Memoirs of an Achiever

Reasons To Motivate Yourself Towards Success.

2011-08-31T23:47:00.000-07:00

To succeed in life, it is vital to motivate yourself to success. It doesn’t really make sense to depend on other people to motivate you, here are reasons why you should inspire and motivate yourself.

It gives you control: When you inspire yourself to do things, you won’t have to wait for other people to do them for you. You can set the time and target or what you want, and then take action.

You can overcome life’s difficulties: When you are self motivated, you can take actions in the midst of difficult situations and problems. The inspiration comes from within you, so that you don’t have to wait for things to turn around before making a move. You will know that difficult situations are bound to end sometime; you will have that inner drive to go through challenges without giving up along the way.

You get a sense of direction and purpose for your life: Whatever inspires you, will keep you going. When you have a dream about something, that dream will inspire you to move on and achieve success.

A more exciting life: You will feel happier about yourself when you motivate yourself to do the work, and not depending on other people. You will want to cultivate that habit of doing things for yourself for your own reasons.

You lead others: When you are self motivated, you will begin to inspire other people around you. They will begin to observe that you don’t wait around for them or an external source for things to happen, you actually make things happen by taking the initiative.

Other people will become inspired: Some people may want to follow your lead because of how they see you do things, and the things they see in you. Others may want to stick around because it looks like you have your life already outlined.

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2011-08-30T14:48:00.000-07:00

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Achieve Success by Working with Purpose.

2011-08-16T00:39:00.000-07:00

Success can be achieved with a consistent effort and a never give up attitude. Success is a continuous and progressive realization of goals. For some people, it is having a particular career and making a certain amount of money. While for others it may be having a happy family life and, for many it is finding an exceptional balance in all areas of their life.

It is important to develop ones version of success, so that it will be attracted into your life because you will experience what you expect! Think positive and put on a positive attitude, so that only positive things will be attracted to you.

Do not let fear, guilt or doubt cloud your mental judgment. If you have a passion for the work you do, it puts in creativity into what you do. Develop a positive mental attitude and believe in your ability to achieve you set goals in life.

Contrary what some people believe, success involves hard work, resourcefulness, knowledge and the ability to persevere. People, who experience success, know what they want and they pursue that – with all they’ve got.

If you desire success in life, you have to first Decide what you really what out of life and Develop a plan of action for it and finally Act with great enthusiasm. Go for success.

Be Positive And Worry Less.

2011-07-13T03:05:00.000-07:00

Positive thinking and a positive attitude will always lead to success. Yes, when you set your expectations – set them high. Most people often worry about what others will think about them when they say or do certain things, as a result they tend to make their decisions to get approval and please others! These behaviors are very common and most people see and practice this as a way of “normal” life. They feel it is very normal to want to do things that others approve of and not necessarily care about their own feelings.

In other to succeed in life, this type of thoughts and behaviors must be eradicated so that you can make progress. Early in life, so many people develop different negative believes that tend to hold them down like the “I’m not good enough” belief. If you don’t stop thinking negative thoughts that weigh you down, you will never make progress in life.

If you worry and rely too much on what people think or will think about you, you have a big problem in your hand because that will interfere with major and minor decisions of your life! Eliminate the “not good enough” belief and other crippling negative belief, so that you can make progress in your journey of life.

Positive thinking and positive attitude, will lead you to progress

Keep Yourself Motivated.

2011-06-10T00:21:00.000-07:00

Keeping yourself motivated and inspired every day, can sometimes be tough. It is even tougher if you are going through some difficult times either in your private life, financially or otherwise. Here are tips that will keep you motivated and focused in tough situations.

Begin the day with some inspirational message: You can get this from books, quotes and the Bible. Read something that will keep you motivated through the day, so that no matter what comes your way, you will be ready and prepared.

Write down your goals: Write down your aims and goals on paper. When you remember and know the aim of starting something, it becomes easier to get through it.

Always try to improve your knowledge and never stop learning: Make an effort to always improve your knowledge base. With this you gain confidence and better skills; this will give you the motivation to move on.

