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! 

WHAT'S YOUR MISSION? 5

Noah built the Ark long before the world experienced its first rain drop. Joseph advised Pharaoh to start planning for an economic downturn 7 years prior to the famine. 

You have to see it long before everyone begins to have a glimpse of its reality. This dream you have, this vision, this goal, what will it look like in 10 years from now? 

You see, if the picture of your tomorrow isn't clear enough, your actions of today wouldn't be bold enough, and your guts wouldn't be daring enough.

Discouragement is a symptom of poor vision. It is only what you clearly see that keeps you going. 

Tenacity is the offspring of clarity of vision. 

When you are in for the long game...spontaneity no longer remains in your vocabulary; because you know, every action has its long term effect. 

An average Corporate professional has spent at least 16 years of continuous study before he earned that degree. 

Where do you KNOW you want to be, 20 years from now?

Whatever you will amount to, 16 years from now, begins right from this moment. 

You will not fail!

Good morning and Happy New Week!

WHAT'S YOUR MISSION? 4

Your mission has a way of influencing the choices you make; your mission has a way of influencing the company you keep. 

Those whom you continuously spend time with, ultimately influence your thinking, when your thinking is influenced, your perspective is influenced, when your perspective is influenced, it will definitely impact (either positively or negatively)  your mission. 

If you genuinely want to lose weight...you can't possibly enjoy the company of those who don't see anything wrong in poor dietary discipline. 

If you are aspiring to own and run your business some day, your close associates need to reflect that mission. 

The easiest way to maintain focus is to surround yourself with like minded people. Positive and right association will always inspire growth. 

When you consider your current circle of associates, do they truly reflect your ultimate mission? 

Some friends are cool, but they don't necessarily inspire your continuous development. Some friends are cool but their biggest dreams don't even inspire you in any way. 

Allow your mission dictate how you allow access into your world. 

You will not fail!

Good morning and Happy New Week!

WHAT'S YOUR MISSION? 3

When I see the size of your commitment, I will know the size of your dream. 

Some people commit to things "verbally", some people commit "less than is required" and others commit "whatever it takes". 

A big dream, will demand the same degree of commitment. If you are chasing something "phenomenal", if you are up to something "outstanding"...ensure your effort can be qualified by the same adjectives with which your goals are described. 

The problem with most people is not that they don't dream, neither is it because they aren't working...they are simply putting less than is expected. 

Just anyone can articulate an idea: talking about the house you will like to build, does not amount to laying down a brick? 

If you know what you want, and you are very sure about it...I dare you to start talking with your hands than talking with your mouth about it. You need to decide to commit maximally to its pursuit. 

If something requires 60 hours of dedicated effort weekly; 50 hours won't cut it. Yes, it looks comparable but it won't fly. 

That task was meant to last 2 weeks, if you don't give it what it takes...it might as well last for 2 months.

Has it also occurred to you that sometimes once you engage, what you thought will require 6 hours now appears to require 8 hours? Yet, you can't even put in the initially anticipated 6 hours?

It's time to wake up!

You will not fail!

Good morning and Happy New Week!

WHAT'S YOUR MISSION? 2

Flights are usually defined by their destinations; in most cases destinations are referenced to a local Airport in that City. 

In the same vein, every mission has to be fully defined. If you will make the most out of any venture, there has to be a definiteness of Purpose. 

If you have goals, Projects or aspirations: It's important you start to put Dates and times to it's planning. Don't say you need money, how much exactly are you looking for?

I need to be there early...is vague; What time do you want to be there? 7a.m. or 8a.m.

Do you want to grow your business? What is the meaning of "growth" to you within this context? Is it to double your current Clientele within 3 months? Is it to open two more shops within a six month period? 

Friends a clearly defined goal, increases your chances of hitting the mark. 

Haven't you noticed, even your residential address is fully descriptive.

How can you possibly achieve a goal when you can't even fully define what that goal is?

You will not fail!

Good morning and Happy New Week!

WHAT'S YOUR MISSION? 1

A life without a sense of mission is a life that will lack direction. When you are not mission oriented, your vision will look like a fiction. 

Just before take off, every Pilot usually announces the destination of the Plane. 

In this remaining half of the year it's important we start to ask ourselves certain basic but relevant questions as it applies to whatever it is we are doing.

If you don't assign yourself a mission and commit to its pursuit...circumstances of life will dictate the direction of your life. 

Show me a man who wastes time today...I will show you a man with no fully defined destination for his tomorrow. 

You are the "Captain"...you are the "Pilot"...stop living like a "Passenger".

"Write the vision, make it plain...so he may run [Pursue/have a sense of mission] that reads it" Hab 2:2" KJV (emphasis are author's). 

What you don't qualify for, is what you are yet to pursue; what you are yet to committedly pursue, is what you are yet to make your mission. 

You will not fail!

Good morning and Happy New Week!