To become a champion in life, we face a lot of obstacles; the ability to overcome them brings us to the desired success results we achieve.
Obstacles come in different sizes and forms depending on what our benchmark or desired results are. The more one is willing to fight, the more success and victory you command. The environment, situation, competitors and a lot of other factors bring problems with them as long as we operate within their confines. To me, the problems that come with them are easy to overcome compared to the ones we face when we challenge ourselves.
Challenging one’s self is doing far above your expected limit. This means you are willing to go the extra mile to achieve greater reward. To become a champion in any field of life, one has to determine to do far more than what is expected, far more than the norms or the ordinary.
In English language, we have the words “ordinary and extraordinary”, we know both of them are used to express a situation, but one is more distinct than the other, which we know is the second (extraordinary). This is simply in this context putting extra effort into whatever endeavor we engage in so as to achieve exemplary results. As a mentor of mine says regularly, “Good is the enemy of best”.
Our standards or accepted results most of the time are the problems we have for not doing better. Until we set groundbreaking goals for ourselves, we would not make marks that would set a path for others to follow.
The champions we envy around us today are who they are because of the efforts they put into their work and the ability to look at obstacles as stepping stones towards expected end. Also, your mindset to a large extent affects decisions one take in life which eventually transforms to the results achieved. Our mindset needs to be challenged, corrected, taught, and changed in situation where that is needed to give results that would touch lives in general. Also, positive mentality and having the right company around you that helps in motivating you and giving you the “can do it” mentality is a major step towards making a mark. Doing a little more, being persistent and focus on a task so as to bring it to a conclusive and excellent end makes one a champion.
In Nigeria today, we have business moguls such as Aliko Dangote, MIcheal Adenuga, the reason they are people to reckon with both here in their country and outside is because they have been able to concentrate their effort, put in the extra needed into every stage of growth of their organization, as it is said, “little drops of water over a period makes a mighty ocean”. The major problem people have is the fact that people relax too early, but they fail to understand that to achieve constant success, constant input, effort and improvement is the key.
I read punch newspaper for the 3rd of July 2011 and came across a story of an NYSC member who made an impact around Ikorodu area in Lagos. She built a primary school for the community and was commended by the community, corporate bodies and the state as a whole. Her extra efforts over the years made her a celebrity as against other corp members around her
In conclusion to this, to be a champion, simply do productive work consistently and the results would show, no matter where you find yourself.
Fakeye, Olaniyi Olatunde
President,
Neff Business Concept
Dear readers,
After reading this blog, I would love to read your comments on this topic. Thanks for the time and effort.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Monday, July 11, 2011
LEARN TO MAKE QUICK AND RIGHT DECISIONS
Every day, we make decisions that in one way or the other shapes our lives and overtime creates a type of future, either the type we envisage or not. The decision not to even take a stand is a decision already taken. Why should we then not be actively involved in a process that will with or without our consent build or shape our lives?,.
The difference between two people are the decisions they have taken at different times in their lives, the quality of the decision and how fast they took the decision, which are then implemented and eventually gives the results we see.
As human beings, we have the ability to think as against animals which acts only based on instinct and feelings. We know the difference between good and bad and also can envisage what the results of our actions could be based on the decisions we take after careful thinking.
As we know, RESPONSIBILITY is the ability to respond to issues. This is based on what decision we make, how fast we make them and the ability or will to follow them through. I hear the sentence “hit the ground running”, this to me simply means meeting a problem with a readymade and instant solution so as to get quick result. But you cannot do this without first taking a decision.
My last essay or discussion was about acquiring information and applying them as usable knowledge, the amount of material or information one is exposed to makes one decide rightly. When we see a successful man, we show him a lot of admiration and respect and in some cases, followership. What we fail to look at most of the time is that the sum total of the decisions he took in his life made him who he is and all we see around him. The drive for change or excellence comes only by determination which is born out of decision to see to a conclusive end issues we are involved.
My point mainly, is to advice that in whatever we do or wherever we find ourselves, we should learn to think and make decisions quickly because this is the only way we can achieve our goals and aspiration. Be it as an individual, group or a nation, the decision to move forward, get better and good governance first lies on the decision we take and how quick we make them, this to a large extent reflects on the end result.
Whatever success we see anywhere does not just happen, it took conscious effort from somebody or a group of people to make a change borne out of good decision making, right timing and also determination which eventually translate to continuous working process in closets on a regular basis before the results is seen.
We should always remember that the ability to make right decisions coupled with right timing goes a long way in achieving success.