Get yourself a mentor: This will serve as an inspiration; it will give you the inspiration and push you need.

Set apart sometime for self improvement every day: Pick out time to improve on yourself, either by reading books or listening to audios, etc and make sure to apply the positive things you’ve learned, in your life.

Learn to count your blessings: Make a list of things you are grateful for everyday. By learning the Art of Gratitude, you will be amazed at what you’ve got.

Never give up: No matter how bad things may look and the pressure to give in, don’t! Go through your written down goals and remember how much you want success. Be inspired, motivated and remember we all go through difficulties and always come out.

So be inspired, motivated and think positive.

Be positive and - Just Smile

2011-06-08T00:16:00.001-07:00

Be motivated and develop a positive attitude. Almost everything we want goes through other people’s hands. If you want a salary raise, it will have to come from the boss.

If you want to raise happy and successful children, learn to connect with your kids! If you want a successful business, build a good relationship between you and your clients or customers. Almost all form of success – needs external hands. When you smile, I mean a very sincere smile; every encounter will begin with a warm and welcoming note.

So be positive and remember, smile. :)

Improve Your Creative Thinking

2011-05-30T23:40:00.001-07:00

Are you having troubles or difficulties solving a problem? Well maybe now is the time to “think out of the box.” Try the unconventional creative thinking techniques; after all it is creative to think differently in solving problems.

Think about available choices and options to what you are trying to come up with, and, examine carefully all the information and facts you could come across the subject matter. If you ever get stuck at a point (it is not a new phenomenon, this happens all the time), simply leave it for a moment.

In the meantime, go over to the other part of the challenge. As you move back and forth to and fro each assignment, unexpectedly you will see an answer emerge. When this happens be sure to write it down so as not to lose it.

Another step in creative thinking is to finish one step at a time. Narrow your assignments to bite-able sizes, and, try solving them section by section. Identify your mistakes, this way they will help you towards your creative thinking.

The next time you are faced with a tough situation, give a shot at unusual ways of doing things! You will be amazed at what you can achieve.

Believe in Yourself

2011-05-25T02:35:00.001-07:00

Self belief and willpower is the driving force of positive power and success through life. Our interpretation of issues in our lives is very important, if you are trying to enhance your willpower and positive energy, make it a standpoint to be very determined to succeed.

Not all determination and motivation comes from the inside! Sometimes they come from external forces. A friend or relative can inspire you towards innovation or lead you in the direction of optimism and sometimes, optimism is driven by the need for a fresh start.

Positive thinking helps and prepares you for challenges and also encourages you to overcome them successfully. If you are always thinking in the negative, you will be continually discouraged in different areas in life; it is good to be optimistic and think positive even when in tough situations! This will help a great deal in getting you through. Positive thinking will guide through life.

Believe in yourself; don’t always rely on other people for encouragement! When you face difficulties, see strength from within to help you overcome. Positive thoughts fill you with happiness and reduces stress, it keeps you calm and serene.

Be Positive and Keep Moving.

2011-05-18T23:35:00.000-07:00

Positive and inspirational thoughts should be part of our lives to keep us going. To achieve success, our desires for success have to be greater than the fear of failing. We have to think positive and do our best to achieve our goals and develop a strong urge for success.

Make up your mind to succeed, never surrender and never give up if you pass through difficulty. Just like the saying “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” Believe in yourself, never lose hope, and think positive.

Be Inspired To Succeed In Life

2011-05-17T23:55:00.000-07:00

It is the desire of everyone to succeed in life. We keep trying our best to accomplish and achieve success on set goals in life. Nevertheless, just few people achieve their dreams. It is still good to be positive and optimistic on how we see life.

Let’s develop an optimistic point of view concerning our dreams – to achieve success. Life is a journey, one that we can’t undo the past! Smile and laugh a great deal and develop a stress free life. Free your heart from hatred, free your mind from worries, live simply giving more and expecting less. Approach life this way and make the best out of your life and achieve success.

