OPPORTUNITY SEEKS OUT THE PREPARED MIND AND FINDS IT.
Imagine a hamster, that lives in a cage, and has an exercise wheel, a water trough and a constant supply of food . Like the hamster trapped n a cage with the exercise wheel .It burns a lot of energy, gains a lot of momentum but never goes anywhere. Constantly spinning in that wheel, no matter the energy or speed it gain it's effort are in vain
However if that hamster sees the cage door open, what should it do? What would you think of that hamster if he didn't take the chance to escape while the door has been left open for him to leave. He starts to give the excuse that , he doesn't know where his next meal is coming from at least here in the cage he is secure. What if there is a cat out there to eat me up. What if there is a rat that has it in for me out there? He analyzes and decides that he likes where he is and is not going to out to the big bad world.
Sadly that is how many of us are. We work harder and harder and we just don't seem to be cutting it .Even with the ever increased salary it seems that our bills just get more and more, and we need another raise to meet those. Like the hamster in that wheel, we gain momentum, we strive harder, but we are going nowhere fast and soon burn out from sheer exhaustion.We then sit back and fantasize about the day we would be financially free and live without the worry of money.
It has been found that the wealth of the world lies with less than 20% of the population. It's an entrepreneur's world and the world does not give way to those who just sit back and fantasize, it gives way to those that have a vision and run after it with everything the have got within them.
They give up all sense of security and safety, they escape their comfort zones and leave themselves vulnerable to whatever comes their way during the pursuit of their goals and dreams. They give up their jobs and they plunge in after those dreams that tug at their heart strings. The stories of them that have succeeded are all around us . KFC, Google, Virgin, Ford,Kinkos, Subways etc.
These are men and women who were sick and tired of just getting by .Broke busted and disgusted with having more month at the end of the money. Being in a JOB Just Over Broke.
James Allen said
"The vision that you glorify in your mind the ideal that you enthrone in your heart this you will build your life by this you will become".
This is exactly how these men and women reached where they are today. Many of them came from impoverished backgrounds , but they filled their hearts and minds with goals and despite all the opposition, Despite all those around them that said they could not do it ,we all know where they are today.
It does not take a genius to realize that paid employment is never going to give you financial freedom. But like the hamster we are scared of what is out there, we are scared to launch into the deep and take our chances.
One thing has to be emphasized though , a second thing that makes many of us different from these men and women who have achieved greatness is our mindset and way of thinking. Intelligence and academic achievement in life does not guarantee financial success. Think about it how many Professors or Doctorate holders d you know that are millionaires. How many of your friends who graduated as Valedictorian are financially wealthy?
So that settles it that Diplomas and Degrees are not a determinant factor to success.
Motivational speaker and business trainer Jim Rohn says
"A formal education will make you a living, but self education will make you a fortune"
Robert Kiyosaki,Donald Trump,Bill Gates are some of the most successful men in the world . They are all advocates of personal development and what keeps them at the top of their game is that they are always reading. The constantly feed their minds by reading books, attending seminars , consulting with experts. While the rest of us would rather spend money on expanding our wardrobe or splashing out on that new car we passed by on the dealership. Yet we complain that our big chance hasn't come by and those guys got a lucky break. Yes they did , if you define it as
Labour Under Correct Knowledge.
They learned the principles of success and the applied them.
Too many of us want the money but are not ready to learn the steps to get it for ourselves. You have got to build the mind before you build the money.
If we can learn from the experts we can do what they did and achieve what they achieved.
Theodore Roosevelt said
"Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much because they live in the grey twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat".
DO TODAY WHAT OTHERS WON'T , TO HAVE TOMORROW WHAT OTHERS DON'T
Take Care and God Bless
Thursday 17 April 2008
Thursday 10 April 2008
Becoming your own boss
Most of us have wild dreams of being rich. We go to school and look for that degree which will give us our dream job. The dream job where we will earn a large salary, drive a fancy car, a great house and retire on a big fat pension.
We then graduate and then get that coveted job. The first paycheck comes in and we are all excited. We take out our friends and have a grand time. We hit the shops and splash out on the latest phone, that sexy dress or that watch that we have had our eye on for months Some of us even change our entire wardrobe. Several months down the line that pay cheque is not so fat any more. We are reduced to a strict budget and even at that there is more month left at the end of the money.
From having that wonderful job that we dreamed about for so long, we realize that we are Just Over Broke. The bills keep rising and we pray and first for that pay rise, promotion of big break which would solve all our problems. It comes and we either blow it away or don't even notice any difference. We soon realize that no matter what raise we get (inflation usually catches up) or how much overtime we put in, a J.O.B is never going to make us financially free.
It's an entrepreneur’s world and these men and women risk big and win huge. Unlike many of us, they are not afraid to launch out their own. We are afraid that we won't meet our financial commitments so we stick with nice "safe" pay cherub We make excuses because we are afraid of the unknown. We want to get all our ducks in a row before we make any move.
Entrepreneurs like Richard Branson,Fred De Luca(Subways) ,Donald Trump and others take risks every single day. They jump off the cliff and they grow their wings on the way down, that is why they are millionaires and billionaires and the rest of us are hoping on a big fat Christmas bonus, or worse waiting for our lottery numbers to come up.
All hope is not lost. There is a way that we too can achieve entrepreneurship status. We can be our own boss, dictate our own hours and decide to give our selves a raise whenever we want to. HOW CAN WE DO THIS?
It's called Network Marketing, a multi million dollar industry that has been tried and tested and proven 100% for over 56 years. Many men and women have achieved financial freedom through the power of network marketing.
According to Forbes magazine, "Internet education is the biggest emerging trend of the decade. "Webucation" is exploding in America and all over the world! When that is combined with a $64 billion dollar personal development industry, that equals huge opportunity.
THIS IS A WARNING. When you mention network marketing to your friends, family or co workers, they would do everything to discourage you. They would tell you that you are crazy to even think about it. They would tell you it will never work or that it's and give you examples of people that have failed at some network marketing ventures. The word pyamid scheme might even crop up.
Now when that happens, which is going to happen i guarantee you it will. You have to step back and think about one thing. These friends, are they financially better off than you? Are they completely free from worrying about bills? Can they take a holiday at anytime they want to and fly first class? If you can say a resounding yes to all these questions, then by all means listen to them.
Making one thing abundantly clear .Network marketing and pyramid schemes are as different as fire and water. They are complete parallels and have nothing to do with each other. Pyramids are illegal and network marketing is a legitimate business which is regulated by the Direct Selling Association(DSA). Pyramid offer no value, with Network Marketing offers immediate value and had been tried tested and proved for many years.
Now you may say, but i have been in network marketing before , or my friend was in it and lost a lot of money. With that in mind, let me ask you one question, Have you ever been in a relationship before? Have you ever broken up with someone you dated or were in a relationship with. Did it hurt? YES. Did it stop you from ever getting into a relationship again? NO. So why would you give up a chance for financial freedom, because a previous effort failed.
This is a business where you can run from anywhere in the world. As a matter of fact, it is one of the few business opportunities in the world that rewards you for traveling the world. A business where you can earn what is known as "sitting on the beach money" .Through what is called RESIDUAL INCOME. Where the effort you put in once keeps on working for you , similar to the principle that royalties work on.
DISCLAMER- This is not a get rich quick scheme. You are not going to become an instant millionaire in 24 hours .It is not going to take work, you can not be lazy and be a successful network marketer. Like anything in life you have to put in the effort to see the result. It takes time ,dedication, discipline and most of all PASSION.
The great thing about network marketing is that you decide the hours that you want. It is something that you can start part time and give yourself an extra stream of income. Do you think an extra $500 a month from a part time job can make a difference in your life. So for those of us that absolutely love our jobs, we can work full time on our job and part time on our future. Working smart and with passion, you would soon exceed in part time what you earn full time.
Network marketing allows you to start your own business with minimal start up, no rent, no utilities and none of the expenses those in brick and mortar businesses do. Here , instead of working for your money , your money is working for you through the law of leveraging.
Business tycoons Donald Trump(The Apprentice) and Robert Kiyosaki(Rich Dad Poor Dad) are both passionate about personal development and have written their a book together where one of the things they recommend is Network marketing and why they endorse it. Leveraging is the power that networking marketing gives to the average Joe to get financial freedom.
They say that the quickest way to success is to learn from successful people .Now i don't know about you, but if these business geniuses endorse personal development and network marketing. It is good enough for me.
"Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much because they live in grey twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat."
Theodore Roosevelt
We then graduate and then get that coveted job. The first paycheck comes in and we are all excited. We take out our friends and have a grand time. We hit the shops and splash out on the latest phone, that sexy dress or that watch that we have had our eye on for months Some of us even change our entire wardrobe. Several months down the line that pay cheque is not so fat any more. We are reduced to a strict budget and even at that there is more month left at the end of the money.
From having that wonderful job that we dreamed about for so long, we realize that we are Just Over Broke. The bills keep rising and we pray and first for that pay rise, promotion of big break which would solve all our problems. It comes and we either blow it away or don't even notice any difference. We soon realize that no matter what raise we get (inflation usually catches up) or how much overtime we put in, a J.O.B is never going to make us financially free.
It's an entrepreneur’s world and these men and women risk big and win huge. Unlike many of us, they are not afraid to launch out their own. We are afraid that we won't meet our financial commitments so we stick with nice "safe" pay cherub We make excuses because we are afraid of the unknown. We want to get all our ducks in a row before we make any move.
