reason why you wake up early in the morning, every day.

    If you are a parent you will agree with me that your number one priority are your spouse and children.

    Be Determined

    Always be confident that you can achieve the goals that you have set. However, it is important that you set goals that are realistic and can be achieved in a specific timeframe.

    If you set unachievable goals, they may only cause you frustrations.

    Conclusion

    To me, a winner is someone who recognizes their God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses those skills to accomplish his goals. Even when I lost, I learned what my weaknesses were and I went out the next day to turn those weaknesses into strengths. – Larry Bird.

    Goal setting can change the way you look at your life. I encourage you to develop a habit of goal setting.

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  • Stepping Into the Unknown

    Stepping up to start a new challenge can be a very daunting task at first but life demands that we make that move.

    To make meaningful progress in life you need to do things that you have never done before. Sometimes you need to do things that have never been done by anyone before.

    If you are like me who is tired of living a mediocre life, you need to change your approach to life.

    It cannot always be business as usual. It has to change radically. It has to be business unusual. The only reason you keep getting the same results is that you keep doing the same things.

    Over the past few months, I have been busy rearranging my life. I have been preparing to take a big step into the unknown or rather into unfamiliar territory.

    This is the territory of starting a farming business. I have always had a passion for farming and the desire to get started has never been this intense.

    And so I have decided that over the next couple of months, I will be sharing my progress in the new adventure that I have embarked on.

    I hope to encourage and inspire many of you who share a similar passion or any other ideas and have been held up for various reasons.

    You see, life is what you make it. If you want to succeed you need to take action. If you do not act you will remain in the same position. Life will pass you by.

    This is what has been my case. I have taken too long to act on my passion. Mainly because I have lacked the courage to face failure.

    I know that I am not alone on this sphere that is why I have decided to share my intentions.

    I am hoping that by sharing I will be held accountable at the end of the year to talk about the progress made.

    Have the Courage to Do

    “Be courageous. I have seen many depressions in business. Always America has emerged from these stronger and more prosperous. Be brave as your fathers before you. Have faith! Go forward!” Thomas A. Edison.

    Courage is what you need to get started. It is difficult to get started without having to gunner enough courage.

    But again there is never a time when you have enough courage. For as long as you do not commit you will never have the courage to do something. So make a commitment to doing something and stick with it.

    The thing to do is to just get started. As you go along you will develop even more courage to face your challenges. You will grow out of your fears.

    My fear has always been about how to provide for my family if the farming business does not work out. To overcome this fear I have had to start working on my passion as a side hustle.

    It is my intention to run my farm business on a full-time basis in the near future.

    It’s tough but what has been happening is that I have been getting more confident and learning the dos and don’ts of the business.

    There is nothing much to show for it now but I can see some progress and some encouraging results.

    At least things are taking shape. I hope that by the end of the year there will be some meaningful development to talk about.

    Start With What You Have

    One of the biggest mistakes we make in life is wanting to start with what we don’t have. Usually, we want to start on an ideal footing. If things were ideal you would not be compelled to work harder.

    Look, you cannot keep postponing doing something you love because you do not have enough resources. There will never be a time when everything is in place.

    Start where you are and the resources you need will start falling in place. I guess you already have enough resources to just get you started.

    Break down what you intend to do into smaller manageable pieces and start working on them.

    The more you overcome the little obstacles the more encouragement and motivation you get to continue.

    If you wait until everything is in place they will never be and you will end up dying without realising your dream.

    It’s more or less like building a house. Those that have undertaken such projects know that you start with one brick then the other and so on and so forth until the whole project is complete.

    Along the way, they will have overcome many challenges including financial constraints but they never give up until the house is completed.

    Keep the Faith

    “Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.” – Buddh.

    Have faith in what you want to do. You will definitely need faith to keep you going. When things are not going according to your plan only faith will keep you moving forward.

    I have my faith in God Almighty and I believe that he is always on my side. The more faith you have the more courage and motivation you generate.

