Above all else, begin to do something about all the goals you have written down. God will bring them to pass. This will be your most fulfilling year.
Success is the achievement of specific goals. Therefore, where there is no goal, there can’t be success. Lack of goals is responsible for most of the frustration, confusion and boredom in the world today. Proverbs 29:18 says; “Where there is no vision, the people perish…..”
Dear friend, goals will deliver some benefits to you.
1. You will be happy. Happiness, fulfillment and wealth are not goals in themselves because they are vague. However, they are the benefits delivered to you when you accomplish your goals.
2. Goals release your energy. Goals motivate. All of us are loaded with potential, but we never realize how much we can accomplish until we try. Goals will release enthusiasm in your life.
3. Goals help you focus. They give you specific direction
Now, as you set your goals for this year, make use of the following tips;
a. Let your goals be specific and measurable. For example, write the specific amount of money you want. Don’t just write, ‘I want more money.’
b. Don’t make small plans. When you expect God to help you, you must make the kind of plans that really require God’s help. Make plans that cause blood to flow in your veins, plans that excite you. Ted Engstrom, an author once said; “If you aim at a star, you will hit an eagle, but if you aim at an eagle you will hit a stone.” However, don’t let your plans be so big that they overwhelm and confuse you.
c. Then, let your plans have specific deadlines.
Now, read and pray over your goals everyday. Establish a step-by-step plan for achieving them. See yourself achieving these goals in your imagination. Then, make a move. God will move on your behalf.
You will succeed!
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Friday, January 11, 2008
Solving Life's Problems
In the first place, WE MUST REALISE THAT NO LIFE IS PROBLEM-FREE.
Everybody has problems to one degree or the other. If you think finding a solution to your present problem will leave you problem-free forever, you will soon realize that it is only an illusion.
The solution to your present problem will likely create another one. If you don’t have a car, you may think the day you get one, all of your problems with transportation will be over. True, some will be solved, but you will definitely get new problems with its maintenance.
If you have been unemployed for a long time, you may be convinced that getting a job will solve all of your problems. But do you realize that there are multiplied thousands of people who go to work on Monday with frowns on their faces. On Friday however, they are the happiest people on earth. They hate their jobs. You see, employed people have problems too.
Unmarried people may think that marriage will solve all their emotional problems. Have we not read novels where the main characters eventually get married and, so to speak, lived happily ever after? That is fantasy. Marriage certainly solves some problems but it comes with new ones.
The employee may further think that all his problems will be over the day he has his own company. God answers his prayer, he gets his own. But soon realizes that he has only signed for a higher grade of problems. Employers have their problems too – payment of salaries, sourcing of business opportunities, making decisions, resolving conflicts, and so on.
The bottom line is this: no one is free from problems. 1 Corinthians 10:13 says, “No temptation has come your way that is not common to mankind …” Jesus said, “In the world, you will have tribulation. But be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”
So I say, DECIDE WHAT YOUR PROBLEM WILL DO TO YOU. Your problem has the potential to leave you a winner or a loser; to leave you happy or to leave you sad. To make you better or bitter, dancing or mourning. It can make you fly or crawl. You can choose to react positively to your problem because your attitude to your problem is more important than the problem itself. That is why Jesus said, “Be of good cheer.”
Attitudes are more important than facts. Our attitudes determine how we view a situation. A negative mental attitude will see the worst side while a positive mental attitude will see the best side.
It is better to have a positive attitude because things are not usually as bad as they seem. We should also remember that every problem has within it, the seed of a miracle. All things are possible to him that believes.
We must learn to give thanks to God in all situations. We may not understand why He allows these problems. But we know that His thoughts concerning us are for good and not for evil, to give us a future and a hope. No matter how bad it is, we should realize, that it could always be worse. Worry is a negative reaction to a problem.
I have never seen a single problem solved by worry. I have only seen problems worsened by worry. God’s word says, “Don’t worry over anything whatever; whenever you pray, tell God every detail of your needs in thankful prayer.” What will this problem do to you? You can make a choice to go over and not under. And God will take you over, in Jesus’ name.
Now, realise that YOUR PROBLEM WILL NOT BE THERE FOREVER. Your problem has a life span. It will soon be over. You won’t be a student forever. You won’t be jobless forever. Business will not be down forever. 2 Corinthians 4:17 in the Living Bible says, “These troubles and sufferings of ours are, after all, quite small and won’t last very long.
Yet this short time of distress will result in God’s richest blessing upon us forever and ever.” The dark night will give way to a new day. The storm will give way to sunshine.
The dry season of your life will give way to the rainy season. As you keep on praying and believing, your academic, financial or marital problems will give way in Jesus name. Amen.
You will succeed!
