Don't Stop

Don't Stop even in the face all opposition. When you try and it just doesn't seem to work. Don't stop. You might decide o try new ways to get that result but nothing really seems so come out of all you efforts. Please and please listen my friend. It is at this very point that you wish to give up that you should work harder, it is at this point that you should put in more effort. It is at this point that you should, never think of giving up. Take it from me I have seen a lot of people make the classic mistake of giving up when they know that they are following the right path to their dreams.
I know what it feels like and I have been there a lot of times in my life. And any time I gave up, the regrets were worse than ever. Giving up has cost me a lot more than you can imagine and I have learned enough to know that the better option is not to give-in. If you are at a point in your life where you feel you have had enough please re-think you decision. You cannot let you dream die just because you have to pay a price. And if there was no price to pay then it wouldn't be worth it.

Again Don't Give up, Don't Give-in, simply Do Not Stop.

Time Control

Hello guys it’s been a while. It just finished reading this letter from Albert Mensah and I think I should put it on my blog. I think you will gain a lot from this. It hit time management straight on the head. One more thing if you think this is sounds familiar and you are doing it already know this, you are on the right path and you will just have to be persistent and disciplined to see results in your life. Please enjoy this piece from Albert Mensah and feel free to make comments or send me mail.

I always get asked about tips and techniques for effective time-management. Here's a quick list of 6 of the best tips designed to help you take more control of your time;
1. SPEND TIME PLANNING AND ORGANIZING.
Using time to think and plan is time well-spent. In fact, if you fail to take time for planning, you are, in effect, planning to fail. Organize in a way that makes sense to you. If you need color and pictures, use a lot on your calendar or planning book. Some people need to have papers filed away; others get their creative energy from their piles.
2. SET GOALS.
Goals give your life, and the way you spend your time, direction. Set goals which are specific, measurable, realistic and achievable. Your optimum goals are those which cause you to "stretch" but not "break" as you strive for achievement. Goals can give creative people a much-needed sense of direction.
3. USE A TO DO LIST.
Some people thrive using a daily To Do list which they construct either the last thing the previous day or first thing in the morning. Such people may combine a To Do list with a calendar or schedule. Others prefer a "running" To Do list which is continuously being updated. Or, you may prefer a combination of the two previously described To Do lists. Whatever method works is best for you. Don't be afraid to try a new system -- you just might find one that works even better than your present one!
4. CONSIDER YOUR BIOLOGICAL PRIME TIME.
That's the time of day when you are at your best. Are you a "morning person," a "night owl," or a late afternoon "whiz?" Knowing when your best time is and planning to use that time of day for your priorities (if possible) is effective time management.
5. CONQUER PROCRASTINATION.
When you are avoiding something, break it into smaller tasks and do just one of the smaller tasks or set a timer and work on the big task for just 15 minutes. By doing a little at a time, eventually you'll reach a point where you'll want to finish.
6. REWARD YOURSELF.
Even for small successes, celebrate achievement of goals. Promise yourself a reward for completing each task, or finishing the total job. Then keep your promise to yourself and indulge in your reward. Doing so will help you maintain the necessary balance in life between work and play.

Quote's from OPRAH

Today’s post will be different from previous posts. Today we will take a look at a name I need not tell you much about, OPRAH. Oprah Winfrey has made it to levels that only a few have made it and to which most of us will like to reach. I read an interview she had with popular business and entrepreneurial website Evancarmichael.com and here are some of the quotes I picked up. I think it is important to read them and learn something from it. Hope you enjoy it and feel free to leave your comments.




