tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13596598583639360922024-03-13T07:19:53.312-07:00Health and WealthHealth is wealth... These two things are the most needed ingredients for success in life. Learn how to control your health as well as your wealth.Health and Wealthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01292281319761401066noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359659858363936092.post-87870043944030516442011-06-04T15:23:00.000-07:002011-04-06T08:20:58.314-07:00Quick With The Ear, Slow With The Tongue!<span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>LOQUACIOUSNESS (TALKATIVENESS)</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Talking is good, especially when you get paid for it. Unfortunately, most of us talk a lot but we never get paid for it.<br /><br />It’s surprising, isn’t it?<br /><br />Look at this:<br /><br />20% of the world’s people are millionaires. Out of them, about 99% are orators or speakers as well as authors. What do they do...? They talk! The more they talk, the higher they get paid. Also they don’t just talk but make sure their talks are put on paper.<br /><br />80% of the world’s people manage the remaining 20% of the world’s wealth. They talk too much! The more they do that the highly impoverished they become. Since their talks lack content, they can’t be put on paper.<br /><br />From the above, we will notice that not only do the millionaires control 80% of the world’s wealth, but they control 80% of their speeches as well. They talk! Yes, they talk, but succinctly and constructively.<br /><br />Those who get impoverished also talk, but they talk gratuitously and excessively. The more they talk, the more unbridled their speeches get.<br /><br />You see, there are no secrets or shortcuts to success. Your self-discipline and control over your speech and parlance will do the trick.<br /><br />John Lyle Harrington once said, “Language has a large weight in classifying a man – infinitely more than dress. It exhibits his breeding and indicates his social status.”<br /><br />Your talk, indeed, classifies you and determines to a larger extent, the status you’ll fit into in life. It shapes your personality and creates the kind of impression people have or will have about you. It brings out the real you.<br /><br />Do you wonder why people get irritated, any time you open your mouth to speak? Check your speeches; they might be foolish, verbose or boring. Never speak your mind, mind your speech.<br /><br />You might need to be reticent sometime; it will help. Even fools are considered wise when they keep quite. Speech is silver, silence is gold. Think about it!<br /><br />Mind you, timidity is not reticence, it is merely stupidity.<br /><br />May be just like me, you’ve been trying and still fighting with this bad habit of excessive talking. You wish God could take your voice so you could become dumb.<br /><br />You always wish and wish, for your spirit is willing, but often you fail to remain silent for once. You’ve started hating yourself for this and you are unsure of your becoming who you’ve dreamt to be.<br /><br />Any time you seem to have an iota of hope to put things right, a shadow of ambivalence casts itself on it; you get confused and feel like giving up.<br /><br />NO! Not yet…<br /><br />There’s a way!<br /><br />I was once in your position. Through curiosity and being extremely critical, I became a talkative without knowing it. Though loved by many, indirectly, I was constantly notified of my bad habit which made me feel lonely and empty.<br /><br />Out of shame and frustration, I started playing the defense; making excuses to justify my talking too much. This defensive game attitude gradually progressed into unnecessary lying. It never helped.<br /><br />Seeing how badly I will be affected in the future, I sat myself down, did some assessments, and afterward resolved to change. Nothing will change if you don’t acknowledge the need for change.<br /><br />A great poet, John Milton, also said, “To excuse our faults on the ground of our weakness is to quiet our fears at the expense of our hopes”<br /><br />These are some little changes I made which you may need to consider as well.<br /><br />- To begin with, say this words solemnly and affirmatively, ‘YES I CAN!’<br /><br />- Learn a lesson from the Creator. Your ears were made opened but your mouth was made to close; quick with your ears, slow with your mouth.<br /><br />- Be a good conversationalist. Listen more talk less but judiciously.<br /><br />- Be laconic in speech.<br /><br />- Accept criticism. Our enemies’ opinions about us might be right because they see us and we don’t see ourselves.<br /><br />- Maintain daily and self-discipline<br /><br />Make these changes and the shackles of loquaciousness will be broken off you.<br /><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:78%;">THANK YOU FOR VISITING THIS SITE. THE SKY WILL ALWAYS BE YOUR LIMIT.</span></strong>Health and Wealthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01292281319761401066noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359659858363936092.post-29782003835672369802011-04-22T15:02:00.000-07:002011-04-06T08:38:40.844-07:00I Feel Like Giving Up on Life. Do I Have A Place...?<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WQcYoSEMJqg/SpMPukfTFnI/AAAAAAAAAA4/E2SDZBCA_ig/s1600-h/3832611862_659b24d4b1_s.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373656073126483570" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 75px; height: 75px;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WQcYoSEMJqg/SpMPukfTFnI/AAAAAAAAAA4/E2SDZBCA_ig/s320/3832611862_659b24d4b1_s.