tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45764277494436960552024-03-13T05:45:59.392-07:00MAKING HEADWAYTHE EMPERORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01483861090314478965noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576427749443696055.post-6009953430706273322016-06-24T07:01:00.002-07:002016-06-24T07:02:13.834-07:00PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT (LIKE FINE WINE, GET BETTER WITH TIME)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">There is a saying that I have heard numerous times: "It is not how far, but how well." This should be one of the key principles we live by if we intend to make a success of our lives. We should, MUST, never be happy with just marking time. We should not be okay with just growing older in age, and not in true wisdom (wisdom that leads to the attainment of goals and the bettering of your life and the lives of others around you). Wisdom, is the key ingredient for making headway in life.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The good thing is that an increase in wisdom - not that I did not say the attainment of wisdom as wisdom is a never-ending journey - begins with a step. And that step is basically the purposing in your mind to increase your level of wisdom. Next, you have to realise the importance of knowledge and develop an unquenchable appetite for it, given that wisdom is the constant, practical application of knowledge. You have to read more, listen more, and be open to acquiring knowledge from virtually every source. TO BE CONTINUED</span><br />
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If you are really serious about making headway in life, you must live for something greater than yourself and associate with those who have a rhythm similar to yours - assuming you already have the rhythm of success. It has been my personal experience that associating with people who live like they are not interested in achieving anything great in life really slows you down and makes the achievement of your goals much harder. If such people do not cause you to not achieve your goals and walk into your destiny, they certainly slow you down in your journey towards your destiny. YOU HAVE TO LET THEM GO!<br />
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THE EMPERORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01483861090314478965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576427749443696055.post-68973935272112810272014-10-23T18:17:00.002-07:002014-10-23T18:55:20.959-07:00THERE IS AN USAIN BOLT IN ALL OF US<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The London 2012 Olympics was a festival that will endure in the minds and hearts of millions of people for years to come. It was marked by the breaking of old records and invariably the setting of new ones, and the creation of new stars in various events. Of all the stars that graced the festival, one reigned supreme. It was the indomitable, incomparable Usain Bolt. He breezed through the 100 metres and 200 metres events like there was no real competition for him. And indeed, there was no real competition for the super athlete.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I vividly recall a group of young ladies gushing about Usain Bolt's athletic prowess and dominance as he took to the track for the start of a 100 metre race at the Olympics. II also remember the look of jealousy on the faces of nearby young boys as they wished that they were in Bolt's spiked shoes and the object of the ladies' praises.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You see, the fact simply is that there is an Usain Bolt in all of us. All it takes is the identification of what you are good at - and also passionate about - the discipline to dedicate ourselves to the development of our talent/gift/craft, and the boldness to grasp the opportunities that will eventually come your way. Discipline, like I said in one of my earlier posts (DISCIPLINE YOURSELF FOR SUCCESS' SAKE) is the most crucial ingredient for success. Without it no great success can be achieved. However the fact remains that no matter how disciplined you are and adept at your craft, success will elude you if you lack the courage to jump at opportunities to exhibit your talent and begin your journey on the narrow, rarely-taken path of success (it is not a destination). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For instance, regardless of how good a footballer is, if he does not go for football club trials or play in public places where he can be discovered by a scout, his chances of ever playing professional football are at best slim and at worst, nonexistent. If Usain Bolt had not exhibited his athletic potential at Primary and Secondary School, he would never have had the opportunity to take part in the 2001 IAAF World Youth Championships in Debrecen, Hungary - where his performance was not nearly as distinguished as it always is nowadays - <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> which was a stepping stone to greater things such as his dominance at the Beijing 2008 Olympics and 2012 London Olympics.</span></span><br />
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THE EMPERORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01483861090314478965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576427749443696055.post-5782162234669459172014-10-17T07:54:00.000-07:002014-10-17T07:54:02.233-07:00THE ONE THING!!! WHAT IS YOURS??<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am currently reading a book entitled THE ONE THING by Gary Keller (With Jay Papasan). I must say that this book is a must read for anyone truly serious about attaining great heights in any area of life and achieving one's set goals. However, the truth that this book teaches is nothing new. It is not a groundbreaking, recently-realised truth. It is a truth that has been around for ages and has been utilised by people of years gone by who have achieved great success. People like Warren Buffet, Bill Gates and corporations like Apple, Coca Cola and Pepsi. These people and corporations realise that the attainment of resounding success is a function of the ability of the pursuer or seeker of success to focus on <i>The One Thing. This is an incontestable truth.