“You get in life what you have the courage to ask for,” she says. “Always continue the climb.” Oprah Winfrey
“take five minutes to centre yourself in the morning…set your intention every day…if you don’t have five minutes, you don’t deserve to have the life of your dreams.” Oprah Winfrey
“We are each responsible for our own life – no other person is or even can be,” says Oprah. That is why it is crucial not to let challenges, be they your own characteristics, events, people, or other uncontrollable factors, act as barriers between you and your goals. Oprah Winfrey
“You are built not to shrink down to less but to blossom into more,” she says. “The right to choose your own path is a sacred privilege. Use it.” Oprah Winfrey
“I don’t care about being bigger, because I’m already bigger than I ever expected to be,” Oprah says. “My constant focus is on being better. Should I be doing multimedia video production? Or seminars on the Internet? How can I do what I’m already doing in a more forceful way?” Oprah Winfrey
“The big secret in life is that there is no big secret,” she says. “Whatever your goal, you can get there if you’re willing to work.” Oprah Winfrey
According to Oprah, the biggest hurdle people need to overcome in order to be successful is their belief that there are limits to how much they can accomplish. Goals need to be set and set high; expectations need to be limitless; and ambition cannot be restrained. “If you believe you can only go so far, it is an obstacle.” Oprah Winfrey


THANKS for reading. Here is the link to Oprah Winfrey's biography

Here is the link to Oprah Winfrey's Website

Making something out of nothing

Typically as an entrepreneur this is what one is all about. Today I was sitting behind my television when I noticed that a cartoon series, Top Cat, that I hadn’t seen in a long time was about to come on, so I decided to wait and see it one more time. It has been more than seven years since I saw it and I remembered that I really liked it when I was a kid.
Now Top Cat in this episode called a meeting with all his friends drawing their attention to a serious issue that had come their way. This issue had to do with the fact that the company that he owned together with his friends was going down the drain, at that moment they had nothing left and were broke. Then after a little bit of brain storming with his friends he came up with an idea to organize a guided tour for a couple of tourists making their immediate neighborhood a tourist attraction using the rich history of their neighborhood. Then his friends reminded him of the fact that they had nothing historic about that neighborhood. Top Cat didn’t let this bring down his hopes; instead he decided to make up stories to tell the tourists on these guided tours for which the tourists will pay a certain fee. Top cat was a true hustler.
Now let us get one thing clear, I am not supporting the use of fraudulent activities to make one wealthy, I am just drawing your attention to the mind of the hustler that Top Cat has. It looks so brilliant the way he looked at himself having absolutely nothing and making something out of it. He had lost all his money but he thought of something to do with the nothing around him. Knowing that the real asset he had was his skill of interacting with other people. True entrepreneurial minded people look at a situation where there seems to be nothing at all and decide to make something out of it. They look at a situation that others look at and see nothing and when they look at it they see it very differently, right there they see that opportunity to solve a problem to give some service that people need that they didn’t realize that they needed. By putting value on that thing they can hopefully put a price that people will be willing to pay for. They are able to put more value on an existing service therefore creating a new product and immediately taking market share.
So it may be something that already exists but you decide to put in more effort and more value on it and service other people’s clients better. Sir Richard Branson once said, I will come and take the customers of the incumbents (i.e. already existing companies) and treat their customers even better. That is an entrepreneur creating opportunity where there seemed to be non and looking at something that didn’t look like it was worth much and deciding to use it in a different way that brings maximum value to people therefore creating value which can be paid for and in the long run creating a business.
I was watching a BBC program on business when I here’d it loud and clear creating something out of nothing. One of the panelists created a karaoke company. I do not know much about that how that will work but how was she able to create a business out of karaoke. This really is what entrepreneurship is all about. Basically these are the three things I learnt from this broadcast.
One is to get a skill learn something that has some skill that could help people, research and create new technologies in that area or new ways of doing the same thing in that area.
Two is to follow your passion because it is easier to do something that you are passionate about even when things aren’t going on well in the economy and in your business. To know if you are passionate about something ask yourself if you will still do the same thing for free (if you were not being paid for it).
Three is to look out for opportunities around you to do something and when you have an idea irrespective of your resources get out there and start something. Do not be afraid of failure.

There is a lot to talk about when it comes to this topic we will talk more about this in other post. Just keep on reading the life’s lessons blog.

