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Personal Development

  • 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.

  • Your Health is Your Wealth

    “Within each of us lies the power of our consent to health and sickness, to riches and poverty, to freedom and to slavery. It is we who control these, and not another” – Richard Bach.

    Most of us are living life good or bad without paying much attention to our health and well-being.

    We mostly do not pay attention to it because we think it is a given, that everyone is enjoying good health.

    During the earlier years of my life, I did not pay so much attention to what I ate neither did I pay attention to many little things that affected my health and well-being.

    This was because my immunity could handle many ailments without much difficulty.

    Now that am in my mid-forties and even though am still at the peak of my well-being, I have noticed a lot of changes in my body.

    One particular observation I have made is the slow digestion of food. What has really helped me is the regime of exercising on a regular basis.

    I encourage you to take exercising seriously and recommend at least twice a week as a minimum.

    Now, am not an expert on health issues but I only write my personal experiences.

    You may not realise it or agree with me that maintaining a good healthy and balanced body is very key to your personal growth and success. I believe it is very difficult to achieve success when you have to worry so much about the state of your health.

    Therefore, I encourage you to maintain a healthy and balanced behaviour. I know for a fact that most of the common illnesses are as a result of personal neglect and not just taking good care of our bodies.

    If you are blessed with good health please ensure that you develop a deliberate personal habit to prolong your good health. I also know that it is never too late to change and develop good healthy habits.

    Watch What You Eat and Drink

    As I mentioned before that in the earlier stages of my life I did not care so much about my health habits. I ate whatever came my way and fortunately my body was doing quite well and did not put on so much weight. But I have problems with my teeth.

    Now in my mid-forties, I have to watch what I eat. This is because at this stage in my life my digestion system is beginning to slow down.

    One of the habits that I have totally discontinued is the consumption of alcoholic beverages. I have also greatly reduced the intake of carbonated drinks.

    “The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don’t want, drink what you don’t like, and do what you’d rather not” – Mark Twain.

    I may not recommend exactly what you should eat but I believe that we must all ensure to eat a good healthy and balanced diet, full of natural foods and less processed foods.

    Try as much as possible to incorporate a lot of green vegetables and fruits in your daily diet. Remember to also drink lots of water. The recommended is six glasses of water per day.

    Reduce on the intake of red meat and processed sugar. Especially if you are hitting your forties, red meat takes a long time to digest.

    Physical Exercising is Very Important

    “It is not good for all our wishes to be filled; through sickness we recognize the value of health; through evil, the value of good; through hunger, the value of food; through exertion, the value of rest” – Greek Proverb.

    I know that we human beings do not like making our bodies sweat. Eating a good diet alone will not necessarily help you achieve optimum good health.

    Coupled with your good eating habits should be a good exercising regime. To keep the body in good health is a duty, otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.

    I personally have a routine for exercising on a regular basis. The thing with exercising is that the first few days when you embark on it, it is quite daunting and tiring. But after a few times, you get used and it becomes interesting.

    Do not punish yourself but start slowly. Do what suits you. Your body was meant to work. I go for a road run three times a week. When not running I try by all means to walk as much as I can.

    It is very refreshing for me. Over time I have discovered that exercising in the morning works well for me. It keeps my mind alert and my body is full of energy the whole day.

    Physical exercising helps me increase my water consumption. It also helps me unwind my mind.

    Ever since I embarked on regular jogging my digestion system has greatly improved. I have also learned over the years not to take my good health for granted. That is why I try by all means to do the right things.

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

    Conclusion

    There are many ways to keep our bodies in good health and shape. Remember that the longer you enjoy good health the more you will concentrate on enjoying your life. They say your health is your wealth.

    “It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver” – Mohandas Gandhi.

    Good health does not stay forever you need to ensure that you prolong it as much as possible.

    Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits.

    I believe that life is worth living healthily. If you do not have a healthy living habit I encourage you to develop one that works for you. Bye and remember to stay safe and healthy.

    For further reading on health issues please visit Health Tips for healthy Living.

  • Start With What You Have

    Everything that you want to be or achieve in life, begins with what you have. You cannot give what you do not have.