    Now let me be clear, faith does not make things any easier nor does it make them any lighter, but faith makes it possible for you to advance your cause.

    Don’t sit back just because you have faith. The Bible says “faith without action is dead.” Let your works speak for you.

    Be a Good Student of Your Journey

    The journey of life is a process and a very complex process, by the way, the only way you can improve the process is by continuously learning the process.

    To learn the process keep a diary of your activities and review them every now and again. Take time to analyse and understand why things have happened that way.

    Isolate the events or things that you can directly influence and control from those that are beyond your control.

    I personally carry around a small notebook where I write stuff. This book has helped me remember things that I would not have remembered.

    It has also been key to my personal progress. Save for social gatherings I rarely attend meetings without writing down what was discussed.

    Along this journey called life, you will make mistakes. Do not despair it is part of the process. When you are challenged learn from your mistakes and failures.

    Be an ardent student of yourself. You will be surprised at how much you do not know yourself.

    Conclusion

    If you want growth in your life you need to move from the shores and step into the deeper waters. You cannot catch big fish in shallow waters.

    Yes, the deep waters might be scary, but that’s where real growth and more rewards are. Besides deep waters are less crowded yet more rewarding.

  • How to Do More With Your Life Than Just Give Up

    This story was inspired by Mandy Harvey. I watched Mandy on America’s Got Talent a television program that searches and gives an opportunity to people to showcase their talent.

    She was a contestant in the music category and got a golden buzzer for her outstanding performance during the auditions. Although Mandy did not go on to win the competition she is a successful songwriter, singer, and motivational speaker.

    I find her life’s journey very inspiring and motivating. She lost her sense of hearing due to illness at the age of eighteen and, she almost gave up on her life.

    I can only imagine what she went through at the news of losing her hearing and that science and doctors cannot help recover her lost sense of hearing.

    But after some time and with hard work she discovered that she could actually continue singing, by using muscle memory and trusting her pitch and feeling the vibrations of the beat and temple through her feet. This is amazing.

    Today Mandy is a success in the music industry and inspires people not only with her music but also with her life’s story to never give up.

    Life can be tough and it is not easy to live especially when such “calamity” as Mandy’s be fore’s on you. Imagine the pain and the disillusionment the whole family went through when they learned that their daughter had become deaf.

    The thought that she will never hear their voices again is not nice at all. That the mode of communication with her would be changed forever.

    To me, Mandy’s life story is one of faith and courage. Look, to go up on stage and sing in front of so many people, without hearing your own voice but just trusting your pitch, takes a lot of faith and courage.

    There are very few people who can do that. Most of us are scared to even just stand in front of a small group of people and speak.

    It is a lesson to all of us who take life for granted and just want to give up when we encounter a few setbacks.

    Stop giving excuses and start making something worthwhile with your life. Yes, life will always throw things at you. But, I believe that everything that happens to us happens for a reason. There is always good that comes out of what is seeming a bad thing.

    Have a Never Give Up Mentality

    One would have understood if Mandy had given up on her life. At least she would have had an excuse for it, and a good one for that matter.

    But she did not, she decided to make use of her life and be a blessing to the world. Now instead of just singing and writing songs she also inspires and motivates people with her story.

    Who knows, she probably would not have been successful without going through what she went through.

    She realised that in order for her to be happy in life she must continue doing more of what makes her happy and that is singing.  Hence her doing everything in her power to achieve her dream.

    Do you realise that if she had not done anything about it, she might probably have been complaining all her life about her situation.

    She would have been another statistic, but instead, she is not, she is flying high like an eagle with what she is doing. Thank God for her life. She is such a blessing.

    You see to be more you need to have more and never give up on your dreams. To achieve greatness you need to do things differently. You need to change the way you do things and adopt methods that will bring out the best in you.

    If you sleep at 8:00 pm and wake up at 07:00 am you may need to adjust. Successful people spend most of their time working hard and not sleeping.

    When you are faced with adversity, look for the good in it. There is always something that you can get from your troubles.

