Make New Year Resolutions Today

Today is the last day of 2013 and i want to enlighten my readers on the importance of new year resolution.

The new year signifies a new beginning for a new life, new dreams, new ambitions, new goals, and preparation for new success stories and completion of previous plans.

It is important to make a new year resolution because of the following reasons;

1. It make you believe

2. Make you understand

3. It make you stay committed

4. It helps you give gratitude

5. It shows a new beginning

6. It will help you to show where you were wrong and how you can start again

7. It will help you focus on achieving your goals in the new year.

...... To be continued!!!!

How To Stay Motivated

In reality, no one can motivate anyone to do anything, if they have not personally excite that drive internally. All a person can do for you is provide you with benefits that can motivate you and by helping you create self believes and assurance.

Here are some effective strategies to help you get up and move toward actualizing your enormous and untapped potential.

1. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes.

Mistakes are normal, afterall life didn't come with instructions. Wisdom helps us avoid making mistakes and comes from making a million of them. So don't quit after a few mistakes, keep trying.

2. Don’t try self-limiting thinking.

Don't indulge in self-limiting thinking. Think empowering, expansive and great thoughts. This will serve as a source of motivation for you and continually keep you on your toes.

3. Spend at least one hour a day in self-development.

You will stay more motivated by reading or listening to inspiring tapes. Read good books, Google random topics on self development or listen to inspiring tapes and musics. Choose best convenient time for yourself. Driving to and from work provides an excellent opportunity to listen to self-improvement tapes or your leisure times.

4. Choose to be happy.

Happy people are easily motivated. Don't be depressed or intimidated by anyone/anything. Happiness is your birthright so don’t settle for anything else. Dissociate from people who make you feel bad and insignificant. You are made to be happy and bring happiness to others.

5. Be willing to leave your comfort zone.

How successful you will be depends on your willingness to leave your comfort zone. The greatest barrier to achieving our potential is our comfort zone. Great things happen when you make friends with your discomfort zone. Charles Dubois once said, “We must be prepared, at any moment, to sacrifice who we are for who we are capable of becoming.” You must leave and sacrifice that zone where you feel ease with anything. Leave easy things for primitive people.

6. Try to always finish what you start.

So many of us get distracted along the way and neglect our goals. Please endeavour to continue to the end. So many of us become scattered as we try to accomplish a task. Finish one task before you begin another. This will prove your consistency

7. Live in the present.

When you live in the past or the future you are not going to be able to make things happen in the present. Live fully for now and make things happen

8. Dream big dreams.

Dream big and aim high. When you aim high, if at all you will come short, you will still be higher than the ordinary. If you aim high, your life will automatically move in the direction of your dreams, goals and expectations.

9. Never quit when experiencing a setback or frustration.

Never quit during stanning set backs and frustrations. Success could be just around the corner, because the moment you experience those hard times show you are closer and on the right path.

Thank you for Reading

Go succeed

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5 Steps To Setting Effective Goals

If you must succeed, you must set goals because goals are just as necessary to success as oxygen is to life.

You can’t succeed without setting goals.

Goals are your “indicators or markers” which will let you know that you are going the right direction. Just like indicators or markers in Biochemistry and Chemistry show what a compound or substance is same as goals to our lives.

Effective goal help you show your path, understand how close and serve as motivation for you, that’s what goals will do for you, if it is properly set.

Here are 5 necessary steps important for effective goal setting:

1. Set specific goals and write them down to achieve them;

Many people wander through life like sheep without sherpard. In their mind, they have some vague idea of what they would like to accomplish, but it’s more of a dream, than a goal.

As a first step in goal setting, you must have a clear vision about your objective.

After a clear vision, you should document the goal and the steps necessary to achieve it. You are much more likely to accomplish a goals that have written plans for their achievement. And always remember to be specific: Specificity allows for clarity, clarity allows for motivation, and motivation is the fuel to your destination.

2. Your goals must be achievable, inspiring, and must have deadline;

Your must believe your goal and make people believe you. If your goal is not believable, you will not be motivated to achieve it.

Recognize your own mental limits and stretch them gradually. Stretch them to the degree that you believe they can be stretched.

i) Your goal must be achievable; If you are consistently setting goals that you do not achieve, you are building a memory bank of failure. You can start by setting smaller but inspiring goals, and build a history of small successes that lead to your major victory.

ii) Your goal must be inspiring; Inspiration and motivation will drive you to your goal. If you are not inspired, you will not make it very far in life.

iii) Your goal must have a specific deadline; Give goals a definite deadline, no extra time, you do not have that much time to waste even any of it. I will achieve these goals by 4:00pm WAT on Saturday, October 28, 2017(my close friends will tell you about this date). If your goal is not this specific, it’s just a dream.

