Monday Morning Inspiration: Contentment

Hey all, its a new week and I believe we are up and about with positive expectations. I was thinking on my way to work and I started counting God's blessings in my life and it amazed me.

I obviously have not gotten to the peak in my life (nobody has) but I am grateful for all I have gotten till now, Have you taken your time to do that too, rather than list all you have not gotten and that which the other person has that you have not gotten, take time to list all you have and I am sure you will be amazed to.

Today's little advice from me is STAY CONTENT. Never try to look into what others have, make do with what you have. A contented person knows that the source of contentment is deep within, trusting oneself and loving the life one has.

Here are some points I will like to emphasize on as we go into the new week:

Stop seeking the riches and fortune you think others have: Think about the realities involved; what a lot of other people have are debts and a need to be boastful through belongings. Eschew this path and avoid falling into the trap of wanting all the goodies others have. Having all that stuff will not make you happy.

Keep healthy with the little things: Spend according to what you get, who says you can't keep healthy with a low income. The healthiest substance (WATER) goes at no cost.

Trust and Have Faith: Wherever you are is not the end  of the road, manage what you have, work hard to get more, believe in God for everything you need and he will keep blessing the works of your hand.

Be positive in your thoughts: Changing your negative outlook to a positive outlook makes it much easier to be content.

Do not compare; Comparing your life against others or your past creates a lot of unhappiness, enjoy and make the most of what you have.

Do not purchase an item if you do not have the funds for it, do not try to live a life that you cannot afford yet, your time will come but it will only come based on how you manage what you have today.

Scripture to guide us through the week:

Philippians 4:4-8

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone.  Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer & supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.  And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts & your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, whatever is true… honorable… just… pure… lovely… commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. 


WARNING: 
Keep negative people at a distance. Be polite to them but avoid buying into their view of the world. 

Take your journal and list all you are grateful for.

Are we ready to stay content with what we have?  Are we ready to plan right?

Have a most productive and blessed week. All your heart desires shall be granted this week, In Jesus Name.

Please share your thoughts in the comment box below. Gracias.

Moments of Inspiration: The Leadership Manifesto with Ayo Fadumiye

I want to share with you 5 Principles of Leadership, which I have called, The Leadership Manifesto.

These principles are the manifestations of leadership anywhere in the world.

Where you find them in operation, you will find leadership in manifestation.

The Principles are:

1.  You Shall Have A CLEAR Vision:

 Leadership is impotent without a clear vision. Vision is the ability to see ahead though creative imagination of a better future or outcome.Effective Leadership provide crystal-clear vision.Where is no VISION, there can't be manifestation of Leadership.

Great Leaders are strong Visionaries.Leadership is defined as "translating Vision into Reality"A man of VISION will inevitably take the LEAD in any circumstances. A man without a CLEAR vision in a position of leadership is a DISASTER about to take place!! The function of Leadership is to find, recognize and secure the future, but not without a CLEAR, PRECISE and EXACT Vision. The clearer your VISION, the more definite and effective your Leadership. Dynamic Leaders possess Specific Visions. The seed of development and civilization in any society, community, or nation is VISION. Businesses thrive, not because of resources or provision, but a PLAIN and CONSISTENT Vision.Let Your Vision be clear, precise and obvious. Avoid vagueness!!

2. You must discover PURPOSE. Exceptional Leadership is a product of Purpose Discovery. Purpose Discovery is finding the "REAL YOU" in you!! When you find purpose, you will attract opportunity to lead.
Purpose is the common denominator in the lives of great leaders in history. Nothing distinguishes exceptional leaders like a sense of purpose. A man of purpose will attract others to himself who will help him fulfill it. Without a defined purpose, energy is diffused, power is dissipated and resources are wasted. More men fail through lack of purpose, than lack of talent.

The purpose of leadership is more important than position of leadership.Just like birds can't swim, fish can't fly; so also you can't lead outside your arena of purpose. Purpose is the nucleus of your existence.

3. You must embrace PASSION: No leader made great impact or achieve greatly without PASSION. When you focus on doing what you are passionate about, leadership is expressed. PASSION is the joy you get from doing something you care about and feel inspired to do. PASSION is the energy of inspiration living through you. 

When you express PASSION, you express leadership. The secret to abundance is to embrace your PASSION. Richard Brandon said, "I never went into business to make money; but I have found that, if I have fun, the money will come" It is better to pursue your PASSION than to clamor for positions. You can only lead effectively in your area of passion. Passion is the space for exceptional leadership. Those who embrace and maximize their passion early in life will never queue for pension.

