Ben Efe Books

YOU CAN ONLY EXCEL IF YOU ARE A PERSON OF ACTION

2011-09-12T09:50:00.000-07:00

The Path To Excellence (The Prayers of David)

A man or person who must excel must be ready to work hard to become what God has ordained him to be.

It is good to dream dreams and make plans. But it is better to take decisive steps and actions that lead to fulfillment of our goals and purpose.

When David heard that there was a prize to be won for fighting Goliath, he immediately got down to business and to take him on.

If you have a desire, a dream or well cut out plan, don't procrastinate or claim to still be “waiting on the Lord”. Step out in faith and take action.

Excellence is not in the duration of your dream or the length of the plans or preparation you make; but it is in the impact you make. Don't let your dream die inside of you.

“The tragedy of life is what dies inside of a man while he lives!”

YOUR PERSONALITY DRIVES YOUR PROGRESS - BE AFFABLE

2011-09-12T09:45:00.000-07:00

It is true that life is a race. But no one ever runs in a race all by himself. You need people each step on your way to success.

You need people to support you, to appraise you, to direct you and even applaud your victories.

No man is an island. Therefore your ability to get along easily and positively with people would greatly determine your success in life.

Are you receptive to people? Would those above you gladly recommend you for promotion to their league? And would those below you willingly and joyfully want to continue to serve you if they have another alternative?

David was a man who loved his people and they loved him. He lived for the; he worshipped their God with them; he fought their battles for and with them; and he was touched by their needs and feelings.

Even though he was not a people-pleaser, David was a people-person. They danced and mourned with him. They rejoiced and wailed with him. They were committed to him, and he to them.

MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL STABILITY IS KEY TO EXCELLENCE

2011-09-12T09:39:00.000-07:00

The Path To Excellence (The Prayers of David)

Mental stability and having a strong character is essential for any endeavour or concern. This is true because you may fail, stumble and fall at some point.

You therefore need courage and emotional stamina to pick your self up and move on.

The ladder of success and excellence is never easy. It is full of difficulties and challenges.

“A man of character finds special attractiveness in difficulty; since it is only by coming to grips with difficulty that he can realize his potentials” - Charles de Gaulle

David saw Goliath as an opportunity to excel (and actualize his dreams) and he refused to be discouraged by his eldest brother's rebuke (1 Sam 17:28) or become fearful due to the timidity and fright of the soldiers.

You Have The Power To Silence The Enemy

2011-03-28T10:40:00.000-07:00

It is true that life involves a constant battle with evil forces; and it is true that the weapons of the enemies against you shall not prosper.

But you have the responsibility of resisting and confronting the plans of darkness against your life. Stand up and fight.

Don't ever give up! You have the power to silence your enemy!

Success is A Choice!

2011-03-28T10:30:00.000-07:00

Success in any endeavour does not come by accident; and dedication to ones duty, which leads to excellence, is not a gift.

You only excel in life by choices you make and the decisive steps you take to follow the path that leads to greatness.

These include hard work, readiness to horn your gifts and potential; and of course prayers.

Keep walking the Path To Excellence...You would get there!

Do You Know Where Your Life is Heading To?

2011-02-11T06:21:00.000-08:00

The question, “what will you become ?” seem to be bland and simple. Yet not everybody can give a straight answer without hesitating.

And if I were to ask you the same question, can you with a degree of certainty give a concise and direct answer?

It is true that if you don't know exactly where you are going or what you really want, you might not leave where you are now and achieve next to nothing in life. This is why many people live their lives going round in circles, wasting time, efforts and precious resources.

To discover where your life is heading to, you have to slow down and even stop to look back. If your life is not moving on track, you need to know :

why and what derailed you or got you trapped.

Why is your career, marriage and life the way it is?
What are the things you need to do away with?
What habit do you need to drop?
What situation do you need to move forward from?

Taking Steps To Maximize Your Talents & Potentials

2010-08-23T06:02:00.000-07:00

Success in life is based on intelligent choices made with intent to advance ones gifts/ potentials. If your gift or potential must rise to the fore to shine, you must deliberately pursue values or goals that will enhance your talent.

The outcome of your life, which many call destiny, is a product of choice, and it is mostly determined by the steps you decide to take or by the choices you make.

If you decide to sit down and do nothing and hang out with lazy and hopeless people, your potentials would be wasted. Or if you worry all the time about your inadequacies or disadvantaged status, you would never rise to the top. A Swedish proverb says, “Worry gives a small thing a big shadow”.

You must take steps to change your life for good. Yes, it would involve hard work. No one said becoming successful is ever easy.

Note that, success can never be like a stroll in the park. It involves ups and downs; and the choices you make determine whether or not you would reach your goal.

According to John L. Mason, “You cannot stroll to a goal”. Yes, not even Diego Maradonna nor Lionel Messi can ever dream of such feat on the soccer pitch.

Deliberately make decisions that would improve your talents. Take positive steps or make choices to improve what you have. No matter how little the talent you have is, if you commit them to God and take steps to maximize them, your greatness and celebration is inevitable – it is only a matter of time!

See “The David in You… Making Your Gifts & potentials Work For You” by Ben E. Efe for more tips.

When Talent Is Not Enough!

2010-08-21T06:35:00.000-07:00

If talents or gifts were all it takes to succeed in life, there will be no failures in life because everybody has some measure of gift.

The reality of life attests to this. There are many people who started out with silver spoons but ended up with no spoon and nothing at all. There are great sportsmen who shine the brightest as youths only to fizzle out in a few years. There are many brilliant and promising kids at school but who eventually either drop out of school or end up very disappointingly in life.

In truth did the Bible say, “…the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong…” (Eccl 9:11).

Success in life requires more than just a gift or talent. It requires the grace of God and a whole lot of other mix or ingredients.

Note that, when there was famine or economic meltdown in the days of Isaac (Genesis 26), what essentially made him to excel was not his family lineage or sweet name. Rather, it was the grace and the presence of God with him.

Success is essentially a grace, for what we call failure is nothing but the absence of God. But for you to enjoy grace, you have to be prepared, because God will not give you that which you are not qualified for.

See “The David in You… Making Your Gifts & potentials Work For You” by Ben E. Efe for more tips.

“Kill That god”

2010-08-10T09:33:00.003-07:00

Bad behaviors are easily formed; but they are very hard to break. They resist and fight attempts to stop them because there influences behind the scene empowering them to dominate and manipulate their victims.

But no matter how bad, hard or long an obsession or wrong practice may be, it can be conquered.

This book offers simple tips to help you to overcome such wrong lifestyle and indulgences. It would help you make that change to kill the gods behind the obsessions and cravings troubling your life!

“12 WAYS TO DISCOVER WHERE YOUR LIFE IS GOING”

2010-08-10T09:02:00.000-07:00

Have you ever wondered why your life is the way it is? And have you ever really sat down to really find out what your purpose in life is?

God created you with a purpose. But many people do not discover their essence and live dissatisfied and unfulfilled lives. “12 Ways To Discover Where Your Life is Going” will help you discover your true self and reveal where your life is heading now.