Monday, November 7, 2016
Sunday, November 6, 2016
Don't Put Life Off Until Tomorrow!
When a man is born, his
life's countdown has already started and each day makes him get older and brings
him closer to his grave.
This is one fact that all
men have to understand and internalize it.
Whether we like it or not,
life is going on,
in good weather and bad
weather, it is going in,
in cold and winter, summer
and autumn,
whether the sun is high up
there in the air in the day time or the moon is there in the night time;
whether it is raining cats
and dogs or burning flesh with heat;
Life is going on
In sickness and in health,
life is going on
In riches and poverty,
life is going on
Even when the taste of
living is gone, life goes on
It doesn't wait for
anyone; it doesn't wait for fairer weather or any of such things.
Being conscious of this
fact, it makes no sense then to POSTPONE
or PUT OFF life until a latter day or date.
Life is to be lived
everyday
It is to be a daily
experience and no one has it on
A lot of people have the
dream to be this or be that, to have this or have that before they start living
their lives ...
but today I want to remind
you that LIFE IS LIVED IN STAGES and missing out on any of the stages
especially at the younger age makes one suffer from ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT and thus
get stuck to childhood acts and habits.
Each life stage comes with
its own fantasies, hard facts and fiction and they are better experienced in
that stage than carried forward.
Moreover we are here on a
mission and none of us knows when that mission would be accomplished and this
means that no one knows just the exact time when it would be his turn to return
to the Maker.
When I was growing up, I
received the best piece of advise any Father would give to his Son from my own
Father. He told me
"live the life you
have to live when you have to live it"
For each stage of life,
live that life - be open and receptive, laugh a lot, give a helping hand to
another worse off than you are, forgive quickly, run the race until the winds
leave your lungs, love someone, have fun and enjoy your life.
Don't put off life for
tomorrow, because tomorrow could be a hundred years when you would be all bones
and no energy left to enjoy the life or it could be just 24 hours when the bell
shall toll!!!
#DrJTF
Friday, November 4, 2016
What to Do When Your Plan Is Derailed
1. Be
angry for a (short) while. Then, move on.
When
things don’t go as planned, getting angry is the first reaction you may have.
Angry at
that person who betrayed you, at that company who is not treating you the
way they should, at your friends for not supporting you enough, at the
entire Universe!
I see
anger as a way of being true to myself, saying how I sincerely feel.
It is
not about letting your rage out on anybody but rather confiding in someone who
knows you well, or if you can’t find that person, writing it in your
journal or a letter for yourself.
Let
those words come out, get them out of the way, and then… move on!
When
channeled carefully and wisely, anger can be used as a force to avoid dragging your self
esteem down.
It can
lead you to a better understanding of who you are and what you want in life.
It can
offer you the opportunity to reassess what really is this lesson life is
trying to teach you.
It will
enable you to take action rapidly instead of just letting things happen to you.
2.
Remember: you are growing.
We could
have called our experience a failure. Yes we failed in a way. But what we
learned in return was so much bigger and valuable than the “feeling of failure”
itself.
Difficulties
make you grow.
It is
not something you can see right away, you need to experience discomfort first,
step back for a while and then turn into yourself to try and see things
differently than what the outside world is presenting you.
Through
this bad experience, we found the opportunity to learn about our personal
strength, courage and willingness to face changes and jump into the unknown.
We
learned how lucky we are to be together and how much stronger it makes us.
We learned that job and money
comes and goes.
But being together as a
family and experiencing love, trust and happiness, especially in uncertain
times, is an indestructible power.
As Maya
Angelou once wrote “You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be
defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can
know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it”.
And if
you haven’t done it yet, start defining them.
Values act like guidelines.
They
point you in the right direction, particularly when you feel lost.
Referring
regularly to your values is the best way to remember what is truly
important to you and will help you make better decisions according to what
truly matters to you. It will even give you another perspective on what
you are facing.
Two of
my top core values are living in harmony with my family and being
healthy.
My
everyday actions were always aiming at staying true to these 2 values.
It gave
me a sense of direction and stability when everything felt so uncertain
around me.
You may
have a lost a battle.
But it
is part of that game called life if you dare playing it wholeheartedly.
How
about trying to see things differently and remaining hopeful when things
don’t go as planned?
A friend
of mine recently advised me to be extremely vigilant and careful with our next
big life decision as this world is filled with people with bad intentions.
She was
partly right, that’s something we learned through this experience in a way.
But her
reaction made me understand something else: when things don’t go as planned, you can either
chose to fall into negativism; or, you may also take this opportunity to
cultivate your natural optimism!