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i></i>The disciplined channelling of all your energies into one endeavour or closely-related group of endeavours is the surest route to the attainment of success. The only way to experience a <i>Breakthrough</i> is to keep hitting or chipping at an obstacle until you BREAK THROUGH. Focus and Persistence are key. Today, I read somewhere that 80% of what is needed to achieve success is simply turning up, in other words Persistence. Publilius Syrus was of the opinion that "To do two things at once is to do neither" and this addresses the need for focus or concentration on a particular goal or objective.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do you know your one thing; the one thing that you should be focused on and working towards achieving? The one thing that when done will set-up a chain reaction (domino effect) that will lead to the achievement of much greater feats (even things not among your goals)? As I read on, I will endeavour to share more insights - and remind those who already know these things - gained from this book. Seek out your one thing daily and have a lovely, fruitful day.</span></div>
THE EMPERORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01483861090314478965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576427749443696055.post-25855909188674608762014-09-01T15:46:00.002-07:002014-09-01T15:56:02.765-07:00ENCOURAGE YOUR PARTNERS TO SPEAK THEIR MINDS<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is natural for us as human beings to prefer the company of people who are always - or always seem to be - in agreement with everything we say or do. I am talking about the kind of people who never object to our words, deeds or plans and indeed, seem more than happy to nod their heads in agreement and go ahead with our plans, even though they have much more than a gut feeling that we are wrong. The kind of people who seem to have a boundless ability to take the most horrendous of verbal insults we dish out to them, sometimes with a cheerful smile. I think we all know one or two of such eager-to-please-and-agree-with-everything-we-do people; veritable Yes-men and Yes-women. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ndeed, due to our innate tendency to seek and always crave the company of sycophants, we human beings subconsciously erroneously make "the pronounced possession of sycophantic tendencies" one of the major criteria in our selection of <i>partners</i>. Partners in this context qualifies people we work together with towards the achievement of a common goal. Team members if you like. So in this context, the tag encompasses spouses, friends, colleagues (where senior or junior) and every other kind of aide (housemaids, drivers etc). The choice of such partner(s) (sycophantic partners) reduces the chances of the achievement of the desired objective(s). Usually, it is the case that even if short term objectives are achieved, long term aims or goals are usually scuttled as a result of the choice of sycophants as partners.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the corporate environment, if an employee seems to always be in agreement with his manager and other colleagues - and is smiley and generally always nice - he could be keeping scores in his head and simply biding his time, waiting for his day of vengeance. Or he could be the passive aggressive type, secretly scuttling or sabotaging his manager's, and department's efforts, and consequently, his organisation's operations. You see, sycophants possess a keen understanding of the fact that people </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">naturally have a preference for being around ever-smiling, upbeat people who are always in agreement with them, as opposed to the ever-frowning, perpetually downcast, dissidents. Maybe we possess this preference because smiley, perpetually-agreeing people come across as "good", "safe" people, and "frowners" and dissidents as "bad" or"evil" people. Or maybe it is simply because moods are contagious, and adulation is mood-boosting, thus we seek out the smiley sycophants in order to continually experience a mood boost. Whatever the reason, sycophants </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> understand that people love to feel real good about themselves; feel superior to others; feel like they can do no wrong, and sycophants most readily feed this craving for adulation and affirmation.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However, it has to be understood that the partner who is ever in agreement might not be a sycophant in the true sense of the word, but might just be a team player trying exhibiting his team spirit by being patient and understanding (hallmarks of maturity). The problem is, there is only so much a person can take, and he or she is likely to reach their limit and explode in their manager's face.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Finally, he or she could be the truly patient type, but humans have a mental facility called MEMORY. Having taken so much nonsense from the errant partner over the years, in future, and in a position of power, they could recall all the hurt and anger they had been made to suffer and decide to seek revenge. Remember, the desire to seek revenge is part and parcel of the human nature.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Most people associate the word "investment" with financial investments like stocks, real estate and the like. True, these are very popular forms of investment. However they are not the only forms of investment. Buying books that can build you up, both career-wise and in other areas of your life is an investment. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even monetary aid given (not loaned) is an investment and usually yields dividends in the long run. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However, not all investments require the movement of money. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Basically, an investment is a seed sown into your life or someone else's life. As usual, the seed will take some time to germinate, but in due course you will reap the harvest in the form of dividends. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sometimes all that is required is burning desire to be of help, some of your time and your effort. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Helping people in need of help is an investment, in people. Providing a listening ear and a word of advice to a troubled or depressed person in your neighbourhood is an investment. Sometimes, a listening ear is sufficient. Relationships have always been key in the human experience and that definitely will not change any time soon. Sean Covey opines that we as human beings open up a Relationship Bank Account (RBA) with the people we meet. Giving help to people in need of it is simply making a deposit into your RBA, thus increasing the amount of withdraw-able capital in your RBA. The more the solid, positive and progressive relationships you build with people, the more likely you are to survive harsh, unpleasant times (with the help of people). I read the story of a young man who took it upon himself to visit a lonely, seemingly financially poor (or average) elderly lady who lived in his neighbourhood almost daily. Unbeknownst to him, she was an heiress to a grand fortune, and when she passed on, she left most of her money to him in her will. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The sayings <i>One good turn deserves another</i>, <i>What goes around comes around</i> and<i> Do unto others what you would have them do unto you</i> still hold true because they are eternal truths. Now seek to make an investment in your life and that of others today, being cognisant of the fact that that an investment in the lives of others is actually an investment in your life.</span>THE EMPERORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01483861090314478965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576427749443696055.post-52580723939991936422013-11-27T11:27:00.003-08:002013-11-27T11:27:43.152-08:00THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF RICHES/WEALTH (continued)<div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The character rich possess attitudes/behaviours or personalities that most people find attractive and irresistible. These attitudes and personalities could include amongst others: a penchant for hard work (industry), a good disposition, kindness, geniality, a great fashion sense and an outgoing, sociable personality. People who possess this particular type of wealth usually have loads of people in their lives who love nothing better than to be in their presence, and among them could be financially wealthy folks ever-willing to bestow financial riches on them. Wealthy people who will not hesitate to invite them to events where they could meet other financially-endowed people thus expanding their circle of influence. </span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Their lives are usually a testament to the truthfulness of the saying <i>Your attitude determines your altitude. </i>Due to the wealth they possess, they rise to the top in whatever venture they turn their minds to in life as people are easily drawn to them and end up being under their influence.</span></div>
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because I believe that there are different kinds of riches and consequently,
different kinds of poverty. I hold the belief that it would be more accurate if
they said that they were financially poor or lacked financial riches, instead
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In most cases, financial riches are the product of other
forms of riches. These other riches include anatomical (physical fitness,
health and stature), mental, emotional, talent and character riches. For this
reason, I believe that NO ONE IS TRULY POOR. No one is absolutely poor. You
could be financially poor, but are you also mentally, physically, emotionally
and spiritually poor? I find it really hard to believe that anyone could lack
all the above forms of riches. Even the less-fortunate ones born physically and
mentally disabled or incapacitated could possess spiritual riches which no one
can see, and they could become financially wealthy if God wills it. I must
however admit that the odds are greatly stacked against these ones and would
explore this subject further in future posts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Having stated the fact that everyone possesses some form of
riches or wealth, I must say that it is the onus of those lacking financial
wealth to develop and parlay their other riches into financial wealth. For
example, the exceedingly mentally rich should find it easy to think up and
develop money-making strategies for not just themselves, but others- I the
capacity of consultants and advisers. They will naturally not find it hard to
convince those who are financially endowed to invest in them and their business
ventures.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The anatomically rich are usually endowed with the strength
to work hard and attain financial riches. The exceptionally physically fit,
body-beautiful and muscular ones tend to have numerous admirers amongst who are
likely to be financially wealthy people. These wealthy people just want to
associate with them, to be seen with them and also get to know how they
achieved such a great feat of physical beauty. The body-beautiful can make a
fortune out of ventures such as modeling, pageants and even acting – as we all
know, becoming a famous actor/actress has never been all about talent.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The mentally rich are endowed with great minds that stand
them out in their area of human endeavour. They can produce great works of
science, art and other fields, thus enriching humanity and their pockets too.
They are the brilliant ones. They see opportunities where others see
challenges- if they see anything at all- and these opportunities can be
parlayed into money. Entrepreneurs/inventors fall into this category of the
mentally rich.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The emotionally wealthy have the ability to understand and
tap into other people’s feelings. They find it easy to make emotional
connections with others. They are the ones that people tag “understanding” and
“accommodating”. They tend to be very good at consoling, comforting and
counselling (especially with regards to emotional issues). If they build on this
ability of theirs, they could make some financially-wealthy friends having
provided them with emotional support. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The entrepreneurial and enterprising ones
could become consultants/advisers and make some good money in that capacity.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The talent/gift wealthy are people that are either blessed with numerous talents, or immensely blessed with a particular talent or gift.