Entrepreneurs like Richard Branson,Fred De Luca(Subways) ,Donald Trump and others take risks every single day. They jump off the cliff and they grow their wings on the way down, that is why they are millionaires and billionaires and the rest of us are hoping on a big fat Christmas bonus, or worse waiting for our lottery numbers to come up.
All hope is not lost. There is a way that we too can achieve entrepreneurship status. We can be our own boss, dictate our own hours and decide to give our selves a raise whenever we want to. HOW CAN WE DO THIS?
It's called Network Marketing, a multi million dollar industry that has been tried and tested and proven 100% for over 56 years. Many men and women have achieved financial freedom through the power of network marketing.
According to Forbes magazine, "Internet education is the biggest emerging trend of the decade. "Webucation" is exploding in America and all over the world! When that is combined with a $64 billion dollar personal development industry, that equals huge opportunity.
THIS IS A WARNING. When you mention network marketing to your friends, family or co workers, they would do everything to discourage you. They would tell you that you are crazy to even think about it. They would tell you it will never work or that it's and give you examples of people that have failed at some network marketing ventures. The word pyamid scheme might even crop up.
Now when that happens, which is going to happen i guarantee you it will. You have to step back and think about one thing. These friends, are they financially better off than you? Are they completely free from worrying about bills? Can they take a holiday at anytime they want to and fly first class? If you can say a resounding yes to all these questions, then by all means listen to them.
Making one thing abundantly clear .Network marketing and pyramid schemes are as different as fire and water. They are complete parallels and have nothing to do with each other. Pyramids are illegal and network marketing is a legitimate business which is regulated by the Direct Selling Association(DSA). Pyramid offer no value, with Network Marketing offers immediate value and had been tried tested and proved for many years.
Now you may say, but i have been in network marketing before , or my friend was in it and lost a lot of money. With that in mind, let me ask you one question, Have you ever been in a relationship before? Have you ever broken up with someone you dated or were in a relationship with. Did it hurt? YES. Did it stop you from ever getting into a relationship again? NO. So why would you give up a chance for financial freedom, because a previous effort failed.
This is a business where you can run from anywhere in the world. As a matter of fact, it is one of the few business opportunities in the world that rewards you for traveling the world. A business where you can earn what is known as "sitting on the beach money" .Through what is called RESIDUAL INCOME. Where the effort you put in once keeps on working for you , similar to the principle that royalties work on.
DISCLAMER- This is not a get rich quick scheme. You are not going to become an instant millionaire in 24 hours .It is not going to take work, you can not be lazy and be a successful network marketer. Like anything in life you have to put in the effort to see the result. It takes time ,dedication, discipline and most of all PASSION.
The great thing about network marketing is that you decide the hours that you want. It is something that you can start part time and give yourself an extra stream of income. Do you think an extra $500 a month from a part time job can make a difference in your life. So for those of us that absolutely love our jobs, we can work full time on our job and part time on our future. Working smart and with passion, you would soon exceed in part time what you earn full time.
Network marketing allows you to start your own business with minimal start up, no rent, no utilities and none of the expenses those in brick and mortar businesses do. Here , instead of working for your money , your money is working for you through the law of leveraging.
Business tycoons Donald Trump(The Apprentice) and Robert Kiyosaki(Rich Dad Poor Dad) are both passionate about personal development and have written their a book together where one of the things they recommend is Network marketing and why they endorse it. Leveraging is the power that networking marketing gives to the average Joe to get financial freedom.
They say that the quickest way to success is to learn from successful people .Now i don't know about you, but if these business geniuses endorse personal development and network marketing. It is good enough for me.
"Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much because they live in grey twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat."
Theodore Roosevelt
Wednesday 9 April 2008
LIFE LESSONS FROM CLASSIC CARTOON CHARACTERS
Most of us grew up watching cartoons as children. Tom and Jerry , has beyond a doubt has to be one of the most popular and generational crossing cartoon. The rivalry between the two has spanned over 50 years. Most episodes would begin with Tom scheming on how he would eat Jerry, and no matter how hard he tried Jerry always found some way to escape, even after Tom had succeeded in swallowing him. In the Looney Toons, there have been many similar rivalries.
Sylvester and Tweety , Bugs and Elmer Fudd,Bugs and Daffy and the Road Runner and Wild E Coyote.
Elmer Fudd has hunted Bugs for many years without much success, but he keeps coming back to get that scwewy wabbit. The hunt for the road runner by Wild E Coyote has to be one of the most determined in cartoon history. He usually has a perfect plan , which should by all logic work, but some way some how , the road runner manages to get away . Sylvester has a determined launch to make tweety his lunch ,and sometimes he's just minding his own business, but he somehow manages to get into trouble.
What is the point of all this cartoon referencing? What do all these rivalries have to do with anything in life. Taking a look at Elmer ,Sylvester,Tom and Wild E Coyote have in common? Tenacity, they all have a goal that they want to achieve, lunch. And no matter how many times they get outsmarted , bashed ,slammed into the side of mountains or squashed by anvils they keep going after their goal, because they can see it in their mind's eye. They know what they want , and they are not going to let a few obstacles, whether it be the IQ of their opponent, the height of what they are striving for or the fact that what they are after is moving at a faster speed than they can keep up with, they find a way to do so.
What about Road Runner,Jerry,Tweety ,and Bugs Bunny, they are the ultimate survivors. No matter what their hunters use to come against them they always find a way to survive. No matter how many times they get trapped they always find a means of escape. Think about it , have you ever watched a Looney Toons cartoon, in which Wild E Coyote succeeded in completely capturing the road runner, or that Bugs didn't escape Elmer's capture? No matter the situation they both exhibit their nature, Bugs the nature to survive at all costs and Elmer's on tenacity no matter how many times he previously failed.
Another group of cartoon characters i greatly admire are Top Cat (TC) and Yogi Bear , these guys are what I'd like to call, "The Original Kings of Hustle" . Top Cat is an entrepreneur , who brims with confidence and never allows anything get him down. When he faces an obstacle he finds a way to overcome it. Whether it be the lack of money, assets or staff or human obstacles in the form of officer Dibble, his brain begins to work and he overcomes it in some manner, and despite all his ventures collapsing he he keeps on trying, that spirit within him ever dying.
The same goes for Jellystone Park resident who is "smarter than the average bear". Yogi is the mammal that had exquisite taste long before Remy rat. Unlike the other bears that were satisfied with fruits nuts and berries , he longed for more, picnic baskets in particularly . Despite all the obstacles before him in form of Ranger Smith who represented authority figures , and his fellow bears who were satisfied with what they could rummage around , he wanted better things.Things that people told him were not meant for bears, out of his league and he should stick to what he knows. Yogi never let any of that veer his determination, and due to his perseverance he more often than not succeeded.
Little boys when playing "cops and robbers" or "tag" fall down many times and get back up without a second thought. Those of us that played some form of sport and loved it , no doubt at some point in time lost a game or missed a shot, but did we quit because of that, no. Those that love professional wrestling (WWE) , when you favourite star is in the ring and he's taking a beating , we know and expect that he is going to make a come back and win the match.
Life is not very much different, like the little kids or the wrestler that falls down or is losing, we do not just give up and quit.There are going to obstacles in our way. Like as babies we gradually learnt to walk, gravity was an obstacle, we fell down several times, that didn't stop us from trying, today we are walking without giving it a second thought, or even remembering how difficult it was fro us to learn. Muhammad Ali , is still known as he greatest ,after over thirty years out of the ring. He took some hits and was knocked down both inside and outside the ring, but it was his tenacity and determination that kept him going, and that is why he remains one of the most respected names in sports history and will do so for years to come.
Like those cartoon characters that kept going despite several knock downs , if we have a strong enough vision , we should not allow any failure to make us quit. Most of the successful people in history and in the world today had so many failure it's a wonder that they kept on going. Col Sanders the founder of KFC had about 300 rejections for his recipe, Abraham Lincoln failed in getting elected for many different offices ,JK Rowling received many rejection slips, Steven King threw away the manuscript for Carrie, because of so many rejections. Bing Crosby was written off by a casting director. Are you seeing a pattern here?
It's not going to be easy , but despite how many anvils get dropped on us, and no matter how many mountain sides we smash into. If our dreams are truly worth it, we should not give up.
Sylvester and Tweety , Bugs and Elmer Fudd,Bugs and Daffy and the Road Runner and Wild E Coyote.
Elmer Fudd has hunted Bugs for many years without much success, but he keeps coming back to get that scwewy wabbit. The hunt for the road runner by Wild E Coyote has to be one of the most determined in cartoon history. He usually has a perfect plan , which should by all logic work, but some way some how , the road runner manages to get away . Sylvester has a determined launch to make tweety his lunch ,and sometimes he's just minding his own business, but he somehow manages to get into trouble.
What is the point of all this cartoon referencing? What do all these rivalries have to do with anything in life. Taking a look at Elmer ,Sylvester,Tom and Wild E Coyote have in common? Tenacity, they all have a goal that they want to achieve, lunch. And no matter how many times they get outsmarted , bashed ,slammed into the side of mountains or squashed by anvils they keep going after their goal, because they can see it in their mind's eye. They know what they want , and they are not going to let a few obstacles, whether it be the IQ of their opponent, the height of what they are striving for or the fact that what they are after is moving at a faster speed than they can keep up with, they find a way to do so.
What about Road Runner,Jerry,Tweety ,and Bugs Bunny, they are the ultimate survivors. No matter what their hunters use to come against them they always find a way to survive. No matter how many times they get trapped they always find a means of escape. Think about it , have you ever watched a Looney Toons cartoon, in which Wild E Coyote succeeded in completely capturing the road runner, or that Bugs didn't escape Elmer's capture? No matter the situation they both exhibit their nature, Bugs the nature to survive at all costs and Elmer's on tenacity no matter how many times he previously failed.