    “If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them” – Henry David Thoreau.

    The biggest challenge the average person has is starting with what they have. Most of the time we want to wait until we have accumulated a certain amount of money before we invest in an idea; we want to wait until we start earning a certain amount of money before we can start saving.

    But here is the thing, distractions will always be there. Worse still the opportunity may just pass you by.

    Yes, you may not succeed on the first attempt. But the experience, you will have gained is very valuable for your next project or idea.

    Most people who succeed start with the little they have and grow their resources as they progress. In fact, some of the people that have gone on to be successful started with nothing.

    If you want to start a business, resources do not necessarily mean finances. Resources could just be the skills you have or even the idea you are harbouring.

    One of the biggest resources that is overlooked by start-up entrepreneurs’  is human capital.

    Most of the time we always want to justify our fears. We are scared of failure; embarrassment and rejection.

    Justifying our fears is having a poverty mentality. Yes, I call it justifying, our poverty mentality because this is most common among poor people.

    I cannot start this business because its time consuming; who says being in business does not require your time? Stop giving excuses and get on with your life.

    Success is time consuming. A business needs all your time especially when starting out.

    Just Get Started

    The company Nike has a very good motto that I like so much “just do it.”  Stop justifying your poverty mentality and get started with whatever, that is what you want to achieve.

    Look, before starting this website, I had so many excuses. What will people think about me; I am not sure if I can generate enough writing ideas, were some of the lame excuses I was giving.

    Well, a few years down the line am still writing. This site has over 120 original articles published with an average of about 1000 words per posting.

    I now have even discovered more ways to keep generating new ideas. Yes, am aware that for now this site may not be as popular as I would want, but slowly and with time it will achieve the intended goals.

    When you start, things begin to fall in place. Your mind begins to direct you in a certain way. By doing what you love every day, you attract the right resources.

    It is entirely up to you to harness them. It is the beginning that is always difficult, but as you go on you grow in confidence. As you grow in confidence, you grow in stature and this gives you even more confidence. Do not be afraid to change your methods.

    With every article, I publish my confidence is growing and I believe that even my writing skills are being sharpened. My thinking is much more clearer and my plans for this website are even more refined and clearer. Developing ideas has become even more easier than before.

    Today as I write this article I have more than 20 ideas that need to be actualised.

    Every day, I keep adding to this list. My ideas are ahead of my writing skills and ability. It was not like this, a few years ago when I was starting this website. It was a struggle and even when ideas would pop up writing them was still a challenge. But, over time writing has become more easier.

    One Day You Will be Proud

    Sometimes it seems not fashionable to start small.  The bible says do not despise the days of your humble beginnings. We only admire business empire’s when they are big.

    When they become household names. Yet, we forget that Rome was not built in one day. These same big corporations that are now flourishing started small.

    Some of them started in backyards and garages. Alas, the owners are now proud when they sit back and look at how far they have come.

    It takes time and hard work to build something worthwhile. Imagine the joy you get when you see something of your creation flourishing.

    I cannot wait to see this site grow to those levels. Am still very proud of it and proud of myself. For now, my job is to continue doing what am currently doing.

    Improve on Your Skills Set

    Once you start and get going with whatever, you intend to do, make time to improve your skillset. This is important. Devote your time and energy to ensure that you achieve your dreams.

    If your intention is financial freedom, improve your financial management skills. If it means taking further education just do it. With the advent of the internet and advancement in technology, education today has become more accessible than ever before.

    Improving your skillset could be the difference between earning more income and moving up the ladder quickly. Now, improving your skillset does not necessarily mean acquiring formal education.

    I know that it is important to be formally educated. But you can improve your skillset in many ways. You could find materials such as books, audios, and videos on the internet.

    Currently am reading materials on how to improve my writing skills am not formally enrolled in any college or university.

    It is safe for me to say am getting an education. I know for sure that reading more will enhance my writing skills and of course this will have more benefits for my readers.

    The sharper my skill set the more quality articles I generate. This obviously translates to enjoying my life even more.

    Conclusion

    “You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you” – Brian Tracy.

