6 TESTED AND TRUSTED SECRETS OF SUCCESS -by Nweke Samuel C.

Success doesn’t happen by accident; it takes persistent effort and calculated actions. No one is more gifted than the other; the only difference is our mental attitude towards life. If you truly desire to be successful, you must be ready to do what other successful people are doing. Nobody is destined to fail. Failure is caused by a person’s inability to maximize the seemingly small resources at their disposal. For those who aspire to be successful, here are some invaluable secrets that can drive you to success.

1. Use Your Brain: Your brain is your greatest asset. If you don’t know how to use it, you may end up abusing it. The brain is designed for a specific [voluntary] purpose which is to ‘think’. The moment a person stops thinking, they start sinking.

 

The mind is like a laboratory where ideas are created, processed, refined and birthed into reality. Every great success begins in the form of an idea. Oftentimes, these ideas appear as raw materials which needs further processing before they can materialize.

 

Creativity is a key to success. It opens a person’s mind to view things (situations and circumstances) from different perspectives in order to find alternative ways of solving problems. It also enables a person to discover new and better ways of doing things.

 

How often do you exert your brain? There are so many great results you can achieve by simply exerting your brain. It’s not all the time we have to depend on God. Sometimes, we can simply use our brain to create fascinating ideas and solutions.

 

2. Start Small: The fact that a person started small does not mean he or she is a failure. Virtually all the great people in the world today started small. Dangote started as a petty trader. Cosmos Maduka (Coscharis) started as a homeless apprentice. Folorunsho Alakija started as a seamstress. Bishop David Oyedepo started his Ministry with less than five worshippers. The list is endless.

 

Success doesn’t happen overnight, it takes some processes. The most important thing is to start somewhere, no matter how small. For you to be successful, you must learn to stick to your ideas and dreams no matter how small they may seem. Simply hold on and keep your mind open. Exert your brain more and more until you discover new ideas that can help you nurture and grow your dream.

 

3. Dream Bigger: Small dreams are responsible for small achievements. The bigger your dreams, the bigger your accomplishments. If your dream can be achieved with little effort, it’s not yet a big dream. Big dreams often come with big challenges and risks. It is only those who are ready to take great risks and make courageous decisions that often succeed.

 

4. Do Your Best: If your best is not good enough to command success, it means you’ve not tried your ‘real’ best. True success requires relentless efforts and determination. You must keep doing the right things the right way in order to get the right results.

 

If for instance you want to dig a well, it’s not the first attempt that will produce water. You’ll have to dig persistently and also pass through certain stages. If you stop at the first or second attempt, you’ll certainly not have clean water. This also applies to our daily pursuits in life. If you stop halfway in pursuing your dreams as a result of one difficulty or the other, you may end up losing it all. Instead of focussing on why things cannot work, look for alternative ways to get things done.

 

5. Make Most Of Your Time: Time waits for no one. If you are in the habit of postponing things merely because you think now is not the right time, it may interest you to know that time is no body’s friend. Procrastination is the shortest route to stagnation. The fastest way to failure is lukewarmness and sluggishness.

 

Learn to use your time wisely. Don’t waste your time on frivolities. If you abuse the little time you have now, you might never have a second chance to correct your past.

 

6. Be Yourself: Lack of trust in oneself is one of the major causes of failure. People who lack confidence in themselves often find it difficult to utilize their own gifts and mental resources.

 

Every individual is endowed with special gifts which makes us unique. These gifts are the instruments that drive us to success. But it’s unfortunate that some people don’t want to use their own gifts, because they are afraid that their gifts may not be good enough. Consequently, they resort to copying others and end up limiting themselves.

 

The fact that Mr. A is successful at trading does not mean that Mr. B must also be successful in the same trade. Every individual have their own special area of calling. Though sometimes we may fail in the beginning, but what really counts is our ability to rise up and forge ahead.

 

Learn to be your true self. Stick to your own gifts and calling. Without believing in yourself, you may not be able to unleash the great potentials you carry within.

GET INSPIRED NOW! -By Nweke Samuel C.

Are you uncomfortable with your present situation? Is your life shrouded in misery? Do you always fail when you supposed to succeed? If your answer is yes, it’s evidence that you lack inspiration.

Success is a product of inspiration, while failure is a consequence of lack of inspiration. A person that lacks inspiration cannot make indelible marks in life.

Many believe that success only comes through hard work. This is not true. If a person is hard working but lacks inspiration, they may end up getting even more frustrated.

Inspiration enables a person to discover new and better ways of doing things. It unlocks a person’s mind to discover the opportunities concealed in their adversities.

If you are still struggling in life, it’s evidence that you lack inspiration. A man without inspiration is like a vehicle without fuel. No matter how hard he tries, his will always remain stagnant.

Inspiration is the process of being mentally stimulated to do something creative or extraordinary. Without inspiration, creativity and invention will be impossible.

A person’s level of inspiration determines what they are, where they are, and where they are going. If you are not inspired, you can’t be productive. It takes inspiration to create amazing ideas and solutions.

A person can get inspired through various ways. Meditation, reading, listening to audio massages, seminars and workshops, TV documentaries, movies and soaps, observing and analysing a role model and so on, are good avenues for catching inspiration. Sometimes, we get inspired by merely observing our environment. For instance, story writers, actors and musicians get most of their inspiration by observing and analyzing the world around them. A lot of young people get their inspiration by observing and analysing their role models. Most leaders get their inspiration from books and also by observing and analysing people’s situations and attitudes.

However, if a person wants to be inspired, they must learn to listen to their inner voice. The ‘still small voice’ from within is man’s surest source of inspiration.

If you are presently going through difficult times, all you really need is inspiration. Inspiration will open your inner eyes to discover alternative ways of turning your adversities into opportunities.

Whenever you are faced with a difficulty, simply turn on your inner mode and allow your desires to stimulate your mind such that it begins to vibrate at a rate that is capable of stirring up your inner being or spirit. At this state of mental stimulation and spiritual awakening, you may be able to hear your inner voice as it whispers creative ideas and solutions into your mind.

If you split the word ‘inspiration’ into two, it becomes ‘in – spiration’, which can also be written thus: in – spirit. This therefore implies that inspiration is an inner experience. It’s a spiritual phenomenon. It takes spiritual awakening to be fully inspired.