Pay The Price

We live in such a competitive world where it is bidders with the highest price that succeed. There is nothing for free anymore,the days of manna from above are long gone. We are literally living in the world of the "survival of the fittest." It is for those people who are willing to lose something in order to gain something. The universe is so fair that when you offer something it will give you another in return, this is called trade. You cannot expect to get anything when you give nothing.

How much are you willing to sacrifice to get what you want? This is the ultimate question because the more you are willing to pay the price the more your chances of getting what you want. I am not talking about the price for goods here but the greatest price you pay for your dreams. Dreams don't come cheap. No big dream ever just happens, great men and women defied the odds to achieve their dreams. You cannot change the world with small dreams; big and audacious dreams pave people's ways to the history books as world changers.

The truth is you must know what is worth your sacrifice; you don't want to waste yourself on useless endeavors that are not going to make any significance in the world or bring you any satisfaction. We have enough of those already and we don't need more from you as well. You must have that one big, bold and audacious dream that you can pour yourself all out into. It must entice you, appeal to you, intimately resonate with the innermost chambers of your soul and propel you into action. Otherwise, it is not going to stretch your imagination at all and it is not worth your sacrifice. Cut your losses and look for that one elusive world changer.

What made guys like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates drop out of college? The similarity in these guys is that all of a sudden they did not see the sacrifice of going to college worth their returns and they did not see college repaying them the way they would have liked. Something else emerged as urgent to them and they were big, audacious. I mean they were potential world changers at the time and we are the witnesses of the fact that they have indeed lived up to those potentials. And these are changing the landscape of technology and computers.Surely you know about Apple and Microsoft Corporation now. They knew what they wanted, sacrificed for it and needless to say they got it.

There are a lot of such great men and women who completely galvanized and transformed this world. They simply found something worth their price. You cannot continue doing something that is tasking you, stressing you out and bringing you nothing but frustrations. The sooner you realize it is not worth the price the sooner you would release your mind to birth those big dreams that are worth your price.

There is only one thing you are brought here to pay the price for and until you figure that out, you will always waste your efforts and energy on things that are not worth it. Until you have one thing that consumes all your potentials, you will always divert your potentials and get half-baked rewards in return. It is time to focus all your energy on one big audacious dream and you will realize the power of your efforts because power is simply energy/efforts directed into one thing.

I am reminded of some of the Master's protégés (John and James) who wanted to solicit for positions without paying the price. Their mother asked for them to sit at the side of Jesus in Heaven. The Master responded overwhelmingly, He said, "You don't know what you are asking," Jesus said to them. "Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?" The question was about the price, "Can you pay the price that I am going to pay?" Many are just after good positions but are not aware of the price attached to those good positions.

He knew the price that He was going to pay and He was ready to even die on the cross for His purpose. He found something big to die and pay the price for. It was worth all the sacrifice in the world. There has not been someone like Him who revolutionized the world the way He did. He died for what He believed in and that was to free humans. What are you prepared to die for?

We need your potential, we need the greatness in you, this world still lacks so many riches and some of them are only in you. You may not be aware yet but you are the change you want to see in this world.

Are you committed to the course of your dreams? Are you willing to back it up with the plan of action? You don't need to be great and all famous to start but you need to start to be great. You can start wherever you are, at whatever stage you are in.

As long as you can still dream,you have a shot at living your life in an amazing way and impacting the world in the only way you can. It's people who move from dreamland to action land that change the world. Please join their elite club, it's a winning team guaranteed! Fight for the dreams you are entrusted with, you are the only one who can give them life, don't die with them please.

Be obsessed with seeing your potential being realized and not contributing to the wealth of the cemetery. Within you is the greatest wealth that this world has yet to see.

Don't delay your dreams I am sure you have delayed for too long now, there is no time to waste anymore.

Have a fruitful month!

