Has it ever occurred to you that you should celebrate 🎉🥂🥳 your enemies? In fact you should send a 'thank you' card or a gift 🎁 voucher to someone you consider an enemy or opposition. This Christmas 🎁 🎄 make it part of your plans to send a hamper to that friend that betrayed you or your father who was not there for you. Human beings have the tendency to relax when everything seems to be going well. Most people stop 🚏🛑 doing the things they did that got them to the top the moment they see some success. They take their foot off the accelerator. So good then becomes the enemy of great. Enemies or opposition pushes us not to settle. Who would David have been without Goliath? Joseph would have stayed Daddy's little boy without his brothers. Probably you wouldn't have worked so hard to prove a point ☝️ but for your ex. The next time you have friction in your marriage, remember it is part of the cleaving process. If that teacher had not called you dumb or your friends had not laughed at you, you probably wouldn't have worked hard at getting that degree. People don't learn much during seasons of success. The Bible 📖 says "count it all joy when you fall into various trials knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience"(James 1: 2-4). Successful people understand that trials build resilience and so they know how to learn from it and move on. Don't pray 🙏 to avoid trials, pray to enforce your covenant rights in Christ that makes you an overcomer. Have a lovely day 💝❤️💜. Join our WhatsApp channel 👉:https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbBbJqhKmCPUMQGqh52D

Do you know what a Neural Pathway is? It's a connected chain of nerve cells in your brain 🧠🤯 and body through which electrical⚡ and chemical messages travel from one place to another. It is like a path or road 🛣️ in a forest 🌲🌴. Every time you think 🤔 a thought 💭 , feel an emotion or do an action, a message travels down a particular route. This is why when you try something for the first time it is hard. It's like walking through tall grass where there's no path yet. Your brain 🧠🤯 uses about 20% of all the energy in your body so it always tries to look for the easy way not to waste energy. This is why it feels easier to watch a Tiktok video than to take a book and read. When you repeat the new action or thought 🤔, again and again it is like walking the same path again. You flatten the grass until a clear dirt path emerges. It becomes easier to do and a new habit is born. Success habits like reading, prayer 🙏, meditating on the word of God 👑, and exercising will be difficult in the beginning to do if they are not part of your routine already. Now that you understand how habits are formed, you must PERSIST. When it is difficult in the beginning, know that it's because it's a new pathway. Go back the next day and do it again. Continue until it becomes easier to do. Remember you make your habits and your habits then make you. Your habits are taking you towards success or failure so build the right habits. "Do not be weary 😩 in well doing (the right habits), for in due season you will reap a harvest if you faint not"(Gal.6:9). Have a lovely day 💝❤️💜. Join our WhatsApp channel 👉:https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbBbJqhKmCPUMQGqh52D

A person's perspective of the issues of life 🧬 is a real difference maker. Whilst successful people view failure as a learning process and an experiment 🧪 🥼, people who are not so successful keep saying that failure is not 🚫 an option 😔. One of the reasons for this comes from our school 🏫 system and how we were raised. As much as schooling has been beneficial to us, the impression it created in our minds about failure hasn't helped. There's no room for failure in any form in the academic system. Someone can be good 👍 in all subjects but if he fails in Maths or English or any of the subjects that are tagged as 'core', the person is seen as having failed. Many people got their idea 💡 of what failure is from the school 🏫 system. Till today,even though there has been several evidence to the contrary, many people still see academic failure as a sign ☢️ of imminent failure in life 🧬. However, after so many years of studying successful people both from the Bible and modern day life,I have come to the conclusion that failure is a NECESSARY part of success. If you don't renew your mind 🧠🤯 about failure and see it as a learning experience,then any time you fail, you will beat yourself down 👇 and may not even have the courage to rise again. You must double your recovery rate after every failure in order to become successful. Interestingly, the Bible actually makes room for failure by declaring that "when the righteous falls seven times he shall rise again"(Proverbs 24:16). Failing only becomes a problem when you stay down 👇. See failure for what it is: a stepping 🪜 stone on your way to success. Every great 👍 person you know failed at something at one point ☝️ in time. Learn to QUICKLY get up, dust yourself and get back in the game 🎯. Your success is dependent on how fast you are able to recover after a failure. Success awaits you on the other side of failure. Have a lovely day 💝❤️💜. Join our WhatsApp channel 👉:https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbBbJqhKmCPUMQGqh52D

The road to ease is paved with DIFFICULTY and the road to difficulty is paved with EASE. Are you the type that always looks for the easy way out? Your marriage is struggling so you want a divorce. Your dream ✨ is to be an entrepreneur but it's a difficult path so you would rather work at a job you hate. Your good friend told you the truth about something so you would rather avoid him or her and walk with bootlickers. Many people have compromised on their purpose and calling in life 🧬 because the road 🛣️ to ease( their dreams ✨) is paved with difficulty. However, you need to understand that as you continue to choose the path of ease it will eventually lead you to a place of difficulty in the end. You don't want to wake up one day and regret it for not chasing your dream ✨. If Esau had chosen the path of waiting a little in order to cook his own food(difficulty) rather than sell his birthright for food (ease) we would probably have a nation named Esau today. We would have been saying "the God of Abraham, Isaac and Esau"(Gen. 25:29-34). Nelson Mandela chose a difficult path of prison rather than compromise on his beliefs. Joseph chose the difficult path of not sleeping with his mistress rather than sin against God but today both of these people are celebrated as heroes. What path are you on right now? Choose the difficult path that will cause your purpose to become a reality rather than choosing the road 🛣️ of ease that leads nowhere. Have a lovely day 💝❤️💜. Join our WhatsApp channel 👉: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbBbJqhKmCPUMQGqh52D

Did you know that a flamingo 🦩🦩 is actually born grey 🩶? They get their pink 🩷 color from their diet (crustaceans,algae,brine shrimp 🦐 and other little organisms)which contain carotenoids.They also have a unique filter-feeding method. They feed with their heads upside down in water 💦 using the lamellae to filter food from silt and mud(by the way a group of flamingo 🦩 🦩 🦩 is known as "a flamboyance"). Successful people👩🏻‍🦰👨🏼‍🦳🧔🏾‍♂️ understand that you are truly what you eat. Both what you eat physically and spiritually can make or unmake you. Making sure you eat a consistently balanced diet that includes fruits🥥 and vegetables🫛🍎carbs🌽, protein🍖, and other beneficial nutrients🍞🫚 🫙is part of building a successful life 🧬. In the same way, building 🏢 your inner man with a powerful spiritual diet(the Word of God and other good material)also determines your spiritual health 💪. Reading business and leadership books will put you ahead of majority of people because most people don't read. Just like the flamingo 🦩, make sure you filter what enters your heart 💜❤️. Philippians 4:8 says "whatsoever things are true...,honest,... just,... lovely...pure,if there be anything of virtue or anything worthy of praise, THINK 🤔💬 on these things".You can't think 💬 on what you haven't TAKEN IN. A year 🎊 by this time, you will look exactly 💯 like what you ate both physically and spiritually ,so be intentional about your diet like the flamingo 🦩. Have a lovely day 💞❤️💜. Join our WhatsApp channel 👉:https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbBbJqhKmCPUMQGqh52D

He spent 4 DECADES (40 years) planting ☘️🌵 a single tree EVERY SINGLE DAY on a barren sandbar in India. Today the 1,360 acre lush Molai Forest is a testament to the power of CONSISTENCY. In 1979, Jadav Payeng saw a bunch of snakes dying on a treeless sandbar after a flood. He decided to plant ☘️ a few bamboo 🌴 🌲 saplings a day. Even conservationists told him that nothing can grow 🪴 on the sandbar. Jadav didn't listen and NEVER MISSED A DAY. Today,his effort has created a forest that has animals such as elephants, tigers and other species. How many times have you started a project and stopped 🛑🚏 because you were not seeing immediate results? There's an Akan(Ghanaian) proverb that says "if a particular medication will be good for you,all you need is a spoonful" 🥄. The truth however is that in most cases, when you take the first spoonful 🥄, the disease gets worse before it starts getting better. That's when many people think 🤔 it won't work. Nobody can see 🙈 success without understanding the power of consistency. Install a set of habits that will result in your dream ✨ becoming a reality. Stick with them until you get the results you desire. You can build consistency by starting small. Also if you focus on the final result rather than the process you will be discouraged. The Bible 📖 says "do not be weary 😩 in well doing (doing the right thing), for in due season, you will reap, if you faint not "(Gal.6:9). Keep showing up no matter what. Keep showing up whether it is convenient or not. Have a lovely day 💞❤️💜. Join our WhatsApp channel 👉:https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbBbJqhKmCPUMQGqh52D

In the Midwest of the United States a $10 million research was conducted. Researchers walked up to random people and asked them to name the 7 dwarfs in the Snow White 🤍 story. No one could name all 7. Two things however were obvious: (1) the two most popular were "Grumpy" and "Dopey" (2) nobody remembered the dwarf named "Happy". The significance of this research is that human beings in general tend to lean more towards THE NEGATIVE. We tend to ignore the 99 we have and focus on the 1 we are yet to get. Behavioral scientists 🥼🥼 estimate that for every single 1 positive compliment an average child receives, they hear about 8 or 9 negative commands, restrictions or corrections. By the time ⏰ the person is 18 they would have heard 'NO' 40,000 to 148,000 times. This makes many people timid and negative. Such people tend to become their own worst critic. Successful people however have learned how to MOTIVATE 💪🏽THEMSELVES. To succeed in life 🧬, you must be your own cheerleader. When you tell people your dream ✨, you will be surprised 😯 the number of people who will not 🚫 stand by you or encourage you. David was nearly stoned by his own men after the Philistines raided his city 🏙️ of Ziklag. The Bible 📖 however says "and David ENCOURAGED HIMSELF IN THE LORD...(1 Sam.30:6). In trying to chase and build your dream ✨,there will be so many times when you will feel alone, discouraged and hopeless. You have to learn how to motivate yourself because no one will. People will only celebrate 🥳🥂 with you AFTER you have succeeded. Learn to lean on God 👑 through His word in those seasons. The world 🌎🌍 awaits your Manifestation. Have a lovely day 💝❤️💜. Join our WhatsApp channel 👉:https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbBbJqhKmCPUMQGqh52D

Do you realize that many people associate old age with WISDOM? It is assumed in many societies that the older you get, the wiser you become. This is not necessarily true. Solomon was only about 20 when God 👑 gave him wisdom. People say 🗣️ "experience is the best teacher". The truth however is that, the experience YOU LEARN FROM is the best teacher. You can go through something and not learn anything. The great Carthaginian war hero Hannibal was defeated at the Battle of Zamma (near modern day Tunisia)by a younger Roman general named Scipio Africanus in 202 BCE. Underlying this Roman victory 🙌 was the fact that Scipio took time ⏰ for years to STUDY the military tactics of Hannibal. He used superior cavalry tactics and innovative formations to render Hannibal's war elephants ineffective. Wisdom is a product of knowledge and knowledge is a product of learning. This means you have to INTENTIONALLY pursue wisdom because knowledge doesn't come to you automatically. Proverbs 8 shows how wisdom calls out to all people to PURSUE her and gain prudence. Wisdom is the key 🗝️ to Success in every area of life from your faith, finances, family, friendships to your fitness. Pursue wisdom by reading (the Bible and books relevant to your purpose),taking courses, going for seminars. It is even better to learn from the experiences of others. Wisdom is the principal thing so get wisdom... Have a lovely day 💝❤️💜. Join our WhatsApp channel 👉:https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbBbJqhKmCPUMQGqh52D

Have you ever thought 🤔💭 of forgiveness 💞 as a success principle? Not many people have. This is because most people don't understand how bitterness can affect the decisions you make in life 🧬. Bitterness can cloud your judgement. It can make you see 👀 things that don't exist. Forgiveness is a sign ☢️ of emotional intelligence. It is a success principle because every type of success you can think 🤔 💬 of whether it is financial, marital, family or any other form includes human beings. Wherever human beings are, offences are not 🚫 far away. The worst part of this is that, the person a lot of people find it most difficult to forgive is THEMSELVES. They set goals, make plans and when they are not able to meet the target 🎯 they set for themselves, they are angry 😡 and punish themselves. A lot of the anger 🤬 people express on the streets, homes and offices are the result of people who are angry 💢😡 with themselves. When forgiveness 💞 is treated as a REWARD rather than a GIFT 🧧🎁 then it becomes difficult to do. This means many people will only forgive when the offender ASKS for forgiveness 💞. They can only forgive when the person DESERVES it. When you treat forgiveness 💞 as a gift 🧧🎁 then you can give it even when the person (including yourself) doesn't deserve it. Successful people understand that you become a slave to bitterness when you bear a grudge. Joseph CHOSE to forgive his brothers because he understood the importance of emotional freedom(Gen. 50:19-21). Don't be a slave to offences. Forgive and succeed. Have a lovely day 💞❤️💜. Join our WhatsApp channel 👉: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbBbJqhKmCPUMQGqh52D

He was known all over the world 🌍🌍 for his amazing stunts. Jean Francois Gravelet who became popularly known as Charles Blondin was a French acrobat and a tightrope walker. He is famously known as the man who walked across the Niagara Falls on a rope. On July 15,1859 Charles Blondin pushed a wheelbarrow across the Niagara Falls on a rope whilst blindfolded. When he safely got to the other side, the crowd who were watching went wild with cheers. Then Blondin asked them if they believed he could walk back across the Falls again with the wheelbarrow but this time with a human being in it. All the people said "yes, we believe you can do it". Blondin then asked for a volunteer, but the crowd went silent 😶. It is one thing to believe in something and a totally different thing to TAKE ACTION based on your beliefs. Many people have dreams ✨ but because of fear 😨 of the unknown, they don't take action. Whether you intend to become an entrepreneur or not 🚫, every vision or dream ✨ requires stepping 🪜 out into the unknown. It requires faith to be successful. The Bible says "faith without corresponding ACTION is dead"(James 2:26). Many people dream ✨, only those who take action succeed. You may have failed before but don't let that define you. Step 🪜 out again. Success is for the courageous. Have a lovely day 💝❤️💜.

It is a common plover (a type of bird 🕊️) about the size of a robin. It is easily recognized by its wailing noise and two black breast bands. They are usually found in the United States and Central America. They are called Killdeer because of the wailing noise they make that actually sounds like "kill-deer". The most interesting 🤔 thing about this bird 🕊️ however is that,it is a master of distraction. When it lays eggs🥚 or has chicks 🐣 and you go near the nest, it jumps away from the nest and pretends to have a broken wing 🪽. When you think 🤔 it is vulnerable and decide to go after it, it will move a little further on. It will continue to do that until you are far away from the nest. The Killdeer will then suddenly have a healthy wing 🪽 and will fly 🕊️ 💸 away. Interestingly, that is how the enemy behaves. Anytime you go close to what God 👑 🙏 has for you,he finds a way to distract you. Suddenly, everything looks like it is going against you. Friends and family turn against you and finances are not 🚫 forthcoming. The proverbial "all hell breaking loose". Successful people however know that this is rather an indication of being close to the breakthrough. It shows something good 👍 is about to happen for you. So when distraction comes, it is time ⏰ to dig in your heels,stand firm and push 🫸 on. When Tobiah and Sanballat tried to distract Nehemiah he said "I am doing a great work and I cannot come down "👇(Nehemiah 6:3). Don't allow anyone or anything to distract you from your purpose. Have a lovely day 💝 ❤️ 💜.