3. Your goals must be seen daily;

It is paramount that you see your goals everyday. We have all heard the saying, “seeing is believing,” and this is especially true when it comes to goal setting. Write down your goals in a book and hang it where you can see it everyday, this will serve as a drive for you and make you think more of how to achieve it because you already have when to achieve it.

Keeping your goal in front of you everyday, keeps you focused, everyday. The greater your focus the faster you will achieve your goal. So place pictures of your goals where you will see them everyday, or have a special time of meditation where you visualize and see where you are going daily. This will keep you motivated, when your goal seems far away or impossible.

4. You should have long-term and short-term goals;

Most people have long-term goals (5 years and beyond), but it is also important to have short-term goals. Short-term goals offer greater motivation. I like to have 4-month goals(a semester). They provide easy measurement, and allow me to make updates and changes. They also keeps me focused so that I can avoid procrastinating. Long-term goals may tempt you to delay action, you keep on waiting and waiting and never get started because you will keep thinking there is still much time.

5. Always work with focus toward achieving your goals everyday;

This is why it’s critical to do what you love. It is easy to work on your goals everyday when there fun and you enjoy what you do. Focus on things that can help you realize your goals. Do what you love to do and enjoy every bit of it. Remember the poplar saying "do what you love, and you will never work another day in your life!"

I want you to make 2014 a great year by envisioning long and short term goals.

Go succeed

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My Amazing Motivational Success Lessons 2013

Today i want to share my motivational lessons from my favourite authors in the year 2013, I hope you will enjoy the quotes. Ella Wheeler Wilcox said, “Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to know who you are and are willing to work with a power that is greater than ourselves to do it.” I personally believe this power that is greater than ourselves is our Creator, the Almighty God. Put him first in everything you do in 2014.

You can achieve your dreams, and you will because i believe in you. Here are my motivational success lessons in 2013.

1. Action

Thomas Jefferson said “Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.”

Your actions define who you are; your actions bring to light your potential, your passion, your power and your capability to succeed in anything you do. Your actions reveal your differences, and this difference from others that are the foundation of your success.

How are you different from others?

Do you know?

Get into action so that you discover your difference, and use your difference to create your legacy.

2. Take charge

Jim Rohn said “Either you run the day or the day runs you.”

It’s that simple, either you take charge of your day or your day take charge of you. You must have a plan; you must prepare. If you have no plan you will wander and take a longer time to accomplishing a fraction of what you could have otherwise accomplished in short period of time.

3. Failed! Try Again

Victor Kiam once said “Even if you fall on your face, you are still moving forward.” and Les Brown also said, “If you fall down, try to land on your back, because if you can look up, you can get up.”

It’s okay to fail, it’s okay to get discouraged sometimes, this is how you learn to succeed.

If you stumble, or if you make a mistake, that’s okay. Pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and move on until you succeed.

4. Expect More Problems

According to Alfred A. Montapert “Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.”

Expect problems, so you will have your mind already prepared to overcome them, go around them, jump over them, run through them, dismantle them, eat them up and spit them out. Pain is nothing to a giant. A problem isn’t a problem. It’s just a test to qualify you for the next level. So expect more problems and obstacles and provide solutions to each one that comes your way that's the only way you can pass the test!

5. Think Big

Think and grow rich is the title of a popular book. If you want to live the life of your dream, you must think big. Save little accomplishments for little people!

If you’re going to do something, do it big! No guts, no glory. You have to push yourself beyond the little box that you have been trapped in, and you have to break the chains of mediocrity which seem to keep you bound. You must think out of the box.

Anyone can do something small, it's by default. If you are going to be a success, you must “Go big!”. If you can imagine it, you can have it.

6. Keep Balance

An amazing advice from Sasha Cohen “Follow your dreams, work hard, practice and persevere. Make sure you eat a variety of foods, get plenty of exercise and maintain a healthy lifestyle.” Keeping Balance is the key to life. Anything you keep extreme becomes a disadvantage. Work hard, but also play hard. Life a healthy life that’s sustainable and you’ll be around long enough to turn the impossible, into possible. I hope you have learnt something from my 2013 experience. Take action today and use this as a drive for 2014. Go succeed!!!

