YOU WOULD ONLY EXCEL GREATLY IN WHAT YOU KNOW AND DO BEST

 

Three living creatures the Horse, the Eagle and the fish were called upon to do a racing competition on three spheres  land, air and sea.

    When the competition was done on land, the fish was moving at a slow pace and so was the eagle but the horse galloped with such speed that amazed both the eagle and the fish that he reached the finishing lie in a flash.

    When the competition was done on Air, both the fish and the horse moved at snail speed but the eagle being the king of the soared with such ease portraying his firm mastery of the air waves . He reached the finishing line even before the fish and the horse could say jack.

     There came the final sphere sea, the horse being denser than water almost got drowned. So was the eagle whose pretty was heavily drenched by water. But the fish  swam and glided with the ocean current with a burst of speed and reached the finishing line at a very fast rate.

 From the story above, it could be inferred that these three creatures excelled in the sphere they had an inborn talent for but failed woefully in the sphere in which their talent was missing.

  So is it with us humans. We only excel  greatly in  we know and do best and not with what we don't have a passion for. Working in a place we don't have passion for is like putting a square peg in a round hole and people around will see  the glaring difference in the end.
 When you don't work in a field  you don't have a passion  for there is loss of focus and passion and come what may you cant excel in such a field. You will always be in a state of monotonous boredom. 
Do things that excite you and  you have a great passion and I assure you will excel in the end.
Cheers!!!!

THE POWER OF SAVING

THE POWER OF SAVING



Do you know that saving is a powerful tool that ensures  you land on the shores of an unending breakthrough? Considering saving consistently any currency of your choice, let say a thousand naira a day for 365 or 366 days. You will be amazed that it would amass to 365 thousand at the end of the year. That is enough to live in a self contain apartment  in Lagos(agent fee and other fees excluded), the amount can also be suitable to start that small scale enterprise you have always desired. What about  saving 2000 naira consistently daily for a year? Such an individual would have a whooping sum of 730 thousand naira at the end of the year. This sum is ideal to start doing something notable in life. In these harsh economic times that is affecting most countries especially my country Nigeria ,you will find out that many people don't save that little dime that will make great difference in their lives at the end. They end up eating up every single dime of their monthly salary and finally resort to begging in order to make ends meet. But mind you, a person in the web of debt, is always a friend to embarrassment. That is why it is of utmost importance that one should save.
     What is even saving by the way ? saving means your consistently keeping a tiny portion from the bulk of your earning for a rainy day. This method or principle has saved a lot of people from the embarrassment of debt and I am sure it will be of great help if you apply judiciously these four basic guides I am about to share.
    For you to efficiently manage your resources through the art of saving in these austere times (especially this time of economic recession in Nigeria), there are five do's you need to apply to be above debt. Failing in any of these, makes you incapable of saving or managing your resources.
   The four do's are
(1) For you to be efficient in the art of saving you must disciplined: What I mean here is that you need to have self control not to touch any of the money you have saved for the rainy day as it piles up. Not being disciplined in this regard is like a farmer who eats up his seedlings  before the planting season. When you eventually spend or eat up what you have saved for days or months, you will end up begging in the streets when there is nothing for you to fall back on. Even when the temptation comes, show some restraint it helps.
(2) You must be committed: For you to efficiently save, you must be committed to that tiny or huge drop of money you put in daily or monthly.
     In saving, procrastination which is the thief of time, is not tolerated for without consistency and commitment your saved money will never grow into a pile. It  takes both discipline ( a factor which I have mentioned earlier) and commitment to efficiently save your money.
(3) You must be focused:  For you efficiently save, you must have a vision or a foresight of the level you want your pile of wealth to reach and you must earnestly suppress any obstacle that will blur your focus or vision. These obstacles might be lack of discipline and procrastination .
(4) You must be wise and experienced to invest your savings into profitable business ventures: This is very essential in increasing the pile of your saved resources to an admirable level because multiple streams of income is achieved.
   Like a said earlier in my previous post, one cant achieve and maintain huge sustainable income without multiple streams of income flowing daily into his or her pocket. The era of being comfortable with only a stream of income is now old and obsolete. Those partaking in only one stream of income as "Just over broke". This is because when that only source of income is no more, the person goes out  to beg and most of the time gets embarrassed by men.
    Before investing in any venture, make sure you are experienced in the business and ensure that business stands the test of time. Business built on porous or shaky foundation collapses with a great thud leaving its owners to wallow in the sea of despair.
Always make sure that you are an efficient manager of your resources it pays.
 