Making Progress – continued

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The present challenge you are facing: The scripture gives us assurance that we would always come out of “every” trouble and difficulty we may be facing. Put on a positive attitude that in due time all will be well.

Know who you are in Christ: For you to make progress in life, you’ve got to know who you are in Christ. If you don’t know who you are, then you have a big problem. If you are a child of God, you’ve got to believe that He will never leave you or forsake you. Take positive steps to make progress in life and He will back you.

Know whose you are: If you know who you belong to in life, then nothing can stop. The person you belong to determines what power is behind you. The person you belong to determines the authourity by which you operate, it determines what flows to you and what power is behind you.

Know the laws of progress/success: Why do some people make progress and others don’t? One of them is the law of sight, see yourself succeeding and you will get there. Another one is faith, faith is necessary to obtain what vision has in store for you, when you see it you’ve got to believe it, believe that the vision you see in your spirit will become reality. There is also the law of discovery, everything we will ever need to succeed in this life – has already been provided! You just need to know how to discover and tap into it. Consistency is another thing; make progress by keeping good habits and being consistent in it.

Don’t surrender: If you want to keep making progress, don’t be satisfied with where you are.

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts” – Winston Churchill.

Don’t give up because you have achieved or failed in a particular goal you have, move on whatever the case may be.

Let go of yesterday: These are the yesterdays that “went well and the ones that didn’t” when you let go, you will be able to concentrate on what the future has in store for you.

In this journey of, making progress is very important so that we can arrive at our God ordained destination. Make up your mind to succeed today and take positive steps forward.

Making Progress

2011-04-14T23:37:00.000-07:00

I am starting a new topic on making progress; I will be talking about how to make progress after success has been achieved. In making progress or achieving success in life, there are certain moves we must make, if we really want progress. There are some behaviours we would have to let go and some that we must acquire. Everybody wants to achieve success and make progress in life – this is possible, but there are rules and actions to be taken.

There are thousands of things that must be done, that will help move us forward and make progress in life. I will just go straight to the point and outline some of these:

Forget past achievements: This has to do with the things we’ve seen, the favours we received, blessings that came our way, etc. If we sit down and continue to rejoice and be “contented” with these things, before you know it we could become comforted and believe we have arrived our destination and as such – may decide not to move on. Glorying in the past tends to hold you down, refuse to settle for “this is good enough.”

Reject “every reverse gear” in your life: You’ve got to keep your mind on the target, reject every reverse motion in your life. You’ve got to make progress in your life, keep your eye on moving forward. The Apostle Paul says “If any man draws back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him,” the part of a just man shines and, moves on. You’ve got to make progress in your personal life, find ways to improve your life and your journey don’t stay in one place, and you don’t want to live a life of unhappiness. Whether you like it or not, if you don’t make progress in your life, when you now see people whom you probably trained or helped take a step forward now pass you, there is something in the human mind that tends to be jealous. You don’t need to compare your life with anyone, but you need to make progress.

Past mistakes and mess-ups: Do not dwell in the past and stop pondering about old/past things. You may have been disappointed and some people may have treated you bad, may have behaved like you are not even there – put the past behind you! Never measure your life all the time by how people treat you. God is doing a new thing in our lives; refuse to be paralyzed by past mess-ups, 1 John 1:9-10, if you confess your sins, God will forgive you. Forget past mistakes and mess-ups, don’t let them hold you back! If people throw stones of past mistakes on you, gather them and use it to build a great future.

Make A Good Use Of Your Time

2011-04-01T15:33:00.000-07:00

In the morning, it is either we are in a hurry trying to meet up with the days appointment or trying to make breakfast, or trying to get more rest –probably exhausted from yesterday’s work. It would be a good thing, if we try and account for every minute of our time, especially if you have a set goal. Try and spend your time valuably, so that at the end of the day we can get some satisfaction, after all, goal setting and evaluation all boils down to time spent.

Spend Time With Your Family

Nothing brings joy like spending time with the people you love, especially your family. Spending time with your family members makes them feel loved and connected with you, especially some of us with a very busy schedule. Make the most of your time with your family, “charity begins at home” they say. Even if you don’t have an immediate family to relate to, your friends and people closest to you – loved ones, can benefit from your valuable time.

