Every man charts his next step in life by virtue of the direction in which he is looking, because whatever direction you are looking is the way you naturally go. You can’t look in two directions at the same time, you are either looking backward or looking forward and the direction in which you look […]
Another way to stir up your hope is to have a sense of appreciation. When people begin to think that they are not making progress, their hope is naturally destroyed. The truth is that if you check your life very well you will discover that you have made tremendous progress, you have made some impact […]
Life is full of obstacles but only those who are prepared to go again will overcome. Life is full of negative reports and they will remain that way except you go again. The only way to change your negative ve ports to positive reports is to go again, Even if your first, second and third […]
Association It was Charlie Tremendous Jones who said, “You are the same today as you’ll be in five years except for two things: the people you meet and the books you read.” In other words, the books we read and the company we keep determine our end in the journey to our destinies. Therefore, our […]
“Discipline” here represents maintaining an orderly life. It is operating as demanded not as convenient. Also, it is maximising and investing our time, instead of squandering it. George Washington once said, “Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable, procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.” No matter where […]
The primary function of the mind is to give the spirit earthly relevance. It connects the spirit to the physical world and therefore serves as the moderator of our lives. Christians need to understand that the spirit alone is inadequate to handle issues of life in absolute sense. This is because whereas the spirit relates […]
Progress is initiated and charted from within because thoughts are agents of change. E.W. Kenyon exhorts, “make your brain to work. It will sweat; but make it work. It will improve. It will develop until you become a wonder to those around you.” That is the way forward. Thoughts are mental reactors that motivate human […]
You may ask, how do I renew my mind? That is simple: 1. Associate With Smarter Brains “Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.” Proverbs 27:17 I have always believed that the essence of association is to add to one another, to help sharpen each other’s minds and ultimately improve […]
Let me start by drawing a line between learning and schooling; between training and education. Schooling is not equal to learning; otherwise, every first class graduate should excel in life. But I have noticed a paradox. In many professions today, third class graduates employ first class graduates! When you are given a certificate after school, […]
Another barrier to creativity is indecision. People are often so scared of making a wrong decision that they end up making no decision. They remain in the valley of decision to go or not to go. But a wrong decision is better than indecision, at least, it gives a man the opportunity to be corrected […]