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">You Have a Place in Life<br /></span></strong></div><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">There is a place for you on this planet earth. The world is a customer; it is always waiting for someone to meet a need. There is a need only you can meet, search for that need and meet it, you’ll succeed.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">It is not just anybody the world is waiting for, the ordinary are too much, the world is looking for the marketable; the workable; a person with skills and excellence.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">The world has branched from the world of average, ordinary and commonness, to the world of specialization and proficiency. Add some value to yourself; if you don’t excel, you can’t sell!<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">The world wants your skills to advance further…<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">The world is before you, it does not deny you of anything. It all depends on what you have. Find a need and meet it now. What others can’t do, you can do; where they can’t go, you can go.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Do not look at your performance, look at your potentials. There is a purpose for your life; you are not here by accident. You have the solutions for the problems you are crying about.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">God does not hate you. He created you like this, exclusively, to meet a need. He has a purpose for your life, your making and your gift.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">No one is better than you; no one is smarter than you. Polish your God-given talent and the world is ready to pay you! </span></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><strong><span style="font-size:78%;">THANK YOU FOR VISITING THIS SITE. THE SKY WILL ALWAYS BE YOUR LIMIT.</span></strong> </div>Health and Wealthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01292281319761401066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359659858363936092.post-55096943128325393962011-04-20T15:31:00.000-07:002011-04-06T08:46:53.600-07:00How health and wealth can be maintained.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WQcYoSEMJqg/So3fbPrVtiI/AAAAAAAAAAo/d98DBxWfNEA/s1600-h/p.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372195589680641570" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 320px; height: 231px;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WQcYoSEMJqg/So3fbPrVtiI/AAAAAAAAAAo/d98DBxWfNEA/s320/p.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><strong><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Success Tips to Wealth</span></span></strong><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Success is a journey; if you fail today, you’ll be judged by your failure not what you’ve achieved in the past. Success is not cheap; it comes to people with a definite purpose. It is not for quitters; it is for those who persevere adventurously.<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-family:arial;">Mind, Words and Actions</span></strong><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Success is a product of:<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">- Your mind (think): Something has to happen to mind if you must succeed. You have to think! Think positive thoughts; Godly thoughts!<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">- Your words (speak): Speak positively! No weak speech can attain success; creative and productive speech will.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">- Your actions (do): Mind your actions. Act with conviction!<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><strong>Measured Pace<br /><br /></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Don’t out run yourself and get tired, run at an unhurried pace.<br />Remember, you are not competing with anyone; you’re competing with yourself and your potentials.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Now, how do you maintain your pace? </span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>This is how:</strong><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">- Be content with what you have while reaching for your desires<br /><br />- Success is not an imitation of somebody; it is the mastering of your style<br /><br />- Avoid greed and haste; focus on long-term vision. Your pace must always work with your long-term vision<br /><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Perseverance<br /></strong></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Life is not static. If you’re not moving, you’re falling behind. You can’t be half-hearted or pathetic, if you want to be successful. You can’t succeed by quitting, because it is uncomfortable.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Thomas Edison once said, “Many of life failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they give up”.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Three things to have to persevere:<br /></strong></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">- <strong>Bravery:</strong> Fear is good, but not when it controls you. Someone else will discover you if you sit somewhere and go nowhere. Be daring enough to venture new projects.<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">- <strong>Tenacity:</strong> In life, people make way to those who push us aside. Starting is punishing; finishing is exciting. You must be stubborn to succeed. Don’t give up but give it time while persevering and persisting consistently. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing!