Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Decision-Proven Magic Key To Success

Why do so many people fail perpetually and end their lives in frustration? What is the common enemy which every man must practically conquer? What is the quickest path to set feet on the pedestal of fortune and fame?
Several years ago, an analysis of over 25,000 men who had experienced failure was conducted in the U.S. In that prolonged study, it was discovered that lack of decision was the major reason responsible for their failure. In this one life you have, it is expedient for you to acquire the skill of taking prompt decisions on every area of your life. Your decisions should be timely, profitable and life enhancing. You need to build your capacity to take definite decisions so you can effortlessly overcome procrastination-the chief cause of under-achievement and failure.
The ability to take prompt decisions which are rarely changed will empower you to make fortunes beyond your wildest imagination. Such is the experience of hundreds of people who had accumulated fortunes well beyond the million dollar mark.
Widely recognized Internet personalities like Jimmy D. Brown, Yanik Silver, Jim Rohn, Robert Kiyosaki and others to numerous to be mentioned speak glowingly of the successes they had recorded and the fortunes they had created for themselves and others over the years through the power of decisions.
Jim Rohn told a story about his former associates who kept wondering how he became so rich and successful within a short space of 5 years. He took a decision to be rich. He learned money management skills and how to run successful businesses. They refused to change their own ways and remained in the valley of indecision as regards those subject matter. While he became so rich and highly respected 5 years later, those former associates of his remained poor, frustrated and miserable.
Taking prompt decision exert great impact on you it changes your level and rating among others. It moves you forward and makes you fulfilled years after sowing the seed.
Here are other vital points you need to consider as you make effort to positively apply the teachings of this article:
(1) Majority of people who fail to succeed are generally easily influenced by the opinion of others

(2) Opinions are the cheapest commodity on earth

(3) If you are influenced by other people’s opinions. You will not succeed in any undertaking

(4) Keep your own counsel by reaching your own decisions and following them

(5) Take no one into confidence except your frustrated associates

(6) Thousands of men and women carry inferiority complexes with them all through life, because some well meaning but ignorant person destroyed their confidence through ‘opinion’ or ridicule

(7) Don’t disclose your purpose if you need facts or information from other people to enable you reach decisions.

(8) Keep your eyes and ears wide open and your mouth closed if you wish to acquire the habit of prompt decision

(9) Understand that genuine wisdom is usually conspicuous through modesty and silence

(10) Remember that if you talk about your plans too frequently you may be surprised when you learn that some other people has beaten you to your goal

It is now your duty to start taking decisions that will improve your life and make it count.

Friday, October 9, 2009

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• How To Have Ambition-Your Miracle Trigger
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Monday, August 3, 2009

7 Financial Lessons Your Parents Never Taught You………Plus, You Will Never Be Taught At School

Parents like to pamper children to make them enjoy life. This happens especially when they have the financial empowerment to put food on their table and can afford basic necessity for comfort.
Let us consider this scenario created by an adult who remembered his childhood after fumbling with the way he handles the money he had earned in life. He wished he had learnt financial literacy early in life.

‘Mummy loves to make life comfortable for me. My father was not different. They both labored to please us. We had good clothes to wear and always dressed smart. Sometimes when we were in the teenage years, I would overhear my mummy asking my dad when the next salary will be paid. My father, a dedicated civil servant always talk about how the salary is not enough to take him home. As soon as the money is paid, it never settled the bills so there is always carry over and the debt keep pilling up. It is now that I am a financially informed adult that I fully appreciate the problems my parents had.’.
Everyone needs to have one form of financial education or another. It is a subject we cannot ignore.
There are certain things about money and finance that our parents never taught us. Not because they hate us but because of their ignorance which was responsible for the failure in money matters.
If anybody want to live a comfortable life, there are certain skills we must acquire and knowledge to be acquired.

Here are 7 financial Lessons Your Parents Never Taught You

1. Education Will Not Make You Rich But Financial Literacy Will. No matter what profession or class you belong, if you do not get serious about this lesson, your financial life may be in tatters. Go over that sentence again. ‘Education will not make you rich but financial literacy will’. This is the basic principle of creating life comfort and wealth. No matter how lucrative your course is, it will not make you rich. There are many doctors, lawyers, engineers, journalists, broadcasters, marketers, etc. finding it difficult to survive despite the fact that they have good jobs and paid fat salary. What will make you become rich is financial literacy. This one respects no man. It is a law. It cannot be broken. If a person with secondary school certificate has financial literacy, he will be rich. If a professor lacks financial literacy, he will be poor. It is that simple. Stories and examples abound of artisans who never had the privilege of attending the conventional schools but still have home to shelter their families with choice properties. Contrarily, we have also heard about professors and retired civil servants who lived miserable life post retirement just because they lack financial education.



2. The Rich Don’t Work For Money. But our parents told us to work hard at our studies so that we could get good grades, have good degree, get good job and be paid fat salary. They taught us to work for money and that is the life we are living. Whatever your background. No matter how fat your salary is. If you want to be rich, understand this lesson-the Rich Don’t Work For Money. In the contrary, ‘Money Work For The Rich’. Many families, civil servants, politicians, top flight professionals work for money. They are money slaves and money is a wicked task master. It runs away from people who work for it but unbelievably pursue those who make it works for them. Where do you want to belong? Work for money or make money work for you? If you work for money, you will not be rich. If you put your money to work, you will be rich. That is the secret of the rich.

3. Mind Your Own Business. This is another vital lesson in personal finance. If you are working for somebody, what you are entitled to is salary. No more no less. You know nothing about the profits the boss is making through your effort. You end up being the monkey while your boss is the baboon. Haven’t you heard the tale ‘monkey dey work, baboon they chop’ before? Even it is the same thing for civil servants. They work for government. Their job is the business of government. But to be financially independent, you need to have a business of your own. Create a business around your talent and passion. It is the way to wealth. Find people in need of a defined service, give them what they want in exchange for money. The richest people in the world owns personal business they run. A civil servant should consider per time business around their skills. If you have no skill, learn one and sell it to those who need the service.


4. Car, House, Not Your Asset. This phenomenon was formerly popular in the developed countries with mortgage service for citizens. Now that the wind had blown to Nigeria, it is high time we talked about it. Most people think car is an asset. They think having a personal home is an asset yet it is not. An asset is anything that put money into your pocket. i.e. generate income for you. A liability is anything that take money out of your pocket. Be warned. You can never find this definition in your dictionary. If your car does not generate income for you, it is a liability. Simple. If your house does not generate income for you, it is not an asset. It is a liability. Hope you get the gist.? Never forget this lesson. It will determine your ability to create wealth and be happy in life.

5. If You Want To Be Rich, Keep More And Spend Less. This is a discipline you must build. Learn to save. What you save will save you in time of financial crisis. What you save will make you profit from taking opportunities that may arise suddenly in the future. With this, you can grow your wealth.

6. Learn To Create Ideas To Solve Your Money Problems. Whenever you are faced with money problems, think about anything you can sell to raise the money. Think about service you can render to attract the money you want.

7. Work To Learn, Don’t Work For Money: If you are working for somebody, set a goal to become better, wiser and smarter. The better you are, the more you attract favor and opportunities to yourself. If you work for money, you will end up in frustration because money is never enough. Develop your self and multiply your skills. You will never be a loser.
That is the curtain raiser for the financial lessons.

Monday, July 20, 2009

Timeless Lessons From 7 Principles Of The Eagles

This topic is hot and has great life-changing impact. The first time I learnt about the 7 principles of the eagles was from a request by readers of Monday Tribune calling on the columnist of the financial tribune inspirati section-Lanre Oyetade to repeat his previous write up on this topic.
Yes. I made effort to get the full gist when he responded positively to the clarion call of the loyal readers.
It seems the lessons from the 7 principles of the eagles is timeless. Why I said so is not far fetched. Just recently, it was repeated again on the said column through popular demand.
What are these principles that makes the eagle so special. What lessons can we derive from them.
I will recall each principles and lessons we can all learn from the 7 principles of the eagles in a simple and easy to understand way.

1. The Eagle Flies At High Altitude And It does Alone. This is an amazing principle of the eagle which very few people can cope with. The eagle is not found among sparrows or other smaller birds. The eagles flies in altitude only one kind of bird can fly-the eagle. Never with other birds and never in flocks. What is the lesson here? If you ever want to do something great in life, learn to be alone and when you are with people, share your time with people of same ambition and desires

2. The Eagle Has Strong And Unbelievable Vision: This vision is so sharp to the extent that it can capture objects 5 kilometers from the air. No matter the obstacle, the eagle focus on its prey and does not back out until the prey is captured. Many obstacle will appear to distract you in life. Stay focused and never allow dissenting views and voices to deter you from your vital goals in life.

3. The Eagle Eats Fresh Prey. Vultures can feed on dead animals but not the eagle. The eagle is so choosy and special that it feeds on fresh prey only. What is the import of this principle to you? Stale information will never do you good. Update yourself regularly with fresh information from reliable sources. Research your subject areas and use it for maximum benefit.