   
    

POVERTY ALMOST DROVE ME TO PROSTITUTION AT THE TENDER AGE OF SEVENTEEN- VETERAN ACTRESS HILDA DOKUBO REVEALS

POVERY ALMOST DROVE ME TO PROSTITUTION AT THE TENDER AGE OF SEVENTEEN -  VETERAN ACTRESS HILDA DOKUBO REVEALS



Hilda Dokubo is a popular actress that has starred in epic emotional roles in many block-buster Nollywood  movies of her day. Such movies include Evil passion, Jezebel, Black Maria, 21 days with Christ to mention but a few. She also served as special adviser on youth affairs to former Rivers state Governor Peter Odili , in 2003. She is married to Karo Mrakpor an also shares a son Tuvi Mrakpor with him.
      Although she hasn't been in public glare for a while now, Hilda Dokubo is loved by many. One thing most of her admirers admire her for, is the way she plays her role and also the way she cries easily in her movies. She is indeed a method actor that is distinct.
      The famous actor gave a shocking but touching confession about her past at the Fresh Oil international church where she was called upon to minister. While speaking she said, "I was born with a silver spoon , but death turned me poverty- stricken, after my father died  when I was just nine. I turned away from God at this point because I felt disappointed despite how much my father loved and served God, he still died."
     She continued, " After my father died, my mother completely lost her mind. If she were living in the US, I'm sure she would have been diagnosed as a mental case. You know, in Nigeria, we don't consider people mad until they have started eating from dustbins .I rebelled against God at that point, and I stopped going to church at the age of nine."
      " However, I was a very brilliant girl and I got admission into the university at the age of sixteen. I became rascally and did what girls like that do. I slept with a man and became pregnant. It wasn't the Holy spirit that impregnated me. My mum was devastated and disappointed in me because of that because of that. I was also angry with her because 'her God' killed my father and we stopped speaking with each other"
     She continued " One day, a man came to me and said he needed a barge. I didn't know what it was and he told me that it was used to store oil. I then recalled that I had once seen a badge in the compound opposite ours. I went to the neighbor and told him I needed the badge. He asked me what I needed it for, but I told him not to worry. I told them to put the badge in front of my mother's house.
    " At that point, the man who told me he needed the barge came back, and dropped sacks of money containing 2 million naira with my mum because I was in school at that time. Two weeks  later, he returned with 5oo,ooo naira and I was dumbfounded. Before then, I had never see 100,000 naira  together , but there I was a millionaire at 17. Not knowing what to do with the money.

" I would have become a prostitute but I became restless and challenged destiny . Your life cannot change for the better until you challenge destiny" she concluded.



      
   

RISING ABOVE THE STORMY TIDE OF HARDSHIP

RISING ABOVE THE STORMY TIDE OF HARDSHIP:
Hardship is a known fact, globally people face difficult situations everyday but what most of us do is to magnify those problems and challenges and throw in the towel when we feel there is no way out. In Nigeria for instance the soaring inflation rate due to the falling state of the naira has made life to be unbearable for its citizens. This had led people to plunge into unimaginable and abominable devices in a quest to survive. There is a case I heard of a woman selling her son for a bag of rice which is now on a very high side. Another case is one in which a group of teenagers lured two innocent primary school kids to the stream, killed one of them while the other one luckily escaped and reported the incident to the authorities. When those teenagers where later apprehended, the authorities found out that the eyes of the murdered boy were plucked off from its sockets and used for ritual. The teenagers then gave to the authorities a list of their sponsors and that was how a syndicate that specializes in using human eyes for ritual were arrested.
    But do you know that in the midst of global hardship, there will still be the Zuckerberg's, the Rothschild's, The  Bill Gates, The Carlos Slim's, the Dangote's and the Alakija's etc. These are people that see themselves unstoppable no matter how tough economy seem to be. These people  apply certain principles in maximizing their wealth which the average man does not apply . You can also rise above the tide of hardship (because you have the same potentials they have), if you apply these 5 major principles I am about to share.
 The Bible tells us about a widow of a member of a group of prophets who went to Elisha for help. The widow had nothing with her when she met the man of God but a small jar of olive oil. Meanwhile a man her late husband owed money was on the brink of taking her sons as slaves in payment for her husband's debts. This widow had a ''nothing mentality'' when she met Elisha but when she discovered she had something and  applied the principles that the Man of God gave to her, an overwhelming breakthrough came.
   Some of us always complain that things always go wrong with them, they complain of relatives that are not willing to help them, They complain that the government are insensitive to listen to the plight of the masses they rule and are not willing to help. They don't  realize that one's world is dominated by the confession he or she makes. It is when you discover what is divinely deposited in You that a solution to your problems and challenges and a breakthrough comes.
   There are five major principles one needs to apply in order to rise above the storms of hardship. These principles are:
(1) Recognize what you have: No individual was created and brought into this world empty handed. There is a divine gift or gifts given to you by God to stand out above your peers. It is only when you recognize what God has placed in you and fully utilize it that you will be recognized by men. A bricklayer can never work in a bank nor will an accountant work in a hospital as a Doctor. Each works perfectly in the area where he or she excels with ease.
(2) No matter the challenges recognize the seed that is in your hand: It is what you have that you can use to achieve your dream. No matter how small you think your dream is, you need to increase your capacity on what you have to achieve that dream. A farmer cannot expect a bounty harvest, if he does not first of all plant the seed that is entrusted to him. One must not expect a fulfilled dream if he or she fold his arms and not move to see it become a reality. one needs to be creative and focused in order to achieve his dreams.
(3) Never spend beyond your earnings: For you not to get drowned in the storm of hardship, one needs to spend wisely. There is a popular adage "Cut your coat according to your size" is always true . You cant expect to rise above debt if you spend above your means of livelihood. Any one that spends beyond his livelihood is a prone to the embarrassment of debtors. Do you want to respected in life? spend wisely and always save no matter how little. One that saves always saves for a rainy day  is never caught in the web of hardship.
(4) Invest wisely: invest wisely on ventures that will increase your income . This can be achieved through your savings. Make sure you are experienced in the business venture you want to invest in . One thing good about investments is that it brings to you multiple streams of income. You can expect to be prosperous in life with a single stream of income ?
(5)leave your comfort Zone :The widow left her comfort zone after leaving the man of God and had to go  outside to look for gallons in order to fill it with oil. In life someone needs to get his hands dirty in order to survive and succeed in life. Close your ears to criticism and always remain focused on the actual fulfillment of your dream and I am positive that you will rise above the stormy waves of hardship with ease.

