The First of the Winners Success Secrets
I call it the first of the 'Winners Success Secrets', because it's such an insidious little secret that many 'winners' don't even know it themselves - even though they use it every day!
Here's the basics.
You act according to your beliefs.
You may have heard that who you are today, the type of person you are today, the life that you live today, have all come about as a result of all the thoughts that you've had in your life.
You see, each and every day, you take in information, process it, and make decisions based on that processing.
You've been doing that since you were a baby. Maybe even before then! Each one of those decisions has moved you further along in life. Some of those decisions have moved you closer to what you ultimately want in life, and some of those decisions have moved you away from what you ultimately want in life. But each one of those decisions has contributed to where you are in life now.
If you look at life’s winners, at what you would consider life’s successful people, you'll find that the same principle applies to them. They've got to where they are in life today because of the thoughts and the decisions that they've made in the past. Here's the crux of the first of the winners' success secrets:
Winners have had thoughts, and have made decisions, that have brought them to the successful position that they're in today.
We all make our decisions based on how we think the world works.
The thoughts that we carry in our head, which explain to us how the world works, are called beliefs.
We have some beliefs that lots of other people share too. And we have some beliefs that are very individual to ourselves. That's because we are all unique individuals, and nobody sees life, experiences life, from exactly the same viewpoint.
Once we've established a belief, we store it away in our sub-conscious mind.
We keep it there as a time saving mechanism. Each time we need to understand the world, or the way that the world works, instead of figuring it out anew each time, all that we have to do is call up our pre-prepared belief that we have stored in our sub-conscious. (It's a bit like the cookery programmes on TV isn't it? "Here's one I prepared earlier"!)
The first of the winners success secrets tells us that winners have made decisions that have brought them to the successful position that they're in today.
Those winners, those successful people, have made their decisions based on the beliefs that they've formed through their life.
There's a very strong, just about irrefutable argument here that gives us this first of the winners' success secrets: If you get your beliefs right, you can automatically make the decisions that lead to being a winner or a successful person.
Mmm.. Strong stuff! Read it again:
If you get your beliefs right, you can automatically make the decisions that lead to being a winner or a successful person. Success, being a winner, comes down to getting your beliefs right.
What do winners believe?
belief systems
Winners Success Secrets...
...belief systems...
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Well, that's why this secret is just a little insidious. Successful people, winners, don't have to do a big analysis of their belief systems. They aleady have belief systems that work for them! It's down to other people, those people seeking success, to discover what the belief systems of successful people are. That's the root of real winners success secrets!
It's why the market place has a profusion of autobiographies and materials telling and showing what successful people think and how they think.
I shall cover most of them as this website grows.
The other big question that you'll need answering is; "How do you change your belief system when it's taken so long to build the one that you have now?" Again, there are things that you can do, and they really are not all that hard.
Thursday, August 11, 2016
Friday, April 1, 2016
26 Wrong Motives For Marriage
2. Because you are of age: Age is
not a qualifier for marriage, but maturity.
3. Because your mates are getting
married: We don’t all have the same timing and destiny.
4. To feel among: To belong to a
class:
5. To make your parents happy: “Hmmn
Bayo, I need grand-children o”
6. To get back at an EX or someone:
Someone dumped or insulted you, so you marry to revenge. I.e So you can send
your EX your wedding Invite.
7. To make your friends happy: Your
friend’s opinion
8. To prove a point: Someone said
you can’t marry, so you marry to prove them wrong.
9. To earn respect: If you aren’t
respected while single, marriage won’t’ change it. i.e matting to be called
madam
10. As part of preparation to travel
abroad: You are relocating or got a job abroad and you want to quickly marry
before going abroad.
11. Marrying for green card: Visa
marriages.
12. To bear children: This shouldn’t
be a reason to marry. If you want children, go and adopt.
13. To position yourself
economically, politically or ministerially: Marrying because of what you can
gain through the marriage. E.g contract from political in-laws.
14. To improve financial standing:
So your spouse can take care of you.
15. For membership of a cub or
association: “You can’t join our club unless you are married”. So you got
married just to join.
16. To compensate someone for a king
gesture/ you hurt them: Because he helped your family during a challenging
period doesn’t mean you must marry him. Or because she is pregnant for you.
17. Marrying out of sympathy: She is
disadvantaged or challenged, so you took pity on her and married her? One day
you might regret and will tell her… “I pitied you that is why I married you o”
18. Marrying simply because you both
have a favourable genotype: You ended your engagement because of Genotype
issues, so you jump into marriage with the next available person with AA.
