5 Facts About Life You Might Regret Not Admitting Sooner Than Later

He who cannot change the very fabric of his thought will never be able to change reality, and will never, therefore, make any progress. -Anwar Sadat

Life is guided by some timeless principles, facts, which governs all activities done in our world. Ignoring these facts may lead to major regrets in the future for not taking the required steps in the past. These are 5 Facts About Life You Might Regret Not Admitting Sooner Than Later

Fact 1: Power for a change lies in you

Humans are the only creature born with a special gift: a gift of choice. While other species only have the ability to react, we were born with both the power to act and react. The ability to act or react depends on our choice of response. 

We are born with the power to choose between good or bad, the power to choose between prosperity or mediocrity. For most people, they let their subconscious do the choosing for them; they never take actions, they just run on autopilot. Being proactive, thinking while thinking, should be our focus. Thinking about our actions before carrying them out, should be our goal.

The power of change starts with us being proactive. It starts with us taking control of our thoughts by developing good principles to guide our lives. There is no better time for a change.  The best time is right now, today, this hour, this minute.

Fact 2: Your friends influence your decisions more than you think

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Creating a Legacy- 5 Characteristics of Great Men

"When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bounds. Your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a great and wonderful world." -The Yoga Sutras Of Patanjali

Deep within each one is an inner longing to live a life of greatness and contribution-to really matter, to really make a difference. The ultimate goal of every individual is to create a legacy.
The world has seen many great men and women pass. People like Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Theresa, Martin Luther King (Jr), Nelson Mandela, Albert Einstein and the list continues. All of them still being celebrated to this current day. We all want our name to be on the list someday. Looking at the life of the people on the list, we find that they all had some characteristics in common. These are 5 Characteristics of Great Men.

1.  Found Their Voice

"What counts in life is not the mere fact that we lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lived". -Nelson Mandela

What do you dream about? Is the context of your dream only about you being successful in your field. Creating a legacy results from following your heart and living a life of contribution. It is about discovering your voice, what you stand for. Your voice agrees with your mind, soul, body and your innermost being ; your spirit and then inspiring others to find theirs.

We may doubt our ability to do so, but we have the potential within us. We all do. It is the birthright of our human family (Read 4 Reasons Why Dreams Don't Come To Pass).

2.  Believed In Their Dream.

 "I have learnt that courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it...A brave man is he who doesn't feel afraid but he who conquers his fear." -Nelson Mandela 

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12 Useful Happiness Quotes To Remember This December

Do you know that there are over 285 million people in the world who are visually impaired, there are about 6390 deaths per hour making over 56.0 million deaths per year?
December is here again in which we assess our goals for the year. Most times when reviewing, people focus on what they haven't achieved and totally ignore what they have achieved during the course of the year. It's quite good to reflect on what you are yet to achieve and review your GPS, but it shouldn't result to a mood change. We should be thankful for little things such as being able to read this post, being alive to review our goals. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. We just have one day, today, and it's left for us to choose to be happy or not. These are 12 happiness quotes to remember this December.

1. Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don't wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend whether it's at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored. -Earl Nightingale
    
2. Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form and invincible host against difficulties. -Helen Keller
    
3. The important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy - it's all that matters. -Audery Hepburn
    
4. Happy is a man who finds a true friend, and far happier is he who finds that true friend in his wife. - Franz Schubert

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7 Business Facts You Were Not Taught In School

Statistics show that more than 95% of newly start up businesses close before 10 years. Most of the businesses had enthusiastic leaders with exciting ideas, products and services but still couldn't stand the test of time. Why do history keep repeating itself? Statistics also shows that 1 out of every 10 entrepreneur who ventures into business had a business degree from a business school.

After doing some personal research my self, I have found out that the main cause of this high failure rate for entrepreneurs is as a result of some business facts they didn't obtain in school. These are 7 business facts they were not taught in school.

1.  The Heart Of A Business Is Marketing and Sales

The essence or end point goal of a business is to generate revenue. Cash-flow is essential for the sustainability of any business. No matter how incredible the idea which led to the formation of a business and a mind-blowing product or service that caps-off the idea, if sales isn't made, it will all lead to frustration.

Not marketing your business is like blinking in the dark. No one sees your product therefore no sales finally resulting into no revenue. Without revenue, a business can't be sustained and fore-closure.

2.  Perfection Is Not  A Business Word

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5 Signs it is time to Quit that Relationship

"I hope everyone that is reading this is having a really good day. And if you are not, just know that in every minute that passes you have the opportunity to change that." -Gillian Anderson

Relationship is about two people coming together to complement each other for a greater purpose. It shouldn't be about 'I' or 'me'; it should be about more of 'we' and 'us'. Sometimes, you just have to let go of what you're holding to experience something new. These are 5 Signs it is time to Quit that Relationship.

1.  You are the only one making the effort

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Putting Yourself on the Fast track Part 3 : Niche strategy, how to make an impression

As described in previous edition of this series, life can be described as a race with some tracks faster than the other. Ever wondered that the same thing doesn't happen to everybody? People are not equal; if people were equal, why will there be variation in students grade or in the salary of employees in an organization.  Have you not discovered that they are some people who are specially appreciated in an event.

Developing Niche Strategy

Niche strategy is the capacity of an individual to work on himself that his/her success will be paramount to the success of the organization. For example: how is Barcelona FC without Messi or how is Real Madrid FC without Ronaldo? Both teams look very ordinary I guess. This mean that Messi has built a niche strategy that his success is essential to the success of his team.

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3 things holding down your happiness

"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions".  ---Dalai Lama

The benefits of been happy is countless to the human well-being. Life is too short to be unhappy.  Being happy plays a major role in your health; being unhappy for so long takes a toll on our health and also sabotages our relationships with friends and family.  These are 3 things taking your happiness.

Grudges

Holding grudges does more harm to you who keeps the grudge than to the person who offended you. It can cause you to loose good friends due to your negligence caused by you having a grudge and leads to health problems.

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Putting yourself on the fast track Part 2 (How)

Everybody craves to be on "lane 1" due to it appears easier than other lane but the fact is that not everybody can be on the lane. In this Part 2, we will be discussing how to put ourselves on the fast track.


Read Putting yourself on the fast track Part 1

 #1.   Make yourself indispensable

The moment anyone can replace you in any organization or any place you're in; then you are not fast. Make your major goal anywhere you find yourself to be "being indispensable".

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Putting your self on the Fast Track Part 1

Life has been given so many definitions by so many philosophers, but one of my favorite is the comparison of life to a race. Life is a race in which everyone runs on tracks. But truthfully speaking, life isn't fair, some tracks are faster than others we have so many variations of people: the rich, the middle class, the poor. How come some people are ahead of others in this race?  How come some people get promoted at work while some don't? Is it that some people are just born lucky? 

Answering these questions can be the secret in unlocking the doors to our breakthrough in life. Success in life is generally 99% hardworking, 1% luck. Lets discuss one of the secret in putting ourselves on the fast track.

The Multiplication & Addition Effect

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Experiencing God's hand in your Life

Bible Verse: John 2:1-6

Many of us have previously gone through these verses in the Bible which talks about the miracle Jesus performed by turning water to wine. But one thing most people ignore is that the miracle didn't just happen. Somethings were set for the miracle to happen. Let's discuss what happened there and how we can apply it in our Life.

#1.  Personal Invitation

Reading verse 2, we see that Jesus was invited to the event. It wasn't by chance or luck. He didn't just come across the event. For us to experience the supernatural in our career, relationships, health, e.t.c we must first invite him into our life.

#2.  State the problem

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