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How To Break Out Of The Crowd And Live A Fulfilled Life

Life is moving fast and alot of people are waiting to climb your ladder of success.
Most people are struggling today just because they can not break out of the crowd. They limit themselves to a particular level. Staying and enjoying a particular level, will only make the journey look and take longer time.
For you to succeed, you must break out of the crowd!, choose to be different!!
You must not be satisfied with this same elementary level, people may laugh at you at first or even some might call you stupid but believe me you have just choose the right part. Think about the future and how you can make it better for yourself and everyone. Visionary leaders consistently think about the future. They see a problem, develop a solution, and then go out and connect with people and make things happen.
When you choose to go differently, all you need is to connect with people of your interest and people who want to go same way with you or believe in your adventure and encourage you. Great and successful people have an idea and they pursue it, they don't listen to pessimist, they just keep with themselves people who believe and encourage them in their various actions. That’s what sets them apart. When you work for organization or organizations, work with passion and lot of commitments, this will make an out standing employee. Show great leadership quality in your work-place, look for problem in the organization and provide solution, provide ideas that can move the organization forward. Believe me this will differentiate you from those who show up just to earn a paycheck. Organizations recognize and reward good leadership and visionary leaders. If you are not leading, it’s because you haven’t made the choice to break out of the crowd. You need to break out mentally, change you thinking and your understanding today. Leave the crowd mentality and start thinking and acting like a leader. You can become a creative and visionary leader no matter your age, and the type or size of organization you are involved with or how you are involved with that organization. Simply lead as well as you can, whenever you can and wherever you can. Show great passion in your pursue of anything and this will make people believe in you. Here are few tips to help you leave the crowd.
Here are few tips to help you leave the crowd;
1. Start thinking: Begin a smart and creative thinking, think differently. There are problems everywhere, find them and provide solutions. They are easy to find, and you will only find them if you change your thinking.
2. Read a little more: Create time to read and school yourself more, don't wait for someone to come teach you. The more understanding you have the more you can easily understand situations and be able to provide solutions. Read a little more to acquire more understanding of what you are. Learn something new every day! Visit a museum, Google a random topic, watch an educational television program, or even really listen to the lyrics of an informative song.
3. Depend less: The less dependent you are, the more influential you get.
4. Build a network: Build an awesome network of people around you. These people should be diverse and challenge the everyday status quo. Most especially the friends you keep. If they are not challenging you, detach yourself from them.
5. Try your best; Always try your best in everything you do. Try to be honest and humble to yourself, family, colleagues, and clients! This will take you further in your career than you planned and getting out from the crowd.
6. Enjoy Every moment: It’s the small and simple things in life that we should enjoy the most. Make every moment memorable.
7. Forget the past: Leave the past behind you. Get over it! The past has already occurred, and the present is in our grasp, and the future is really all that matters. No guilt trips.
8. Being negative is not bad: You don't have to accept everything or every idea. Choose the best for yourself and Saying “No” isn’t a bad thing. No, simply means that you don’t agree on some level. There is nothing wrong with boundaries. Just be humble in expressing your view on the matter.
Remember that Life is 10% Performance, 30% Imagination, and 60% Exposure.
If any of the above resonates with you, I encourage you to print this out and hang them somewhere!
These 8 tips have made an invaluable difference in my personal and professional development. Hopefully they will do the same for you.
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Show Gratitude This Christmas And New Year

This is a season of joy, everyone is excited, it's a great feeling and really emotional one,
Enjoy the season to the fullest as we celebrate.
Show appreciation and gratitude to everyone who had contribute to you life throughout the year, both positively and 'yes' negatively.
Buy gift for all your friends and known enemies, nothing is too small or too big you can buy anything as little as pen, body cream, perfumes, flowers, books, shoes, bags, bicycle, et al and if you can afford the big ones like cars, motorcycles, houses, et al. Just show appreciation.
And even if can't afford anything, you can just tell someone "i love you, i appreciate everything you have done for me and i want to say a very big thank you". This will go a long way in the heart of the person you tell this.
The things we might see as little things can go a long way and mean so much to the people we don't or can't even imagine will appreciate it.
So go out this season, show love, appreciation and gratitude for everything and everyone connected to you. If you can't see them physically or if they are far away, this is information and technology age, a simple text message, voice message or video message can help and believe me, it will be highly appreciated.
Express yourself in anyway within your reach and power.
Christmas is fun, Have alot of fun, go out and enjoy yourself. You can do this by visiting places like the beach and recreational centre, there are lot of them around and really affordable. But be careful and do every thing responsibly. Please endeavour to avoid excessive drinking for your personal health and the safety of every one around you. If you must drink, don't drive even if the drink is at moderate level, don't drink and drive. This is specially for the guys and some men. From experience drinking can not avoided this time.
Remember, i love you, your friends and family love you too. We all want you alive. So do everything carefully this Season.
Finally, i want to say a very big thank you to everyone that has been part of my life this whole years, for all your various contributions. Big big thank you to all of you that have been reading my blog articles and watching my videos, you are the best. I wish to also use this medium to say sorry to anyone who i might have hurt and hope you will find a place in your heart to forgive me. I also want thank my enemies for all their efforts, you all show me my weaknesses and how close i need to be to God.
Thank you all.
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To Succeed You Must Have Vision

