Information Paralysis2

Hi, I haven't blogged in almost a month!! This is because I have been on a Niche retreat.

By that I mean I have been learning all I can about building niche websites and monetizing them, the softwares i would need and the research process involved in this type of business.

I had a great time because I naturally, love to research. I dug into information from the early 2000's till date. I dissected the old business model used as well as the new and compared them to see the difference. My findings revealed that the fundamentals have not changed a bit but the methodology has evolved with time, technology and the sophistication of the modern day internet user.

No Qualms.

I also did a lot of listening to interviews from some of my "mentors" and gleaned a lot from guys who are still making a lot of money from this online business model till date - especailly their mistakes and what they have been doing right.

One thing I learnt about running any online business, actually two things are:

1. You must research - your niche market, the demand, the supply, cost involved, competition, how need to make to run a profitable business and give them what they want.

2. You must test your findings in dollar numbers as well as your approach and test and tweak and test and tweak till you finally get the right way to do things

and yes a major third lesson is:

3. You must automate

Most importantly of all, you must follow the market, which is the foundation delving into all the three steps listed above in the first place.

All other things are the new ways of doing stuff which was different from one "guru" to another. This part was actually where I realized that the information I had immersed myself in was beginning to paralyse my mind.

I deduced that it's all about learning the ropes and then finding out what works best for you.

For now, I have laid out my own tactics all the while abiding by the basic tenets of niche marketing. I'm in the process of taking action now and putting into practise all that i have studied.

I know I will do well but I will start with the very simple model I learnt from an internet niche marketer which doesn't confuse me in any way.

When I made this decision, I was already feeling like an information junkie and a "guru" prostitute or as the Americans will say hooker.

Great to be back to post on this blog. I will definitely update you folks about my progress. For now, ciao.

QUOTE OF THE POST

"Know how thongs work and then find your own way" - Segedoo

When Things go Wrong

You have planned everything well. Deadlines have been set; contracts signed. All that's left is just to begin the execution when something suddenly goes wrong - terriby wrong. An event totally unforseen occurs leaving you spellbound and your jaws

drop for the wrong reason.

For what looks like a weird blend of the moment and eternity in , you seem not to know what to do.

The go-getter/the man-in-charge within seems to be confused.

You realize that maybe you not REALLY in charge afterall. You see how vulnerable you truly are.

"How could i not have even had an inkling of the possibility of this happening? Things don't just happen; You get some signal - a thought or feeling you can't explain, a sign - any sign - of some sort" you lament. Well, true but only if you are sensitive enough to pick up the signals.

Life has a way of letting us know we're not all in all.

WHAT TO DO

When you have done everything on yur part diligently and things still go way of out your control, don't give up. Be humble enough to accept what you cannot change and acknowledge that not everything is in your control. I know it's somewhat humiliating but ego has got to give way. When times when you are totally helpless occur, it's a period submit to the supreme being - GOD who reigns in the affairs of men. Nothing lies hidden before him.

Then, be quiet. Quietness is a form of worship - an acknowledgement of your vulnerability and a confident yearning for superior intelligence to manifest. It is most challenging to do but this is the way out.

If you can bring your disturbed soul into a place of stillness, you open up and create an opportunity for the supreme genius to

manifest through you.

Man's biggest mistake is the subtle or outright arrogant belief that he is in charge of his life. This is because he can choose

what he wants to be.

HOW THINGS ARE

None of us is fully in Charge. We are only partly are. In fact to a lesser extent than we can imagine. Our desires are dependent on a myriad of factors that are beyond the spheres of our control. A times, we just have to make the most of the cards we have been dealt. Besides, we make mistakes and others make decisions that affect us positvely and otherwise.

But aren't the natural gifts that we have been blessed with not the sole bases on which this choice is made?

We didn't choose those gifts they were given to us without our consent. So what makes us think we're in charge? Ours is to

develop/perfect them and use them diligently and in the process earn, live a good life and make the world a much better place for others too.

ABOUT LIFE

Life is about juggling all our experiences together and still coming out tops - much better, much wiser, much humbler.

Life is a school - a school of hard knocks. You are only in charge when you realize that you are not in charge. You become

a free person - not subject to any form bondage from anything you own or do not own especially the mundane thing we so

much value in this generation.

A FREE MAN

A free man is a responsible man. Freedom means the ability to control our whims and desires and not doing whatever you like

whenever you like like slaves of our passions. It means being reponsible enough to evaluate choices and make the ones that are most beneficial to all concerned.

So, what ever card life has dealt you, cease to complain and make the most of it. Ask for guidance from God and be quiet enough to listen to His instructions.

Think of blind man with a trusted friend committed to leading him about.

QUOTE OF THE POST

" The Lord is my shepard, i shall not want" - King David in Psalms 23:1

When Things go Wrong

You have planned everything well. Deadlines have been set; contracts signed. All that's left is just to begin the execution when something suddenly goes wrong - terriby wrong. An event totally unforseen occurs leaving you spellbound and your jaws

drop for the wrong reason.

For what looks like a weird blend of the moment and eternity in , you seem not to know what to do.

The go-getter/the man-in-charge within seems to be confused.

You realize that maybe you not REALLY in charge afterall. You see how vulnerable you truly are.

"How could i not have even had an inkling of the possibility of this happening? Things don't just happen; You get some signal - a thought or feeling you can't explain, a sign - any sign - of some sort" you lament. Well, true but only if you are sensitive enough to pick up the signals.

Life has a way of letting us know we're not all in all.

WHAT TO DO

When you have done everything on yur part diligently and things still go way of out your control, don't give up. Be humble enough to accept what you cannot change and acknowledge that not everything is in your control. I know it's somewhat humiliating but ego has got to give way. When times when you are totally helpless occur, it's a period submit to the supreme being - GOD who reigns in the affairs of men. Nothing lies hidden before him.

Then, be quiet. Quietness is a form of worship - an acknowledgement of your vulnerability and a confident yearning for superior intelligence to manifest. It is most challenging to do but this is the way out.

If you can bring your disturbed soul into a place of stillness, you open up and create an opportunity for the supreme genius to

manifest through you.

Man's biggest mistake is the subtle or outright arrogant belief that he is in charge of his life. This is because he can choose

what he wants to be.

HOW THINGS ARE

None of us is fully in Charge. We are only partly are. In fact to a lesser extent than we can imagine. Our desires are dependent on a myriad of factors that are beyond the spheres of our control. A times, we just have to make the most of the cards we have been dealt. Besides, we make mistakes and others make decisions that affect us positvely and otherwise.

But aren't the natural gifts that we have been blessed with not the sole bases on which this choice is made?

We didn't choose those gifts they were given to us without our consent. So what makes us think we're in charge? Ours is to

develop/perfect them and use them diligently and in the process earn, live a good life and make the world a much better place for others too.

ABOUT LIFE

Life is about juggling all our experiences together and still coming out tops - much better, much wiser, much humbler.

Life is a school - a school of hard knocks. You are only in charge when you realize that you are not in charge. You become

a free person - not subject to any form bondage from anything you own or do not own especially the mundane thing we so

much value in this generation.

A FREE MAN

A free man is a responsible man. Freedom means the ability to control our whims and desires and not doing whatever you like

whenever you like like slaves of our passions. It means being reponsible enough to evaluate choices and make the ones that are most beneficial to all concerned.

So, what ever card life has dealt you, cease to complain and make the most of it. Ask for guidance from God and be quiet enough to listen to His instructions.

Think of blind man with a trusted friend committed to leading him about.

QUOTE OF THE POST

" The Lord is my shepard, i shall not want" - King David in Psalms 23:1

DIE EMPTY

GENIUS INSIDE

There is a measure of raw genius in everyone put

there by our Creator. This genius is unique to everyone

and might be similar in some people but never the

same.

LIKE GOLD

Think of gold refreshly mined - dirty, unrefined, of

no visible aesthetic beauty by valuable none the less.

Just like God created the elements from which he formed

the gold in the earth, so also he has created elements

from which our raw genius was formed.

And just as Gold and other treasures have always been

in the earth, Your genius has always been in you.

EUREKA

Your Genius is meant to be uncovered, developed and

manifested.

Discovering them takes nothing more than a commitment

to. Like miners decide to explore deep into the earth,

You must decide to find out what you suspect lies deep

within you.

Some discover theirs early; others do much later.

There have always been signs that they are there.

Now, is time to pay more attention to those these

and TAKE ACTION and unearth them.

It's not so much when you find out what yours is but

more of what you do once it has been discovered.

The best gift anyone can give to God and to Humanity

is to make the most of themselves and then give back

the part of the proceeds accumulated in the process.

THE RICHEST PLACE ON EARTH

Sadly, there are others who never discover theirs in their

lifetimes. This are the ones that have contributed to

making the graveyard the richest place in the world.

The Good news is that we don't have to continue enriching

that "yard". Sometimes i wish we could somehow harness

the intangible resources buried with their owners there

- the books unwritten, the melodies never created, the

inventions uncreated - the list is endless.

STUDENTS OF WITHIN

"Mining" your genius is a process of listening to

your intuition. This is a guide God created within

you. Alot of us are too busy on the outside to sit

still and listen to our inner longings. There ia a need

for inner awareness in us humans as a race.

We need to listen more to our intuition and learrn to

trust and follow its leading. If you're not too sure,

you can test it to find out. A part of learning to trust

your intuition is to be willing to do some conscious

trial and error. Conscious in that when you get a

thought or suggestion you don't think is logical, be

sensitive and notice to how you feel at the time, give

it the benefit of the doubt and follow its leading and

see what happens. Usually, you find that the illogical

suggestion is usually some kind of lifesaver; preventing

some trouble, avoiding some danger, making a crucial

decicion you won't have made otherwise, the list goes

on.

THE WAY FORWARD

The way forward is ALWAYS FROM INSIDE OUT.

Activities, expectations and pressures from outside

should not be allowed to influence or deter us from

following the pointers to our destinys and making

decisions that are in line with their realization.

Once our intuition is allowed to be the core around

which all activities are carried out, all expectations

and pressures can now be used to fuel their

manifestation.

THE JOURNEY

Dying empty is a journey - a journey about the

process of discovering all your gifts and geniuses,

mining (developing/refining) them, thus making them

valuable to you and others, earning and accumulating

wealth in the process and then using the wealth to

replicate this process in others and exiting the stage.

QUOTE OF THE POST

"Fill up the world, Die Empty" - Olusegun Adedokun

Lesson from a Rags-to-Riches Billionaire

These are some lessons i learnt from America’s rags-to-riches billionaire Bill Bartmann in his "Steps to achieve any goal".

Bill went from staunch poverty to being a gangster to being paralysed to finding purpose,

marrying the girl of his dreams and becoming a billionaire on Forbes 1000 list.

I have been so inspired that i have listened to him over twenty times in 2 days.

POINT 1

Make sure your goal is YOUR GOAL - if what you are doing right now is not what you want to do, and then you will never succeed.

No matter how hard you try. What do you really want? Why are you after it? Why it is important to you and what do you really want to achieve?

Anything you do that is genuinely what you want to do is ABSOLUTELY backed up GOD - the DIVINE SOURCE OF ALL THINGS. This is because you were created in his image - after HIS Likeness

POINT 2

Don't try, strive, and attempt to achieve your goals. Most people don't achieve the goals they set. Replace Goals with the word Promise. This changes your mindset. It removes the block in your brain. The change in semantics also change the way you look at things, you want to keep your promise, you feel you can. It removes every thought of struggling to get things done.

POINT 3

Be clear about your promise. Clarity of your promise makes it easier to achieve. Ambiguity is in a way no focus

POINT 4

Identify your personal motivator. It can be negative or positive. When you have something that would keep you on fire and drive your passion, you will achieve any dream. We are either trying to move towards pleasure or away from pain. All things work together for your good

Identify the thing that will motivate you the most - for family, friends or the promise of a better life or even if is to show someone that doesn't believe you can. Use positive or negative motivation to get you to achieve your promise.

POINT 5

Create a promise plan - the equivalent of a business plan for your promise answering the questions:

• What?
• When?
• Who?
• Where?
• How?

POINT 6

Review plans regularly - 20 minutes a day making sure you sit down and review the 5 questions. See if anything new has surfaced or changed

Your brain begins to update and fine tune your promise. Find out new ways to remind yourself of the promise.

Carry a pocket promise - a summary of your promise

QUOTE OF THE POST

"The average man is a conformist, accepting miseries and disasters with the stoicism of a cow standing in the rain."

—COLIN WILSON, British author of The Outsider; New Existentialist

Information Paralysis

The Internet - the biggest leveller of the prosperity playing ground.

Never in the history of the world has there been so many millionaires as there are today and most have become rich by simply trading in information products.

If you can create a product or service there are unfathomable opportunites out there and the cost of owning an global business has been drastically cut down and automation of virtually every process eliminates the cost of labour.

This most improtant tool has its other pros and cons though as many innocent folks seeking to tap into this goldmine have been duped since there is no agency capable of monitoring products being offered by the thousands of websites springing up everyday.

This leaves the prospective buyer of information to be their own Sherlock Holmes. They have to investigate and do their research before the pump their hard earned money into any information product they intend to buy.

This can be a time consuming process and the fact that some product merchants pay webmaster to review their half-baked or outdated information product makes the search for quality products online even more challenging.

The sheer amount of quality information to filter is INTIMIDATING to say the least, not to talk of the fact that loads and loads of junk are also offered for sale on this global platform which some have rightfully called the information superhighway.

A WAY OUT

The first thing to do to get past this challenge is to be mentally prepared to find out.

Then you should take that step and google whatever it is you're looking for. The good thing about google is that you can get opinions from diverse sources.

I personally have researched products which i ended up deciding not to buy because a generally good product has more good than bad reviews. A balanced review might just mean it's an overhyped mediocre offering.

The genuine product or service has its army of satisfied clients who have no strings attached other than that they have had their epectations exceeded by the offering. So what you have to do is find them - not just on the seller's website but in forums where the seller's influence becomes diluted and candid opinions can be obtained.

There are also independent product review sites. You can read what the reviewer has to say and see if he has a bias for any product and why.

Also pace your cursor on links and see if there are affiliate links the show for particular products. If there are then he might have been more motivated by what he stands to gain than by genuine motives to analyse a product/service offering.

Check out the audacity with which the seller is guaranteeing his offering. I have seen a 30, 45, 60, 90, 180 and even 365 day no question asked money back guarantee. The higher the offer the more likely the product is atleast most most of what has been stated it would be.

Also find out what the seller has got to say about the percentage returned. nomatter how good a product is none is absolutely sold out. Someone somewhere must have asked for a refund or opted out along the line. If the seller denies that, then watch out.

Ususally when an offer is too good to be true, it usually is.

Conversely, when a product is too cheap, it might be an indication of mediocre product/service.

QUOTE OF THE POST

"Ask and you sjall receive, Seek and you shall find, Knock and it shall be opened unto you" - Jesus Christ

The Essential Lag

Yesterday i wrote about the process of creation

and how everything all starts in the mind.

There is one more thing though. You do not see

your thoughts manifest immdeiately which is a

good thing - imagine all chaos that would ensue

if everything we think just pop up.

Anyway, that said, the way it works is this. You are

inhabited by a thought - an effortless process - then

the thought begins to become more forceful as you

yield to it and gathers more energy.

All this while, you practically begin to live your

thoughts in your head. It's like having it within,

living it within and them just let it play out.

The catch is this, the faster you want your thought to

manifest, the more time you have to invest into thinking

about it.

In essence, you can reduce that lag to the barest minimum.

You are the creator of your own reality.

Finally note that, the bigger your dream, the longer the

process of investing time in it.

Remember thouhg that it takes 3 months for corn to

grow and an oak takes Decades.

What are you - The Corn or THE OAK TREE?

QUOTE OF THE POST

"Persistence is the proof of FAITH"

How to do whatever

I want to...blah! blah!! blah!!!

I'm going to...blah! blah!! blah!!!

I am...blahing! blahing!! blahing!!!

It all starts with a thought.

Thoughts are the higest form of energy and

they sort of move around in waveforms,

looking for hosts to inhabit.

Once a thought enters into your mind and becomes

dominant, it can be likened to those 500 million sperm

cells that rush to fertilize the egg in a woman's womb.

In the case of spermatozoa,it is the fastest one that gets the "gal". In the case of of thoughts, the most predominant that manifests in reality.

When a thought becomes predominant, it automatically

becomes your possessor.

Everything you do just begin to fall in line with the

intent of your thought. You subconsciously begin to work

out the thought.

At the end of the day, your thought becomes you reality - a

physical manifestation. something you can see, touch or feel.

Before this happens, your thoughts progress from passionately

living inside of you to coming out through your mouth in form of words.

These increase the energy you need to realize the thought.

As humans, we have a creative power lying within and for

most of us, comfromity does not allow us to create - to transform the dream/thought dominating us into reality.

We confrom to the order and status quo created by the people

we consider to be up there.

You should never look up to anyone, rather look into them and

you'd see that the same power lies deep within you and only

you can bring it out.

Once you realize your dream, you grow within - to be more confident and full of more life for life by design is made for increase.

QUOTE OF THE POST

"Create" - Segedoo

What you need to be a success

• Intuition
• Great communicaton skills
• Discipline
• Passion for Dream Achievement
• Ability to Convert Dream to Workable plan
• Going in the opposite direction to what everyone is doing
• Relationship building skills
• 3-4 hours of study everyday for a sharp brain
• Usage ALL your diverese skills and seemingly unfitting gifts to achieve your dreams
• A reconnection to your childhood life
• Survivability in any condition
• Thoughts outside the box
• Apprenticeships
• Eagerness to learn all about whatever you're doing per time
• Consciousness
• Positive Affirmation of internal dreams
• Emotional Connection to your niche
• Prospects' contacts
• Intelligent Conversation
• Political structures
• Effective Marketing
• Market Identification
• Market Segementation
• Sacrifice
• Research
• Preparation
• Analysis
• A Plan
• Reason
• Good temperament

QUOTE OF THE DAY

"Royalty means having the final say in the affairs of my domain" - Bill Winston

What makes a successful person?