Everybody has problems to one degree or the other. If you think finding a solution to your present problem will leave you problem-free forever, you will soon realize that it is only an illusion.
The solution to your present problem will likely create another one. If you don’t have a car, you may think the day you get one, all of your problems with transportation will be over. True, some will be solved, but you will definitely get new problems with its maintenance.
If you have been unemployed for a long time, you may be convinced that getting a job will solve all of your problems. But do you realize that there are multiplied thousands of people who go to work on Monday with frowns on their faces. On Friday however, they are the happiest people on earth. They hate their jobs. You see, employed people have problems too.
Unmarried people may think that marriage will solve all their emotional problems. Have we not read novels where the main characters eventually get married and, so to speak, lived happily ever after? That is fantasy. Marriage certainly solves some problems but it comes with new ones.
The employee may further think that all his problems will be over the day he has his own company. God answers his prayer, he gets his own. But soon realizes that he has only signed for a higher grade of problems. Employers have their problems too – payment of salaries, sourcing of business opportunities, making decisions, resolving conflicts, and so on.
The bottom line is this: no one is free from problems. 1 Corinthians 10:13 says, “No temptation has come your way that is not common to mankind …” Jesus said, “In the world, you will have tribulation. But be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”
So I say, DECIDE WHAT YOUR PROBLEM WILL DO TO YOU. Your problem has the potential to leave you a winner or a loser; to leave you happy or to leave you sad. To make you better or bitter, dancing or mourning. It can make you fly or crawl. You can choose to react positively to your problem because your attitude to your problem is more important than the problem itself. That is why Jesus said, “Be of good cheer.”
Attitudes are more important than facts. Our attitudes determine how we view a situation. A negative mental attitude will see the worst side while a positive mental attitude will see the best side.
It is better to have a positive attitude because things are not usually as bad as they seem. We should also remember that every problem has within it, the seed of a miracle. All things are possible to him that believes.
We must learn to give thanks to God in all situations. We may not understand why He allows these problems. But we know that His thoughts concerning us are for good and not for evil, to give us a future and a hope. No matter how bad it is, we should realize, that it could always be worse. Worry is a negative reaction to a problem.
I have never seen a single problem solved by worry. I have only seen problems worsened by worry. God’s word says, “Don’t worry over anything whatever; whenever you pray, tell God every detail of your needs in thankful prayer.” What will this problem do to you? You can make a choice to go over and not under. And God will take you over, in Jesus’ name.
Now, realise that YOUR PROBLEM WILL NOT BE THERE FOREVER. Your problem has a life span. It will soon be over. You won’t be a student forever. You won’t be jobless forever. Business will not be down forever. 2 Corinthians 4:17 in the Living Bible says, “These troubles and sufferings of ours are, after all, quite small and won’t last very long.
Yet this short time of distress will result in God’s richest blessing upon us forever and ever.” The dark night will give way to a new day. The storm will give way to sunshine.
The dry season of your life will give way to the rainy season. As you keep on praying and believing, your academic, financial or marital problems will give way in Jesus name. Amen.
You will succeed!
Monday, January 7, 2008
Organise your Work
ORGANIZE YOUR WORK
Now, there is this interesting parable in the Bible, I Kings 20:39-40 (Living Bible) Prophet says to King Ahab, “Sir, I was in the battle, and a man brought me a prisoner and said ‘keep this man, if he gets away, you must die or else pay me $2000. But while I was busy doing something else, the prisoner disappeared!”
The point here is, while the man was so busy doing something else, the prisoner disappeared, and the man stood the risk of losing his life. What matters is not how busy we are, it is how effective we are.
Organizations or people do not generally reward us for our efforts as much as they reward us for our results. We must therefore be result-oriented. When you apply for a job, the fact that you studied for long hours in the night will not matter if you did not pass your examination. The important thing is your result.
Your boss in the office cannot be satisfied with stories of how much effort you invested in your assignment if you don’t have tangible results. More importantly, you cannot derive much fulfillment from work yourself, if you put in so much effort only to achieve little results.
To find fulfillment in our work therefore, we must be result-oriented and for us to achieve tangible results, we must organize our work. Activity does not necessarily guarantee accomplishment but organized activity guarantees definite accomplishment.
I suggest that you take the following steps towards being organized.
1. Set your goals: At the beginning of every month, every week and every day, decide what you want to accomplish. Decision determines destiny. You must decide what you want before life will deliver it to you. Be specific about your goals, and giveyourself deadlines when they must be accomplished. Just saying, “I will see the Managing Director of NNPC” is not enough. Which day will you see him? What time? When will you book the appointment, if necessary? Set specific goals with deadlines.
