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Thursday, 9 January 2025

Success is a Deliberate Act

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Success is a Deliberate Act

 Success is a Deliberate Act

Success doesn’t happen by accident. It’s not something that magically appears overnight or falls into your lap wh


en you least expect it. Rather, success is a result of deliberate effort, unwavering discipline, and a focused mindset. To truly achieve your dreams and reach the heights you aspire to, you must commit to making success a choice—one that you make every single day through your actions and decisions.

We live in a world where instant gratification often trumps long-term planning. The temptation to take shortcuts or look for quick fixes is everywhere. But here’s the truth: Success is not an event, it’s a process. And that process requires you to take action—intentional, purposeful, and consistent action toward your goals.


Deliberate Action: The Path to Success

Deliberate action is about making conscious choices that align with your dreams. It’s about staying focused on the bigger picture and taking each step with intent. To achieve success, you must first understand what you truly want and why it matters to you. Your goals must be crystal clear. Once you know where you're heading, every decision and every action should be a step toward that destination.

The key is consistency. It's easy to stay motivated when things are going well, but the true test of success lies in how you show up when things are tough. This is where discipline comes into play. Discipline is the foundation that keeps you going when your energy wanes, when the distractions are loud, or when failure seems imminent. It’s what will push you to wake up early, to put in the extra hours, to keep learning, and to maintain a high standard for yourself even when no one is watching.

The Power of Self-Discipline

Self-discipline is not about punishment or restricting yourself; it’s about having control over your choices and your actions. It’s the ability to resist the urge to procrastinate, to stay focused on the task at hand, and to do what you know is necessary even when you don’t feel like it.

Success demands self-discipline because it requires you to sacrifice in the short-term for the long-term gain. It requires you to do the hard things now, so you can enjoy the rewards later. Self-discipline is the muscle that strengthens with every act of willpower. The more you exercise it, the more it becomes second nature. And with it, your dreams start to materialize.

Success is built on small, deliberate actions. The difference between where you are now and where you want to be is often the simple, everyday choices you make. Do you spend your time wisely? Are you taking the steps today that will bring you closer to your goals tomorrow?

The Importance of Mindset

The journey to success is also deeply tied to mindset. You have to believe that you are capable of achieving greatness, and you must be willing to face obstacles with a resilient attitude. Setbacks are a natural part of the journey, but they don’t define your potential. What defines you is how you respond to those setbacks and how determined you are to keep moving forward.

Develop a mindset that embraces failure as a lesson, a temporary setback, rather than a permanent defeat. Every misstep is a chance to learn and grow. Stay disciplined in your thoughts and actions, and never let the temporary difficulties cause you to lose sight of your ultimate vision.

The Role of Patience

One of the most challenging aspects of success is patience. In a world that promotes instant results, it can be easy to grow impatient. But success requires time. It takes time to build skill, time to learn from mistakes, and time to achieve your dreams. While it’s important to act with purpose and urgency, it’s equally important to understand that success doesn’t always come quickly.

Keep your vision in mind, but allow the journey to unfold at its own pace. Trust the process, knowing that your deliberate actions are adding up, brick by brick, until your foundation is strong and unshakable.

Conclusion: You Are the Architect of Your Success

Success is not an accident. It is the product of deliberate action, unwavering discipline, and the mindset to keep moving forward regardless of the obstacles in your path. To achieve your dreams, you must commit to the work—both the easy and the difficult parts—and stay focused on your end goal.

Remember: Success is not something that happens to you; it’s something you create. And the power to do so lies within your own hands. With the right mindset, a deliberate approach to action, and an unbreakable self-discipline, you have everything you need to build the success you’ve always desired.

It’s time to make success a deliberate act. Start today, and see just how far you can go.

Sunday, 16 January 2022

Attitude is Everything

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Attitude is Everything

 I find this to be Very interesting and meaningful message  to share with you.

IF:

A = 1 

B = 2 

C = 3  

D = 4;

E = 5  

F = 6;

G = 7  

H = 8;

I = 9  

J = 10  

K = 11  

L = 12

M = 13  

N = 14 

O = 15  

P = 16

Q = 17 

R = 18 

S = 19  

T = 20 

U = 21  

V = 22 

W = 23  

X = 24

Y = 25 

Z = 26.```


THEN,


H+A+R+D+W+O+R+K

8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11

= 98%


K+N+O+W+L+E+D+G+E

11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5

= 96%


L+O+V+E

12+15+22+5 

= 54%


L+U+C+K

12+21+3+11 

= 47%


None of them makes 100%.


Then what makes 100%?


Is it Money?

NO!


M+O+N+E+Y

13+15+14+5+25```

= *72%*


E+D+U+C+A+T+I+O+N

5+4+21+3+1+20+9+15+14 

= *92%*


Leadership?

NO!


L+E+A+D+E+R+S+H+I+P

12+5+1+4+5+18+19+8+9+16

= *97%*


Every problem has a solution, only if we perhaps change our


*ATTITUDE*...


*A+T+T+I+T+U+D+E* = 1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5  = *100%*


It is therefore OUR ATTITUDE towards Life and Work that makes OUR Life 100% Successful.' ' '

        🧠🧠🧠


Your Attitude determines the direction of your Life...