• Is it their education?
• Is it their intelligence?
• Is it their integrity?
• Is it because they are lucky?
• Is it because they are well connected to the right people?

Not all successful entrepreneurs have a great education,

take Henry Ford for example; the founder of Ford Motor

Company. Mr. Ford dropped out of school at the age of

seventeen.

I am sure all of successful people are Intelligent. But I would

boldly guess that very few of them are geniuses.

Thomas Edison the inventor of the light bulb. He tried over

two thousand times before he finally got a working light bulb.

So, it wasn’t luck for him.The Payoff is in the Doing.

What about if you were born into slavery like Madam Walker;

the first self made female millionaire in America. She got her

start by selling her own hair product door to door back in 1900’s.

I would say most likely Walker wasn’t well connected to start with.

So what is it? What is the key to their success? The answer may be

simpler than you think.

Although some successful people might have the education, is a

genius, came from wealthy home, have the best luck or well

connected with the right people. In reality most successful people

got their success without all of the above.

The real key to it all is that they take action! They are the doer!

The Money is in the Doing! The Success is in the Doing… Despite

popular beliefs; knowledge is essential but action is the key.

So whatever your heart desires, don’t sit on the side line. You have

got to put Action into it. You have got to do it. The Money, the

payout…is all in the doing!

QUOTE OF THE POST

"Success is a choice" - Segedoo

Some 2008 Thoughts

Partially in Charge

You have NO control over certain things that happen or unexpected occurrences that manifest in your life. But you can take CHARGE of them before they do and lead those to you suit what you have been divinely wired to do. We have ALL the power of determine how we react to things that present themselves in our lives - which is good but LEADING THE SITUATION means being proactive to situations that occur in our lives. This means thinking ahead, visualizing the possible scenarios and taking advantage of them in the wisest and most productive way possible even before they occur.

No one deserves to lead another until he is a master of his self. Self mastery is a lost trait in this age. Charisma seems to the in thing. It is now all about the outward – the without but all through the ages the most powerful leaders were not those that held military powers or initially held offices but those who first of all mastered themselves –Jesus Christ, Mahatma Ghandi, Nelson Mandela. This single act led to a demand for them to take public offices.

OUR UNIVERSE

God is the maker of all things – seen and unseen. In him all things exists. Without him was not anything made that was made. We live in a universe that is all encompassing. It is made of energy. It keeps expanding every second. In the universes are billions of galaxies; in the galaxies are billions of solar systems; each solar system has its own planets, meteors and moons; within each planet are the physically visible but not necessarily physical beings like us and at the microscopic levels are the atoms and electrons and in the nano realm is nothing but energy vibrating.

ORDER

We live in a planet that is based on order. Even at a microscopic level, things that we consider random are highly orderly activities. At the subatomic level, order exists there also. The order here is even similar to the arrangement of our solar system. The planets are so orderly in their movements that scientists have calculated the equations that accurately describe their movement in orbit.

If we live in such an orderly season universe, it is safe to conclude that if we are out of alignment with order I n our lives, we cannot live fully productive lives.

Order is different from routine. Your routine is your habit – the things you do regularly. Order depicts a higher ideal. It is related to a hierarchy. It is encompassing. Everything in the universe is in order and to be out of sync is to be breaking ranks.

DISCPLINE

Military might is based on order and the discipline to carry them out or follow them. Anything outside is treachery.

Leading any situation is based on the discipline of self. You have to be able train yourself in the art of stillness.

QUOTE OF THE POST

"The wise will increase in learning" - Proverbs

Faster Computer 3

My Notes - Here are the final fifteen tips to use to make your computer faster

A big thank you goes out to the TECH RADAR FOLKS :)

21. Save time with Scheduled Tasks

If your PC is left on overnight or when you're not using it, you

can schedule common tasks to occur while you're away from

your desk. Go to Start Search, type in 'Task Scheduler' and hit

Enter. Once the Scheduler is open, select tasks and edit the

time they should occur and how long they'll last, along with

other options. The tasks you'll probably want to run most often

are Disk Defragmenter and System Restore.

22. Turn off Aero

People with very low-spec PCs might want to turn off Windows

Aero to improve performance. Rendering those lovely

transparent taskbars is hard work for older graphics cards,

and switching them off would give your PC a much needed

boost. To do this, right-click on the desktop, click Personalize

> Windows Color and Appearance, and turn off transparency

to optimise your computer's performance.

23. Optimise the registry the easy way

Cleaning the registry used to come with all sorts of problems,

and doing so can be a good way to send your PC to an early

grave. Instead, try defragging the registry, which works much

the same way as it does with hard drives. You can download a

registry defrag tool from www.registry-clean.net.

24. Trace Windows services

Browse Task Manager on any PC and you'll see the same name:

svchost.exe. Each copy of this runs Windows services, some of

which can be turned off to save RAM. Find the svchost.exe copy

using the most memory, right-click it and select Go to Service(s).

Check Black Viper to see what can be safely disabled.

25. Optimise SuperFetch

The SuperFetch settings in Windows Vista are designed to

maximise performance, and Tweak VI (available to download

from Totalidea Software) has a section dedicated to occasionally

clearing the logs to tidy things up and optimise it. To access this,

select System Information and Tweaks > Hard drive

information... Switch to the Prefetcher and SuperFetch

optimisation tab and follow the instructions that are presented.

26. Turn off automatic defragmentation

Your PC slows down while the Defragmenter is running, so you

might prefer to set it to run manually - turn off scheduling by

unticking Run on a Schedule (recommended). Alternatively, pick

a time when you're away from your PC - your lunch hour may be

good, so it doesn't interfere with your work.

27. Drop an app's priority

Sometimes a program goes into an endless loop, grabbing all your

CPU time, and refusing to be shut down. Launch Task Manager,

right-click the program and select Set Priority > Below Normal.

Your other programs should then get priority, and you'll be able to

use them again.

28. Remove external drives quickly

The Remove Drive Safely gadget sits quietly in your

Windows Sidebar and lets you disconnect your USB,

SATA and eSATA drives with just a click of your mouse,

and it recognises any new drives you plug in as well. You

can quickly disconnect single or multiple drives, and

because it sits on your Sidebar, it's immediately accessible.

Download the gadget from Windows Live Gallery, or click

the plus sign on the Sidebar and choose Get more gadgets online.

29. Disable network printer search

If you're on a network, but not sharing any printers, then

speed things up by disabling the network printer search.

Open the Network and Sharing Center, then under Printer

Sharing, click the down arrow and select Turn off printer

sharing before clicking Apply.

30. Close any program faster than ever

People have been using this great trick for ages now: to

close anything from an Internet Explorer browser window

to Windows Media Player faster than you're able to with

your mouse, just hold down the Alt key on your keyboard,

and then press F4. It might take a while to get used to this

shortcut, but once you're accustomed, you'll be navigating

round your PC faster than ever before.

31. Quickly gain elevated rights

Press the Windows key to launch the Start menu and type

in the program you're looking for - press Ctrl and Shift and

Enter followed by Alt and C and you'll launch it with full

administrator rights without having to click once.

32. Rename groups of files quickly and easily

When you've got a huge amount of files you'd like

to rename, instead of having to alter them one by

one, you can rename them all in just a few clicks.

Hold Ctrl and left-click each file, or left-click and

drag to select all the files you want. Then press F2,

type in a common name to use for all the files, press

Enter and all the files will automatically be given the

same name, with the exception of a number at the end.

33. File things quickly

Want to quickly fling files into their correct folders?

Download the free Magic Folder Gadget from

davecra.spaces.live.com - this creates a virtual folder

into which you drag files. You can dump them all in a

single folder, or set it up to move them to a specific

location based on their file type. Alternatively, you

can download The Magic Folder gadget for your

Windows Sidebar, whereby you can drag files onto it

and it will automatically move them to the right folder.

34. Use the Send To function

Type %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\sendto into

the Start > Run box or Address bar to open your

personal sendto folder. Drag a program shortcut into

here (hold down Ctrl as you drag to ensure it's copied

rather than moved) and you can open a file in that

program simply by right-clicking on the file and choosing

Send to > Program name. This is perfect if, for example,

you have a number of different image-editing tools installed

on your PC and you need to choose a different one to the default.

35. Find more problems

The Performance Monitor can tell you which applications

are using your processor, memory, hard drive and network,

but you'll need to use other tools to do something about it.

Type 'Performance Monitor' into Start Search.

QUOTE OF THE POST

"Time more than is money" - Segedoo

Faster Computer 2

My comments: I hope you tried out some stuffs here. I did and they worked.

Here's another set of 10 things you can do.

11. Update your drivers

If you are experiencing any kind of performance issues,

checking you're running the latest drivers should always

be one of your first ports of call. The drivers provide the

link between the hardware inside your PC and what you

experience, and companies constantly update them to iron

out bugs and optimise performance. Search the

manufacturer's web site for the latest editions of your drivers.

12. Tweak advanced settings

Even if there's no new driver for a device, you may still be

able to squeeze more speed out of it. Click Control Panel

> System and Maintenance > Device Manager, then

expand the Network Adapters section, right-click an

adapter and select Properties > Advanced. You'll probably

find all kinds of settings that aren't available anywhere else,

and it's much the same for any device with an Advanced tab.

13. Stop the Search index

The Indexing Service is a handy way to speed up searches,

but if you rarely go hunting for files this can be turned off.

Open Computer, right-click on the hard drive and clear the

Index This Drive box.

14. Turn off legacy support

Launch REGEDIT, and browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

\SYSTEM\currentcontrolset\Control\filesystem.

Set ntfsdisable8dot3namecreation to 1 and it won't

create DOS-style shortened versions of file names;

setting ntfsdisablelastaccessupdate means Windows

won't update the Last Accessed date on a folder when

you view it. Both tweaks will help improve drive

performance a little, but could break old software.

15. Get more speed from your SATA drives

You can squeeze a little extra performance from a

SATA drive by going to Control Panel > Performance

and Maintenance > System > Device Manager > Hard

Drives, then right-clicking your drive, selecting Policies

and checking Enable Advanced Performance. Beware:

Microsoft says this increases the chance of data loss if

the drive loses power. Only do this if you have backup

like a UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) or are willing

to take the risk.

16. Plain but speedy

Click Control Panel > System and Maintenance

> Performance Information and Tools > Adjust

visual effects > Adjust for best performance to speed

up PCs with a sluggish video card. Check Enable

transparent glass if that's a little too plain.

17. Give ReadyBoost a go

Slower PCs may benefit marginally from using a USB

drive as a ReadyBoost drive - but it's no substitute for

adding more RAM. Before you start you need to make

sure your USB memory card is up to the job. You'll need

a minimum of 256MB storage and a maximum of 4GB,

and it needs to be capable of specific speeds: 2.5MB per

second for random reads and 1.75MB per second for

random writes. ReadyBoost will test your memory when

you first plug it in and, if it's not up to scratch, ReadyBoost

will refuse to use it.

18. Remove SP1 uninstall files

If you're running short of space and Service Pack 1 is

causing you no trouble at all, and you're sure you'll never

want to remove it, then use the tool that Microsoft has

provided to clear the 800MB of uninstall files. Simply type

vsp1cln.exe into Start Search and press Enter to launch it.

It'll erase your old files, free up some disk space and you can

get on with enjoying your faster, more reliable PC.

19. Roll back to a faster, happier time

System Restore enables you to roll back Windows Vista to an

earlier point in time without affecting your files. You can run it

from within Windows Vista or in Safe mode by clicking Start

> Control Panel > System and Maintenance > System

> System Protection > System Restore.

20. Turn off System Restore

In Windows Vista you can set restore points, so you

can return to a state of PC peace if things get a little

stormy. However, setting these points takes lots of

disk space and processing power, and so if you suffer

poor performance turning off this safeguard might give

you the extra boost you need. Be sure to back up

regularly, though - and strike tip 19 off your list if you

do turn off System Restore.

Thanks again to the techradar.com folks!

QUOTE OF THE POST

"If you think educationis expensive, you ought to try ignorance" - unknown

Faster Computer

My Notes -

My laptop had started becoming slower and it was

beginning to frustrate me. So, i decided to go online

and find the way out.

Eventually i was able to get 35 things that i could try out

some of them have improved my LT's speed already :)

my Notes end here-

No matter how you look at it, a PC never feels fast

enough, and when it comes to Vista, everything seems

to take too long.

Copying files, searching for documents, connecting to

a wireless network and waiting for it to start are all

frustrating.

The good news is that we've got a stonking selection of

speed tips, tricks and tweaks for you.

Whether you're using a desktop or a laptop, here are some

handy tweaks you can make, services you can turn off and

much more to help you get things done faster.

1. Clean out old files

In Performance Information... click Open Disk Cleanup to

delete redundant files. Then click Start, enter 'defrag' in the

search box and press Enter, click Defragment Now, and wait

while your hard drive is optimised.

2. Tame the Sidebar

The Sidebar is fun, but the more gadgets you add, the more

system resources they'll consume and the slower your PC will

be. Remove gadgets you don't need, or right-click on the Sidebar,

select Properties and clear Start Sidebar to disable it altogether.

3. Disable unused devices

Click Control Panel > System and Maintenance > System

> Device Manager, right-click hardware you don't need

- an unused network adapter? - and select Disable. However,

disable the wrong thing and your PC won't reboot, so if in doubt,

leave it.

4. Disable unwanted services

Type 'Services' in the Search box and press Enter

to see what's marked as 'Started' and running on

your PC. Services you may not need that start

anyway include the Distributed Link Tracking Client

(which maintains NTFS file links over a network)

and the Tablet PC Input Service (unless you're using

a Tablet PC). Double-click a redundant service, set

its Startup type to Disabled, and it won't be relaunched

when you next boot. Again, some services are vital to

your system, and disabling them will stop it from

booting altogether. Take advice from sites like Black

Viper, and if you're in doubt about something, leave it

running.

5. Troubleshoot long boot times

If your PC is up to date, but you're suffering really slow

boot times (over three minutes) then there could be a

hardware or driver issue. Try removing everything apart

from your monitor, keyboard and mouse. Or if you're

currently unplugged from your network, reconnect and

see what happens.

6. Check for errors in the Event Viewer

Find clues in the Event Viewer (type 'eventvwr' in the

Search box and press Enter). Expand the Windows Logs

part of the tree and browse the Applications and System

logs. Scroll down to the last time you booted and look for

error messages that might explain why your PC is

performing poorly.

7. Remove system tray clutter

Take a look at all those icons in your system tray. For

every essential item like your antivirus program, there

will be something else, like QuickTime, which probably

doesn't need to be there at all. Right-click or double-click

that icon, look for ways you can tell the program not to

load, and benefit from a little extra speed.

8. Check running tasks

Some background programs will run anyway, and could be

tying up more memory or processor time than you realise.

To find out, right-click the taskbar, select Task Manager >

Processes. Now just watch for a while. Assuming you've

sorted by CPU use, you'll now see background processes

pop up as they run. If you spot something you don't recognise

that's taking up 10 per cent or more CPU time, right-click it

and select Properties to find out more. Once you've discovered

which program owns this process, check the documentation to

find out if you really need to run it.

9. Get rid of unwanted startup programs

Launch Windows Defender and click Tools > Software

Explorer to see the programs that load when Windows

starts. Don't automatically delete them all, but if you're

positive a program is unnecessary, click it and select

Disable to stop it loading.

10. Trim the fat with Autoruns

Every program that starts up with your PC extends the

boot time. Some programs are essential, but others aren't.

Trim them back with free program Autoruns. Autoruns has

a whole series of tabs - each of these display start-up

programs according to their category. Switch to the Logon

tab. Before you remove anything, right-click on it and

choose Search Online to find out more. Once you've been

able to verify that a disabled entry isn't important, you

can opt to remove it completely - to do so, right-click and

choose Delete. Click Yes when prompted. This action should

prevent future memory loss.

Coutresy TechRadar.com

QUOTE OF THE POST

"Run Baby Run" -unknown

My Friend

Last week, i met a special person online. Her Name's

Nadira Hannif. She's a Coach and an entrepreneur.

As at the time of this writing, she's offered to look through

the introductory chapter of my e-book.

I have just weathered the most difficult month of my life -

i lost my dad, my fiancee's breaking up with me, i'm facing

some business challenges and my bankers are acting funny.

I'm glad i'm very healthy though - for that i'm most grateful.

I guess the US/British Military and i have that in common.

Anyway, as they say, It is always darkest before daybreak,

I'm beginning to sense a breakthrough.

You might wonder why i'm writing this; it's simple:

ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR OUR GOOD!

This i know:

1. I'd achieve a million times more than my Professor Dad

did - Financially, Intellectually, and in terms of my global

Networks and influence.

2. My Girlfriend was just all i wanted and more but if things

suddenly collapsed due to no fault of mine, then i can only

be in AWE of who God's going to give me as a soulmate

So, if you happen to be facing a tough time, cheer up

your upset is a ladder to set you up BIG TIME.

QUOTE OF THE POST

"All things work together for good to those who love God

and are called according to His purpose" - Paul the Apostle

Updates

I lost my Dad on July 4, 2009. That's 2 weeks ago today.

He was the closest person to Jesus Christ in Character

that i've ever seen.

I'm currently personally editing my first completed book.

It's about value creation as a business strategy.

I'm about to ask a Professor of lingistics to help

with the final editing while I research the best platform to

use in marketing it.

I'm also working on 2 websites - one to use to sell the book

and the other my own personal development site

SPECing it

The ability to create is the most powerful attribute we as

humans have. It is one thing we have that makes us most

like God because it proves that we are life-giving spirits.

The highest form of creation is to create another like

ourselves.