It goes without saying that these talents/ gifts can be parlayed into financial
wealth with time. All it takes is the continuous honing of the talent, the
showcasing of the talent and the acquisition of a patron that will invest in
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THE EMPERORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01483861090314478965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576427749443696055.post-55900541751317598472013-09-29T15:43:00.001-07:002013-09-29T15:44:32.823-07:00JUST GET ON WITH IT (DISCIPLINE YOURSELF FOR SUCCESS SAKE) continued <br />
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Being educated to the level of a Master's degree and having achieved good grades in almost every subject I have taken, I can say without any iota of doubt that I have a very thorough understanding of the relationship between discipline and academic success. I know what it feels like to truly hate a subject- mathematics for most people, further mathematics for me- and never want to pick up a textbook on that subject and read it. I have been there, and on the occasions that I failed to pick up the further mathematics textbook and do some practice, and I paid dearly with low scores in tests taken on the subject. It took a great deal of desire to want to be good at further mathematics, a great deal of effort (hard work) and determination to attain the level of discipline needed to pick up my further mathematics textbooks and do some studying even when I did not have any assignment on the subject to submit in a week or two or any imminent tests. This eventually paid off as I passed the further mathematics examination which I sat during my secondary school leaving examinations. <var id="yiv7627572674yui-ie-cursor"></var></div>
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It is important to note that it took discipline to sit down study subjects which I found easy, such as Chemistry, Biology, English, ordinary Mathematics, Economics and Geography. It took a whole lot of discipline as- naturally- I felt immensely confident in my ability to pass whatever tests were set on them regardless of whether I read or not.</div>
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As an undergraduate studying Chemical Engineering, the courses I had very little love for- if any- were Thermodynamics and Structural Chemistry. It took long afternoons of studying all by myself - in absolute solitude- in corners in the library where I would not be distracted and long nights of studying in my room- 80% of the time by candle light due to the poor power supply situation in Nigeria- to become good at these subjects and do well in tests on them. It was discipline that enabled me remain on the path to attaining a solid understanding of these courses. I believe I have said enough on the correlation between discipline and academic success. Let's move on to another one of life's endeavours.</div>
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Anyone who writes for a living or as a hobby would understand and agree with me that it takes a HERCULEAN amount of discipline to pick up the pen or the keyboard and begin a new piece or story or continue one that is already in progress. Regardless of how great the desire to write a writer has, or how much talent he or she has, it is often the case that he or she lacks the discipline to put pen to paper of fingers to keyboard. This is true for most writers I know, for some strange reason, myself included. Even after almost a score of short stories , a novel and a half and some poetry written, I still struggle occasionally to start a new piece or continue one in progress. I still struggle to put pen to paper and just get on with the task of creating a piece.And this has nothing to do with writer's block or a dearth of ideas, for those who have these in mind. Knowing how great my desire to write is, knowing how gifted I am at writing (at the risk of immodesty) and finally, being an individual who is always brimful and bursting with ideas, I can rightly adduce discipline issues as the major reason- other than time constraints as writing is not all I do- why I do not write as often as I should, or want to.</div>
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Just as discipline determines the level of success achieved by writers, so does it determine the degree of success achieved in any other venture, be it sports, entertainment or whatever else.</div>
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In conclusion, let me state that the level of success we attain in whatever endeavour we turn our minds to is directly proportional to how well we can discipline ourselves to achieve the objective(s) of that endeavour. People often say that your attitude determines your altitude. This is true. However it is also true that the level of discipline you possess determines your attitude. So DISCIPLINE YOURSELF FOR SUCCESS SAKE!</div>
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THE EMPERORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01483861090314478965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576427749443696055.post-23436560928766956172013-07-29T13:37:00.001-07:002013-07-29T13:37:52.630-07:00JUST GET ON WITH IT (DISCIPLINE YOURSELF FOR SUCCESS SAKE)Since my late teens I have had friends look at me and say "I am too fat, I wish I had a body like yours" or " See how skinny my arms and chest are. I wish I were big like you". I always told them- and still tell them- "All you have to do is start exercising and bodybuilding". What kind of answer have they always given me? "Oh I will definitely do that but I don't have time at the moment due to school work...... As soon as I graduate from the university I will start" After graduation what excuse do they give me? "Oh, I just graduated and I am busy looking for a job right now. I will start after I get a job". After they get a job, the excuse predictably switches to "Oh I'm too busy with work right now. Maybe when I get promoted and have more time for myself" or "Maybe I will hit the gym when I start my own company." These are just the excuses of the lazy, of ineffective people, of failures. They NEVER START!<br />
