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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, ...

TACKLE THE THING I often hear young people say things like ‘Abeg this is not my thing’ (Nigerian Pidgin). Well that’s cool but what is your thing? What is that thing that your life represents? What is your goal? Life is meaningless without a goal. I once heard the man of God Pastor Chris Oyakhilome say Life without Christ is meaningless. And that burst my bubbles. In fact it got my attention. Your life is a gift to you; and you have the responsibility to make it what you want it to be. But the tragic thing is that quite a lot of people don’t even know what their live represents. They don’t have goals in life. So everything goes. They often times enjoy this song ‘I can’t kill myself’ by a Nigerian musician… LOL Interestingly, I don’t blame them. Life is made to be lived and enjoyed so please don’t kill yourself. Hence, I want to help you learn how to enjoy your life. And it is very simple   “TACKLE THE THING” Find your thing and tackle it. Your thing in our conte...

SOARING HIGH In our world today many people are focused on the prize but nobody wants to pay the price; especially the youths. Many today want to get what notable men got through years of investments in one year with no cent on the table. As a young person you must understand that life is a journey and it has a process. You don't just jump into the results; you must go through the process. What makes a man great is who he is and not what he has. The process makes the man. This is consistent with one of the most important law ever known in human history. It is called the Law of Cause and Effect. Align with Natural Laws Almost everyone knows this law. However, it is interpreted differently. In the Bible it is called the law of sowing and reaping. In the circular world, it is referred to as the law of karma. In science it is known as Newton’s third law of motion which states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. For instance, s...

BE RELEVANT TODAY On a certain day, I got into a conversation with a young lady and as the gist proceeds I was dumbfounded by her intense desire and passion to build an orphanage in the future. She wants to make a difference for the poor, homeless and those without help and hope. After listening to her at the time, I encouraged her to work on becoming great and achieving financial freedom to enable her build the right network and capacity to achieve her dreams. Just yesterday, in was also with another gentleman in his late teens, I was sharing the gospel with him and he was so excited especially when I shared my thought with him on vision. Then he said, I have a vision to build God a house, he said it had always been in his mind that after he has made enough money he will build God a house of worship. These two individuals I mentioned above, I think they are smart and they are a clear specimen of few young people with similar vision and dreams. In contrast, I noticed that t...

KEY TO SELF-IMPROVEMENT If you want to improve any area of your life, the key to its actualization is consciousness. By being conscious of the area you want to improve certain forces are released to help you improve yourself and accomplish that goal. Context Imagine that you strolled down to a church meeting on a certain day, and just as you were about to take your sit, the pastor’s secretary who happened to be your friend whispered in your ears that pastor is going to measure and award those that paid close attention during the meeting. You will realize that just in a moment your attention to the meeting will change drastically towards the positive line. In the same way, if you want to make progress in any area of your life. Give that area attention. Become conscious of everything you do in these areas. This is the same way God wants us to behave here on earth. Knowing that one day we will stand before him to give account for our lives. In the same way, set...

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT: A PATHWAY TO GREATNESS Context Most people regard me as “Mr. Serious Guy”, well I don’t apologize much for that because life is a serious business that you venture into only once- if you fail, you failed and there is no extra time or second half like that of a football game. So that’s why it is imperative to talk about personal development. Robin Sharma said investing in yourself is the best investment you will ever make. It will not only improve your life, it will improve the life of those around you. You are not too small to become great. Everything you can dream is possible if you can only believe it and work for it. And its starts by taking the first step and the next and continue till you get there. Personal development is the process of improving yourself by conscious activities in other to become more and achieve more .  If you have a dream in your heart, or a goal you want to accomplish or a desire to become great then you...