<br /><br />- <strong>Strong-minded:</strong> Be certain about your venture. Indecisive people are like a blind man looking in a dark room for a black cat that isn’t there. Determination certainly leads to success.<br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>How to Develop Bold Perseverance:<br /></strong></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">- Face your fears with faith in God<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">- Maintain mental discipline<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">- Push yourself forward when others have retired<br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Professionalism<br /></strong></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Professionalism is one of the things you ought to have if you must succeed. As a professional you must observe:<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">- <strong>Standards:</strong> To be a professional, you must uphold the standards of your field. Maintain strict standards. If you don’t meet the standards of your field, you’ll never be successful.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">- <strong>Ethics:</strong> Don’t allow your mood to sabotage your performance. Carrying your problems to the job is unhealthy. Success means professionalism. Control private interferences with your work. If you’re going to be successful, sometimes you’ll have to offend people. Mind you, you’ll fail if you want to please everyone.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">- <strong>Quality:</strong> Exceed the expectations of your clients. You can’t be shoddy and still expect success. People will offend you on your field, be professional. You don’t solve your private issues with your field’s funds.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Sure Predictability</strong><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">To be successful, you must be predictable with your product. Don’t give excellent quality today and cheap quality tomorrow; you’ll fail. Your service must be guaranteed all the times.<br />If people can not predict you they cannot bank their future on you.<br /><br /><strong>To be predictable, you must possess:<br /></strong></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">- Dependability<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">- Consistency<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">- Continuity<br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>How to Develop Predictability:</strong><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">1. Commit to keeping your word<br /><br />2. Build consistence character for both private and public conduct<br /><br />3. Master and replicate the processes for success. Success is a science, which incorporates an art and not an art on its own<br /><br />4. Build a plan of succession for yourself. Succession does not take place when you die; it takes place while you are in position. Succession is difficult because it requires people who are ready to walk the path.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Unfortunately, most people are not ready to walk the path; they only want to enjoy the benefit of the walk. Success without a successor is failure.<br /><br />Success has many fathers; failure is an orphan. Life is not sweet when you fail.<br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Inner Peace<br /></strong></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">True success is a product of inner peace – peace of the heart. If your vision is small, anything satisfies you.<br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>To gain inner peace, you must:</strong><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">- <strong>Faith:</strong> Walk by faith not by sight<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">- <strong>Righteousness:</strong> Have the righteousness of God<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">- <strong>Significance:</strong> Make your life significant by harnessing your God-given talents and potentials.<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Honor God with your gifts, talents and influences.<br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span><br /><br /><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><br />THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR VISITING THIS SITE. THE SKY WILL ALWAYS BE YOUR LIMIT.<br /><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><br /><br /><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><br /><br /><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div>Health and Wealthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01292281319761401066noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359659858363936092.post-34546900639546012512011-04-08T14:17:00.000-07:002011-04-06T08:34:48.813-07:00How You Can Start Your Own Business.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WQcYoSEMJqg/SpMGUZAx_yI/AAAAAAAAAAw/k-9tq3-ES-w/s1600-h/ww.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373645727764447010" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 114px; height: 112px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WQcYoSEMJqg/SpMGUZAx_yI/AAAAAAAAAAw/k-9tq3-ES-w/s320/ww.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:180%;" ><strong>Making It on Your Own</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Mike McKinney, the president of Cassette Works in Pasadena, California, tells his story.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Mike, who wanted his own business since he was in his early 20s, tells from first hand experience what it takes to build a business. There’s more to it than making money.