Another group of cartoon characters i greatly admire are Top Cat (TC) and Yogi Bear , these guys are what I'd like to call, "The Original Kings of Hustle" . Top Cat is an entrepreneur , who brims with confidence and never allows anything get him down. When he faces an obstacle he finds a way to overcome it. Whether it be the lack of money, assets or staff or human obstacles in the form of officer Dibble, his brain begins to work and he overcomes it in some manner, and despite all his ventures collapsing he he keeps on trying, that spirit within him ever dying.
The same goes for Jellystone Park resident who is "smarter than the average bear". Yogi is the mammal that had exquisite taste long before Remy rat. Unlike the other bears that were satisfied with fruits nuts and berries , he longed for more, picnic baskets in particularly . Despite all the obstacles before him in form of Ranger Smith who represented authority figures , and his fellow bears who were satisfied with what they could rummage around , he wanted better things.Things that people told him were not meant for bears, out of his league and he should stick to what he knows. Yogi never let any of that veer his determination, and due to his perseverance he more often than not succeeded.
Little boys when playing "cops and robbers" or "tag" fall down many times and get back up without a second thought. Those of us that played some form of sport and loved it , no doubt at some point in time lost a game or missed a shot, but did we quit because of that, no. Those that love professional wrestling (WWE) , when you favourite star is in the ring and he's taking a beating , we know and expect that he is going to make a come back and win the match.
Life is not very much different, like the little kids or the wrestler that falls down or is losing, we do not just give up and quit.There are going to obstacles in our way. Like as babies we gradually learnt to walk, gravity was an obstacle, we fell down several times, that didn't stop us from trying, today we are walking without giving it a second thought, or even remembering how difficult it was fro us to learn. Muhammad Ali , is still known as he greatest ,after over thirty years out of the ring. He took some hits and was knocked down both inside and outside the ring, but it was his tenacity and determination that kept him going, and that is why he remains one of the most respected names in sports history and will do so for years to come.
Like those cartoon characters that kept going despite several knock downs , if we have a strong enough vision , we should not allow any failure to make us quit. Most of the successful people in history and in the world today had so many failure it's a wonder that they kept on going. Col Sanders the founder of KFC had about 300 rejections for his recipe, Abraham Lincoln failed in getting elected for many different offices ,JK Rowling received many rejection slips, Steven King threw away the manuscript for Carrie, because of so many rejections. Bing Crosby was written off by a casting director. Are you seeing a pattern here?
It's not going to be easy , but despite how many anvils get dropped on us, and no matter how many mountain sides we smash into. If our dreams are truly worth it, we should not give up.
FINDING YOUR PATH IN LIFE
The Encarta dictionary defines educating as the imparting and acquiring of knowledge through teaching and learning, especially at a school or similar institution.
Formal education is looked upon as the key to having a successful life by many people all over the world. Young people across the globe have it drummed into their ears by their parents, uncles and aunts “work hard, get good grades so you can go to university get a degree and get a good stable job”. Thus being the reason that many students enter the university and go for medicine ,engineering , law or accountancy , because these are seen as the prestigious courses that can get you a high income job in strong companies and the like. But is that really the only means to success?
I believe that everyone is born with something within them , which is essentially “the goose that lays the golden egg”. There are several groups into which these can be classified. One group of people “the intellectuals” are natural readers, they love to absorb and disperse information. This group consists of the doctors, lawyers professors and research scientists etc.Another group read less and do more, they are good with their hands give them a television that is inoperative and they would dismantle it examine it to find the problem and fix it, these are the “the technical” .Another group are those that come up with things from within themselves, I would call them “the creatives”, they are the actors, recording artists, sculptors, poets, playwrights etc. A completely different group is “the athletes” , they are blessed with physical prowess and excel well above their peers in sports. An individual from the athletes group, can never find fulfillment if he is studying medicine in the university, he may excel but deep down he’s know there is something missing in his life.
There is a belief that without a university degree one can not be successful financially and otherwise in life, but is that really true ? What about those that have learning disabilities, are they doomed to be failures? Dyslexia, a condition that causes the inability to read or write it is known as a special reading disorder, it occurs in 10 to 20 percent of the world's population and it has different levels of intensity. One of the characteristics is having problem distinguishing the various sounds or phenoms that make up speech. Fluently, is rarely diagnosed and sufferers usually suffer the stigma of being labeled dumb or stupid and relegated to the background. Is there any fate for such people? If they can’t learn, read or write won’t they have difficulty making a living? Apparently, the saying “when God takes something away , he gives something else” rings true in their case. For the first time, new research shows that entrepreneurs are five times more likely to suffer from dyslexia than your average citizen, some of the world’s leading entrepreneurs such as Sir Richard Branson, and Anita Roddick of The Body Shop allegedly suffer from dyslexia. Branson whose Virgin empire includes Telecoms, Soft drinks, Air and Rail transport, Radio and a record company has a personal net worth of over £3 billion, he never walked the halls of a university. World renowned Public and motivational speaker Les Brown was labelled educable mentally retarded when he was in high school, today he earns millions of dollar annually in speaking engagements for executives of Fortune 500 companies It is said that Dyslexia forces people to hunt for creative ways to steer through life,ain’t that the truth.
As mentioned earlier there are different groups that individuals belong to, and parents need to discover what group their child belongs to and guide them toward that path. The blinders need to come off our eyes, the blinders that have given us tunnel vision, and brainwashed us into thinking that university education is the only light at the end of the tunnel. Those in the intellectual group will acquires the degrees at the Universities . “The technical” would hone their skills by attending vocational colleges where they can learn to become world class furniture makers, electricians, blacksmiths, masons,H20 transportation engineers(plumbers), etc. Vocations which are certainly not in short demand. Those in the creative group need to hone their ingrown talent by attending a school for music and performing arts like Julliard where they can major in courses like dance, vocals, a specific instrument or music production. For the athletes they need a sports academy, much like Aspire, a school in Qatar that trains it’s students to be professional athletes, at the same time giving them an education to fall back after their professional careers end. A similar school was portrayed in the Australian team drama SWEAT.
The essential in life is a basic secondary school education, which should be standard for every child , after they’ve crossed that bridge each should discover their path , which only they can tread. They question we should ask ourselves is, what would the world be like if people legendary producer Quincy Jones ,who have brought us some of our most loved songs .Football sensation Cristiano Ronaldo who has lead his Manchester United team to victory several times, and is carving his name in the football hall of fame. Crooner Frank Sinatra a kid from humble beginnings went to seal his name forever in the history of music and has spawned a string of imitators in Harry Connick Jnr, Michael Buble ,movie visionaries Francis Ford Coppola, Ridley Scott ,Alfred Hitchcock,Orson Wells are some of the greatest directors of all time.Quentin Tarantino , whose movie Pulp Fiction is listed as number 7 in imdb top 250 movies of al time, once worked as a video store clerk. What if they had decided to work 9 to 5 jobs, because they felt they had no future without a university degree.
Some of the biggest companies in the world today were founded by those who just had a dream. Some of them were dubbed stupid ,dumb or retarded by teachers. Some of them were doing great in school, but found no satisfaction from learning theories that were not applicable in the real world. Many of the founders of our most beloved brands started those companies out of a desire within them that could not be satisfied working for a pay check.
Now , don't get this twisted, i am not knocking or discouraging formal education , i believe and encourage that every one has the minimum of a secondary school education, (high school education to the Americans, and O Levels to the Europeans) But from that point , each has to discover what they have the potential for, whether it be in the Art(music,acting, painting ,sculpting), a university education, business or sports.
However ,even amongst the professionals, many of them have come out of those in the much awed "prestigious" professions to enormous success using their gifts. Best selling author John Grisham was trained as a Lawyer, same thing goes for Michael Crichton , who was trained as a doctor, he has gone on to become a best selling author and producer of the Emmy Award winning television show ER and many of his noels have been made into blockbuster movies including Congo,Coma Sphere,Rising Sun ,Jurassic Park and the upcoming West World . Have you heard of the shows Ally McBeal, The Practice, Boston Public, Boston Legal, the man behind them is David E Kelley , who was working in a law firm when a t.v executive came across a script he had written, the rest is history.
Oscar nominated and Grammy Winner Will Smith had a full scholarship to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT),but had no intention of going to College because of a dream he ahd to pursue. Friends cast member Lisa Kudrow , graduated with a BSc in Biology with an intention to pursue a career in research. We all know the success they have gone on to achieve , in the careers that their parents fought tooth and nail against.
There are several success stories of those that never got a formal education, one of them is hip hop icon Jay Z , one of the most recognized names in music. Born into a poor home in Brooklyn ,New York, he is a classic rags to riches story. Starting as a young hustling rapper on the streets from scratch he slowly began to build an empire that includes a chain of night clubs, a clothing line and alcoholic beverages, he is part-owner of the NBA team the New Jersey Nets is former head honcho of Def Jam Records and a long line up of endorsements, a club franchise, and real estate .He has a personal net worth of over $300 million and growing, not bad for a kid that never finished high school.
You may go on to say that, i have no talent to speak of . Paris Hilton happens to be one of the most recognised faces on television. The 27 year old socialite is a tabloid favourite parties with A list celebrities, she has no talent to speak of, has failed at both a music and acting career, but she gets paid more than some professional speakers to make appearance at social events. She has discover and harnessed her exhibitionist talent and gets paid up to $100,000 to smile and have for less than an hour.Even a blogger the self titled Perez Hilton( no relation) has turned his love for gossip into a money spinning venture. I'm not encouraging you to be the next Paris or Perez Hilton, my point is that every one has some form of talent, deep within them all you have to do is look hard enough. I mean look at the Spice Girls.