Fakeye, Olaniyi Olatunde
President,
Neff Business Concept
The difference between two people are the decisions they have taken at different times in their lives, the quality of the decision and how fast they took the decision, which are then implemented and eventually gives the results we see.
As human beings, we have the ability to think as against animals which acts only based on instinct and feelings. We know the difference between good and bad and also can envisage what the results of our actions could be based on the decisions we take after careful thinking.
As we know, RESPONSIBILITY is the ability to respond to issues. This is based on what decision we make, how fast we make them and the ability or will to follow them through. I hear the sentence “hit the ground running”, this to me simply means meeting a problem with a readymade and instant solution so as to get quick result. But you cannot do this without first taking a decision.
My last essay or discussion was about acquiring information and applying them as usable knowledge, the amount of material or information one is exposed to makes one decide rightly. When we see a successful man, we show him a lot of admiration and respect and in some cases, followership. What we fail to look at most of the time is that the sum total of the decisions he took in his life made him who he is and all we see around him. The drive for change or excellence comes only by determination which is born out of decision to see to a conclusive end issues we are involved.
My point mainly, is to advice that in whatever we do or wherever we find ourselves, we should learn to think and make decisions quickly because this is the only way we can achieve our goals and aspiration. Be it as an individual, group or a nation, the decision to move forward, get better and good governance first lies on the decision we take and how quick we make them, this to a large extent reflects on the end result.
Whatever success we see anywhere does not just happen, it took conscious effort from somebody or a group of people to make a change borne out of good decision making, right timing and also determination which eventually translate to continuous working process in closets on a regular basis before the results is seen.
We should always remember that the ability to make right decisions coupled with right timing goes a long way in achieving success.
Fakeye, Olaniyi Olatunde
President,
Neff Business Concept
Monday, July 4, 2011
SEARCH FOR INFORMATION REGULARLY AND APPLY THEM AS USABLE KNOWLEDGE
I had a discussion with someone a couple of weeks ago and he said, “we are all born ignorant, stupid and foolish”. I was angry at what he said because I had not gotten the sense in the statement but before I questioned him, he raised his hand stopping me from interrupting and continued, saying, “the only way we shift away from this natural position is by searching for information either through books or related materials and also through people and transforming the materials into usable knowledge in our day to day life.
Also, an article written by a woman in united state of America was read to me about how ignorant black people are and this is due to the fact that we do not read. She highlighted in her article the reasons for this, which are, lack of interest in reading, being influenced by vane and irrelevant things, wasteful spending on liabilities which would cost us money to maintain and overtime, depreciate and become obsolete.
Hearing those words made me think, sincerely, how many people have picked up a self learning book or material after graduation from school, or have in anyway tried to improve themselves?, for the ones that do once in a while, do they eventually finish the book?, and for the ones that finish the book, how often do they buy or get new ones?.
This topic concerns everyone because I myself sometimes fail to read on a daily basis, though I make it often, hearing this words has in a way ignited a fire in me to always try to improve myself regularly no matter how busy my day is. Most especially the insult from the white woman pushed me to make a stand.
“I don’t think much of any man who is not wise today than he was yesterday.” –By Abraham Lincoln
“Anyone who stops learning is old, either at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The great thing in life is to keep your mind young.” –By Henry Ford
The only way to be wiser or to keep your mind young as highlighted in both statement made by great men is by devouring information (positive ones), for continuing and daily improvement. Whatever you learn opens your mind and helps you to see, think and address issues better. They help in attaining success with very little bumps on the way.
No matter how much this topic is flogged, it would never be enough. Reading and I mean on a daily basis is a process we must engage in so as to strengthen our mind. Just as athlete’s gym to strengthen his muscles, we should learn to strengthen our minds so we can perform excellently in the race of life.
Fakeye, Olaniyi Olatunde
President,
Neff Business Concept
Also, an article written by a woman in united state of America was read to me about how ignorant black people are and this is due to the fact that we do not read. She highlighted in her article the reasons for this, which are, lack of interest in reading, being influenced by vane and irrelevant things, wasteful spending on liabilities which would cost us money to maintain and overtime, depreciate and become obsolete.
Hearing those words made me think, sincerely, how many people have picked up a self learning book or material after graduation from school, or have in anyway tried to improve themselves?, for the ones that do once in a while, do they eventually finish the book?, and for the ones that finish the book, how often do they buy or get new ones?.
This topic concerns everyone because I myself sometimes fail to read on a daily basis, though I make it often, hearing this words has in a way ignited a fire in me to always try to improve myself regularly no matter how busy my day is. Most especially the insult from the white woman pushed me to make a stand.