Time Alone

In as much as we need to relate with others and our family, we also need time alone. Yes, because when you are relaxed and happy, you won’t feel “cheated” and just doing things to please other people. Go to the Spa, take a little vacation or time off once in a while to relax and meditate – spoil yourself a little. Give yourself a break, and spend some time alone, and, make it count.

It is important that we spend our time, putting it to good use and sharing it with the people we love. It’s not how many hours there are, but how much you spent for yourself and the people you love.

Visualise Yourself Succeeding.

2011-03-24T12:57:00.003-07:00

It is important to be realistic, but at the same time let’s not think less of ourselves neither should we think we are better than what we really are! It is indeed difficult, but; when you are true to yourself knowing your capabilities and prospects, it gives you the zeal to go even further.

See yourself where you want to be in the future, this will help you in your journey to achieve success.

Picture Yourself Big!

2011-03-18T13:04:00.000-07:00

By dreaming big, it means you have a huge ambitious target, and that can bring about a positive change in your life.

Start your day by looking into the mirror and say: “I am a big person with big dreams. I am ready to accept big challenges to achieve big success in life. I am no doubt a successful person”. A successful person always dreams

Open Up Your Mind To New ideas.

2011-03-11T12:14:00.000-08:00

As we go about our work each day, let’s keep our minds open to new ideas and possibilities. Life is about learning and developing new skills and also experiencing new opportunities, by opening our mind to possibilities, we are ready to discover new things.

Let’s ask ourselves this – are we ready to change our behaviours and open our minds to possibilities? What possibilities are waiting for us to explore them? We could be missing out on things that will bring us joy, laughter, love and happiness into our lives!

Though we may encounter fear along the way, do not give in. Recognize fear for what it is – an opportunity for growth! If we resist fear, we are stifling growth.

Like the children we once were, we need to continue to approach life with open minds and fearless spirits believing in our ability to persist and eventually succeed in any endeavour we undertake.

Start Your Day Right!

2011-03-08T13:04:00.001-08:00

It doesn’t matter what “side of the bed” you woke up, don’t let anything spoil your mood thereby affecting your decision and choices for the day. Make up and condition your mind that nothing can spoil your day no matter what.

Train your mind to start the day right, so that it will be easier to carry on with the day’s activities. You can begin by asking yourself some of these questions:

What am I thankful for in my life today?

What can I do today to improve my quality of life?

What brings happiness in my life right now?

In what way can I be of help to someone today?

What do I look forward to this moment?

Think about these questions, and, provide answers to them each day. They will help you to start your day right.

Don’t Hold Yourself Back!

2011-02-23T05:06:00.000-08:00

We sometimes view success as - an accomplishment somewhere in the future, why wait for “sometime in the future,” when we can actually take actions now?

Our personal success lies in the actions of this moment. Take actions today in accomplishing your goals, mistakes are mere obstacles to be crossed before achieving an eventual success.

I used to think that I may never achieve great success, because I believed that only wealthy people are the ones who can help me succeed, and, I never had any “very” wealthy family member or friend willing to help! At a point in time in my life, I decided “ok I don’t have the connection, I will create one.” So I made an effort, searched for help related to the type of goal/success that I wanted and, I have been getting amazing results.

Don’t hold back because you don’t have resources – seek, and you will find that which you seek.

Go ahead and create your world of possibilities. J

Go Green for the Environment

2011-02-16T13:51:00.000-08:00

The “Go Green” initiative is an important step towards eco-friendly and sustainable living. This is a wonderful initiative that will not only improve the quality of our lives, but save our beautiful environment. I decided to join the go green initiative, because I consider our environment as a gift from God and as such, it is worth saving!

Going green to save the environment, involves conscious or deliberate efforts to make our environment better. With the issue of climate change and global warming looming, it is not at all a bad idea to do things that can save/better our environment.

There are several ways that we can contribute to saving this our God given environment. Yes, there are so many ways to go green for the environment, some of which include but are not limited to:

Stop using disposable products – order reusable ones.

