PATIENCE

Hi dears, how are you?

I just want to say a BIG thank you to all my readers AND followers. Without you, writing will be a lot more difficult, THANK YOU.

For the past 2 weeks I have meet a lot of cool, creative people and I am wondering how can this be? People like this in Nigeria....hmmmmm!!!!

In the past 2 weeks I have learnt a lot of things, in my writing, my business and my marriage that I haven't learnt in over a year.

In the past 2 weeks I have been criticized so much that I have made up my mind to be the best in everything I do.

In the past 2 weeks I have learnt that I need patience for everything.

I have learnt that it is not about how many books or articles or journals or how much you have or earn, or your family name, or the connections you have, but about how well you do whatever it is you are doing.

I have learnt that patience is the key to every creative mind.

How can I be patient especially when I am looking at the ceiling and begging God to please send money down from heaven like he sent manna for the children of Israel in the bible?

How can I be patient when I want to see my books in print and tell everybody who is anybody that I am a writer and I have published a book? How can I? but :

I have learnt that it takes a bamboo 6 years to shoot out of the soil and 6 months to reach its full length. Why?

Good example of patience.........

Every successful man, woman, organization, minister, church, marriage, company, relationship etc takes years of patience and learning before it becomes the best.

2 weeks ago I was in hurry to get my book in print, but now after learning about the life of a bamboo, I am ready to wait.

It's not going to be easy for me because naturally I am an impatient person, but I am willing to learn.

I will wait...even if it takes me 6 years like the bamboo, I will wait and learn.

Food for thought: this week let's strike a deal...develop the ability to be patient, in everything you do and with everybody you meet. It will not be easy, especially with all that surrounds you, but it will come, little by little.

Notez Bien: I hope we are still reading our books.

Confession: " keeping my rule of 5 is the most difficult thing I have ever done, but I am trying..lol.

Why?

Have you ever be disappointed in your life? have you ever wanted something so badly but it never came?

i have asked why a million times and i haven't got a response...........

have you ever felt like a fool?

have you ever been taken for a fool?

have you been mistreated because you don't have money?

right now i don't know what to do.........

How can i trust somebody, with my work, with money with everything as a friend and then i get Slapped at the back, and all because of money.

Hey GOD i am broken down, beaten i don't know what to do.

Where will i get the money to redo it again.

Every night i seat down and look up at the ceiling, hoping that money will just fall down from heaven. or the problem will just go away.

cos i have tried everything.

Ah this one i am so hurt i don't know what to do to the person.

They say i should forgive, but how can i forgive, i preach about it, but how can i. forgiveness is the key to moving forward.

Whoever said that, should have told me that it wasn't easy.

because i just don't know how to forgive right now but i will try.

don't worry, i have cried, i have wailed and i have given up.

but i will do the work.

i will continue to do my best

i will just continue, please GOD help me.

The Rule Of 5

Hello everybody and what's up? I am so excited I can't wait to pour out what I have just learnt... "the rule of 5... Before I do that I will to say this JOHN C. MAXWELL ROCKS. He is an epitome of wisdom, I can honestly say that like Solomon, he asked God for wisdom to teach His people.

I went for his seminar 2 days ago and I can honestly say that I learnt so much. One of the things that i took with me from the seminar: " the rule of 5". The simplicity and yet the difficulty of the rule, makes it unique and when followed, is the key to success.

The example given: " if a man takes an axe and cuts a tree, but only cuts that tree 5 times a day, not more than 5 not less than 5, and he makes sure he does this everyday, one day that tree will fall down. When it falls down one cannot tell. It may fall down within weeks, it may take 1 year, or 6 months, depending on the size of the tree". The keynote to this: is determination, consistency and discipline in whatever one does. Now he (John) said that when you apply the rule of 5 in your business, in whatever you do you will succeed.

First of all find out what your passion, your talent, your gift is. Because, trust me you don't want to spend the rest of your life doing something that you don't have a passion for. When you have identified your passion, you now look for your rule of 5. Mind you it may take you a while to find your rule of 5, but when you do it, it will be worth it.

Now John C. Maxwell said that he decided to be a writer 30 years ago, and then he looked for his rule of 5. He said as a writer everyday: he reads, he thinks, he files, he asks questions and he writes, he does this everyday. On his birthdays, christmas, sundays, EVERYDAY. It doesn't mean that he spends all day doing all theses things, but he makes sure that he does it everyday. Today he may write for 10 hours tomorrow he may just write for a minute. The thing is that he has been doing this for the past 30 years, and has become so good at it.

Notez Bien: His business EQUIP is the most successful business of its kind all over the world, and it has been this way because they practice the rule of 5 everyday.

P.S. Michael Phelps the great swimmer who is just 25 years old, who won 8 olympic gold medals at Beijing in 2008, says he swims everyday. No matter the day, be it a sunday, christmas, his birthday, its freezing, he swims everyday.

In summary what i am saying is that: "in other to succeed in life one has to be determined and discipline. It takes discipline to find your rule of 5 and do it everyday. It takes discipline to swim everyday of your life, no matter the odds.

For me I have decided to be a translator and a writer.... what is my rule of 5?:

Everyday i read (comprises of english and french)

Everyday i write

Everyday i translate

Everyday i ask questions

Everyday i keep files...

this is my rule of 5. what about yours?

Recommended book: " THE 21 IRREFUTABLE LAWS OF LEADERSHIP by John C. Maxwell

Have a lovely weekend.