4. The Eagle Gets Excited In The Midst Of Storm. Other animals can run from adversity but not the eagle. The eagle loves gathering cloud. In fact, it thrive best in the midst of storm and winds. How often do you allow opposition to discourage you? Learn from the eagle. Use life’s storm to be better, wiser, greater, wealthier and healthier. Challenges should be your stepping stone to your success and not to your destruction. Jesus Christ went to sleep in the midst of the storm instead of fretting like the disciples. Learn to rest and soar during the time of storm in your life. That is the secret of the eagle.

5. The Eagle Tests Before Trusting. There is a saying that says ‘trust but verify’. I believe it was coined from the principle of the eagle. This principle is peculiar to the female eagle which subject the male eagle to vigorous testing before allowing the male to mate with her. This principle could be applied in our relationship with others especially when we want to enter one kind of agreement or partnership with others. Test the commitment of people before you trust them with your time and resources.

6. The Eagles Prepares For Training: The male and female eagles takes the baby eagle to a mountain top at high altitude to prepare it for the challenge of flying at great heights. When the baby eagle is released, the free fall at first is frightening but the mother eagle soon come to the rescue and the process is repeated again until the baby eagle can fly alone at high altitude in the manner of the parents. Challenges of life are inevitable. It is a training period for higher responsibilities. The better you are at managing your battles in life, the wiser and more responsible you become. Preparation is vital for future success.

7. When The Eagle Feels Weak, And About To Die, He Retires To A Place Far Away In The Dark. The eagle does this to shed old wind and grow new ones. Stress and fatigue is part of life. There is need to learn how to retire to a quite place for periodic retreat and strategic thinking with planning. The freshness gained from such practice improves productivity and quality of life. It also prolongs life. Take time to refresh. It is and indispensable tool for success and longevity.

Monday, June 8, 2009

Do Your Home Work If You Want To Be Rich

Robert Kiyosaki has written books which has caught my fancy. I had learnt basic financial intelligence from his widely celebrated best-selling title: Rich Dad, Poor Dad.
No. I don’t intend to say much about that book now. This one I want to talk about was released in 2001. I had seen the title on pages of specialized financial publications and heard about it on adverts.
I Eventually Got My Copy
Fortunately for me, I was able to raise the money to buy my personal copy in 2009. The lessons are as fresh as when it was first written in 2001. Think about words like ‘If you want to be rich, don’t go to school’. That is too radical for a juvenile mind to understand. What about this ‘If you want to be rich, do your home work’. Okay, if that one too is radical or difficult to understand what about this too ‘My banker don’t ask for my report card’. Then what does my banker ask for? He also went on to say ‘money does not make you rich’. Ooh! Then what makes one to be rich?
You may not have all the gist in this difficult to resist financial tips goldmine for anyone who desires true and winning financial success.

61 Insights For Your Home Work
These quotes are culled from the book ‘Rich Kid, Smart Kid’ . They will open your eyes to fully discover the secrets to financial success.

1. For the first time in history, many well-educated people are facing the same economic difficulties that less educated are facing.
2. In the industrial age, the rules were go to school, get good grades, find a safe, secure job with benefits, and stay there all your life.
3. In the information age, the rules are go to school, get good grades, find a job and then retrain yourself for that job.
4. To keep up with change, you need to relearn everything every 18 months
5. In the information age.what you learned is important, but not as important as how fast you ran learn, change, and adapt to new information
6. In the Industrial age, the smart kids went on to become doctors and lawyers. They made the big bucks.
7. In the Information age, the people who make the big bucks are the athletes, actor and musicians. Many of the doctors and other professional people are actually making less than they did in the Industrial age.
8. Instead of hoping to find a good job with a big company, more and more students are starting their own business in their dorm rooms.
9. Home schooling is no longer a fringe form of alternative education. Today, the number of kids being educated at home is increasing by 15%.
10. A person does not need to go to college to learn facts. He can learn them from books.
11. Imagination is more important than knowledge
12. Money is an idea
13. Financial intelligence is not about how much money you make, it’s about how much money you keep and how hard that money works for you.
14. Too many people work too hard for money and slowly kill themselves in the process
15. Too many people think about working harder rather than about how to have more fun and enjoy this great gift of life
16. 85% of a person’s success in life is due to ‘skill in human engineering’. The ability to communicate and get along with people is much more important than technical expertise
17. Your true education begins when you leave school
Read On

Monday, May 25, 2009

How To Write An Attractive And Compelling C.V.

Your C.V. is your sales presentation when hunting for any job you want. The way you package yourself will determine the kind of response you receive from your prospective employers.
Not many people can successfully sell themselves through this medium. Some C.V’s. flying around are so badly packaged that it never impress employers. Those without grammatical errors have nothing to differentiate them from others.
In order to grab the best job you so desire, you must write your C.V. attractively and make it irresistible.
This article is to reveal the secret techniques many job seekers never knew exist. They are not common and very few people could dare to implement the techniques.

Before laying the techniques bare before your eyes, let me bring to your notice what someone wrote about getting any position you want. ‘
He says ‘It is very easy to get any position one wants providing one has eh ability o fill it and make the right sort of approach in applying for the position’.

Now, let us get to business. Here are the winning steps to follow in writing an attractive and job pulling C.V.

1. Decide what position you desire: This is where to start. Edwin C. Barnes decided to become the business partner of Thomas Edison before he work for his company. The opportunity he sought came 5 years after he has worked as a cleaner in the same company. He grabbed that opportunity when it came calling. Thomas Edison promptly made him his sales manager. Decide ahead what kind of position you seek.
2. Accurately grade yourself in the following 17 principles of success:
i. Definite major purpose
ii. Self confidence
iii. Initiative
iv. Habit of saving
v. Imagination
vi. Enthusiasm
vii. Self-Control
viii. Covering Extra Mile
ix. Pleasing Personality
x. Accurate Thinking
xi. Concentration of Effort
xii. Cooperation
xiii. Profiting From Failures
xiv. Tolerance
xv. Golden Rule Application
xvi. Health Habits
xvii. Master Mind Applied

Score yourself marks in %.

3. State your age, nationality, schooling, work experience, email address, GSM number.
4. Send names and addresses of references
5. Write a covering letter stating
i. The C.V. sent
ii. The Position you seek
iii. Ask for opportunity to offer your service free for at least 1 month

6. Neatly type-set the C.V. without grammatical errors
7. Attach a recently taken photograph of yours.

Pitfalls To Avoid
1. Never apply for any position above you personal ability, education, race and experience
2. Do not make the mistake of grading yourself too high
3. Insincerity will kill your effort

Finally, remember that there is always a place for someone who sincerely follow he habit of rendering more service and better than that for which he is paid to do no matter how many depressions may come and go.

Monday, May 18, 2009

How To Get The Job You Want Anywhere You Desire

How To Get The Job You Want Anywhere You Desire

The global recession has unleashed unto the world a precarious situation of severe job loss. Many young people currently in college are trained to pick up job in areas that matches their skills. The problem is, those who are in jobs are being retrenched by companies to save cost and survive the recession.
The ghost of unemployment is on the high rise. What hope is there for you as a job seeker?

Think Out Of The Box

Is it possible for you to still get any job you want in this seemingly difficult world unemployment situation? Yes. That is why I am writing this piece to open your eyes to creative principles that can land you the job you want.

Warning…………
If you are not ready to do what is unconventional and imaginative, don’t bother to read further. These job hunting techniques I want to reveal to you are not what the job seekers out there are doing. They are proven methods that work at all times if they are faithfully applied.

Get The Job You Want In 8 Simple Steps
Before I go into the proven secrets of getting any job you want, let me relate to you the life story of a young job seeker who used creative methods to get the CEO of his prospective company to want his service so desperately that he was engaged even before going for his national youth service.
This story I want to relate to you was narrated by the CEO of the company. Enjoy it……
‘I met Abdullahi in February 1996. No, I didn’t me him. He wrote me a letter from Kano, which he sent by courier. The letter reads:
Dear Sir,
I have just read the January 1996 edition of your un-put-down-able magazine; and I was most impressed by the practicability and workability of the ideas it espoused, especially those contained in the 6 Great Ideas To Brighten Your life in 1996; Roger Dawson’s You Can Get Anything You Wand and Ziglar Teachers You How To Set Goals to mention but a few.
It was after I was trough with it that I went back to the book I was reading-Enthusiasm Make The Difference By Norman V. Peale-where I read an idea which I believe if put to use by your organization will boost your sales, lead to production of top-flight managers in Nigeria who will better manage the Nigerian economy and also improve our lots.
I am 26-year-old graduate of Economics from Bayero University, Kano. I will be going for service in either late May or early June, so this leaves us with at least about 4 months to test the practicability or otherwise of this idea.
It will cost your organization nothing but a letter of introduction and a few unsold copies of your reputable magazine Success Digest. This idea has worked miracles in the United States of America, and I believe it can also work wonders in Nigeria.
I will give you a sketch of the idea when we meet-if you would give me an appointment to see you, Sir. I could be reached through….
I am presently in Kano, but I’ll be in Lagos in the first week of February 1996.
I patiently await hearing from you.
Kind regards.
Abdullahi Lawore.