Use recycled products – By recycling and re-using, we reduce the amount of waste that sits in landfills.

Turn off the lights when living the room – this way you will conserve energy.

Turn off your lights for as long as you can – open your curtains and enjoy the natural light.

Turn off your computer completely at night.

Reduce temperatures on your geysers or water heaters.

Eat organic foods – you can enjoy tastier foods and improve your personal health.

Wash the laundry in cold water, not hot waters.

Walk or ride a bike to your errands that are closer.

Will you go green for the environment? If you are already going green, what are some of the ways you are going green? Remember when you go green; you are saving our precious environment.

The Power of Positive Thoughts and Confessions

2011-02-11T07:45:00.001-08:00

If there is one thing we have complete control over, it’s our thought! We can decide what we want to think in any situation. The way we think or interpret events, brings about a feeling, be it positive or negative.

Everybody loves security be it financial or otherwise, and, believe me when I say no one loves security more than me. Right now, I am yet to attain the level of financial security I want for me and my family. If I keep on thinking and saying to myself “oh what is the use of trying, things are looking so bad I will never make it” then I will never make it! If you keep on confessing negative things like “I will never lose weight”, “I will never get well”, then by all means you won’t!

Our thoughts and feelings lead us into actions, and thus determine the results we get. It all starts with – Thoughts. Our thinking and confessions shape our lives and ultimately makes us who we are. Let us take care of this precious asset, because it can either build or destroy us.

“You become what you think about most of the time” – Earl Nightingal

Most importantly, the scripture states that “Death and life are in the power of the tongue…” and “As a man thinks in his heart so he is.”

How To Manage And Save Money

2011-02-09T03:35:00.000-08:00

I try every now and then to save or “manage” money; so I thought I’d better share this with you. Believe it or not, not everyone can actually save money and not everyone knows how to manage their money. I will give you some of my personal tips on how to save, this will be interesting! J

Put quality in mind: Go for quality as quality lasts longer than quantity.

Make a budget: Try and make budgets whenever you are going shopping and try and stick to it, this way you will be in charge of your spending.

Shop around: Check for the best prices of products by “window” shopping around before making a purchase.

Cook at home: Home cooking saves your money, cook in bulk and store in individual containers (glass and plastics).

Separate “needs” from “wants” – If you intend saving some money, it will be ideal to separate your needs from your wants. If you really want some stuff that bad, you can as well wait till when they go on sale. J

Pay off debts: Try and pay your bills as at when due.

Invest into your future: Debt is not so bad, when investing in the future.

Plan for unforeseen circumstances: Put some money aside for emergencies.

Set personal goals: Set goals when it comes to saving and paying off debts.

Educate yourself: Learn some basics of financial management, learn how to save and invest.

Know and understand your level of debt: Know how much you owe.

Income source: Above all, have a source of income; you can’t save when there is no money to be saved.

Review your progress: Set a timeline to see how you are doing.

What are some ways that you save money?

How to Set Goals And Achieve Success - Tips

2011-02-06T07:03:00.000-08:00

Have you ever thought of setting goals, but don’t know how or where to start? You are not alone. I used to have this problem; thank God it’s a thing of the past now. On the other hand, many people concentrate on making New Year Resolutions and don’t even know where to start from, if this is your case, still you are not alone. Thinking of this, I thought it’s better to share with you my friends, some goal setting tips that work.

In setting goals, let’s bear in mind that there are different types of goals – long and short term goals. It all depends on what we want. Goal setting is very important; I can never stress this enough. When you set goals, “write” them down. I say this because, it is one of the basis for evaluation, for example, some of my personal goal this year, is to improve my spiritual life/service level with God, and, I intend to make a minimum of US$1,000.00 every month. I’ve just given you two out of my outlined goals, and I have a written plan of action on how to achieve this. This means that at the end of every month, I will check my progress to see how I’m doing. If I’m not achieving my desired results, I will check what I’m doing wrong and where I need to improve my effort. Enough about me now, let’s do this;

Tips on how to set goals

How do you see yourself: Create a “big picture” of what you want with your life

Split it: Break it/them down into smaller targets that you intend to hit and reach your goals.