    Successful people start with what they have. They do not wait for the so-called right time. They strike when the iron is still hot. I guess the right time to take your first step is now. You never know what the morrow will bring forth.

  • 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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  • Take Responsibility for Your Attitude

    “Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation” – Brian Tracy.

    What is attitude? It is “the way that you think, feel or behave” – Oxford Dictionary. Attitude is a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in a certain way.

    We all have attitudes. Your attitude is usually the reaction you exhibit towards external stimuli. This is your response to an event or circumstance. How you react is totally dependent on the mental state of your mind, emotional feelings, and values you hold.

    Your attitude towards life reflects the values you hold. This also reflects the way you live your life. If you have a positive mental attitude, you are more likely to live a very fulfilling and happy life. The opposite is also true if you have a negative mental attitude.

    It is your responsibility to have a great attitude and maintain it. Know that you have the power and control over the things that have a direct influence on your attitude. Do not think that your attitude runs on autopilot? A big NO. You are responsible for it.

    It’s amazing to note that many of us are always giving excuses for our wrong or bad attitudes. Excuses, like I woke up on the wrong side, should never be entertained.

    If you have to have a positive and successful life you should create a positive mental attitude towards life because life gives you back what you give it.

    Like I have said before, life will always give you surprises, what is important is the way you react to them. If you resolve to take a positive preposition, you will definitely triumph over any situation that may come your way.

    I know, that sometimes it may be difficult to stay positive, but that’s what life entails, being able to overcome adversities.

    We all fall down but very few get up. Even those that get up, very few rise quickly and strong enough to continue on the positive side of life.

    You cannot control what happens around you, but you can consciously control your reactions and emotions. Attitude is everything, it governs the way you perceive the world and the way the world perceives you.

    Here are a few strategies to help improve your attitude.

    Lightening Up Life With Humor

    They say laughter is medicinal. The more humour and laughter in your life the less stress you have. Try as much as possible to see the funny side of life every day. God created you to live a happy life but he also gave you a choice.

    It is next to impossible to feel stressed, angry, anxious, or depressed when you laugh. Laughter not only provides pleasure, but it also serves to:

    • reduce stress and other forms of emotional misery such as anxiety and fear.
    • bond us with our fellow humorists, which in turn give us even more pleasure.
    • boosts your immune system, lowers your blood pressure, oxygenates your blood, relaxes your muscles, and increases your pain tolerance, all of which gives you much more energy for more future laughter, pleasure, and happiness. 

    As can be seen from the above when you choose to be happy; when you choose to laugh, you have less stress in your life.

    You may not realise it, but the truth of the matter is that you have more power than you may know. The power to choose is a tool that is at everyone’s disposal all the time.

    Ever since I took on the journey of personal development I have discovered that the power to choose lies squarely within my rights.

    I have also learned to choose wisely and stick with my decisions. This is also something that I teach my children.

    That they have the power to make their own choices and they should be responsible for the consequences of the choices they make.

    Physical Exercising

    One of the best ways to relieve stress is taking physical exercise. I have noticed that creating a regular routine of exercise not only gives me energy but also helps to unwind my mind. Exercising is also a source of motivation.

    I normally go for my running routine early in the morning before I do anything. After the morning run, I have more than enough energy to see me through the day.

    I encourage you to exercise regularly. Not only is exercising healthy for your body but also your mind and soul. You feel very refreshed after a workout. Your mind is more focused and your body is kept in optimum tune.

    Any form of exercise that suits you is good enough. Although it could be necessary that you consulted a physiotherapist if you have any underlying health conditions to help you devise a suitable routine for exercising.

    Being Enthusiastic

    Being enthusiastic means showing interest in the things that you do and getting pleasure from them. It means having an active and motivated attitude instead of a passive one. Keywords getting pleasure.

    If you do not get pleasure from your daily work it might just mean that you are in the wrong field. Believe me, the main source of de-motivation is waking up every day and doing something that is not enjoyable. Hey, I have been there before.

    I am one who is very much enthusiastic about what I do. Especially, writing articles for this blog site. I find that am at peace and at home when I sit down to write.