“I don’t think much of any man who is not wise today than he was yesterday.” –By Abraham Lincoln
“Anyone who stops learning is old, either at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The great thing in life is to keep your mind young.” –By Henry Ford
The only way to be wiser or to keep your mind young as highlighted in both statement made by great men is by devouring information (positive ones), for continuing and daily improvement. Whatever you learn opens your mind and helps you to see, think and address issues better. They help in attaining success with very little bumps on the way.
No matter how much this topic is flogged, it would never be enough. Reading and I mean on a daily basis is a process we must engage in so as to strengthen our mind. Just as athlete’s gym to strengthen his muscles, we should learn to strengthen our minds so we can perform excellently in the race of life.
Fakeye, Olaniyi Olatunde
President,
Neff Business Concept
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
POWER OF INFLUENCE
It has been observed and proven that things we see, hear and experience in ways, influence us positively or negatively. Whatever we open our mind to over a period of time gets into our subconscious and then grows to become a factor in which we live our lives by.
I noticed this in myself due to interaction with people and observations they made about me. In a way, the major male figure I see and speak to on a daily basis is my father. Funny enough, people who know me very well say I act, talk and behave exactly like him, even when I argue with them, they remind me of my behavior or judgment at one time or the other in the past which they know or feel he (my father) would have reacted in the same way.
I picked this topic because I can say due to experience and observation that whatever we expose ourselves to affects us a great deal. This is why mentors, motivators and preachers try to get into our minds through their writings, messages and teachings.
There are people we know that carry what we want, the more we listen, walk and work with them, understand their sense of reasoning and judgment and their philosophies to life and we subject ourselves to their pattern of operation, naturally we would begin to produce our desires and results we see in them.
In as much as they are not perfect, we would be able to discern which of their ways we want to follow and make changes that would facilitate our expectations in our daily lives.
My advice is, pick positive mentors, expose yourself to their materials, learn their ways and replicate them in your life and you would achieve outstanding results.
Another major point of influence is exposure, the more you are opened to learning (being teachable), the more you go out, see new things, and widen your horizon, the more you would drift towards the change you seek.
With all this said, finding people who would propel you to your expectation should be your main concern and work because there is no quality you desire that one person does not have or portray already. Also make sure you expose yourself to the right influence because whatever you are opened to as the power to make or destroy you.
Fakeye, Olaniyi Olatunde
President,
Neff Business Concept
I noticed this in myself due to interaction with people and observations they made about me. In a way, the major male figure I see and speak to on a daily basis is my father. Funny enough, people who know me very well say I act, talk and behave exactly like him, even when I argue with them, they remind me of my behavior or judgment at one time or the other in the past which they know or feel he (my father) would have reacted in the same way.
I picked this topic because I can say due to experience and observation that whatever we expose ourselves to affects us a great deal. This is why mentors, motivators and preachers try to get into our minds through their writings, messages and teachings.
There are people we know that carry what we want, the more we listen, walk and work with them, understand their sense of reasoning and judgment and their philosophies to life and we subject ourselves to their pattern of operation, naturally we would begin to produce our desires and results we see in them.
In as much as they are not perfect, we would be able to discern which of their ways we want to follow and make changes that would facilitate our expectations in our daily lives.
My advice is, pick positive mentors, expose yourself to their materials, learn their ways and replicate them in your life and you would achieve outstanding results.
Another major point of influence is exposure, the more you are opened to learning (being teachable), the more you go out, see new things, and widen your horizon, the more you would drift towards the change you seek.
With all this said, finding people who would propel you to your expectation should be your main concern and work because there is no quality you desire that one person does not have or portray already. Also make sure you expose yourself to the right influence because whatever you are opened to as the power to make or destroy you.
Fakeye, Olaniyi Olatunde
President,
Neff Business Concept
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
CONSTANT IMPROVEMENT; AN EXCITEMENT TO LIFE
As we know, most of the people living in this world perform daily tasks so as to get continued sustenance packages they use and live on. Also, we all have unique ways of thinking and responding to activities around us, my point today is to constantly improve, no matter the kind of work or task we perform based on challenges we face in our tasks.
Everything we see in our world today is an improvement of one created in past either in service, machines, production lines and even health care. This is because new ideas excite life. It brings a certain level of joy along with it, a certain level of comfort and ease.
Today, I am writing this to bring to our understanding the fact that life is in phases, even life itself improves regularly, though due to impacts of man, but we should know that as long as we live, trying out new things, new concepts and ideas to further realize more results in what we do should be paramount in our lives.