Successful Business Leaders create their enterprise around their passion. Either You Do what You Love OR You Love What You Do. Don't try to force passion on yourself. Leaders don't choose their passion; their passion chooses them. You may succeed in what you are interested in; but you become great in what you are passionate about.

Leaders are Dealers of PASSION.

4. You must DEVELOP daily: Personal development is the hallmark of effective leadership. To lead others, you must first lead yourself. Self-development is an ongoing payment of leadership. Leadership develops daily, not in a day. Abraham Lincoln said, "I don't think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday" The quality of your development determines the quality of your leadership. Don't just be good at what you do; be great at what you are good at. Great leaders are always hungry to get better than their previous best. Personal development begins with mental enrichment. Your capacity to think impacts greatly on your capacity to lead. Our outer life will always be compelled to catch up with the development of out inner life. You can't make progress outside when you are stagnant inside. Nothing transforms your thinking like consistent reading (of inspirational books).Great leaders are committed learners who are also diligent readers. Even if you are a school drop-out, refuse to be a brain drop-out!! Not every reader end up as leaders; but there is no leader who is not a committed reader.

5. You must SEE behind Each CHALLENGE. Problems are opportunities in disguise. Undress them to see the solution. Problems are opportunities with thorns on them. 

Challenges are the food of Champions.

Great Leaders see challenges as platforms for Notable Changes.An Exceptional Leader sees problems as products, services or solutions.Your best is expressed during challenges.

Challenges are opportunities for leadership.

Mediocre dodge problems while effective leaders embrace challenges.Without the resistance of water, the ship can't move; without the resistance of the wind, an airplane can't fly.Resistance is required for the accomplishment of greatness.Perspective is the key to turning your problems into provisions.Great leaders are not discovered during challenges; instead they are revealed! You must GO THROUGH (challenges) to GET TO ( your desired destiny)

Welcome, Celebrate and Maximize every challenge as a leader.

The time to take inspired ACTION is Now!

ACT Now on that information...PRACTICE.

DO SOMETHING... Don't just SAY something...or THINK something.

PRACTICE! PRACTICE!! PRACTICE!!!

Moments Of Inspiration: Wearing Heels Yet Feeling in Flats with Chukwu Uju

Who we are is determined by how we carry ourselves and who we continuously keep reminding ourselves that we truly are. The minute you make anybody or people make you feel less of who you are is the moment you begin to loose the worth and value in yourself.

Your character and charisma are things that define you. Your ability to walk tall, stand tall, stay confident and true to yourself determines your worth and people value you for that.

Do not make anybody make you loose your self-esteem because then you will be one walking in heel shoes and yet feeling in flat shoes.

You are created and designed to stay on top and see yourself as the best in what you do. You are designed to walk tall, stand tall and speak out.

Never let self-esteem make you think otherwise ask yourself, the person or people who are making me feel this way were they created separately or on a different day, the answer is NO! we were all created same day, same way but the ability for you to make good use of the person God has created in you is what makes you stand out.

Low Self-Esteem should be aborted from your thought and your actions. Are you deformed and you feel that deformity is making you suffer low self-esteem , why not read up stories of people who are in your condition and made it in life, rather than give ears to those who are ready to spite you. Do you feel your friends have made it and you are no where yet and then low self-esteem steps in, just remember it is not about how far but how well. Put your brain to work and start doing something. When there is life, there is hope. You can only be termed a failure if you go into the grave without trying.

Listen, you are created unique, you have in you what no other person has. Do not feel intimidated, low self-esteem is a killer and if you die, someone else will do that which you were supposed to do and make a life from it.

So pick those heels again and walk in them with charisma, character and sway because that's who you are, never allow ANYBODY make you feel otherwise.

Say NO to LOW SELF-ESTEEM and say yes to CHARISMA and SWAY coated in the CHARACTER of a queen, do not loose your balance on those heels because you might loose your crown.

Are you ready? Are you ready to come out of your hiding? Are you ready to walk with your heels and preserve your crown? If yes, then lets take action.

I will love to hear you view, drop your comments in that rectangle below. 