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Mike McKinney tells it all:<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">“I saw having my own business as a way to achieve my goals – personal and financial. I’m not a static person. Life is not static. If you’re not moving ahead, you’re falling behind.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">You people wanting to get something going must be willing to sacrifice. They must be willing to fail temporarily. You probably learn most from your failures. It gets down to attitude and approach. You have to set your mind and not let anything get in the way.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">The question, must one posses a capital investment, depends on what kind of business you plan to go into. Some ventures require a huge capital investment. I had nothing when I started out. To say the least, it was a motivating situation!<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">What you need is a clear, concise, one-sentence idea. You have to get a workable idea. You have to educate yourself as to what you need to learn. </span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">And you need to learn your business inside and out to be effective.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">My strength in college was research. Awareness of your strength helps you know where to get the information you need – whether from people or from books. My library is filled with biographies and autobiographies.</span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">You can learn so much from other’s experience and the pitfalls to avoid.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">When I started, I didn’t know where my first pay check was coming from or really where to look for it. So I made phone calls and wrote letters to people or organizations that might need my service. Soon they started calling me.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">By the way, I didn’t frame my first dollar – I needed it too badly.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Being responsible for my own business has been a character-building experience. I’ve learned things that I would have learned in no other way. </span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">The responsibility forces a lot of introspection and self-criticism.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">First, it takes perseverance. You need to take what you do seriously – a 100% commitment. Lasting success doesn’t happen overnight; it has to be earned. That takes time. You have to keep refining and improving yourself and your services.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">I think the other side of the coin is resourcefulness, because there are plenty of times when you need flexibility and creative solutions to keep you in the game.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Success is not a point you reach; it’s a process, a way of thinking, a way of life. Success is dictated by certain universal laws and principles that have been in force since creation. And being laws, they apply to anybody. The better you tune your thinking to mesh with those laws the more successful you will be. It’s all learned.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">There’s no substitute for hard work. Whether you’re working for someone else or yourself – hard work is always rewarded.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">It’s also better to trade short-term success and profits for a firm foundation built over time. Money is important, sure, but if you take care of what needs to be done and give your clients real value, you don’t need to worry about making money. It’ll come!”<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Well you’ve heard it all from the horse’s own mouth. Now you know you too can make it. You’re smarter and unique. You too can shine!<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">To your success... Meet you at the top!</span></div>Health and Wealthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01292281319761401066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359659858363936092.post-8474619142809258452011-04-07T03:00:00.000-07:002011-04-06T08:30:40.714-07:00Why Am I Not Making It in Life? I Am Confused!<span style="font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" ><strong>Controlled Attention</strong></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />A world so full of division can never be a home, so is a man with unbridled attention; he never gets to achieve anything in life and never gets any where as well.<br /><br /><br /><br />Blubo, a blue-eyed, blonde, hairy dog had to learn its lesson the hard way.<br /><br /><br /><br />One afternoon, Blubo went into the woods behind the house in search of food, for itself and the family. Fortunately, it bumped into heap of fresh bones, which could feed the family for weeks. Filled with joy mixed with surprise, Blubo quickly thought of informing the family to share in the joy. Just as it was about to embark on its decision, a shaggy-brown dog with long legs came to the scene. It was like, ‘”WOW!” Thank God!’ said ‘Hi’ to Blubo and then picked to of the bones.<br /><br />Blubo, on seeing this, became so angry, barked and started chasing it. Blubo kept chasing till it couldn’t find traces of the shaggy-brown dog. After the chase proved futile, Blubo become very tired and hungry, with no option than to get back home. Unfortunately, Blubo could not find its way home. It wandered without food or water for seven days in the thick woods and grew very weak.