    I know that there are still a lot of areas that need to be improved, but I take pride in my work so far.

    Being enthusiastic allows me to draw the much-needed energy to continue with my work. Enthusiasm is very key to taking responsibility for your attitude.

    It is the burning desire that communicates commitment, determination, and spirit.

    Enthusiasm is one of the most empowering and attractive characteristics you could ever have. Being enthusiastic speaks volumes about your attitude.

    The Attitude of Positive Affirmations

    “You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you” – Brian Tracy.

    Affirmations are statements that reinforce positive thoughts and attitudes. Am sure you have noticed that there are some quotes on the right bar of this website. I also deliberately try as much as possible to include positive quotes in my articles.

    I find that frequently reading or reciting positive quotes can help lift my mood and therefore, increase my attitude towards life in general.

    There are many sources for finding positive affirmations. I have a book full of them. I also recommend the Bible.

    Positive affirmations can help you re-focus your mind when you are feeling downtrodden. That’s why it’s important that before you begin your day read a verse from the Bible. The Bible is the greatest source of encouragement. It is the book of life.

    When you develop the habit of making positive affirmations you will realise that there is a quote for almost every situation and circumstance.

    Pay close attention to what you are saying to yourself it could just change your attitude.

    Conclusion

    Taking responsibility for your attitude could just help you accelerate your personal development and self-improvement attributes. It’s, therefore, important that you realise as an individual that you are solely responsible for your attitude.

    You have the right and power to decide how you are going to react to a particular situation. Having control of your attitude can also enhance the quality of your life.

  • Responsibility is a Measure for Your Personal Development

    “You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today” – Abraham Lincoln.

    The more you grow the more responsibilities you take on. Life demands that we grow and take on more meaningful challenges and be a little bit more responsible. An adult shoulders more responsibility than a toddler.

    Every step of growth you take comes with a measured amount of responsibility. Given an opportunity, human beings, especially us men, do not want to take up many responsibilities.

    We would rather shy away and be content with the little things around us. But that’s not what life brings forth. If you do not change, life will pass you by.

    Personal development and growth can be measured by how many responsibilities you are shouldering and how well you are handling them. Yes, you may grow physically yet, be very irresponsible.

    If you want to accelerate your personal development and growth be prepared to take on more responsibilities. You need to expand your capacity for being responsible.

    God blesses us to be a blessing to other people. Always remember that whatever you accumulate is not just for you. Be it wealth, knowledge, or anything else. It is meant to be shared.

    God could have easily blessed someone else but he chose you because he knows what you are capable of. You like it or not, he is your creator.

    He has given you an opportunity to show the world what you are made of. Please be responsible and take it with both hands. Make good use of it for the benefit of the people.

    Let’s not take our blessings for granted. Let’s use our resources and talents to help change this world and make it a better place for all.

    Take Keen Interest in Your Life

    Be interested in your life. You are the driver and master of your destiny. What you do with your life today will determine your future.

    If you want more you need to give more. You need to be prepared to take on more. Make sure you are totally in charge of your well-being. I know that many of us are not in control of our own lives.

    Be quick to realise and correct your mistakes. Do not be shy or too proud to admit when you have errored. It is human to error.

    If you leave the mistakes hanging thinking they will sort themselves out, you will leave to regret them, because they will come back to bite you in future.

    No one is more interested in your well-being than yourself. Look, people are busy with their own lives. Stop feeling pity, stop waiting for help. You are the help you need. You are more than enough to achieve your goals.

    The more interested you are in your life the more you will work to improve it. If you are young this is not time to fool around. It is time to ensure that you lock in and secure your future. What you do now echoes in eternity.

    Find what you are called to do and do it diligently. Work hard and smart to achieve your goals. I know that sometimes hard work is not a guarantee for success, but it is the only chance you have.

    If there is any other way to succeed apart from working hard I would really love to know it.

    Time is of the Essence

    “Time and health are two precious assets that we don’t recognize and appreciate until they have been depleted.” Denis Waitle.

    Time is one scarce commodity that is more valuable. You may have millions of dollars in your bank account, that is a given, but you have no idea how much time you have remaining in your life.