Everything in this world started with a vision. Vision give birth to all the amazing this you see today around you. For you to succeed, you must have vision and believe you can accomplish it. Remember Some caveman tens of thousands of years ago envisioned the wheel, The Wright Brothers had an idea for a vehicle that would fly and Steve Jobs envisioned a powerful, portable, easy-to-use computer, et al. You must envision whatever you want to have in your life! To succeed you must envision and aspire what you want and make this inspiration as a drive that will inspire you to greatness. I know people will always want to put you down, they can tell you it can't happen! But trust me if vision drives you, you will get their. Is you can see it, you can have achieve it. Every thing start with conception. Conception starts in the mind. It begins as a thought that transforms into a passion and ultimately becomes part of who you are as a person. It’s the way you see yourself, your team, your organization or your community in the future. Leadership expert John Maxwell says, “Anyone can steer the ship, but it takes a leader to chart the course.” Do you have a vision of where you want to go? Do you have the destination in mind? If you want to perform at its highest level and be successful, you must have a clear, passionate vision of the end result you want to achieve. Thank you. Help Share this around to your friends and in social media. Tell people about this blog, because as i help you to believe and grow, you have the obligation to help others by atleast sharing this article with them.
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How To Develop Yourself

See How Special You Are!!!

In this life you are, i want you tp know you are deeply loved and important. You are a blessing. Realise your role today and fulfil your potential. Here are few fact to show how important you are:
1. Every night , someone thinks about you before they go to sleep,
2. At least fifteen people in this world love you.
3. The only reason someone would ever hate you is because they want to be just like you
4. There are at least two people in this world that would die for you
5. You mean the world to someone.
6. Someone that you don't even know exists loves you.
7. When you make the biggest mistake ever, something good comes from it.
8. When you think the world has turned its back on you, take a look.
Always remember the compliments you've received. Forget the rude remarks, they can discourage you if you allow them. So if you are a loving friend, share this to everyone of your friends in your social media.
Something good will happen to you as soon as you read and share. Get ready for the biggest shock (positive shock) in your life.
Make Someone else's day! Help get a smile on someone's face! Help someone out! remember that your loved F.R.I.E.N.D.S. Means
= Fight for you
= Respect you
= Involve you
= Encourage you
= Need you
= Deserve you
= Save you
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How Significant Are You?

Most people don't Know their role and how important they are. Today i want to show you how important and significant you are. Your existence is for a purpose and that purpose is important for the whole world. Believe me your existence is significant more than you can probably imagine. Here are few things to show you how significant you are:
1. Your Role
You have a significant role to play in this life and that role can not be played by anyone else except you.
2. Your Potential
You God given gift potential is unique and fulfilling it is important for the betterment of the whole world. Your potential is the vital instrument God has given you to succeed and help others to succeed. It is important for you to know that your potential is not for only you, it for you and your environment and the world at large. If you don't realize your potential, the role you are to play will be void and the people who need you to realize their potential will be delayed. This shows how important you are to your own personal success and others.
3. Generations Depend on You
Generations will depend on you, starting with your own personal children. You are a source of joy and happiness for generations now and the ones that are yet to come. Generations will be raised from your contributions now and later.
Today i know you can begin to visualize how paramount you are, but i want you to know that your importance don't just come. You have to make yourself relevant and do what will move you and everyone around you forward. Be the source of inspiration and upward movement for others. You only have one life to live and you must play your role, fulfil your potential, help others grow and that is only when you will be a Good Success, a victor and the one who will be significant and remembered.
Now you know your level of significance, you must now start playing your active roles starting with you Sharing this article with your friends and in social media to help them know how significant and important they are. Thank you for reading.
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Working Hard? Why Not Work Smart Instead!

Working hard is a good thing, alot of people will love you for that. But just has talent is not enough, working hard is not enough, you must work smart to be successful. You must work with lots and lots of Intelligence and Persistence.
One thing successful people know is working intelligently to achieve their goal. Never mind the praises you get, what you need to focus on is see if you are realizing and fulfilling your dreams.
You must be dedicated to your life aspirations and achieving them should be the number one thing in your mind. But note dedication and blind persistence are two very different things. You can work hard but not smart, and can be dedicated on the wrong things. When something’s not working, you have to change it. Some people just keep banging their heads against the wall, thinking they are doing the best thing but still nothing to show for it. This may be as a result of you working hard and not working smart. So if you have been working hard but nothing big seems to be popping up, try a new way of working intelligently instead of doggedly using the same ineffective tactics, super-achievers pivot and try to tackle the problem from a different angle.
Here are 2 Tips on working smart
1. Foster A Community
Great achievers and Star performers know they can’t achieve success on their own. Instead, they galvanize a group of people around their idea or goal. Teamwork, or having an ecosystem of supporters, turns out to be critically vital for success. It doesn’t just include partners and coworkers. It might also mean employees, customers, investors, mentors, fans and social media followers. If you want to get to the top you will need alot of people to be around you. Believe me you can't do it alone.
2. Listening And Remaining Open
I know people don’t normally think of successful, hard-charging, action-oriented leaders as being good listeners, but their ability to practice the art of listening helped them learn what they needed to know about the world around them.” For example, companies carry out surveys to listen and communicate with people to get the latest developments. These are method in which you can also use to better your life, consult and listen to people ideas about your area of focus and find the latest developments which can help you grow. Thank you for reading. Please remember to subscribe to get automatic update of my latest articles in your inbox.or You can visit my Youtube Channel by following this link IKAWO O. EMMANUEL