Monday Morning Inspiration: Feed Possibility

Too often we lack the belief in the possibilities of that which we desire, we let negativity take a better part of who we are and then we start making excuses. We say, “That will never happen to me!, It would take a miracle for this to happen!,  I wish I could do that, but...., If only xyz wasn’t in my way…”

You see, we get caught up in telling ourselves a story which is saturated in a whole lot DISBELIEF and negativity and then we FEED that story and then we wonder why it grows stronger and louder! We must cause an interruption in that story and begin to tell a new one… one that is saturated in BELIEF! You must focus on the possibility that what you desire really does exist and you really can create it for yourself… and then FEED it and I guarantee your belief in the possibility of it will grow! You will begin to see the potential of it coming true all around you! Do you believe it’s really possible? If so, then FEED IT!

Happy Feeding the Possibilities!

Please share your thoughts in the comment box below. Gracias.  Have a most rewarding week.

Article Curled from Melissa West Your Daily Word of Wisdom.

Moments Of Inspiration: You Shape the Future Being You with Ikechi Awazie

First I will like to thank Uju for giving me the opportunity to make a difference and inspire you. It is great and I was excited when I was told to share in the Moment of inspiration series. So here goes.

Have you ever thought that you are not good enough, not smart enough or not great at doing things? Have you ever felt that your personal experiences are insignificant and you are just an empty space waiting for the inevitable?

If you have had such thought, it really isn’t your fault. As the world keeps getting bigger, people are trying so hard to stand out. So if you ever thought about why you really matter, then here is the thing.

Why is it that no matter the number of permutations and combinations or genetic experiments, there is no one that can be like you? Why is that you have a unique purpose that cannot be compared to others?

Why is it that there are people who are willing to give you direction, make an impact in your life and push you to achieve your biggest desires?

I will tell you why?

It is because you are valuable and you shape the future. Yes you do.

Your Voice and story makes a whole difference. There is a unique message inside you waiting to leave a mark and heal every broken hearted.

There is a voice inside you that has the power to overcome all self-imposed standards. Your story will always be a Bestseller (http://www.awazieikechi.com/why-your-story-will-always-be-a-bestseller/)

There is a gift in you that gets people's problem solved so easily. There are people in this world that you inspire.

Without you, some people who would have made a difference will lose such opportunity forever. Without you, some people's life would have no meaning and will they be living in an empty space.

You cause a transformation by lending a helping hand. You create a huge ripple effect by being you. By your existence, people become a shining light and an entire generation makes a legacy out of your solution.

It is no wonder that there is somebody out there who cares about you, thinks about you, believes in you, loves your courage, marvels at your wisdom, values your spirit and trusts you.

It is no wonder that the moments you create are what make a difference in the world. By setting a good example, showing strength and courage, solving problems and learning from your failures, you unconsciously give light to others to become thought leaders and revolutionaries in their career.

Your presence liberates one person, one group, one community and a whole nation.

You shape the future! You change the world just by being YOU.

Are you ready to start seeing yourself as an inspiration to people? Are you set to start being you so as to shape your future?

Let us know in the comment box below. If you have anything to share, kindly get across to me lifestreasury@gmail.com.

#Stay Inspired.

I Believe by Marc Mero

Just sometimes I know these social media videos could be amazing. While going through my Facebook page I saw a video, normally I get captivated by captions. I saw this video and on it they had the caption  "show it to your kids", I never born o, but anything that concerns children is as though you are calling my first name and I opened and guess what, I saw Marc Mero the Fighter(WWF) and I wondered why should I be listening to a fighter talk, so I dropped my phone and left the video playing and I carried on with other task I had to do. But then before I knew it I sat to watch the video because what I was hearing was way different from what I expected from a fighter (please never judge o). So I sat and I listened, I was touched and I decided to quickly look up his name on YouTube and I saw some amazing inspirational videos. And that is what I have brought here for us to listen. The audio quality is not too awesome but please bear with us and try to get the words.

Hope we are doing fine and I hope you enjoy this video.

Moments Of Inspiration: Sex Tale With Osagie Alex

Truth hurt, hurts heal in local parlance truth dey pain but pain dey finish.

It is a great privilege to share with great minds about one of the most talked about topic globally ‘’sex’’ ‘’sex’’ yes sex, because they say if you want to hit it big, tie what you sell around it, cos sex sells, that’s why our TV commercials, internet adds, publicity stunts somehow shows something about sex.
So we will talk about the tale that sex brings, because it is a tale that sometimes it’s bitter, other times its sweet,So simply put sex; a tale bitter sweet. You wondering how can something be both sweet and bitter? Sex like a computer virus, can stay comfortably oblivious of the destruction in your files sorry life endlessly fascinating and always controversial, there are a million and one ways to talk about sex. Sex is big, big business.