Write down your goals: The physical act of writing down a goal makes it tangible and real. There won’t be an excuse to forget about it. When you write, use the word "will" instead of "would like to" or "might".

Get into action: Once the plan is set, start working to achieve your goals.

Stay focused: keep the above listed processes going, by reviewing and updating your to do list on a daily basis. Yes on a daily basis or depending on the type of goal, be it weekly, monthly or yearly goals

Be positive: Be positive about each goal, wear a positive attitude it will help you succeed.

Be precise: Put your goals in time, amounts, etc, so you can measure progress.

Stick with the plan: Be consistent and stay focused

Finally,

Goal setting is an ongoing activity, not just a means to an end. Build reminders, to keep yourself on track. Setting of goals, is more than just saying you want something to happen. You have to understand what you want, why you want it, and how to get it.

It is never too late to set your goals, and achieve success. We are still in February (yes beginning of the year) it shouldn’t necessary be January, don’t assume you have missed the train because this is not January, and, remember, nothing is really impossible.

What goals will you decide to accomplish today?

Make That Change

2011-02-03T23:54:00.001-08:00

Make a conscious effort today, to change and improve your life for the better. Stop saying if I could I would, instead let it be if I should, I will.

Impossibility is Nothing – Don’t Limit Yourself

2011-01-26T05:13:00.000-08:00

Whew! It feels good writing an article again. Sometime last year, I was watching the Zone Reality (one of M-nets DSTV channels), and came across a program titled “Half Body, Whole life.” It is a story about Rose Siggins, a woman that has beaten every odd and – never taking no for an answer.

Let me give you a little brief about Rose; Rose is an extraordinary woman born with a rare bone disorder called Sacral Agenesis, a condition that causes malformation of the spine right from the womb. At a point in time in her childhood life, the useless legs had to be removed to increase her mobility. That notwithstanding, Rose moves about not with a wheel chair; in fact any suggestion on using a wheel chair is greatly detested by her, she hates wheel chairs! She moves around in a simple stuff as a skateboard using her hands to walk in place of – legs. Rose has been obsessed with engines since childhood, so at a point she went into auto mechanics. In a male-dominated world of auto-mechanics, Rose fixes cars, she is a racing driver, and, Rose is a married woman with two lovely kids (Luke and Shelby), and still going.

She has a half body, but has a whole life and living it. She stunned her doctors by overcoming many obstacles and beating every odd! All through the documentary about her, I never for once heard her complaining about anything, instead she says she takes life the way she saw it and not letting her circumstance deter her. Even though the journey has never been smooth sailing, for 33 years, she’s never accepted her condition as a limitation.

I chose to use this story, because I think there is a lot to be learned from this. Let’s look at this story, and see the positive energy, that this woman put on, and made up her mind to achieve greatness. Friends what I’m saying is, so many of us “have more than what she has, yet we complain all the time about what we don’t have” we can pursue our dreams and make them a reality, using what we have been blessed with.

I think we can learn a lot from Rose’s story; most times we give excuses to why we can’t do certain things in life. I honestly think this is a great reality check for most of, I just hope Rose won’t get upset with me J, for using her as a case study in this article, because from what she said on TV, her parents had never liked putting her in the public eye.

My point is “We can do all things through Christ who strengthens us” Philippians 4:13. After watching Rose’s story, I was so inspired and motivated, because here I was thinking “oh if only I have the needed connection, if only this, if only that…” and a woman with missing limbs, repairs cars, drives, and, even competes in car racing competitions! I mean I have a complete body thank God, yet I just learnt how to drive not quite long ago. We are the ones bringing limitations to ourselves by creating reasons why we can’t do certain things.

Friend’s, let us not limit ourselves; so long as there is life, there is hope. We can achieve greatness; we can fulfill goals and our dreams can come true. Never give up; because once you give up, then it’s over. J

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2011-01-24T00:01:00.000-08:00

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