topic 162: The tragedy of procrastination (episode 1)

The tragedy of procrastination

There will always be no perfect time for that great plan you have. There will never be the best time to achieve that beautiful thing you tend to accomplish unless you take the first step now.A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest- and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man”.

Proverbs 24: 33-34 says: “

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Procrastination is a great enemy of our dreams in life. Procrastination is an act of laziness and not even prayer can compensate for the after-effect of

topic 161: You are almost there, so why giving up now?

You are almost there, so why giving up now?

You have been working for so long to get the best out of your life, yet the breakthrough seems not to be near. Working towards the best in life is synonymous to gunning for the gold. You need to know that even this gold you want passed

through hell of a fire before it becomes what everybody desires. So never expect the best without passing through failure, pains, struggle, hustle and

topic 149: Still confused about your destiny in life?

Destiny is the fixed order obtained. Destiny is an end and purpose is a means for an end. It is a predetermined end. God does not wait for the end to determine the end. Destiny is the ultimate person you are meant to be.

Destiny fulfilled is the manifestation of the real you. Talent is just a divine endowment that helps you fulfill your purpose in life.

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Purpose is the means to an end. Daily decisions,

topic 144: Placing your Pain Above your Dream!

Placing Your pain above your dream!

Three things make us give up so easily in life. It is either you just live with no dream at all, or you have one but you don’t think it is ever worth fighting for, and finally, it is because we place our pains far above our dreams.

Because of the weight and burden of the pain or the suffering the people above us or our environment subject us, we tend to put aside the dreams we carry just to exhaust the pain we bear. We put the burden of our shame, our failures, our mistakes, our pasts, our status, our abuse, etc. far above the dream we need to nurture.

The previous two factors are of high significance also, but for the purpose of this article, I will be focusing more on the last factor, which is placing your pain above your dreams.

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If your dream is more important than your pain, then you will forgive yourself of the mistakes you made yesterday, and give yourself another chance. If your dream is stronger than your pain, you will fend off the abuse and gossip of those people (friends and enemies) around you. If your dream is more important, you will not be intimidated by the words of those people that are saying ‘you can never make it in life’. If your dream is more important, you will not give up because of the failure of the past. If your dream is more important, the way your superior is treating you will not derail you off your focus. If your dream is more important, you will give no consideration to those that refuse to believe in you. If your dream is more important, you will not be carried away by critics and criticism.

Many dreams have died, some fizzled out and some crumbled along the way; not because there was no intrinsic ability to make it come to pass, but because they wouldn’t overcome the pain and the test of time. Even our Lord Jesus Christ was almost giving up, but He quickly realized the greater dreams and glories ahead of him, and ultimately he placed His potential glories above the present pains. He encountered emotional and physical pain, but He kept on pushing through the pains, knowing fully well the crown that awaits him.

Pain doesn’t last forever; it only comes to teach, leaving behind a scar.  It is always for a short time, but irrespective of the nature or magnitude of the pain, it has come to make a mark. Not just an ordinary mark, but the one that will either make you stronger and better or it destroys you forever. How your pain turns out to be is in your hand. Never give up because hope is alive.

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topic 138: 9 Mistakes We Commonly Make While Making Choice In Life (episode 3)

9 Mistakes We Commonly Make While Making Choice In Life

Please, make sure you start with the episode 1 and EPISODE 2 here.

3) Making choice “to” because you have been overwhelmed with joy:  sometimes in life, we tend to make decision in life that we shouldn’t because we are too overwhelmed with joy. We are not being sensitive enough to think of the pros and cons of the decision before we dabble into it. You made a choice by saying a quick yes to a guy

because you think he is too precious to lose. You made a choice to enter a business deal because it sounds cool to your ear when you have not even thought of the other side of the deal. We are more predisposed to making a mistake when we hurriedly make decisions from excitement than when we are not. The best decision, most times, do no

topic 137: 9 Mistakes We Commonly Make While Making Choice In Life (Episode 2)

    9 Mistakes We Commonly Make While Making Choice In Life

    Let's with the explanation of our the aforementioned points in EPISODE 1 can affect our lives. 

     1)  Making choice “not to” because of the fear of failure: this is one of the decision most of us are making in life because of our pessimistic and myopic way of seeing things. We really want it, but we just don’t want to try it, and we don’t want to take the risk because of the fear of failure; and some, because of the fear of not being sure if they can handle that kind of huge success. They lack the self-trust. You’ve always been asking yourself “how will it be if I failed this?