Today anyone that uses the internet is bound to have come across Yahoo, Google, and Facebook , these global companies were all founded , in college dorm rooms, and made their young creators billionaires before the age of thirty, so their is yet hope for the so called "nerds"(book worms) without musical or athletic talent
In conclusion I will continue to emphasize the need for a basic secondary school education, and then the discovery of one’s own path . I recommend two books, Start Small Finish Big by Fred Deluca co founder of Subways who started the franchise as a teenager looking for a way to fund his college education and Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki a man who is an expert in knowing how to make your money work for you. In his book he mentions his two dads, his biological father and his mentor. His biological father(poor dad) had a PhD, was a working man all his life and died with a burden of debt on his shoulders. His rich dad (mentor) was a high school dropout , who when he died left a million dollar fortune that included real estate and several businesses .You do the math .
Formal education is looked upon as the key to having a successful life by many people all over the world. Young people across the globe have it drummed into their ears by their parents, uncles and aunts “work hard, get good grades so you can go to university get a degree and get a good stable job”. Thus being the reason that many students enter the university and go for medicine ,engineering , law or accountancy , because these are seen as the prestigious courses that can get you a high income job in strong companies and the like. But is that really the only means to success?
I believe that everyone is born with something within them , which is essentially “the goose that lays the golden egg”. There are several groups into which these can be classified. One group of people “the intellectuals” are natural readers, they love to absorb and disperse information. This group consists of the doctors, lawyers professors and research scientists etc.Another group read less and do more, they are good with their hands give them a television that is inoperative and they would dismantle it examine it to find the problem and fix it, these are the “the technical” .Another group are those that come up with things from within themselves, I would call them “the creatives”, they are the actors, recording artists, sculptors, poets, playwrights etc. A completely different group is “the athletes” , they are blessed with physical prowess and excel well above their peers in sports. An individual from the athletes group, can never find fulfillment if he is studying medicine in the university, he may excel but deep down he’s know there is something missing in his life.
There is a belief that without a university degree one can not be successful financially and otherwise in life, but is that really true ? What about those that have learning disabilities, are they doomed to be failures? Dyslexia, a condition that causes the inability to read or write it is known as a special reading disorder, it occurs in 10 to 20 percent of the world's population and it has different levels of intensity. One of the characteristics is having problem distinguishing the various sounds or phenoms that make up speech. Fluently, is rarely diagnosed and sufferers usually suffer the stigma of being labeled dumb or stupid and relegated to the background. Is there any fate for such people? If they can’t learn, read or write won’t they have difficulty making a living? Apparently, the saying “when God takes something away , he gives something else” rings true in their case. For the first time, new research shows that entrepreneurs are five times more likely to suffer from dyslexia than your average citizen, some of the world’s leading entrepreneurs such as Sir Richard Branson, and Anita Roddick of The Body Shop allegedly suffer from dyslexia. Branson whose Virgin empire includes Telecoms, Soft drinks, Air and Rail transport, Radio and a record company has a personal net worth of over £3 billion, he never walked the halls of a university. World renowned Public and motivational speaker Les Brown was labelled educable mentally retarded when he was in high school, today he earns millions of dollar annually in speaking engagements for executives of Fortune 500 companies It is said that Dyslexia forces people to hunt for creative ways to steer through life,ain’t that the truth.
As mentioned earlier there are different groups that individuals belong to, and parents need to discover what group their child belongs to and guide them toward that path. The blinders need to come off our eyes, the blinders that have given us tunnel vision, and brainwashed us into thinking that university education is the only light at the end of the tunnel. Those in the intellectual group will acquires the degrees at the Universities . “The technical” would hone their skills by attending vocational colleges where they can learn to become world class furniture makers, electricians, blacksmiths, masons,H20 transportation engineers(plumbers), etc. Vocations which are certainly not in short demand. Those in the creative group need to hone their ingrown talent by attending a school for music and performing arts like Julliard where they can major in courses like dance, vocals, a specific instrument or music production. For the athletes they need a sports academy, much like Aspire, a school in Qatar that trains it’s students to be professional athletes, at the same time giving them an education to fall back after their professional careers end. A similar school was portrayed in the Australian team drama SWEAT.
The essential in life is a basic secondary school education, which should be standard for every child , after they’ve crossed that bridge each should discover their path , which only they can tread. They question we should ask ourselves is, what would the world be like if people legendary producer Quincy Jones ,who have brought us some of our most loved songs .Football sensation Cristiano Ronaldo who has lead his Manchester United team to victory several times, and is carving his name in the football hall of fame. Crooner Frank Sinatra a kid from humble beginnings went to seal his name forever in the history of music and has spawned a string of imitators in Harry Connick Jnr, Michael Buble ,movie visionaries Francis Ford Coppola, Ridley Scott ,Alfred Hitchcock,Orson Wells are some of the greatest directors of all time.Quentin Tarantino , whose movie Pulp Fiction is listed as number 7 in imdb top 250 movies of al time, once worked as a video store clerk. What if they had decided to work 9 to 5 jobs, because they felt they had no future without a university degree.
Some of the biggest companies in the world today were founded by those who just had a dream. Some of them were dubbed stupid ,dumb or retarded by teachers. Some of them were doing great in school, but found no satisfaction from learning theories that were not applicable in the real world. Many of the founders of our most beloved brands started those companies out of a desire within them that could not be satisfied working for a pay check.
Now , don't get this twisted, i am not knocking or discouraging formal education , i believe and encourage that every one has the minimum of a secondary school education, (high school education to the Americans, and O Levels to the Europeans) But from that point , each has to discover what they have the potential for, whether it be in the Art(music,acting, painting ,sculpting), a university education, business or sports.
However ,even amongst the professionals, many of them have come out of those in the much awed "prestigious" professions to enormous success using their gifts. Best selling author John Grisham was trained as a Lawyer, same thing goes for Michael Crichton , who was trained as a doctor, he has gone on to become a best selling author and producer of the Emmy Award winning television show ER and many of his noels have been made into blockbuster movies including Congo,Coma Sphere,Rising Sun ,Jurassic Park and the upcoming West World . Have you heard of the shows Ally McBeal, The Practice, Boston Public, Boston Legal, the man behind them is David E Kelley , who was working in a law firm when a t.v executive came across a script he had written, the rest is history.
Oscar nominated and Grammy Winner Will Smith had a full scholarship to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT),but had no intention of going to College because of a dream he ahd to pursue. Friends cast member Lisa Kudrow , graduated with a BSc in Biology with an intention to pursue a career in research. We all know the success they have gone on to achieve , in the careers that their parents fought tooth and nail against.
There are several success stories of those that never got a formal education, one of them is hip hop icon Jay Z , one of the most recognized names in music. Born into a poor home in Brooklyn ,New York, he is a classic rags to riches story. Starting as a young hustling rapper on the streets from scratch he slowly began to build an empire that includes a chain of night clubs, a clothing line and alcoholic beverages, he is part-owner of the NBA team the New Jersey Nets is former head honcho of Def Jam Records and a long line up of endorsements, a club franchise, and real estate .He has a personal net worth of over $300 million and growing, not bad for a kid that never finished high school.
You may go on to say that, i have no talent to speak of . Paris Hilton happens to be one of the most recognised faces on television. The 27 year old socialite is a tabloid favourite parties with A list celebrities, she has no talent to speak of, has failed at both a music and acting career, but she gets paid more than some professional speakers to make appearance at social events. She has discover and harnessed her exhibitionist talent and gets paid up to $100,000 to smile and have for less than an hour.Even a blogger the self titled Perez Hilton( no relation) has turned his love for gossip into a money spinning venture. I'm not encouraging you to be the next Paris or Perez Hilton, my point is that every one has some form of talent, deep within them all you have to do is look hard enough. I mean look at the Spice Girls.
Today anyone that uses the internet is bound to have come across Yahoo, Google, and Facebook , these global companies were all founded , in college dorm rooms, and made their young creators billionaires before the age of thirty, so their is yet hope for the so called "nerds"(book worms) without musical or athletic talent
In conclusion I will continue to emphasize the need for a basic secondary school education, and then the discovery of one’s own path . I recommend two books, Start Small Finish Big by Fred Deluca co founder of Subways who started the franchise as a teenager looking for a way to fund his college education and Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki a man who is an expert in knowing how to make your money work for you. In his book he mentions his two dads, his biological father and his mentor. His biological father(poor dad) had a PhD, was a working man all his life and died with a burden of debt on his shoulders. His rich dad (mentor) was a high school dropout , who when he died left a million dollar fortune that included real estate and several businesses .You do the math .
ENEMY OF THE ORDINARY
“One machine can do the work of fifty men . No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man”.
Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915)
A Thousand and One Epigrams
The Longman Active Study Dictionary defines the word Ordinary as:
Not special, unusual or different from other things.
It can also be understood to be unremarkable: not remarkable or special in any way, and therefore uninteresting and unimpressive.
I despise the ordinary, the ordinary never gets anything done. The ordinary is bland and is satisfied with just getting things done but not done properly.
Many of us had parents that insisted that if we are going to do the chores they must be done to the best of our ability and not nonchalantly. Nothing in this world that has ever been worthy of recognition was done by an ordinary person. Persistence, tenacity and perseverance channeled by vision have been what has made impact in the world.