Fact: Deadly Lake Waters Turn Birds to Stone

Tanzania's Lake Natron is so alkaline that it kills and eerily preserves whatever it touches.

How to Discover Your Life’s Purpose

Discovering our life purpose can be a tough task but with important guides you can be able to have an idea of what your mission is about. It has been my observation that everyone and every profession created solves a problem; doctors solve medical problems, accountants solve financial problems, lawyers solve legal problems, psychologists solve mental problems, et al. You are created for a purpose. There’s a specific problem you were created to solve, and you will only succeed if you discover that problem and solve it. Finding this problem is discovering your purpose, solving this problem is accomplishing your purpose. It as been shown from a recent survey, 80 percent of people are unaware of the problem they were created to solve. This is quite tragic because nothing can make you truly happy and successful except, doing what you were created to do.
How do you discover the problem you were created to solve?
I’m glad you would have been asking that question since you started reading; I would like to show you!
First do me a favour, I want you to get a pen and a piece of paper.
Did you get the pen and paper?
The Second thing you will do for me is, I want you to answer the questions below, on the paper with you (You may not be able to completely answer to all of the questions below, but answer them to the best of your knowledge and ensure you answer immediately before you Continue reading. Very important!). These questions are “sign post” on the path to discovering your life purpose.
1. What do you love to do?
I have noticed that people who are successful, do things they love to do. Citing various examples Bill Gate love programming, Messi and Ronaldo love to play football, Tiger Woods loves to play golf, Anthony Robbins loves to motivate, et al. Your purpose is related to what you love to do. It's related to what excites and make you happy. Write down the activities that you love. Maybe you love to write, maybe you love to talk, maybe you love reading, maybe you love exercising, maybe you love listening to others, maybe you love singing, dancing, or even selling things.
Whatever you love, write it down. Write down as many things as you love. You can begin by saying, “I love to…”
2. What do you notice?
A hairdresser notices someone’s hair is out of place, a designer notices a problem with your outfit, a mechanic hears something wrong with the car, a singer notices when someone’s voice is out of pitch, a speaker notices a boring speech. What do you notice? What are those things that gets your attention when it’s not functioning properly? Is it relationships, cars, or people?
Whatever it is, write it down.
3. What would you do for free?
What do you love to learn about?
What do you love to talk about?
What would you regret never trying?
Is it cooking, sports, teaching…write down the answers to these questions. 4. If I was able to look in your library, what would I find?
What do you love to read about?
If I found 200 books on “investing” then maybe that’s your passion, if I found 300 car magazines, then you should probably be doing something related to cars. If I see 150 novels, that means, you just want to escape reality (and that’s a whole ‘another issue).
…if you have a library, write down the types of books we would find in your library, or the kinds of books that you wish were in your library.
5. What brings out your creativity?
What do you find easy to do?
What are you good at?
What makes you happy?
Is it painting, designing, building, speaking, writing; think about it, then write it down. Take a moment and review the answers to the questions you’ve just answered. What are some things that come up more often?
Think about some ways that individuals with these specific talents and passions could be successful….
Now, take the next two to five minutes and write down as many career, job or business opportunities that someone with your passions would pursue, if they knew they could not fail! When you’re done with the list, take a moment to review it.
Finally, circle the item on the list that you feel the most passionate about, the one that seems the most enticing to you, the one that you could see yourself doing forever, the one that deep down inside you believe you can do, the one that you would not regret ever trying. Circle it out.
Congratulations, you’ve just discovered your purpose! You may feel passionate about one or two things, and that’s ok. Just choose the most appealing to you. Don't forget to subscribe. Thank you for reading. Please remember to subscribe to get automatic update of my latest articles in your inbox.or You can visit my Youtube Channel by following this link IKAWO O. EMMANUEL

