ACHIEVE MORE: Make Today Count

...Today's All You've Got

One thing that should never elude our consciousness is the gift of 'today'. You see, whatever you could do, whatever you could be or have; wherever you could get; you can today.

Many people live in the shadows or ashes of their past. They've had a failed relationship, a folded business, or a foiled plan, and this has made them to conclude on life. Many won't even dare anymore because they can't see any prospects of success. You're doing yourself a lot of disservice if you live life this way.

Some are so confident of the future that they do nothing today. They paint a picture of how great tomorrow will be, make all the confessions till they run into confusion, doing nothing.

Dear friend, today is a gift from God. Accept it. Speak to your soul to arise out of doubt, depression or dejection. Look up to the Creator and thank Him for this awesome gift. Commit your ways and work to His hands and trust Him for success.

Declare like David: "this is the day the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it." - Psalm 118:24

Arise. Take charge of today.

I believe in you!

@deleayobankole

How Service Affects Development

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The Power of Service

Service is the use of our resources (abilities, skills, time, network, etc.) in helping others to achieve their goals. Usually, this could be for a fee or for free.

Service is an integral part of the human system; and it begins from the family. Service makes us to consider the well-being of others as our responsibility. It forces us to place a demand on our capacities, to outdo ourselves, to meet the needs of others, whatever it takes. There can be no real advancement in any society except the people are driven the desire for mutual service. This is the reason why some countries are developed, and others are underdeveloped. I think one of the indices for development should be quality of service.

When you are deeply motivated by service, your mind is stirred to look for solutions where there are none. You become inspired and gain insight into higher dimensions of thought.

As you prepare for 2014, I challenge you to make good quality service one of your goals.

You are the change.

I believe in you!

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The Power of Exposure

Everything we know and believe while growing up, we picked from our environment. This could be from our parents, relatives,  television, neighbors, streets, or school. And even as adults, we come to accept many of these things as our reality. Consequently, they control, constrain and shape our lives.

It is then our responsibility to find out what exactly we want out of life, and what it would cost us to attain it. Once we know the price, then it is our duty to expose ourselves to it long enough till we achieve our aims.

Many years ago, Bishop David Oyedepo went to Oral Roberts University. When he saw the ambience and beauty, he was wowed, and exclaimed: "If it can happen anywhere, it can happen everywhere!" This exposure had given birth to more than three world-class universities today.

Read that book; start that friendship; take that course; go on that tour; visit that distant relative; go to another state, town or country; take another route to work; listen to that CD; watch that training program.

Just one word or phrase or image could be the spark that you need to get the inspiration that will make you an icon.

Go for exposure.

I believe in you!

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