The seven wonders of ancient world, North America’s Mount Rushmore , Italy’s Sistine chapel , the great wall of China, The Sears and Petronas towers, the Sydney Opera house are all works of extra-ordinary men.Beethoven,Mozart ,Handel were men whose music still influences performing artists today over 200 years later. Literary works by Alexander Dumas, Arthur Conan Doyle, Ian Fleming ,Shakespeare and Charles Dickens are still relevant and several have been turned into motion pictures centuries after the fact.
Alexander the Great, Napoleon Bonaparte, Hannibal of Carthage remain some of the greatest military leaders in the history of the world. Their battle strategies are still studied in many military schools all over the world.
Muhammad “The greatest” Ali , didn’t get to be the living legend he is today by being an ordinary boxer, he single handedly turned the “brutish” sport of boxing into an art form , displaying his unique talents in and out of the ring, fascinating both his fans and critics. Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King, Mohandas Gandhi were extraordinary leaders that went to astonishing lengths to make an impact on their nations. They saw a need for change and became they vessel for it, one can only wonder what the world would be like if not for such great men
Stand out from the crowd, think out of the box is my motto. So many people are miserable, stuck doing jobs they hate because they did the conventional like they were told, go to school, get a good job, save for retirement. There are so many people out there that could have been the next , Stevie Wonder, Michael Jordan Richard Branson or John Grisham but are stuck in the rat race, grinding away at that wheel, going no where slowly . How many people have within them that book they've been wanting to write or the business idea that they have been to afraid to carry out because of all the nay-sayers around them .
Yahoo, Google, Face book and You Tube are some of the biggest companies in the world today, with billion dollar net worth, three of them were started in college dorm rooms . Now their founders could have waited till they graduated college and settled for nice paying jobs and built a 401k, but because they took the road less travelled and now never have to worry about finances for the rest of their life, and guess what! they were all under the age of 30 when they hit their first million.
Many people have greatness within them but yet they are frustrated by their 9 to 5 jobs that give them no satisfaction but choose this life for the "job security" it offers them. As a creative person It is beyond me staying in a job that has me going over the motions day in day out. Such a life is the reason many people either commit suicide or loose their sanity. They hate their monotonous jobs and this starts a chain reaction that affects the rest of their life affecting their relationships, health and general well state of being.
Dare to be different, when the history books are open, only those that were extra-ordinary are remembered, even the exceptionally silly or stupid are remembered, nobody ever remembers the ordinary.
“Without the mediocrity of the ordinary, the excellence of the extraordinary can not be acknowledged”. It is now up to the individual to choose where to belong
Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915)
A Thousand and One Epigrams
The Longman Active Study Dictionary defines the word Ordinary as:
Not special, unusual or different from other things.
It can also be understood to be unremarkable: not remarkable or special in any way, and therefore uninteresting and unimpressive.
I despise the ordinary, the ordinary never gets anything done. The ordinary is bland and is satisfied with just getting things done but not done properly.
Many of us had parents that insisted that if we are going to do the chores they must be done to the best of our ability and not nonchalantly. Nothing in this world that has ever been worthy of recognition was done by an ordinary person. Persistence, tenacity and perseverance channeled by vision have been what has made impact in the world.
The seven wonders of ancient world, North America’s Mount Rushmore , Italy’s Sistine chapel , the great wall of China, The Sears and Petronas towers, the Sydney Opera house are all works of extra-ordinary men.Beethoven,Mozart ,Handel were men whose music still influences performing artists today over 200 years later. Literary works by Alexander Dumas, Arthur Conan Doyle, Ian Fleming ,Shakespeare and Charles Dickens are still relevant and several have been turned into motion pictures centuries after the fact.
Alexander the Great, Napoleon Bonaparte, Hannibal of Carthage remain some of the greatest military leaders in the history of the world. Their battle strategies are still studied in many military schools all over the world.
Muhammad “The greatest” Ali , didn’t get to be the living legend he is today by being an ordinary boxer, he single handedly turned the “brutish” sport of boxing into an art form , displaying his unique talents in and out of the ring, fascinating both his fans and critics. Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King, Mohandas Gandhi were extraordinary leaders that went to astonishing lengths to make an impact on their nations. They saw a need for change and became they vessel for it, one can only wonder what the world would be like if not for such great men
Stand out from the crowd, think out of the box is my motto. So many people are miserable, stuck doing jobs they hate because they did the conventional like they were told, go to school, get a good job, save for retirement. There are so many people out there that could have been the next , Stevie Wonder, Michael Jordan Richard Branson or John Grisham but are stuck in the rat race, grinding away at that wheel, going no where slowly . How many people have within them that book they've been wanting to write or the business idea that they have been to afraid to carry out because of all the nay-sayers around them .
Yahoo, Google, Face book and You Tube are some of the biggest companies in the world today, with billion dollar net worth, three of them were started in college dorm rooms . Now their founders could have waited till they graduated college and settled for nice paying jobs and built a 401k, but because they took the road less travelled and now never have to worry about finances for the rest of their life, and guess what! they were all under the age of 30 when they hit their first million.
Many people have greatness within them but yet they are frustrated by their 9 to 5 jobs that give them no satisfaction but choose this life for the "job security" it offers them. As a creative person It is beyond me staying in a job that has me going over the motions day in day out. Such a life is the reason many people either commit suicide or loose their sanity. They hate their monotonous jobs and this starts a chain reaction that affects the rest of their life affecting their relationships, health and general well state of being.
Dare to be different, when the history books are open, only those that were extra-ordinary are remembered, even the exceptionally silly or stupid are remembered, nobody ever remembers the ordinary.
“Without the mediocrity of the ordinary, the excellence of the extraordinary can not be acknowledged”. It is now up to the individual to choose where to belong
Tuesday 8 April 2008
SIT DOWNAND LEARN FROM AN INTELLIGENT BLACK MAN
a born and breed African kid, many people are surprised when they meet me. They are surprised by my articulation, and my command of the English language ,bewildered that i know more than the words "give us free" and that i don't talk like the characters from "The God's must be crazy". They are marvelled at my exposure ,knowledge of their history and understanding of culture, when they don't have an inkling on mine. Luckily for me, i have not had the experience that many of my friends have had.When some ignoramuses come up to them and ask if they had pet lions, or lived in trees and wore clothes when they were in Africa, and how they able to learn English.
Africans perhaps more than any other race have suffered stereotypes from Hollywood. For many years movies about Africa have been one dimensional, and portray Africans as limited thinking, quarter illiterate "yes masstah" characters. Heavy caricature ,often imbeciles with no thoughts of their own. When that is not the case they are swinging from trees, or running around half naked in loin cloth, movie like "King Solomon's Mines" Stereotypes and profiling is one of the reasons that society is still where it is today. The blanketing and general statement in a recent article, that black people do not read is one from which i beg to differ.
There was a recent article on how black people don't read, now that is as crazy a statement as all Chinese men know Kung Fu. It's an ignorant , unfounded and unfair generalization . I am in my twenties and for as long as i can remember ,books have been a huge part of my life. I would have to plea guilty as charged if accused of being a book worm. As a child i read book by Enid Blyton, Roald Dahl,Judy Blume and Alan Ahlberg,in my teenage years i moved on to Jeffery Archer and John Grisham as an adult i read both fiction and non fiction ranging from David Balddachi , to Dr Myles Munroe ,Jack Canfield and currently , The Road Less travelled by M Scott Peck.
I am more than just literate, i can intelligently hold my own in virtually any conversation , i may not be an expert , or be broad on the topic , but at least i can make some form of contribution, and i have many friends with that same capability.
-We chew over if Japan would be the economic force it is today if Hiroshima has never happened.
-Postulate on the application on Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" in modern day business.
-Discuss on Greek and Roman mythology .
- Deliberate on the possibilities of time travel based on the "Theory of relativity".
-Analyze business lessons from Vito and Michael Corleone.
-Debate on if economic growth and prosperity in the USA during the Clinton administration, could really be attributed to him or the dot com revolution that happened during his tenure.
-Deliberate over the pros and cons of Nigeria switching over to a parliamentary system of government.
-The possibility of Nigeria becoming amongst the top ten economies within the next 10 years once we can solve the issue of NEPA.
-Wonder if the USA would have become involved in World War 2 if not for Pearl Harbour, and what would the world be like if Hitler had succeeded in his campaign.
Was the Cold War really about communism, or truly a fight between the USSR and USA on who was the Alpha male.....(Hey! Who mentioned ROCKY over there.)
to relax we can switch over to mundane issues
We can equally discuss over Cristiano Ronaldo ,and if has erased the legendary name from his Brazilian predecessor .
If Muhammad Ali , and Michael Jordan still hold on to the legendary status we hold them up to in their respective sports.
If Bruce Lee would beat Jet Li in a street fight ?
Why Batman though the only human(without powers) in the Justice League is the most feared and respected?
If Robin Hood and King Arthur truly existed ,and if not, how did they become so big and so legendary that we think they actually did exist?
The lessons of tenacity, perseverance and never give up mentality that we learn from Top Cat,Wile E Coyote and Yogi Bear?
Ask our selves based on the evidence if a lazy animal like the Lion is truly the King of the Jungle and not the Tiger.
Why people claim abstinence doesn't work , because they won't admit that they like sex too much to give it up.
If He Man would be able to kick Lion O's ass in hand to hand combat.
Would Naruto be as cool, if they spoke in English?
Why Tupac is the greatest of all time and why Biggie does not eve n come close to matching him as an Mcee.
When would Samuel L Jackson stop playing the Angry black male card, (think about it, what was the last L Jackson movie you saw that he did not yell)
Can Nigeria really claim Sade,Seal and Tunde Baiyewu(Light House Family) as our own , or are they proper jand peeps
AND
Which movie between "The God Father" and "Citizen Kane" is truly the greatest movie of all time?