2. Develop a Plan: When you have specified what you want to accomplish, plan how you will accomplish it. Usually, there are some steps between where you are, and where you intend to be. Plan how to get there. You may need to buy a form, write and submit an application, post some letters, book an appointment or see some people. Develop a plan, and stick to that plan. Avoid distractions. Concentrate on working out your plan.
3. Prioritize: When you have specified your goals, you will notice that you cannot accomplish all of them at the same time. You must therefore arrange them in their order of priority. Do the most important and the most profitable things first. Get the most out of your time. Some things look urgent but they are not very important. Don’t let them take up you time. Don’t major on minor things. Do the first things first, on a daily basis.
4. Reserve your most productive time for your most important jobs: Block out some of your time, especially when you are at your best, to tackle your most important assignments at least one day in the week. Don’t leave your important assignments till spare time.
5. Plan you leisure: Take your rest and your leisure as important as your work hours. It will help you to get more work done when you get on the job. Time taken to relax is not time lost at all. Be careful about doing too much overtime on your job. It saps your energy and leaves you unmotivated. Eventually it will affect the work you are trying so hard to do. Also spend time with your family, because a crisis at home will ultimately affect your productivity
6. Organize your desk and your office: Make yourself comfortable and provide enough space around your desk. Good ventilation is important. Inadequate oxygen will make you feel drowsy. Give your office space a business-like look. Don’t make it look like a place to socialize. Those who have nothing to do should not spend all their time at your desk. It will help if you always have a notebook or note pad around to jot down ideas as they come to you.
If you will take these steps today, and channel your energy to achieve greater results. Work cannot be boring, work will be exciting. Your life will be full of accomplishments everyday.
You will Succeed!
Now, there is this interesting parable in the Bible, I Kings 20:39-40 (Living Bible) Prophet says to King Ahab, “Sir, I was in the battle, and a man brought me a prisoner and said ‘keep this man, if he gets away, you must die or else pay me $2000. But while I was busy doing something else, the prisoner disappeared!”
The point here is, while the man was so busy doing something else, the prisoner disappeared, and the man stood the risk of losing his life. What matters is not how busy we are, it is how effective we are.
Organizations or people do not generally reward us for our efforts as much as they reward us for our results. We must therefore be result-oriented. When you apply for a job, the fact that you studied for long hours in the night will not matter if you did not pass your examination. The important thing is your result.
Your boss in the office cannot be satisfied with stories of how much effort you invested in your assignment if you don’t have tangible results. More importantly, you cannot derive much fulfillment from work yourself, if you put in so much effort only to achieve little results.
To find fulfillment in our work therefore, we must be result-oriented and for us to achieve tangible results, we must organize our work. Activity does not necessarily guarantee accomplishment but organized activity guarantees definite accomplishment.
I suggest that you take the following steps towards being organized.
1. Set your goals: At the beginning of every month, every week and every day, decide what you want to accomplish. Decision determines destiny. You must decide what you want before life will deliver it to you. Be specific about your goals, and giveyourself deadlines when they must be accomplished. Just saying, “I will see the Managing Director of NNPC” is not enough. Which day will you see him? What time? When will you book the appointment, if necessary? Set specific goals with deadlines.
2. Develop a Plan: When you have specified what you want to accomplish, plan how you will accomplish it. Usually, there are some steps between where you are, and where you intend to be. Plan how to get there. You may need to buy a form, write and submit an application, post some letters, book an appointment or see some people. Develop a plan, and stick to that plan. Avoid distractions. Concentrate on working out your plan.
3. Prioritize: When you have specified your goals, you will notice that you cannot accomplish all of them at the same time. You must therefore arrange them in their order of priority. Do the most important and the most profitable things first. Get the most out of your time. Some things look urgent but they are not very important. Don’t let them take up you time. Don’t major on minor things. Do the first things first, on a daily basis.
4. Reserve your most productive time for your most important jobs: Block out some of your time, especially when you are at your best, to tackle your most important assignments at least one day in the week. Don’t leave your important assignments till spare time.
5. Plan you leisure: Take your rest and your leisure as important as your work hours. It will help you to get more work done when you get on the job. Time taken to relax is not time lost at all. Be careful about doing too much overtime on your job. It saps your energy and leaves you unmotivated. Eventually it will affect the work you are trying so hard to do. Also spend time with your family, because a crisis at home will ultimately affect your productivity
6. Organize your desk and your office: Make yourself comfortable and provide enough space around your desk. Good ventilation is important. Inadequate oxygen will make you feel drowsy. Give your office space a business-like look. Don’t make it look like a place to socialize. Those who have nothing to do should not spend all their time at your desk. It will help if you always have a notebook or note pad around to jot down ideas as they come to you.
If you will take these steps today, and channel your energy to achieve greater results. Work cannot be boring, work will be exciting. Your life will be full of accomplishments everyday.
You will Succeed!
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