THE POWER OF SKILL 4

Before every skillful action displayed is a skillful thought processed; and a skillful thought is a product of an excellent use of the mind.

"For God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love and of a SOUND MIND..." 2 Tim. 1-7 KJV (emphasis are author's).

Your life cannot rise above the level of your thought life. If you are timid in your thoughts, you cannot be bold in your actions. 

Every great feat achieved is a product of a great thought process. Solutions to challenges don't just emerge, they are first thought about. It is therefore important that we build our minds. 

The difference in results of any two persons, is actually not in the results but the difference in the respective capacities of their minds. If we pay attention to developing our minds, we are indirectly developing our world and vice versa. 

How do you develop your mind? 

1. Commit to Thinking productively as a lifestyle. Always ask the questions that inspire the drive to improve on existing outcomes. 

2. Listen and learn from those who have better ideas on subjects you are particularly interested in. 

3. Consciously develop a network of those who are also seeking to consciously develop their minds. 

Your mind, is your resource centre, if you pay attention to develop it, your life will become resourceful. 

A man without results is simply a man who is not as resourceful as he ought to be. 

You will not fail!

Good morning and Happy New Week!

THE POWER OF SKILL 3

"A common sense approach to your task will only fetch you common results". 

You cannot assume skill. An assumed skill will produce "assumed" results. 

Life operates on principles and sustainable results in any endeavour can only be engineered by sustainable systems. But it takes a robust management structure to develop sustainable systems. 

Nothing of value happens by chance; you cannot become an astronaut by chance. You cannot become a Medical doctor by chance. 

If it will be sustainable, then it will definitely take skill. 

Every dream is at the mercy of the skill-set of the dreamer. Before you start complaining about your prolonged dreams, can you please pay attention to your skill-set. What are you doing daily to improve on your dexterity? 

Anyone who is better than you, has something you lack. Your problem is not spiritual...you just lack the "know-how". 

All the time you spend praying down your supposed enemies, if you spend half of that time developing yourself, your results will reflect the quality of your time investment. 

Do you want to run a business? Go for skill. Everyone is making money there doesn't mean you will make money. What do you need to learn? What skills do you lack that you need to consciously develop?

Let me tell you something about favour/luck: It comes more to the skillful. 

Go and build yourself up! Take classes relevant to what you are doing or need to do. 

You will not fail!

Good morning and Happy New Week!

THE POWER OF SKILL 2

Nobody was born skillful: It takes hard work to be good, and twice as much hard work to be skillful. 

Being the best in your field is not honorary; you will definitely earn it. There can never be any Messi, no William sisters, no Ralph Lauren, without a consistent, out of this world dedication continuous practice. 

You might say, it's too much headache trying to be the best, hence it's better to just be average. If this is your school of thought, it's okay. 

It's also important to note, the world is getting increasingly competitive like never before and those who can't stand the competition are forced to retire by those who are very skillful and up to fight for their spot. 

The question is...what do you want? How do you want to be remembered? 

Being the Champion yesterday doesn't mean you should go and sleep today; you might have observed, it takes work to get to the top, and continuous hard work to remain at the top. 

It's time to increase your dedication towards your craft. If you are a cake designer, a Stylist, an Accountant, etc. It's time they address you as "the Cake Designer", "the Accountant", etc. 

"...Let them LOOK for a man who is SKILLFUL in playing the Harp..." 1 Sam. 16:16

Men of skill are always sought after...stop complaining business is down. Increase your skill and watch your organisation rise to the top. 

You will not fail!

Good morning and Happy New Week!

THE POWER OF SKILL 1

"The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them...because He KNOWETH NOT HOW to go to the city" Eccl. 10:15 KJV [emphasis are author's].

A friend once said "Success becomes easy when YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO". 

Every difficult situation, responds to someone with the required "Know-How". A door remains closed until the person who is skillful at using the key shows up (Know-how).  

Having the key doesn't guarantee you know how-to drive the automobile. There is always a "How-to" to anything that must be done in life. 

There is a place for Prayer, there is a place for fasting but none of them can be a substitute to capacity development. 

 

As highly spiritual as your spiritual/religious leader, he won't dare flying an Aircraft except he is trained. You can be the best Athlete in your field of sport, but that feat doesn't automatically make you a Mathematician. 

Skill don't jump on people; you don't assume skill. I don't care who is prophesying on your life, if you don't deliberately apply yourself to a craft, you can't become skillful at it. 

