Thursday, 24 November 2016
THESE THREE THINGS...
"THESE THREE THINGS" is a compilation of truthful nuggets that could assist in shaping your character and mapping you out.
Its a short but highly valuable read. Enjoy reading, apply them, and share with a friend. So here we go;
Don't be hasty in these three... Marriage, Business and Travel.
Do not waste these three.... Time, Treasure and Talent.
Like these three; Kindness, Sympathy and Cordiality.
Hate these three; Injustice, Pride and Unfaithfulness.
Love these three; Bravery, Gentility and Affection.
Leave these three; Laziness, Excessive talking and Hurried judgement.
Value these three; Intelligence, Ability and Happiness.
Control these three; Temper, Desire and Tongue.
Preserve These; Good Books, Good deeds and Good friends.
God Read or Not? Let me know what you think in the comments section below. Either way, Thank you for reading.
Thursday, 10 November 2016
5 SOLID TIPS ON BUILDING YOUR INTEGRITY.
"Most people talk too big and do too little, but people of integrity always do what they say"
David Ayoola Subair
Tip 1. Don't fail in little things; Ever heard the saying; how you do anything is how you do everything? I agree with that say 1000% Being a person of integrity always starts from the littlest things; remembering to drop the note your boss asked you to drop with the secretary and dropping it on time, being exactly where you say you are, respecting both your time and other peoples time (I mean, if you set the appointment for 10:00 am, don't come swaggering in at 10:05 am thinking to yourself I'm only 5 minutes late, what difference does it make?). Succeeding or failing in all the little things which we sometimes don't pay much attention to are usually what add up to making you a person of integrity or not. Above all, never promise what you can't deliver.
Tip 2. Never compromised your core principles and values; Don't sell out your values and virtues in pursuit of what you want. In the bible story of Jesus' betrayal, Judas got the money for stabbing the messiah in the back, I assure you, 30 pieces of silver was a sizable fortune back in the day, but Judas ended up taking the money back to the people who gave it to him because he couldn't live with himself for what he had done, however his once-upon-a-time allies refused to collect the money back from him, he then proceeded to throw his fortune away. Why would a man throw away his fortune? Here's why; because like i said earlier, the man couldn't live with himself. Money doesn't mean anything if you've sold out! Now, Judas even after throwing away his fortune, still can't erase what he's done and next thing we know, he went out and hung his worthless self! Don't be like Judas, Never compromised your core principles and values, no matter what.
3. Admit your wrong doings; We all make mistakes and sometimes its hard to admit that we've made an error, sometimes it's for the fear of looking unprofessional and feeling idiotic, other times it may be because of the consequences attached to the error we've made but despite all of these, people of integrity are known to always admit their wrong doings as quickly as possible while being fully ready to deal with whatever consequences might be attached to those errors
4. Dress well, be nice to people and consciously work to keep your name; As soon as the man walked in, the room went silent and all the heads in the room suddenly turned in his direction. Immediately, everybody knew who he was; the secretary remembered him vividly because
he never failed to drop her a card every year on her birthday, the doorman recognized him because he always gave him a smile and a warm greeting whenever he came in for business, the mail boy was so happy to see him as well because he always remembered to say thank you John whenever he delivered a letter to him and today, like every other day that he came by, he looked as important as ever in his well tailored 3 piece stallion black suit, black shirt and red pocket square, red tie, brown belt and brown leather shoes. Thinking about the businessman just described above we can immediately picture the person not only as an important person, but as a well dressed and pleasant human being. Now you don't have to walk around in a 3 piece suit everyday if that's not your style but imagine having this guys dress sense while being a 100% honest person. You would be a highly respected person. In this regard, i want you to also think about how you generally treat people right now and ask yourself; if it was someone else treating me in this manner would I always be happy to see them? If your answer is no, then you have to make some adjustments. Most importantly here however is for you to work consciously on a daily basis to keep your name respected and this is only achievable by making sure you always stick to your core values and principles. Don't get caught up in any shady business
5. Be consistently hardworking; always give your best; These days, most people are looking for the easy way out of everything, they want to cheat the process, but get the results. Just by deciding to be a person who always gives their best, you will place yourself far above most people. This simple decision can sometimes be very hard to live up to, but if you consciously work to make this a part of your lifestyle, then this attribute coupled with all the other tips mentioned above will have you become recognized as a man or woman of stellar integrity.
Thank you for reading and let me know what you agree or disagree with in this article in the comments section below. Also be kind enough to share this with someone else if you got value from it.
Thursday, 3 November 2016
Happiness Is An Art
Happiness is an art; it's a separate art from money, or travel or love or even success.
None of the above mentioned things guarantee happiness. Here's a story to illustrate my point; Joe walked into the room and said "Dad, i told you I need 20 dollars! It's important.." Joe and his dad had been through this kind of conversation several times and right now Joe's father wasn't at all in the mood to argue, so he quietly reaches into his pocket, squeezes up a 20 dollar bill in his left hand and throws it at his son And then yells "Here! If you need the darn stuff that bad, just take it and get out of my face!" The man's made almost 4 million dollars this year alone, has a very comfortable lifestyle but the guy's unhappy. He just divorced his wife and is never on good terms with his 19 year old son. I'm pretty sure you reading this can relate to an extent with this story of Joe and his father, I mean, Don't we all pity the father with money but no joy? He studied economics bit he never studied joy.
Some people have a false belief that more money equals more happiness. However, this is untrue because like I said earlier happiness is a different art form than money, and anyone; poor people, people of modest means, literally anyone can learn how to weave their own happiness with whatever resources they have right now.
In that spirit, Let me share with you 5 simple tips to help you be much happier starting right now.
1. Save up and treat yourself and family (if you already have one)
You don't have to buy everything! practice a little self discipline, save up by value, and plan a treat for yourself and your family, you'd come back feeling refreshed and you'd have recharged your happiness-o-meter.
2. Fashion your day the night before.
When you plan your day the night before, you wake up and immediately have direction, when you have direction you feel purposeful, and when you feel purposeful you'll feel good about yourself, and yes you guessed right! continually feeling good about yourself inevitably makes you a happy fella.
3. Regularly spend time to do something you love (Just you)
Regularly take some time off. just spend some time by yourself and power down... No kids around, No husband or wife, no work just spend time with yourself to write, take a long walk, go on a personal vacation, just power down and relax your body and mind you'll be back feeling refreshed and full of joy and enthusiasm.
4. Have a mentor. And celebrate their success while letting it inspire you.
Having a mentor who's more successful than yourself will inspire you to keep pushing your limits. It'll keep you challenged to constantly achieve more. And when you're constantly achieving more, you'd continually feel good about yourself and your achievements
5. Ask for God's help.
If you'll allow me a personal one here. It's to ask for help when you need it. We all have days when we need to come out of our low morale state but just can't on these days, we need a hand to pull us back up on our feet so when you feel down and you definitely will, say a quick prayer and tell God to get you back On Track.
Thanks for reading. Be sure to drop a comment below if you enjoyed this post
Cheers.
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