Tuesday 14 June 2022

Doing the Possible in the Impossible


If a man does the possible, then God will do the impossible. But no man should bemoan his fate about what could have been when he has not expended effort to do the possible things about his situation or desire.

- Babatunde Oladele

Tuesday 7 June 2022

Making A Difference

children making a difference by giving soldier apple


Making a difference is not until you are able to touch people in their thousands or millions. By going out of your way to attend to a solitary person, you may just make an impression that will have a multiplier effect on a million people or last a thousand years.

- Babatunde Oladele

Monday 23 May 2022

Whose Approval Do You Need?

whose approval do you need



Whatever you will have to answer to God for, you do not need the approval of man to do it. Do you?

Friday 13 May 2022

Success Is Not Determined by Opulence

road to success in yellow autumn woods


Success is not determined by opulence

 

Success is not determined by acquisitions or opulence. It is the ultimate fulfilment of an identified purpose – grand or small – for the benefit of others, the glory of God, and the fulfilment of the person.


Thursday 12 May 2022

Success is Hinged on a Number of Factors

multiple identical doors to success


Success is hinged on a number of factors

 

Success in life is hinged on a number of factors, one of them is recognising and making the most of opportunities.

Wednesday 11 May 2022

Thinking Can Either Make or Cost You a Fortune

silhouette of man walking on a hill and thinking


Thinking can either make or cost you a fortune

 

The ability to think through a process and come up with a clear picture of what needs to be done, and in what order, can either make you a fortune, if mastered, or be costing you a fortune if unknown.

Tuesday 10 May 2022

Why You Shouldn’t Try to Be Successful

little boy who wants to be successful


Why you shouldn’t try to be successful

 

I grew up brainwashed with the axiom that one must be successful in life. So, I naturally sought success in everyday encounters, books and motivational sessions. But, the more I learned the regimen of success – they call them tips – the more confused I became. Some of them go: you must wake up at so-so time and sleep by another time, you must dress this way, you must walk this way, you must talk this way, you must weigh this size, you must say some things to yourself in the mirror every day, you must keep some kind of persons as friends, you must show up, you could drop out of school, you must marry this kind of person… The list is endless, with each success expert postulating his/her own theory. I wagered that if I apply one-tenth of these theories, I would lose my sense of self in the process. So, I made a simple resolution: I don’t want to be successful again; I only want to be me. And if success is fortunate to come my way in the course of my being me, then congrats to success. It is more important to be me than to be successful.