19. Because he/she is nice: niceness
shouldn’t be a paramount reason. “Prov 31:30; Favour is deceitful”. (KJV)
20. Because of beauty/handsomeness:
Beautiful will fade, 6- pack will change to 1-pack.lol “Prov 31:30;and beauty
is vain”.(KJV)
21. To be complete: Backstreet boys
sang “incomplete”, but TRUE fulfilment and completeness comes from God not
marriage “Col 2:10;And ye are complete in him” (KJV)
22. The person’s intelligence:
Because she is a doctor or he is smart. These can be one of many reasons, but
not the main.
23. Because he/she is from you
tribe: Because he/she is Hausa, Ibo, Yoruba etc
24. Because she is a virgin: Because
she isn’t a virgin doesn’t make her promiscuious.
25. Because he/she is spiritual or
active in church: Church activity doesn’t guarantee marital bliss.
26. Because you don’t want to be
alone: You can be alone, but not lonely.
DISCIPLES OF OUR TIME
Dr Pastor Paul Enenche is a Medical Doctor now a full time Minister. He is the Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre (DIGC) Abuja, Nigeria
Bishop David O Abioye
was born in the late 50’s to the family of Pa and Mrs Abioye from Kwara state. A graduate of mechanical engineering. He is a senior pastor in Living Faith Church... Aka Winners Chapel.
REV NTIA I NTIA
With a call to "stir men into the fullness of
God", Rev. Ntia I. Ntia Preaches the word of God with a rare audacity and
an unflinching authority. As he does, God confirms his word with signs and
wonders following. Testimonies of healing, deliverance, restoration and on the
spot demonstration of the miracle working power of God are hallmarks of Rev.
Ntia's ministry.
He
is the senior pastor of Full Life Christian Centre, a multi dimensional, power
based excellence minded church whose growth and spread is a national phenomenon
to the glory of God. The church has a network of branches across the country.
With
his anointed messages of hope, revival and restoration, Rev. Ntia I Ntia is
reaching millions of lives across the globe through his city-wide crusades and
conferences, numerous books, the monthly Fresh Word Devotional and a thriving Fresh
Outpouring TV broadcast in both terrestrial and satellite stations.
He
is married to Pst Mrs. Ukamaka Ntia and they are blessed with three children
PASTOR EZEKIEL ATANG
Pastor Ezekiel Atang comes under the class of ministers with dexterity in teaching God's Word with simplicity. Graced with a psalmist anointing, this trained marketer side-stepped his academic discipline and has for about two decades traveled over the world with the message geared towards restoration and repositioning homes, families and youths for destiny actualization.
He has remained a major voice in Nigeria
in Marriage and Youth matters which has given rise to his pioneering
the largest singles converge in southern Nigeria, "Singles FrankTalk".
His weekly TV broadcast "Living Streams" has been therapeutic for
families going by the testimonies, and his books 'Understanding Sex',
'Road signs to Destiny', 'Overcoming Masturbation' and 'Lord I am still
single why?' Has made similar impact on the numerous lives who have
interacted with it. His doubt dissolving teaching and healing ministry
has singled him out: a vessel greatly sought after the world over.
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
The 14 most powerful world leaders
The 14 most powerful world leaders
Business Insider recently published its ranking of the 50 most powerful people in the world — a select group whose decisions affect millions, shake industries, and change nations. Global heads of state featured prominently, with 14 presidents, prime ministers, and even royalty cracking the list.
To determine the ranking, we evaluated more than 100 of the most influential players in business, politics, entertainment, and tech, judging their influence by economic power, command, newsworthiness, and impact — a subjective measure that captures how important they are in their respective spheres (see our full methodology here).
US President Barack Obama headlines the list, followed by Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Here are the rest of the world's most powerful world leaders.
Editing by Alex Morrell with additional research by Andy Kiersz.
14. Benjamin Netanyahu
Country: Israel
Age: 66
Reelected this year as the prime minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu recently compared the Middle East to "Game of Thrones." It isn't a game he's always played well — disputes over the Iran deal and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have left US-Israeli relations at a crisis point. But Israel has remained relatively stable during a time of turmoil throughout the Middle East, and Netanyahu has dominated his country's politics like few Israeli leaders.
Overall, many say that Netanyahu has done a good job of boosting Israel's economy and putting the country at the forefront of technological and medical advances. Even so, the fallout over the Iran nuclear deal, and his strained relations with Washington, don't bode well for his legacy.
13. Park Geun-hye
Country: South Korea
Age: 63
South Korean President Park Geun-hye is the first female leader of her country — an especially impressive accomplishment considering South Korea has the highest level of gender inequality in the developed world. Her election generated the nation’s highest turnout rate in 15 years.
