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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...

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...

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...

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...