<br /><br />By divine intervention, a hunter came to the rescue. Took very good care of it and brought it safely home to its worried family. Blubo was grateful to the hunter and much happier to see the family safe.<br /><br />It shared its experience in the wilderness, and had this advice to give: <strong>“It</strong> <strong>pays to be focused”</strong><br /><br /><br />Remaining focused means: <strong>F</strong>ollowing <strong>O</strong>ne <strong>C</strong>ourse <strong>U</strong>ntil <strong>S</strong>uccess. A man with focus, they say, never flops.<br /><br /><br /><br />Like Blubo, many of us do not have or maintain <strong>FOCUS</strong>. We entertain unnecessary things to preoccupy us so much so that we never get significant things done; hence we end up achieving nothing.<br /><br /><br /><br />Success can never be achieved through a divided attention. A person whose attention is not under control never lives a land mark in any field of endeavor; he becomes jack of all trades but master of none.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>Things that distract attention:</strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>- Greed:</strong> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Grab all, lose all.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>- Unforgiving:</strong> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">The one who hates gets hurt the most.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>- Doubt:</strong> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Ambivalence precedes indecisiveness.</span><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>- Lack of foresight:</strong> </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Lack of vision, makes people perish.</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br />Try your best to avoid the sidetracks to your focus in life. Always make sure you get one thing done before starting the next and success shall be your closest companion.<br /><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:78%;">THANK YOU FOR VISITING THIS SITE. THE SKY WILL ALWAYS BE YOUR LIMIT.</span></strong>Health and Wealthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01292281319761401066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359659858363936092.post-12482124399257600612009-11-02T12:44:00.000-08:002009-11-02T12:44:37.487-08:00Join Me at i5<a href="http://www.joini5.com/herbalist">Join Me at i5</a>Health and Wealthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01292281319761401066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359659858363936092.post-74246678613590938082009-09-09T15:32:00.000-07:002011-04-06T08:25:44.880-07:00Time Is Money; Money Is Time...<span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Budgeting Time and Money:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Time is money</span></strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Big true, it is! Most of the time we think life is not fair. In that it has enriched some people and impoverished the others; which is not true.<br /><br />Life is very fair; it gives out what you put into it. In fact, nature has made all humans equal – none was made poor nr rich. We’ve all been given 24 hours in a day, which indeed is an equalizer.<br /><br /><br />It is how these hours are put to use that determine your status in life.<br /><br />What do you make of the aphorism, ‘the early bird catches the worm’? This is what budgeting time and money stands for – being on time. As a stanza from a famous poem I read said:<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">“Let us then be up and doing... </strong><br /><br /><strong style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br />With a heart for any fate;</strong><br /><br /><br /><strong style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Still achieving, still pursuing, </strong><br /><br /><br /><strong style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Learn to labor and to wait”</strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Yes, be up and doing - always being on time. Doing things on time is one of the key ingredients we lack to succeed.<br /><br />We don’t respect time. This disregard we have for time is not permitting it to give out its benefit, which is money, until we change our attitude towards it. We all want to be successful, right, but the question is, are we willing to do what successful people do?<br /><br />Ask any successful person how they made it to the top, they will tell you, ‘Early to bed, early to rise!’<br /><br />This reminds me of a rhyme I learnt at age five, which says: “Early to bed, early to rise; makes one healthy, wealthy and wise!”<br /><br />Note the benefits it brings; health, wealth and wisdom. So you see there are no secrets in becoming successful after all.<br /><br />“A little sleep, a little slumber; so shall your ruin come”, the book of Proverbs said. A person who does not value time is in no doubt a lazy person`. Laziness certainly progresses into foolishness. It is only a lazy person that sits and wishes for luck; which never comes.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Luck is more of a responsibility with success as benefit. It is only the prudent and industrious, who carries out responsibilities by laboring under constructive knowledge, becomes successful.<br /><br />Let’s learn how to use our time profitably on ourselves and others. With some we spend our time; with others we invest it. Always be around those with whom you can invest your time so as to gain mutually from it.<br /><br />Avoid people who often spend your time. Time wasted is lost; it can never be regained. Also, stop spending people’s time.