Your Atmosphere Can Cause You to Fail

Your atmosphere is imperative to your success! Why? Because your atmosphere is a large contributor to your thoughts and actions; you will only succeed in an atmosphere that is conducive for success. So it’s important that you create an atmosphere, or an environment where you can flourish. It's paramount that you examine your environment today, see if your environment is causing your not moving forward.
Your not been successful may have it's 'Temidos acle' to be your environment.
Take for example sometime ago while i was still in my small village where i came from, we don't have electricity and i was never updated, and i remember i noticed that most people there are happy with secondary school certificate and if you manage to go to polytechnique or college it's it's a huge breakthrough, a big achievement!. So i never thought of going higher than that, but when i came to Lagos (Nigeria) and the first man i saw was a master holder in Biochemistry, my eyes were, this man was great and i go on to also study Biochemistry in one of the best Universities in Nigeria. See another example I was in Elegushi beach a few months ago, and I was walking around when I made this interesting observation. I noticed People were surprisingly comfortable walking around with virtually no clothes on. I thought, if we were in a different environment, this would be totally impossible.
What’s the difference? The atmosphere… Another example: People go to “clubs,” and they’re bouncing and shaking and twisting and grinding and other things with complete strangers, then they go to work and act in a very professional manner with everyone in whom they come in contact. Why the change, what’s the difference? The environment…
Your environment has great influence on your thoughts and actions. I will give you few ways to Create an Atmosphere Where You Can Flourish:
1. Read books that improve and inspire you positively: One of the best ways you can influence your life and create an environment that allow you to grow is to read books. Readers are leaders when you read the right materials. Believe me 80% of people you see today are product of what they have read or exposed to. When you read inspirational and motivational materials it help you to create that inner strenght and believes that you are made in a special way, and that you can succeed in whatever you do. This will go a long way to helping you with the right thoughts which will automatically transform to the right actions.
2. Choose friends who are going where you want to go: I can predict your future by looking at your friends, where they are, is where you’re headed. Your friends are a prophecy of your future. If you want to remove negative prophecies from your life, you can do so by removing negative people from your life. If you want to position yourself to live a more purposeful life, find friends who are doing what you want to do. Find friends who are going where you want to go, and you all can go there together. It’s an amazing concept: You can alter your future by altering your friends. Don't forget, two things influence your life, the books you read and the friends you keep
3. Give your attention to information that is uplifting and encouraging: Thoughts have a presence. I can walk into a room and feel anger, I can walk into a room and feel confusion, I can walk into a room and feel peace. When you fill your mind with negativity from your environment, that can negatively influences your thoughts. Those thoughts are now a part of your life make up. That negativity is silently contributing to your actions and to your results. If you want to create an environment where you can flourish, feast your mind on motivational, uplifting, and encouraging information.
The thoughts from positive information, strategically positions you to succeed by influencing your thoughts.
4. Listen to music that inspires you. It’s amazing how music can completely alter your mood. Try to avoid music that’s not uplifting! I know most of the musics in our environments today are "nothing to write home about", but few are still out there you can listen to and will benefit your life. Play songs that put you in the mood you want to be in. Please leave depressing songs, for people who want to be depressed, but not you. Music is a huge component in creating your environment, so play music that inspires you; music that makes you feel like you can conquer the world.
Finally, i hope this little i have will help you take a closer look at the atmosphere that you create around you. Hopefully you will use this information to better position yourself to succeed. So i will like you to act 'presticible' and begin to create an environment that will help you to flourish. Thank you for reading Please remember to subscribe to get automatic update of my latest articles in your inbox.or You can visit my Youtube Channel by following this link IKAWO O. EMMANUEL

Why Most People Will Not Succeed

Today i will be discussing why most people are not successful despite the element of success in them, that great potential.
To be successful is a right but not everyone will be smart enough to utilize that right. The realization of once potential lead to success. Success does not belong to everyone! Because not everyone will understand the fulfilment of their purpose and realization of their potential, Which explains why everyone’s not successful; believe me not everyone’s going to succeed! Everyone’s not going to live their dream. We won’t all be happy, living in amazing homes, and driving exotic cars. It’s just not going to happen, and the reason it won’t happen is because success doesn’t belong to everyone; success is solely belong to the “mature, smart, and intelligent minds.” It's left to you to try and develop yourself and bring yourself out of the crowd.
Take for example, what would happen if your company made you general manager tomorrow? Would you know what to do? Would you know what to tell the media? Your shareholders? Your employees? A raging customer? Are you qualified for this level of success? Are you ready to lead thousands; are you an excellent example that should be duplicated tens of thousands of times over? You must first qualify for success! Over the course of years you must “grow” to become a successful person, you must develope yourself, you must grow a mature mind.
Why does it take so long to succeed?
The reason it takes so much time to succeed is because it often takes so much time to mature. The reason it takes time to succeed is because it takes time for you to get ready to be a great example. You must go though a training period, a maturing period, where you are purged and made ready to succeed. Time is not enough Just because you go through the training period, or the preparation period, doesn’t mean you’re going to succeed. You can study for a test, and still fail. In order to succeed you have to pass the test; you have to prove your worthiness to the world by showing your maturity time and time again. You must move from level to level to level. You must gradually progress through the levels. The levels make you better, they give you experience, they prepare you for where you’re going. The levels are necessary! The levels make you a success! Put it another way, your ability to grow from level to level turns you into a successful person. Desire Increase You must desire growth; to go from Level 1 to Level 2. Anybody could do this, but most aren’t willing to. Why? Because when you’re at Level 1, it’s comfortable, it takes work to grow enough to make it to Level 2, and the average person is not willing to work this hard. This is why not everyone will succeed, not everyone will be willing to mature to the level needed to experience success; not everyone will be willing to ripen.
Do some people mature early?
Yes, It may appear that some people mature early, but they have probably discover their strenght early and you can't tell everything they were taught as a kid, you don’t know when their preparation began, so don’t focus on the maturity of others; focus on your own success.
If you choose to develop yourself, and if you commit to grow from level to level, to become an example, to lead, in the right time you will ripen, and although not everyone will succeed, but believe me you will. Develop yourself, learn new strenghts and strategies, discover your purpose and realize your potential. You will certainly succeed. Thank You for reading. Please remember to subscribe to get automatic update of my latest articles in your inbox.or You can visit my Youtube Channel by following this link IKAWO O. EMMANUEL