More than half of all spending on the internet is estimated to be related to sex.
God designed sex as his gift for marriage. You give your body to your spouse and they give you theirs. It’s meant to build a bond that lasts a lifetime, with the potential to create children as well.
In our sex-saturated culture, many unmarried people, especially teenagers, feel pressured to be sexually active. The temptations now may be greater than ever because people are delaying marriage until their late 20s or 30s.
Sexually-transmitted diseases, unintended pregnancy, and emotional pain are too often the price paid for sex without marriage. Sex addiction could involve sex with a partner, but it may also mean activities such as pornography, masturbation, visiting prostitutes or using chat lines.
For many people, these habits cause them problems, they are unable to control these urges and actions despite the problems they may cause in their relationships, finances and professional lives. This addiction is similar to substance abuse because it is caused by the powerful chemical substances released during sex.
Sex addicts, become dependent on the emotional stability provided by romantic partners. Sex addicts often have low self-esteem and lack self-identity, and their addiction can result in obsessive, controlling behaviour.
The cause of sex addictions is often rooted in childhood or adolescence. Early trauma, neglect or depression may be factors.

Thinking of sex to the detriment of other activities or continually engaging in excessive sexual practices despite a desire to stop.Spending considerable time in activities related to sex, such as cruising for partners or spending hours online visiting pornographic Web sites, Neglecting obligations such as work, school or family in pursuit of sex.

Continually engaging in the sexual behavior despite negative consequences, such as broken relationships or potential health risks.Feeling irritable when unable to engage in the desired behavior.

More generally, sex addicts tend to organize their world around sex.Their goal in interacting with people and in social situations is obtaining sexual pleasure.

A while ago, we unveiled what you never have thought off about SEX on SEX; a tale bitter sweet.
They say all guys want the cookie, so would do anything to get it. Well in economics the law of demand and supply holds.

They say all guys are dogs, they are all the same, hunters and the ladies are their game. This really isn't completely true . When accustomed to lies, then truth can be taken as a lie. Sex most times isn't the first thing in a guy’s mind; it is there no doubt, Guys love to be true friends, companions and confidant, but when being taken for granted, we don't rant, we just chant as the timer has been set off.

Monday Morning Inspiration: Squeeze All the Juice Out of This Week.

Do not remain the juice in that fruit, that might just be the sweetest part of it, squeeze it all out. You either form a juice or you refresh your body with it but use it for something very productive.

Hellooo, my sweet readers, it is a new day and a time to draw our curtains and look outside to say, yaay it is a new week.

In our segment of Monday morning inspiration, I am bringing a plate of fruit to your table (Oranges) to be precise and I am asking you to do me a favor, squeeze till there is no juice in it.

And that is my advice for you this week, make the best out of this week, accomplish all you have to accomplish, do not let anything or anyone stop you from reaching your focus this week. Say NO to procrastination, Time wasters, Money Wasters, you do not need them, tell them to come back some other time or never.

Make the very best of this week but do not let the week make the very best of you. You own the fruit, the fruit does not own you. Work with time accurately, rest well, smile always, be happy, make sure you do not crack under pressure rather when pressure comes, stay calm and draw up a solution.

NO TASK IS GREATER THAN YOU.

Squeeze Out the Juice in the week do not leave any in it, someone somewhere might just have it if you do.

So, are you ready to adjust your seat and settle in on my plate of fruits I just gave you?

Have a productive week.

Never Let The Hurdles Stop You

If you must go forward in life you have to gracefully cross the hurdle in front of you. Never make them hold you down for too long.

In life there are hurdles we face everyday, a challenge stands in front of us wanting to put a stop to all we have toiled for or that future which we have ahead of us, but we can only record victory if we do not allow those challenges stay in front of us for too long.

The hurdles of life come just like the game. There are skills to it and we have to discover the skill to cross over, never stand and stare, think of a way out because you have to press toward to the finish line and that is what really matters.

The hurdles come to us but it is our ability to know that they can be crossed that can take us forward. If we turn our backs, we loose. But if we decide to make the first move, we can definitely pull to the end.

You can cross it, I know you can. I do not know what stands as a hurdle before you today, be it in career, relationship, business I know you can cross it, you need to have the same mindset.
Do not let that stage of the challenge stop you, it may come serious but then think of how hurdles are played and imagine doing the jump. But the difference is your own jump might be prayers, your own jump might be talking to someone about it.

Find your own jump, do not turn back and do not let the hurdle stop you.