    You cannot manage commodity of time. That is impossible. Time is one commodity that is beyond anyone’s management.

    But we can learn to utilise time properly. As time waits for no one. Time respects no one. Whether you are a King or President, rich or poor, yellow or black every one of us at some point the curtain will fall.

    Make good with the time you have. Do what you have to do when you still have it on your side. Do not live to regret what you should have done.

    If you are still young, make sure you do the right things now whilst you are still full of energy a time will come when even getting out bed will be a challenge.

    Responsibility is a Sign of Good Leadership

    “Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.” Tony Robbins.

    The level of your personal leadership determines how far you will go in life. It takes good personal leadership to achieve success.

    Leadership comes with responsibilities. A good leader is responsible for properly leading his constituents. A responsible leader leads from the front and not from behind.

    He leads by example and not just by word of mouth. A good leader inspires confidence in the people he is leading. Above all he takes responsibility even when things fail and takes a leading role in finding and implementing solutions.

    Even though we are all responsible for our lives, that does not mean we are all good leaders. If you want to know if someone is a good leader or not just look at their personal lives.

    Evaluate them based on how well they have conducted their own personal affairs, especially if they are aspiring for public office. Small things like how well they have maintained their own family are important.

    Conclusion

    The more responsible you are, the more personal development and self-growth you achieve. There is a direct relationship between responsibility and the advancement of self-improvement.

  • 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.

  • Turn Your Dreams into Reality

    We all have dreams, aspirations, ideas, fantasies, and goals that we would like to achieve. Unless you are not ambitious, I know that you dream of achieving things in your life.

    Whatever the dreams that you harbour and whether you will achieve them, entirely depends on you.

    You are in charge of transforming your dreams into reality. You are the CEO, the Leader, and the Boss of “yourself incorporated.” 

    Everything that we see that is man-made was first conceived as a dream. It took someone to work diligently to turn them into reality.

    This though does not come without failure. Even, the greatest of inventors worked hard and never gave up on their dreams because they wanted to actualise them.

    They were passionate about them. Never give up on something you really want. It may be difficult to wait, but way more difficult to regret.

    The secret to getting ahead is getting started. So stop delaying and get started! Start working on your dreams today, no excuses.

    Turning your dreams into reality is very challenging, it takes a lot of effort and time. I have never heard of anyone who has achieved success that says “it was a walk in the park.”

    However, I believe that if your dream is centred on your life’s purpose it should be fun working to actualise it.

    Believe in Your Aspirations

    The most important person to believe in is always yourself. If you think you can achieve your dreams then you can, if you think you cannot achieve them then you wont.

    Sometimes the people who are closest to you can be very discouraging because they cannot see what you see.

    You own your dreams. Yes, it is important to seek guidance and second opinions. But the fact that someone says you cannot achieve such and such or you cannot be this or that, does not necessarily mean you cannot be. If you can see it then you can be it.

    Believe that you will succeed and it will come to pass. At the end of the day, it is your life. You will be held accountable for not utilising your talents and adding positively to humanity. Do what you have to do to add positively to humanity.

    If you don’t believe in your dreams, who will? The journey to realising our dreams involves people. How can the people you are involved, with help you have confidence in your dreams if you the owner do not believe in your own aspirations?

    Failure Should Be Embraced

    “I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.“ – Michael Jordan.

    Your dreams, aspirations, and ideas are your projects. You must stay committed to them. Life, as it may be, is full of challenges.

    Not everything you set out to do will go according to your will and plans. Along the way, things will happen that you never expected.

    Just like in any other project you will fail many times and you will succeed many times. The key is achieving your goals. Failure is part of the process of realising your dreams.

    Perhaps failure happens so that we learn how to handle success. I believe that there are lessons to be learned from failing.

    Failure does not necessarily mean you are dull nor does it mean you cannot succeed. It simply means you have learned another way to avoid in future.

    When you fall down, get up, dust yourself, and move on. You are not the first nor will you be the last person to fail.

    Ask any successful person, whether they have not failed before, you will be amazed at their stories. The difference is that they have learned to embrace failure.

