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  FACTORS FOR A SUCCESSFUL LIFE The two most important days of your life, are the days you were born and the day you find out why . – Mark Twain I will like to cover the following in this article, and when you are done, you will have the foundational principles that can make you, your business or any system or organization you are setting up successful. They are: 👍The Universality of purpose 👍The necessity of Identity 👍The power of harnessed potential What is purpose? Purpose is reason why a product is created. It is about the problem that that product is supposed to solve.  Genesis 1:26-28, Jeremiah 1:5 Purpose is the reason why the manufacturer thought it necessary to create the product. Lack of purpose breeds efforts in futility. Waste of time and resources.  NOT fulfilling purpose births unhappiness, pain, and regrets. It hinders procreation and limit generations. The tragedy is that it has a ripple effect. There are two pains in life, the pain of discipline ...

EMBRACE CHANGE AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES According to George Couros " change is an opportunity to do something amazing, he also said some change will come your way and you need to see solutions where most see obstacles. You either go through or grow through it" Dan pink also said " change is inevitable, and when it happens, the wisest response is not to wail or whine but to suck it up and deal with it" Now the pandemic (Corona virus) has brought about a change/disruption which means the way of doing things are not the same anymore like it or not. Organizations are restructuring like wise businesses, so as a young person what are you doing with the change?  The world has changed and it's not business as usual but with the world changing we need to embrace it and move with it. Take advantage of everything opportunity now and make your tomorrow better. I have identified 5 things that can help you embrace change and take advantage of current opport...

4 COMMON FACTORS THAT ENABLE YOU LIVE YOUR DREAMS One thing I’ve found common to most young people is that they all have a dream. At the least, the picture of a desirable future that they can talk about with excitement. Some ofcourse are fantasy but what makes it a fantasy is the lack of these 4 common factors outlined below. To live your dream, you have to maintain desire, cost, stakeholders and play. 1. DESIRE: A lot of people only have wishes not dreams. If you have a dream, one thing that will stand out for you is the desire to reach your dreams. Do you have this hunger to live your dreams? A desire is a thought with a strong force of want.  It is capable of instigating action. And it has the ability to deliver what is desired to the one that desires it. A desire is a call. It is asking, seeking and knocking. I went to work on a certain day and I entered into my mentor’s office. I saw two books on project management. And that is one area I have been developing. I looked at t...

Growth and Development This is an excerpt from my conversation with young minds at Rulers Empire. Just enjoy it and do feast into my thoughts and ideals. Introduction 1. Growth and development are often used interchangeably. Growth is the process of increasing in amount, value, or importance. On the other hand development is the process of coming into existence or of CREATING something new or more advanced. 2. Development is the inner working that produces the outer result seen as growth. It is simply the process of growing or changing to become more valuable. 3. Development is internal while growth is most external. Development focuses on qualitative measures while growth on quantitative measures. Growth is usually seen as changes in appearance while development changes in character. 4. Success in life is first within and then without. And since development is the inner working then it means it is a cause and then growth is and effect. 5. Therefore to experience the effect, ...

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Part Three: Understand the Factors That Hinders Actions and How to Overcome Them Do you know that if you executed all the ideas that came to you till date you would have become a millionaire? Actions produce results not just beautiful unimplemented ideas or dreams. How often do you think that people try to achieve their dreams before they give up? On the average, less than one time. Hence, when you have a dream, you must focus on action. That is the essence of knowledge, and planning. Read Part Two Most people give up before they even make the first try. Why do this happen? Fear of failure and criticism, pride and self-doubt. However, when these inhibitors are understood, it reduces their power to hinder you. Let’s take a look into each one of them 1. Fear of failure  A lot of people are so afraid to fail. They would rather remain where they are than to take action that has the possibility of failure but can as well help in the accomplishment of their dreams. If you are one of t...

Part Two All possession depends on consciousness. Therefore to bring your dreams to fruition, you need to engage first in conditioning your mind to think thoughts that produce what you desire. Life is spiritual and to deny this truth is delusional. You need to guard your mind from inconsistent information and contradicting thoughts. And since thinking is an intentional act, it means that you are responsible for what you think. What you think in your spirit mind is what you will see in the physical. This is consistent with the law of attraction and most laws that have been instituted by God to govern the world. These are the exact principles that produce your dream. With all that I have said in the above; 3 factors are apparent. 1.      Knowledge: The knowledge or information about a subject is what produces the thought, which is the seed principle for its creation. Therefore it is important to go for the knowledge and information in the direction ...

Part One:: Amazing things about your MIND that can help you bring your dreams to fruition When we started build your dreams initiative; the ideal or idea for our message was simple. God said to me, consider an orange seed; as tiny as it looks and as insignificant as you think it is within it lies the potential to become a tree of oranges and not just a tree but a forest of oranges. What is the SEED PRINCIPLE of your dream? Growth is in you not outside of you. Whatever you want to see in your life,  produce the thought . The thought or idea of your dream is the seed principle of your dream. Consider this quote by Charles F. Haanel ‘’ Every thought is therefore a CAUSE, and every condition an EFFECT. For this reason it absolutely essential for you to control your thoughts so as to bring forth on desirable conditions.’’ Therefore, I am absolutely responsible for the conditions of my life. When I observe a condition that I don’t like; I have to examine my mi...

TOP 5 ISLAND EXPRESSION BLOG POSTS We know that part of your goals for the year includes personal development. And that is why we have identified TOP 5 posts on our blog that can help you actualize this goal. According to George R.R. Martin “A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies . . . The man who never reads lives only one.” Reading inspires us, awakens our creativity and curiosity. It broadens our horizons and develops our personality. It gives us the opportunity to grasps the laws at work in our world and how we can utilize them to fulfill our God’s given purpose. Hence, I bring to you the top 5 on our list . Number 5:   MY APPARENT DISCOVERY ABOUT LIFE’S GOAL This is one article you MUST READ at this time in human history. Everything seems to be on SHUTDOWN including some the goals you have set to achieve this year. But think about it, often times we set our mind on the destination (Our end goal) without enjoying the journey (the process ...

HOW TO DEVELOP A SIMPLE BUT POWERFUL VISION FOR YOUR LIFE Looking at our world today, you will see young people that are confused about life, uncertain about the future, depressed and hopeless in life. When they look at the political and economic instability they give up even on their dreams – all these are simply a result of lack of VISION. It is clearly written in the bible “ where there is no vision [no revelation of God and His word], the people are unrestrained; (Proverbs 29:18a AMP). Therefore, vision is a necessity if living a fulfilling and happy life is important to you. Everything you see in the world today is a result of the vision of a man or a woman who looked beyond themselves and developed a propelling vision and committed their entire life to its fulfillment. Vision sets you free from the limitations of your environment and exposes you to the limitless possibilities in your heart. It sparks lights of hope and pictures of a better world. It is one of the g...

MY APPARENT DISCOVERY ABOUT LIFE's GOAL Growing up I used to be inquisitive…full of dreams and somehow… goal driven. I remember taking sixth position in primary one (grade one) and did not like it at all. Then getting to primary two I wanted first position but ended up taking third and then second position- it seems like first position hated me and I was pleading to at least know how it feels like to be number one. Unfortunately, I didn’t take first position until JSS2 (High school) and surprisingly, I didn’t feel anything special. I recalled one time I took second position in primary five and was very miserable- I was crying and didn’t want to go home. Yeah that was how serious I was about life but is that the best approach? We will see I had dreams of becoming great and becoming a philanthropist. I simply wanted to make a difference in my world. Like me, I know you have dreams, goals and great feats you want to accomplish in your lifetime, which is even why you...