Without obstacles life would just be a race and that wouldn't be half as much fun

Are you ready to have fun through those hurdles?

I will love to read stories of your hurdles and how you didn't let it stop you, drop your stories in the comment box below.

Being "Single" Is Not A Disease

Do not feel shy of hanging around with friends that have partners, never limit yourself to fun, live your life. You are just single and it is not a disease neither is it contagious.

Ladies most times fall victims of this. Being single does not mean you are not pretty/handsome or you are not worthy to be in a relationship. Do not let anybody make you feel this way.

The period when you are single you should rather get to do the following things:

- Spend time developing yourself: If you just got out of a previous relationship, use this period to clear your head, clear your table and try to find out ways to make things better for the future you have ahead of you. Create a checklist of things you did wrong and make conscious efforts to change them.

- Study books: Invest your time studying. Read books that will grow you spiritually, mentally and emotionally. Study the right books and if necessary study books that will help you in your next relationship.

- Grow your prayer life: When you have cleared your head a bit. You can start making conscious efforts to be closer to God. Hold on to this scripture Matt. 6:33, "seek ye first the kingdom of God and every other thing shall be added to you". When you find God, you find the best partner.

- Take time to choose those around you: do not give room to wrong advisers. You are supposed to get the best do not settle for less. Nobody should talk you into living a wayward life. Flee from all evil advisers and choose the best set of people around you.

- Exercise and Eat Right: Take care of yourself and your body. Stay fit, eat healthy and stay happy.  Be beautiful for yourself and be happy for the person you are building yourself to become.

- Step out of your comfort Zone: Do something different, travel if you can, go see movies, take yourself out, never let yourself feel depressed.

You are single does not mean you are sick. Hold on tight. Build who you are and be set to take the best.

Will you decide to make good use of your singlehood?

I will appreciate your views, drop your ideas in the comment box below.

How Much Do You Know?

Hello Readers, today is looking really beautiful. We are only open to learn new things when we decide to say we do not know it all.

Has this ever happened to you  when you  go to a place and someone starts talking you just say I know what this person has to say and automatically you take your attention off what the person wants to tell you, but then I ask how much do you really know?.

I listened to Joyce Meyer talk on a topic like this and it got me thinking so I thought I should share. We assume to know much about a lot of things and in most cases these thoughts prevent us from learning new things.

Like a friend would tell me, he does not like having an argument with me because I really do not want to hear his point, all I have in my head is what I believe is the correct version. Alright! (Maybe this was true #coversface) I actually did not know how true this was, I noticed it one day I had a discussion about a country and someone who had a better insight was speaking about it, but because of the things I might have heard or seen somewhere I thought I knew it all and did not give room for the other person to speak and that same question was posed at me outside I gave the silly reply I had in my head and everyone got laughing, Arrrghh!! I felt so so stupid because if I had just shut my mouth to listen to the correction the other person had to give guess it would have saved me the embarrassment, but then guess I learnt the hard way.

Most times we feel we know the bible too well, that we can quote every chapter/verse without having to flip a page, but reciting it is different from knowing it, so when we get to church and the Preacher starts talking about the verse, we go oh no! I would not have come today if I knew this was the preaching, but then how much do you know, why don't you just listen?. You can never know it all. Everyone you meet and everyone you speak to has something new to tell you and you have something to learn from them, it might not even be their words, it might be their actions you need to learn from.

Did you know this? That feelings are not evil neither are they holy (It is sweet and sour). Emotions are sometimes helpful but sometimes hurtful. Wanting something would not let them go away but then on a second hand it would not let them stay either.Oh yeah, Maybe you knew these but I learnt them yesterday night and when I thought deep I saw the actual meaning in these words.

Sometimes we should not let our ability of "I know it all" control us because there is a lot to learn and there is a lot to be corrected, same way we should not let our feelings get a hold of us, we should not do things because we feel it is right but because we know it is right with God.

Do not feel you know you have the best of everything or you know the best of everything, what else does anyone have to offer. Such mindset can lead to conflict, misunderstanding and pride, just listen to the next person because you will love to be listened to.

Be open to wisdom and you will get a whole lot of it. Do not limit yourself to where you are because that which you know might just be the icing on the cake, make yourself open to learn a lot more because life on its own is an academy and you never stop learning.

Are we going to consciously pay attention to what the next person has to say today?

I am learning and would definitely love to learn from you. Drop your words in the comment box below.

Moments Of Inspiration: My Story with Damilola Aroyewun

A chapter of my story...