<br /><br />Time is a motivator. It tells you there is a beginning and an end to every thing in life. It goads you to act before darkness falls; constantly reminding you of the deadline ahead.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Since time is money, suffice it to say money is time. Just like time, money is like a seed; if you sow it and give it good nurturing, you will certainly reap its returns in thousand-folds.<br /><br />A wise man once told his son, ‘Son, eat the fruit, never eat seed’.<br /><br />Money is power. So long as power is capable of intoxicating and controlling a person, so does money. Majority of us have difficulty in controlling the way we use money. The fact is, it not easy but it is possible, once you set your mind to it.<br /><br />Personally, I lost control of the usage of money at a point in time. I got to a stage when I became virtually broke, until I steadily followed a 7 Principles Strategy which got me back to my feet and brought me to stardom.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />These seven(7) principles are:<br /><br />- Appreciate money<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />- Tithe<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />- Invest/Save in your savings account<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />- Help others - Avoid extravagancy<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />- Delay gratification; avoid impulse buying<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />- Buy quality goods<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">THANK YOU FOR VISITING THIS SITE. THE SKY WILL ALWAYS BE YOUR LIMIT.</span>Health and Wealthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01292281319761401066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359659858363936092.post-44877938341841769122009-04-10T15:12:00.000-07:002011-04-06T08:38:50.847-07:00How Do I Fight My Fears?<strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Trepidation </span></strong><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Fear is normal. Courage is not the absence of fear but the confrontation of it. The only way to overcome fear is to confront it.<br /><br /><strong>Types of Fear:</strong><br /><br />- <strong><span style="font-style: italic;">The fear of Failure</span>:</strong> failure is not a defeat, it is only an event. The last time you failed was an opportunity to reinvent yourself. If you’re scared of doing things, you keep procrastinating. Learn to manage failure; the more you fail, the closer you get to succeed.<br /><br />- <strong><span style="font-style: italic;">The fear of Competition</span>:</strong> Life is a competition; it is a race. To be outstanding, learn to build-up uniqueness – through the build-up of constructive ideas, confidence and above all, honesty. Start selling something that your competitors don’t have. Don’t run away from your competitors, for he who runs away from a fight will live to fight another day. Life is not a popularity contest; it is a contest.<br /><br />- <strong><span style="font-style: italic;">The fear of Competence</span>:</strong> Learn to overcome the “I can’t do it” syndrome. The Bible confirms that you can do all things through Christ, who strengthens you. We often waste our time waiting for others to live up to our expectation. We must learn to declare our independence of people’s expectation. Never live to please people; please God and you’ll find fulfillment within and around you.<br /><br />-<span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><strong style="font-style: italic;">The fear of Change:</strong> Most of us want to change our current status for the better, whereas we don’t want to change our ways of thinking, talking and/or acting. There are a lot of changes that must take place in your life if you want to find yourself in a new era. To see changes, one must acknowledge the need for change, which we must accept.<br /><br /><strong>-<span style="font-style: italic;"> The fear of the Unfamiliar:</span></strong> Anytime we have to do something new, we fear. If you want to move the world, then stop treading the same path and do something new. If you do common things you’ll become common and soon fade away; when you do unimaginable things, you’ll become exceptional and leave an indelible imprint on posterity’s mind.<br /><br /><strong>- <span style="font-style: italic;">The fear of Critics:</span></strong> The fear of critics will only mean you not doing anything. Sometimes our enemies’ opinions about us might be right, because they see us and we don’t see ourselves. Dogs will always bark, monkeys will chatter and critics will always criticize. Accept criticism and do what is right.<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Have Done With Fear</span><br /></strong><br />What is the solution?<br /><br />First, realize that your feeling of fear is your heaviest burden. Talk to your subconscious. Listen to your subconscious. You will probably hear things like this: What you are most afraid of won’t happen. Act on it. Take courage from it.<br /><br />Put fear out of your mind. Be positive. You want to work magic and you can work magic, if you determine to have done with fear.<br />To prove that you can work magic, you must show that you are not afraid. You have thought yourself into that fear with your mind. Run yourself out of it with your legs.<br /><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">THANK YOU FOR VISITING THIS SITE. THE SKY WILL ALWAYS BE YOUR LIMIT.</span>Health and Wealthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01292281319761401066noreply@blogger.com0