I refuse
to believe that most people out there are trying to cheat me, betray me or take
advantage of me.
Sure there
are some, but if all I got from this experience is suspicion and constant fear
of others, then firstly I will become one of them and secondly I will have
completely failed at learning what life was really trying to teach me.
Chose to
believe that your next experience will be fantastic! What do you have to lose?
A daily routine creates a structure in your life that you
probably lack when life doesn’t go according to your expectations.
This
routine is very personal, it is up to each of you to see and create what is
best for you, the intention being to set up a ritual you can manage to do for
the rest of your life, ideally!
For me,
having the discipline to get up earlier and enjoying 1 hour for myself to
stretch, meditate, plan my day and read a few
articles while drinking my coffee was and still is the ideal routine.
It was
something I had been thinking about for years.
And what
better timing to create that challenging habit than in difficult times?
This
routine will give you a great sense of achievement and satisfaction, it will
provide you with that missing stability.
It will
give you something to rely on with the wonderful benefits of being and feeling
healthier.
In other
words: the ideal mindset to rise from difficult times!
Source: PurposeFairy
Thursday, November 3, 2016
You Can't Win If You Don't Try
In this
life time, I have met a number of persons who are specialists in complaining
but come short in action.
They have
all the adjectives and anecdotes to describe their failures and frustrations
but never lift a finger to help themselves.
They are
very willing to blame everything and anything for how their lives suck but
never themselves.
They are good,
infact very good at practicing the age old excuse of man - "passing the
buck"
They take
no responsibilities, they bear no flakes, they keep pushing away and never
pulling in.
I am sure
you would have met such people too or you might even be one.
Well,
today I just want to tell you that there is no substitute to ACTION if you want
to succeed.
It is
very possible for you to be WHATEVER you want to be, but that won't happen on a
platter, you must be ready to WORK on it and work is an action.
Who amongst
you wanting to be a Medical Doctor would sit down in his father's house, fast
and pray about it and expect to be a Medical Doctor?
Would you
not rather earnestly desire to be apprenticed to a renowned Medical Doctor so
that you can learn the skills from him and also become proficient yourself?
And that
applies to whatever, anyone wants to be whether it is being a Lawyer or an
Architect or an Engineer or a Computer Scientist or a Tanker Driver or a
Bricklayer e.t.c.
Stories
abound of how people have changed their destinies because they took action on
what they wanted to be.
I have my
story too
The only
way to win at the game of life is to try!!!
The only
way to succeed at whatever you set your eyes on is to work at it
You can't
win, if you don't try
So try!!!
Even if
you fail, try again and again and again until you succeed.
Because
"failure is an orphan but success has many relations"
A song
lyrics go like this
"if
you try and fail
Don't
ever give up
But
remember
life is
what you make it ......."
Nothing
gladdens the heart more than being successful at one's chosen desire
When you
are what you really wanted to be, even your entire environment is at peace with
you just as you are with it
So,
today, TRY
#CarpeDiem
#DrJTF
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
This November, What's Your Game Plan?
You know
that the year 2016 is on its last lap, it has commenced its initial descent, it
will row over mountains, ford all the clouds, dip into valleys before finally
descending and arriving its destination; but before that you need to decide
what to do with its movements.
Every
Pilot has a route map for every journey he has to undertake; if he deviates
from the route, he would definitely not arrive at his earlier destination
unless he gets back to the course.
At the
beginning of this year, you made some resolutions and then created a route map
to achieve them before the year ends.
That
route map is your game plan to achieve your goals this year.
That game
plan had a number of goals that were to be achieved bit by bit
Look, God had a game plan
when He created the world.
There was something he did
on the first day.
There was another thing He
did on the second day. etc.
And so
the 11th month of the year is here
What's
your game plan?
What
goals are to be achieved this month?
What's
the route map towards achieving them?
Are you
still struggling with making money online?
Do you
want to create a 2nd stream of income?
How about
losing some extra fat?
Or doing
that which you have been wanting to do all this while?
Whatever
you want to do or wish to have?
Get a
game plan
You cannot win this game
of life without a game plan. I mean if you are to win in your academics,
finances and spiritual life, you need a game plan.
If you are to succeed in
your business, relationships and health, you need a game plan.
What is your game plan my
friend? What specific routines and rituals are shaping your daily actions?
If things are to change,
you need take hold of how you spend your time. And the best way is to create a
success plan,
Yes you can my friend.
You can create your game
plan for your success today.
And if you need help on
the way, I am here for you
You can call: +234809-811-5050
#DrJTF
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