Success requires vision, commitment(dedication), determination, hard work and a WHOLE LOT OF DISCIPLINE. Vision: You need to have a clear picture of the basic status you want to achieve (I say basic because it can be surpassed with time). You need to be committed to the achievement of the desired state of affairs and this commitment will most definitely breed determination to succeed regardless of whatever odds you encounter and enable you put in the requisite hard work for success. However, to stay on the never-ending path or journey which we call success (it is NOT A DESTINATION as there are always greater heights and territories to be conquered), the traveler (the individual trying to achieve a goal) needs to be disciplined.<br />
It is discipline that enables an individual to drag him or herself to the gym in very terrible weather (having just gotten back from work a few minutes ago). It takes discipline to do a 40 minute session with your set of dumb bells when you would much rather watch tv. It takes discipline to forgo that burger and coca cola you would to have for a snack and choose the healthy option of a salad and mineral water. It takes discipline to pick up that mathematics or biology textbook and do some serious solving or reading when your friends are all going out for a drink or a game of football. On innumerable occasions discipline has seen me through and past challenges.<br />
The importance of discipline cannot be over-emphasised on the issue of success.<br />
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<li>Engage in some serious networking. You just might meet someone who would be instrumental in your meeting and even surpassing your goal.</li>
<li>Finally, convince yourself that you are able to get to your destination. In fact, convince yourself that you have already achieved or arrived at your desired destination and all that remains is the physical manifestation of that arrival. This puts you in the right frame of mind to achieve your desired goal.</li>
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THE EMPERORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01483861090314478965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576427749443696055.post-56171473135301879212013-03-15T07:34:00.001-07:002013-03-15T07:34:16.133-07:00THE ART OF WAITINGEverybody has a place, a destination he or she wants to get to in life. Everybody has a dream he or she wants to realise. Some destinations, some dreams are bigger than others. Sometimes, the journey to this destination could be a very long and arduous one. Sometimes, the traveller begins to question if he or she will ever get there. If his or her dream is a realisable one. Often, he or she is forced to ask,why the long wait? Why the never-ending delay? Should I just give up?<br />
If you are currently in this position, permit me to encourage you not to give up. Delays and waiting usually plague every journey to a great destination (or destiny if you like). These delays actually serve to help you build the ever so important attribute of patience. It also gives one the opportunity to learn and perfect the ART OF WAITING.<br />
What you do when you encounter delays and setbacks on the journey to greatness matters a lot. In fact, what you do while you wait `can either make you or break you. It can determine whether you succeed in getting to your desired destination or not- and also determine how long you stay there (how long you remain on top) when you get there.<br />
So what are some of the things you can do while you wait or experience delay? Below are just a few suggestions.<br />
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<li>Acquire skills that will equip you for the position you seek to attain. These may be communication skills (both verbal and written), project management and other transferable skills (skills that can be taken from one discipline and used in another).</li>
<li>Develop other talents and gifts that you have. These could come in handy on your road to greatness or when you get to where you are headed. Get better at singing if you like to sing (and CAN SING), write more if you have a flair for writing, hope you catch my drift. </li>
<li>Get inspiration and motivation from inspirational books (paper and audio books), videos, etc.</li>
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If you belong to this class of people, I have just one admonition for you: GET THE HELL OUT OF THIS CLASS! How do you go about extricating yourself from this class? Well the following steps should help a great deal.<br />
1) Change your mindset (way of thinking). The most expensive and fashionable things are not always the best that money can buy. You do not have to wear the most expensive clothes or drive the most expensive car oruise the latest iPhone to be respected or more loved. You don't need to do these things to be a TRUE BIG BOY! Let your character and your abilities (the real you) earn you respect. That, in the final analysis, is the true kind of respect. True respect is earned an This is not so easy and I agree it will take some time and doing. But it is worth the effort.<br />
2) A change of friends may be needed. If most of your friends are wash wash people like you, then you need to trade them in for 'real people'. The people you associate with matters a lot in life. Associating with these 'real' people will go a long way in helping you change your way minset.<br />
3) Budget a certain amount of money for shopping for your wants (those pretty shiny stuff that you don't really need)- an amount which you can easily afford to spend on shopping- and by all means stick to it.<br />
4) If you are the shopaholic that is easily moved to buy whatever flashy thing is advertised by the shops, then reduce the frequency of your window-shopping. Try as much as possible to avoid your favourite shops. <br />
5)When you go shopping for your wants (clothes you don't need, gadgets and the such), make a point of going for the most affordable that will still serve the purpose adequately.<br />
6) If you live in the US, UK or other western countries, learn to take advantage of the regular Sales that the shops indulge in. During these periods you can get some high-end stuff dirt-cheap.<br />
I could go on and on, but I will end here. I am not trying to write a textbook here. Catch you real soon. <br />