Excellency of skill is a major force that brings down racial and cultural divides. Your challenge is not the colour of your skin, not your age or sex...if you have the required skill and you are delivering solutions to human needs...they will look for you. 

One of the characteristics of a broke individual is they lack the ability to do things outstandingly. 

It's time to build up capacity, enough of the whining. 

You will not fail!

Good morning and Happy New Week!

AUGUST THEME: THE POWER OF SKILL

Dear Friend, 

Congratulations and welcome to a brand new month. 

What do you settle for? A poorly made product or an excellently made product? Who do you hire to do the job? The most qualified or the most skillful? 

Why not join us this month as we consider the theme: THE POWER OF SKILL.

Where skill goes, opportunities follow. 

Congratulations once again and Happy New Month! 

KNOW HOW: THE COMPASS OF DESTINY

Being successful at any endeavour in life requires a 'know how'. It does not matter how complex it seems, all you need to do is settle down and understand the 'how to' and then diligently apply yourself there in and you will become a star. 

To most of us, launching a rocket might come across as a mountainous task, why? We lack the 'know how'. But to an expert in the field, it is a basic operation. 

YOU CAN'T ASSUME A 'KNOW HOW'

You either know 'how to' or you don't. A wise man once said,

"a man without skill will kill"

Let us see what the bible says:

The Labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knows not HOW TO go to the city. Eccl 10:15

Diligence with little information is a labour that makes weary. Knowing your destination (the city) does not guarantee arrival at destination. 

For instance, as little children we all shouted what we will like to become when we grow older, whenever the question was asked, right?

Someone screamed 'a pilot' others said 'a captain' etc. That is knowing the destination but arriving at the destination will require 

1. the discovery of the 'how to' become...

2. the application of one's self to the 'how to'

All of these brings us to the following questions:

1. Where are you going in life (destination)?

2. Have you settled down to discover how to get there?

3. Have you been applying yourself diligently?

Older married couples always say, there is a lot of divorce in homes today because most young people ASSUME they know 'how to' run a successful home/marriage. 

Hence their assumption delivered its full package. 

Would you engage the services of a pilot who 'thinks' he can fly your plane? 

Would you engage someone as a legal professional who says he was anointed to be a barrister? 

When you visit the garage for your car to be fixed, stop arguing...if you knew what the problem was, wouldn't you have fixed it? You say, he charged too much, but in reality that's how much your ignorance on the subject is costing you. 

As a business man, how much are you investing in yourself so as to 'know how' to run a successful business?

As a potential parent, how much are you investing in yourself in order to 'know how' to raise sound and responsible kids? 

Knowing the city/goal/destination is not enough. It's time to sit down and discover 'how to' get there. 

I will leave you with this: 

a successful flight is achieved because every major component of the plane is functioning optimally. There are four basic component in an individual's life:

1. Relationship with God

2. Career/Business/Calling 

3. Family

4. Character Development 

If you fully comprehend how much you need to invest in all four areas, you will stop wasting time. Hence I say,

A successful life is a life that is successful in all four major components.

Remember you can not assume a 'know how'.

Till when next we come your way, settle down and discover 'HOW TO GET INTO THE CITY'.

BUILD UP YOURSELF 1

A future that is not prepared for is a future that will never be experienced. A house that remains a plan on paper is a house that will never be inhabited.  

Every student who wants to pass an exam in one seating must build the capacity to sit for a minimum of 4 hours daily.

Show me a man who wants to become an effective leader tomorrow, I will show you a man who is committed to building effective people skills today.   

It does not matter how big or how small your next goal/dream in life is; you will always need to build up your capacity to deliver that goal or dream. 

It's time to focus on building up the relevant skills, competencies, abilities and capabilities. I know you have the ability to sing a song, how about producing an album? I know you have the ability to mend clothes, how about sewing a dress and moving up to owning your fashion line? 

Stop congratulating yourself that you have laid the foundation, a foundation cannot accommodate anyone...it's time to build beyond the foundation. 

You that claim you have been praying for a life partner: as a man, have you really sat down to build  yourself to become a good husband...as a girl, have you built yourself to the point where you can be an effective wife? 

Ability might come natural but skill is built over time. You have the ability to run does not suggest you have the skill to win a race or a Marathon. 

A wise man once said "a man without skills will kill".

You will not fail!

Good morning and Happy New Week!