Are you too old or too tired or too broke or too disadvantaged. Do you believe you're uniquely qualified to add substance to life?
Because "I do....
Don't get caught up in making judgments about what is fair or unfair or easy or difficult. Just get on with the satisfying and fulfilling business of making a real positive difference in your world.
You've done it many times before and you know you can do it many more times again. You know how great it makes you feel to know you truly matter.
So get busy, get some good stuff done, and feel that great feeling again and again. Forget about the silly excuses and focus on the significant difference you can make.
There are lots of great people in this world. Yet there is no one who can do a better job of being you than you.
Life is great, and you are essential to that greatness. Do your part, in your own special way and see as you'll BEcome Greatness as life unfolds.
...I believe in you Champ! As I do "Me" and my take is we have all it takes to add substances to life. *smiles
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Allow your world to be beautiful now. Allow your life to be rich, full and joyous.
There are infinite possibilities, and yet the ones you experience are the ones you allow! So make the choice now and always, to allow the best.
Allow your thoughts to be positive and empowering. Allow your actions to move your life forward.
Allow your spirit to envision life at its very best for you and your whole world. Allow yourself to make that vision real in each moment and with each choice.
Don’t struggle to move yourself toward or away from what might or might not be. Instead, allow your life to unfold according to your highest vision.
The power to make a positive difference is always yours. Allow that power to flow through from within, creating magnificent and meaningful results; GREATNESS
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In life "You can't coast your way to success." You just can't. You have to hustle! You have to struggle!!
You may face certain periods of intense FRUSTRATION.
Followed by periods of GREAT JOY.
Then back to FRUSTRATION.
Then back to JOY..... It just goes on.
Doesn't matter whether you make or made N10,000 per month or N1,000,000 per month?
Its never a smooth ride.
You see, Champions are basically same as normal people with a small (but BIG) difference.
What's that?
A maddening OBSESSION to achieve whatever they want to achieve.
That's what true champions are made of.
True champions are just normal people. With nothing special about them, that is until you get to know what they have achieved.
They have the same fears, thought processes, insecurities that you and I have.
If that's so, then what is it that separates them from the rest?
Obsession! A maddening burning everlasting desire to make it.
Now with all being said, there is a difference between obsessed champions and obsessed dreamers; Obsessed champions WORK HARD to make their dream come true. While, Obsessed dreamers DREAM HARD hoping that their dreams come true.
Let's be honest here:
Nothing's going to happen if you keep dreaming about having your own billion dollar in the bank (even Naira sef) without doing anything about it. Life doesn't work that way!
First: You need to have a dream.
Second: You need to get obsessed about your dream.
Third: You need to know what to do to achieve your dream.
Fourth (and last): You need to pay the price to achieve your dream.
The path is most times not pretty! In fact, it might be downright ugly with you getting screwed many times over.
But when you finally make it, you would know that it was totally worth it.
And when you do achieve your dream, you set a new one and move forward. Cos for obsessive champions, dreams are always ongoing.
Be encouraged, stay on course to Greatness...
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Greatness!
A lot of people are quick to say what they want, but are not willing to do what it takes to get it. In short we all are at one point or the other guilty of this one!
"We get so good at talking about doing big things, but still doing the same things that got us nowhere, going to the same places that brought us no good, hanging around the same small mindsets that held us back, talking about the same “Dreams” expecting something different, but doing nothing different"
You can’t expect to be different doing things that keep you the same; You can’t expect to make progress in your life when all you do is sit back and talk. It’s time to get done talking and start doing! Last year shouldn’t look like this year and honestly yesterday shouldn’t look like today.
How long will you keep saying “This is my year” and end up living the entire year just like every other unproductive year before it; How many times are you going to have to say “I’m going to get serious with my life” and end up doing the very same things that got you nowhere. Don’t just say it! Live it. Hard work doesn’t need an introduction speech. When your life speaks for itself, you don’t have to say much.
Nothing changes until you change it, nothing works until you work it, Nothing happens until you make it happen. You can’t become who you want to be, by remaining who you are. Your life doesn’t change because you want better, it changes when you work for better.
Let this be the year you find a way to live your purpose and not find excuses why you haven’t. God has put in you all you need to be great, you've just got to look inward and bring forth Greatness.
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Greatness!
You cannot turn the corner until you get to it. In order to create a breakthrough, you must lay the groundwork for it.
True greatness (value) is built with time, effort and commitment. Don't cheat yourself out of that value by demanding instant results.
When you're moving in a positive direction, enjoy the ride and give it the time it takes. Even though the fulfilment is not yet complete, you can already begin to experience it.
Don't be afraid of the time it will take to make real progress. Be thankful for the opportunity to make an increasingly valuable difference as time goes on.
There is great joy to be found in meaningful effort. The longer and more committed the effort is, the more joy you are able to experience.
Cheerfully give yourself and your work the time it takes. Choose a worthy destination, and treasure every step of the journey.
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This is your life, so refuse to loose it to any limitation. Live each moment of it with substance.
Life is too precious to waste even a little bit of it on meaningless junk. Give your time, your attention, your efforts and your energy to what really matters.
If something doesn't concern you, don't let it consume you. If something doesn't really matter, then let it go.
There are only so many hours in our days. Choose to spend every one of those hours in the service of what truly matters.
Your priorities are based not on what you say or intend, but on what you actually do with your time. Choose positive, meaningful priorities by spending your time in positive, meaningful ways.
Devote yourself to what truly matters. And add more life to the years, with every passing moment.
Welcome to 2014
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A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said: "I am blind, please help." There were only a few coins in the hat.
A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.
Soon the hat began to fill up. Alot more people were giving money to the blind boy.
That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognised his footsteps and asked, "Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?" The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way. "I wrote: 'Today is a beautiful day; but I cannot see it.'"
Both signs told people that the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign reminded people how fortunate they were to have their sight.
Should we be surprised that the second sign was more effective?
Moral of the Story: Be thankful for what you have. Be creative with what you don't have. Be innovative beyond your seemingly limits. Think differently and positively! When life gives you a 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to smile. Face your past without regret. Handle your present with confidence. Prepare for the future without fear. Keep the faith and drop the fear.
It's a beautiful thing to see a person smiling, But even more beautiful is knowing that you are the reason for the smile! Faith is not about everything turning out OK, Faith is about being OK no matter how things turn out.
Inspired by Me most Adorable Boss
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