It is a very simple concept, we yearn for new things we see daily, but the new things are product of improvement thought of by someone and implemented. The result then makes the person relevant and sought for by a lot of other people.
So also is daily improvement in on oneself, pick a book, do that research, write that article, start the new business, learn the trade, do whatever it is that would make you constantly reckoned with in this constantly changing world and you would see how much importance it brings to you, excitement you create for others and change you would have being able to support.
I wrote in the past on excellence and how it is an ongoing process, how it is what we should daily strive for, what we should know is that improvement on a regular basis in whatever we do is a strive towards excellence.
It is known that nothing of weight comes easy, but we should know that no matter how painful it is, the results are gainful and all it brings along with it when present are things that would make us happy.
There are no competition, relevance and better results without constant improvement no matter how small it is, and it is this little change that alters life in all aspects and makes it easier and better for others. So in whatever we do, striving to add our little quota to life is a major factor for living and we would be surprised how much it would add to life and things around us.
Fakeye, Olaniyi Olatunde
President,
Neff Business Concept
Everything we see in our world today is an improvement of one created in past either in service, machines, production lines and even health care. This is because new ideas excite life. It brings a certain level of joy along with it, a certain level of comfort and ease.
Today, I am writing this to bring to our understanding the fact that life is in phases, even life itself improves regularly, though due to impacts of man, but we should know that as long as we live, trying out new things, new concepts and ideas to further realize more results in what we do should be paramount in our lives.
It is a very simple concept, we yearn for new things we see daily, but the new things are product of improvement thought of by someone and implemented. The result then makes the person relevant and sought for by a lot of other people.
So also is daily improvement in on oneself, pick a book, do that research, write that article, start the new business, learn the trade, do whatever it is that would make you constantly reckoned with in this constantly changing world and you would see how much importance it brings to you, excitement you create for others and change you would have being able to support.
I wrote in the past on excellence and how it is an ongoing process, how it is what we should daily strive for, what we should know is that improvement on a regular basis in whatever we do is a strive towards excellence.
It is known that nothing of weight comes easy, but we should know that no matter how painful it is, the results are gainful and all it brings along with it when present are things that would make us happy.
There are no competition, relevance and better results without constant improvement no matter how small it is, and it is this little change that alters life in all aspects and makes it easier and better for others. So in whatever we do, striving to add our little quota to life is a major factor for living and we would be surprised how much it would add to life and things around us.
Fakeye, Olaniyi Olatunde
President,
Neff Business Concept
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
IMPORTANCE OF PRINCIPLES
There are things in this world that would always give the same results simply because of the principles attached to their performance or execution. To a large extent, our lives should have a pattern it follows so as to be able to replicate a kind of improvement or success we envisage and the pattern in this case are simply brought about by principles we should follow to give us expected results.
I took time to research the meaning of the word “PRINCIPLES” and I found out that they are standards we should live by to give us results we need. Even though we have to be flexible in the implementation of principles, they are must have as human beings.
Principles govern our emotions and feelings, it governs our attitude, character and disposition towards others. It defines the kind of person we are and also shapes our thought. With all these, I do not see why we should not address this topic.
Over time, I have written a little about becoming a leader and also performing efficiently in environment or situation we find ourselves, but to be that person, there has to be underlining facts we believe in and live our life by. This is because it is out of our laid down modes of operation and thought pattern we give judgment and respond to issues surrounding us. What we do not have we do not give.
I also wrote about Vision and its importance, seeing beyond and trying to pursue what we see to actualization, but the only way we can relate this to people so that they believe in us and in our vision is by the underlining principles we live by.
Principles are unchanging truths or general accepted facts, they give desired results when followed to detail. Principles define people and whoever trivializes the importance of principles is in for many struggles in his bid to achieve success. With this, I hope I have being able to make us see the importance of principles, why we should have them and live our lives by them.
Fakeye, Olaniyi Olatunde
President,
Neff Business Concept
I took time to research the meaning of the word “PRINCIPLES” and I found out that they are standards we should live by to give us results we need. Even though we have to be flexible in the implementation of principles, they are must have as human beings.
Principles govern our emotions and feelings, it governs our attitude, character and disposition towards others. It defines the kind of person we are and also shapes our thought. With all these, I do not see why we should not address this topic.
Over time, I have written a little about becoming a leader and also performing efficiently in environment or situation we find ourselves, but to be that person, there has to be underlining facts we believe in and live our life by. This is because it is out of our laid down modes of operation and thought pattern we give judgment and respond to issues surrounding us. What we do not have we do not give.