    Most of the time when we are faced with challenges it means that God wants to move us to the next level. He is preparing us to handle what is coming our way. But it will never come until you are ready for it and usually it is something much more than our current situation.

    If you keep your trust in God, he always makes a way where there seems to be no way. When one door is shut God opens up many more doors. Mandy’s hearing door was shut but God opened up other doors to help her continue with her music.

    Be Prepared For What is Coming

    Like I said before when adversity comes it is usually a sign that good things are yet to follow. Because after the storm there is calmness. You must always be prepared to take on the next challenge. Be ready when the heavens have opened up for you.

    Look, don’t just sit and give excuses that you cannot do anything because you have no opportunities. Do not live life by chance or by luck. Luck finds those who are prepared and are ready. In our country, we have a tendency of complaining about how successful foreigners are than the local majority.

    We must actually be ashamed of ourselves. We have people who came in as refugees and now they are doing well in business yet we complain that there are no opportunities.

    This is a person who came with nothing and now he has a successful business in your own back yard and you say there are no opportunities, come on guys, we can do better than that.

    If you have dreams and do not take action they will always be but dreams. Those who succeed are those who put their dreams into action.

    Preparation can take many forms and it is usually not easy. Take sportsmen and women, for example, the time and sacrifice they take in preparation is something I really admire.

    How can you attract opportunities if you are not prepared for them? You attract opportunities by the things that you do every day.

    Sometimes opportunities come in disguise. They come in the most unexpected manner. But you need to be prepared when they come around otherwise you will miss them and call yourself cursed or something like “I have bad luck.” No, man you were just not ready.

    If it’s a job you are looking for get the necessary qualifications, and go out there and knock on every door for the opportunities. Don’t just sit at home expecting that a job will come on a silver platter, do something about it, anything that will keep you busy.

    In everything that we do, preparation is key to success. If you want to achieve anything meaningful with your life, you need to continuously upgrade your skills set. Believe me, opportunities are always there to be pursued. I have personally missed out on many good opportunities because of not being fully prepared for them.

    And equally I have embraced many opportunities when am prepared for them.

    Conclusion

    You have more to offer and give than what you are currently doing. If you are going through a rough period in your life fight until you make things right simply do not give up.

    The fact that you have seen the break of dawn means you still have a chance to fight and win. Trust God in everything you do and he will surely come through for you.

  • You Have the Potential to Achieve Your Goals

    We all have the potential to achieve our goals. Those who become successful are those who try. Those who dare to try have the most chance to succeed.

    The potential to succeed is naturally inbuilt in all human beings.

    But unless you unlock it, it will always remain potential. God gave us the ability and the necessary tools to achieve our dreams. If only we can learn to use them positively.

    If you can think it then you can be it. Success begins with your mind and a change in your attitude. If you can change the way you think, the way you perceive things, and the way you look at things, then you can achieve your goals.

    Personal development and self-improvement demand that you do the things consistently, that help you grow. They say all growth is from the inside. You have the seed of growth in you.

    If only you can nurture the seed, it will blossom and bear good fruit in due course. If you do not try you will never know what you can achieve, you will never know what good fruit is in you. The bible says “we shall know them by their fruit.”

    Yes, there will be challenges that will need to be overcome, that is just part of the process. It is part of the growth process.

    Do not fear being challenged. Challenges make you grow even stronger. They prepare you for what’s coming ahead.

    Challenges are a stepping stone to success. When you are faced with challenges don’t take the easy route out but face them head-on.

    If you take shortcuts you may live to regret it. You do not start climbing a tree from the top, you start from the bottom going up.

    Those who jump the process have short-lived success and within a few years or even months, they are back at the bottom. You see, nature allows us to experience failure so that we can learn from it.

    “The key to unlocking my potential is within me. It is the power of my thought, my vision, and my commitment!”

    Appreciate and Understand the Process

    Nature has a way of providing checks and balances. Nature also rewards you according to what you give it. If you give it negativity it gives you back negativity.

