STILL ON THIS CHANGE

The subject CHANGE is among the most talked about topics across the world as people often desire change in their; personal lives, organisations, communities and the world at large.

My nation is on this journey for quite a while which has generated a lot of concern from different quarters leaving most people in doubt of its much expected reality.

But it seemed many people don't know that change is not automatic in any setting; it requires relevant mind renewal by everyone expecting or promising change.

Each person's life goes in the direction of his mindset. Likewise, the direction of every nation is determined by the thinking pattern of the citizens.

People don't act in a certain way until they begin to think in that particular way.

Corruption would always prevail as long people fixed their minds on corrupt practices.

Changes of government and changes of policies don't usually change anything anywhere but change of orientation and attitude in the right direction usually do.

If vast majority of citizens are yet to make up their minds not to indulge in criminality, violence and insecurity; there is limit to what security operatives can do to secure the society - especially when security officers are also liable to questionable practices.

Irrespective of measures put in place by government to curb poverty, until those concerned take responsibility to build capacity for productivity and resourcefulness - they continue to live in penury.

Imagine some able bodied individuals becoming career beggars while some people with profound disabilities (excusable from economic activities) refused to give up on themselves but chose to succeed thereby, proved to the world that disability is not a legal licence to be a liability.
What made the difference between the 2 groups is all about their thinking pattern.

Things change when we think change and become the change. Only changed minds change lives and communities.

_Stephen Olamilekan Jimoh
Advance Everyday
...living life at best

POSITION YOUR SKILLS AND SERVICES FOR BETTER PATRONAGE

What do you know? What do you do? How good are you at what you do? Are you well positioned to be patronised for your services? How many people know you for your knowledge, services and expertise?

If you don't have a work/skill or you are not an expert in your field or you are not known for excellent service delivery; you have limited your reach, productivity and earning capacity.

Why?

You stand a chance to be patronised for only what you are good at and well known for.

Whatever is of great benefit to people that you have mastered becomes your channel of exchange of value for value. People patronise you for solutions you provides and pay for your services.

Nobody ever take his faulty vehicle to a butcher for repair because the butcher is known for selling meat not car repairs. We rarely attract opportunities outside the confine of our skills and services we render.

This is the more reason for all of us to; have relevant skills, position ourselves for maximum patronage, continually sharpen those skills and be at peak performances in the delivery of our services.

If you faithfully do this, you would be rest assured of always smiling to the bank.

_Stephen Olamilekan Jimoh
Advance Everyday
...living life at best 

LAZINESS REQUIRES GUT

He who could dare to be lazy is very brave, he only need to redirect his bravery to be hard-working.

Why did I say so?

Nothing could be very demanding, difficult, risky, unprofitable, wasteful and painful like laziness. Imagine the repercussions among which are: poverty, limitation, shame and regret.

'Truth bi say person wey bi lazy and fit face the gbege get liver o. Him wey no get mind no fit try am. For where, I no get that kind mind!' I put that statement in Nigerian Pidgin which rightly means: Of a truth, whoever chose to be lazy and stand to bear it's consequences have gut. Someone that is not rugged cannot try it. No way, I don't have the mind!

The price and result of laziness which is the mother of failure far outweighs the price and reward of hard work or diligence. Diligence does not cost a thing and pay off while laziness costs so much and pays nothing.

Laziness requires gut. If you can dare to be lazy, you can dare to be up and doing. Why pay so much to lose so much? Instead, pay necessary price and gain so much more. It is not wise to invest your energy and time on what profit little or nothing.

Mind you, laziness is very subtle and many people are very lazy without knowing it.

A person is not just lazy by doing nothing. Numerous people are always busy yet very lazy and I called them 'strategic lazy people' making them 'invalid busy people'. They usually major in their minor and minor in their major. They are very busy at doing what profit little or nothing.

Refusal to do what is needful as at when due is a full display of laziness. When things of lesser or no value and necessity gain your earnest devotion leaving highly important things unattended to, you are lazy.

_Stephen Olamilekan Jimoh
Advance Everyday
...living life at best.