Let's change our Attitude of doing things in life this new year.

Happy New year to you my Friend..

Have a Great and Blissful Year Ahead..

Thursday, 8 July 2021

Life Quotients: Psychology

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Life Quotients: Psychology

 



IQ  ,  EQ  ,  SQ  ,  AQ


According to psychologists, there are four types of Life Quotients: 


1) Intelligence Quotient (IQ)

2) Emotional  Quotient (EQ)

3) Social Quotient (SQ)

4) Adversity Quotient (AQ)


1. Intelligence Quotient (IQ): this is the measure of your comprehension ability", solve maths; memorize things and recall subject matters.


2. Emotional Quotient (EQ): this is the measure of your ability to maintain peace with others; keep to time; be responsible; be honest; respect boundaries; be humble, genuine and considerate.


3. Social Quotient (SQ): 

This is the measure of your ability  to build a network of friends and maintain it over a long period of time.


People that have higher EQ and SQ tend to go further in life than those with high IQ but low EQ and SQ. Most schools capitalize in improving IQ level while EQ and SQ are played down.


A man of high IQ can end up being employed by a man of high EQ and SQ even though he has an average IQ.


Your EQ represents your character; your SQ represents your charisma. Give in to habits that will improve these three Qs but more especially your EQ and SQ.


EQ and SQ makes one manage situations better than IQ does. 


Pls don't teach children to only have high IQ , but to also have higher EQ and SQ.


Now there is a 4th one:

A new paradigm...


4. The Adversity Quotient (AQ): 

The measure of your ability to  go through a rough patch in life and come out without losing your mind.

AQ determines who will give up in the face of adversities and possibly even abandon their families. 


To parents:

Expose children to other areas of life other than academics. They should enjoy doing manual work (never use work as a form of punishment), sport and art .


 Develop their EQ, SQ and AQ. They should become multifaceted human beings able to do things independently of their parents.


Finally, do not prepare the road for the children. Prepare the children for the road.


Source: Unknown


_Just thought to share as an addition to what we've known._😊

Sunday, 23 August 2020

The Missing Key to Your Success

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The Missing Key to  Your Success




Julius Caesar said, “It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.” To succeed you must have a vast amount of enduring patience.

What is patience? 

According to Barbara Johnson, it’s the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears. Guy Kawasaki said it’s the art of concealing your impatience, while Titus Plautus concludes that it’s the best remedy for every trouble.'

I submit to you that patience is the missing link to your success…


So when things go wrong remember that the grass will grow again, yes it will take time, but in the words of Jean Jacques Rousseau, “Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet,” so don’t overreact, don’t over steer, be patient, let things settle, less you find your delay considerably longer than it would otherwise be.

The scripture teaches us that in your patience you possess your soul, which is perhaps why Francis Bacon noted that whoever is out of patience is out of possession of their soul. Elbert Hubbard said, “How many a man has thrown up his hands at a time when a little more effort, a little more patience would have achieved success.” It’s true.

You were almost there, you had just about figured it out, and then your impatience got the better of you, which is perhaps why Solomon wrote, he that controls his anger is greater than the mighty.

Christina Milian said, “My advice to someone who would follow in my footsteps is to have patience. I’ve been doing this for twelve years.” Saint Francis de Sales wisely noted, “Have patience with all things. But, first with yourself.” And Saadi said, “Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.” You’ve been trying to succeed without patience! You failed to apprehend three of the most critical steps to success.

They are:

First to have patience, second to be patient, and third to endure patiently. No one succeeds without patience. Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience." 

Have you been over reacting?

Have you been impatient?

It didn’t take you a week to get into your situation; it won’t take you a week to get out of it.

Anxiety causes the waters of life to rage; dooming your success, but patience stills the waters and allows you to navigate safely to your intended destination.

Don’t be like Tom Holt, Tom said, “Everything is out there if you know how to find it, and you have the patience. I don’t and have it, but that’s my problem.” 

Don’t just know that you need patience..... have patience. I like to say, there’s nothing you can’t achieve if you have the three “P’s”: Purpose, Passion, and Patience

You have to have patience. 

George Savile wisely observed that, “A man who is a master of patience is a master of everything else.” 

Thomas Kempis said, “All men commend patience, although few are willing to practice it.”

Are you practicing patience? 

Benjamin Franklin said, “He that can have patience can have what he will.”

Arnold Glasow noted “The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it.”

Francis Quarles said, “Abused patience turns to fury.” But I think he had it wrong. True patience isn’t putting up with, true patience is faith and works in action. 

which is maybe why Michelangelo said that “Genius is eternal patience.”

I believe that Edmund Burke said it best, he simply said, “Our patience will achieve more than our force.”

Be patient, be consistent, and in time you will have your desires. In the profound words of William Penn, “Patience and diligence, like faith, will remove mountains.

Thank you for reading

 IKAWO O. E.

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Sunday, 9 August 2020

Bitter Truth: The Reality (Motivational)

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Bitter Truth: The Reality (Motivational)



With hope you can cope but hope is not a strategy, your future is too precious and Important to be left to chances, your greatest responsibility is to take full charge of your future by creating it NOW or NEVER.

Nobody is coming to save you, you're the architect of your destiny.