Overcoming Shyness And Social Anxiety

Today i will be discussing shyness and social anxiety. Shyness and social anxiety occurs as a result over excitement in nuclei amygdalae (almond-shaped groups of nuclei located deep in the temporal lobes of the brain in complex vertebrates, including humans). Individuals who are shy or socially anxious typically have an amygdala that are very sensitive (sometimes genetics, or due to the way they were raised) as shown in research primary role is the processing of memory and emotional reactions. Shy individuals perceive unknown situations as threats. This feeling of being threatened will be good if you were being chased by a tiger; causing your mind to focus on what will save your life. However, your mind going blank in a very important situation is not ideal. So to help you overcome this i will be discussing various ways you can overcome shyness and social anxiety.

1. Be Real: first thing is to recognize what is taking place chemically in your brain when you are feeling anxious or shy. You are not abnormal; your brain is just sensitive to new stimuli, causing you to proceed with extreme caution – which usually unnecessary. Just knowing this will help you normalize what’s going on and should help relax you in future situations. No need to be shy or anxious, just know that it’s just some chemicals and cells reacting based on a perceived threat that’s not really there – no need to panic– just calm down and proceed intelligently.
2. Negative Thoughts When you focus on what you could have done better, when you focus on the negative, this will create a cycle of negativity. Don’t think, “Why did I say that?” or "what should i say?" Believe me, everyone says something foolish from time-to-time, however, focusing on the negatives will lead you to believe that you are a person who says the wrong things at the unexpected time; this belief will manifest itself every time and keep re-occuring everytime. Recognize that everyone says something foolish from time-to-time; don’t ponder, move on.
3. Avoid unnecessary Pressure: Unnecessary pressure can create a form of threat stimulus in your amygdalae. Don’t feel pressure to be interesting, entertaining, or speaking out your mind. Just be your normal-natural self. It’s the pressure to be like someone else that create social anxiety and shyness. You have been participating in wonderful conversations in your entire life. Your next conversation in a group or that special person is just one more conversation you will enjoy, you are not required to be the best at your first trial. Just be yourself and speak your mind when you have something to say and if you don’t have anything to say – no pressure; enjoy yourself and have fun.
4. Forget Assumption: Most sense of feeling being judged can create anxiety: Don’t assume that people are judging you. Most people are concerned about themselves and don't even have time to think about what you do or say; they don’t have time to be consumed by your behavior. Always remember this "Everyone is awkward at times!" Believe me, when in conversations, every single person at one time or another does or says something that’s a little awkward. Don’t assume that awkward situations or strange silences are your fault alone. Don’t take responsibility for all the negatives in a conversation, feel normal. Awkward things must happen, there will be silences, that’s part of it; it’s perfectly normal, don’t think it’s not, just keep on being yourself; i mean your best self.
5. A little Silence Will Do you Better: There’s no need to panic in social situations or any situation that requires you to air your views. If someone asks you a question, just pause and listen carefully. Think about the question and then answer it appropriately. Most socially anxious or shy individuals react to questions. They feel the need to answer a question immediately, as soon as the final word leaves the mouth of the other person; they feel obligated to start speaking – but believe me, that's not necessary. When you take time to listen and think about the question and provide answer, you will sound more thoughtful, more insightful, and you will have given more deliberate thought to what you’re about to say. You will appear to have “executive presence.” If you respond right away, it shows that you are not comfortable with silence, but silence is okay. It shows that you are comfortable in your skin. So learn to pause, never panic! Think and gather your thoughts, avoid saying “um” and answer like the intelligent person that you are.
6. Body Language: Try to avoid having the body language of someone who is shy and/or timid. Show confidence!. Stand tall, shoulders back. People will believe the body language you portray more than the words you say! If you look timid, people will believe you are timid and will treat you like a timid person. I hope you will go out today with alot of of confidence and take charge of everything, no more shyness and anxiety. Thank you for reading

Why Your Life Remain The Same and Never Changes

Welcome, Today I will be talking about "why your life remain the same and never changes, why you never seems to be progressing, and why your goals are never seem possible to achieve." Let me begin by explaining some concepts, and then I will discuss why your life remain the same and never changes.