It's so beautiful to know that this story of mine is still been written, including this chapter we are on.

Just because this is an ongoing chapter in my life, I feel the urge to choose to share it amongst others.

Let's go back the memory lane...to my boarding house secondary school days in Ibadan, Nigeria. There I was a young girl in SS1 when my hunger for success was awoken...I really can't point to what drove my hunger (I like to think it's my mum's unending prayers, you know.... Just by the way).

It had been a norm for me to get my Mathematics assignment/test/exam score as a 30 something percent. I began to get so worried and then I really became so dissatisfied that I got up and walked to my school's 'guidance and counsellor' office...who was a young woman then. I poured out my heart to her of how I failed Mathematics and how I really wanted to do much better. She was pleasantly surprised that a student could come to her to discuss academics rather than her having to summon me in to discuss my bad scores as she usually had to (to students who fail consecutively).

Her advise to me was so simple but so powerfully that it changed my life so much academically hence, till date... She said with so much confidence that for me to be concerned about my success... I definitely have greatness in me. She said whatsoever one can think or imagine of one's self...it is definitely possible to achieve. She advised that I pick up my mathematics text book and study each chapter one after another and practice each and every question in my textbook and mark with the answers at the back of the textbook....

I was truly so excited about trying her advise out as the manner of which she spoke to me was so reassuring that I really do have greatness in me and I suddenly got the soothing mind set that I was as a mathematics 'Albert Einstein'..... And like magic this worked wonders! I slowly and steadily saw my marks transform from 30s to 70s and 80s and finally to the days where I got 98% regularly.... This transformation was so beautiful and real that I was so keen to try it on majority of my other subjects, expect about 2 subjects I really was just not so interested in.... I then transformed from being a mediocre student to being the top of my class "best science student" with the 1st price in all the science subjects and of course mathematics

I really should read this chapter of story over and over again myself.... It's really so simple to forget the simple lesson here.... Everyone can create the results they so desire as long as it is first conceived in the mind. A mind that believes in possible achievement of a set task is unstoppable.

Thus my tried and tested formulae for sustainable success is simply:

Faith (in God & in God in one's self) + passion = success 

The bible summarises this beautifully...

Proverbs 23:7 "For as a man thinks in his heart, so is he"

No one can do this for us....we need to believe in ourselves, by ourselves. Trust God and put your faith to action.... Nothing is absolutely impossible. Success is achievable, even great success is in reach with a heart that believes!

Love,
Damilola

If this touched you in any way kindly let us know in the comment box below. If you will like to be featured and you have words to inspire our world, kindly send mail to chukwuuju@ymail.com. Your experience can touch a life.

Monday Morning Inspiration: Stay True To Yourself

A great week starts with great thoughts, those we know, those we share and those we learn. Welcome to an amazing new week.

A quick tip for the day/Week.

It is a new week, a new start, a new day. My advice I am bringing to your table is stay true to yourself. Do not allow anyone influence your thoughts or your actions especially if they are negative. Do not be subject to pretence.

Rather than being influenced, be the influencer. If you meet a friend who tells you lets just keep spending after all there is money and you already have a budget for the week, please avoid. Do not take actions that are not you. It is difficult trying to act a life that is not yours.

Do not go anywhere that you know you would not want to go, do not let anyone push you to doing the wrong things because at the end of the day you will only cause yourself regrets, but if you keep to your words  you will earn a lot of respect from doing so. These are things we know but we forget to live by it, but I pray this short reminder helps.

My Advice for you today

Do not change so people will like you be yourself and the right people will love the real you.

Learn to abide with your YES/NO

Learn to influence and not be influenced.

Do things that will make you happy, not things that will make the next person happy at your pity.

Before you agree to any decision please think and make sure you do not get  to regret at the end.

A few might dislike you for choosing to be you but a million will admire you for being you and staying true to yourself.

I LOVE BEING ADMIRED, DO YOU? 

REMEMBER, YOU ARE A LIMITED EDITION.

Are you going to stay true to yourself this week? Are you going to say no to vices that will make you pretend to be who you are not?

Please share your thoughts in the comment box below. Gracias.  Have a most rewarding week.

Let's Look To The Bright Side

There is light at the end of the tunnel, it only takes you to believe and hold on till you get there.  

Hi readers, how are we today, sure the week went well. Sure splendid for some people and for others what kind of week was this but then let's see this together.

Let's make an imaginary list of all we had to do this week, all we wrote down and all we achieved and those we did not achieve. (Waiting). Counting 1,2,3........ 