The future is not something we enter into, the future is what we create, there is no charm, oil, water,  prophet, or pastor that will make you step into your future or wake up to be a millionaire, you have to create it daily by the choices and actions you take..
 kabayaka 💪💪💪

Look My friend, your future is not a miracle, or a mystery or some magical moments that will never happen. It is a harvest of the decisions, risk you take or not take, nothing invested nothing earned. It is simple, as you lay your bed you lie on it, if you don't sow anything you will reap nothing.

Stop playing the victim game, stop blaming the friends that didn't help you, your parents, or Government (our dear poohari) lol. s
Start evaluating yourself to see if you're really making the right choices, if not you will wait till you're 65, and pirin rin pinrin rin  pinrin rin rin rin rin ( those  undertaker men that dance  in suit lol) a o gbe baba rele lol. Time up...
And in your funeral they will write a life well spent!! What life did you spend well?
...Hahahaha....... Africans wake up,!!!

 If you don't plan for the future you will regret it.
My friend, if you know what it takes to be old you will plan for your life now that you're young.
The day my life changed is the day I got this revelation that nobody owe me anything and nobody is coming to save me, I am 100% responsible for the outcome of my life, success or failure is nobody but me, that day I had a 360 ° paradigm shift in the way I see the world...

Stop Playing The Victim Game.
Your choices and decisions make or ma your Life.

Nobody own you the good life you want. Not your parents, not the government, not anybody.. You own yourself that. You own Yourself the Good Life.

The time to take charge of your Life is Now.
Do it afraid...
Do it with fear...
Do it with tears...
Do it with your hands shaking...
Do it with your voice shaking..
Do it for yourself....
Do it for your family....
Do it now or never..


Credit: Ayinde Kayode(SuperaKay) and Hower Kimoe

Monday, 1 June 2020

Eye Opening Quotes: Get Motivated

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Eye Opening Quotes: Get Motivated


This IS ONE OF THE BEST SET OF ADVISE l HAVE EVER READ. ALL MANKIND NEEDS THIS ADVICE!!!

Get Motivated, Get Moving.
1. Take risks in your life. If you win, you can lead; if you lose, you can guide.

2. People are not what they say but what they do; so judge them not from their words but from their actions.

3. When someone hurts you, don't feel bad because it's a law of nature that the tree that bears the sweetest fruits gets maximum number of stones.

4. Take whatever you can from your life because when life starts taking from you, it takes even your last breath.

5. In this world, people will always throw stones on the path of your success. It depends on what you make from them - a wall or a bridge.

6. Challenges make life interesting; overcoming them make life meaningful.

7. There is no joy in victory without running the risk of defeat.

8. A path without obstacles leads nowhere.

9. Past is a nice place to visit but certainly not a good place to stay.

10. You can't have a better tomorrow if you are thinking about yesterday all the time.

11. If what you did yesterday still looks big to you, then you haven't done much today.

12. If you don't build your dreams, someone else will hire you to build theirs.

13. If you don't climb the mountain; you can't view the plain.

14. Don't leave it idle - use your brain.

15. You are not paid for having brain, you are only rewarded for using it intelligently.

16.   It is not what you don't have that limits you; it is what you have but don't know how to use.


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*17.* _What you fail to learn might teach you a lesson._

*18.* _The difference between a corrupt person and an honest person is: The corrupt person has a price while the honest person has a value._

*19.* _If you succeed in cheating someone, don't think that the person is a fool...... Realize that the person trusted you much more than you deserved._

*20.* _Honesty is an expensive gift; don't e axpect it from cheap people._

*This is very interesting post and I want everyone to benefit.*Happy New month*

Thursday, 21 May 2020

DON'T CLOSE THAT BUSINESS

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DON'T CLOSE THAT BUSINESS

Corona Virus (COVID-19) is ravaging the world and as you already know it's a global pandemic. These have come with lots of hardship in various sectors Aviation, Schools, transportation, small businesses, etc. This is not the time to give up on that your business. That small business you have, has a future. Please keep it alive.

 If your business is struggling to survive don't think many people will believe in its survival.

This period, You are your own cheerleader. You are the only one who believes in your dream when no one believes in it.

See, people will show you those that have started before you but, didn't succeed. They won't show you those that have succeeded.
Your trying moments as a business owner is to learn. Don't close that business for a little setback.

Don't sell your business and regret it later. Let your dreams of starting that business fuel your courage to stay on your feet.

What you see as challenges are the experiences needed to become a better business owner. The more the experiences you have got, the lesser the mistakes you will make.

Everyone is being affected by this global pandemic. Plans are shattered. The year's goals are scattered by this pandemic.

All you need to do, is to restrategise. Have a plan B, if plan B doesn't work, there are still other letters from the English alphabet.
Challenges will make you better. They are temporary. Don't be defeated by that.

No matter what you are passing through right now, have it in mind that it is temporary and you will overcome it.
Don't close that beautiful business because it is not working now. Things will get back to normal.

My advice is this, go to your office or a quiet place, tell yourself the truth. Check your leadership style, your team, your business's weaknesses, strengths and competitive advantage.

Know what's exciting people about your business. Know why people are no longer patronizing your business. 