    If your goal is to make money you need to pay the price for that money and this does not come easy. Let me just say for you to achieve great things you need to pay a great price.

    If someone is telling you that success comes easy they are cheating. If it was easy we would all have been successful. But that’s not the case.

    Just like a student, if you want to graduate with good grades you need to work and study hard. That is what nature gives you. You are fairly rewarded for your input.

    It is the process that has to be followed. You cannot just have good grades without putting in the time and effort to study. You have to go through the mill.

    Those who skip or temper with the process will always pay heavily after some time. They may appear to be successful but this is only temporal. What goes around always comes around. Easy gain easy goes.

    Develop the Discipline

    It takes dedication and discipline to achieve your goals. Perhaps this is the single most important principle for success.

    If you look around those that have achieved above average, they are all very disciplined with what they do. Their work ethics are way above many of us.

    If you are focused and disciplined, nothing can stop you from achieving your goals. It takes a lot of discipline to succeed and this is what lacks in many of us. The discipline to stay the course.

    However, the good news is that discipline is a habit and all habits can be learned and unlearned. To achieve your goals you need to develop good habits.

    Those that will help propel you towards your destiny. Habits that add value to your well-being and personal growth.

    One of the ways I use to develop a habit is to do the same thing for a number of days, continuously, say 21 days.

    The beginning is always hard but after a few attempts, it flows naturally. Note that you will not always get over it as your body will always be fighting you most of the time.

    Yes sometimes, the body will not want to do certain things but if it’s important you just have to do it and get it out of your way. If it has to be done, do it regardless of how you are feeling.

    Discipline should be sought at all costs. It is perhaps your passport to achieving whatever you set your mind on. There can never be success without discipline and there is no substitute for it.

    Take Decisive Action

    How far you go in life is largely determined by how far you are willing to go. There is no limit to reaching your destiny.

    The more you push yourself the more chances you have of achieving more.

    The kind of action you decide to take on will surely have a bearing on the final results that will follow.

    If you decide to take a laissez-faire attitude you will definitely get laissez-faire results. If you take positive decisive action you will get results that reflect your actions.

    Like I said before, nature is neutral. You get what you give it. The decision lies entirely and squarely in your hands.

    If you want to do something, start taking action now, don’t wait for the perfect time because it will not come. Don’t wait any longer otherwise, you will miss the opportunity train.

    They say God helps those who help themselves. True or not, opportunities find those who are actively looking for them. If you are looking for a job, do something about it.

    You cannot just sit down and expect a job to find you, NO. You need to go out there and find it. Even in a depressed economy like ours jobs are available if only you can persist with your search.

    Definitely, a breakthrough will come your way. The more you look the greater the chances of you landing one.

    Here is an idea, if you cannot find your desired job that goes with your qualifications: look for something lower than what you are looking for as an entry point. Continue searching for your desired job.

    I have found that it is much easier to switch jobs when you already have one. People are always looking for someone experienced.

    Conclusion

    Never underestimate the potential and power of the human spirit. We all have the gift of unlimited Potential. It is our duty to ensure that we unlock this gift for the benefit of the human species.

  • Stop Taking Life for Granted

    Life is precious. God has blessed us with life so that we may achieve and enjoy the talents he has given us. So that we may play a part in helping humanity.

    The fact that you woke up this morning simply means that you still have a lot to accomplish. God has given you another chance at life. Everyone who has the breath of life has a chance to make it in life.

    Stop complaining and stop taking your life for granted. Do what has to be done now otherwise you may live to regret it. Do not postpone what has to be done.

    Things can change in an instant. If you keep postponing your ideas to a later date you may not just be there. Who knows when your time on earth will be up?

    The best time to implement your ideas and goals is now. It does not matter how old or how young you are, now is the best time. For as long as you have the breath of life you have a chance to succeed.

    If you keep pushing your ideas forward you are taking your life for granted thinking that you are in control of your time. Only God almighty knows how much your time is on earth.