We discuss both real issue and mundane things, and i believe that any discussion that comes up, to a very reasonable extent, we can contribute without looking foolish.
It's unfortunate that in the 21st century, with the wide range of knowledge and exposure to the world available at the stroke of a keyboard(a global village), people still can't see beyond their little world. Many people still see the continent of Africa as one huge Safari, where the animals run wild right outside your front door.
With National Geographic,The History Channel,Animal Planet, and the many educational channels, many people in the western world, by western world i am referring to Europe and North America, think that Africa is a country. Hence we hear them say "I'm going to Africa", "we want to help Africa". Thanks to Oxfarm and Feed the Children, (all good causes on their own), many still walk around thinking that all African children are bloated bellied and starving.That perception is like a foreigner thinking he can learn about life in the UK by watching Big Brother . The generalization that black people don't read is like thinking Indians randomly burst into song and dance in the middle of the street or that all American's behave like the guests on Jerry Springer.
We are all individuals and can not classified by the actions of a few. Unlike many people of both races whose idea of classic literature is Katie Price's biography, i prefer to read something that would actually add some value to my life and future.
A friend of mine a while back, was livid about the launch of MTV Base Africa, which played about 99% Hip Hop and R&B. What right did they have to restrict our music to only those categories. This is another stereotype that is al around the world. The assumption that black people only like those two genres of music. What about Alternative,Rock ,Pop,Swing, what makes them think we don't listen to that?
Now i don't know about anyone else, but i listen to a whole range of music. I croon to Frank Sinatra's "I got you under my skin",karaoke to Air Supply's "All out of love" and Barry Manilow's "Copacabana". Back in my University days some of my friends called me a "white boy" just because i loved listening to Nickelback ,Linkin Park ,Limp Bizkit, Blink 182 amongst others. When the truth is i can scream to "Smells of teen spirit" as well as bust the mic on "Hit em up". I can serenade to Barry White as well as lay back and appreciate Chopin's Symphony.
It's ignorant and unfair to classify people by what we see on television. Yes there are starving kids in Africa, but there are also homeless, malnourished kids in the UK ,USA and Eastern Europe. Like there are different social classes (lower,middle ,upper, rich , stinking rich) in other parts of the world, the same exists in the nations of Africa.We have sky scrapers , and no we do not live in mud huts. We have cities and we hail taxi's , take the bus, drive drop tops, and 4x4s. We hustle by day and play by night, have night-clubs, Pubs and raves. We go on dates, hang out at the mall and catch the latest movie at the cinema.
The Africa that most of the world sees, is either news reports on war , famine and starving kids. The Africans that they portray the dictators and those who even if they had a transplant from Einstein , wouldn't be able to find their way out of a paper bag.
They fail to mention that it was a Nigerian Philip Emeagwali , that wrote the formula which is the back bone on which the Internet runs, he has won numerous awards (computer scientist of the year at least three times)back to back , and has been awarded the science world's version of a Nobel prize .
Wole Soyinka that won a Nobel Prize in the 80's is still one of the most respected literary minds in the world and is on the lecture circuit world wide. There are many more achievers too numerous to mention.
American writer W.E Du Bios is known to have said
“Europe has never produced and never will in our day bring forth a single human soul who cannot be matched and over-matched in every line of human endeavor by Asia and Africa”.
Does it matter that i am able to answer 90% of the questions on The Weakest Link on auto pilot, or 70% of Jeopardy and Who Wants to be a Millionaire by reflex. Is it a matter of my race that i like the music of The Temptations as much as i like Franki Valli & the Four Seasons ? Or that i have no rhythm whatsoever despite the fact that "ALL black people can dance". No.
Everything i am ,is because of who i am. I have the knowledge i have , because as an individual i take interest in those things. Just like not everyone in the world can roll their tongue, not everyone is interested in the things i am ,or has the variety of taste that i do. It is my individual choice to listen to Both Marvin Gaye and Dean Martin, George Benson and John Mayer, Tracy Chapman and Alanis Morrisette. The fact that i can answer most questions on quiz shows is because of all the time i spent watching documentaries, reading journals, encyclopaedia's, news reports and believe it or not sitcoms and Looney Toons cartoons.My exposure and knowledge does not make me better than anyone else, because most of my life if you wanted to give me a seizure all you had to do was mention MATHS. And those that do know maths and came out with a first class degree may not be able to engage in some of the discussions that i mentioned earlier.
I still love cartoons as much as i did when i was eight years old. I still get cracked up when i watch Looney Toons,The Mask or The Flintstones .I still think that Top Cat is one of the coolest fictional characters ever created after Jason Bourne ,Michael Corleone and Captain Jack Sparrow.
Does this make me immature or childish, you can think so if you want to ,but the fact is that most of the classical music i know ,i first heard in Tom&Jerry and Bugs Bunny cartoons. Many of the words in my vocabulary were those i heard in cartoons and checked up in the dictionary, my home boy Daffy Duck taught me the words Stupendous,Obnoxious and Stuffy.
I remember i got into a serious and lively discussion with two other guys, one a medical student and an engineer. This went on for several hours and went into critical analysis mode, the engineers sister came round to listen in, and was flabbergasted when she discovered we had been talking about the evolution of the X-men and why Wolverine is not the leader. She couldn't believe it
, grown ass men! , Graduates! Wasting their time with such irrelevant musing. She then asked us to please be quiet as she plopped down on the couch to catch up with an EASTENDERS omnibus.
We should not allow our perceptions and limited exposure to allow us to classify people or pigeon hole them into a category. We should take every person we meet as an individual and not a summary of the movie characters we have watched.Not all Chinese men are the next Bruce Lee, nor are Indians shop keepers. Not all Africans are starving nor do we run after animals chucking spears and clicking or tongues as we talk. Hollywood is not the place to learn about people's culture, due to the fact that they are of a country that has no culture of it's own, and a people whose names don't mean s***.
When you assume, you make an ass out of u and me, and we all know what assumption is the mother of.
Africans perhaps more than any other race have suffered stereotypes from Hollywood. For many years movies about Africa have been one dimensional, and portray Africans as limited thinking, quarter illiterate "yes masstah" characters. Heavy caricature ,often imbeciles with no thoughts of their own. When that is not the case they are swinging from trees, or running around half naked in loin cloth, movie like "King Solomon's Mines" Stereotypes and profiling is one of the reasons that society is still where it is today. The blanketing and general statement in a recent article, that black people do not read is one from which i beg to differ.
There was a recent article on how black people don't read, now that is as crazy a statement as all Chinese men know Kung Fu. It's an ignorant , unfounded and unfair generalization . I am in my twenties and for as long as i can remember ,books have been a huge part of my life. I would have to plea guilty as charged if accused of being a book worm. As a child i read book by Enid Blyton, Roald Dahl,Judy Blume and Alan Ahlberg,in my teenage years i moved on to Jeffery Archer and John Grisham as an adult i read both fiction and non fiction ranging from David Balddachi , to Dr Myles Munroe ,Jack Canfield and currently , The Road Less travelled by M Scott Peck.
I am more than just literate, i can intelligently hold my own in virtually any conversation , i may not be an expert , or be broad on the topic , but at least i can make some form of contribution, and i have many friends with that same capability.
-We chew over if Japan would be the economic force it is today if Hiroshima has never happened.
-Postulate on the application on Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" in modern day business.
-Discuss on Greek and Roman mythology .
- Deliberate on the possibilities of time travel based on the "Theory of relativity".
-Analyze business lessons from Vito and Michael Corleone.
-Debate on if economic growth and prosperity in the USA during the Clinton administration, could really be attributed to him or the dot com revolution that happened during his tenure.
-Deliberate over the pros and cons of Nigeria switching over to a parliamentary system of government.
-The possibility of Nigeria becoming amongst the top ten economies within the next 10 years once we can solve the issue of NEPA.
-Wonder if the USA would have become involved in World War 2 if not for Pearl Harbour, and what would the world be like if Hitler had succeeded in his campaign.
Was the Cold War really about communism, or truly a fight between the USSR and USA on who was the Alpha male.....(Hey! Who mentioned ROCKY over there.)
to relax we can switch over to mundane issues
We can equally discuss over Cristiano Ronaldo ,and if has erased the legendary name from his Brazilian predecessor .
If Muhammad Ali , and Michael Jordan still hold on to the legendary status we hold them up to in their respective sports.
If Bruce Lee would beat Jet Li in a street fight ?
Why Batman though the only human(without powers) in the Justice League is the most feared and respected?
If Robin Hood and King Arthur truly existed ,and if not, how did they become so big and so legendary that we think they actually did exist?
The lessons of tenacity, perseverance and never give up mentality that we learn from Top Cat,Wile E Coyote and Yogi Bear?
Ask our selves based on the evidence if a lazy animal like the Lion is truly the King of the Jungle and not the Tiger.
Why people claim abstinence doesn't work , because they won't admit that they like sex too much to give it up.
If He Man would be able to kick Lion O's ass in hand to hand combat.
Would Naruto be as cool, if they spoke in English?
Why Tupac is the greatest of all time and why Biggie does not eve n come close to matching him as an Mcee.
When would Samuel L Jackson stop playing the Angry black male card, (think about it, what was the last L Jackson movie you saw that he did not yell)
Can Nigeria really claim Sade,Seal and Tunde Baiyewu(Light House Family) as our own , or are they proper jand peeps
AND
Which movie between "The God Father" and "Citizen Kane" is truly the greatest movie of all time?