Don't sit and see things that are not working for you. No, sit and see positive things. Stop consuming negative thoughts. 
 Stop listening to negative advice from people.
Surround yourself with positive people. Surround yourself with likeminded people. Do your homework. Score yourself and be a better version of yourself and Business.

But, don't close that business  because of a little setback. Your vision is bigger than this COVID 19.

Stay stronger, stay safe but, don't close that business.

See you at the top but, don't close your business.

Saturday, 9 May 2020

Question The Status quo

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Question The Status quo


An army  barrack had  four  soldiers guarding  a  concrete  slab  in front  of  the barracks  at  all times.

Different commanders came and went but  the tradition remained; the soldiers changed shifts guarding the slab.

​After 80 years, a new commander was assigned to the barracks.​ One of the things he did was to ask why things were done the way they were. ​

When he asked why soldiers were guarding  the  slab, he  was  told,  We've always done it this  way. It's our tradition.​ Our former commanders instructed us to do that.

The  commander was bent on finding out the reason for this practice. He went to the  Archives to look for answers and came across  a document that had the explanation.

The document was very old.  It had instructions  written by one of the retired commanders who had even passed away.

The new commander learnt that over 80 years ago, the barracks wanted to build a platform  where events could be performed. When the  concrete slab was laid, wild animals walked  over it at night before the slab could dry.​

The soldiers would fix it the next morning but  when evening came the same thing would happen. So the commander ordered that four soldiers should guard the concrete slab for  three weeks to allow it to dry.

​The following week the commander was transferred to handle another assignment elsewhere, and a new commander was brought  in.​

The new commander found the routine and continued to enforce it without asking any question.

And since then, every other commander that came did the same.

Thus, eighty years later; soldiers continued  guarding the concrete slab. ​An assignment that  was ordinarily designed to last just three  weeks. . . 80yrs  of ignorance​ with  hard  labour  has passed.

​Are  you  carrying on obsolete beliefs, attitudes traditions/culture that  were relevant to certain  people or a certain time?​

What is your opinion about yourself, people of a  different  race, politics, certain business opportunities, new products etc ?

​You might just be guarding a concrete slab!

​Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible (Ignorance can make you work hard without progress).
 
Find out why you do what you do.
Change the way you work and be creative.

Do new things, try newer ways and always be open to Change.

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Wednesday, 1 January 2020

Goal Setting for the New Year

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Goal Setting for the New Year

For many people, a new year is a fresh start, a do-over of sorts, that motivates you to try something new or to recommit to those tasks you put on hold because you
made so many excuse or you were too busy tending to more important things. When we talk about the new year, one word often comes to mind: resolutions.

You may ask your friends or co-workers about their New Year’s resolutions , finding that yours are similar to theirs: lose weight, get out more, save money. But, what exactly are resolutions? To make a resolution is to
resolve to do something.The dictionary says that to resolve is “to make a definite and serious decision to do something.” That sounds promising. But, what happens after you’ve made that decision? How do you carry it out?

Instead of making resolutions, setting measurable goals is more likely to lead to success in seeing your hopes and dreams come to fruition. Want to increase the chances of seeing your dreams become reality? Here are five goal-setting tips that will get you started on your journey towards reaching your goals.

Set S.M.A.R.T. Goals
When it comes to goal setting, S.M.A.R.T. is a familiar acronym for specific , measurable ,
attainable , relevant , and time-sensitive . Too often, people set goals that are vague and unrealistic. Not only does this lead to frustration, but it also decreases the likelihood of actually achieving the goal. The S.M.A.R.T. method can be applied to a variety of goals, whether professional or personal, giving you the tools you need to succeed in your goal setting endeavors.

Write Your Goal down
The daily minutiae of life is enough to rattle even the most skilled multi-tasker. With family dinners, kids’ sporting events, and household chores, life is truly a juggling act. Still, we manage to fall into the routine of getting those things done without a need to write them down. When it comes to goals, however, we are not very likely to simply fall into a routine. Achieving goals involves deviating from the daily monotony, stepping outside of your comfort zone, and challenging yourself. Writing down your goals allows you to free up some of that mental clutter so that you can visualize those things that you want to achieve. Also, tracking your progress by checking things off will give you a sense of accomplishment, motivating you to keep going. So, pull out that journal that has been collecting dust and write down those goals!

Avoid comparisons
When you are working towards improving your life, it is common to compare yourself to other people. Your perception is that they are superior to you, or more privileged in some way. The social media phenomenon doesn’t help; your ‘news feed’ overflows with announcements of your friends’ new love interests, weight loss, and new jobs, quickly turning you into a green-eyed monster. How does this serve you, exactly? It doesn’t. When you compare yourself to others , you rob yourself of time you could be spending on your own self-improvement. It is also important to keep in mind that everyone’s journey is different; although we have similar destinations, our paths are often quite different. Follow your own path.

Embrace failure
Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki says that “successful people don’t fear failure but understand that it is necessary to learn and grow from.” Setting goals involves learning what you need to do in order to achieve personal growth. Embracing failure by seeing it as a necessary part of achieving your goals will only make you stronger and more resilient as you continue on your road to towards achieving your goals.