Lower forms of creation incude educing - to bring forth from

within - things that are not necessarily living but can improve

the overall quality of life.

One of the ways i do this is by using a technique called SPEC

SPECing it is very simple.

S - Select it

P - Project it

E - Expect it

C - Collect it

This method of creation, i learnt from an interview with an

84-year old lady i listened to some months back.

I practised it starting with small desires and believe me, it

works.

SELECT IT

Choose whatever you desire in life. Be absolutely sure of

whatever it is you want to manifest in your life. Focus on

just one thing with all definiteness of purpose.

And for God's sake, start with something small.

Remember you crawled before you walked. Most people seem

to jump on to big things without testing the waters with the small.

It is our success in the small that goes on to develop a desire for

bigger achievements.

PROJECT IT

Now that you have selected your desire, project it. This means to

develop it in it's ramifications. For instance, I desire a BMW X5.

I then go ahead and begin to visualize myself seating in my Army

green SUV with cream-coloured leather upholstery and dashboard,

lined handcrafted mahogany panel vibrating in harmony with the

sounds coming from Bose surround speakers, holding the steering

wheel and telling my girlfriend to fasten her seat belt will i start the

car and reverse out of the car park, drive down the highway and head

for the fuel station on our way to drop her at home....

You get the gist. The idea is for me to own my X5 before i own it - To

experience the car in my mind first.

This is where the REAL WORK is. You have to do this every so often

and by all means ENJOY THE EXPERIENCE.

EXPECT IT

This means that now that I have owned my X5, i actually begin to

anticipate it physical manifestation. Expectation is the proof of faith.

Just to show how expectant i am, i go out and buy a key holder for

the keys of the SUV i have seen in my vision but not yet with my eyes.

I do not allow my current reality to determine my level of expectation

because my current reality is as a result of past thinking.

I begin to give thanks to God for giving my that vehicle already.

COLLECT IT

Now, i go the second to the last step of actually keeping my mind

conscious of the happenings in my environment.

It is in my environment that the opportunity to get the SUV of my

dreams exist.

I look in the papers, I make enquiries, i test- drive the car, I pick

up signals for what i can do to buy the car, or i enter for a

promo offering a BMW X5 as a price...whatever.

I begin to do things that align me with geting the car.

Then business opportunity shows up and i take it or i buy the raffle ticket

or i find somehow meet someone that wants to sell off his new X5 or

something.

Anywhich way, I finally go out and collect it.

QUOTE OF THE POST

"My exoectation cannot be cut short" - Proverbs

The Hardest Thing in the World 2

Yesterday, we established that the hardest thing in the world

is indeed sustaining a thought - holding it captive and thinking

of nothing else.

How do you do this?

Well, like every other thing - you practise. A wise person once

said practise makes permanent not perfect.

The best way to hold a thought captive is to first of all be at ease.

Don't let there be any resistance - in your mind and body

Start by making yourself comfortable. With eyes closed, breathe in

deeply and exhale slowly. After 5 tries, focus on what you want to

think about and in a mood of ease, think about it only.

The reason for breathing is to lower your brain "noise". This is

actually your brain wave frequency when you are active and

excited. It is between 7-14 Hz (cycles per second). It is the brain

noise that activates all the thoughts and the monks of old know that

by breathing deeply, your lower your brain frequecy and blood

pressure.

While focusing on a thought,any other thought comes along, just allow it

to flow through your mind. If you give it any attention, your mind

wanders to it by focusing on it briefly till another thought comes along

seconds later and before you know it, you've thought about 30 different

things in 30 seconds!

This is the easiest way to start the serene art of meditating.

I have found by experience that the most important things in life are

Focus and Persistence

No amount of genius, talent, influence or whatever it is we crave can

guaranty the realization of any goal we set without these two things.

So, begin these game of holding thought captive by Focusing on a

thought and persistently practising till you can hold it for as long as

you desire.

QUOTE OF THE POST

"Don't let go of your dreams" - unknown

The Hardest Thing in the World

The hardest thing in the world?! What the heck might that be?

You'd find out pretty soon.

ONLY 5% of the world's population are RICH, SUCCESSFUL and seem to be

living the fairy tale life of their creation. They determine the what their dream

life is and go right ahead to live it.

Have you ever wondered why it is just 5% of 6.7 billion people?

Well, the reason is why i'm writing this.

The Hardest thing in the world is not physical! It is something you cannot

touch or feel, smell or see.

In the realm where it exists, the 5 senses are irrelevant.

Not to keep you in so much suspense, the world's hardest job is keeping a

sustained thought and blocking out every other that does not support it.

Try it out and see for yourself. Just think about one thing for the next 10

minutes...No, no let's make it 5minutes. Just hold on to this thought and nothing

else.

If you can do for 3o seconds, you deserve a medal.

This simple exercise is the reason why a lot of us wonder why we can't live our

dream lives and end up looking up to some "hero" - a football star, an

entertainer or some politician, artist or billionaire business mogul.

You should be your own hero first of all and then maybe add others. In Mariah

Carey's sweet voice, "...The Hero lies in you"

Besides, you shoul NEVER look up to your hero, for then you'd be insulting your

own genius.

Rather, you should look into them - what did he do to become what he is that i

admire with such awe?

Well, like i said earlier, the First secret is to HOLD THE THOUGHT OF YOUR

DESIRE IN YOUR MIND PERPETUALLY till it becomes your reality in this

physical realm.

You cannot travel in the mind and remain still outside.

If you have been there in the mind, you'd be there in the

body.

If you determine what you really want in life and hold the thought of it alone in your

mind, wonders begin to happen, things begin to fall in place and you just start to

meet the right people that can help you achieve your desired dream.

This is what the Bible refers to has praying without ceasing.

Have great day while you think about this. I hope to write more on this later.

QUOTE OF THE POST

" Whatever you think about, you bring about." - Dr. De Martini

Entrepreneurship

The Entrepreneur is the individual advancing the spirit of increase.

The desire for increase is inherent in everything that has life. And it

is the entrepreneur that best illustrates this in the realm of Value Creation.

Entrepreneurship is the key to REAL financial freedom. Total Freedom is

one of the most important things any human can have. The liberty to make

your own decisions, knowing fully well that you'd reap the harvest - Good or

Bad.

The entrepreneur is a visionary, a binding force, a creator of value of any

sort.

I am on my entrepreneur's journey and it has been exciting. The challenges

are there though and sometimes i don't even know i've not eaten

because of the intense concentration on achieving what i have seen as

possible.

Offering value by bringing the elements of value creation together is such

fun and this result in meeting different people and building a network.

Remember, you it is the valu of the network you form that determines

your wealth. In other words, your network determines your networth.

I was an employee for 1 year and a half until 31/12/08 and i have since

become an entrepreneur. Believe me, my mindset is different and the

relationships i have gotten into and the people i have met from different

fields of expertise, i won't have had if i was still at someone else's job.

If you're an entrepreneur, Kudos to you and keep it up.

If you're not, you can begin by mentally preparing to be one of us.

QUOTE OF THE POST

"Life ia a either a daring adventure or nothing" - Hellen Keller

HEALTHY JUICES

God's Nature's been created to make sure we live long, healthy lives. Hear are some fruit combos that are really helpful and the outcome of their use

Carrot + Ginger + Apple - Boost and cleanse our system.

Apple + Cucumber + Celery - Prevent cancer, reduce cholesterol, and improve stomach upset and headache.

Tomato + Carrot + Apple - Improve skin complexion and bad breath.

Bitter gourd + Apple + Milk- Avoid bad breath and reduce internal body heat.

Orange + Ginger + Cucumber- Improve Skin texture and moisture and reduce body heat.

Pineapple + Apple + Watermelon - To dispel excess salts, nourish the bladder and kidney.

Apple + Cucumber + Kiwi - To improve skin complexion. Pear + Banana - Regulates sugar content.

Carrot + Apple + Pear + Mango - Clear body heat, counteracts toxicity, decreased blood pressure and fight oxidization.

Honeydew + Grape + Watermelon + Milk - Rich in vitamin C + Vitamin B2 that increase cell activity and strengthen body immunity.

Papaya (Pawpaw) + Pineapple + Milk - Rich in vitamin C, E, Iron. Improve skin complexion and metabolism.

Banana + Pineapple + Milk - Rich in vitamin with nutritious and prevent constipation.

QUOTE OF THE POST
"You are what you eat" - unknown

ROI

That’s one of my favourite acronymns – Return on
Investment. It means quite a lot to someone
who’s an investor because it signifies reward for
risk taking and how fast you’d get your money
back.

Nice!

The Nigerian Stock market isn't doing too well
now though! it's been all BEARS.

In the context of this writing however, ROI means
Remember Observe Imagine. Those are the three
things we do a lot of the time and they determine
our reality.
There is one thing I am so pleased to broadcast to
the world; YOU CAN DETERMINE YOUR REALITY!
The Book of Proverbs says “...as he thinks in his
heart so is he!”
You are a sum total of all your thoughts – Good,
bad, ugly, boring, whatever. Every thought has a
frequency at which it vibrates.

You have to wake up to the fact that you have the
ability to direct your own thoughts; you have the
option of observing things as they are, or of
imagining them as you want them to be—and
whichever option you choose, whether you are
imagining or observing, is equally powerful. You
have the option of remembering something as it
actually occurred or imagining it as you would
prefer. You have the option of remembering
something that pleased you or remembering
something that did not please you. You have the
option of anticipating something you want or
anticipating something you do not want. In every
case, your thoughts produce a vibration within
you that equals your point of attraction, and then
circumstances and events line up to match the
vibrations that you have offered.

You have the ability to place your attention
wherever you decide, so it is possible to distract
yourself from something unwanted and put your
attention upon something wanted. But when a
vibration within you is one you have practiced a
great deal, the tendency is to continue to offer the
vibration in the way you have been practicing it
—no matter how much you wish it to be different.
It is not a difficult thing to change the pattern of
your thought/vibration, especially when you
understand that you can do it a little bit at a time.
Once you have an understanding of how
vibrations work, how they affect your experience,
and, most important, what your emotions are
telling you about your vibrations, now you can
make steady, fast progress toward the achievement
of anything that you desire.

Our universe is fascinating and forever expanding.
This means there are various unending possibilities.
Various varieties (pardon my tautology) therefore
establish this order:

· Variety causes contemplation.
• Contemplation produces preference.
• Preference is asking.
• Asking is always answered.

Regarding your creation of your own life
experience, there really is only one important
question for you to ask: How can I bring
myself into vibrational alignment with the
desires that my experience has produced?
And the answer is simple: Pay attention to
the way you feel, and deliberately choose
thoughts—about everything—that feel good
to you when you think them.

There is a way you can always find joy. It
is by following your bliss!!
Check out these words. They are synonyms
of the beautiful word BLISS.

Joy; Elation ; Happiness; Seventh heaven;
Cloud nine; Ecstasy; Delight; Pleasure;
Harmony; Rapture; Thrill; Excitement;
Euphoria; Exhilaration; Paradise; Electrify.

Pure Bliss!

No better guidance has ever been offered to
us humans than the words “Follow your bliss,”
for in the steady reaching for bliss, you must
surely align with the Energy of your Source - God.
And in that constant alignment, your Well-Being
is certain.

There are things that you think about that makes
you be in a temporary state of bliss. These are the
things that you should pursue as long as they do
not prevent a fellow human being to live his/her
own life to the fullest.

When you’re in this state of pure joy, time seems
to temporarily freeze and your emotions are let
loose. Your emotions are to be used as guides.
If you feel bad, then change what you’re thinking
to a joyous one. If you’re feeling good, continue
thinking those thoughts.

• By always reaching for the thoughts/ feeling of
joy, or Well-Being, you would always be moving
toward that which you desire.

• In the process of moving toward your desires,
you would experience joy.

So in essence, it is an unending cycle once you set
it rolling and don’t allow negative thoughts in.

QUOTE OF THE POST
“Ask and it shall be given unto you.” - The Bible

Will We Give Birth?

2009 is a running fast.
The 16th day of the first month is almost gone already!

It struck me some days ago that 2009 and i (as well as
everyone else) have something major in common.

WE'RE BOTH PREGNANT.

You and I with all our goals for the year and 2009,
with 365 days!

AND

It has given birth to the 16th day already!!

Obviously, the year seems to be an aggressive go getter.

One thing is certain as the earth remains,the year will
always deliver her 365 or 366 days as the case may be.

it won't say with regret on the 1st of January, 2010:

'I wish i had...'.

This is simply because it is focused on just
one thing - delivering 365 days!

i begin to converse with myself;

• will i?
• what is the 1 ThING i am focusing on this year?
• what's my plan to achieve it?
• how's the plan broken down into daily chunks ?
• How do I measure my performance?

I'm on track. Being on track ain't enough.

I must maintain focus and dumped everthing else

I must stick to the plan. I must achieve my aim.....

Just like the year does yearly.

So help me GOD.

QUOTE OF THE POST

'Concentrate. Mind and body as one.' - Van Damme's master in the kickboxer

WHAT I HAVE LEARNT THIS YEAR SO FAR...

In the Bible, God declares: "I am the Alpha and the
Omega, and I am the living One."

In the timeless realm where God dwells, which is also
your home, the beginning and the end, the Alpha
and the Omega, are one, and the essence of
everything that ever has been and ever will be
is eternally present in an unmanifested state of
oneness and perfection - totally beyond anything
the human mind can ever imagine or comprehend.
In our world of seemingly separate forms, however,
timeless perfection is an inconceivable concept.

There is a vertical dimension of the timeless now and a
horizontal dimension of time and space. This later
dimension is an illusory plane where your past and
future lies because really, there is no past or future.

ALL THERE IS, IS NOW.

Now is what will always be. Today is the tomorrow
you talked about yesterday!

Remember the poem that goes like this:

The past is history
The future is a mystery
Today is a gift
That is why it is called the PRESENT

Ask yourself these questions:

Does the past take up a great deal of your attention?

Do you frequently talk and think about it, either positively
or negatively? The great things that you have achieved,
your adventures or experiences, or your victim story and
the dreadful things that were done to you or maybe what
you did to someone else?

Are your thought processes creating guilt, pride, resentment,
anger, regret, or self-pity?

If the answer is yes then you’re not only reinforcing
a false sense of self but also helping to accelerate your
body's aging process by creating an accumulation of
past in your psyche. Verify this for yourself by
observing those around you who have a strong
tendency to hold on to the past.

Die to the past every moment.

You don’t need it. Only refer to it when it is absolutely
relevant to the present. Feel the power of this moment
and the fullness of being. Feel your presence.

Are you worried?
Do you have many "what if" thoughts?

If the answer is also yes then you are identifying
with your mind, which is projecting itself into an
imaginary future situation and creating fear.
There is no way that you can cope with such a
situation, because it doesn't exist. It's a mental
phantom. You can stop this health- and life-corroding
insanity simply by acknowledging the present
moment. Become aware of your breathing. Feel the
air flowing in and out of your body. Feel your inner
energy field. All that you ever have to deal with, cope
with, in real life - as opposed to imaginary mind
projections – is this moment. Ask yourself what
"problem' you have right now, not next year,
tomorrow, or five minutes from now. What is wrong
with this moment? You can always cope with the Now,
but you can never cope with the future -nor do you
have to. The answer, the strength, the right action or
the resource will be there when you need it, not
before, not after.

"One day I'll make it." Is your goal taking up so much
of your attention that you reduce the present moment
to a means to an end? Is it taking the joy out of your
doing? Are you waiting to start living? If you develop
such a mind pattern, no matter what you achieve or get,
the present will never be good enough; the future will
always seem better. A perfect recipe for permanent
dissatisfaction and nonfulfillment, don' t you agree?

Are you a habitual "waiter"? How much of your life do
you spend waiting? What I call "small-scale waiting" is
waiting in line at the post office, in a traffic jam, at the
airport, or waiting for someone to arrive, to finish work,
and so on. "Large-scale waiting" is waiting for the next
vacation, for a better job, for the children to grow up,
for a truly meaningful relationship, for success, to
make money, to be important, to become enlightened.
It is not uncommon for people to spend their whole life
waiting to start living.

Waiting is a state of mind. Basically, it means that you
want the future; you don't want the present. You don't
want what you've got, and you want what you haven't
got. With every kind of waiting, you unconsciously create
inner conflict between your here and now, where you
don't want to be, and the projected future, where you
want to be. This greatly reduces the quality of your life
by making you lose the present.

There is nothing wrong with striving to improve your life
situation. You can improve your life situation, but you
cannot improve your life. Life is primary. Life is your
deepest inner Being. It is already whole, complete, perfect.
Your life situation consists of your circumstances and
your experiences. There is nothing wrong with setting
goals and striving to achieve things. The mistake lies in
using it as a substitute for the feeling of life, for Being.
The only point of access for that is the Now. You are
then like an architect who pays no attention to the
foundation of a building but spends a lot of time
working on the superstructure.

For example, many people are waiting for prosperity.
It cannot come in the future. When you honor,
acknowledge, and fully accept your present reality -
where you are, who you are, what you are doing right
now - when you fully accept what you have got, you
are grateful for what you have got, grateful for what
is, grateful for Being. Gratitude for the present
moment and the fullness of life now is true prosperity.
It cannot come in the future. Then, in time, that
prosperity manifests for you in various ways.

If you are dissatisfied with what you have got, or
even frustrated or angry about your present lack,
that may motivate you to become rich, but even if
you do make millions, you will continue to experience
the inner condition of lack, and deep down you will
continue to feel unfulfilled.

You may have many exciting experiences that money
can buy, but they will come and go and always leave
you with an empty feeling and the need for further
physical or psychological gratification. You won't abide
in Being and so feel the fullness of life now that alone is
true prosperity. So give up waiting as a state of mind.
When you catch yourself slipping into waiting ... snap
out of it. Come into the present moment. Just be, and
enjoy being. If you are present, there is never any need
for you to wait for anything. So next time somebody
says, "Sorry to have kept you waiting," you can reply,

"That's all right, I wasn't waiting.