That was the master piece written by this smart young Nigerian unemployed graduate. The CEO was so impressed that he promptly reached for the phone and contacted this ‘genius’ Abdullahi. He promptly gave him an appointment to see him in Lagos.
After their meeting in Lagos, the CEO has this to say about the subsequent events…
‘The young man left my office only to turn up with a comprehensive detail of his strategy for selling Success Digest. Again, it was an arresting piece of information he put together. I couldn’t resist the urge to tell him to go ahead to practicalize his dream. That was how Abdullahi Lawore found himself a job.
Should I tell you the end of the story? After this pre-national youth service freelance job placement, the CEO hired Abdullahi after his youth service. No one wants to lose a smart and diligent enterprising go-giver.

How To Get The Job You Want In 8 Simple Steps

1. Self Belief: No one can get any job he desperately desires without proven self belief. Think about the content of the letter the young man used as an example above wrote.
2. Prompt Action: When you have something to offer, act on it promptly. Express your desire and service you wish to offer in a creative and concise way as to make your offer irresistible.
3. Applied Faith: Without faith, you cannot bring to life what is not yet in existence. You want the job you want right? You must believe that you can get it. Imagine yourself doing that job the best way you could.
4. No procrastination: When idea comes to you, the best time to implement it is immediately. Don’t waste time. Contact the authorities you want to work for. Remember that the young man never waited for job vacancy advert before acting on his idea.
5. Go Extra Mile: Do something unusual to create an irresistible impression in your prospective employer. Don’t be afraid to sacrifice some amount to get across to your employer speedily e.g. using courier or speed post.
6. Handle Rejection Carefully: on your way to implementing your ideas, not everybody you contact will accept your proposal. Learn to handle rejection carefully.
7. Focus On Service Before Reward: Concentrate on what you want to offer. Build your interest in the special service you have to offer. The reward will surely follow in droves.
8. Package an attractive C.V. that forces your prospective employer to fall over themselves for your service. This is how to be in control of your job hunting exercise.

I'll be talking on How To Write An Attractive C.V. in the next issue....stay tuned

Monday, May 11, 2009

52 Proven Path To Abundant Success

Discover The Simplest Steps To Motivate Yourself For Life-Time Achievement

The truth is, many people desire success and achievement but they are soon frustrated by lack of correct and timely information. If you really seek easy steps to life-time riches, here they are in a box…

1 No One Drift To Success. Understand that the person who acts with purpose and a plan attracts opportunities
2 Learn How To Live Your Own Life. Name any highly successful individual you know. You will find out that they are unique in what they do. You have the prerogative over your mind. Exercise it. It is the only unchallengeable right you have.
3 Motivate yourself To Achieve Success. How do you get this done? Develop a burning desire for something you wish to have in order to reach a greater goal. Stop wishing. Decide definitely that you will have it.
4 Budget Your Time And Income. The successful person budgets time, income and expenditures. This skill will empower you to be disciplined.
5 Create Strength Out Of Struggle. Struggle is a clever way through nature compels humanity to develop, expand and progress. Without it, success is unthinkable. Begin to see struggle and difficulty as your opportunity to fully realize your dream.
6 Be Sincere To Yourself And Others. Sincerity is a trait that pays off in self-satisfaction, self-respect and spiritual ability. Others can easily detect your sincere disposition. It will sustain you through difficult periods.
7 Be Hopeful At All Times. Hope is the raw material for building success. It transforms into faith. Faith into determination and determination into action. Hope never make ashamed. It has great powers and possibilities.
8 Cultivate Patience. Patience has been described as the courage to change the things you can, the willingness to accept the things you cannot and the wisdom to know the difference. Patience is a positive force to direct your destiny. The power of patience strengthens you to overcome obstacles.
9 Be Flexible. Flexibility means the ability to bend mentally and physically to adapt one’s self to any circumstances or environment while maintaining self-control and composure. This is the first trait of a pleasing personality.
10 Imbibe Enthusiasm. ‘Enthusiasm is the radio wave by which you transmit your personality to others’. It is more powerful than logic. Know for sure that nothing great is ever achieved without enthusiasm. It is the winning skill to get others to accept you and your point of view.
11 Use Your Personal Magnetism. Here is the secret to influencing others and making friends. You can get people to find it difficult to resist you even on initial contact with this skill. Everybody has a measure of personal magnetism. Learn to use your own profitably.
12 Have Confidence In Yourself. Out there are people who are ever ready to shout you down and kill your dream. Self confidence is the only means to make your subconscious mind to work for you. Remember that your subconscious mind believe everything it is told. Use your subconscious mind to build your self confidence.
13 Strengthen Your Strength Of Humor. Develop a cheerful disposition. It will make you more likable and attractive.
14 Exhibit Creative Showmanship. You can get yourself into the heart of others by simply paying special attention to niceties of courtesy and politeness. You’ll be more appreciated if you appreciate the values of others.
15 Choose Your Goal. About 2 out of every hundred people actually know what they want from life. These are the leaders in every walk of life. They make life pay off on their own terms. Decide precisely what you want, how much of it you want and when you want to have it in possession.
16 Use Your Personal Initiative. Personal initiative is the only cure for procrastination. There is no more destructive human habit than procrastination. Take voluntary action daily towards achieving your goal. This is personal initiative.
17 Get The Job You Want. The best job offered you may not be the one with the highest pay. Always think about the future and what you really want to become when hunting for job.
18 Smartly Get Your Promotion. Though not in the conventional way. A creative way to get unusual promotion is to offer more and better service than is expected of you.
19 Be Resourceful. If you cannot do a task, find someone who can do it so that you still achieve your results. You will be marked out as a good executive material.
20 Lend A Helping Hand. One of the surest ways to achieve your own success is to help others to attain theirs. Almost anyone can contribute to those who are less fortunate.
21 Live Harmoniously With Others. If you can’t get along harmoniously with others, you cannot be successful. Follow peace with all men. Even without it, no man can see the Lord.
22 Let Others Help You Achieve Success. It is certain that success will come more quickly if you learn to use the education, experience, ability and influence of others.
23 Welcome Help From Others. In your time of worry, you cannot think clearly. This is the time to seek the aid of others whose minds are not clouded by fear and worry.
24 Work With Your Team. Cooperation is indispensable in your home, your job and your social life. Learn to induce friendly cooperation from others.
25 Operate Under The Force Of Humility. No. Humility is not a negative virtue. All of humanity’s greatest advances whether spiritual or material has been based on it. No matter what your goal is, humility is a powerful and positive trait you need to achieve personal success.
26 Boost Your Self Esteem. One of the most effective ways to boost your self esteem is to find some persons as models whose achievement you would like to equal or exceed.
27 Wake Up To Meet Your Positive Self. If you aspire to the higher planes of success in life, you should become better acquainted with that great, powerful, positive self who lives in your body.
28 Acquire The Power Of Positive Mental Attitude. Whatever your mind can conceive and believe, your mind can achieve. Learn to positively take possession of the power of your mind and direct it to ends of your own choice.
29 Tell Yourself ‘I Can Do It’. Remember that you cannot stand still. You must move upward towards success or downward toward failure. The choice is yours.
30 Practice The Habit Of Optimism. Optimism develop from good sense of humor, hopefulness, ability to overcome fear, contentment, positive mental attitude, flexibility faith, decisiveness and enthusiasm. Instead of worrying about the bad things that might befall you, spend a few minutes everyday enumerating pleasant events that will happen tomorrow.
31 Control Your Mental Attitude. Your mental attitude can be controlled by a burning desire, close association with people who are positive minded, daily devotion and definite directives.
32 Appreciate The Value Of Positive Thinking. A positive mind attracts opportunities for success while a negative mind repels opportunities and never take advantage of them when they arise.
33 Let Habits Work For You. All of us are ruled by habits. Reorganize your habits and build success habits by concentrating your effort on whatever the desire.
34 Think Accurately. Accurate thinking separates facts from fiction. Facts are also separated into important and unimportant ones. Accurate thinkers know that emotions are not reliable. Accurate thinkers protect themselves through the power of reason and rules of logic.
35 Cultivate Creative Vision. Creative vision reveals new ideas, concepts and plans. It operates through the sixth sense. This is the way to discover new inventions and products. New breakthroughs are impossible without creative vision.
36 Concentrate Your Effort. Most successful people have mastered the skill of concentrating on a single thing at a time, instead of spreading their efforts over many fields.
37 Have An Open Mind. Intolerance is a two edged sword that cuts off opportunities and lines of communication. Open mind helps you to develop vision.
38 Recognize Blessings In Failure. Surely, failure sometimes becomes a blessing. If often opens new doors to opportunity. It also provides firsthand knowledge of the realities of life.
39 Learn From Defeat. There is adversity in life. However, each adversity comes with the seed of equivalent benefit. Defeat bring people under a spirit of humility so that they can acquire wisdom and understanding.
40 Overcome Fear To Reach Your Goal. Fear is an obstacle to success. It is your responsibility to control fear and turn it into useful tool for your success.
41 Discipline Yourself. According to Benjamin Disreali-former British Prime Minister who developed his willpower to its greatest capacity after repeated failures, ‘The secret of success is constancy of purpose’. You should turn on the full powers of your will and take complete control of your life.
42 Stop Making Failure Out Of Your Children. Napoleon Hill’s step mother gave him the best chance to take a shot at responsible living. She created time to build him up in skills he never thought he could acquire. History shows the great success he later achieved. Learn to give your children reputation to live up to irrespective of their mistakes today.
43 Identify The Spiritual Power Of Grief. Sorrow can serve a highly useful spiritual purpose. It can break old, unproductive habit. It is also a medicine for the soul and mind.
44 Look In The Mirror. There is a man who can help you attain your life’s success. You must learn to depend upon him and get acquainted with him. Check him out in the mirror.
45 Never Surrender Your Emotion To Mean People. No one can make you angry or hurt your feelings without your cooperation. If anyone offend you, forgive and put your hurt behind as quickly as possible. Your state of mind is something you can control completely. Never surrender it to intruders who envy you and are determined to get you offended.
46 Use The Unbeatable Master. Faith is the unbeatable master. Choose faith instead of fear. Condition your mind to believe. Put your faith to work. Active faith knows no fear. No self-imposed limitations. With faith, you’ll be mightier than disaster, stronger than failure and more powerful than fear.
47 Give Thanks Everyday. Whatever status of success you may attain, remember that you did not do it alone. Some people contributed to it. Show gratitude to God and those who have helped you one time or the other. By so doing, your personality will become more courtly, dignified and gracious.
48 Close Your Door Against Unpleasant Experiences. Your experiences-good or bad are not important in themselves. What counts is your reaction to those experiences.
49 Be Contented. We brought nothing into this world and it is certain that we can carry nothing out. Be contented with whatever you have while working to attain your desired goal.
50 Not Too Much, Not Too Little. Seek happiness. Success is not all about riches. Money alone cannot bring peace of mind. Strive to be the master of money and not its slave.
51 Take Time To Assess Yourself. Critical and sincere self-analysis is very important. When often neglected, it is possible to derail from your target and be distracted so find time to review your activities and lifestyle.
52 Apply The Golden Rule. Life is a boomerang. What you sow, you shall reap. Be ready always to do to others what you want them to do unto you. Show love and kindness to others. By so doing, you too will get affection from them.