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Patience And Success

Life takes very little skill really, but lots of effort, when you win. Some of the most skilled people are genuinely less than their potential because they sweat too much on the small details. The big picture put together is greater than the sum of its parts alone.

Another thing, patient effort is greater than quick "getting it done now", always. If it was not greater than quick getting it done now, then nothing would take effort, and winning would not be a bigger accomplishment to people than losing.

Some of the most skilled and genius people are losers because of intemperance and impatience with situations that would make them winners.The fact is, to become a winner takes not so much skill, but patience, temperance, and a capacity for realistic understanding of what it takes. Sure, that sounds simple, but the real skill of success consists of this. For without it, it does not matter how much "book and school knowledge" you have, you will not succeed. That subtle difference in viewpoint is what made Abraham Lincoln,a supposed failure revered

Think about that and think about that deeply. To be successful in all things, you must be successfully patient, understanding, full of temperance and tolerance from the very beginning or settle for genuine failure.

Also, success is more of imagination.Visualizing success and hard work lead to success ultimately.To a failure, success is one shot without practice attempts, it is unrealistic expectations that do not work.What makes a success is temporary "failure" rather than the "lucky break" first time "success"

The real nature of success is not the instant win, it is the "built up win". There is nothing more important than creating through effort, work and making the success repeatable rather than depending on luck at the first try.

Success is ours!
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Take That Risk!

Ever sat there and thought 'I wish I had a go at that' or 'I wish I could try that'?

Do you have some great ideas and you get 50% down the path of implementing them. Then the alarm bells start to ring and the little voices in your head start to chatter: 'But can I really take the risk?'... 'What will I lose'?' Before you know it, you've lost your initial burst of enthusiasm, and you back off, returning to what you know is safe and comfortable.

There is nothing wrong with that. Being cautious is part of most people's make up. But you really don't want to go through life carrying a whole bunch of 'what-ifs' and a bucketful of regrets, do you? 'What if I had done that?' 'Do you know... I had thought of doing that, but didn't'.


It may seem a little risky when you work out how much a new idea is going to cost to put into action. Or you hit so many stumbling blocks that you think Someone upstairs is trying to tell you something. However,conquering those stumbling blocks is what separates the everyday people and achievers, and will give you a real sense of achievement. Remember: It is risky not to take risks.

So go on, take a leap, and take a few risks!

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SAY YES

So many of us are sitting on the fence of so called safety and security literally robbing ourselves of the opportunities each and every day to live a more fulfilling life. Those individuals have become accustomed to saying no to living their dreams, however they are not consciously aware they are saying no to their dreams.

The reasons for these individuals not living their dreams are anyone's guess, as their disguises are too many to mention. However there is no doubt that if one is not living their dreams, they have in some way been sold on their fears; fear of not being good enough, fear of being rejected to a fear of dying and the list is endless.

If this is you, understand that if you have not said yes to your dreams you must ask yourself what have you said yes to through your actions or in actions.

Have you said yes to a life of average?

Have you thought my dream is not something I can actually go after?

Have you said yes to settling for a life less than what you really desire?

Have you said yes to lack because it feels like all you can have?

Have you said yes to being alone because you think you're un lovable? Or are you too frightened to be in a loving relationship because of the risk of being hurt?

Have you said yes to playing safe because living an adventurous life is dangerous and you could lose your life?

If you have said yes to these things you maybe saying no to living a fulfilling life. The reasons for sustaining those no's in your life is robbing you from a fulfilling life. Your safety will never be guaranteed by living a life less than you desire, the only thing you will guarantee is living a life full of regrets; repeating words like, I could have done that.

Someone shared with me a thought that his father always shared with him and I'll pass it on to you as the simplicity of this thought spoke volumes in the way of freeing one of fear. It goes... "A man that was born to hang, can't drown" and when I heard it I thought wow I love that thought. I'm sure this thought has been handed down for many years but I will attribute it to this my friend's father because he always says along with that thought, to just live your life. How liberating it is to just live our life, fearlessly believing that we are purposeful and that experiencing life in its fullness is all we need concern ourselves with even with all the mistakes. After all playing it safe doesn't eliminate the possibility of making mistakes; it eliminates the possibilities of having fulfilment.