1. Success and Failure: These two words differentiate between a poor man from a rich man. If your life isn’t changing, it’s because your plans are not working out and things aren’t changing. Which means you should do something fast. I must tell you, sometimes you don't need to keep trying, you just have to go back to the drawing board and see why things are not really working out. Go back to see if what your are doing is really right for you, see if it's what your life definition is about. Things that doesn't define you can not be compatible with you and no matter how you try, it just will not work for you. If you want to succeed, you need to be more certain about what you want and how to get it.

2. Wrong Decision: Believe me one of the most important reason people life remain stagnant is because of wrong choices. Even some people have not even decide what they want, what they are to do in life, they just keep beating about the bush. Doing this will not get you anywhere close to achieving your goals. One other problem i noticed about wrong decisions is listening to what people say and letting them to decide for you, this can only keep you away from your dreamsi accepting others opinion is not a bad thing but don't let this influence your decision. You own your life, it's only you who know what is good for you. Believe today, if you can begin to make amend on the concepts i discussed above. Do have a nice day. I will be happy if you can subscribe to this blog and automaticall get the latest success tips in your inbox. Thank you

5 Reasons You Should Never Give Up on Your Dreams

Today i will be giving you reasons you should not give up on your dreams. You were born for a very specific purpose! Everything that exists has a reason, a purpose of existence. You were born on Earth to accomplish a specific mission. Maybe it’s to entertain, to inspire, to be an amazing leader, to act, to be a cook, to painter(artiste), to be a footballer, to lead a country, or any other thing, but you came here for a specific purpose. It will be an abuse to your creator for you to go back to him without fulfilling that purpose, reason or mission. Don’t settle for a life of desperation, when you were born for greatness, to be a supreme champion. Don't live in the bin when you are suppose to live in the palace. Don’t live among the chicks, when you are to soar like an eagle. I will be giving you 5 Reasons to Never Give in on Your Dreams: 1. You Only Live Once: You only have one life to live. You only get one bite at the apple; make sure you live your life with no regrets. Most people are living ‘way’ below their abilities, talents, potentials and skills. They are so much below what they are suppose to be. Believe me most people are so much more than what they have become. It’s paramount that you make the most of every minute you live. Die fulfilled, having given all that you are to the world; because you only live once. Make the most of your life today. 2. There’s No Point in Being Realistic: Set you sight on the impossible. The great things you see today were once impossibilities. Set your sights on your dreams. Design a method to accomplish them. Stay focus and don’t relent until you arrive at your intended destination. Be determined to accomplish your dreams. Don’t settle for less, when it’s possible for you to have the best. 3. You Have Time to Fulfill Your Dreams: I know this might sound strange but believe me you still have enough time to achieve your dream. But you only have to start now! You might have wasted some time, let it waste, but you still have time accomplish your goals and realize your dreams. You may think it's taking you a little longer to succeed, but you will succeed anyway. You May succeed at 50 when someone else succeeded at 15. Either way, when you’re 50 it won’t matter, as long as you succeeded. 4. You Deserve to be Successful: You deserve all the best life has to offer but you will never be successful until you accomplish what you were created to do. You will never be happy until you fulfill your purpose. You have to fulfill your purpose! Because If not you, then who will? You have to fulfill it now because if not now, then when? I know it will certainly take alot of work, but remember nothing worth achieving is ever easy. I love this proverb "if wishes were horses, beggers will ride", it might be difficult but it’s always worth it. Dedicate your life to fulfilling your dream and accomplishing your mission here on earth. 5. You Will Succeed At The End Of The Day: If you dedicate yourself to you do and enjoy doing most, you will eventually succeed at the end of the day. We are all born crude; we just need to be uncovered and refine you self. We can only refine by being focused and consistent in action. It may probably take you many years and many long nights to succeed, but if you keep at it, if you believe and if you stay focused, you will eventually succeed. Finally be determined to achieving your dreams no matter how long it takes, even if it takes another 40 years; just keep living until you get there. It’s importan that you do what you were born to do, even if you must do it while you’re working an “8am-5pm” job. Manage time; nothing is more critical. The world needs what you have; the world is waiting for you to fulfill your potentials. Thank you for reading!