There are different levels of friendship 😉 😜😁. You can have friends 🧔🏾‍♂️👩🏻‍🦱👩🏻‍🦰👩🏽‍🦲who are with you 😉 for a season. Then there are friends 🧑🏽‍🦳👱🏻👱🏾‍♂️👴🏼who stick around for a reason. Your true friends 😇😊😁however are the ones who stay for life 🧬. Those ones will be there no matter what happens to you. In good times and bad times. The problem however is that, sometimes we can't tell the difference between the three. We confuse the seasonal and reason -based friends with the lifelong 🧬 friends. This creates shock waves 🌊 that can hinder progress. Until you learn to distinguish the levels of friendship, you will get heartbreak 💔 😞 upon heartbreak 💔 😞. In John 6:67, Jesus asked His disciples if they will leave Him too. This was after some people 👩🏾‍🦳👵🏻👩🏽‍🦲🧑🏽‍🦳turned and walked away from Him. You would think 🤔 💬 that Jesus would try and pamper the rest to stick around... but He asked if they will leave too. This is because He understood that not 🚫 everyone will go with you 😉 to the end (If people walked away from Jesus 💞 they will walk away from you too). Therefore He didn't handle them all the same way. Among the 12, there were times He selected only Peter, James and John(the 3) 👱🏻👱🏾‍♂️🧔🏾‍♂️to be with Him. Even among the 3, John👱🏻 was called the beloved apostle who could put his head on Jesus' chest(JN.13:23). Learn to distinguish between the levels and types of friends in your life 🧬 and save yourself trauma 😵‍💫 upon trauma 😵‍💫. If you don't do that, you can even lose the ones 👩🏻‍🦰🧔🏾‍♂️👩🏻‍🦱who will want to stay with you 😉 for a lifetime because you will end up treating them like everyone else. Friendships 🤝 🤝 are supposed to make our lives better but can really be a problem 😨 if you don't know how to handle it. Know how to treat people based on these differences and your life 🧬 will be so much better. Have a lovely day 💞 ❤️ 💖.

The father of Will Smith asked him whether he could build a wall 🧱 when he was a child 🚸. He said he couldn't. The father then got him to start building one. Everyday they laid a few bricks; and soon they had a wall 🧱. Many people think 🤔 of success as a quantum leap but it is not 🚫. Think 🤔 of your success like a house 🏠 you are building 🏢. You put one brick on top of the other until you get a house 🏡. Be more interested in WHO YOU ARE BECOMING rather than what to do.Your success will be more lasting that way. If you focus on what to do it will have a temporary effect. When you BECOME a better person your results will reflect the new person you have become. If you improve your skills 1 percent every day in any area of your life, you will be 365 percent better in that area a year by this time. This means everyday you must wake up with the intention of BECOMING better than yesterday. The day will come when you will then see the compounded effect of what you have been bdoing. The Bible says the path of the righteous shines brighter and brighter unto a perfect day (Proverbs 4:18). This means it's all about getting better and better day by day. Have a lovely day 💘💘💘💖💖

The father of Will Smith asked him whether he could build a wall 🧱 when he was a child 🚸. He said he couldn't. The father then got him to start building one. Everyday they laid a few bricks; and soon they had a wall 🧱. Many people think 🤔 of success as a quantum leap but it is not 🚫. Think 🤔 of your success like a house 🏠 you are building 🏢. You put one brick on top of the other until you get a house 🏡. Be more interested in WHO YOU ARE BECOMING rather than what to do.Your success will be more lasting that way. If you focus on what to do it will have a temporary effect. When you BECOME a better person your results will reflect the new person you have become. If you improve your skills 1 percent every day in any area of your life, you will be 365 percent better in that area a year by this time. This means everyday you must wake up with the intention of BECOMING better than yesterday. The day will come when you will then see the compounded effect of what you have been bdoing. The Bible says the path of the righteous shines brighter and brighter unto a perfect day (Proverbs 4:18). This means it's all about getting better and better day by day. Have a lovely day 💘💘💘💖💖