Park has the difficult but critical responsibility of diffusing threats from the ever combative North Korea. Last year, she tried to get her mercurial neighbors to the north to abandon their nuclear-weapons program by promising humanitarian aid and an investment in its weak industries, but to no avail. Park has flexed her muscles by testing missiles that can reach all of North Korea, but Kim Jong Un hasn't blinked, and hasn't quashed any nuclear ambitions.
12. Ali Khamenei
Country: Iran
Age: 76
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has been the ultimate authority in Iran since 1989, is openly opposed to Western influence in both his country and the broader Middle East. A hardliner even within Iran's clerical regime, Khamenei has long championed the slogan "Death to America," and he has sought to position Tehran as both a geopolitical and ideological enemy of the US and Israel.
After more than 18 months of negotiations, Khamenei conditionally agreed to a landmark nuclear deal reached with six world powers this past July. The deal outlines Iran's promise to curb its nuclear program in exchange for the US and its partners lifting economic sanctions. The agreement is set to open Iran's economy to outside investment and has generally raised the prestige of Khamenei's government, which is quickly shaking its status as one of the world's pariah states.
11. King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud
Country: Saudi Arabia
Age: 79
Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud took the throne as king of Saudi Arabia in January after the death of his half-brother. His short tenure hasn't been without controversy: Eight of the 12 surviving sons of the country's founding monarch reportedly support a coup to oust King Salman and replace him with his younger brother, Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz, a sign tensions are at a high within the royal family.
But as the leader of Saudi Arabia, King Salman wields incredible influence over the Middle East and his country's massive oil reserves. Even with oil at historically low prices, Saudi Arabia — the world's largest oil exporter — continues to ramp up production to depress prices and protect its global market share, despite the negative effect it has on the global oil economy.
10. Dilma Rousseff
Country: Brazil
Age: 67
Dilma Rousseff, Brazil's first female president, leads the largest country in Latin America and the seventh-largest economy in the world. Rousseff is credited with nearly eradicating extreme poverty in Brazil during her first term by raising the monthly stipend for struggling families.
But Rousseff has hit a rough patch lately, and it appears to be getting worse. Protests broke out and gained traction in March in part because of Brazil's crumbling economy. The country's growth has plummeted — low commodity prices, high interest rates, and austerity measures are partly to blame — and it officially entered a recession in 2015. The value of its currency devalued by 45% this year through mid-November.
Also contributing to her near record-low-approval rating: A group of high-profile lawyers filed for the impeachment of Rousseff in October in connection to the corruption scandal involving the state-run oil company Petrobras. (Rousseff has maintained her innocence.)
9. Shinzo Abe
Country: Japan
Age: 61
Three years into his second term as prime minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe continues to craft bold plans for his country's future. At the forefront is a desire to bring the excitement and innovation of Silicon Valley to Japan to jump-start the country's fading tech sector. In a recent visit to the US, Abe met with tech titans like Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to learn "how we can take Silicon Valley's ways and make them work in Japan." This plan comes on top of "Abenomics," the three-pronged approach the prime minister implemented to boost Japan's economy upon starting his second term in 2012.
On the same visit to the US in April, Abe also became the first Japanese prime minister to address a joint session of US Congress, which he used to push forward talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade deal that would bring together nations including Australia, the US, Japan, Mexico, and Vietnam.
8. Francois Hollande
Country: France
Age: 61
It hasn’t been an easy 12 months for French President Francois Hollande. He's dealt with multiple terrorist attacks in Paris, stepped up France’s role in the fight against ISIS, and instituted reforms to the country’s social policy, like extending the retirement age for private-sector workers.
Hollande also saw his approval ratings continue to dip down to 20% as the year wore on. Though he’s slowly making progress in his attempts to lift both French morale and favor among his constituents, Hollande has a long way to go. But he still commands the fifth-richest nation on the continent and one of the most influential members of the EU, giving him immense power regardless of approval ratings.
7. David Cameron
Country: UK
Age: 49
Reelected for a second term in May with a majority, British Prime Minister David Cameron has strengthened his negotiating position with the EU. Cameron is committed to gaining concessions from the 28-nation bloc, including looser rules on welfare for immigrants an regulation of businesses, but many Britons are skeptical that the prime minister can secure a better deal. He's promised an "in or out" referendum for the country, but Cameron believes remaining in the EU is in his country's best interest and has been visiting EU leaders to sell them on his proposal.
Cameron met with Queen Elizabeth after the election to talk about his plan for the next five years, which, in addition to renegotiating his country's terms with the EU, includes a controversial plan to crack down on immigration.