I was just standing here enjoying myself - in joy in myself."

These are just a few of the habitual mind strategies
for denying the present moment that are part of ordinary
unconsciousness. They are easy to overlook because they
are so much a part of normal living: the background static
of perpetual discontent. But the more you practice
monitoring your inner mental-emotional state, the easier
it will be to know when you have been trapped in past or
future, which is to say unconscious, and to awaken out of
the dream of time into the present. But beware: The
false, unhappy self, based on mind identification, lives
on time. It knows that the present moment is its own
death and so feels very threatened by it. It will do all it
can to take you out of it. It will try to keep you trapped
in time.



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''Enjoy NOW!''

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

2009 is finaly here at last. Thank God we made it. I pray

that all our dreams come to pass this year . May the year

be our best so far. AMEN.

We all have GREAT things to achieve this year. We should

put them before our Creator in prayers and have no doubts

as to achieving them.

But then prayers alone will not make our dreams come to
pass.


We have to work HARD!


Besides, Faith without works is dead. DEAD!!


Our work is proof that we believe we'd achieve our set Goal.


Yes, GOAL; not the plural.

We need to choose the MAIN thing. Just THAT ONE thing and
then build all other goals round it. That way, all what is built
around the core thing are complementary. Having more than
one core desire is similar to a dog chasing two cats; he ends up
catching neither!


For me, my Chief aim this year, I have set and I'm going to give
it my best shot. it involves a major LIFE CHANGE.


I heard Fela Durotoye say this on the 1st of this year :


Change your life and your lifestyle will chage

Change your lifestyle and your life will change.


Remember: ONE CHIEF GOAL.


Every other thing has to complement it, otherwise they have to
be sacrificed.


Progress in Life is based on the law of exchange. You give what you
have now to get to the next level; otherwise, remain there.


I wish you a successful 2009 but please do not neglect this words.

May this Year be trully golden like the Orange you saw before
reading this!

LOL!

QUOTE OF THE POST
" A focused man is blind to every other thing except his goal." - Unknown

New Year's Resolutions That Work

As the end of the year 2008 approaches, it's a time for celebration.

It's also a great time for reflection. Traditionally it's a time for

visualizing what we want to accomplish in the New Year and

creating those infamous resolutions.All too often, what starts out

as a positive exercise in forward thinking, becomes an energy

draining exercise in agonizing over past failures.

How many times have you tried and failed to make these same

changes?

Why not try something a little different in 2009?

How about shifting your focus from what you didn't do, to wha

you actually did do and start building from there?Many people

have a hard time giving themselves credit for what's working in

their lives. We are so in the habit of beating ourselves up and

blaming ourselves for what's not right and what's not working.

All that negativity requires a huge amount of energy. It tires us

out, drains us of joy, and blocks out any sense of hope and well

being for the future. It completely obscures a great deal of the

good we have going for us.

Here is a 7-step process you can follow to support you in

beginning this New Year with a joyous new attitude.

1) Make a list of all the things you did right last year.

Think about all the things you are proud of, all the areas where

you moved forward in your life, even in small ways. List the

things you are grateful for about your life and how you contribute

to those around you.Add to your list what you appreciate about

the many things you have accomplished and how they have

positively impacted your life. Congratulate yourself for these

noteworthy accomplishments.

We get caught up in focusing on what we failed to accomplish

and often forget to give ourselves credit for the many more things

that we did check off our list!

2) Take inventory of your negative thoughts and feelings.

What are you hanging on to that is draining your energy? What

resentments are you holding? What are you angry about? Who are

you angry with? What are you angry with yourself about? What

are your regrets? Write down all the specific negative emotions you

can identify on as many pieces of paper as it takes.

3) Make a conscious choice to release these negative

emotions.

Declare your intention with clarity of conviction by stating out loud,

"I release my anger, resentments and regrets. I forgive myself, and

others, for our past mistakes and imperfections. I open my heart to

a more positive outlook on life".

4) Decide how you'd like to feel about yourself, your life

and the people around you.

Fill your mind with positive thoughts about your life and positive

feelings of anticipation for a new start in your new year. Notice

how you feel just thinking about your life in this new way.

5) Create an energizing life plan.

Instead of making a laundry list of New Year's Resolutions, spend

some time taking a broader view.

What kind of quality of life would energize you?

How can you create more time for the things that really

matter;what things can you say "no" to?

What do you want to do to take care of yourself that would

be nurturing and soul satisfying?

What could you do to bring more intimacy or sense of

connection to your important relationships?

What things could you make a part of your life next year

that would create more satisfaction, balance and well being?

Take a holistic view of your life and create a written plan that

will energize you to take action.Answering the questions and

doing the activities outlined in this seven-step process will

guide you to make changes from the heart.

Changes that come from a place of heart-felt desire, along with

clarity of your desired outcome in terms of the quality of life you

are seeking, will naturally give you greater momentum for success

than changes motivated by harsh recriminations.

As you enter the New Year, treat yourself with kindness,

acknowledge and celebrate the good in your life and the important

things you have accomplished, let go of negativity, and enjoy your

new year with a new attitude!

BELIEVE them and guess what?

You'll be celebrating your wins in 2009!

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"Remember not the former things, Behold I make all things new" - God to you

Why It's Important to Stop and Reflect

The Poet (French: Le Penseur) is a bronze and

marble sculpture by Auguste Rodin held in the

Musée Rodin in Paris . It depicts a man in sober

meditation battling with a powerful internal
struggle. It is often used to represent philosophy.

There is this poem: "What is this life if, full of care, We
have no time to stand and stare?"

We are all in such a rush to get to our next destination we

have no time to stop and reflect on where we have been and

what we have done. There always the fear that if we stop the

others who keep on going will overtake us and we will be left

behind in life's race.

But suppose we could do even better with less need to rush

along?

Reflection is a huge part of the learning process.

And the more knowledge you have and apply, the more power

you wield. This knowledge may provide you a way to stop

rushing along with the others and find a simpler method of

achieving success without the need to always keep running.

All our lives are lived in stages. We were infants who learn

observing how others behave. Then we go to school where a

formal system of teaching us begins and continues for twelve

years. Some of us go on to the university for another few years

before working. Our working lives too are a series of stages,

with one promotion and change of work after another, until

most of us retire. In each stage we do the best we can with the

tools and knowledge at our disposal. But we could have more

and be better equipped.

Hindsight has a very negative connotation. But if can

also be used for good. Taking time to reflect on things that

happened in the past using the hindsight of the knowledge

and experience you have gained since then, will often show you

ways in which you could have improved you performance in the

past. So what good does that do you now?

Well, consider someone learning to bake for the first time.

Whatever the results may have been, good or bad, looking

back after a few years of baking experience behind him will

allow our chef to see ways that in which he could have

produced a better cake that time.

Now suppose he did this exercise after his second baking

attempt. The second attempt will be better than the first,

because he would have learned more. But if he had
reflected in detail on the first attempt, he may have found

still more areas for improvement than the obvious ones he

picked up on. The third cake will not just be an improvement

on the second but will be the result of all that he has learned

from his previous experiences.

This will not only help him to do better, but will give
him the confidence to think of ways to reduce the work

involved and make things easier for himself. In other

words, a way out of the race to keep up.

You need not always reflect alone. Sitting with other

to analyze the past means more minds focused on the issue

which will result in a great understanding of what you

need to do in the future. The more minds shining their

light on a past situation, the more light the past will shed

on the present.

Reflection does not mean looking back and

beating yourself up for the mistakes you made or the

opportunities you let slip through your fingers.

Those have all long since been lost in the mists of time

and there's nothing you can do to bring them back. But

being able to look back and use the knowledge you have

acquired since then to understand how you can improve

today is the base of future success.

Think about it.

QUOTE OF THE POST

"A wise man gives thought to his ways.." - Proverbs

i'm Back!!!!!!

HELLO EVERYONE.

Merry Christmas in arrears.

It's been forever and I'm saying a big, BIG "I'm sorry " for being away for so looooong.

I just got an SMS from a friend of mine about 7 minutes ago (he was my PMP instructor too) and it's about this blog and it's very VERY encouraging.

In Life, we all need people to cheer us on. it usually costs them a little but the effect are ASTOUNDING on the recepient(s). Sometimes, it's just the energy and MOTIVATION needed to set you going from your inertia.

Yawwwwn!!!!!

it's so good to be awake Again!

QUOTE OF THE POST
" Quitters never win" - Anonymous

Thank you so much Kayode for your text.

How To Deal With Difficult People ...

...-Convert Difficult People to Friends
Have you ever met people who criticize or blame you,
even for the smallest reasons? Sure you have!!

They’re the ones who always find faults in whatever
you do, but never acknowledges any good deeds
you’ve done. If you’ve ever wanted to know how to
deal with difficult people, then this article will prove
to be priceless. To know how to deal with difficult
people, you must understand their behavior. They
have big egos that need to be satisfied; and they hate
it when they get humiliated. So even if you’re tempted,
never do things that will damage their self-esteem.

Here’s how to deal with difficult people who like to
play the “blame” game.

If they blame you, never retaliate; simply admit your
mistake.
Be humble.
Being defensive would only make your assailant more
aggressive in taunting you. Tell them you’re sorry. But
saying “sorry” is not enough. Tell them exactly what
you’re sorry for, and what exactly you’re going to do in
the future to avoid committing the same error.
For example, say:“I’m sorry for being late at the meeting.
Next time, I’ll schedule ahead of time to make sure that I’ll
never be delayed.”

Now here’s how to deal with difficult people if they
continue to blame you. Tell them subtly that their actions
will never improve the situation; it will only make matters
worse because of the wasted time and energy. Then
propose to come up with a solution that will solve the
current problem. Say something like: “I know that my
tardiness has caused us to lose big money in this project,
and I’m really sorry. We’re only making things worse if
we focus on the consequences of what happened. Tell you
what…I’ll do my best to resolve this concern and ensure it
will never happen again.”

If you can quickly think of a solution, let them know
about it immediately so they’ll realize how serious you
are in improving the situation. If you can’t come up with
a solution, at least make them aware that you did your
best.Learning how to deal with difficult people doesn’t
take rocket science. Just say sorry, then tell them what
you’re sorry for and your proposed action to avoid the
same mistake from being made again.

If they go on blaming, make them realize that their action
will only make matters worse. Then exert all efforts to think
of an ideal solution to ease the current situation. By
applying these steps, converting difficult people to friends
is as easy as pie.

QUOTE OF THE POST
"He that will have friends must show himself friendly"- Proverbs

Can You Attract Money With Self-Written Cheque?

A self-written cheque is a method many successful people
use to attract money. It is a method which you write the
amount of money you desire on a cheque and look at it
everyday.

Will it work? Can you really attract money by
using this fake cheque?I believe if you read or participated
in seminars about millionaire mindset or rich education,
you will come across this method. Although it is commonly
used by most successful people, no one can give a logical
or good explain about this method. What’s the science
behind it? I’m going to share with you what I know about
this method:One of the toughest challenges by everyone
who desire to be success is “To believe they can be
successful everyday until the day that they finally made
it”. It’s an extremely challenging journey if you have ever
pursued a dream.

When we are on our way to achieve our dreams, our
mind will doubt that if we can make it. It’s normal
and everyone who is success will go through it. Some of
us might doubt it everyday and some of us might
doubt it every hour. This drives us crazy and some of us
might even decide to give up because it’s challenging. The
bigger your dream, the stronger the doubt will be.

9 out of 10 people gave up not because they
failed but because they don’t believe that
they will make it.

This self-written cheque can support and give you power
when you doubt yourself. It strengthens your belief.
Whenever you doubt yourself, the check tells your mind
that you already made it and you will make it.Another biggest
challenge most successful people will face is the change of
mood. To succeed, you need lots of discipline. You can’t do
things when you feel like doing and you can’t do things that
you only like doing. ‘Mood’ is something disastrous when you
cannot handle it properly. Some people fail in pursuing
their dream because they stop doing what they should
do when they face some failures.

A self-written cheque will give you excitement. Whenever you
failed or face any challenges, look at the check and think that
it’s a real cheque for you. You’ll feel excited and stop feeling bad.
You can move on faster and not stuck in sticky situations.

To succeed, you need to keep yourself excited and give
excitement to your team, customers and everyone
around you. If everyone are excited to work with you,
you’ll be successful easier and faster!If you believe in
the law of attraction, you will also understand the power
of a self-written cheque. This method has way too many
benefits and all it takes is just 1 minute to write one. Start
using this method and I’m sure you’ll see amazing results!

QUOTE OF THE POST
"You won't see it until you see it"- Unknown

How To Be Happy

Is there some secret that those who always seem
happy are hiding? Not at all. They just have a way
of turning negative into positive.

Below are a few ways you to can start bringing more
happiness and less negativity into your life.

*Take care of yourself physically. It's much easier to
be optimistic when you are eating well, exercising, and
getting enough rest.

*Be thankful. Stresses and challenges don't seem as
terrible when you remind yourself of the things that
are right in life.

* Don't Assume. Don't waste time worrying that you
did something incorrect unless you have evidence that
there is something to worry about.

* Don't use absolutes. Thinking and talking in absolutes
like 'always' and 'never' makes the situation appear worse
than it is.

*Think positively. Your thoughts can't hold any power
over you if you don't judge them. If you notice yourself
having a negative thought, detach from it, witness it,
and don't follow it.

*Get and give hugs. Positive physical contact with friends,
loved ones, and even pets, is an instant pick-me-up.

*Increase your social activity. Surround yourself with
healthy, happy people, and their positive energy will affect
you in a positive way!

*Volunteer. Everyone feels good after helping. You can
volunteer your time, your money,or your resources. The
more positive energy you put out into the world, the more
you will receive in return.

*Don't dwell on the negative. It's never productive, because
it's not rational or solution-oriented; it's just excessive worry.

Try changing your physical environment - go for a walk or sit
outside. You could also call a friend, pick up a book, or turn
on some music. Practice does indeed make perfect. Before
long, the above traits will become automatic. You will look
back and realize how far you have come. You will have
become one of the ones people look to for the "secret" of
happiness.

QUOTE OF THE POST
"Rejoice always"- Bible

NEW YEAR

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I wish you all the best year of your life so far in 2008.

GOD BLESS!

QUOTE OF THE POST
"He crowns the year with goodness"-Psalms

MERRY CHRISTMAS IN ARREARS!!!

I pray all your dreams come to pass faster than you can imagine!

QUOTE OF THE POST

"noel. noel, noel, nooooel, born is the king of israel" - Unknown

Meditate

So that we may know God better and feel His quiet power
Let us daily keep in silence a meditation hour
For to understand God's greatness and to use His Gifts everyday
The soul must learn to meet Him in a meditative way
For our father tells is Children that if they would know His Will,
They must seek Him in silence when all is calm and still

For Nature's greatest forces are found in quiet things
Like softly falling snowflakes drifting down on Angel's wings
Or petalsdropping soundlessly from a lovely full-blown rose
So God comes closest to us when our souls are in repose
So let us plan with prayerful care to always allocate
A certain portion of each day to be still and meditate

For when everything is quiet and we're lost in meditation
Our soul is then preparing for a deeper dedication
That will make it wholly possible to quietly endure
The violent world aorund us
FOR IN GOD WE ARE SECURE
- adapted
Quote of the post
"In quiet and confidence is your strenght" -Isaiah 30:15

Have u failed?

Have you failed? Try again. You say that you have tried
again and failed again? Well, try again, and again,
and again!

Don't Quit!

Almost everyone knows the story of Thomas Edison who
refused to quit. He tried about ten thousand items before
he got the light bulb to work. I think we're all glad that he
didn't quit, especially if you are reading this article on
your computer!

Some might say, "Oh, sure, Thomas Edison. You know,
he was a brilliant inventor." It may be true that he was
a brilliant inventor, but the fact remains that he was not
a quitter! And that's the point.

Countless stories tell the tales of men and women who
just refused to quit, refused to give up, and refused to
give in. Each disappointment was just another step
closer to victory. That's how they looked at it. But sadly,
far too many people look at a set back or a disappointment
as a failure, and then they just quit. They abandon their
dreams, they discard their goals, they put their plans in
a drawer and just quit!
Thomas Edison once said, "Many of life's failures are
people who did not realize how close they were to success
when they gave up. Our greatest weakness lies in giving up.
The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one
more time. I am not discouraged, because every wrong
attempt discarded is another step forward. I have not failed.
I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."

That's a great attitude, isn't it? It really is, because
quitting is a choice, just as trying again is a choice.
Having a positive attitude is a choice, just as having a
negative attitude is a choice. Having and maintaining a
positive attitude, regardless of the situations and
circumstances, will keep you on the road to success.
On the other hand a negative, defeated attitude, will most
certainly keep you from having the success that you desire.
Sometimes, you may have the best of intentions to
maintain a positive attitude, but then you allow the
opinions of others to talk you out of your dreams.
You've probably noticed how often people try to talk
you out of your dreams. They are so quick to tell you
that you can't, instead of encouraging you and telling
you that you can.

Regardless of what others say or think, it is really up to
you to tell yourself that you can. It is up to you to refuse
to quit, refusing to give up on your dreams. The Bible
promises that if you acknowledge God in all your ways He
will direct your path. That's quite a promise!
Regardless of how you feel, regardless of what others are
saying, regardless of how many times you have failed,
keep asking for His help and direction, keep seeking, and
refuse to quit.
A very helpful method is to have a clear picture in your
mind of where you want to go and what you want to do.
Don't dwell on where you are now. Instead, see yourself
where you want to be.
You can be successful in whatever category of life that you
want to be. It all depends on how you see the situation. Is
you focus on your present situation, or is it on what lies
ahead? Do you see set backs as the end of the road, or, as
just another step closer to success and victory? After a
mistake do you say, "That's it? This doesn't work, I'm
quitting?" Or, do you say, "I am going to figure this out
and I will be successful."