For personal feedback, you can get in touch with +447423653056. Or 22cf2cfe for those on blackberruy messenger.THE EMPERORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01483861090314478965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576427749443696055.post-49587201319157837612011-11-29T10:58:00.000-08:002011-11-29T11:01:24.914-08:00AM BACKAm back, almost ayear since my last post. Since I came to the United Kingdom in January of this year (2011), I have not posted anything. Too busy with other stuff and also forgetting my password. Anyway, I am back, and I promise to TRY MY BEST not to abandon you again for so long. Let's get back to the business of making headway.THE EMPERORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01483861090314478965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576427749443696055.post-68940239773166805792010-12-22T23:42:00.000-08:002010-12-23T07:43:56.546-08:00TIME MANAGEMENT: BE A SELF-STARTER<div>I believe we all know a certain category of people. Those that always have a great idea, always plan to do something good-or plan to start something big- but never ever really get around to doing it. We definitely all know such people. Indeed, some of us are such people. We have plans to start piano lessons but never get around to doing so- even with the availability of finance. Just <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">few</span> days ago a friend of mine was complaining me about how he would love to get better at the organ(piano/keyboard), but just couldn't get around to practising. And he has the organ constantly staring him in his face right there in his abode. But he just can't get himself to get up, walk over to it, turn it on and practice for a few minutes. In fact, he was the major inspiration for this piece. I just had to tackle this vicious beast of procrastination once more.We plan to personally engage in football training-or training in whatever sport we love every morning so as to be good enough to play professionally some day- but never ever get around to going to the football pitch , how much more kicking a ball. We know we have to study that hard subject, that hard course at least an hour a day but never even succeed in picking up the textbook and opening it, how much more reading it. We love to PROCRASTINATE. To put things off. For us, procrastination is both our best friend, and worst enemy.</div><br /><div>Then on the other side of the divide there is a totally different class of people. They always seem to be on top of things. They always seem to be doing and achieving. They always seem to be busy doing the right thing, things that make one a success. In fact them seem absolutely superhuman. They need no one to motivate them, to push them into action- like some broken down car or something. This set of people are called the SELF-STARTERS. They need no one to galvanize them into action. They look inwardly for motivation to do the things that they know that they must. Most of the people in this category slayed- well maybe not slayed, but at least tamed- the beast of procrastination quite early in their lives. That is why they were able to achieve a substantial amount of success relatively early in life. Self-starters are always leaders because they always take the initiative. The rest cannot but follow.Some of the people that fall into this category are Bill Gates of Microsoft fame, Richard <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Branson</span> the vibrant Virgin guy, Mark <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Zuckerberg</span> of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Facebook</span> and yes, my humble self. I believe you also know a number of people-or at least one person- who belong to this class of people. Some will definitely be famous individuals and some will not.</div><div> </div><br /><div>So it beggars the question. Why are some people procrastinators and non self-starters and why are others the opposite? Why is it that some just cannot extricate themselves from the clutches of the monster known as Procrastination. The truth is that at some point in everyone's life, he or she has procrastinated or been a procrastinator. But how come some succeed in mastering the demon of procrastination while others do not? You see,I believe that any psychologist worth his salt should be able to give you an expansive catalogue of reasons as to why people procrastinate. Here, I will give you the major reasons- with the exception of obvious reasons like ill-health and lack of seed capital.</div><br /><div> 1. It is human nature to put-off doing tasks or engaging in projects that we deem difficult or unpalatable. It is natural to want to seek the easy way out, to not want to have anything to do with unpleasantness and what easier way out is there than procrastination. </div><br /><div> 2. Funny as it might sound, it is also human nature to put-off doing things that we deem easy. When we feel that a task, or a job is a walk in the park, we tend to procrastinate, to postpone doing it simply because we feel we can get it done in no time whenever we want to. We feel that we have mastered a skill so well that we don't need to practice frequently. This is the trap many star athletes fall into and it causes them to fall from the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">olympian</span> heights the have attained and hurtle to the bottom of the totem pole or hierarchy of their sport. As strange as my assertion might seem, a good analysis of it will prove it sound.</div><br /><div> 3. We human beings love to be entertained, either by people , things, vocation we engage in, and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">even</span> by ourselves. We also love to be stimulated- mentally please- by the things we do. So when we are faced with the doing of a task that is not interesting or mentally-engaging, we tend to shy away from it. We tend to postpone the doing of the said task to a further date.</div><br /><div> 4. We are just not motivated. Some of us are just not passionate about much or anything. A man that lacks passion is a perfect candidate for devouring by the beast of procrastination.