Enjoy the process
Big success is made up of small victories. If your weight loss goal is 20 lbs, chances are that you will not lose it all at once. Still, you can celebrate your pants fitting a little looser every week. Having goals is important; however, we don’t stop living while we pursue them. Life happens while you are in the midst of seeing your dreams realized. Don’t allow your focus on the outcome to keep you from enjoying the process.

Keep Your Future in Mind
Think of what you would have in your ideal life, and where you’d like to be in two, five, or even 10 years, and see if your goals bring you closer to that picture. If so, they’re good goals to stick with. If you can keep in your mind the image of where you would ultimately like your goals to take you, it’s easier to stick with them.

Think in Terms of Specific Behaviors and Broad Changes
Resolving to develop a meditation practice gives more room for growth and change than resolving to do yoga every morning. While you’ll definitely want to put your broad goals into specific behaviors, being open to more gives you room to experiment, and allows you to change course if you find that your chosen specific behavior isn’t working for you.

Think of What You're Adding, Not What You're Taking Away
Instead of making the goal to eat less unhealthy food, focus on trying to eat more healthy food. You may subconsciously feel more deprived if you think of taking something away rather than adding something good, and if you replace unhealthy food in your diet with healthy food, the same goal is accomplished.

Create Habits
Once you have your goals set, keep them in the forefront of your mind. Keep them listed in your day-planner, have them as part of your screen saver, or post-it them in prominent places around your house for a while. Then, break them down into smaller goals, and think of what steps you need to take to reach these goals. Then, and this is key, create habits that can lead you to your goals

Build a Healthy Habit
Think of what specific habits you can maintain that will make bigger changes in your life if you maintain them, and embed them into your schedule in the easiest ways you can think to maintain them. For example, if you'd like to be more fit, commit to exercising for a reasonable amount of time.
You can increase it as the habit becomes more ingrained, but shoot for something that will help you feel accomplished but not exhausted, and something you can stick to. Assign a time each day when you'll practice this habit. It works best if this time is connected to an existing habit, like right before you shower, or on your way home from work.

Reward Yourself
Finally, reward yourself with something small for continuing to stick with it, until you make enough progress toward your goals that the progress becomes its own reward. Remember that change doesn’t come overnight, but as you work toward developing what is important to you, the change will come, and it will be lasting. Remember this, and enjoy building the life you were meant to live.

Wishing you a Happy and Success filled New Year!

Tuesday, 25 July 2017

Be Led By Your Instincts

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Be Led By Your Instincts




The truth in life is we sometimes forget to live while chasing the things of this world.
We strive so hard to be successful and loose focus of the simplest things. Not that there is anything wrong with that but we shouldn’t lose ourselves in the process.
We have but only this life and wouldn’t you want to make it worthwhile?
If you’re feeling frightened about what comes next, don’t be. Embrace the uncertainty, allow it to lead you to places.
Be brave as it challenges you to exercise both your heart and your mind as you create your own path towards happiness.
Don’t waste time with regret. Spin wildly into your next action. Enjoy the present, each moment as it comes because you’ll never get another quite like it.
And if you should ever look up and find yourself lost, simply take a breath and start over. Retrace your steps and go back to the purest place in your heart – where your hopes lives, you’ll find your way again ~ Everwood.

Friday, 7 July 2017

IMPACTS OF PARENTS IN THEIR CHILDREN'S LIFE

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IMPACTS OF PARENTS IN THEIR CHILDREN'S LIFE

 I just want to share this experience from my mother..
Today makes it 10 year ago when my mother called me and told me something that change my life forever.
07/07/2007. I was in secondary school just concluded my SSS 1 where I came first in Science (Lord's College). Our Physics Teacher was also our class teacher Mr Yusuf Opeloyeru gave us prizes for first (N750), second (N500) and third (N250). It's was a fulfilment after a strong battle with Oyeniran Daniel and I just got my first mobile phone a month before.
My mum said "I am proud of you my son, you will go many places and do many great things but note " Boys without vision run after girls but go after your dreams and the best of them all will be attracted to you". Don't run after women, run after your goals my son and become a great person in life. I couldn't go beyond primary school but I know you will become a doctor. I believe in you don't run after female because you cannot serve two masters. Boys that run after girls in early part of their lives end up having regrets. I don't want you to have any regrets. When you become someone, the best woman will be attracted to you. In fact you come across so many on your way up. Keep them as friends and never look down on anyone. I want you to know that your father and I love you so much. Go do exploits and Go succeed! ".
Wow.....
I was nonchalant and was just there nodding my head. Being a very stubborn boy, I decided I will do whatever I want and won't study Medicine when I am ready for the university. I was looking at becoming an Engineer so I worked hard in my Physics, Mathematics, Further Mathematics and Chemistry but WAEC dealt with me in Further Mathematics because of their Corruption and this led to me thinking of those statements from my Mother again. I was still stubborn so and because I only wanted to go to only University of Lagos as my only mentor was a first-class graduate of Chemical Engineering (Eze Collins) from same university and the people in my secondary were always complaining that University of Lagos is difficult to get admission into Medicine, I decided to choose Biochemistry in Unilag and Medicine and Surgery in Lagos State University (LASU) because I want my Mum dream to become a reality. I noticed that during those periods, my mum advises kept coming to my heart and my orientation changed. I went on to study Biochemistry in Lagos and also went for a second degree in Pharmacology and now getting ready for my Doctorate  degree I still live and feed on those words.
Parents have a great role to play in their children's life as they are the first line of contact to the world. I can boostly say today that 90% of what my Mum said in those statements are now REALITIES.
Alot of people fail in life because their foundation and background was not properly laid for success.
Parents encourage your wards and wards listen to your parents and your life will be beautiful.
I live a beautiful and fulfilled life.
You too can be the same.