Your goals and your dreams are yours. Whether or not
anyone else cares about them or encourages you, they are
yours, and they are important. And, God is very concerned
about your happiness and fulfillment.
If you refuse to quit you cannot fail. God is not in the failure
business; He is in the success business. With His help and
direction, you can be successful in every category of life.
Every day the choice is yours, so don't choose to quit!

QUOTE OF THE POST
"never ever ever ever give up" - Wiston Churchill

Transforming your life with the power of books

I was listening to "America's Success Coach", Jack Canfield,
recently and he told a story that reminded me of Bob
Proctor's "333 Story" from his international bestseller
"You Were Born Rich". In summary, the "333 Story" is a
great example of what you can achieve when you make a
firm decision and remain open to possibilities rather than
focus on obstacles.

Jack Canfield recounted that while he was in Atlanta
promoting his book, "Success Principles: How to get from
where you are to where you want to be", that he was
interviewed by a woman who said his publisher had sent
her two copies of his book.

She read one and gave the second copy to her brother
who had been unemployed for three years.
He was depressed and refused to venture out.
Well three weeks later her brother had finished the book.
He shaved, put on a suit and attended three job interviews.
Just three days later he was offered a job. Just writing about this
gives me goose bumps. Books indeed have the power to transform
your life.

It was novelist, journalist and poet, Christopher Morley who said:
"When you give someone a book, you don't give him just paper, ink,
and glue. You give him the possibility of a whole new life."
This man had certainly been given a new lease on life when he was
given the gift of "Success Principles".
It can be argued that one book has single-handedly transformed
the world of personal development. Someone gave a little
green book to Lloyd Conant who spent an entire weekend
reading and rereading its contents. On Monday morning he
decided that he would build a world-class corporation and
that is exactly what he did. Nightingale-Conant is a giant in the
field of personal development. The company is recognised around
the world for the quality of its training programs and all the leaders
in the field of personal and business development, marketing and
sales training, spiritual growth and wealth building aspire to have
their resources distributed by Nightingale-Conant.

One evening, Lloyd Conant told Bob Proctor and Harold Gash,
two of his "top lieutenants", about the little green book. Proctor
was just itching to discover the name of the book and more
importantly what was written in the pages of this book that has
had directed Lloyd Conant to his true purpose in life - to put the
inspirational and educational recordings of Earl Nightingale in every
home around the world. The book was "The Science of Getting Rich"
and, though its text is outdated by our twenty-first century standards,
it continues to fascinate and inspire a new army of transformational
leaders.

Bob Proctor says of "The Science of Getting Rich" that
"The contents of this book have served as the foundation
for every personal development program I have written for
the past quarter century."
In fact, Bob Proctor used this book as the basis of his
"Science of Getting Rich" seminar - a powerful seminar that
has helped thousands of people across the world better
understand, and apply with outstanding results, the process
of wealth creation.
The little green book inspired Rhonda Byrne to create
and produce the movie "The Secret" - a movie which
I recently heard described as a blockbuster. That made
me smile for this movie does not feature the likes of Bruce
Willis, Halle Berry, Samuel L Jackson, Brad Pitt,
Angelina Jolie, Matt Damon or George Clooney. There are
no breath-taking action scenes, suspenseful car chases or
even elaborate sets.
Instead, the movie features the likes of Bob Proctor,
Loral Langemeier, Rev. Michael Beckwith, Jack Canfield,
Lisa Nichols, Dr Joe Vitale and Bob Doyle among others.
The film stars teachers, philosophers, finance experts,
psychologists, physicists and authors. Bizarre, isn't it? But
when you understand the spirit in which this film was made
it really is no surprise that it has been as successful as it has
been and, more importantly, the power of this movie to
transform lives across the globe.

"As you learn The Secret you will come to know how you can
have, be or do anything you want. You will come to know who
you really are. You will come to know the true magnificence
that awaits you in life."

I'm sure you can recall a book, perhaps even given to you by
a friend or loved one, that made a significant impact on your
life. I urge you therefore, to continuing reading inspirational
books and to give someone you care about the gift of a great book.
(I have Rhonda Byrne to thank for this article)

MY COMMENTS:
Historically, the greatest life transfroming book is the HOLY
BIBLE and not just that, it is also the bestseller of all time.
I am an avid reader and believe me when i say most books
are based on biblical principles. My suggestion? Just go directly
to the SOURCE of KNOWLEDGE,UNDERSTANDING and
WISDOM!!

QUOTE OF THE POST
"This book of the law shall not depart oput of your mouth.." - The BiBLE

Investing in your personal growth and development

i believe this article will benefit your life. i got it from a friend

Investing in your personal growth and development is one
of the most powerful ways to produce results in your life.
You may have a specific area of your life that you are not
satisfied with and would like to change; such as your finances,
confidence level, health, career, relationships. What I mean
by growing yourself is taking personal development seminars,
courses, workshops, working with a coach, or joining a mastermind
group anything that focuses on learning about you. It is powerful
taking on the journey of wanting to know more about yourself
and what stops you and gets in your way.

When you do not invest in your own personal growth and
development you keep producing the same results in your life.
Little change and it feels like you are banging your head up
against the wall. You are clueless about what to do and how to
change because the mind that created your problems can not
fix them. Once you take on the task of learning about yourself
you discover new possibilities for solving your problems and
many times they simply disappear.

When you commit to growing and expanding as a person your life
grows and expands as result, there is no way around it. Also
when you grow the people around you grow too and are affected
by your growth. When you experience breakthroughs and
produce amazing results the people around you do too. Every
time I take a seminar or workshop and have a breakthrough
my clients and the people in my life also have breakthroughs
and produce results in their life. If you see growing yourself as
a duty for yourself and for the people in your life it makes your
commitment so much more meaningful. You know that your
growth will have an impact on the lives of others. It always
excites me when I finish a seminar and I get to witness
miraculous things happening in the lives of people around me.

You may be resistant to taking personal development courses
and seminar because you have some concerns about personal
growth and self-help. I can understand because I had some
concerns too at one time. Maybe you fear by taking a personal
development seminar or hiring a coach you are admitting you
have problems or are one of those self-help people? I used to
be so cut off from taking workshops and seminars because I
felt like it was admitting that I had problems or there was
something wrong with me. But what I realized is that we all
have problems, life is full of problems and learning how to
deal with problems powerfully and effectively is not something
to be ashamed of.

It takes courage, commitment, and being open minded to do
personal development work. Every time I take a course and
work with my coach I feel empowered and less like a victim
of the circumstances in my life. I feel excitement and passion
about my life. Before I used to dread life and dealing with
problems. I avoided problems and wished they would go away
but all they did was grow bigger. Now the problems I have do
not scare me because I know I can handle them and I also have
a support system of people who help me when I am stuck and
blocked. Now I embrace a challenge and look forward to the
opportunity to grow. It is a completely different way of
approaching life. I choose to play at the game of life instead
of running from it or being a spectator.

From my experience of becoming open to growing and
expanding myself I also saw that I was stingy and not sharing
with the people in my life about the personal work I was doing.
I did not want to tell people because I was concerned about how
they would react and feared they would judge me. I have heard
things like "you paid for that?" "I could have told you that." So
I kept a lot of what I was doing to myself. But as time went on
people would ask me what I was doing? My enthusiasm for life
excites other people and they want that for themselves. Now I
share openly and honestly about what I am up to and what I
use to help me grow as a person.

My commitment to grow and expand personally has been the
driving force in creating my life the way it is now. I acknowledge
that I can not grow on my own and that I need the support of
others. I accept that in order to produce effective, extraordinary,
immediate results in my life I need to grow and expand myself
by taking classes, working with service providers, reading books,
and being a life time student in getting to know me. I also
became comfortable with saying I do not know what to do and
I need help. I know I want to produce a specific result in this
area of my life and I am willing to learn what I need to in order
to succeed.

There are so many great programs and services out there that
can alter your life and help you create magnificent results. Are
you willing to invest in yourself? Are you open to seeing what
you may have done to cause your life the way it is and find a
new way? I have never regretted investing in my growth and
development becuase I always get something out of it. I also
accept that this is a life long process and one weekend or one
book can not change my life forever. As I change I need
services and support that can help me handle the new
changes and continue to grow. - Adapted
Your assignment:
Think about an area of your life where you would do anything
to change or improve it. Then start looking around for personal
growth services that focus on producing results in that area of
your life. If you do not know where to start, ask people you
know what personal growth and development work they
have done. Ask them what they recommend. When you
find a seminar or class that really excites and inspires you
take a leap of faith and sign up.

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"it's your life...Improve it" - olusegun Adedokun

Nine Career Building Blocks for Success

You’ve got your basic education behind you and in
your first position, or you’ve been on the job for
awhile, you ask yourself what additional qualities
do I need to help my career? You’ve started a
business and you ask yourself the same question?
What learnable skills are essential for career and
business success?In study after study, and surveys
taken with many executives and successful business
owners the following nine learnable skills and abilities
are the most valued. Even without specific education
or experience these learnable skills will contribute
greatly to your ongoing performance and career
advancement.

The critical nine career building skills and abilities
are: (In no particular order, as each job or business
has its own set of priorities.)

1. Selling Skills
To get people to buy your ideas, services or products
is a quick definition of the selling skill. If you have a job,
you've managed to make at least one sale -- that of
your services to an employer. Business does not happen
without sales. Selling skills are part of the skill category
of Negotiation, which is listed among the nine top skills.
It's so important, before you do anything, you should
read and study one or more of the best books on sales.

2. Writing Skills
Others want to know what you know. So, you to write
it down for them. You have to write it succinctly,
precisely and in a way that is easily understood. You
need to provide them instructive, believable, and
motivational and convincing written material. It should
communicate what you know and what you can do. You
no doubt, definitely, without a question, must be able to
write effectively to get to the peak of your career or
business.

3. Speaking Skills
You must be able to speak up for yourself and your
department at meetings. Getting a pet project or a
budget approved means speaking well and persuasively.
Running effective meetings, interviewing and even
arguing for a raise require good speaking skills. You certainly
must speak well at least one-to-one in order to sell anything.
All of the foregoing requires the same skills as public speaking.
You can learn the skills from a book or class and through
practice. Joining a local Toastmasters club is probably the
easiest way to become comfortable speaking to an audience of
any size, whether it’s to one or one thousand.

4. Leadership Skills
Leadership is the ability to get people to do what you
want them to do. If you are a good leader, people will
do what you've asked them to do, whether or not you
are there to supervise. If you are a great leader, they
will do what you've asked, strive to do it well, enjoy
working for you and try to do more than you've asked,
just to please you. If you are inspired leader, they will do
what you ask, try to contribute as much more as you will
allow, make sure that whatever they do is the highest
quality they can give you, and consider their work not
merely enjoyable, but rather a shared vision partnership
with you. Leadership includes the skills of motivation,
change facilitation, behavior modification and conflict management.

5. Judgment Skills
Good judgment is one of the most valued abilities.
Making accurate evaluations, outlining possible options
and then making a sensible choice is a valuable commodity.
Choices, regarding people, are especially prized. It is the
ability to develop informed opinions. The development of critical
thinking skills, and the careful laying out of options all go
toward building this skill. Carefully examining all the options,
even with less than 100% of the desired information, will more
often than not allow you to make a “good judgment.”

6. Organizational Skills
The management of time. The management of people.
The management of the processes. All organized so that
everything is efficiently accomplished with the least amount
of time and overall cost. A skilled organizer starts with their
own time management and branches out to include subordinates
and other things within their control.

7. Negotiation Skills
Negotiation is the basic ability to persuade others to do what
you want or give you what you want. These talents are closely
related to selling skills and to motivation. Further, they are an
essential component to leadership. You can study and learn
from any number of books the essential skills that will help you
get others to cooperate with you in achieving your mutual goals.
Those who apply this skill successfully on behalf of their
employers and themselves almost always get ahead of their
peers-usually way ahead.

8. Financial Skills
When you get into a management position you must know
about financial planning and budgeting. To move higher, you
must be knowledgeable about all aspects of corporate finance,
cash flow, taxes, return on investment, asset valuation and
valuing mergers and acquisitions are just some of financial skills
you must acquire. However, there's plenty of easy to
understand information in books and seminars as well as
relevant trade journals that will give you a hand.

9. Information Gathering and Technology Skills
This essential skill includes finding the best news, articles,
books, tapes, videos, training and other written and multiple
media sources that keep you current and "in the know" in
your field of expertise. You should also develop and cultivate
access to experts who can assist or direct you to the right
information. A wide network of experts will speedup your
ability to gather information. Storing the information you
acquire, making it easy to access and add to it easily is another
skill you need to acquire. At a minimum you should be able to
make and use databases, to learn and use basic research skills
and to be able to do quick, effective internet searches.You will
not get ahead without knowing how to use all the current
technology relevant to business in general and to your field in
particular. You will not get ahead without it. At a minimum,
you must acquire basic computer user skills. Also if you make
any sorts of presentations, for example, you need to know how
to use projectors, projected video, audio amplification systems,
computer-assisted training programs and computer projected
multimedia.

The nine career building skills all require an analysis
as to where you are now. Need to improve your writing ability?
Start with a plan and do something every day to advance the
skill. Do the same with all of the nine. Build and work a reading
and studying list and in no time you’ll find your career skills
improving.

QUOTE OF THE POST
"Keep improving" - unknown

6 Things Every Successful Business Owner Realizes

All successful entrepreneurs employ the same 6 basic
business techniques, no matter what is the business or
the industry.

They all start with the same knowledge, wherever it was
learned. Remember these basics and keep them first and
foremost in your mind; they will apply to any business you
start.

1.To Thy Own Self Be True
To be successful in business, you must be very
self-aware. Many people really don't know their
strengths and weaknesses, or don't plan to take
advantage of strengths and minimize weaknesses.
Consider your strengths and weaknesses honestly,
and write them down. Discover ways to ameliorate your
weaknesses, but don't devote all your time to them.
Place your efforts into things you are good at. Build your
strengths, don't fix your weaknesses, as it is put by the
Gallup Organization in "Now Discover Your Strengths," this
can put you on the path to success.

2.Customers Are Your Main Priority
In every successful business customers come first. If you
forget the importance of the customers, you'll risk the stale
state of mediocrity among your competition. However you
label them - customers, clients, or consumers, must be at the
center of all you do. (remember yesterday's story of the 2
doctors?) Beware, don't just pretend to care, because they
can detect a phony at a distance Make sure to understand
the world as seen by your customers. Ask questions, and
take the time to listen to their answers. And be sure to read
between the lines and listen to what they’re NOT saying.
Pay close attention to nonverbal cues, including body language.
The more effort you put into getting to know your customer,
the more your business will succeed.

3.Relationships Reign Above All
Businesses have never succeeded without networking.
Begin to build relations ships with important people,
whether they be colleagues, experts or mentors, it will
pay off in the end. In a stable environment, a good network
helps your business grow; in uncertain times, the support
of a network helps your business stay on track.

4.Expect Change
We cannot expect things to remain the same. Business's
are much like the human body; they grow, develop, mature,
and transform. Expect and welcome that change it when it
comes. Being aware of potential unexpected events will help
you cope with set backs without sacrificing your sanity. Running
a successful business will take flexibility--straying away from a
set strategy is often necessary to avoid losses. Don't sweat
the details, they most likely will change; try and envision all
the possible outcomes so they do not blind side you. Analyze
your options, and embrace the situation as an opportunity to
overcome by simply taking a deep breath.

5.Keep Progressing
Businesses and those people that own them never cease in
movement. From small day to day actions to major decisions,
a thriving organization is marked by productivity. Think about
how to be more productive and that will then increase your
sales and profits. Don't overlook the possibility of increasing
your business efficiency with new technology. Perhaps, the
remedy for your production problems is automation, or
possibly the solution for your overwhelming internal workload
is outsourcing. It is possible to increase your productivity with
a variety of methods. Find what works for your business and
go with it. A good investment will pay for itself with increased
savings or better sales.

6.Balance Is Key
Business has the tendency to take over a person's life. If not
kept under control, it will. The most outstanding business
owners are summed up not only by their bottom line, but their
top line as well. Their business doesn't take over their life
because they keep life in balance. Due to the difficulty of keeping
a balance between one's private life and one's work, some people
find it necessary to set aside appointment time explicitly for
themselves and their families. This is a great idea! In the same
way that you'd set aside time for a business appointment,
explicitly write "sit down and relax" or "go on a walk with the
kids" in your planner--and then do it! Once you plan out your
day, you can balance out the time you have. Work and life
balance actually increases your chances for business success.

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"Screw it, let's do it" - Richard Branson

You'll be successful...

... if you learn from this short tale of two doctors.

A young doctor had great plans for his medical career.
He had the image of the wonderful medical complex
he'd build. He knew precisely where he wanted to be
in a few years time.
Whenever patients came to him he took a lot of their
time telling them about his lofty plans. Word went round
about this young doctors practice. He noticed that each
new month left him with fewer patients.He had a class mate
who equally had lofty goals and dreams.

However, this classmate of his had a different strategy...

He never shared his dreams and goals with his patients.
Rather, he took great pains to make sure they are
well-catered for. His goal was simple: To ensure that
anyone who visited him once will never want to go to another
doctor for anything he could handle.
His patients were very happy ones. He noticed that each
new month his patients were increasing. He saw new faces
who told him what great distances they had to cover just
to see him. And when he made inquiries, he discovered
they were referrals from his past patients.
To cut a long story short, the first doctor quit medical
practice declaring it unprofitable while the second doctor
(the wise one) went on to achieve all his dreams.

What does this story have to do with you as a (business) person?

Simple! Life is all about people and since it is,
everything else in life is all about people - businesses,
ideas, markets, institutions, whatever.

Attend to your prospects' real needs.

Take care of them and they'll take care of you.