    Don’t allow failure to scare you, have the courage and motivation to look beyond it and focus on the bigger picture. People will always fail.

    Failure sharpens you. It makes you grow and be well prepared for your destiny.

    When you are shaped by the challenges thrown your way and your despair for failure, this makes you grow into a better person.

    A person who knows how it feels to fail will always be better prepared for what they do. They say experience is the best teacher, I say failure is the better teacher.

    Take Your Dreams Seriously

    If you want to be independent in life, you must make, realising your dreams one of your key priorities.

    If you do not build your ideas someone else will hire you to help them realise their dreams.

    Am not saying that its bad to work for someone. But you are never in control if you work for someone.

    What you want, is to be in the driving seat of your life. You want to determine how much you earn. This is what makes you happy.

    You want to do things the way you want them done. If you are currently working for someone am not suggesting that you quit your job without a plan.

    Your dreams are the blueprint for your goals and success. They say your imagination and your dreams are a preview of things to come.

    The good thing about having dreams is that you are the only one who has seen them. Only you will know when you have achieved them.

    I know that at first, our dreams can be scary. They can be intimidating. But once you get started they begin to take shape.

    Most of the time you will be guided on how to move, what to do, depending on the outcomes and circumstances of your achievements.

    When I was setting out to start this website. It was a daunting idea. I had no clue as to what content I would be writing and where it would be coming from.

    Yes, I know that the growth has not been what it should be, but believe me, it is surely moving in the right direction. Besides am not in any competition with anyone.

    I guess the growth of the website in terms of content is directly influenced by my personal growth as well.

    As you may know, you cannot give what do not have. You only give from what you have. Sometimes I would want to write but have nothing to talk about.

    Conclusion

    Dreams are there to be pursued. If you have dreams pursue them relentlessly until you have accomplished them.

    You do not want to regret and look back at what you should have done. The time to start is now.

    There is never a better time and place to start following your dreams than today. Your dreams minus your doubts equal your true worth. Never let your fears be the boundaries of your dreams.

  • The 7 Principles for Successful Self-Improvement

    Life is full of challenges, many of which are beyond our control. But, when it comes to personal behaviour, and how we react to situations we have no excuses and this is where self-improvement and personal growth come into play.

    I know that Self-improvement is one of the most important of all human virtues. If there is something that should be undertaken by everyone it is “personal development.” Self-improvement is the “advancement of one’s knowledge, status, or character by one’s own efforts.”

    It takes one’s willingness and one’s own efforts to reach self-actualisation. No one can be successful or reach greater heights, without first improving themselves. That’s how important the subject of self-improvement is to our lives.

    If you keep doing the same things you will continue getting the same results. If you want to improve and grow, you must change what you do and do it differently, the choice is entirely yours.

    “You will never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily agenda.”  – John C. Maxwell.

    Very true, if you want to change your life and start living a better life you need to change the way you do things. You need to make self-improvement and personal growth the primary focus for your life.

    Learning how to make self-improvement a priority and primary focus for your life, will help you move forward with confidence and strength toward your goals.

    It will ease the pressures of life. You will enjoy your life’s journey even more.

    In my many years of consciously practising self-improvement, I have summed up the many principles into 7 that have been very beneficial to me.

    Know Your Purpose

    The number one principle is knowing your purpose. What is your God-given purpose on earth? What is it that you were designed to give the world?

    Look, you like it or not, you have a purpose why you are on earth. It is, therefore, your responsibility to know and discover what your purpose is in life.

    Are you wandering through life with little or no direction, hoping that you’ll find happiness, health and prosperity? Find your life’s purpose and write down your mission statement and you will have your own unique compass that will lead you to your success every time.

    Knowing your purpose in life makes you live your life with integrity. It helps you make the right choices and decisions knowing that they will help you achieve your goals.

    When you know your purpose you will stick to your lane. Yes, you will be faced with challenges, but they will only serve to make you a better person.

    “There’s no greater gift than to honour your life’s calling. It’s why you were born. And how you become most truly alive.”  – Oprah Winfrey.

    Knowing your life’s purpose helps you find your true passion and this becomes an important factor for you to achieve something extraordinary.