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

Thank You

Monday, 15 August 2016

How to Answer Behavioral or Situational Questions?

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 How to Answer Behavioral or Situational Questions?

The behavioral interview is catching on in popularity although some companies have been using this style of interviewing for years. In a behavioral interview, you are asked to tell about particular experiences in your history and the interviewer probes your answers looking for certain behaviors and responses. Your past actions tell the interviewers a great deal about how you reacted in the past and how you might react in a similar situation for their company. Statistics show that a behavioral interview is 55% effective at determining your success in a new position versus only 10% effectiveness with standard interview questions. 

Preparing for the Behavioral Interview 

In a behavioral interview, the interviewer is looking for traits that show through actual experience. You can't fumble your way through a response without your lie showing and you can't just answer in a general way. You must have specific experiences to show for each of the questions asked - and you most likely won't know what behaviors your interviewers are looking for as you tell the story. 

To overcome this obstacle, you should start preparing for the interview by doing research. Research what sorts of traits are requested in the job advertisement as well as in the overall philosophy of the company. Speak with other employees if possible to get a feel of the company's culture. The more you learn about the company and the position, the more able you are to guess at what traits the interviewers will be looking for. Some examples include: 

  1. Initiative 
  2. Willingness to travel 
  3. Self-starter 
  4. Problem solver 
  5. Creative 
  6. Willingness to do what it takes 
  7. Leadership 

The Behavioral Interview Questions 

To determine if you have these traits, interviewers are trained to probe your situational responses to see what you did or thought at certain times. They might start by asking you to tell them about a time you overcame obstacles. As you begin telling the story, your interviewer might interject to ask how you felt at that time, or what you said to a particular person. Your best bet is to be honest. The nature of the behavioral interview is to keep probing at a story - if you fudge a bit, you're setting yourself up for a tricky spot farther down the interview. 

Advance Preparation 

You don't usually know what characteristics the company is seeking, so you have no idea what kinds of questions they will be asking. You can't practice standard questions and answers for this interview. Instead, you should work to develop an arsenal of stories that showcase your skills and abilities as well as failures. Rehearse those stories in your mind with the understanding that they don't have to be from work experience. You can demonstrate the critical skills in the classroom, on the golf course, in a Greek society, in an art contest, on a sporting field or in an office. Pick stories that show who you are and the strong skills you can offer.

Monday, 8 August 2016

Amazing Ways to Close an Interview

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Amazing Ways to Close an Interview

In my experiences in various organizations, many candidates will offer a great interview and then fail to close it properly. This is like baking a terrific cake and forgetting to put on the icing. The closing of your interview is the most memorable part not only because it comes at the end of your time together, but because you are able to interject your own personality, comments and questions into the conversation with the interviewer.

Ask Questions
You should be well prepared for the interview with questions of your own to show that you're considering their company as much as they are considering you. You should ask questions that show you've paid attention to information in the interview and done research on your own before coming into speak to the interviewer. If the interviewer doesn't ask for your questions, be sure to ask her, "Do you mind if I ask you a few questions before we finish?"

Reinforce Your Attributes

When the interviewer makes a statement similar to, "If you have nothing else, that will be all," offer a respectful closing comment reiterating your strengths and how they tie into the critical skills the company is seeking. Include four or five reasons why you should have the job and show your knowledge of the company in the process.

"This is an exciting position and I know that my experience with teamwork will help me mesh well with the existing sales team, my industry knowledge will be useful in developing new leads and my time spend building industry contracts will help to solidify my client list almost immediately. The work I've done with your computer system will give me ad advantage in that area as well."

Alleviate Concerns
If you suspect the interviewers have any concerns about you as the right applicant, your next statements should alleviate those concerns. It is wise to give the interviewer a chance to state concerns so that you can address them, "I believe I'm the right candidate for this position. Do you see any issues that might make you think otherwise?"

Express Enthusiasm

Your enthusiasm for the position and company should be shining through during the interview process, but be sure to include a few direct positive remarks about the company and position as well.

Determine the Next Step

Be sure you ask for the next step in the hiring process. This will show you are an organized and professional candidate. If possible, establish a time frame for the hiring decision as this will give you critical information about how and when to follow up.

Thank the Interviewer

Finally, thank your interviewer graciously and stand to shake her hand. Keep confident eye contact during the handshake and walk out of the room knowing you've done well.

Monday, 1 August 2016

13 Avoidable Job Interview Mistakes

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13 Avoidable Job Interview Mistakes
Now get this........The wrong moves can cost you the job!