Alright, I am sure we are done, please if you did not do it, just try to. Making a list brings to the reality of all you have going on in your head, it makes you see clearly that which you let bother you for maybe not the major reasons.

So yeah lets work on our list, it definitely should have a good side and a not very good side. I know it happens all the time but here is me telling you that you should see to the bright side of the not too good side. It might not have been how you wanted it to be but trust me it would have been worse, so let us see to the bright side. I can hear someone saying what bright side is there to something that is not good. Alright I will tell you.

I will bring to your consciousness somethings we have actually overlooked through the week: 

-Do you know that while you were having a plan of what to do, they were some people out there looking for what to do to give them a plan, because this week did not go right for you would you want to try theirs, whereby you would not have a plan at all, maybe seat indoor and count the number of ceilings. 

-Do you also know some people fell ill in the course of this week and it shattered ALL they had to do for the week, so you were able to accomplish some and the other was able to accomplish NONE, would you want to try that.

-Do you know some people stepped out and did not return back to wherever they left from, in fact we cannot give an account of them (SAD BUT TRUE) I would not even want to ask because i know nobody wants to even be there now. 

So yeah here we go, some tasks are not accomplished due to procrastination which is not the best way but we cannot punish our minds for that.

Just like the reasons I have stated, you should learn to look to the bright side because your complain is someone's prayer, I will further buttress my point by saying we have a new week ahead of us to correct the wrongs of this week and we have a bright future ahead of us to correct the mistakes we have made in the past. Do not dwell in the dark. 

Hold my hands and let us look to the bright side together, whatsoever be the challenge of today, I tell you that you are way more than it and even through the pain stay gazed looking at the Bright Side.

I will be glad to hear your views, kindly drop them in the comment box below.

Moments Of Inspiration: The Journey To Self Validation with Adenike Adedokun

"In past times and even in our present age, many people make their self esteem dependent on other people"

Sola and Segun have been dating for a few years with no definite plan for the future asides their constant romantic engagements to spice up their relationship. The whole love story began when Segun visited his Aunt in her local environ in the outskirts of Lagos. She was not expecting him as he bumped into her while in her yard in the early hours of the morning to request for her assistance in obtaining his masters degree abroad. She was upset with him due to his unexpected arrival that brought no better news than one that would send her brain racking on which accounts to close down again.

Aunty Funmi was widowed and had been having some financial problems with her customers for some months with no help from the family. Segun, being part of the family definitely wasn't aware. He had been busy hustling in the barracks with his friends, making plans to join the Air Force at the United States after his masters.

Sade happened to be a neighbour that assisted Aunty Funmi from time to time with chores during her holiday visits from the University of Lagos. She became so fond of her that she began treating her like a mother.

Sade had lost her parents in a ghastly motor accident at age of 12 and was staying with her uncle, whose wife treated her like her maid and not a daughter, hence, she got close to Aunty Funmi.

She was in the kitchen helping with the stacks of plates when she overheard Segun plead with his Aunt. His aunt was trying to make him understand that she was short on cash due to her unfaithful customers and had been lending money to pay her suppliers.

Sade got attracted to the voice of a helpless boy who desired to study and face his future and she wished she could be of help. She left the dishes to render kind gestures to him as he knelt at the entrance. Her kinds words in trying to explain to him made him weak as he realised there was no hope of getting money from his Aunt. A midst his pain, he was still struck by the kind gestures rendered to him by this stranger.

He made an attempt to rise but she paused him with her hands offering him a cup of water. He kept wondering where this angel surfaced from in the midst of his problems. Thus began their friendship and the rest is history.

Moments Of Inspiration: Interview Session with Tito Madu , Owner Of T.alamodemakeup

Join us in this series as we interview a very wonderful lady, Pro MUA, one who inspires you by making you feel beautiful, a determined and very creative lady. Read her words below.

Can we know you?

I am Tito Madu, 25 years old, 3rd child out of 5 children. I am from IMO state and the Owner of T.alamodemakeup. 

How long have you been doing make up and how did you get started?

I have been doing makeup since 2011 which is 4 years now and I started from doing a lot of makeup on myself, which got Soo much good comment before I started on others and proceeded to take it seriously on a professional level. 

Why did you choose this profession, what inspired your decision?

I chose this profession because it's what I absolutely love doing and be aura I was passionate about it .

Tell us about your experience as a makeup artist?