THE TEN GREAT WONDERS OF ORANGE PEELS

THE TEN GREAT WONDERS OF ORANGE PEELS
Do you know that the stuffs we normally throw away have secret uses which an Average lay man may not know about? An example of such stuff is the orange peel. The orange peel solely on its own or in combination with other ingredients has a lot of benefits that researchers has not fully researched on.  On this blog, I will list before you 10 great wonders of orange peels and I am 100% sure that these wonders will amaze you as read on. The wonders are
(1) As a mosquito and moth expeller: Orange peels are very effective in expelling moths and mosquitoes. This will be useful in reducing the prevalence of malaria in mosquito prone areas for example tropical Africa. Place an orange peel near the window of a home that is mosquito or moth infested, you will notice that after some time that the home will be a no go area for them. This is because orange peels has elements that mosquito and moth cant stand against.
(2) Very effective in absorbing and removing shoe odors: Orange peels are very useful in removing stench from shoes. Take an orange peel or peels and sprinkle with little baking soda inside your shoes. It will absorb the odors and leave them smelling like citrus instead.
(3) As a water stain remover: The white part of the inside of an orange peel is effective in removing water stains from furniture. Just rub a little of it on the stain and watch it come clean.
(4) An Amazing home made Air freshener: Boil some orange peels , a little lemon juice, water and cinnamon together and everyone will wonder why your home smells so amazing.
(5) An Amazing wood polish: Orange peels are effective in bringing the shine out in wood plats, bowls, furniture utensils and more. Rub the white pith of an orange peel on your wood vigorously and watch the shine come through.
(6) As a decolouriser of brown sugar: Throw a few dried orange peels into a bag that contains your brown sugar and you will discover after some time the brown colour will varnish. This is because the orange peel will absorb the moisture present in the brown sugar preventing it from clumping together.
(7) As an effective fertilizer: Throw your orange and other citrus peels in a compost pile and enjoy some of the best chemical- free soil for your garden around.
(8) As a deodorizer: It is no secret that the smell of a freshly peeled orange can clear out a room. place the peel at the bottom of your garbage bin, or hang them in a string of your bathroom for a constant fresh scent.
(9) Lowers Blood pressure: The rind of oranges can be used to lower blood pressure. This has been used for thousands of years by the Chinese as a part of herbal medicine.
(10) A Superior citrus house cleaner: Some of the worst toxins we are exposed to come from toxic household cleaners. Instead of cleaning with some toxic chemicals like 2-butoxyethanal and triclosan found in anti bacterial soaps, try mixing a few cups of organic wine vinegar and some orange peels in a jar . Leave it in a freezer and use it to clean your house. It will give it a spic and span touch without leaving toxic residues.