You've worked hard to get to the interview stage.
You passed the cover letter and resume screening process...maybe even a few telephone interviews.
Now its time for the face to face interview with the employer itself. Any number of items can go wrong but you have to be in control and must have confidence. Go into an interview with the feeling that you are going to impress them so much that they will have to make you an offer.
The interview is the most stressful part of the job hunt for many people because now they can't hide behind the cover letter and resume. The real face to face human connection between possible employer and job candidate takes place. But for starters if you simply follow these 13 tips below, you are on your way to interviews with results.
A big part of a successful interview is avoiding simple mistakes. Mistakes are deadly to the job seeker and easy to avoid if you are prepared.
These are the most common interview mistakes - and their antidotes.
1.     Arriving late
Get directions from the interviewer - or a map. Wear a watch and leave home early. If the worst happens and you can't make it on time, call the interviewer and arrange to reschedule.
2.     Wrong Dressing
You make your greatest impact on the interviewer in the first 17 seconds - an impression you want to make powerfully positive. Dress right in a conservative suit, subdued colours, little jewellery (but real gold, or silver, or pearls), low heels (polished) and everything clean and neat. Hygiene includes combed hair, brushed teeth, deodorant and low-key scent. Check everything the night before, again before walking out the door and once again in the restroom just before the interview.
3.     Play zombie
OK, it’s normal you're nervous. But you can still smile, right? And make eye contact, yes? Sit up, focus on the interviewer, and start responding. Enthusiasm is what the interviewer wants to see.
4.     No smoking, no gum, no drinking
This might all be comfort stuff for you, but none of it helps you here. Employers are more likely to hire non-smokers. At a lunch or dinner interview, others may order drinks. You best not.
5.     Research failure
The interview is not the time for research. Find out the company's products and services, annual sales, structure and other key information from the Internet, the public library, professional magazines or from former employees. Show that you are interested in working for the prospective employer by demonstrating knowledge about the company.
6.     Can't articulate your own strengths and weaknesses
Only you can recognize your most valuable strengths and most hurtful weaknesses. Be able to specify your major strengths. Your weaknesses, if such must come up, should only be turned around to positives.
7.     Winging the interview
Practice! Get a friend, a list of interview questions and a tape recorder and conduct an interview rehearsal. Include a presentation or demonstration if that will be part of the real interview. Start with introducing yourself and go all through an interview to saying good-bye. Write out any answers you have difficulty with, and practice until your delivery is smooth (but not slick).
8.     Talk, Talk, Talk
Rambling, interrupting the interviewer and answering to a simple question with a fifteen-minute reply - all of these can be avoided if you've thought through and practiced what you want to communicate. Good answers are to the point and usually shorter.
9.     Failure to connect yourself to the job offered
The job description details the company's needs - you connect your experiences, your talents and your strengths to the description. It answers the essential reasons for the interview - "How my education/experience/talents/strengths fit your needs and why I can do this job for you."
10. Not asking questions - and asking too many
Use your research to develop a set of questions that will tell you whether this is the job and the company for you. This will help you limit and focus your questions. But don't overpower the interviewer with questions about details that really won't count in the long run.
11. Bad-mouth anyone
Not just your present employer, or former employer, or the competition. You don't want to look like a complainer.
12. Asking about compensation and /or benefits too soon
Wait for the interviewer to bring up these issues - after the discussion of your qualifications and the company's needs and wants.
13. Failure to ask for the job
When the interviewer indicates the interview is over, convey your interest in the job and ask what the next step is.
Wishing you all the best in your interviews


Friday, 1 July 2016

Learning is Leading

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Learning is Leading



The greatest ability of leadership is The Ability To LEARN.

The most important asset in LEADERSHIP is the technical know-how, we call KNOWLEDGE.

Your only true source of lasting competitive advantage in your field is relevant KNOWLEDGE.

Exceptional leaders are committed to Lifelong Learning.

Yesterday's knowledge is today's liability. Seek new information.

According to information researchers, the expiring date for any acquired Knowledge is 18 months.

Your life depends on constant reflections and a healthy appetite for new information.

Until your knowledge-base is constantly updated, your life will become obsolete.

To remain relevant and competitive in the marketplace, you must be able to learn faster than your competitors.

Ongoing success comes from ongoing learning.

Exceptional Leaders know how to generate, appropriate and exploit knowledge to their advantage.

Lifelong Learning provides opportunities to expand your capacity to create new results.

Develop undying appetite for information.

Happy New Month,
From now on........You will break forth into new realms of FAVOR!!!

Monday, 13 June 2016

Wisdom Is Power

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Wisdom Is Power


What you HEAR or KNOW is not what COUNT; but what you EXECUTE is what matters

Leadership is practising what you KNOW.

Leadership is not admiring knowledge or gathering information alone.

Leadership is the implementation of relevant information available to you.

Until you TAKE ACTIONS, you will never get RESULTS.

ACTIONS produce attraction of people, skills and resources needed to bring about your dreams and goals.

Intention without appropriate action leads to delusion.

Our destiny is shaped when we take massive appropriate actions.

Those who do not take relevant actions end up with many distractions.

Action is both the cause and effect of motivation.

You can never become successful at anything without taking actions.

Great leaders are WORD-Practitioners.

Don't just SAY something; DO SOMETHING.

Enjoy Your Week!qq!!

Monday, 6 June 2016

Leadership: Leaders Are Solution Providers

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Leadership: Leaders Are Solution Providers





Great leaders know that there are great benefits in big problems.