DIFFERENCES

Hi it been a while, i have been so busy, sorry for leaving you guys alone with a word. Anyway I am back once again. In future I will like to talk about money and making money, but not for today. In the mean time I will like to say the world cup is finally over and Spain deserves to win the cup. I just wish one of the African countries took the cup home. But, oh well it took Spain years to get here and I know that : so long as there is life there is hope. Who knows what will happen in Brazil 2014....

Now I will like to tell you a little secret, its about marriage. This thing that they say opposite attracts I feel strongly that it is very true. I have observed my husband for a while and I have come to realize that, we both have too love whatever the other person loves. That's the sacrifice about it. Now let me talk about channels, my husband loves National Geographic Channel, Discovery Channel, Animal Channel and the likes. I can not stand all those channels to me they are boring and to stiff. Now guess what channels I like...please don't laugh at me and I don't think its my fault...lol..... I love Disney Channel, Cartoon Network, Universal Channel, TV5 and the likes. My baby can't stand it for one second and he cannot comprehend it. But you know what, we have come to an agreement. We watch what each other likes, just in other for us to be together. Even though I have to sleep through his Discovery Channel days or him mine we do this cos in marriage with all our difference, we have to make sacrifices. Differences come with sacrifices....now shhhhhhhhhhhh please don't let him know I told you......lol..

Ciao and Happy new week.

P.S: Learn to love your spouses differences its worth the while.

Resources

Hi whats up? special eyah to Ghana for losing yesterday night, they should have not let Uruguay to equalize, in the first place. Anyways welcome home, you did a good job never the less. Now back to the main topic of today: I am doing something that has to do with the Niger Delta Basin and The Amazon Basin. I have found out that but basins are very similar in mammals, resources, terrain, rain forest, oppression and let me add now insecurity. As i studied the Niger Delta basin, something struck me, i was amazed at all the natural resources available in that basin, untouched and untapped. One of the resources that struck me was the Mangrove Pulp.

The Mangrove Pulp is a substance that is used for the production of paper, and do you want to know what it is being used for, as of today? it is being used for as local firewood. You can imagine the waste!!!! In my research i found out that a sample had been sent to a German company, after which the German company proposed coming to set up a factory/ office for the production of paper in Niger Delta, but like everything in Nigeria, till today as we speak nothing has been done concerning that. My question is this, if we have so much natural resources then why are we only concentrating on one? Why are we killing ourselves and causing insecurity because of it? Why is the country divided because of our precious black gold?

A geologist told me that they were told that in Nigeria, there isn't any natural resources on this earth that cannot be found, if looked for. It may not be in large quantities but at least they can be found. Now my question: "what can we as individuals do to change our nation? Because from what i have seen the government, is a forgotten issue, our parents era is over and it is time for us to take up the staff and right the wrongs our parents, fore fathers, presidents, politicians have done. Maybe someone reading out there can cash into the idea of bringing back the German company for the production of paper, despite the odds. Think of what it will do for our nation and the Niger Delta basin.

Before i get of for my weekend off, i will like to chip in something" i stumbled on an advert: "vacation in the Amazon rainforest". "Family vacations in the amazon forest, learn to live the life without civilization". For me my idea of a vacation will never be an experience in a rainforest, looking at wildlife and mammals, but those vacation resorts are making a fortune. Why can't Niger Delta be a tourist haven for all the crazy tourists who love adventures?

P.s "i pray for the black gold, our curse to dry up so that our senses can be put to use in the name of Jesus".

Sometimes You Want To Hurt Back

Have you ever been in a situation where you just want to lash out at the ones you love. When you feel like hurting them back because of what they have done to you or because of the hurt you feel right now. Have you ever wondered why it is only the people you love that hurt you and see your pain. Have you ever wondered why in spite of the hurt, in spite of what they have done to you, you are expected to say sorry first because society dims fit or it is the right thing to do? Do not worry you are not alone. Everyone at one time or the other has been hurt by a loved one. It may have been so bad that suicide became an option.

I am here to tell you that you should just let go and move on. Forgiving and forgetting is not easy at all, don't let anybody lie to you, but when you choose to forgive and forget, it is one of the best thing in life.

As this new month begins, decide in your heart to forgive everyone, forgive your love ones, forgive your husband or wife who has cheated on you several times, forgive your father who was never there for you as a child, forgive your dear friend who betrayed you, forgive your colleagues who set you up, forgive everybody no matter the crime and trust me life will be better.

Take care of yourself and have a blessed, fulfilled, fantastic new month. Ciao

The Secret Millionaire

Flipping through the boring channels i stumbled on BBC Knowledge, the program "the secret millionaire" was on. If you don't know about this program let me explain it a little. : " a rich man or woman, usually a multimillionaire, go undercover to a very poor area in the U.K and look for people they can help. When they finally make their choice and give out money, you see the reaction on the people's faces. They cannot believe their luck or blessings. The episode i just watched, the millionaire Kevin former M.D. of Rover gave a homeless charity organization 150,000 pounds to build homes for homeless families, i can go on and on..

Seeing this makes me ask myself, how can people be so good? What are our rich people in Nigeria, in Africa doing with their money? What are you doing with yours? One must not wait till one is a millionaire to make a difference in someone's life. Look around your neighborhood, your community, you will find someone in need.

Do something nice this week, help someone in need.

Ciao.