    Whether it is a dream you have had from childhood or a newly found way of life, the passion will drive you to reach your goals.

    Your life’s purpose is the compass for your life. There is no wrong purpose if it’s what you were created for it is the right one. God created each one of us to contribute positively to the improvement of the world.

    Know Your Values

    What do you value most? Make a list of your top 5 values. Some examples are security, freedom, family, spiritual development and learning.

    As you set your goals, check your goals against your values. If the goal doesn’t align with any of your top five values, you may want to reconsider it or revise it.

    Look we all have values. Values “are the principles that give our lives meaning and allow us to persevere through adversity.”

    We live our lives according to our values. The values you hold determines the quality of life you lead.

    Know Your Needs

    My number 3 principle is knowing your needs. What are your needs? Needs are the things that are necessary for making your life easy, without which life would be impossible for you.

    Unmet needs can keep you from living authentically. Take care of yourself. Do you have a need to be acknowledged, to be right, to be in control, to be loved? Make sure you address these needs before anything else.

    There are so many people who live their lives without realizing their dreams and most of them end up being stressed or even depressed for that matter. List your top four needs and get them met before it’s too late!

    Knowing and meeting your needs is a fundamental human right. It is your responsibility to ensure that you know your basic needs.

    Life is much easier to navigate through when you know your needs. Generally, your lives revolve around your needs.

    Once your basic needs are identified and are met with satisfaction, life opens up more opportunities for self-improvement; opportunities to grow beyond just your needs.

    You focus on how best you can contribute to humanity without worrying about yourself.

    Know Your Passions

    You know who you are and what you truly enjoy in life. Obstacles like doubt and lack of enthusiasm will only hinder you, but will not derail your chance to become the person you ought to be.

    Express yourself and honour the people who have inspired you to become the very person you wanted to be.

    Embracing your passions brings back some simplicity in your life that can lead to new freedoms in your everyday life.

    There are many benefits that come with knowing your passions. When you are fully aware of your passions you live an authentic life free from the pressures of other people.

    You follow what your soul is telling you. You become the original you, that you were designed to be. Knowing your passions brings greater self-awareness and confidence which in turn improves your productivity levels.

    Often times when we follow our passions we make a career of out of them. We get paid doing what we love.

    There is a difference between an artist whose main driver is making money and one whose main purpose is appreciating and enjoying their work.

    Live From the Inside Out

    Increase your awareness of your inner wisdom by regularly reflecting in silence. Commune with nature. Breathe deeply to quiet your distracted mind.

    For most of us city slickers, it’s hard to even find the peace and quiet we want even in our own homes. In my case, I often just sit and play some classical music. There’s sound, yes, but music does soothe the soul.

    They say all growth comes from within. What we are outside is a reflection of what we are inside. When we live from the inside out, we live from a sense of our own worthiness.

    Honour Your Strengths

    What are your positive traits? What special talents do you have? List five, if you get stuck, ask those closest to you to help identify them.

    Are you imaginative, witty, and good with your hands? Find ways to express your authentic self through your strengths. You can increase your self-confidence when you share what you know with others.

    “Make the best use of what is in your power and take the rest as it happens.” – Epictetus.

    When you work from your strengths you work with confidence and with less effort.

    Being of Service to Others

    When you live authentically, you may find that you develop an interconnected sense of being. When you are true to who you are, living your purpose and giving of your talents to the world around you, you give back in service what you came to share with others; your spirit; your essence.

    The rewards for sharing your gift with those close to you is indeed worthwhile, much more if it were to be the eyes of a stranger who can appreciate what you have done to them.

    Being of service is really a joy because that is what humanity was designed for.

    Conclusion

    Self-improvement is indeed one type of work that is worth it. It shouldn’t always be within the confines of an office building, or maybe in the four corners of your own room.

    The difference lies within ourselves and how much we want to change for the better. Self-improvement is a personal choice and decision.

  • Why It Is Important to Do What You Love for a Living

    Work is important for both physical and mental expression. We work so that we can earn a living. The kind of work we do is what puts food on the diner table.

    Without work, we do not expect to get a paycheck. The kind of work you do should be an expression of yourself.