Problems have advantages. Sound strange?

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines PROBLEM as "a question raised for enquiry, consideration and solution"

Problems are questions that provokes answers.

They are enquiries that facilitate deliveries.

They are considerations that promotes solutions.

Problems are not really 'problems'. They are solutions in disguise.

See problems as challenges for great changes.

Challenges are platforms for positive changes and the meal of Champions.

I discovered also that one of the Latin root meaning of PROBLEM is "to throw forward"

Problems are not really setbacks; they are designed to throw us forward into destiny.

Problems, when viewed correctly, serves as a launching pad into leadership and greatness.

Every great enterprise started by solving a problem(s).

Money is not the first thing you need to start a business; but an identified problem to solve.

Leadership is basically solving problems and meeting needs around.

Problems Provoke Potentials.

Robert Schuller said, "Problems are not stop-signs; but guidelines"

The bigger the problem you solve, the greater your provision.

Problems come with expiring date. They do not last more than a moment.

They are working for you, serving God's purpose for your life.

How do you see your problems, challenges or obstacles now?

Enjoy Your Week!!!

All the best to me this week...........

Saturday, 21 May 2016

Leadership: Taking Resposibilities and Managing Failure PT II

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Leadership: Taking Resposibilities and Managing Failure PT II

LEADERSHIP FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

John C Maxwell said, "If you won't carry the ball, you can't lead the team"

Leadership is accepting responsibility for everything in your life.

Leadership is the willingness and desire to accept responsibility for results.

Responsibility is accepting the outcomes of your life as the result of your personal input.

Exceptional leaders don't accept conditions the way they exist; they change them.

You are not truly free until you are personally responsible.

Your level of authority is determined by the depth of your responsibility.

You are not a failure until you blame someone else.

Transference of blame is the exclusive brand of failures.

When "who's to blame?" becomes "what needs to be done?", you are on the path of leadership.

Nothing fuels failure like excuses.

Those who have the habit of making excuses for everything are never good for anything.

Evading responsibility is missing your opportunity for leadership and promotion.

A sense of responsibility is the clearest indication of maturity.

Remember the statement, "If it's going to BE, its up to ME"

You are the principal determinant of the outcomes of your life, God being the constant!!

Accept responsibility and make it happen Today!!

Enjoy Your Day.

Friday, 1 January 2016

Winning Strategies For the New Year

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Winning Strategies For the New Year

The New Year has begun; I know you must be completely excited like I am. A lot of us have been looking ahead with great plans and new goals that must be achieved during the year.
One things is, many of us feel like this at the beginning of every year and never go on to achieve any of those plans and big dreams we have. This is majorly because we lose focus or get distracted or become influence by the lacks roaming about our surrounding environments.
This year, I certainly believe your dreams will be fulfilled and goals achieved if you can just follow the three tips below.
It is very important for you to take each of them serious, I will advice you print this article and read it at least once in a month;

1. Be a goal-setter
Now the first I want to ask you is have really set your goals? Have write them down?
I am sure almost everyone knows that goals setting are important. However, a lot of people just give lip service to the idea and fail to live a goal-driven life. They just say it and never mean it. They are so casual about everything. Every successful people you see around today do not get where they are by accident. They know how easily they can get distracted by the daily works of running a business. That is why they set a strategy and look to their goals first to plan their daily agenda. They even look forward to bigger challenges because they know how to tackle hard problems -- by setting small achievable goals and continually moving forward. So is  also applied to you that is looking forward to becoming great sooner than later, you must imbibe these attitudes to make all your dreams a reality. It’s only a goal setter that becomes a goal getter. You must set goals in order to achieve them, if you live your life with goals you won’t achieve anything worthwhile. Like my mentir use to say some years back “He without a goal is a goat”. Aha!
Be a goal setter, everything good things you see around and every successful entrepreneurs you see have principles that is built around this idea that vision, strategy and goals are fundamental to building a successful life and a strong business. We help companies create roadmaps so they have a clear path to reach their goals. That is how our own business has been able to move forward so quickly. Trust me becoming a goal-setter works.

2. Bounce back quickly
To make your dreams and goals come to reality, you must be ready to face setbacks and bounce back immediately. You must know things will never go so smoothly as planned, there will be hurdles and various distraction along the way, but your ability to manage these setbacks will go a long way in helping you realize your set goals throughout the year. You see the successful entrepreneurs you see today are not immune from life's troubles; they just know how to manage it. That’s just the truth. There have been times when my life has become a little too slow for my liking, and my first impulse was to hide away for a while. That is a natural response, but successful people know they cannot check out for too long. There are people counting on you and the decisions that you made. If you have a tendency to get down and stay there, you must remember that you have started something that is now bigger than yourself. So even when you do not feel like it, you have to be resilient and bounce back. Never back down, always comeback from all setbacks.

3. Live with purpose
Purpose itself is a driver of anyone to success. Write out the purposes to which your goals must be fulfilled that will naturally serve as motivation for you to keep moving in the face of challenges.
The purpose you attach to a goal is vital to its accomplishment. Successful people you see today never pursue a goal without a reason to do so. Let you reasons be your motivation and all the obstacle, hurdle and challenges you see on the way will never border or distract you from achieving them.

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