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 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

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.

 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.' ' '

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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..

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._😊

DIE EMPTY

The most beautiful book to read to understand this article perfectly is Die Empty by Todd Henry.

The author was inspired and got this idea of writing ​​this book while attending a business meeting. 

When the Director asked the audience: Where is the richest land in the world?

One of the audience answered: The Oil-rich Gulf states.

Another added: The Diamond mines in Africa"

Then the Director said: "No IT IS THE CEMETERY. 

Yes, Cemetery is the richest land in the world, because millions of people have departed/died and they carried away many valuable ideas that did not come to light nor benefit others. It is all in the cemetery where they are buried."

Inspired by this answer, Todd Henry wrote his book, "Die empty" where he did his best to motivate people to pour out their ideas and potential energies in their communities and turn them into something useful before it is too late.

The most beautiful of what he said in his book is: "Do not go to your grave and carry inside you the best that you have.

Always choose to die empty.

The True meaning of this  expression, is to die empty of all the goodness that is within you. Deliver it to the world, before you leave.

If you have an idea perform it.

If you have knowledge give it out.

If you have a goal achieve it.

If you have resources, assist the less opportuned.

Love, share and distribute, do not keep it inside.

Let’s begin to give. Remove and spread every atom of goodness inside you.

Africa is like this today because many leaders want to take power to the grave. Instead of good leaders to groom successors that will easily take over the reins from them, they choose to sit-tight and die on the throne of power.

Material acquisitions will not follow us to our graves so invest in those you know have the potential to contribute to the well-being of the society.

Help that indigent child with scholarships. Set up that Soup kitchen to take some poor people off the streets instead of keeping sacks of food in your store as food for rodents.

We are as rich as those whom we have impacted. If you waltzed through this life and was known for only the great parties you threw, the choice cars you drove or the palatial mansions you built without any benefit to humanity, you will take your poverty of the mind to the grave where no one will remember to put a flower in your memory.

Start the race now. Let us Die Empty.

Exhaust your Potentials..

Have a blessed  day my Friends.

Sources: Unknown

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.