My experience has been good so far, I can't say I have had bad experiences but I can admit it has been challenging too. It's a business people don't think too much of before getting in. It is expensive for starters because of all the high end products we have to purchase and having to keep up with trend. But it's a business that gets better as you grow.

As a creative person, what are some other creative things you like to do?

Makeup is art and with art creativity is paramount. I love to try edgy looks sometimes, that's looks that Nigerians don't like but would get you on the global market.

What is your top beauty tip? It can be anything.

My top beauty tip is that lovely makeup always starts with good skin, so always take care of your skin. 

What favorite word keeps inspiring you till date?

That would be from Philippians 4:13, I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. 

What word do you have to advice people out there pursuing same goal but are finding it difficult?

Follow your dreams, as long as your driven by passion you would get there and take your time and master your art, allow yourself to grow, it would make you a stronger person in your field.

Thank you.

In her quest to bring up professionals like herself,Tito is organizing a makeup workshop. Kindly read about it in the banner below, to register click on the banner.

Here are some of her bridal make up photos (Creativity at work):

Tito advises you to follow your dream, what is stopping you from doing that? Do you believe you can do all through Christ who strengthens you?

Kindly drop your comment in the comment box below as we would love to hear from you.

Flee from Procrastination

Why can it not be done now, why tomorrow? This is the question I am asking you. Yes you! You write down a plan and then you go ah! I think I am tired I will work on this tomorrow, and tomorrow comes and you say you will work on it next tomorrow.

Oh dear! my sincere advice is for you to flee from procrastination, because it is harmful, some dangers involved in procrastinating include:

1.) Less time, excess stress: You get to stress yourself a lot doing things that you kept shifting from various days in that light you would want to use less time to accomplish all that you would have moved from previous days.

Solution: Set priorities and learn to attend to them just like they are stated, list the difficult tasks first, it is just normal that a task that is mentally engaging will make you want to keep working. Treat those with utmost importance first.

2.) Poor planning: When you procrastinate, you fall out of your plan, you tend to see things going the way you did not even write it down or ways you did not imagine.

Solution: Pick your pen and your paper, write out your plans, place it at a place where you can get to see it as often as possible. Where possible set a reminder and a time to accomplish all of the task at hand and then you appraise yourself if you actually did all you wanted to do.

3.) Time waster: Yes oh! Most of us fall victim of this, we tend to move our organized schedules because we decide to use the time for bullet point no 1 in our diaries to take that selfie for instagram, to check out our friends who just uploaded pictures on Facebook or to tweet about how our boss came to the office looking on fleek. Lol.

Solution: Teach yourself to make use of the close button of your social media, oh yeah you can attend to it during the day but then let it be attended to during it's time, which means you will tell yourself if I must plan anything I must put my social media too into consideration.

Procrastination is harmful, it brings about stress, it makes you waste time trying to accomplish that which you would have done before.

Do not let lack of focus steal your readiness for success.

Also I realized some people get to move some task because they believe they want to make it exceptional perfect. It’s a great thing to be proud of the work that you do, and to want to do your best. However, when your mental picture of something you want to complete is actually beyond what you can reasonably expect to do, then you have a problem. Basically, you know that you won’t be able to do as well as you want … so it’s easier to do nothing at all.

Procrastination is a result of poor planning, if you can achieve it today, then make today be the day you achieve it.

Are you working with your daily planner? Have you fallen out of your plan due to procrastination? What are your challenges that lead to procrastination?

I will be glad to hear your views, kindly drop them in the comment box below.

Do not forget read up my interview on Just Farb blog HERE

Monday Morning Inspiration: Live Your Dream

A great week starts with great thoughts, those we know, those we share and those we learn. Welcome to an amazing new week.

A quick tip for the day/week.

Start living your dream, everyone has spoken about this, you have read about this so many times yet you still make one excuse or the other not to start living your dream.

How long do you want to keep telling it as a story to people , how long for you want to keep making excuses why you cannot pursue you dream.

Listen please, no one will see that picture you have in your head except you. No one knows how big the future is in that area except you.

Maybe you have been told a million and one reasons why you should not pursue them. But then the best you did was tell them, they do not know about it as much as you do.

But then ask yourself, especially for those working, do you know you are comfortably living some one else's dream.


My advice for you today:

"Stop making excuses, start finding solutions"
"Stop letting people tell you, you cannot, tell yourself you can"

Start today and start living that big dream.

Article that will be of help:  Stop Doing This To Your Dreams

Are we ready to start living our dreams? what have been your challenges?

Please share your thoughts in the comment box below. Gracias.  Have a most rewarding week.