6. Pope Francis
Country: Vatican City
Age: 78
The leader of the Catholic faith, which has more than 1 billion followers worldwide, has staked more outspoken, progressive views on public issues than popes before him. At an address to the US Congress in September, Pope Francis called on lawmakers to empathize with immigrants and refugees and to welcome them into their country.
To the delight of liberal Catholics, he urged more action to stop the effects of climate change and endorsed a more forgiving stance on divorce and homosexuality. Many American Catholics predict that within the next 35 years the church will approve of contraception, married priests, and recognition of same-sex marriages, according to a recent Pew survey.
5. Narendra Modi
Country: India
Age: 65
Now in his second year as prime minister of India, Narendra Modi is introducing initiatives to improve the lives of the 1.2 billion people who make up the world’s largest democracy. In May, he announced plans to reform and modernize the government and business sectors by implementing a uniform sales tax and boosting foreign direct investment to India.
Modi, the second-most-followed political leader on Twitter behind Barack Obama, is also pushing India to integrate with the digital world. He believes tech innovation holds the key to lifting India out of poverty, and he traveled to Silicon Valley in September seeking advice and help from tech executives at companies like Google and Facebook.
4. Angela Merkel
Country: Germany
Age: 61
With 10 years and three terms in office under her belt, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is a strong and indispensable leader in Europe. She has faced a host of challenges throughout her tenure and come out on top: She helped hold the eurozone together during the financial collapse and global recession; she has stood up to Russian President Vladimir Putin in his aggression toward Ukraine, and, currently, she's managing Europe's refugee crisis. At her hand, Germany stands above the rest of Europe with a strong economy and low unemployment rate. Though she's not universally liked, Merkel has proved a stabilizing force amid turmoil.
3. Vladimir Putin
Country: Russia
Age: 62
Approval ratings for Vladimir Putin, Russia's president and former prime minister, reached an all-time high in October: 89.9%. After seizing Crimea last year in the wake of the Ukrainian Revolution, Putin is determined to resurrect Russia as a superpower. In the past year, he's supported a pro-Russian insurgency in eastern Ukraine and launched a military operation in support of Syria's Bashar al-Assad. Unlike with most Western heads of state, Putin's control over Russia is subject to few constitutional checks and balances.
At the annual UN meeting in late September, Putin criticized Obama, asserting that US interventions have backfired in the Middle East, creating a haven for extremists and terrorists. Shortly after, Putin launched the Russian air campaign to target Islamic forces in Syria and weaken rebellion against the country’s president. The airstrikes are costing Russia an estimated $2.5 million a day, and are quickly escalating tensions with Western powers.
2. Xi Jinping
Country: China
Age: 62
Xi Jinping, the general secretary of China’s Communist Party, has been labeled by many the most powerful Chinese leader since Mao Zedong. Considering the domestic grip he’s secured in just three years since becoming president of the world’s largest country — nearly 1.4 billion people — it’s hard to argue. Xi holds at least 10 titles governing the world superpower (some of which he created), overseeing everything from the military and the internet to the economy.
That economy has stalled, and the nation’s stock market endured a tumultuous summer requiring a bailout that may have topped $200 billion. Still, China’s growth in recent years puts it in elite company, and by one measure its economy even eclipses that of the US, according to the IMF.
Xi has fulfilled a vow to wage an extensive and controversial anticorruption campaign within the country. He has investigated hundreds of thousands of people and locked away some high-ranking party officials for life — his former political enemies among them.
1. Barack Obama
Country: US
Age: 54
President Barack Obama presides over the world's most influential country, giving him unparalleled responsibility and power. He's caretaker of the largest economy, and he's helped nurse it back to health since the financial crisis. Since taking office in early 2009 — amid a full-blown recession — the US has grown its GDP by $3 trillion, to $17.4 trillion, and in October unemployment hit 5%, the lowest mark since 2008. His legacy-making overhaul of the healthcare system has helped trim the uninsured rate by one-third, and it has now survived multiple Supreme Court challenges.
Obama's international track record is mixed. As commander in chief of the world's largest military — more than 2 million active and reserve forces and a defense budget of $560 billion — he's taken heat for failing to deal adequately with the growing turbulence in the Middle East, highlighted by the bloody Syrian civil war, the rise of ISIS, and the Taliban's growing strength in Afghanistan. Relations with longtime ally Israel have grown icy. Yet his sway in foreign affairs is still strong, as evidenced by his historic move to warm ties with Cuba and the momentous nuclear deal he brokered with Iran.
He may have just a year left in office, but Obama isn't sitting idle: In November he flexed his power again, killing off the controversial Keystone XL pipeline proposal once and for all, arguing it would have harmed the environment without improving US energy security.
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