Monday, May 4, 2009

Maintaining Honesty and Integrity by Jim Rohn (excerpted from Cultivating an Unshakable Character)

What has honesty and integrity got to do with success? In today's world, these are values not often appreciated and it cuts across all shades of life. Government tactically ignore it in burning national and global issues. In the place of work, those who dare to keep these virtues are looked upon as misfit-fools. But here is a reminder to the necessity of these values if you really desire true success. You will make them your inseparable companion. Find what Jim Rohn has to say about this evergreen concept......

For a leader, honesty and integrity are absolutely essential to survival. A lot of business people don't realize how closely they're being watched by their subordinates. Remember when you were a kid in grammar school, how you used to sit there staring at your teacher all day? By the end of the school year, you could do a perfect imitation of all your teacher's mannerisms. You were aware of the slightest nuances in your teacher's voice - all the little clues that distinguished levels of meaning that told you the difference between bluff and "now I mean business".

And you were able to do that after eight or nine months of observation. Suppose you had five or 10 years. Do you think there would have been anything about your teacher you didn't know?

Now fast forward and use that analogy as a manager. Do you think there's anything your people don't know about you right this minute? If you haven't been totally aboveboard and honest with them, do you really think you've gotten away with it? Not too likely. But if you've been led to believe that you've gotten away with it, there might be a good probability that people are afraid of you, and that's a problem in its own right.

But there is another side of this coin. In any organization, people want to believe in their leaders. If you give them reason to trust you, they're not going to go looking for reasons to think otherwise, and they'll be just as perceptive about your positive qualities as they are about the negative ones.

A situation that happened some years ago at a company in the Midwest illustrates this perfectly. The wife of a new employee experienced complications in the delivery of a baby. There was a medical bill of more than $10,000, and the health insurance company didn't want to cover it. The employee hadn't been on the payroll long enough, the pregnancy was a preexisting condition, etc,etc,..

In any case, the employee was desperate. He approached the company CEO and asked him to talk to the insurance people. The CEO agreed, and the next thing the employee knew, the bill was gone and the charges were rescinded.

Then he told some colleagues about the way the CEO had so readily used his influence with the insurance company, they just shook their heads and smiled. The CEO had paid the bill out of his own pocket, and everybody knew it, no matter how quietly it had been done.

Now an act of dishonesty can't be hidden either, and it will instantly undermine the authority of a leader. But an act of integrity and kindness like the example above is just as obvious to all concerned. When you're in a leadership position, you have the choice of how you will be seen, but you will be seen one way or the other, make no mistake about it.

One of the most challenging areas of leadership is your family. Leadership of a family demands even higher standards of honesty and integrity, and the stakes are higher too. You can replace disgruntled employees and start over. You can even get a new job for yourself, if it comes to that. But your family can't be shuffled like a deck of cards. If you haven't noticed, kids are great moral philosophers, especially as they get into adolescence. They're determined to discover and expose any kind of hypocrisy, phoniness, or lack of integrity on the part of authority figures, and if we're parents, that means us. It's frightening how unforgiving kids can be about this, but it really isn't a conscious decision on their part; it's just a necessary phase of growing up.

They're testing everything, especially their parents.

As a person of integrity yourself, you'll find it easy to teach integrity to your kids, and they in turn will find it easy to accept you as a teacher. This is a great opportunity and also a supreme responsibility, because kids simply must be taught to tell the truth: to mean what they say and to say what they mean.

Praise is one of the world's most effective teaching and leadership tools. Criticism and blame, even if deserved, are counterproductive unless all other approaches have failed.

Now for the other side of the equation, we all know people who have gotten ahead as a result of dishonest or unethical behavior. When you're a kid, you might naively think that never happens, but when you get older, you realize that it does. Then you think you've really wised up. But that's not the real end of it. When you get older, you see the long-term consequences of dishonest gain, and you realize that in the end it doesn't pay.

“Hope of dishonest gain is the beginning of loss.’ I don't think that old saying refers to loss of money. I think it actually means loss of self-respect. You can have all the material things in the world, but if you've lost respect for yourself, what do you really have? The only way to ever attain success and enjoy it is to achieve it honestly with pride in what you've done.

This isn't just a sermon, it's very practical advice. Not only can you take it to heart - you can take it to the bank.

To Your Success,
Jim Rohn

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Multiple Skills For The 21st Centurey:Multiple Streams Of Income For Unlimited Wealth

That was the topic of the lecture I delivered to a selected group of University Students at the campus on the weekend Sunday 19th April, 2009.
The students were highly motivated and desperate to learn about personal development tips and how to be on top of their personal finances.
Their enthusiasm was infectious and that impressed me so much that I asked them to tell me some of their desires. I already knew that every normal human being have desires which they will be ready to do anything legitimate to achieve. Previously, I had learnt that human desires are many and cut across all races and religion. Men are the same every where in terms of what they want in their life time. So in order to practically engage my audience, I put it across to them to say their desires. I pointed at nine people who listed the following desires one after the order……..

1. Success
2. Good Health
3. Serve God
4. Be wealthy or rich
5. Authority/Power
6. To Be Loved
7. To Be secured
8. To own Business
9. To Look beautiful/decent/presentable

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Okay. Enough of that.
What I shared with those group of students who cared enough to devote their evening to learn about financial education and personal development that can empower to start generating life time income right from the campus so that they can attain financial freedom is what you will get in this write up.

So what were they taught in that sensational and unforgettable moment?

13 Top Skills For The 21ST Century
There are skills compatible with the information age. Whatever vocation or profession you may belong, you need multiple skills to survive in the 21st century. Every skill you acquire have a cycle and season. If it is up today, it may be down tomorrow. A good example is the current global meltdown in the stock market.
Once there is no more demand for the service your skill can provide, you stop earning sustainable income from it. That can hut your finance and negatively affect your family. You want to be able to put food on your table so that your wife and children can feed well and live a good life but if your single source of income is blocked what can you do? I don’t wish that for your enemy.
Smart people in the 21st century knows that what they need to bullet-proof themselves from poverty and attain financial security is to acquire multiple skills and earn multiple streams of income.
These 13 Top Skills naturally attract income that could swell your bank account so let’s consider them one after the other………..
Skill 1 Entrepreneural Skill: You need to learn to make money one way or the other. You want to be rich or wealth. Wages can make you comfortable but you only be wealthy when you make profit. The only way to profit is through entrepreneurial vocation. Every profession has its entrepreneurial side. Explore it. It is a vital skill for the 21st century. Learn to create wealth through business enterprise.

Skill 2 Internet Skill: Every top money earners and highly rated professionals in every field are internet savvy. You want to get to the top right? You need to acquire internet skills. You don’t have to know everything but know basic concept of how it works and how you can use it profitably.

Skill 3 Computer Skill: This is closely related to internet skills. Get familiar with basic computing skills. Enroll for a computer training class. It is one of the vital machine you cannot ignore in the 21st century. Learn how to operate the computer by yourself. There is a way you can operate the computer without typing skills if you are scared of taking typing lessons. Money will follow this skill. It is guaranteed. Top companies want people in their organization in specific fields but they must be able to use the computer machine. So empower yourself and make yourself attractive to your prospective employer.