</div><br /><div> 5. As much as we don't like to acknowledge this fact, we often procrastinate out of pure laziness. Mental or physical laziness. Sometimes, both. We just like to laze around.<br /></div><div> </div><br /><div> Again it beggars the question. What, for the love of God, can one do to extricate oneself from the stranglehold of the beast called procrastination? What can one do to kill this vicious beast and earn one the victory. Well, I will shortly proffer methods one can use to kill this vicious beast in one's life and get off the road that leads to penury and unhappiness. It is very advisable to not employ just one of the methods, but all of them. Why have an arsenal of weapons if you won't use all? The methods are as follows.</div><br /><div> 1. Think of the major thing(s) or project(s) you would really love to accomplish in life. Then imagine the happiness, the peace of mind that you would derive from the accomplishment of these things.</div><br /><div> 2. Whenever you are faced with an unpalatable or stressful, yet <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">necessary</span> task, think of the feeling of guilt you will have if you do not do the task. Then imagine the feeling of happiness and accomplishment that will accrue to you when you do the task.</div><br /><div> 3. Write an <em>anti-procrastination </em>statement boldly on a piece of paper and post it somewhere where you will be able to see it as soon as you wake up and frequently. It can go something like: I WILL ENDEAVOUR TO NEVER PROCRASTINATE AND DOOM MYSELF TO A LIFE OF POVERTY AND UNHAPPINESS. I WILL ALWAYS TO WHATEVER I HAVE TO DO WITH A SENSE OF URGENCY AND PURPOSE SO THAT I MAY BE SUCCESSFUL AND HAPPY.</div><br /><div> 4. Read books on time management. You have to realize that I am typing from experience and as I receive inspiration. None of this is written down. So read books on the subject matter. But don't just stop there. Implement what you read.<br /><br />Doing all this will go a long way in making you less of a procratinator and more of a self-starter. I guarantee you that. This last sentence will definitely be a huge source of shock and consternation to a good number of my readers, but in it can be found a universal truth. No matter how good you are at managing your time, no matter how much of a self-starter you are, you will definitely procrastinate once in a while- regardless of how infrequently you do so. As the saying goes, no one is perfect. The good thing is that as one learns to manage his time better, he procrastinates much less and hardly ever puts-off doing really important stuff. That is the hallmark of a self-starter and the major thing that separates him from the rest.<br /><br />So I've have laid it all bare. I think I have demystified the phenomenon of the self-starter, that rare breed of humans who always seems to get things done and more efficiently. That one in a thousand men and women that dares to succeed where others fail. Now it's up to you to decide. Do you want to be like the old battered jalopy car that needs to be pushed by the owner's friends and strangers before it sputters into life or do you desire to be like the brand new tear-rubber car whose engine majestically revs into life just at the turn of the key in the ignition by the owner's hand? Like I said, it's up to you to decide. The ball is in your court.<br /><br /><br />P.S : Doing all I have suggested will go a long way in creating a better you.<br /></div><br /><div> </div>THE EMPERORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01483861090314478965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576427749443696055.post-24164715086811130922010-11-09T07:25:00.000-08:002010-11-09T08:08:58.078-08:00TIME MANAGEMENT-DON'T PROCRASTINATE, DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO.Sometimes, in fact, in most cases, the major difference between the successful and the unsuccessful is the ability to do the things they <span style="font-style: italic;">need </span>to do immediately. While the unsuccessful are masters at putting off whatever they need to do to get ahead- for one or all of a number of reasons- the successful people, the achievers, the go-getters have the good habit of tackling whatever assignments or projects immediately. There will always be a catalogue of reasons why one cannot do whatever he or she has to do to make headway in life and the unsuccessful are highly skilled at finding them. They say to themselves- and sometimes tell people- "I will start it when I have enough money." Or, "I will do it when I have enough time." Or, "I will do it later, when I am much older. Right now I am too young for that. I have a lot of living, a lot of partying to do." Some say, "It is too strenuous, why should I go through all that stress? No one has to go through that kind of stress to make it in life. The food that is meant for me won't pass me by." Others say, "I don't feel I am ready to do it yet."These and much more, are just plain excuses. Excuses of the poor and the unsuccessful.<br /><br />The successful are acutely aware that you don't have to have all the money you need to commence a project. They are aware of a certain kind of momentum that a begun project acquires which leads to the successful completion of the project. They are aware that there is always time to do the things that one truly wants to do. To create time, they rob inconsequential arrangements and engagements of the time formerly allotted to them.They are aware that you are never too young to take the first few steps toward the acquisition of a great future. They are ready to forgo parties and women and all the other things their mates are engaging in for a better tomorrow. That's the sacrifice they are willing to pay and they deem it worth it. The great have the understanding that no matter how strenuous or distasteful a task is or seems to be, avoiding it or putting it off won't make you feel any better, it won't make it disappear, nor would it make it less distasteful. In the contrary, the task usually seems much more distasteful when you decide to tackle it much later and you feel much worse when you decide to tackle it. It's life the task has added a few more kilogrammes, has become much heavier.