WHAT'S IN YOUR MENU

The first quarter of 2018 has come and gone. Yes, why the topic, I hear you ask? Stop pondering. It's a shame that most are still oblivious of what they should be doing to get them to the next level of expectation in their lives. Today, many are simply fitting into the norm and getting better at being crowd pleasers, instead, of chasing personal goals that will emancipate them from their boring and monotonous daily routines. When you experience the first miracle of the day (which is, to wake up from your slumber), the next course to chart should be that which will get you to your desired destination, as envisaged in your mind.

You should be a pace setter, and not allow time to  freely determine your pace of progress for you. Time has to obey you and not the other way round. Are you one of such person. Believe me, you have a simple, but, critical decision to make. After all, life has a canny way of forcing us into making decisions, be it right or wrong. This is a daily occurrence.

Today, you must decide what you must do to change your situation and exactly how you are going to go about it. That's your 'menu.' When you enter into a restaurant, the first item you ask for, is the menu, right? It helps inform your decision on what to purchase. Similarly, your personal menu would serve the following purposes and more;

1. It will aid clarity of vision.

2. It will ensure that you make the right move and take the right steps at all times.
3. It will aid you in taking deliberate and impactful actions.

4. It will create a clear pathway for your goals to be accomplished.
5. It will aid others in their assessment of whether to invest in you or not.

6. It will ensure that you make good use of your time and not waste it on activities (or people) with no meaning in your life.

I know that you may have gotten the gist of where I am heading with this already, if not, here it is. The menu alluded to here refers to the ability of all human to create concrete goals, and design thoughtful execution strategies that will help to achieve them. It includes; itemising the contents of your desires, dream, and ideas clearly on paper.

Take for instance, you've decided to embark on a potentially lucrative business venture that you hope will be investable. From an investor's perspective, the first thing to look at would be the individual and his or her capacity, enthusiasm and drive. Have they critically ruminated over their idea(s) and covered all pertinent angle of thoughts? Having done so, do they display visible confidence in the viability of their own ideas? What can one see in them that will inform the decisions of potential investors? Are they risk-averse? Have they worked on their business plan (or are working on it), and carried out proper market research and due-diligence into their area of interest? etcetera.

These are the contents of your menu for success in any area of endeavour. After all, if it can't be felt, it's probably not there, in the first place.

Your menu holds the key to unlock your next level in life. As the popular saying goes, "you cannot keep doing the same thing the way, and expect a different result." There's no magic route to success. Wake up from your slumber today, and challenge yourself to begin to build a success menu. Let the content be rich, and out of this world. It's better to dream of ideas that are out of this world, than not to dream at all.

May the Good LORD fill you with the strength, inspiration, and motivation you need to do so.

© Dr Dickson Aleroh www.dicksonalerohfoundation.org.ng.

You have something that belongs to the world

A lot of people today walk around aimlessly, leading unfulfilled lifestyles, pursuing futile dreams and careers, whilst, aspiring to attain positions that will only yield the fruits of a life of servitude. In the process, they forget that they we were all created intentionally by God Almighty. Yes, He created you for a reason. You didn’t just appear on earth by chance. As a matter of fact, it was for the fulfilment of a specific purpose to add something to the world. That something represents value. The latter is targeted towards the furtherance of the human endeavour, and we must all contribute our quota to its actualisation. And, you are no different.

I often ask myself what the purpose of my existence was, and how I use it to impact the global community in a positive manner? The answer is glaring to me. Truth be told, every human walking the surface of the earth has a role assigned to him or her that has to be fulfilled be it by natural or spiritual blandishment (or persuasion). Either way, you will eventually find yourself doing that peculiar thing (or combination of things) that will contribute towards the accomplishment of your purpose of existence.

I for one was not able to unravel my true purpose earlier in life. So, upon graduating from my third University degree (PhD) at Imperial College London and Queen Mary University of London, I began to struggle. From one interview to the other, my hopes dashed. But, I kept moving forward, instead of being dismayed and looking down on myself, as many in my shoes at that time would.

Moving forward for me, meant, re-strategizing by digging deeper and asking my Creator the right questions. I would sometimes have a me time. Trust me, there’s nothing as pertinent as sitting quietly and doing some personal assessment of where you are in life, and trying to ascertain where you ought to be. A plethora of crazy ideas will pop up in your mind, in the course of your, so called, ‘me time,’ but, zeroing into that one point or moment that will hopefully get you to your place of dream, is key. That’s your eureka moment.

That new thing you have discovered is what you have to contribute to the world. So, go out there and dominate, impact your world and do those things that will get you to attain greatness in life. You were created for more, and without limits. Remember to humble yourself and open your mind to fresh thought processes, ideas, and game-changing possibilities.

To become wealthy, you have to dream big, and work ten times harder. With God on your side and you looking to HIM for direction(s), you will in no time impact your world and attain greatness.