Skill 4 Writing Skill: Can you talk? Then you can write. Put down your thought down on paper. You can do this easily and inexpensively. You can afford to get a pencil and jotter right? So learn to write as if you are talking. That is what I am just doing as I write this article for you to read. It is as if I am talking to you. Are you following? Ok.
Know certainly that some people are right there waiting for you to share your knowledge with them. Writing it down makes it easy for these people to learn from you through your books when you are not physically there. There are software you can use to translate your voice to letters and simple book people can read. It is a time tested skill that generates life time income if you master the skill.

Skill 5 Sales Skill: No one get to use your service if you don’t offer it to them. When you sell successfully, you will make money. When you make money, you can earn profit. On vital skill you must acquire is how to sell yourself successfully through life. Napoleon Hill has done justice to this topic in his book-Think and grow rich. Leave a comment on this post at the comment link if you wish to get a free copy of the powerful, life-changing book.
Skill 6 Budgeting Skill: A vital skill you can certainly not afford to ignore in the 21st century is how to budget your time and money. Determine in advance how you want to spend your money before you get it physically. You can double your income instantly with this skill. You will be empowered to be more productive and highly effective. Most income earners fail in their quest to be financially secure and free because of lack of this skill.

Skill 7 Copy Writing Skill: How do you attract people to beg you for your service or product? It is through persuasive writing skill. Your offer must be compelling and crowd pulling. It must grab the attention of the readers. This is the secret behind the success of newspapers and highly successful publications. It about knowing powerful words that sell and make your offer irresistible. You need to learn this skill. With this singular skill, your clients will keep on asking for more.

Skill 8 Money Management Skill: No matter how much you earn if you don’t know how to manage it, you cannot expect to become rich or wealthy. It is easier to spend money than to manage it. Your attitude to money is vital to your financial success and the only way to attain such lofty height is to learn how to manage money. It is a time tested, proven strategy for creating and building wealth. You should master this skill. It will empower you to generate income for life. I shall elaborate more on this very soon.

Skill 9 Marketing Skill: Getting your prospective clients to know about your service or product and getting it into their subconscious mind until they are consumed with the desire to exchange their money for your service is what marketing is about. People must be exposed to what you have to offer before they can buy it. If they don’t know about it, they won’t buy it. If they don’t buy, you won’t make money.

Skill 10 Public Speaking Skill: Some folks find it very difficult to stand before people to talk. They are scared to hell just because they lack the ‘know how’. If you want to truly make friends and positively influence people, this is a vital skill to acquire. Some doors cannot be opened for you until you acquire this skill. It will connect you with people you never imagined you can meet in your life time. Apart from that, this industry is a multibillion dollar income generating niche.

Skill 11 Organizational Skill: Learn to get people to do certain defined project within a limit of time. This skill will position you for leadership automatically. It is about using the talent and time of others to achieve a target. In your case it could be to make more money.

Skill 12 Farming Skill: Not the type you are thinking about. Simple gardening is the most popular aspect of this skill. What about keeping a backyard poultry or snail raring? This skill puts you in control of the king of food and meat you eat and it is vital for your good health and long life.

Skill 13 Cooking Skill: People like good food. It adds pleasure to life and guarantees satisfaction. There are recipes that keep those who eat licking their fingers while they ask for more. Special recipes once you know them are needed by other people hanging out there. They will be ready to pay you to teach them how you do it so effortlessly to the delight of others.

There you have it. Multiple skills that guarantees you continue to generate a life time income.

I had promised to elaborate on money management skill earlier in this write up. So let us talk about it but succinctly.

7 Money Management Skills Guaranteed To Put You OnThe Path To Wealth

These are the money habits of the rich. You need to adopt it from today to spice up your personal finance.
1. Value It. What is the value of money to you? Do you know that you can get rich on one dollar a day? You can replace that with the currency of your country wherever you might be reading this piece. At the rate of 20% interest, one dollar will be $1million in 32 years. So that one dollar in your hand is a money seed. It is a potential million. Don’t waste it. Value it.
2. Control it. You should be able to determine where your money goes. Do this in advance. Write it down. Get a ledger book for your expenditure so that you can track how you spend your money. You will have information of how usefully you have been spending your money.
3. Save It. Expert advice that you save at least 10% of your profit or wage. Pay yourself first. By saving money, you are laying the foundation for your wealth. The money you save will save you. The money you save must have a purpose. In summary, if you don’t value money, you won’t make the effort to control it. If you don’t control it, you won’t be able to save it. If you can’t save it, there won’t be any surplus to invest. That leads us naturally to the 4th money skill you must acquire.
4. Invest It. There are investment vehicles you can use to multiply money. Stock market investment and real estate guarantees a life time of passive income. Learn to invest. This is what you should use your savings for.
5. Make It. This is the entrepreneurial side of money. This is the path to regular income and profit. With wage, you earn income but with making money, you can generate profit.
6. Shield It. The rich set up corporation to protect their wealth. You should think about that after you had successfully reach step 5.
7. Share It. Bill Gates foundation is currently sharing his life time wealth with poor African Countries to fight polio virus and malaria scourge. This is how to put wealth to work. Use it to empower others and add value to their lives. Make them live comfortably through humanitarian services. Bill Gates has estimated that for the next 100 years, he will keep on spending money without having to work for money again. He earn $3million per day.

Yes. There is it. The hidden money management skills you had always wanted to know. I hope you’ll give yourself the chance to profit from this life-changing information. Take ACTION and take practical steps to implement them personally.

Friday, April 17, 2009

Success Secrets Of The Great

What makes the great become so powerful? Enormous success power is not born with anyone. It is a skill acquired through life. You too can set yourself on the springboard of success used by the great of all ages. Here are the tips in simple A,B,C, form.

Abhor Failure
If you want to succeed , you must start well. What you do from the word go will determine to a larger extent what will happen to you. I mean whether you will succeed or not.
You must abhor failure if you want to succeed in life. Failure is very friendly. It is very, very easy to fail. It costs you nothing to fail. What I’m saying is that you must hate failure. Make it your enemy and you will be making a good start.

Be Yourself
You are a unique being that’s why you are different from others. That is why you bear a name peculiar to you. You have talents and gifts which God the creator has given you to excel so make sure you know yourself. Some people call that one self discovery.

Create Something
Yes! Folk, you can create something unique and peculiar. You can create a business opportunity, a good, a service, a model or any other thing you could imagine. You have the innate power. As a student, you can create a formula like Philip Emeagwali; as an entrepreneur, you can create a fast selling magazine like SunnyOjeagbase(Success Digest). Create something to give to others and success will be trailing after you.

Desire Success

As a man thinks in his heart so he is. If you desire to succeed, you shall succeed. You cannot have anything except you first desire it. Napoleon Hill spoke about it, Sunny Obazu repeated it. W.F. Kumuyi spoke about it in 4Ds of success. Great men who have succeeded in their vocations mentioned it. As simple as eating food is, you do not do it except you first desire it.

Enlist With Successful People
You cannot do what you want alone. You cannot achieve greatness in isolation. What you need is in the hands of other people. If you are a student, join the group of brilliant students in your class who knows better than you do. If you are an entrepreneur, join business groups which meet your standard. You will gain a lot from others and make life long contacts.

Frugality Is A Must
Be a good money spender and keeper. Waste no money. Money makes wealth but both of them are shy. If you know how not to waste money; if you know how to manage money; if you know how to handle money, you are on your way to success and wealth acquisition.

Gratitude
Learn to say thank you to God for your life everyday. Thank Him for the gifts He has endowed you with which money cannot buy. I mean good health and the ability to do what you are doing now. Learn to thank those who have helped you before, those who are helping you now and those whose favour you anticipate in the nearest future. This matters a lot.

Hone Your Skills
Do you know how to read? Continue to improve on it. Do you know how to sing? Improve yourself daily. Do you know how to communicate effectively? Go after better communication skills. If you know how to teach, make sure you are getting better on the job. Do not be discouraged. Keep on moving. Keep on growing in it and success shall be following after you.


Industry Is Vital
Success can never come near a lazy man or woman. If you are a time waster you cannot succeed. An hour wasted on unprofitable or unproductive activities is an hour far from success. Work steadily, work consistently, work with enthusiasm, work with dignity. You shall soon get there. The world shall soon celebrate you.

Just Do It
Whatever your hands find to do, do it with all your might. Do not be ashamed of any legitimate work that can earn you income. Continue working with diligence and that will be your stepping stone to greater heights.

Kindly Say No
You will have occasion to say no to irrelevant things in your life. Do not shy away from the truth. Kindly say no when it is necessary. Proposals that negate your dream and life goals shall be presented to you. Friend, learn to say No.

Love At All Times
Life will be empty without love. It is the essence of giving. It is demonstrated by giving what you have to others. It may be a service or product. It may even be your time, money or counsel. When you give to others, nature will set circumstances in motion to reward you for your benevolence.
Jesus Christ gave His life to save man from sin. He became the most talked about personality over the ages. Napoleon Hill gave “think and grow rich “ to the world; his legacy keep on enduring changing men’s life daily.

Mean What You Say
The words of your mouth will play a major , significant tangible role in your success in life. Be a man of you words. Be firm to say yes when you mean to say so and say No when you mean it. What I’m saying is that you must be honest and trustworthy. People do not like those who deceive them. Be predictable. Have integrity! In other words, let your yes be yes and your No be No.