We discuss both real issue and mundane things, and i believe that any discussion that comes up, to a very reasonable extent, we can contribute without looking foolish.
It's unfortunate that in the 21st century, with the wide range of knowledge and exposure to the world available at the stroke of a keyboard(a global village), people still can't see beyond their little world. Many people still see the continent of Africa as one huge Safari, where the animals run wild right outside your front door.
With National Geographic,The History Channel,Animal Planet, and the many educational channels, many people in the western world, by western world i am referring to Europe and North America, think that Africa is a country. Hence we hear them say "I'm going to Africa", "we want to help Africa". Thanks to Oxfarm and Feed the Children, (all good causes on their own), many still walk around thinking that all African children are bloated bellied and starving.That perception is like a foreigner thinking he can learn about life in the UK by watching Big Brother . The generalization that black people don't read is like thinking Indians randomly burst into song and dance in the middle of the street or that all American's behave like the guests on Jerry Springer.
We are all individuals and can not classified by the actions of a few. Unlike many people of both races whose idea of classic literature is Katie Price's biography, i prefer to read something that would actually add some value to my life and future.
A friend of mine a while back, was livid about the launch of MTV Base Africa, which played about 99% Hip Hop and R&B. What right did they have to restrict our music to only those categories. This is another stereotype that is al around the world. The assumption that black people only like those two genres of music. What about Alternative,Rock ,Pop,Swing, what makes them think we don't listen to that?
Now i don't know about anyone else, but i listen to a whole range of music. I croon to Frank Sinatra's "I got you under my skin",karaoke to Air Supply's "All out of love" and Barry Manilow's "Copacabana". Back in my University days some of my friends called me a "white boy" just because i loved listening to Nickelback ,Linkin Park ,Limp Bizkit, Blink 182 amongst others. When the truth is i can scream to "Smells of teen spirit" as well as bust the mic on "Hit em up". I can serenade to Barry White as well as lay back and appreciate Chopin's Symphony.
It's ignorant and unfair to classify people by what we see on television. Yes there are starving kids in Africa, but there are also homeless, malnourished kids in the UK ,USA and Eastern Europe. Like there are different social classes (lower,middle ,upper, rich , stinking rich) in other parts of the world, the same exists in the nations of Africa.We have sky scrapers , and no we do not live in mud huts. We have cities and we hail taxi's , take the bus, drive drop tops, and 4x4s. We hustle by day and play by night, have night-clubs, Pubs and raves. We go on dates, hang out at the mall and catch the latest movie at the cinema.
The Africa that most of the world sees, is either news reports on war , famine and starving kids. The Africans that they portray the dictators and those who even if they had a transplant from Einstein , wouldn't be able to find their way out of a paper bag.
They fail to mention that it was a Nigerian Philip Emeagwali , that wrote the formula which is the back bone on which the Internet runs, he has won numerous awards (computer scientist of the year at least three times)back to back , and has been awarded the science world's version of a Nobel prize .
Wole Soyinka that won a Nobel Prize in the 80's is still one of the most respected literary minds in the world and is on the lecture circuit world wide. There are many more achievers too numerous to mention.
American writer W.E Du Bios is known to have said
“Europe has never produced and never will in our day bring forth a single human soul who cannot be matched and over-matched in every line of human endeavor by Asia and Africa”.
Does it matter that i am able to answer 90% of the questions on The Weakest Link on auto pilot, or 70% of Jeopardy and Who Wants to be a Millionaire by reflex. Is it a matter of my race that i like the music of The Temptations as much as i like Franki Valli & the Four Seasons ? Or that i have no rhythm whatsoever despite the fact that "ALL black people can dance". No.
Everything i am ,is because of who i am. I have the knowledge i have , because as an individual i take interest in those things. Just like not everyone in the world can roll their tongue, not everyone is interested in the things i am ,or has the variety of taste that i do. It is my individual choice to listen to Both Marvin Gaye and Dean Martin, George Benson and John Mayer, Tracy Chapman and Alanis Morrisette. The fact that i can answer most questions on quiz shows is because of all the time i spent watching documentaries, reading journals, encyclopaedia's, news reports and believe it or not sitcoms and Looney Toons cartoons.My exposure and knowledge does not make me better than anyone else, because most of my life if you wanted to give me a seizure all you had to do was mention MATHS. And those that do know maths and came out with a first class degree may not be able to engage in some of the discussions that i mentioned earlier.
I still love cartoons as much as i did when i was eight years old. I still get cracked up when i watch Looney Toons,The Mask or The Flintstones .I still think that Top Cat is one of the coolest fictional characters ever created after Jason Bourne ,Michael Corleone and Captain Jack Sparrow.
Does this make me immature or childish, you can think so if you want to ,but the fact is that most of the classical music i know ,i first heard in Tom&Jerry and Bugs Bunny cartoons. Many of the words in my vocabulary were those i heard in cartoons and checked up in the dictionary, my home boy Daffy Duck taught me the words Stupendous,Obnoxious and Stuffy.
I remember i got into a serious and lively discussion with two other guys, one a medical student and an engineer. This went on for several hours and went into critical analysis mode, the engineers sister came round to listen in, and was flabbergasted when she discovered we had been talking about the evolution of the X-men and why Wolverine is not the leader. She couldn't believe it
, grown ass men! , Graduates! Wasting their time with such irrelevant musing. She then asked us to please be quiet as she plopped down on the couch to catch up with an EASTENDERS omnibus.
We should not allow our perceptions and limited exposure to allow us to classify people or pigeon hole them into a category. We should take every person we meet as an individual and not a summary of the movie characters we have watched.Not all Chinese men are the next Bruce Lee, nor are Indians shop keepers. Not all Africans are starving nor do we run after animals chucking spears and clicking or tongues as we talk. Hollywood is not the place to learn about people's culture, due to the fact that they are of a country that has no culture of it's own, and a people whose names don't mean s***.
When you assume, you make an ass out of u and me, and we all know what assumption is the mother of.
LIVE YOUR DREAMS- BE YOUR OWN BOSS
As little Children ,many of us had dreams of becoming Doctors,Air Force Pilots, Super Spies,Astronauts and the President or Prime Minister of our nation. As kids we did not envision difficulty, we did not envision worry, we never considered taxes,logic or "the real world" .
Sadly as we cross over and transition from child hood to adult hood, as we become more aware and "intelligent" we toss away all those childish fantasies. We are told by teachers,parents,relatives and friends "Welcome to the real world" . We are told to put away those childish ways and get a real job like every body else. The key word "like every body else". When we yield to that we join the rat race, and we look for a Just Over Broke(JOB) , and struggle constantly were there is more month at the end of the money.
As we get older, we give up our dreams ,thinking that they are silly .
We have to realise that to dream is not the fathom of our brain but the outline of our destiny. There is a saying that goes "The poorest person in the world is not the one without money but the one without a vision".
The mentality that you have to work in a good solid company to be successful is a farce. We all know that a job has it's many limits. A company can fire employees at any time, a company can file for bankruptcy at anytime, we all know too well the story of Enron. So much for job security huh.
Many of us have the potential to be business moguls like Richard Branson of the Virgin Empire, Deal makers like Donald Trump, financial wizards like Robert Kiyosaki. Motivational speakers like Johnny Whimbery, Les Brown ,Zig Ziglar, Suze Orman. Not all of us are of that road, some have the potential to to be the next Quincy Jones, Timbaland, Aretha Franklin, others the next Cristiano Ronaldo, Lebron James or Roger Federer . Where am i going with this? Many of us have God given talents , by which we are meant to live by. The Bible says "a Man's gift will make room for him". Do we see this every day ? Yes.
We see it in Tiger Woods on the golf course, Oprah Winfrey talking on her show, Sergey Brin and Larry Page(Google founders) on the computer , Michael Jackson on the dance floor. Think about it for a moment, what if they had given up their dreams , wheat would the world be like?
Everything we see in the world.The buildings we live in ,the clothes we wear the cars we drive all started as dreams. People that had big dreams, dreams that were bigger than them. Thomas Edison got tired of straining his eyes and dreamt of the light bulb. Henry Ford got tired of horse carriages and their limited speed and dreamt of the Automobile. John Logie Baird got tired of leaving home all the time,wanted home entertainment and dreamt of the television.Are you seeing a pattern here?
Like many of us , they all had nay-sayers. Some "experts" told Henry Ford that the human body could not handle speeds above 60-mph . People told Thomas Edison that he was crazy and he should give up after he failed so many times,thank God he did not listen to them. The founder of MTV was told that Music television would never ever be popular, we all know, perhaps too well how that turned out. When US President John F Kennedy , proposed to put a man on the moon, many people laughed , even the "experts" saying it was impossible. A certain young author had received so many rejections for his story from publishers,that told him his story could no sell that he threw the manuscript into the trash can. It was his wife that found it ,dusted it off and told him to try again. The book went on to sell 4 million copies and was produced into a blockbuster. That story was Carrie, and that author was Steven King.
There have always been and there always will be nay sayers in this world and in our lives.
The question we should now be asking ourselves is .If they can do it, why not me? If that guy can rise up and become a multi millionaire , ME TOO.
When we make that decision, that is the very first step,but it is not enough. You need to remove all the barriers that your mind has been conditioned to and programmed with over the years. You need to dive into personal development and start to change you mindset and your way of thinking.
From then you need to have a vision, a well laid out plan. A map and blue print for where you want to go and how you plan to get there. Leaders always emphasise the power of goal setting. It keeps you on track and enables you to focus your eyes on the ball. Write down your goals and place them where you can see then every day.