<br /><br />So it's all up to you really. Do you want to join the ranks of the few millions who are well-to-do, rich or stinkingly rich- and the others who are successful though non-financially- or do you want to belong to the category of the poor and chronically unsuccessful? It's a choice you have to make by yourself for yourself. You can decide right now to always tackle your important tasks, projects and assignments as soon as possible instead of procrastinating. No matter who you are, and what you do, you will find that doing what you have to do as soon as possible will make your much easier. If you are a student, you will find that doing your homework as soon as possible will make your life easier.Reading that hard, that disgusting subject- could it be maths or chemistry- when you get home or during <span style="font-style: italic;">prep</span> will make you do better in the upcoming test or examination. As a worker, you'll find that immediately tackling a project your boss gave you will make your life in the office much better. Tackling the project at once will signal to your boss that you take your job seriously and that you don't shy away from work or procrastinate. Even tendering an apology to someone you hurt as soon as you do the deed- or as soon as it occurs to you to apologize- usually increases your chances of obtaining forgiveness, instead of putting off the apology because you find it distasteful.<br /><br />So once again, I say it's all up to you. Only you can choose to either be a doer or a procrastinator. In conclusion I will leave you with a most popular saying and one of my favourite: A stitch in time, saves nine.THE EMPERORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01483861090314478965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576427749443696055.post-40121452842707269002008-10-12T09:27:00.000-07:002008-10-12T10:06:46.741-07:00BECAUSE THEY REFUSED TO PAY THE PRICE(PAY THE PRICE)Sometimes I really wish evryone knew<br /> That success was their God-given portion and due<br /> But all that God and life requires<br /> Is that for them they pay a price<br /><br /> Just a little,indeed,extremely little price life demands<br /> Work hard,believe ,and do whatever you have to do on time<br /> Yet people choose to do otherwise and so go through life<br /> Bemoaning their lot like they deserved otherwise<br /> <br /> But sincerely how I wish,oh how I wish<br /> That their eyes of understand could be opened so they can see<br /> That they suffer,struggly and experience needless strife<br /> Because they refused to pay the price.<br /><br /> <br /> My bobos and babes,I believe you were inspired by the poem above. I would strongly advice you to go over it again and again and again, for in it lie seeds of astounding success. You see the poem just wrote itself,like all my write-ups seem to do.This is because like every other thing I have ever written or said, the words came from the innermost recesses of my being, and the moral of the poem is simply this:you have to pay the price for success in life.Especially when it is great success you desire.Just like athletes have to life a somewhat regimented life and make a whole lot of sacrifices-like cutting down of fatty foods ,alcohol and redmeat-to achieve success,every other person has to do the same.We all have to give something in exchange for success,that is what paying the price is all about.It is about making sacrifices.The sacrifices may come in different forms depending on the walk of life you are in. If you are a student, the price to be paid to be the best in class will be to spend more time in your room or in the library studying,while your friends are outside playing football. Believe me,that can be a very hard one. An employee who wants to climb the corporate ladder real fast might have to show a readiness to do jobs for his boss other employees refused to do either because they felt it was not part of their job,or out of pride.How about the pastor?Any pastor who wants to always preach a good sermon that lifts the soul must devote a substantial amount iof his time to reading the bible,meditating on it and preparing his sermon.This is generally what paying the price is all about.<br /> I could go on and on,giving you more examples with people in different walks of life, but why bore you with that. You go ahead and apply the principle of paying the price to other walks of life and see if it does not apply. You can also consider the lives of the great men and women of different walks of life who have graced the face of the earth. From William H.Gates to Nelson Mandela.Their stories have one common denominator:They paid the price-and guess what,the ones alive are still paying the price. So tell me,honestly now, ARE YOU PAYING THE PRICE? No,honestly.THE EMPERORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01483861090314478965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576427749443696055.post-86432641040935673842008-10-08T08:55:00.000-07:002008-10-08T09:12:14.731-07:00WHO AM I EH?You really wan know who I be? You wan know why I feel say I go fit teach you how to live your life and be successful(or more successful if you already are successful). Well,sorry to disappoint you, I am not a doctorate degree holder,neither do I advice the president-at least not yet-on issues bordering on the economy and how to rule successfully. And honestly, I don't need to be all this to have the requisite knowledge and experience to advise you. Being what I am,a young business man in his twenties ,who tried his hands on his very first business venture at the tender age of seven-when most of my mates did not even know anything about how money was made,not to talk of thinking of owning a business-and have made very good money from the stock exchange and owning a string of small businesses-,I believe I have the requisite skills and experience to make you a financially healthy person. Also,given the fact that almost everyone who has crossed my path has either said-since my secondary school days- that I affected their lives tremendously or I ought to be a life guide(a sort of teacher), and for numerous other reasons, I deem myself fit to teach you how to live a life that will be utterly fulfilling and successful.That said,welcom to MAKING HEADWAY!THE EMPERORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01483861090314478965noreply@blogger.com0