Never Doubt Your Ability
If you do not have faith in your ability, you cannot go far. Believe in God and believe in yourself too. An unstable man cannot receive anything good from God. You can do that thing you have been dreaming about. It does not matter how long it might take you to achieve it. Stay connected! Stay motivated! Stay believing! You are able. David conquered big Goliath in the Bible. You can overcome your failures too. Have faith in God. Try that idea and you shall make it.

One Step At A Time
Do not rush things in life. Move step-wisely and with compact organizational ability. Do not be in haste. Take one step at a time. By so doing you shall prolong your life and conserve a lot of energy for future exploit.

Persistence Will Help You
Is there any uncompleted project being undertaken by you? Is there any goal you are yet to accomplish? Is there any product you have not succeeded at launching? Is there any subject you are yet to fully understand as a student? Don’t give up! Keep on working. Continue to read and study until you make it. You might need to double your effort or solicit for more assistance. You might need to engage the service of another person better than you. Move forward. Don’t be discouraged by the temporary setback. You shall have the desired breakthrough and excellent success if you are persistent.



Questions Surely Lead To Breakthrough
He who ask shall receive. If you cultivate the habit of asking questions, you are on your way to unlimited success. Ask questions! It might be your torchlight to stardom. How can I improve on my performance: how can I get what I want; who can bail me out of my predicament; who will buy my products; who can I assist? These are powerful questions that can change your life’s fortune.

Remain Focused
Never be distracted. Do not be moved by people who does not share your vision. Leave them where they are and march forward. They will surely celebrate your success with you when you eventually get there.

Stay Refreshed
Life is full of battles, pressures and it’s twin sister called anxiety. You can be free from these great giants and killers by making the Holy Bible your companion. It contains great messages that will keep you refreshed, relaxed, rejuvenated and reinvigorated. Do not neglect this book of books. It is the root of success and dominion for millions of achievers the world over.

Trust In The Lord
Trust in the Lord with all your heart. You cannot do anything without Him. Always look up to Him for help. He can make a great difference when other things fail. Remember that those who trust in God shall be like mount Zion that cannot be moved but abide forever.

Use Your Opportunity
Never refuse any opportunity that comes your way to showcase your talent, skill, gifts or service. Do not withhold your service from those who need it. As you help others, you are sowing seeds that will grow into a great tree of success.

Vengeance Is Ruinous
Has anybody offended you? Please forgive! Don’t take it to heart. Make your mind known to the person as quickly as possible and forge about it. Don’t avenge yourself. Let God fight for you. The path of vengeance might be too rough for you. It will surely affect your health, depress you, distract you, demobilize you and even elevate your blood pressure. It will be disastrous if you allow the ghost of your offender to hunt you. Keep calm, cool and peaceful.

Wait On The Lord
God has a divine plan for your life. He has timed the events of your life. His time is never too late. He will give you good things of life in His own time. He surely makes all things beautiful in His time. Don’t forget that they that wait on the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall mount with wings like eagles.

X-Ray Yourself
The x-ray reveals things that are hidden. Regularly check up on yourself. What is your attitude to life, people, relationships, friendship, partnership or commeradeship. Is it positive or negative? Is it cordial? Is it benefiting? Is it encouraging? Think about these things and make correction where necessary.

You can’t Beat God Giving
Hmm! Do you want to prosper in life? Do you want riches and God’s favour, do you want open doors in the midst of closed doors, do you want to achieve your goals with jet speed? Give to God. This you can do in tithes and offerings. Special occasions will arise when you’ll need to demonstrate your love for God. Give and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down and shaken together shall men add to your bossom.


Zion Is A Place To Dwell
Mount Zion typifies a place where people meet with God. It might be in the church, special retreats, seminars or revival meetings. Do not neglect these programs. They are powerful avenues to making it big in life.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Reaping a Multiple Reward by Jim Rohn

For every disciplined effort, there are multiple rewards. That's one of life's great arrangements. In fact, it's an extension of the Biblical law that says that if you sow well, you will reap well.

Here's a unique part of the Law of Sowing and Reaping. Not only does it suggest that we'll all reap what we've sown, it also suggests that we'll reap much more. Life is full of laws that both govern and explain behaviors, but this may well be the major law we need to understand: for every disciplined effort, there are multiple rewards.

What a concept! If you render unique service, your reward will be multiplied. If you're fair and honest and patient with others, your reward will be multiplied. If you give more than you expect to receive, your reward is more than you expect. But remember: the key word here, as you might well imagine, is discipline.

Everything of value requires care, attention, and discipline. Our thoughts require discipline. We must consistently determine our inner boundaries and our codes of conduct, or our thoughts will be confused. And if our thoughts are confused, we will become hopelessly lost in the maze of life. Confused thoughts produce confused results.

Remember the law: "For every disciplined effort, there are multiple rewards." Learn the discipline of writing a card or a letter to a friend. Learn the discipline of paying your bills on time, arriving to appointments on time, or using your time more effectively. Learn the discipline of paying attention, or paying your taxes or paying yourself. Learn the discipline of having regular meetings with your associates, or your spouse, or your child, or your parent. Learn the discipline of learning all you can learn, of teaching all you can teach, of reading all you can read.

For each discipline, multiple rewards. For each book, new knowledge. For each success, new ambition. For each challenge, new understanding. For each failure, new determination. Life is like that. Even the bad experiences of life provide their own special contribution. But a word of caution here for those who neglect the need for care and attention to life's disciplines: everything has its price. Everything affects everything else. Neglect discipline, and there will be a price to pay. All things of value can be taken for granted with the passing of time.

That's what we call the Law of Familiarity. Without the discipline of paying constant, daily attention, we take things for granted. Be serious. Life's not a practice session.

If you're often inclined to toss your clothes onto the chair rather than hanging them in the closet, be careful. It could suggest a lack of discipline. And remember, a lack of discipline in the small areas of life can cost you heavily in the more important areas of life. You cannot clean up your company until you learn the discipline of cleaning your own garage. You cannot be impatient with your children and be patient with your distributors or your employees. You cannot inspire others to sell more when that goal is inconsistent with your own conduct. You cannot admonish others to read good books when you don't have a library card.

Think about your life at this moment. What areas need attention right now? Perhaps you've had a disagreement with someone you love or someone who loves you, and your anger won't allow you to speak to that person. Wouldn't this be an ideal time to examine your need for a new discipline? Perhaps you're on the brink of giving up, or starting over, or starting out. And the only missing ingredient to your incredible success story in the future is a new and self-imposed discipline that will make you try harder and work more intensely than you ever thought you could.

The most valuable form of discipline is the one that you impose upon yourself. Don't wait for things to deteriorate so drastically that someone else must impose discipline in your life. Wouldn't that be tragic? How could you possibly explain the fact that someone else thought more of you than you thought of yourself? That they forced you to get up early and get out into the marketplace when you would have been content to let success go to someone else who cared more about themselves.

Your life, my life, the life of each one of us is going to serve as either a warning or an example. A warning of the consequences of neglect, self-pity, lack of direction and ambition... or an example of talent put to use, of discipline self-imposed, and of objectives clearly perceived and intensely pursued.

To Your Success,
Jim Rohn


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Monday, April 6, 2009

The Power Of Contentment

Virutues are to be acquired and imbibed in our lives so that we can achieve our goals and live happily. You can set goals, take step to implement them and even succeed at it but if one virtue that I will reveal to you shortly is missing, there is no guarantee that your success will be permanent.
Contentment is a golden virtue that guarantees success.

Someone once said that the inventory of the richest man in the world who lived in happiness at that time include the following:

1. Happiness through helping others

2. Sound health by temperate living

3. Love and respect for manking

4. Engaging in labour of love

5. Daily prayers not for riches but for more wisdom

6. Speaking no guile of anyone.

7. Sharing blessings with those who desire them

8. Being in good terms with conscience

9. Freedom from greed

10. Working in concert with natures' laws

As I ponder over these virtues, I see contentment written all over it. In the bible, we read in 1 Timothy 6 verse 7 that 'we brought nothing into this world and it is certain that we can carry nothing out'. Living in contentment means accepting your present situation and living happily in it while looking forward to better days ahead.

The power of contentment will work for you when you seek not what is not yours. You want to work hard to merit your own blessings and wealth. The power of contentment makes you to stay in good and sound health so you can live long to enjoy the fruits of your labour. This is a vital key to success. Use it for maximum profit.

Friday, March 27, 2009

7 Proven Secrets Of Success

Success have many definitions. Some attribute it to achieving a set objective. Others think success is about how broad your financial asset is. Better view of success is on how many people you have influenced positively or helped to reach maximum self-actualization.
There is an uncommon area about success which you must be familiar with. 7 top secrets of real success shall be examined.