Just as a doctor needs patients to show how good a
doctor he is, you need high quality prequalified leads
to jump-start your business and the cheapest mode of
advertisement is also the most effective - WORD OF MOUTH
of delighted clients

Just don't forget to attend to their needs!

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"if you help pthers meet their needs, they'll
definitely help you meet yours "- unknown

Being Rich is a Choice

Do you want to be rich? Everybody will probably say ‘yes.’
Then why is it that so many are struggling financially?
Why is that the majority of the people are in debt?

Research shows that 80% of the individuals will never be
financially free in the way they’d like to be and 80% will
never claim to be truly happy.

Why is that? The reason is simple. Most people are living
their life by default. Every successful and wealthy person
will tell you that you have to decide to be rich and successful.
You have to make a choice that you want to live your life by
design and not by default. Your character, your thinking
and your beliefs are a critical part of what determines the
level of your success.You create the exact amount of your
financial success, so write down exactly how much money you
want to have and by which date and have a strong desire to
reach your goal. When you have this desire, you have to
believe that you can make it happen. Because if you
don’t believe you can do it, chances are you won’t.

There are different things you can do to build your belief.

One way is using by using your subconscious mind
you will achieve your goals much faster. As your subconscious
mind doesn’t know the difference between reality and thought,
you can start creating your ideal life in your mind by visualizing
it. Feel what it’s like to be rich and have abundance in your life.
See what you’re life will look like when you are financially
free.

Another great way to build your belief is to fill your
mind with inspirational stories of other people that have
succeeded. Think about Thomas Edison who decided to
invent the the electrical lamp. He had an idea and he
believed he could do it. He knew that every failure was
bringing him closer to success. When something didn’t
work he tried a different approach. At the end he said
‘I knew I had to succeed, because I ran out of things that
didn’t work’. And when a journalist asked him what it was
like to fail so many times, he answered ‘I didn’t fail the first
9,999 experiments. Inventing the electrical lamp was a
process of 10,000 steps, I just had to take each one of
them.’

Practical dreamers never quit and neither can you if
you want to be rich. Make a plan and keep adjusting it if it
doesn’t work the first time. Every failure brings you closer
to success. You have to be willing to do what it takes. Most
people think this involves only hard work, sacrificing your
health and your family life, or being dishonest, but that is not
true.

Keep in mind that your character, your thinking and
your beliefs will determine your success. If you want to be
really successful and rich, you have to focus on the person
you want to become.

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"your subconcious mind is an underutilized asset"
-olusegun Adedokun

Rick Warren interview

This is an absolutely incredible interview with Rick
Warren, author of "Purpose Driven Life"

His wife now has cancer, and he now has "wealth"
from the book sales.

In the interview by Paul Bradshaw with Rick
Warren, Rick said:

"People ask me, "What is the purpose of life?" And
I respond: In a nutshell, life is preparation for eternity.
We were made to last forever, and God wants us to be
with Him in Heaven

One day my heart is going to stop, and that will be
the end of my body--but not the end of me.

I may live 60 to 100 years on earth, but I am going
to spend trillions of years in eternity. This is the
warm-up act - the dress rehearsal.

God wants us to practice on earth what we will do
forever in eternity. We were made by God and for
God, and until you figure that out, life isn't going to
make sense.

Life is a series of problems: Either you are in one now,
you're just coming out of one, or you're getting ready
to go into another one.

The reason for this is that God is more interested in
your character than your comfort

God is more interested in making your life holy than
He is in making your life happy.

We can be reasonably happy here on earth, but that's
not the goal of life. The goal is to grow in character, in
Christ likeness.

This past year has been the greatest year of my life
but also the toughest, with my wife, Kay, getting cancer.

I used to think that life was hills and valleys - you go
through a dark time, then you go to the mountaintop,
back and forth. I don't believe that anymore.

Rather than life being hills and valleys, I believe that
it's kind of like two rails on a railroad track, and at all
times you have something good and something bad in your life.

No matter how good things are in your life, there is
always something bad that needs to be worked on.

And no matter how bad things are in your life, there is
always something good you can thank God for.
You can focus on your purposes, or you can focus on your
problems. If
you focus on your problems, you're going into self-centeredness,
"which is my problem, my issues, my pain."
But one of the easiest ways to get rid of pain is to get your
focus off yourself and onto God and others.

We discovered quickly that in spite of the prayers of
hundreds of thousands of people, God was not going to
heal Kay or make it easy for her.

It has been very difficult for her, and yet God has
strengthened her character, given her a ministry of
helping other people, given her a testimony, drawn her
closer to Him and to people.

You have to learn to deal with both the good and the
bad of life.

Actually, sometimes learning to deal with the good
is harder. For instance, this past year, all of a sudden,
when the book sold 15 million copies, it made me
instantly very wealthy.

It also brought a lot of notoriety that I had never
had to deal with before. I don't think God gives you
money or notoriety for your own ego or for you to
live a life of ease.

So I began to ask God what He wanted me to do with
this money, notoriety and influence. He gave me two
different passages that helped me decide
what to do, II Corinthians 9 and Psalm 72.

First, in spite of all the money coming in, we would not
change our lifestyle one bit. We made no major purchases.

Second, about midway through last year, I stopped taking
a salary from the church. Third, we set up foundations to
fund an initiative we call. The Peace Plan to plant churches,
equip leaders, assist the poor, care
for the sick, and educate the next generation.

Fourth, I added up all that the church had paid me in
the 24 years since I started the church, and I gave it
all back. It was liberating to be able to serve God for free.

We need to ask ourselves: Am I going to live for possessions?
Popularity?

Am I going to be driven by pressures? Guilt? Bitterness?
Materialism? Or am I going to be driven by God's
purposes (for my life)?

When I get up in the morning, I sit on the side of my bed
and say, God, if I don't get anything else done today, I want
to know You more and love You better. God didn't put me
on earth just to fulfill a to-do list.

He's more interested in what I am than what I do. That's
why we're called human beings, Not human doings.

Happy moments, PRAISE GOD. Difficult moments,
SEEK GOD. Quiet moments, WORSHIP GOD. Painful
moments, TRUST GOD. Every moment, THANK GOD. "

Quote of the post
"learn from others"

So so sorry

Hi guys,

i apologize for "deflecting."

it's just that in life, things happen and you need to

deal with them and take charge again.



So, here i am again and i believe never to run again.



Segedoo

Wanna be rich?

Do you want to be rich but it seems that nothing you
tried seems to work in attracting more money?

You may have made the following top 3 mistakes to
keep you from getting rich.

Check if you made the following mistakes:

1. Spend Most Of Your Time On Low Value Activities.
These activities include watching TV, chatting, playing,
checking email, washing dishes etc. Please note that
there is nothing wrong conducting all these activities, it
just depends on your priority, if your priority is to be a
millionaire, then check if most of your time is spent on
these low value / unproductive activities. Once I listened
to a talk by a millionaire, she said she just can’t afford to
clean her house, simply because her 1 hour cost her
$1000.

2. Belief Of Money Is The Root Of All Evil.
This is a myth many people have against money.
Imagine you hate money and disrespect money.
How then would you become
a money magnet?

3. Do What You Hate For Living.
There are many people who have the misconception that we
need to work hard first, make the money, then only we do what
we love. Wrong! Wrong! Wrong! The Singapore youngest
millionaire, Adam Khoo said that unless you do what you
love, you would never become rich. Take for example
Warren Buffet, Bill Gates, Tiger Woods etc, they enjoy what
they do with no doubt and that’s why they become the most
successful people in their areas. Now, if you want to be rich,
ask if you do what you love for a living!

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"The Rich will always rule over the poor"

WHO IS AN ACHIEVER?

An achiever is someone who realizes his or her set Goals.
Setting goals is one of those things that only a minority
prractises but a majority of successful people engages in.
Setting goals is a lot like having a strategy or a
game plan.
It is all about reconciling ones desires with what can
reasonably be accomplished in a lifetime. When
goals are broken down into 5-year, 1-year, monthly and
daily goals they become much easier to achieve. Each
day when you wake up you can work towards those
goals in a focused manner.

How to set your goals?

1.) Know what you want: Don’t just produce a wish
list but determine what is truly important to you. For
example money might not be as important as the feeling
of accomplishment. There are many ways to feel
accomplished without necessarily earning money. If
you are going to spend the next 5 years or a lifetime
working on a goal make sure that it is important to you.

2.) Break long-term goals to tasks to daily tasks.
That way you know what needs to be accomplished in
order to move towards those more important goals and
can check off the tasks as they are accomplished. For
example, if I want to get a new job I would first have to
update my resume, and then search for companies, etc.
With just about everything there are steps.

3.) Stay committed:
If you don’t stay committed and work on these
goals every day there is a good chance  you won’t
go very far. Most people fail because they give
up instead of because they are not competent.



“Thomas Edison failed thousands of times before becoming
successful”.

Finally, you can only achieve your goals by:
• Eliminating your negative thoughts and replacing
them with positive ones
• Constantly asserting and affirming your belief in your dream
• Having the Gut to take calculated Risks
• Getting rid of Low esteem - Always believe in Yourself
• Remembering that an achiever is a Believer
• Praying along

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"Be" - Calvin Klein

Cyber-Psalm 23

The Lord is my Operating System, I shall not hang.

He makes me boot normally without errors.

He loads my routing table with cool links; he restores
my path.

He routed me to the server of righteousness,
for His domain sake.

Even though I stand risk of high-level hackers,
I will fear no attack, for he is my Firewall.

Thy antivirus and Intrusion Prevention System, they
comfort me.

Thou preparest a link before me in the presence of
time-outs; thou connecteth my links with fiber optics,
my network overrunneth.

Surely solid connection and replies shall follow me all
the period of my pings.

And I shall telnet from the server of the Lord for ever.
Amen!

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God knows all things

Overcoming fear

We have all experienced fear at certain points in our
lives. All of a sudden we get so afraid and the adrenaline
pumped literally causes us to freeze and unable to think.

At other times, it isn't that bad. it's just this general
feeling of "What if it doesn't work out as expected?"

And what did you do when you feel uncertain on your
actions?

You wonder if you are going to get the results you want
from what you have done. You are afraid of the negative
consequence that may come if things go wrong. If you
encounter these similar challenges, you may want to
practice a way to organize your thoughts.


Everybody has fears. However, not many people know
how to deal with it when they are in this intense situation.
The five steps have helped me to minimize fear and
get closer to my dreams.

We all have a certain pattern of thinking process when it
comes to certain situation. Each individual has programmed
himself how to feel and what to react when a circumstance
occurs. In order to make use of the thinking process and
turn it around, we need to understand the thinking principle.

A school of thought believes that the human psyche is implanted
with fear for his survival. The Ancient man could not protect
himself against fierce and dangerous animals due to his weaker
body structure. Therefore, nature gave him fear so that he knew
it's time to escape if he faced such animals. Not only the animals
that caused fear to ancient man. All other natural dangers and
even the danger from fellow humans were also threatened us
with fear. We inherited fear and become acquainted with it in our
modern lives. But instead of fear of danger, now we fear of failure.
Fear of mental danger is more severe than the fear of physical
dangers in modern day human.


So, here are five tips that we can use to overcome fear
and turn it around to be our power. The steps include:

1 Know what you want from the action:
Set goals up on the action you decide to do. You need to
know the reason of doing it so that you have enough
motivation to overcome the fear. If you have no strong
enough reason, you will not follow through the action and
failure will be unavoidable.

2 Understand the nature of fear:
Fear will come if we are not certain  of what will happen. In
order to reduce the severity of fear, we need to make the
action purpose as clear as we can. Also, we need to see
through the whole process of our actions whether there
is some risk on anything.

i remember when i was younger and was afraid of ghost
in the closet.  i was told to really go and take a look at the
closet that there is no ghost inside.It is the same here.
Fear is just created in our mind according to our natural
instinct. Without fear our race may not have come this far.

In our modern time era, we may need to make full analysis
of the situation to the extent that we feel more comfortable.
This will help us to minimize the fear as we go along. Successful
people are not the ones who do not have fear, but the one who
know who to deal with it. You also can be successful if you
understand its nature.

3 Change the focus:
Do not focus on what you fear but instead focus on what
you want. This is what most humans miss. Instead
of thinking about what he wants, average human tends to
focus on what he doesn't want. Train yourself on thinking
about good things in your life.

4 Have a positive visualization:
Knowing how to visualize will help you enable to dramatically
reduce your fear. Regular visualization will also attract
favorable situation and attributes into your life according to
the law of attraction. There are also some attraction
accelerator tools in the market. You may want to utilize in to
help you get your result faster.

5 Have a feeling of gratitude:

Feel gratitude on what has brought you here. Gratitude is one
of the secrets on eliminating fear. Once you feel really grateful,
you will not have fear. Make sure that you have the right focus
when you have fear.

Do you know Bible Scholars say there are 366 Fear Nots in the
good book? That's 1 for each day and an extra 1 for a leap year!!


Quote of the post
"Fear Not" -The Bible

This goes out to Refinedone, Canary and Anonymous

Thank you so much. Your comments mean a lot to me.
I was actually getting discouraged but I feel more inspired
just because of what you said. THANK YOU.

Thought Provoking Ideas

1. Nothing stays the same. All conditions are temporary,
and how they change depends on the choices I make.

2. Action to try to make things happen is hard work, but
action taken from a place of love and pure inspiration is
living at its grandest.

3. Living from and in the moment is being mindful of
thoughts, words, feelings and actions.

4. There are infinite variations in how people see any single
event.

5. Labels like right or wrong, good or bad, evil or holy serve
to separate people, one from another. In truth, there are as
many shades of gray between those opposites of labels as
there are people.

6. The differences in life are contrast that drives decision.

7. Abundance abounds. There is enough of everything for
everyone; there is no reason to fear running out.

8. Suffering, pain or struggle is not a requirement of life.

9. Passion is not expectation, and expectation is not passion.

10. True faith comes from knowing that no matter what
things look like, all is well and will turn out for the best.


Quote of the post
"...think on these things"-Paul the apostle

3 Secrets of Turning Failure Into Success Immediately

1.Change your mental model of "success" and "failure".
Most people operate with the following mental model:
they see themselves in the middle, with success on one
end and failure on the other. They do everything they
can to move toward success and away from failure. What
if, rather than seeing failure as something to be avoided it
became a "stepping-stone" on the path to success? In
other words: Success is the destination. Failure is how
you get there. To achieve significant success in today's
world, failure is not just a possibility... it is a requirement.

2 Intentionally increase your failure rate.
If it's true that the more we fail, the more we succeed, then
the immediate goal should be to intentionally increase your
failure rate! Yes, this is a counter-intuitive, reverse thinking
philosophy... but it works! Intentionally increasing failure is
the basis for the "Go for No" concept. "Go for No" means the
more people that tell you "no" the closer you will get to
ultimate success - or in other words, "yes." Most people, if
they actually counted the number of times they hear "no"
during a typical day or week would be shocked to see how
low the number actually is.

3 Set "No" goalsEveryone sets success goals; few people set
"no" goals.
And that is what we suggest. But how about setting
goals for the number of times we fail? For example, rather than a
salesperson setting the goal of having 2 prospects say "yes" to
them, they set the goal of being turned down10 times. Imagine
the first two prospects they called on said, "Yes!" Rather than being
done (having hit their "yes" goal) they'd actually be behind because
they still have 10 noes to go!

Quote of the post
"Whether you can or you can't you are right"- Henry Ford

Sorry for being away for a while. I had to relocate
and get some things up and running.

Quote of the post
"Trust no one"- unknown

Living Life to the Fullest 1

 A lil Poem..

If you treasure the beauty
that shows all around you
and try to add some of your own,
Enjoy the companionship
others can give you,
yet value your moments alone…

If you honor opinions
that differ from yours,
yet stand up for what you believe,
Admire the accomplishments
others have made,
and take pride in what you can achieve…

If you love those around you
and love yourself, too,
if your spirit is eager and free…
Then you know what it means
to live life to the fullest
and be the best "you" you can be.


The challenge we all have today is finding time to live!

*Well, anyone reading this article is alive, obviously.

*But do you feel alive?

*Do you feel like you are living and enjoying life?

*Are you numbed by job stress or high demands of an
over-booked schedule, seldom having time to enjoy
some of life’s simple pleasures?

If you belong to this category, I would like to
recommend a change. It’s called “live in the moment”.
Take time to smell the roses, look at the sunset, sit for a
minute andlisten carefully to the sounds around you. Hold
hands with someone. We all know the concept. But, I’d bet
thatyou are just like me and have spent time cheating
yourself out of those precious moments.

I’m sure you will all agree with me, that life is too short.
So, take advantage of every given moment. Give yourself
the gift of “living life to the fullest.”

For me I decided to do these and i'm finding life more lovely:

Begin each day with gratitude.

Sit quietly for a few minutes and notice the beauty of
the day.

Hear the sounds of the morning.

Be aware of everything you are experiencing.

See what new things you can discover in your daily routine.

Discover wonderful new sights, sounds, tastes and
sensations where you’ve been everyday and just too busy
to notice.

Do something I’ve always wanted to do, but have never
taken the time to do before.

Share these joyful moments with a loved one or a friend.

Smile and laugh. They are cherished by everyone, so is
companionship.

Be in the moment.

Enjoy that moment.

Once you have treated yourself to this new exercises too,
you will begin your journey to living life to the fullest!

Quote of the day
"Today's agift that's why it's called the present"-unknown

Living an inspired life

I got this from my friend,Carol James and I
absolutely love it. I'm sure you will too.