If our lives are to be purposeful then all we need do is say yes to the purpose, say yes to a fulfilling life. Learn to say yes because saying yes allows us to release what we think we know to learn something new and that something new will expand who we are and enable us to learn more about ourselves.

Learn to say yes to your dreams, learn to say yes to purpose. Say yes to fulfilment.

There are many keys to success like, getting our mindset open for it, having persistence and being around people who are thinking like we think and having someone on your side whose only motive is to see you operate in your full potential. Whatever it takes,be deliberate in saying yes to the life you have always wanted to live. Say yes today and enjoy fulfilment. Have a great week!!!

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The Butterfly Mentality

Recently, I stumbled on a book about the transformation of the butterrflies. It was very inspirational and really got me thinking. The stages a caterpillar goes through to become a butterfly can be perfectly applied to our lives to become whatever we have chosen to be.

Maya Angelou, a renowned writer, stated that "we delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty." Life is no different. Many times, people only see the successes in others. What they don't realize is the amount of hard work, dedication, persistence, and transformation required to become successful

With the butterfly mentality, anyone can master the art of successful living. Change is the only constant in life. Regardless if you're a human or butterfly, every living organism evolves. Rather than fight it, the key is to accept those changes and move on. If you're currently in a bad situation in life, you must realize that it's bound to change so there's no need to be stressed about it - just keep working steadily to resolve those concerns and have faith that tomorrow is a better day.

Please note that those who are successful must also be cautious about this fact. Instead of relying on their past successes, people must continually change and adapt to remain competitive and successful.

One of the best methods for accepting change is to realize that nothing is permanent. Not only are your failures impermanent but also your successes. Whether you accept it, or not, everything has an expiration date. This also includes humans, animals, insects, flowers, furniture, political regimes, and even business entities. The goal is to detach yourself from any emotional baggage, addiction, obsession, or fixation. Once this is done, you'll realize that accepting change is much easier and you'll be more efficient at transforming to become the best person possible.

Like the butterfly, people also progress through 3 main stages in life: birth; death; resurrection. Of course, no one is physically immortal. The death that I'm referring to pertains to the failures in life that's not only unavoidable but also catastrophic to the point where some have either given up or even taken their own lives. In essence, everyone will fail at something in the course of their lifetime.

The key is to resurrect from those failures, learn from them, and use the knowledge and experienced gained to improve personally and professionally.

Bruce Lee wisely stated that "the key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering." Many of us would love an opportunity to live forever. Unfortunately, no one is physically immortal. Instead, many legends, role models, and icons live through their words of wisdom long after they're gone from our physical world. Similar to Bruce Lee, who's still helping millions of people globally with his words of wisdom that's applicable to life, business, and success, people could also work towards immortality by helping others, thus being remembered for making a positive difference in our world.

Whether large or small, people must also learn to celebrate their achievements in life. Doing so would provide you with the additional motivation needed to continually pursue your dreams and passion in life. Remember, failure to reward yourself occasionally may result in a loss of enthusiasm that could be detrimental to achieving your goals and objectives.

One of the best part of life pertains to freedom. You should have the freedom to choose your own destiny in life. You could decide to open your own business, work for someone else, or volunteer and donate your resources through charitable contributions, etc. Like the magnificent butterflies celebrating their freedom through the flitting pollination of flowers, people also have an opportunity to pursue their own path in life.

In the end, success is a state-of-mind and directly proportional to love and happiness. The more loved and happy you are, the more successful you feel. Therefore to be happy:

(A) Follow your passion(s) and do what you love.
(B) Have gratitude, enjoy every moment, and live in abundance.
(C) Do your best to learn, grow, and help others.