1. Series Of Unexpected Problems: The real secret of success must have an element of unexpected problems. When Joseph had a dream of becoming great, he never expected that along the way, he would be framed up. Those who are successful in life face several unexpected problems. When you start something new, you will experience turbulence. Your desire for success will attract difficulties you never imagined. Your will must be tested. The Wright brothers were arrested and imprisoned as lunatics when they declared their breakthrough about ‘flying machines’. Know for sure that when you start toward a new goal or project, you will make mistakes which will cost time, money and emotion. Mistakes help you to develop the knowledge, skills and character needed to succeed. Problems, reversals and temporary failure are unavoidable path you must transit on your way to success. Nelson Mandela never expected to be imprisoned for 25 years when the anti-apartheid struggle began. He developed sound character and powerful temperament which contributed to his being elected South Africa’s president and now a celebrated world leader. If you want real success, expect unexpected problems.

2. Understand How To Respond Effectively To Problems And Learn To Unlock Your Mental Powers: You are an emotional being. When problem comes, they either overwhelm you completely or build you up. Your response to problems your face on the way to life’s success is absolutely in your hands. You cannot predict the events but you can control your response. You are responsible. One of your winning strategies when problems come your way is to be strong. Never get angry, lash out or blame others for your problems. Such attribute end up making you depressed and irrational. Your ability to respond effectively to problems as they come is a critical part of the equation. Understand that strong people prepare ahead by expecting problems on their way to success. Weak people are dismayed and shocked when problems come. Here are few strategies to help you respond effectively to problems:
1.. See Yourself as a problem solver.
2. Remember that you will get a greater opportunity to solve bigger problems by solving the one at hand
3. Decide to be big. Big people solve big problems. Little people solve little problems.
4. Develop Great confidence in yourself. Confident people are those who have effectively dealt with the greatest number of problems, large and small in their fields

3. Calm Down And Think In Terms Of Solution: Here is the next consideration for real success. You should be able to resolve in advance that you will remain calm no matter what happens to you. Preprogram yourself mentally to deal with problems calmly. Being calm empowers you to be in control and more objective. Thinking in terms of solution means you are ready to take necessary action to immediately control any damage , minimize risk or go ahead whatever the cost. Remember that Jesus Christ face the cross with utmost calmness. He never argued with his accusers and persecutors. He was maltreated and seriously beaten but said nothing evil against His captors and executors. The kind of success He enjoyed thereafter is phenomenal and unprecedented in history.

4. Clarify Situation Of Things: This strategy will ensure that you stay focused on your goal. A very easy way to clarify situation of things when you encounter problems is to ask questions. What exactly is the problem? Double check your facts. Sometimes, the solution to a problem may be hidden in the problem itself. Your problem may be an opportunity in disguise. The imprisonment of Joseph in the bible connected him with the king servants who later recommended him as a problem solver. Prior to that time, he had settled in his heart the fact that he committed no crime to warrant the ill-treatment and injustice done to him. He had confidence and was strong. You will be in better control of situation when you clarify issues and have all the facts.

5. Express Yourself In Positive Language: The use of positive language is very vital for your success. ‘A man shall eat good by the fruits of his mouth.’ When you express positive words in hard times, you are only laying the foundation for sure success. Positive words have the power to unlock hidden potentials and bring about extraordinary results. Instead of saying problems, a popular counselor advised that you use the word ‘challenge’ instead. You can also use ‘opportunity’. This will enable you to have positive emotion for psychological balance. Your language is a seed. Your results in dependent on your confession.

6. Stay On Course: Do you know that problems come to distract you from reaching your destination? If you chicken out, you will never count among the successful people in your field. You need to persist through the inevitable setbacks, detours and turbulence until your arrive at your destination. It if your job to learn to navigate through the difficulties with calmness, clarity and complete self confidence.

7. Spend Sometime Alone: Being alone empowers you to develop your innate potential and discover your real self. It is the time you have the opportunity to draw out your hidden qualities. It is the only time you may have to reflect on your situation, review past events and project into the future. Great determination is on of the direct benefit of setting time apart to be alone. By so doing, your success will be guaranteed. These are the real secrets of success.

Monday, March 16, 2009

6 Great Skills To Improve Your Life

Old skills and teachings cannot sustain you in the new millenium. It is unfortunate that some folks still hang on to the old skills they acquired long time ago. The truth is that we are no longer in the industrial age. We are now in the information age. The new millenium demand new skills. You must find a means of acquiring skills that will improve your life in the new millenium and make you relevant to the system and above all put money in your pocket.
I have found 6 proven skills guaranteed to make you better and your life fulfilling.
Here are they in the words of Jim Rohn:

I believe that in the 21st Century it is so important to have multiple skills. But what I also find is that if you are already in sales, network marketing or have an entrepreneurial business (or plan to in the future); you can gain the needed skills for the future while you create your income now.
Here's my short list for on the job training, so that you can learn while you earn.

1) SALES
I began my journey with sales, which of course dynamically changed my life back at age 25. The first year I multiplied my income by five. I was raised in farm country. I knew how to milk cows, but it didn't pay well. But sales altered the course of my life, learning to present a valid product in the marketplace, talk about its virtues and get somebody to say "yes." And then give them good service.

2) RECRUITING
Then came recruiting, how to expand my business, build an organization. We have all heard the question, is it better to have one person selling a $1000 or have 100 people selling $10? If you ask me, I'll take the 100 at $10. Recruiting, the ability to multiply your efforts, once mastered, is one of life and leadership's greatest time management resources.

3) ORGANIZING
Then I learned organizing. Keeping your own schedule can be difficult at times, but now you are having to balance multiple tasks and people to get maximum results. But you will find that the payoff is massive once you have tapped into the synergy and momentum of group dynamics and teamwork.

4) PROMOTION
Next is promotion. First it's the spring campaign and then the fall campaign, and then it's this month's objective's campaign. You never know when it's going to click for someone to want or need to buy from you or be a part of what you are doing, so having the offer or the special or the contest going when they're ready can make all the difference.

5) RECOGNITION
Then it's the recognition. Some people work harder for recognition than they do for money. It's the chance to belong. Getting people to do something that ordinarily on their own, they wouldn't think of doing. They could, but they don't think of it. You come along with a little promotion for this month or this quarter and everything changes for them, and I found that paid big money.

6) COMMUNICATION
Then I learned communication. How to do the training, how to do the teaching, and probably the greatest gift of all is learning how to inspire with words. Inspire people to see themselves better than they are; all of those gifts, all of those skills. Being the voice that tells them they have made a wise decision and here's why.

Now, I believe with just this little short list I've given you, you'll be equipped. We've all watched what has happened the last 15 years. The guy had one skill - the company downsizes. His division is eliminated and since he only had one skill, now he is vulnerable. He's wandering around saying, "Oh my, the last few years I should have taken some classes that would have taught me a couple of more things and I wouldn't be here in this vulnerable position."
So my admonition -- learn some multiple skills, or should we say, back-up skills for the 21st Century and no better place to learn them than in what your already doing now.

Thursday, March 5, 2009

6 Ways To Plan For Your Life

My mentor have a way of communicating with me irrespective of the distance between us. In one of his recent message to me, he reminded me of why i need the power of planning to attain my desired success. What are the necessity for planning? How can one go about it? What is the usefulness of plans. How does it relate to my life purpose? By the time i was through with the tips and secrets of planning, i have become a better individual with new insight and power.

I want to share with you in this post some of the insights i got from the less talked about secrets of amazing success. Enjoy.

'All good things in life are upstream, but the natural flow of life is that downward, negative pull. To combat that downward pull, you need a plan, a map to help you reach your desired destination.
As we all know, our results are only as good as our plan. My mentor, Mr. Earl Schoaff, taught me that it's not what happens that determines the major part of our future, because what happens, happens to us all. Instead, he taught me that the key is what we do about it. If we start the process of change by developing a plan, doing something different in this next year than we did the previous year, it won't matter how small those efforts start. Start doing different things with the same set of circumstances - the ones we've always had and cannot change - and see what miracles occur. If we start the miracle process and change ourselves, then everything changes. And here's what is interesting, the difference between success and failure is so subtle. Let me explain by giving you my definitions of failure and success. Here it is: Failure is a few Errors in judgment repeated every day. The man says, "Well I didn't walk around the block today and it didn't kill me, so it must be okay." No, no, it is that kind of error in judgment that after six years has him out of breath and panting as he walks from his car to his office. You can't make those kinds of mistakes; it will end up costing you.
Now, here is my definition of success: A few simple Disciplines practiced every day. Do you see the distinction? A few disciplines... Here's a little phrase we've all heard, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." And my question to you is, "What if that's true?" How simple and easy is that plan?
The fact is, when you look at successful people, you will almost always discover a plan behind their success. They know what they want, they work out a plan that will get them where they want to go, and they work their plan. It is the foundation for success. We as humans have the unique ability to affect change in our lives; it is through our own conscious choice when we engage in the miracle process of personal development that we are able to transform our nature and our lives.
So, what are some good ideas on developing a plan that will work well and take you to the finish line powerfully and in style? Here are some major points to keep in mind:

1. Develop the Plan for You. S
ome people are very detail-oriented and they will be able to follow an intricate plan closely. Others are a little more "free-wheeling" and not really "detail" people. That is okay too. In all the years of my speaking to audiences worldwide, people have asked the question, "what plan is the right plan?" And my answer, the plan that fits you. Your plan, the one you develop that is unique to you and for you. You see, each of us is unique and motivated by different factors and you've got to develop one that is right for you and fits you. Some plans will not be as intricate as others but we all must have a plan, along with goals in that plan, to move us along the program. If you are a free spirit type, don't tell yourself you are going to spend 2 hours a day with a book and tapes and journal. It probably won't happen and you will get discouraged! Whatever your personality, your strengths and your weaknesses, develop the plan around them! This is not a one-plan-fits-all proposition.