Here are 26 quick tips for living an inspired
life.
1. Ask for what you want.
2. Be who you say you are.
3. Care about others.
4. Dare to live your dreams.
5. Ease through the day.
6. Find the best fit.
7. Give to another.
8. Hug a friend.
9. Inspire someone to greatness.
10. Jump over a boundary.
11. Kick a bad habit.
12. Leap across a fear.
13. Mention something uplifting.
14. Never say never.
15. Open your mind and heart.
16. Pursue your innermost passions.
17. Quit complaining.
18. Restore your smile.
19. Set your sights high.
20. Trust yourself.
21. Use all the day.
22. Value everything.
23. Wait until it feels right.
24. Xpress yourself.
25. Yank weeds from your mental garden.
26. Zoom into the now.
(© 1991 Carol James)

Avoiding The Minus People
Have you noticed how easy it is to destroy than to
build, be negative than be positive, be reactive than
proactive? Since it is such a “negative” world out
there, the last thing you need is hanging around the
“Minus People”. This is because as their name depicts,
they always deduct from you and most of the time they
do so unknowingly and sincerely! There are basically
two categories:

Group 1
The first are people who have a toxic effect on anyone
that they come in contact with and since you need no
special training to be a Minus person, their contagious
mindset affects you easily. They have a tendency to
increase the entropy of their environment.

Minuses are not only people with pessimistic opinions that we
come in contact with. They can also be what we listen to,
watch or feed into our minds from literature. Most of the news
networks are good examples. Proverbs say to guard our
hearts with all diligence for out it are the issues of life and
that we speak from the abundance of our hearts. Our eyes
and ears especially are the gateways to our hearts and it is
wisdom to filter what we allow in via these entrances.

Now back to the first category of minus people.
Here are some pointers to these folks:

* They see the world as one big problem and in their
eyes you are included!
*They are pros when it comes to identifying little
problems no matter how well things are going.
*You come up with a great idea and they give you 10
reasons why it won’t and can’t work and they say it
with such cynicism.
*Usually, correcting their mindset takes time and
effort.

So for now, considering that you are on a journey
called success;the best thing to do is to run away from
them as fast as you as far as you can. Proverbs says to
walk with the wise. If you do, you become wise. A
companion of fools will be destroyed. Generally, you
become like those you spend time with - at no extra
cost.

Group 2
The second group consists of those that do not say
harmful things but neither do they say things that
benefit you or energize your emotions towards doing
things of worth. This group is deadlier simply because
they are “harmless”.

Do you have such people in your life?

If you are not sure, here’s how you can spot them:

*They usually take a lot of your time and energy and
after a couple of hours together you wonder why time
has passed so quickly and even wonder more why you
have not derived anything in beneficial from your time
together.

*They talk about everything else except those
things that are profitable or of value.

* If you ask what they have been up to lately, they
“nothing much” or I just dey or something implying they
have really not been progressing in life.

*They have no enthusiasm and take each day as it comes.

I’m sure examples of such people are springing up in your
mind right now. The amazing thing is that you enjoy the
unfruitful time together and this is why I said they are even
more dangerous. This group eats away only your time and
they are also unproductive in their own lives too.

A simple way of avoiding this people is to say you’ve got
something important to do after exchanging pleasantries
and leave immediately.

The truth is time passes so it is now left for us to either
maximize the time on our hands doing purposeful things or
just let it slip away.

In avoiding minuses, there are no rooms for sentiment!

Immediately you realize that someone is one of the Minus
people – whether friend or family, you flee. Simple, uh?

In reality, it is easier said than done because the people
we love the most oftentimes belong to this group. To avoid
minus people, we must realize we have a choice. We decide
what we want in our lives knowing fully well that indecision
is simply a decision to do nothing about a situation. Once you
see that someone is negative in his outlook to everything,
make up your mind to part ways with the person. By doing
this, you do your future a huge favor.
© Olusegun Adedokun 2007

Quote of the post
"Birds of the same feather flock together" - unknown

When these guys didn’t think

...OTHERS

The President has kept all of the promises he
intended to keep."
- Clinton aide George Stephanopolous speaking
on Larry King Live

"Half this game is ninety percent mental."
- Philadelphia Phillies manager Danny Ozark

"There's no such thing as a tough child - if you
parboil them first for seven hours, they always
come out tender."
- W.C. Fields

"We don't like their sound, and guitar music is on
the way out."
- Decca Recording Co. rejecting the Beatles, 1962

"Everything that can be invented has been invented."
- Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, U.S. Office of
Patents, 1899

"This fellow Charles Lindbergh will never make it.
He's doomed."
- Harry Guggenheim, millionaire
aviation enthusiast

"This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be
seriously considered as a means of communication. The
device is inherently of no value to us."
- Western Union internal memo, 1876

"A cookie store is a bad idea. Besides, the market
research reports say America likes crispy cookies, not
soft and chewy cookies like you make."
- Response to Debbie Fields' idea of starting
Mrs. Fields' Cookies

Well, well. This marks the end of the ... didnt think series.
I hope you have enjoyed  it.

What makes a "great thinker?"
Are We Born To Be Great Thinkers?
What makes a "great thinker?" A high I.Q.? A
university education? Are we born to be great thinkers,
or do we learn it? Actually, anyone can be a great
thinker. Sure, some of history's so-called "thinkers"
had genius-level I.Q. and schooling, but most were
normal people who needed or wanted to find solutions
to everyday questions.

Key to Great Thoughts
The key to discovery of great thoughts lies in one
word:
           PERMISSION.

Give yourself permission to think "outside the box."
Daydream. Fantasize. Doodle. Meditate. And never
think your ideas are dumb or worthless!

Many of the world's greatest thinkers were laughed
at. But imagine what our world if people like Philo T.
Farnsworth, a farm boy from Idaho, hadn't dreamed up
television.

• Who do you know that you think is a great thinker?
• Who always has amazing ideas?
• Who comes up with solutions to problems no one
else thinks of?

Next time you see them, ask them how they do it.As from
the next posts, i will begin a series on some Great Thinkers
to inspire us- some famous, some not. All of them have two
things in common:

They started life with huge challenges - lack of education,
problems at home, poverty - and they all overcame life's
challenges by giving themselves permission to dream.

This is a series on some great thinkers that have shaped
our world. I hope we’ll all be motivated to emulate them.

Quote of the post
"The mind is everything. What you think you become."
- Buddha

VISION
Visions come in the process of deep thinking or
meditating
Perception – seeing what is now with the eye of
reality
Probability – seeing what will be with the eye of
discernment
Possibility – seeing what can be with the eye of
vision


I see what I am prepared to see

What I see is what I can be

What I see is what I get

We all live under the same sky but we do not all
have the same horizon.


Different ways of THINKING
According to Leadership expert and author John C.
Maxwell, these are the different types of thinking:

 Big Picture thinking
 Focused thinking
 Creative thinking
 Realistic thinking
 Strategic thinking
 Possibility thinking
 Reflective thinking
 Unpopular thinking
 Shared thinking
 Unselfish thinking
 Bottom-Line thinking

Improving my thinking impacts my beliefs which
change my expectations which affect my attitude which
changes my behavior which improves my performance
and that will change my life.

Big Picture thinking, Creative thinking, Bottom line
thinking and Realistic thinking are my favorites. Let me
know what your favorites are.

Quote of the post
“Thinking is the hardest work there is. That is why so few
people engage in it.”– Henry Ford

From 'Poor' to 'RICH'! 3

Thanks for reading this far...
By now you should begin to realize that this is a life
or death battle in the fight for your personal financial
and time FREEDOM.

It takes courage and it requires strength to win this
fight. If you're an employee you've given up your
choices... someone tells you how much you make, when
you go home, if you get sacked (downsized) etc.

You are fighting to be in control of your own choices.

Think about it this way, your boss or your supervisor is
a bully telling you how to run your life.

And, the more security you "need", the less freedom
you have. I hate to be blunt, but if you are needy, you
are weak. And if you're weak, you won't have the
strength nor the courage to win the fight for your freedom.

We already discussed how FEAR is the main reason why
more people don't start their own businesses.

I challenge you to get the courage to not care about what
others think. To gain the mental and emotional toughness
to withstand the world of 'big business'. You must learn
how to make the yourself stronger.

If you want to be succesful today, you have to develop
the mental, emotional, and core toughness and get the
necessary education for running a 'big business'.

You deserve your freedom, that's one of the things being
rich is about. Fight for your rights and stand up for
yourself. Don't let others decide your choices or your
lifestyle for you.

Finally,
Please surround yourself with friends and
family who want you to become rich and above all,
adopt a positive attitude towards money... and get
educated about how to grow your business.

If you want to be rich, "MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS".
Stop asking for permission and take control of your life
... You really do need to get stronger today!

Quote of the post
“If you want something you’ve never had, you’ve got to
do something you’ve never done.” - Tony Roberts

When brilliant minds and computer geeks didn't think...

Brilliant Minds
"Man will never reach the moon regardless of all
future scientific advances."
- Dr. Lee De Forest, inventor of the vacuum tube
and father of television

"If excessive smoking actually plays a role in the
production of lung cancer, it seems to be a minor one."
- Dr. W.C. Heuper of the National Cancer Institute, as
quoted in the New York Times on April 14, 1954

"For the majority of people, smoking has a beneficial effect."
- Dr. Ian G. Macdonald, Los Angeles surgeon, quoted in
Newsweek, November 8, 1963

"I have traveled the length and breadth of this country and
talked with the best people, and I can assure you that data
processing is a fad that won't last out the year."
- The editor-in-charge of business books for Prentice
Hall, 1957

"Stocks have reached what looks like a permanently
high plateau."
- Irving Fisher, Professor of Economics, Yale
University, 1929

"The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in
order to earn better than a 'C,' the idea must be
feasible."
- A Yale University management professor in response
to Fred Smith's paper proposing reliable overnight
delivery service. Smith went on to found Federal
Express Corp.

"Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value."
- Marechal Ferdinand Foch, Professor of Strategy, Ecole
Superieure de Guerre

"The wireless music box has no imaginable commercial
value. Who would pay for a message sent to nobody in
particular?"
- David Sarnoff's associates in response to his urgings
for investment in the radio in the 1920s


Computer Geeks
"Computers in the future may weigh no more than
1.5 tons."
- Popular Mechanics, 1949

"I think there is a world market for maybe five
computers."
-Thomas Watson, Chairman of IBM, 1943

"But what ... is it good for?"
- Engineer at the Advanced Computing Systems
Division of IBM, 1968, commenting on the microchip

"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in
their home."
- Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder
of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977

Quote of the post
"Problems cannot be solved at the same level of
awareness that created them."- Albert Einstein

From 'Poor' to 'RICH'! 2

The #1 Asset A Person Can Build Is To...
"Build A Business"

This IS the Secret! We all ready for total financial
freedom... I hope? Well, if you are, you must build your
own business in order to achieve it.

A huge majority of people want to start their own
business. Sadly, few ever do.

The Reasons: Most people can't afford to invest 5-10
years for their business to become successful... Or they
can't afford the amount of money it takes to build a
business.

I was reading about businesses and how they fare in their
first few years, the statistics are frightening... this fact is
verified by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA):

50% of small businesses fail in their first year and...
95% of small businesses fail within their first 5 years.

Above all, people have a fear of failure and this is why
most people don't start a business for themselves.
Instead, they go for "job security" and play it safe.

WAKE UP RIGHT NOW... "Job Security" is a JOKE!
You are well aware of the massive uncertainties such as
companylayoffs that are happening today. Why would
anyone commit so much of their time to working on
something they have NO control over? To me, that is 
most risky!

The truth of the matter is that you don't own
your JOB,it owns you. You'd have to agree that
working a JOB (or a career) is like a form of
slavery.

WHY?!?
You don't have control over how much money you
can earn

Or what time you have to wake up every
morning

Or where you have to be each day

Or what you have to do while you are there

Or what time you can get off... The listis almost endless

By knowing this information, you can learn how to
regain control of your life, your time, and your salary.

Something else you should consider is your retirement. Are you making concrete plan for live after
your outhful life at your regular job?

Today, most importantly, you want to own your own
business to get your dignity back and take back control
of your own life.

WARNING...
Don't start a business that "owns" you either. This is a
death trap too. If you are a sole-practitioner, you've
basically created a business that controls you and not
one that you control.

Remember, you are striving for TOTAL Financial and
Time Freedom and if you have a small business that
requires 110% of your time and energy, this is no better
than having a JOB!

Let's face another harsh reality that when you trade your
time for a salary, you are nothing more than a 'slave to
the clock' and you will never become wealthy.

I'm not advocating that you quit you job. You need some
steady income to fall back on while you grow your business.

Though it is better to get a low payiing job that affords you
time to do your own thing than a business that pays well and
takes your whole day.

If you are in a business that takes all of your time then have 
a 3-5 year plan to exit the place. Begin to sensitize your self
and get ready. Refer to immediate past post on how.

I hope i have been able to convince you to start planning
to take charge of your life.

Quote of the post
"Past is past and we must live the present to survive
the future." - Martin Ducavne

From 'Poor' to 'RICH'!

I made up my mind to be extremely rich some years
ago and i think you should too.

...Your mindset
To become wealthy, you have to think like the rich
think.

Adopt 'rich values' and have a positive attitude
towards money.

You deserve to be financially free and to have as
much money as you need to live the life of your dreams.
You need to get educated about  how to create multiple
streams of income for yourself.

Start by...
Eliminating 'poor values' which is thinking like an
employee or a small business owner.

Employees wait to be told what to do and they expect
everyone to 'take care of them' (ie: their company, their
boss, their union, the government, etc).

Thinking like an employee keeps you very 'weak'
minded and 'needy'.

Small business owners very rarely become wealthy
because they think they have to do it all by themselves.
This is because of their philosophy.They believe,

        "If you want it done right... you got to do
          it yourself."

That's why they start their small business so they
can have some level of control and dignity over their
life. Sadly, thinking this way has massive limitations
for your financial growth potential.

LOOK! If you remember only one thing from this
article, remember this...

The richest people in the world build networks...
(ie: 'TV networks', 'Telephone networks', 'Computer
networks', etc.) and everyone else looks for work.
Money doesn't make you rich -- business skills do.
You can always use business skills to make as much
money as you need or want.

If you believe you need 'job security' or you need to
'play it safe' and don't take risks, then you are falling
prey to FEAR.

You will never become wealthy working for someone
else because you cannot have Job Security and
Financial Freedom... You must choose... which is more
important to you?

If you desire financial freedom, then start by learning
how to control your fear. Everyone of us has a 'little
coward' inside of them and a 'courageous person'. Gain
control over your fear and don't let the coward win - let
the courageous person win!

LISTEN... Building A Business makes you rich. "If you
want to be rich, MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS!"


I suggest that we learn about building a business even as
we go about our jobs and businesses or whatever it is we 
legitimately do for a living.

How?
Plan to start a business.

Save some money to start.

Research some small businesses you like.

Buy books on running your own business.

Read them (A lot of people buy books and don't
read them!!!)

Learn about cashflow - you can be profitable and still
go bankrupt.(it happened to me in 2004!)

Start a small business. Think BIG. Nurture it BIG.
Register your business.

Share your vision with people

Get partners.

Hire people to help you.

Treat them well.

Have something you can live on while you nurture
your business.

Get a business mentor.(Someone who does business and
is succeeding in it)

Learn about the legal aspects. (Ask your students that are
studying law. They'll give you free advice!!)

Be diligent.

Use Leverage. Leverage is everywhere.

Keep your books - hire an accounting student to help you.
(This is one of the wisest things you can do. It favours you when
you want to get a bank loan)

Quote of the post
"You'll never be rich working for someone else all your life"
- Robert Kioysaki

Applying critical thinking techniques

A critical thinker approaches problems and
complicated situations aware of his or her thoughts,
beliefs, and viewpoints. Then, he or she can direct
those thoughts, beliefs, and viewpoints to be more
rational and accurate. A critical thinker is willing to
explore, question, and search out answers and
solutions.

Attributes of Critical thinking
Generally, critical thinking includes the ability to:

 Make observations
 Be curious, asking relevant questions and finding
the resources you need
 Challenge and examine beliefs, assumptions, and
opinions against facts
 Recognize and define problems
 Assess the validity of statements and arguments
 Make wise decisions and find valid solutions
 Understand logic and logical argument

Some of us are already competent in some of these areas.
Or, there is the need to learn or improve on all of them.
We all face problems every day. Some are simple,
requiring a short period of time to solve, others are
complex, and demand much of your time and thought.

Once you recognize the problem, you will want to
prioritize—does your problem demand immediate
attention, or can it wait until you are finished working
on something else?

It amazes me when I remember how I used to jump
from something important to something else that is so
unimportant for no reason all of a sudden. If you have
more than one situation to resolve, you must rank them
in order of importance, tackling the most important first.

What Is a Problem?
A problem is defined as a question or situation that calls
for a solution.

That means when you are faced with a problem, you
must take action or make decisions that will lead to
resolution of that problem. Using this definition,
problems that occur in the form of a question are
typically those that do not have one straightforward
answer. Situational problems require thinking critically
and making decisions about the best course of action.
          For example, I learn that a man has been
cheating on his wife and they are both my friends
—Do I blow the whistle, jeopardizing our friendship and
possibly breaking up a home? If so, how? or do i keep
quiet and let the promiscuity continue?

Road Block to Recognizing a Problem
One of the most common reasons for not recognizing
a problem is the desire to avoid taking action or
responsibility. The thinking is “no recognition means
no responsibility”. Realize that by not recognizing the
problem, you make the solution more difficult. The
initial problem could grow larger and more complex
with time, or by waiting you could create multiple
problems that need solutions. The failure to recognize
a problem almost always creates more work for you.

Types of Problems
Once you recognize that a problem exists, but before
you begin to solve it, you should determine the type of
problem as it relates to a timeframe and your personal
priorities. There are two criteria to use in your
determination: severity and importance.

Severe Problems
These problems may be identified by the following
characteristics:
 Require immediate solutions
 May call for the involvement of others who have
more expertise than you
 Result in increasingly drastic consequences the
longer they remain unsolved

For example, ahole in your house’s soakawayis a
severe problem. Foul odour will continue until the
hole is sealed. The odour can make the surroundings
unbearable to live in and flies might start moving from 
there into the building. Neighbours would start to 
complain. Unless you are a bricklayer, you will need to
call a professional to solve the problem immediately.
Delays can result in a larger hole, more contaminated air
and also costly soakaway damage repairs. You might even
need to replace soakaway top or other items if the hole is
not sealed quickly.