    Human beings were created for work. It doesn’t matter whether you are self-employed or are employed by someone else, the fact is, you do what you are doing because you love it or because you have to earn that much-needed paycheck.

    The kind of job you do can be a great source of happiness and or sadness. If your current job does not satisfy your desires or let’s just say does not motivate you, consider doing something else.

    If you do not take pride in what you do, for a living, I suggest that you leave it, you are in the wrong field. Find something that you are happy with or that makes you happy. Something that you will do with all your heart.

    Your job should be enjoyable. After all, you spend most of your time working. You must always be looking forward to getting up early in the morning and going for work.

    Nine out of ten a person who is motivated by what he does achieves more with his job than one who just looks forward to a paycheck.

    Look, I know that at the end of the day we are all expecting a paycheck. But the difference is how effective and efficient you are that will prime you for advancement.

    If you want to make a significant contribution to humanity you must be able to give more of yourself.

    To easily give more, you must be in a position to enjoy the process.

    You Get What You Give

    Life gives you back what you give it. You cannot expect to get oranges out of a guava tree. Neither can you expect to get guavas out of an apple tree.

    You give life mediocrity, you get exactly that out of it. You give it your best, expect to get the best out of it. If you want to get happiness, give it happiness.

    Your productivity is highly increased when you do what you love. You are more at peace and more confident when you stick with your lane.

    It is easy to express yourself when you’re at peace. When you are not struggling. When your mind is focused.

    I love writing. I tell my stories through this blog. Most of the content on this site is a result of my personal experience.

    I currently do not have any formal qualifications in personal development and self-improvement. Everything I write is a result of the passion and love I have for personal development.

    If you want to get maximum rewards for your efforts you need to put in extra. It is much easier and better to achieve your goals by doing what you love.

    You are Full of Confidence

    Believe me, when you love your work, you ooze with confidence. It shows even in the quality of your end product.

    Confidence ignites an increase in productivity. When you are confident with yourself you are more likely to enjoy happiness. Which is fundamental to living a better life. Which I also think is what we all want to achieve a better life for ourselves and our immediate families.

    Those who are confident are even more motivated to conquer the world. They are never satisfied with their latest achievements. They have the zeal and energy to go even further.

    Confidence is also a source of motivation that is needed to keep you going. Even when you fail the first time you will rise up and move forward because you simply love what you do. You refuse to accept failure.

    If you are an employer you will agree with me that your most productive employees are those who are confident and love their work.

    The more you achieve your targets, the more confident and motivated you become. There is a feeling of joy every time you achieve something. I always experience a sense of satisfaction every time I hit the publish button.

    Just the experience of that joy can be a major boost of energy and motivation for you to do more with your life.

    Learning is Easy

    When you love something you will do everything in your power to get it. When you get it you will be more careful in ensuring that you keep it for the longest period possible.

    You will be motivated to acquire new skills that will help improve your output.

    In this case, learning will not be so much of a challenge for you. You will be more focused knowing that you are acquiring useful knowledge and skills that will naturally pay off in the long run.

    Failure is Easily Overcome

    One of the biggest reasons why we do not succeed is being overwhelmed with failure. We fail because we allow failure to breed fear.

    This fear is even worse if the process of achieving success is not aligned with our natural talents and calling.

    However, when we align this process with what flows naturally from within, failure is not an option but a stepping stone.

    There is a natural tendency to repel failure when we are in “our zone.” There is always a way of overcoming failure by persistently pursuing our calling.

    Failure is easily overcome when you are busy loving to push for results.

    It Makes Life Easy

    Life, as it is, is already complicated. There is already so much stress on us as individuals. There are so many things that need to be done in a very short period of time.

    There are so many things that need our attention every day. Because of the nature of what life has become now, we ought to reduce the pressure on ourselves by enjoying our work.

    This can only be achieved by finding our God-given calling and talents that we can utilise to the fullest to achieve our life’s purposes.

    Conclusion

    The importance of doing what you love for a living cannot be overemphasised. Life is much more bearable and easier to handle when your living is mainly derived from doing what you love.

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