2. Establish Times to Spend Working on the Material.
It may be every Sunday night. It may be 20 minutes each morning. It may be in the car listening to the CDs every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Whatever it is, set the times and do it. In your step-by-step plan, put down points that you can accomplish every week. They should be specific and achievable. Develop the discipline and take those steps every day, which will move you closer to your goals and where you want to be.

3. Keep a Journal. Take notes.
It may be on paper, it may be on a micro-recorder. Mr. Schoaff taught me not to trust my memory, but to write it down, to find one place to gather the information that affects change. And that advice has served me well all these years. Record the ideas and inspiration that will carry you from where you are to where you want to be. Take notes on the ideas that impact you most. Put down your thoughts and ideas. Brainstorm with yourself on where you are going and what you want to do. Record your dreams and ambitions. Your journals are a gathering place for all the valuable information that you will find. If you are serious about becoming wealthy, powerful, sophisticated, healthy, influential, cultured, unique, if you come across something important write it down. Two people will listen to the same material and different ideas will come to each one. Use the information you gather and record it for further reflection, for future debate and for weighing the value that it is to you.

4. Reflect. Create time for reflection --
A time to go back over, to study again the things you've learned and the things you've done each day. I call it "running the tapes again" so that the day locks firmly in your memory so that it serves as a tool. As you go through the material in this plan, you will want to spend time reflecting on its significance for you. Regularly set aside time - here are some good guidelines for times to reflect: At the end of the day. Take a few minutes at the end of each day and go back over the day - who'd you talk to, who'd you see, what did they say, what happened and how'd you feel, what went on. A day is the piece of the mosaic of your life. Next, take a few hours at the end of the week to reflect on the week's activities - I would suggest at least one half-hour. Also during that weekly time, take a few minutes to reflect on how this material should be applied to your life and circumstances. Take a half day at the end of the month and a weekend at the end of the year so that you've got it so that it never disappears, to ensure that the past is even more valuable and will serve your future well.

5. Set Goals. Remember that your plan is the roadmap for how you are going to get to your goals, so you have to have them. Of all the things that changed my life for the better (and most quickly), it was learning how to set goals. Mastering this unique process can have a powerful affect on your life too. I remember shortly after I met Mr. Shoaff, he asked me if I had a list of my goals, and of course I didn't. He suggested to me that because I lacked a set of clearly defined goals that he could guess my bank balance within a few hundred dollars... and he did! Well, Mr. Shoaff immediately began helping me define my view of the future, my dreams. He taught me to set goals because it is the greatest influence on a person's future and the greatest force that will pull a person in the direction that they want to go. But the future must be planned, well designed to exert a force that pulls you towards the promise of what can be.

6. Act. Act on your plan. What separates the successful from the unsuccessful so many times is that the successful simply do it. They take action, they aren't necessarily smarter than others; they just work the plan. And the time to act is when the emotion is strong. Because if you don't, here's what happens - it's called the law of diminishing intent. We intend to act when the idea strikes us, when the emotion is high, but if we delay and we don't translate that into action fairly soon, the intention starts to diminish, diminish and a month from now it's cold and a year from now it can't be found. So set up the discipline when the idea is strong, clear and powerful - that's the time to work the plan. Otherwise the emotion is wasted unless you capture the emotion and put it into disciplined activities and translate it into equity. And here's what is interesting: all disciplines affect each other; everything affects everything. That's why the smallest action is important -- because the value and benefits that you receive from that one little action will inspire you to do the next one and the next one... So step out and take action on your plan because if the plan is good, then the results can be miraculous.'

Friday, February 27, 2009

How To Exclusively Manage Your Time And Double Your Income

One of the factors that distinguish between the rich and poor, the leader and the follower, the masses and the wealthy is effective use of time. To become great in life, you will need to learn how to effectively manage your time for high productivity personally or professionally.
Just by effectively managing your time, you can achieve your goals faster and double your income if you are in business.
Here in this article, i bring to you time management tips from experts who have mastered effective use of time. Here we go as i invite Brian Tracy, Denis Waitely, Vic Johnson and Jim Rohn to give share their time tested, proven time management tricks....

From Brian Tracy:

I always give the principle of: Begin the day by "Eating That Frog." It basically says that if the first thing you do in the morning is eat a live frog, then you will have the satisfaction of knowing it is probably the worst thing that is going to happen to you all day long. And your "live frog" is your most important task. Now there's two corollaries to that. The first one is if you have two frogs to eat, eat the ugliest one first and the second corollary to that is if you have to eat a frog at all, it doesn't pay to sit and look at it too long.
So the key to high performance is to plan every day the night before, in advance, and set priorities for it. And then say, "If I can only complete one task on this list before I was to be called out of town for a month, which one task would it be?" And whatever that is, it becomes your frog and the next morning discipline yourself to start in on that task, the most important thing on your list, and do only that until it is complete.
If you can develop that habit, you can double and triple your productivity, you'll take full control of your life, you'll eventually become wealthy, and the personal feeling of pride, accomplishment, discipline and achievement you get will be absolutely extraordinary. It is one of the most important of all lessons to learn, and one of the hardest things to implement if anybody has tried to do it.

From Denis Waitley:
Stop watching in prime time and start living in prime time. Prime time is 7-11 p.m. EST, when all of America is watching other people making money and having fun in their professions. So if you want to watch other people making money, having fun in their professions, which gets their ratings up so they make more money, go ahead and do things that are tension relieving, instead of goal achieving. But if you truly want to live YOUR life in prime time, then write in prime time, have intimacy in prime time, talk with your children in prime time, live and do in prime time instead of unhooking and engaging in tension relieving activities. Every book I've written has been written 7-11 p.m. weekly and on Saturdays. And why? Because I am earning money the rest of the time, and I don't have time to write a book except in prime time.
So stop watching and use the television set as an appliance. It has doors on it. Close the doors and use it like an iron. When you need to iron your clothes, bring out the TV set.

From Jim Rohn:
Regarding the television, I knew a guy who wasn't doing too well and he wanted some advice from me. I knew he had a television set and knew he watched a lot of television, so I asked, "How much did that television cost you?"
He said, "About $400."
I said, "No, you're mistaken."
He said, "No, this television set cost me $400."
I said, "Well, that's to buy it. To watch it, I am sure it is costing you about $40,000 a year to watch."
He finally got the message and he called his brother-in-law, who had a pickup, and he and his brother-in-law hauled his television out of the house. His brother-in-law did say, "Well, you can just shut it off."
And he said, "No, for now I don't trust myself, Jim Rohn is right. I'm not going to let this television set cost me $40,000 a year anymore."

From Vic Johnson:
My biggest tip would be in an area in which I struggle a lot. About 15 years ago, I heard someone say to never handle the items in your inbox more than one time. So I adopted that for email. Now I get over 300 emails every day, even though I have all kinds of filters, some of them going to other people, etc. My biggest challenge is to touch that email only one time. Either I forward the email, I return the email and delete it or drag it to a folder for action by someone else or delete it. If you continue to have to go back and revisit that email over and over trying to make a decision, that's time -- that's wasted time -- plus it's on your mind until you get rid of it. So if you are in a profession and you handle a lot of emails and you're still getting a lot of items in your inbox, only touch them one time.
Jim Rohn
www.jimrohn.com

Sunday, February 22, 2009

How To Have More And Become More

The present situation of yours may be undesirable. You can do something about it. You can become better and wiser. There is a miracle in developing yourself. According to Jim Rohn, you can have more than you've got and become more than you are. Let's find out more about this.
'One day Mr. Shoaff said, "Jim, if you want to be wealthy and happy, learn this lesson well: Learn to work harder on yourself than you do on your job."

Since that time I've been working on my own personal development. And I must admit that this has been the most challenging assignment of all. This business of personal development lasts a lifetime.

You see, what you become is far more important than what you get. The important question to ask on the job is not, "What am I getting?" Instead, you should ask, "What am I becoming?" Getting and becoming are like Siamese twins: What you become directly influences what you get. Think of it this way: Most of what you have today you have attracted by becoming the person you are today.

I've also found that income rarely exceeds personal development. Sometimes income takes a lucky jump, but unless you learn to handle the responsibilities that come with it, it will usually shrink back to the amount you can handle.

If someone hands you a million dollars, you'd better hurry up and become a millionaire. A very rich man once said, "If you took all the money in the world and divided it equally among everybody, it would soon be back in the same pockets it was before."

It is hard to keep that which has not been obtained through personal development

So here's the great axiom of life:

--TO HAVE MORE THAN YOU'VE GOT, BECOME MORE THAN YOU ARE--

This is where you should focus most of your attention. Otherwise, you just might have to contend with the axiom of not changing, which is:

--UNLESS YOU CHANGE HOW YOU ARE, YOU'LL ALWAYS HAVE WHAT YOU'VE GOT--'

To Your Success,
Jim Rohn

For more on Jim Rohn's best articles, go to www.jimrohn.com