    Look, time is the only commodity I know that cannot be quantified on a living person. Why? simply because no one knows when they are going to die.

    It is also a commodity that is not renewable. Time always moves forward and does not wait for anybody.

    We have no absolute control over how long we will live on this earth. Hence we are all visitors and no one is entitled to have more life than the other. No one individual is superior to the other.

    Be Grateful

    Gratitude is a way of acknowledging and appreciating the gift of life. Whether you like it or not, life is a gift.

    Learn to be grateful and you will definitely learn how to not take life for granted.

    Especially now with the advent of the COVID 19 pandemic. It is just right that we are grateful for being alive.

    It is time, now more than ever to be grateful and live at peace with one another. Life has taught me to be more appreciative even with the small things.

    Complaining does not solve problems, hatred does not help either. But being thankful and cheerful is probably the best medicine for your soul.

    You lose nothing by being polite and accommodating to other people. The bible says “do unto others what you would want them to do unto you.”

    If you want peace, give people peace. If you want happiness, give people happiness. Nature gives you back what you give it.

    You will agree with me that the COVID-19 era has made humanity realise that there is a very thin line between life and death. The rate at which we have lost people to the pandemic is very scary.

    Worse still it continues to be even more scary as the pandemic seems to have come to stay. This is definitely a good reason to be thankful for being alive and not take life for granted.

    Sharing Is Caring

    “Money will not last. Fame will not last. But how you touch others’ lives will always stay behind!”

    They say sharing is caring. Don’t we all love to see a happy face?

    If you have lived long enough like me, you will definitely understand that we all need each other in one way or the other.

    Our lives are intertwined. You may not realise it but we are all one big family. Red, yellow, black, and blue we are all one family.

    I believe in sharing what we have. Sharing is the only sure way of creating personal security. Especially amongst family members.

    In this part of the world where I come from living in an extended family is what we grew up with and it’s normal.

    Sharing does not always have to be in monetary form. It could just be your time or anything that could add value to some else.

    They say one good deed deserves another. You never know what life has to offer to the next person.

    Don’t think because you are financially poor that you cannot share.

    You were created to contribute positively to the growth of humanity. It is your duty to share what you have.

    Help those in Need

    “The greatest happiness in the world is in helping the people you don’t know and seeing them happy.” 

    In addition to sharing, there will always be someone in need. Again I will say that help does not necessarily have to be in monetary terms.

    We all need help in one way or the other. No one can claim to be self-sufficient.

    Life demands that we help one another. We are encouraged to be our brother’s keeper according to the bible.

    Being a brother’s keeper entails looking out for your brother, which means you cannot run away from rendering help.

    There is also something I have learned about helping. It just gives me joy to be of help. It also ensures that I remain relevant in people’s lives.

    The more help you render the more relevant you become. You see, help can be in any form and not necessarily giving out money.

    Many of us have a wrong notion of giving help. We always think it is all about money. Yes l, I know that many people are in need of financial help.

    Enjoy Every Moment of Your Life

    Life is too short to be lived with worries. If you want to be happy, give happiness.

    Happiness is a decision and it’s entirely your choice. You choose what you want. You decide either to be happy or sad and not in the middle.

    Those who live a happy life are more likely to succeed at what they do. Look, nature is neutral, you get what you give it. If you give joy you reap joy.

    You can not expect different results from what you are giving. How do you expect to reap what you did not sow?

    Enjoy every moment of your life while it lasts. Do everything possible to ensure that you live a joyous life.

    You do not want to regret the things you should have done when you had the opportunity.

    I know that not all days are the same and that we do not have control over the universe.

    But we have control over our own thoughts and deeds. God will hold each and every one of us accountable for our deeds.

    Always ask God to help you deal with the things you can change and accept those that you have no control over.

    The decisions you make early in the morning have a great influence on how your day pans out.

    Conclusion

    There is definitely a thin line between life and death as has been experienced in the previous months when the COVID 19 was at its highest. We still have no idea what the future holds and no one has control over our lives except God.

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