Even if you don't have much, you could drastically increase the amount of love and happiness in your life if you follow the suggestions mentioned above.

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LIVING IN THE NOW

Are you here? I mean are you really present and living in the moment? Or is your life being re-lived out of the past or in expectation of the future? Do you live in the moment?

Now I am not talking here about the 'in the moment' activity of goal setting or planning, which is a conscious action made in current time to set a destination or a path. In this act, you are fully present much like the master of a ship who is determining his next port or destination. Then once determined you set off on your journey, ever present and experiencing each moment as it comes: This is a somewhat different experience to that of living in the past or future, instead of being fully present and alive NOW.


This shift to living other than in the present is not conducive to experiencing the best life has to offer. In fact it shortens and robs us of the fibre of our being and this activity should not be mistaken for the productive and valuable process of evaluating life's events for its lessons and evaluations which can be used to help us on our way.

So I guess my message is that outside of a healthful analysis of our past and an optimistic evaluation and plan for our future, our time and our life is for living now.

I read somewhere that,"in the past you hear the words your future calls for you to be happy, so be happy now." I still haven't fully mastered the attitude, but I give it my best shot. Like most things in life, our being happy is primarily a decision-made and kept.


Living in the "NOW" is the most intelligent decison we can ever take. No matter how alluring or otherwise our pasts are,they should not dictate how we live in the present. The future would be fashioned out by the way we live now,hence the need to live fully in the present.


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THE CUSTOM-MADE LIFE

Life comes once to everybody We're all in the middle of a one-time event. We get one shot to do it right. When it's over, it's over. No rehearsals, no retakes.
Why, then, do we so casually give our lives away?
How do we do that? We give our life away by living it according to somebody else's plan.
Perhaps a parent. Friend. Teacher. It could be just about anybody.

Rather than maximizing our unique set of talents, personality and intelligence, we allow the opinions of others to tell us who and what we are. Usually to our detriment since somebody else's view of life fits them, not us.

The user's manual, the Bible, explains the deal. We're each custom-created by God with the talents, personality and intelligence to do what God put us on earth to do. Our job is to determine what gifts God gave us and then use them to achieve our purpose.

So, let's think about this. If we're each custom-made, then we're each unique. Some are '"uniquer" than others, you may have noticed, but nobody's supposed to be a clone. Or even a copy. God's about the custom-made, not clones or second-best copies.

If God intends for us to be unique, then trying to make us look, think or act like somebody else is wrong. Sure, we may look a lot like Mom, have characteristics inherited from Dad and even share some opinions with others, but put all those pieces together, and they spell "unique."

Those who try to direct us down the wrong path may have innocent intentions. They may even think their efforts are admirable. Perhaps it's their misguided effort to help. Or it may simply be an unthinking attempt to relive their lives through us.

Or their intentions can be callous. They spot advantage in manipulating us to fit their purposes. Selfish people don't give a hoot about any collateral damage we suffer.

We all know how it goes. Parents insist their children, however unsuited or unwilling, follow in their footsteps. "Friends" prefer we serve their desires and plans rather than move toward our own "If you were really a friend, you would . . . " or "if you really loved me, you would . . . "
This is not unfamiliar territory.

Here's what we can take to the bank: If the plans of others contradict what God put in us, they are the wrong size and wrong style. They may be right for somebody else, but they don't fit us. It's the old square-peg-in-a-round-hole theory If we go along, we'll end up regretting that we didn't live life differently.

So, what to do? The simple-to-say, hard-to-do answer is to quit marching to the beat of somebody else's drummer.

Isn't it a little late to change? Well, it's either now, later or never. Later will be harder. Never is unthinkable.

As the saying goes, seize the day. Whatever our age, we can change. Yes, younger is easier, but as long as we're breathing, there's hope.

Most days we'll only change a little, but if we persevere, the changes will become apparent-and finally, astonishing.

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