Hope it won’t be a wasted time and resources if I failed eventually in what I’m about doing? What will the people around me say if I fail to make the interview or exam? How sure am I that this will bring out good result? Am I sure this thing will stand the test of time if I venture into it?”. It is a pity most of us focus more on the “if-it-doesn’t”, and

topic 128: You are not a failure and a victim of existence (episode 2)

Start with the EPISODE 1 HERE

Look at the sky, it is big enough for everybody to shine. You know the beauty of that top you are dreaming of? There are many spaces at the very top, but there are no much vacant seats.

The seats at the top have been greedily hoarded by the strong ones for their own people, but one thing give us hope; they can never occupy all the

topic 127: You Are Not a Failure and a Victim of Existence! (Episode 1)

What can we say about “a life” that let his dreams die even without the physical death? What will be said about a life that allows his or her dream shatters because of critics from haters? What do we say about a man that wouldn’t try another time because he is too scared of tomorrow?

Why would you give up and ditch your life to fear because of the uncertainty of tomorrow? Life can be rosy and sometimes messy. It can be fussy and it can be

topic 113: 20 POWERFUL THINGS YOU MUST DO TO RISE AGAIN WHEN YOU FALL/FAIL IN LIFE (1)

1. Falling (or failure) in life is not the greatest crime on your path to success, but it can be when you easily give up.
2. Set your eyes on your initial dream; let it be above while your tribulation is below.
3. Gaze on your goal with an eagle eye, and assume you are almost there.
   
4. Say to yourself: “failure or disappointment is never meant to bring me down in life; it is simply an opportunity to start afresh, and also a pointer that

topic 87: YOU HAVE GOT NO EXCUSE FOR FAILURE IN LIFE

YOU HAVE GOT NO EXCUSE FOR FAILURE IN LIFE

As a student, you forgot to submit your assignment but you didn’t forget to eat before you go out. Will you be boastful enough to justify the former against the later? Even forgetfulness may not be an excuse for failure in life.

As there is practically no excuse for doing wrong, there is no excuse for failure in life. The most interesting thing is that

topic 83: WHEN YOU CRIED TO THE POINT YOU HAVE NO MORE STRENGTH TO CRY

WHEN YOU CRIED TO THE POINT YOU HAVE NO MORE STRENGTH TO CRY

When the challenges do not seem like ceasing. You spontaneously jump into another problem when you think you almost solved one. When the failure continues despite the fact that you keep giving your best. It is as if the world is completely against you.

Sometimes it appears as if there is no God or probably God has forgotten your existence. Nothing keeps changing, nothing seems changing. Probably deep within, you know you have done your

topic 79: THE PAIN WILL NOT LAST; DON’T LET IT LEAVE A LASTING SCAR

THE PAIN WILL NOT LAST; DON’T LET IT LEAVE A LASTING SCAR

I don’t know what you are passing through right now. I don’t know what makes you cry in the closet; that thing that you secretly wipe your tears off just to avoid friends from noticing. I don’t know the burden in your heart that is too heavy for you to carry.

One thing I know is that the pain will not last forever. It is for a while; it is for a short moment. The tears will no longer be there. The burden will disappear. Pain is a visitor. It has no dwelling place in human’s life. It comes to teach you a

topic 75: ASKING YOURSELF HOW TO FULFILL YOUR LIFE PURPOSE?

ASKING YOURSELF HOW TO FULFILL YOUR LIFE PURPOSE? #ishopealivedotcom

Destiny is the fixed order obtained. Destiny is an end and purpose is a means for an end. It is a predetermined end. God does not wait for the end to determine the end.

Destiny is the ultimate person you are meant to be. Destiny fulfilled is the manifestation of the real you. Talent is just a divine endowment that helps you

topic 43: ENEMY IS A MUST IF YOU MUST GROW (episode 1)

Though they pretend to be friends, your failure gladdens them. You need not to be afraid of them because if you must reach the zenith of your dream, enemies would certainly be part of the adventure.

You must learn to deal with them wisely for them not to be an obstacle for you, but rather a propellant. The zeal to overcome their actions and bad expectation for you should rather be your feedback response. The critics are always many, but those who are ready to build your dreams in