Self affirmation as another thing that can not be over emphasised. Sports Icon and boxing legend started to call himself "the greatest" before anyone knew his name. Slowly and surely as he gained victory he sad it even louder. His opponents started to believe it because of his self affirmation and his proof that he was more than just words.MAKE YOUR MIND YOUR ALLY NOT YOUR ENEMY
The subconscious mind,does not know the difference between the truth and a lie, it will accept whatever you feed it. If you tell yourself every day, every morning I AM CONFIDENT, I AM SUCCESSFUL do that everyday for 21 days and it becomes a habit.
One absolutely necessary step that you have to take is get away from nay-sayers.People who are negative. Those that tell you to get real.Those that tell you you can never do it.Those that critically analyze your ream and the economy and why it will never work. GET AWAY FROM SUCH PEOPLE.
Henry Ford,Harvey Firestone and Thomas Edison were best friends. They all built homes close to each in Florida. They would all get together and spend time picking each others brains sharing ideas. Get around people who have achieved what you want to achieve. Get with people better than you.If you can not find someone to take you under their wing, find a wing to crawl under.
Associate with visionaries like you. Just because it does not happen over night does not mean it would not happen.
Remember the story of Joseph in the Bible. He told his brothers of his dreams and they sold him into slavery. From slavery he became a house manager, but lost that when the bosses wife sued him for sexual harassment .He lost the case and was sent to prison, from prison, his vision and integrity got to the ears of the right people, and he was soon standing in front of the Pharaoh .Bottom line, he became the right hand man to the Pharaoh, essentially running the country.
THERE WILL ALWAYS BE ADVERSITY. Don't ever think there won't be. "Adversity causes some men to break and others to become record breakers".
We have to learn how to mentally shift gears,change your excitement from mental to practical, move your vision from your head to your heart.You may be scared to leave your job and pursue your dream but some times you have to jump off the cliff and grow your wings on the way down.
Success ,Failure,Positivity and Negativity are all frequencies , you have to choose which frequency you want to tune into. Who is holding the remote control of your life. You or nay-sayers, those friends and relatives who do not have better lives than you. You can love them from a distance, but do not allow their negativity to kill your dream.
If your dream is not big enough that it scares you , then you probably are not dreaming big enough. Do not allow anyone else to create your world for you because they will create it too small.
If you are sick of waking up to an alarm clock, or that boss that just would not cut you a break. There are ways and means out of it. One of them is network marketing, which has given people to be their own boss, decide their own hours and be in charge of their own profits. Jim Rohn the world famous speaker says "Profits are better than wages" . It is an Entrepreneur's world , and there is a company that offers this to you combined with the power of personal development. If you are interested and want to find out more go to
www.yomskie.successuniversity.com
On the note of personal development here are some recommendations that can be found on Amazon or E Bay
How to get from where you are to where you want to be - Jack Canfield
Think and Grow Rich- Napoleon Hill
The power of focus- Jack Canfield
From the Hood to doing Good- Johnny Whimbery
Releasing your potential - Dr Myles Monroe
Goals-Brian Tracy
As a man Thinketh- James Allen
Do today, what others won't ,to have tomorrow what others wont.
Take Care and God Bless
Sadly as we cross over and transition from child hood to adult hood, as we become more aware and "intelligent" we toss away all those childish fantasies. We are told by teachers,parents,relatives and friends "Welcome to the real world" . We are told to put away those childish ways and get a real job like every body else. The key word "like every body else". When we yield to that we join the rat race, and we look for a Just Over Broke(JOB) , and struggle constantly were there is more month at the end of the money.
As we get older, we give up our dreams ,thinking that they are silly .
We have to realise that to dream is not the fathom of our brain but the outline of our destiny. There is a saying that goes "The poorest person in the world is not the one without money but the one without a vision".
The mentality that you have to work in a good solid company to be successful is a farce. We all know that a job has it's many limits. A company can fire employees at any time, a company can file for bankruptcy at anytime, we all know too well the story of Enron. So much for job security huh.
Many of us have the potential to be business moguls like Richard Branson of the Virgin Empire, Deal makers like Donald Trump, financial wizards like Robert Kiyosaki. Motivational speakers like Johnny Whimbery, Les Brown ,Zig Ziglar, Suze Orman. Not all of us are of that road, some have the potential to to be the next Quincy Jones, Timbaland, Aretha Franklin, others the next Cristiano Ronaldo, Lebron James or Roger Federer . Where am i going with this? Many of us have God given talents , by which we are meant to live by. The Bible says "a Man's gift will make room for him". Do we see this every day ? Yes.
We see it in Tiger Woods on the golf course, Oprah Winfrey talking on her show, Sergey Brin and Larry Page(Google founders) on the computer , Michael Jackson on the dance floor. Think about it for a moment, what if they had given up their dreams , wheat would the world be like?
Everything we see in the world.The buildings we live in ,the clothes we wear the cars we drive all started as dreams. People that had big dreams, dreams that were bigger than them. Thomas Edison got tired of straining his eyes and dreamt of the light bulb. Henry Ford got tired of horse carriages and their limited speed and dreamt of the Automobile. John Logie Baird got tired of leaving home all the time,wanted home entertainment and dreamt of the television.Are you seeing a pattern here?
Like many of us , they all had nay-sayers. Some "experts" told Henry Ford that the human body could not handle speeds above 60-mph . People told Thomas Edison that he was crazy and he should give up after he failed so many times,thank God he did not listen to them. The founder of MTV was told that Music television would never ever be popular, we all know, perhaps too well how that turned out. When US President John F Kennedy , proposed to put a man on the moon, many people laughed , even the "experts" saying it was impossible. A certain young author had received so many rejections for his story from publishers,that told him his story could no sell that he threw the manuscript into the trash can. It was his wife that found it ,dusted it off and told him to try again. The book went on to sell 4 million copies and was produced into a blockbuster. That story was Carrie, and that author was Steven King.
There have always been and there always will be nay sayers in this world and in our lives.
The question we should now be asking ourselves is .If they can do it, why not me? If that guy can rise up and become a multi millionaire , ME TOO.
When we make that decision, that is the very first step,but it is not enough. You need to remove all the barriers that your mind has been conditioned to and programmed with over the years. You need to dive into personal development and start to change you mindset and your way of thinking.
From then you need to have a vision, a well laid out plan. A map and blue print for where you want to go and how you plan to get there. Leaders always emphasise the power of goal setting. It keeps you on track and enables you to focus your eyes on the ball. Write down your goals and place them where you can see then every day.
Self affirmation as another thing that can not be over emphasised. Sports Icon and boxing legend started to call himself "the greatest" before anyone knew his name. Slowly and surely as he gained victory he sad it even louder. His opponents started to believe it because of his self affirmation and his proof that he was more than just words.MAKE YOUR MIND YOUR ALLY NOT YOUR ENEMY
The subconscious mind,does not know the difference between the truth and a lie, it will accept whatever you feed it. If you tell yourself every day, every morning I AM CONFIDENT, I AM SUCCESSFUL do that everyday for 21 days and it becomes a habit.
One absolutely necessary step that you have to take is get away from nay-sayers.People who are negative. Those that tell you to get real.Those that tell you you can never do it.Those that critically analyze your ream and the economy and why it will never work. GET AWAY FROM SUCH PEOPLE.
Henry Ford,Harvey Firestone and Thomas Edison were best friends. They all built homes close to each in Florida. They would all get together and spend time picking each others brains sharing ideas. Get around people who have achieved what you want to achieve. Get with people better than you.If you can not find someone to take you under their wing, find a wing to crawl under.
Associate with visionaries like you. Just because it does not happen over night does not mean it would not happen.
Remember the story of Joseph in the Bible. He told his brothers of his dreams and they sold him into slavery. From slavery he became a house manager, but lost that when the bosses wife sued him for sexual harassment .He lost the case and was sent to prison, from prison, his vision and integrity got to the ears of the right people, and he was soon standing in front of the Pharaoh .Bottom line, he became the right hand man to the Pharaoh, essentially running the country.
THERE WILL ALWAYS BE ADVERSITY. Don't ever think there won't be. "Adversity causes some men to break and others to become record breakers".
We have to learn how to mentally shift gears,change your excitement from mental to practical, move your vision from your head to your heart.You may be scared to leave your job and pursue your dream but some times you have to jump off the cliff and grow your wings on the way down.
Success ,Failure,Positivity and Negativity are all frequencies , you have to choose which frequency you want to tune into. Who is holding the remote control of your life. You or nay-sayers, those friends and relatives who do not have better lives than you. You can love them from a distance, but do not allow their negativity to kill your dream.
If your dream is not big enough that it scares you , then you probably are not dreaming big enough. Do not allow anyone else to create your world for you because they will create it too small.
If you are sick of waking up to an alarm clock, or that boss that just would not cut you a break. There are ways and means out of it. One of them is network marketing, which has given people to be their own boss, decide their own hours and be in charge of their own profits. Jim Rohn the world famous speaker says "Profits are better than wages" . It is an Entrepreneur's world , and there is a company that offers this to you combined with the power of personal development. If you are interested and want to find out more go to
www.yomskie.successuniversity.com
On the note of personal development here are some recommendations that can be found on Amazon or E Bay
How to get from where you are to where you want to be - Jack Canfield
Think and Grow Rich- Napoleon Hill
The power of focus- Jack Canfield
From the Hood to doing Good- Johnny Whimbery
Releasing your potential - Dr Myles Monroe
Goals-Brian Tracy
As a man Thinketh- James Allen
Do today, what others won't ,to have tomorrow what others wont.
Take Care and God Bless
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