Some minor problems can become severe if not
solved immediately. For example, a small fire on the
field that is difficult to put out may take a great deal of
time and effort to extinguish. But if it is not put out, it
could start a major forest fire (severe problem).

Important Problems
The word important is relative like everything else.
Problems are viewed as important or unimportant in
relation to one another, and according to personal
priorities. When faced with a number of problems,
evaluate them in terms of priority so that you are not
dealing with minor issues first, and leaving the more
important ones to go unattended until the last minute.
Prioritizing means looking at each problem or issue, and
ranking it in terms of importance. What is most important
to you as you begin the thinking process?

When you recognize that you are faced with a problem,
you also recognize the need for action on your part. But
that action depends on the type of issue you are facing.
Is the problem severe? If there is more than one problem,
which should be tackled first? Use your thinking skills to
pinpoint any problem or problems before you begin to
anticipate a solution.

Here are some things I do:
■ When I need to make a TO DO list, I rank the items on
my list. You might list them in order of what takes the
most or least time. Or perhaps list them in order of when
they have to be done. You might have your own order of
importance in which to list items. For practice, try ordering
them in each of the different methods listed above.

■ Test your skill of problem recognition when watching the
evening news. After you hear a story, list three problems that
will probably occur as a result.

Quote of the post
"Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough,
we must do." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

TIRED

Here’s a conversation between a frustrated man and God.

MAN:
I’m tired of trying to be a better person but repeating
same mistakes.

I’m tired of sowing and waiting for a harvest that seems
to forever tarry.

I’m tired of trying to start businesses and getting my
progress stopped.

I’m tired of chasing my dreams while it seems to be
distancing itself from me.

I’m tired of confessing and working the word to no avail.

I’m tired of believing for a change in vain.

I’m tired of finding it hard to get over my mistakes.

I’m tired of tired of trying to get things the right
way when I can seemingly get those things via
“easier” means

I’m tired of not being where I ought to be.

I’m tired of having far less than I rightfully deserve
as a result of Jesus’ death.

I’m tired, tired, tired!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

O God help me my faith is thinning out.

GOD:
Life is in phases and men face different challenges.
Know that every phase is “coming to pass”.

The lessons of your trials make you better equipped 
for your future and encourege others to forge ahead.

WISDOM FOR THIS AGE
• Don’t waste people’s time.
• Don’t disappoint people.
• Don’t give your word if you are uncertain.
• Have few long term friends - No thinking man
keeps friends forever except they are like-thinkers.
• A life of solitude helps one focus on the journey to
success and riches BUT network with others to
achieve it more easily.
• Build passive and portfolio income.
• To succeed in this digital age, you must read.
• To succeed in this digital age, you must write.
• To succeed in this digital age, you must speak.
• Talk to the right people.
• Letter writing is a great weapon.
• It takes 90 days to become a millionaire.

Quotes of the post
“I only have the realm of time to make an eternal impact” – Revd. Popoola
"If you want to be counted among the big boys, do what the big boys do." - Unknown

Observations about the rich

These are my observations about the rich:

• The rich have a wealth mindset.
  
• The rich rule over the poor.
  
• The rich are usually in control.
  
• The rich by assets.
  
• The rich employ the poor to get richer.
  
• The rich never pay you what you are worth.
  
• The rich can afford life’s luxuries.
  
• The rich are protected.
  
• The rich pay less tax.
  
• The rich get richer.
  
• The rich usually have influence.
  
• The rich do not do the functional work.
  
• The rich know why – others know how.
  
• The rich know themselves.

Conclusion: It is good to be rich.
Question: Why don't we all learn how the rich got rich
and apply their principles ?


Just thinking…
You don’t ease pressure by letting everyone know
you are under it.

Everyone wants to be #1. I’d rather be the
indispensable #2 who can do without #1. Then you
tell me who #1 really is?

It is pretty obvious that a lot of people do not realize
that what you do not feed dies.

There is a general mediocrity in our society. Stand
above it and you’ll seem larger than life.

Quote of the post
"The rich rule over the poor" - Proverbs

When Bill Gates didn't think

640KB ought to be enough for anybody. - Bill Gates
My commnents:Please note that Bill was talking about
640Kilobytes of hard disk space!

Hey, I never told anyone to buy my stock! Besides, no
one is less happy than I am with the performance of
Microsoft stock! I've lost tens of billions of dollars this
year-if you check, you'll see that that's more than most
people make in a lifetime! - Bill Gates
My comments: Levels!!! I must be Rich in this Life

I have 100 billion dollars... You realize I could spend
3 million dollars a day, every day, for the next 100
years? And that's if I don't make another dime. Tell
you what-I'll buy your right arm for a million dollars.
I give you a million bucks, and I get to sever your
arm right here. - Bill Gates
My comments: Too much Money makes a man drunk!

Let's face it - the average computer user has the
brain of a Spider Monkey. - Bill Gates
My comments: oops! has he forgotten the monkey- brained
users made him Rich?!

People always fear change. People feared electricity
when it was invented, didn't they? People feared coal;
they feared gas-powered engines... There will always
be ignorance, and ignorance leads to fear. But with
time, people will come to accept their silicon masters.
- Bill Gates
My comments: Is Bill nuts?

Since when has the world of computer software design
been about what people want? This is a simple question
of evolution. The day is quickly coming when every knee
will bow down to a silicon fist, and you will all beg your
binary gods for mercy.
- Bill Gates
My comments: Yes, He is!

Qoute of the post
"...the rich reply harshly " - Proverbs

THANKS.

A big THANK YOU goes from my heart to Linda,
Bimbylads, Idemmili, 36 inches, Kafo, Favouredgal,
Akin Aworan, Afrik and Refinedone.

Thanks for taking time out to read my blog.
It means a lot to me.
Lotsa Luv.

Quote of the post

"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy;
they are the charming gardeners who make our
souls blossom. "- Marcel Proust

Lessons learnt from Fela Durotoye

...on being successful
Be more loyal to your future than to your past.
What I have is what I have accepted.

Failure + Explanation ≠ Success

...on life
Life does not give me what I deserve but what
I desire and determine to have i.e. what I demand.
Historical events do not foretell the future. They
only impact it. My background should not keep my
back on the ground.

Everything I desire in life requires discovery, dreaming,
determination and doggedness.

...on excuses
I don’t have an excuse. Excuses are the explanations
of failure but the truth is even if the excuses are not
there, the failure would still have occurred. The
explanations of success are called keys. Nobody is
impressed with excuses. People will only pay to know
how it was done.

... on the future
The future I do not actively create will surprise me.
My future must happen. It is either I make it happen
or I watch it happen. Nothing is at a standstill. Change
is happening so fast that it looks like a constant. As long
as I am breathing, my future has not come.

The universal laws of God
These laws deliver results regardless of who abides
by them. God is not mocked. Whatever a man sows,
he reaps in time.
It’s either you make things happen or watch things
happen or wonder what’s happening!!
Be desperate for whatever you desire.

Here they are:
1. Determine what you want. It must be known and
clear to you. You can start by knowing what you don’t
want from life.

2. Make sure what you want is something you want
no less of.

3. discover the universal laws that naturally produce
your desired result.

4. Understand how the laws function and what they
require e.g. prosperity responds only to the seeds of
prosperity. Everything in life is a seed that produces
an harvest.

5. Give the law all what it requires and no less.

The law of harvest is made up of:

• The law of sowing
  
• The law of watering
  
• The law of pruning
  
• The law of weeding
  

6. Seeds require some time before harvest comes.
There is no one all encompassing law. It is usually a
combo of laws.

7. Master the art of consistency.

Breakthrough ≠ prosperity

Breakthrough is an occurrence. Prosperity is a lifestyle.

My desires must be people-driven

...on packaging myself
I have got to look like a bestseller. At the entrance of my
future, dress code admits. It takes a kind of mentality to
wear a pocket square. You behave what you believe. Be
dressed for where you are going. Great packaging
enhances value. I am the CEO of a company by my name.
Let your content be rock solid and let your presentation
be waoh!


Quote of the post
"In this life, I don’t have to prove nothing to nobody
but myself." - Unknown

When Generals ,Celebrities and Sportsmen don’t think

Generals
"The bomb will never go off. I speak as an
expert in explosives."
-Admiral William Leahy, US Atomic Bomb Project

"Without censorship, things can get terribly
confused in the public mind."
- General William Westmoreland

Sportsmen
"I've never had major knee surgery on any other
part of my body."
- Winston Bennett, University of Kentucky
basketball forward
.
"We're going to turn this team around 360 degrees."
- Jason Kidd, upon his drafting to the Dallas Mavericks

"Half this game is ninety percent mental."
- Philadelphia Phillies manager Danny Ozark

Celebrities
Question: If you could live forever, would you and
why?
Answer: "I would not live forever, because we should
not live forever, because if we were supposed to live
forever, then we would live forever, but we cannot live
forever, which is why I would not live forever."
- Miss Alabama in the 1994 Miss USA contest

"The government is not doing enough about cleaning
up the environment. This is a good planet."
- Mr. New Jersey contestant when asked what
he would do with a million dollars.

"Whenever I watch TV and see those poor starving
kids all over the world, I can't help but cry. I mean
I'd love to be skinny like that but not with all those
flies and death and stuff." - Mariah Carey

"Researchers have discovered that chocolate produces
some of the same reactions in the brain as marijuana.
The researchers also discovered other similarities
between the two, but can't remember what they are."
- Matt Lauer on NBC's Today show, August 22

"Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very
important part of your life." - Brooke Shields, during
an interview to become spokesperson for a federal
anti-smoking campaign

"I don't feel we did wrong in taking this great country
away from them. There were great numbers of people
who needed new land, and the Indians were selfishly
trying to keep it for themselves." - John Wayne

"A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's written on."
-Samuel Goldwyn of MGM

"Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?"
- H.M. Warner, Warner Brothers, 1927

Quote of the post
"If you have nothing meaningful to say,
then don't say anything" - unknown

Thank God Nigerians are not Suicide bombers!

Average Nigerian loves life or at least would rarely
sacrifice his life for any unreasonable cause. The
recent attempt to blow up the national headquarters
of the INEC (Independent National Electoral
Commission) office in Abuja, Nigeria was aborted due
to this reason.

A 33000 litre gas tanker was loaded with
fuel and Gas cylinders was driven to a slope opposite the
INEC office and allowed to roll down but instead of a
driver at the steering wheel, a stone was placed on the
throttle. The tanker as stopped by electric poles and the
side walk!

Thank God that Nigerians love their lives enough not to
be suicide bombers otherwise, the whole presidential
elections would have been halted abruptly.

Quote of the post
".... Na  wa o" - Nigerian exclamation

Scenario Thinking

I read in a book recently that Scenario
Thinking is a process for developing stories
of the future and using them, once developed, to
inform strategy. After the process itself is internalized,
scenario thinking becomes, for many practitioners,
a posture—a routine way of managing change and a
way of exploring the future so that you might greet it
better prepared.

To me, scenario thinking is just creating every possible
event that can occur, finding alternative counter
measures for each and then including these possibilities in
strategy formulation. This way you can be sure you are
prepared for any eventuality and that means a good 
night sleep.

Creating scenarios is best done with a team. Every 
consequence of each is weighed and it is evaluated
in the light of resources and objectives to be achieved.
After trashing out these, the overall game plan can be
executed.

What Are Scenarios?
 Scenarios are stories
 Scenarios are maps of the future
 Scenarios are mental maps
 Scenarios are mental models
 Scenarios are narratives
 Scenarios are pictures
 Scenarios are models
 Scenarios are sets of indicators
 Scenarios are tools
 Scenarios are art

Scenarios according to the experts

Scenarios are the powerful vehicles for challenging
our mental models about the world. - Peter Schwartz

Scenarios are a tool for helping us to take a long view
in a world of great uncertainty. - Peter Schwartz

Scenarios are stories about the way the world might
turn out tomorrow, stories that can help us recognize
and adapt to changing aspects of our present
environment. - Peter Schwartz.

Scenarios are attempts to describe in some detail a
hypotethical sequence of events that could lead
plausibly to the situation envisaged. - Herman Kahn

Scenario is a tool for ordering one´s perceptions about
alternative future environments in which one´s
decisions might be playede out. - Peter Schwartz

Scenario is a set of organized ways for us to dream
effectively about our future. - Peter Schwartz

Scenario Planning
Scenario planning is about making choices today with
an understanding of how they might turn out.
- Peter Schwartz

Scenarios liberated planning from the traditional predict
and control approach. They are not accurate forecasts,
they are, as Kahn said, thinking tools. - Kees van der Heijden

Steps to Developing Scenarios

The Peter Schwartz Method
 Step One: Identify Focal Issue or Decision
 Step Two: Key Forces in the Local Environment
 Step Three: Driving Forces
 Step Four: Rank by Importance and Uncertainty
 Step Five: Selecting Scenario Logic
 Step Six: Fleshing Out the Scenarios
 Step Seven: Implication
 Step Eight: Selection of Leading Indicators and
Signposts
I for more info on scenario thinking, i suggest you
read Peter Schwartz's  The Art of Long View

Quote of the Post
"The best way to predict the future is tio invent it"
- unknown

Thoughts on greatness, desire, money and how to be rich

GREATNESS
Greatness is not an occasion. It is a life style
inculcated by being responsible. A lot of us shy
away from being responsible, ignorant of the fact
thatwe indirectly flee from being great for
responsibility is the price of greatness.

 Be responsible for who you are
 Be responsible for what you do
 Be responsible for what you have received
 Be responsible to those you lead

Life is not a gift – it is an investment from which
the investor expects great returns. You can't afford
to live it anyhow.

DESIRE
Potential needs purpose to give it direction. Desire
is “craving enough to sacrifice for”. It’s only we are
willing to die for what we desire, that we’ll receive it.
Only what you desire when you pray, not what you
pray for – is what you shall have.

Desire for a thing keeps you on the road of consistency.
 Prepare Prayerfully
 Plan Purposefully
 Proceed Positively
 Pursue Persistently

"Potential needs desire to place demands on it." 
-Dr. Myles Munroe

MONEY
Money flows that’s why it’s called Currency and it flows in
the direction of value. Value is something you have that is
desirable to someone else. The more valuable a thing
becomes the more money it costs.

Value is directly proportional to the needs the product meets.
Value changes depending on circumstances and individuals.
When you say there’s no money, your mind and invariably
your eyes close to opportunities.

Ways to make money
1.   Offer a valuable product or service. Don’t let your
      emotions think for you. Ideas that are implemented
      rule the world.

2.   Research the customers’ needs and the likely changes
      they would like to see in the products or services.    

3.   Increase the value and quantity of your product. Adapt
      it to the ever changing needs of the customer. The
      greatest millionaires are servants of their clients.

4.   Work on perception and image. Work on the share of
      your customer’s mind. Image is important. Present
      yourself in a prestigious form.

5.   Repetition is a law of lasting impression and
      advertising is basically all about repetition.

HOW TO BE RICH: Being a solution (Personalized)
If I want to be relevant in this life, I have got to be a
solution. It may be to someone’s problems, or an
organization’s or a nation’s or even to better still to the
world’s problems. The fun thing is the bigger the number
of people whose problems I can provide a solution to the
quicker I get to being relevant.

The age old tips to being a solution are:
 Finding a problem and solving it
 Finding a need and meeting it
 Finding a desire and filling it
 Finding a hurt and healing it

To be able to proffer a solution to people’s problems,
needs, desires or hurts, I have to discover what
these problems, needs, desires or hurts are. This can
be done easily by asking them or figuring out what
they might need to solve these problems, meet these
needs, fulfill these desires or heal these hurts. (The
management jargon used for this is market research).
The next step then is to think of what products or services
needed and create or provide them to achieve these ends.

Quote of the post
"What’s money for anyway? It’s to make things happen"
– Auntie Joyce (Richard Branson’s aunt)

Thinking

Thinking isn’t thoughts crossing my mind
In some sort of random disorder
It requires direction, intention,
And a process of development
I think in order to solve problems
With the knowledge I have acquired

Thinking is a dialogue I have with myself.
A silent deliberation - with the intent to act.
Sometimes I think with my mind,
Sometimes I think with my heart.
With the mind, it is analytical, objective and factual
With the heart, it is vast, intuitive, and emotional.
Thinking is something that I choose to do.
It requires motive and effort.

I think because I want to understand
And when I understand I intend to act
To think is to differ
I must remember to trust myself,
My feelings, my inspirations
For they want me to listen to them.
They want to guide me forward.

It takes practice. It takes trust.
It takes time to develop and mature my thinking.
And as I do, my being matures also
My being - the essence of my core self
Though must develop the will to act,
Like the few great thinkers that have acted to
change our world.

©2006 Adedokun Olusegun

Quote of the post
"Think and grow rich" - Napoleon Hill

The Good Citizen

 
Dear Nigerian,

I salute your courage and faith for enduring the
times till date. Things will only get better.

Tomorrow and next Saturday will be determining
the destiny this sleeping GIANT of  a country
– our beloved Nigeria.

Please ensure you exercise your civic rights and vote.

Choose a leader you are convinced is right first in
tomorrow’s gubernatorial election and in the coming
presidential election.

The Federal government has said no movement
tomorrow so go to the polls, cast your votes and
go back home. I think that is really simple.

Do not let any individual or group influence your votes.

They say your vote is your power so please go and vote.
(when I thought of this saying I realized it’s only true
when votes are not tampered with)


GOD BLESS NIGERIA!!!!!

Quote of the post
"If it is to be it is up to me." - Origin Unknown

Thinking like a millionaire

Attitude is Everything
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