I also wrote about Vision and its importance, seeing beyond and trying to pursue what we see to actualization, but the only way we can relate this to people so that they believe in us and in our vision is by the underlining principles we live by.
Principles are unchanging truths or general accepted facts, they give desired results when followed to detail. Principles define people and whoever trivializes the importance of principles is in for many struggles in his bid to achieve success. With this, I hope I have being able to make us see the importance of principles, why we should have them and live our lives by them.
Fakeye, Olaniyi Olatunde
President,
Neff Business Concept
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
LEARN TO SHARE
In the world we live in, processes, factors and activities intertwine with each other to continue occurrence. I would say it is more of symbiosis relationship all matter in this world operate by.
The land houses seeds and provides nutrients and minerals needed for plant to grow, this plants serves as food for living organisms which in turn digests the food and give out the waste product back to the earth or land in this case. The waste mixes with the soil in form of manure to give nutrients needed for the sustenance of the plants. By this process, a cycle is created, which means that one needs the other to survive. As simple as this process is, we should be able to learn from it that one exists for the continuing existence of the other.
All we know today was shared with us or taught to us by someone who had the understanding of the fact that time and chance is a major factor for continuance of life either knowingly or unknowingly. In whatever we do, all we strive for on a daily basis is becoming a LEADER, being recognized in line with what we do, and make impact.
In the daily pursuit of this fact, what we should know is that replicating what we have into others makes us better lead, influence and impact more. We need to always know that no matter the level we attain, we should never get distracted from the main issue which in this case is to map out new strategies and means to further get productivity in what we do. This in turn keeps us relevant and makes us a leader of repute. By this I mean the ability to always think out of the box to proffer new solutions to problems.
When a principle works for you in actualizing a task, all we need do is make the principle accessible to others so that they would also perform efficiently in related assignments.
We should never rejoice at the fact that a process, or progress stops due to our absence, this only gives unnecessary stress and distraction. A mentor of mine said “if you know how to drive a car and you do not teach anybody how to, the day you fall sick, nobody would be able to use the car to take you to the hospital”. When one has been able to replicate the values he possesses into others, delegation of duty is easier and assignments are done faster as two good head is better than one.
No matter what we do, the ability to create men and women with potentials is one of the greatest reasons why we exist, and the only way to do that is by sharing what makes us relevant into serious minded people. As long as we keep on performing our duties and improving ourselves, we would always be leaders to consult and we would never loose our relevance, also as a Yoruba adage says “A child might have as much cloth as an adult but would never have the same amount of rag as the adult”. This means the years of experience also makes you a leader of reference. This is am know for sure.
Fakeye, Olaniyi Olatunde
President,
Neff Business Concept
The land houses seeds and provides nutrients and minerals needed for plant to grow, this plants serves as food for living organisms which in turn digests the food and give out the waste product back to the earth or land in this case. The waste mixes with the soil in form of manure to give nutrients needed for the sustenance of the plants. By this process, a cycle is created, which means that one needs the other to survive. As simple as this process is, we should be able to learn from it that one exists for the continuing existence of the other.
All we know today was shared with us or taught to us by someone who had the understanding of the fact that time and chance is a major factor for continuance of life either knowingly or unknowingly. In whatever we do, all we strive for on a daily basis is becoming a LEADER, being recognized in line with what we do, and make impact.
In the daily pursuit of this fact, what we should know is that replicating what we have into others makes us better lead, influence and impact more. We need to always know that no matter the level we attain, we should never get distracted from the main issue which in this case is to map out new strategies and means to further get productivity in what we do. This in turn keeps us relevant and makes us a leader of repute. By this I mean the ability to always think out of the box to proffer new solutions to problems.
When a principle works for you in actualizing a task, all we need do is make the principle accessible to others so that they would also perform efficiently in related assignments.
We should never rejoice at the fact that a process, or progress stops due to our absence, this only gives unnecessary stress and distraction. A mentor of mine said “if you know how to drive a car and you do not teach anybody how to, the day you fall sick, nobody would be able to use the car to take you to the hospital”. When one has been able to replicate the values he possesses into others, delegation of duty is easier and assignments are done faster as two good head is better than one.
No matter what we do, the ability to create men and women with potentials is one of the greatest reasons why we exist, and the only way to do that is by sharing what makes us relevant into serious minded people. As long as we keep on performing our duties and improving ourselves, we would always be leaders to consult and we would never loose our relevance, also as a Yoruba adage says “A child might have as much cloth as an adult but would never have the same amount of rag as the adult”. This means the years of experience also makes you a leader of reference. This is am know for sure.
Fakeye, Olaniyi Olatunde
President,
Neff Business Concept
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