Facing setbacks

Something you should note and expect is that on the way to fulfilling your dreams you will face setbacks. Your comfort zone soon will come back calling because things will get tough. In doing anything that is truly worthwhile things are going to get tough whether you like it or not. And the fact that you have the passion for it or even if it is something that you want really bad doesn’t mean that you are going to have it easy. First you will feel some rejection from your own body. It is either you are going to face your first set back in mastering whatever skill there is to be mastered or you may face setbacks from your environment.
Let me use the example of a wannabe pro basketball player.
You might be someone who watches NBA on television and see what the stars do. You like it, you are really interested in basketball you want to be able to make the kind of play you see Kobe Bryant do. You have basketball wall papers on your wall at home and on your pc. You visit the website of your favorite basketball team almost everyday. When you daydream you think of making that slum dunk, that three pointer which wins the NBA playoffs for your team and lifting the NBA trophies for your team and the MVP of the season. You think about the attention you will get if you were a basketball star. So now your mind is set, you want to try a career in basketball. Anytime you daydream of playing basket ball you feel like getting to the court to try out your skill so you do go out to play ball with a couple of friends. within a few minutes of play you realize that your game on the court is so pathetic and you are no where near playing with the guys in your hood. Your body is not fit enough and you just don’t have any skill but you really want this life of a basketball player.







So you sit up and decide that you have to set some goals concerning this love of yours because you do not just want to play ball but you want to be able to play professional basketball in the NBA. You ignore the guys a little and practice with a friend of yours who wouldn’t ridicule you so you can concentrate on developing some skill. So you start shooting hoops and after 5 minutes of shooting you are so tired you can’t jump or run and you are really exhausted. You realize that you need to work on your personal fitness goals. And so you go ahead and do something about it. You decide to work out every morning doing some jogging and a few pushups to get your body in shape and gain some stamina. In the evening you go out and practice basketball. It looks all good at this point on the first day then the next day you suddenly feel lazy and do not want to get up, but you finally get up and do some jogging you don’t fell like running too far and you feel really lazy but you get around it. Now you are tired and you have to do some pushups getting to the target number of pushups you give up saying to yourself you are too tired today. In the evening you do just a little time of practice. By the fourth day you realize that you just can’t get out of bed so you sleep some more. You wake up and you realize that you couldn’t make it to your morning work out. well you console yourself saying that you are going to make it up with practice at night time comes for practice you go out, do sometime of practice you soon feel tired and unmotivated to do more practice for yourself. It all gets to a point where you feel too lazy to pursue something that at the beginning you wanted so bad. So you realize that accomplishing anything and I mean anything that is worth while is not easy. By worth while I mean where what you want to do will put you on top of your game or industry. It requires a lot of hard work and a willingness to do the things that will get you there because trust me, the journey itself and the things you will have to do to get there is not as easy at it may seem. You will also realize that you will have to put yourself in a mental state that will allow you to do all of these things that will take you to your dreams.
So now you look back, take a reality check and realize that those basketball players you see playing for your team are not just talented they work hard to get to where they are. Now you decide that to do this and reach your dreams you need a change of mind and you resolve to be disciplined in doing the things you have to do to get to where you want to get to. You quickly resume your training session and go on with practice whether rain or shine you do what you have to do.
Note: here is something you can do that will help you along the way. Sometimes when trying to apply discipline decide this and this is much more effective after you have tried severally to do something to adopt a new habit without success. See what you want to do as something that will give you a new experience that you have not yet experienced and tell yourself that today you want to see what it is like to do it. For example you want to stop yourself from watching TV because you are addicted to TV and this is affecting your productivity. So decide someday that today I want to know what it really feels like not to watch television for a day and rather spend time doing something else. Move into full swing. During the day you will soon feel the temptation to turn that TV on, but when you feel the urge, tell yourself that this experiment has to succeed and you just want to find out what it feels like to do so you go on and by the end of the day you will have built some resistance and hopefully you will get used to living without TV. Soon you wouldn’t feel dependent on television.