SUCCEEDING AGAINST ALL ODDS
I once heard the story of a great French general named La Variere who made the decision to attack, even though his troops were largely outnumbered. He was certain of victory, but he felt his men's fear and wanted to do something to cut short their protestations.
On a country road he stopped before an isolated chapel and declared, "I am
going inside and I will ask for God's help. Then I will come out and flip
this gold coin. If our Emperor's face appears we will win. If the other side
comes up heads, then we will lose. And so, my companions, our fate is in the hands of destiny."
After a few moments in the chapel, La Variere came out and flipped the coin.
Napoleon's head appeared. The soldiers shouted and acclaimed their destiny,
and the entire company's moral was lifted. Convinced that they would be
victorious, they fought with such bravery that they rapidly won the battle.
After the victory Vermont, one of La Variere's adjutants, said, "Oh Sir, no
one can change the course of Destiny. This unexpected victory is yet another
Proof of that."
"Who knows, my dear Vermont, who knows," replied the General, and he
Showed him the coin on which Napoleon's head appeared... on both sides!
The simple lesson from this story is that, if you truly desire to succeed in life, you can indeed succeed against all odds.
Today I am not here to belabor your mind with the story of how Thomas Edison Invented the Incandescent Electric Bulb after over 10,000 failures, neither I my here to give you the history of how Christopher Columbus discovered the great country, call United States of America and all the obstacles he was confronted with. I am not here either to give you the details of the struggles and incarceration that Nelson Mandela one of the greatest men of our generation went through before South Africa became free from apartheid.
But I might be tempted to tell you a little bit of how a Black young man called Barrack Hussein Obama rose from the dust of obscurity of being segregated in a country to become the first black President of the United States of America. We all know the struggles he went through, and the great obstacles and hurdles he had to scale through before succeeding in his quest and he indeed represent a life called “The Audacity of Hope” fulfilling the dream of Martin Luther King Jnr. of blessed memory.
But my core business for today is to tell you of how your kinsmen and my kinsmen, I mean your countrymen and my countrymen succeeded against all odds despite the harsh, unfriendly and inconsiderate conditions they were subjected to.
Many of our nation’s outstanding examples of success weren’t born rich, in fact most of them began life from a humble background, no one gave them the opportunity to succeed, but they succeeded against all odds.
Your “Background” is not enough reason why you should allow your back to still be on the ground.
Prof. Philip Emeagwali is not from a rich background. At some stage in his life, he served as a steward to a Biafran Army officer during the civil war. He was out of school, studied for his A – level at home. He could not go to bed without solving 100 mathematical problems as a teenager. He almost achieved a perfect score in the subjects he registered for.
He got a scholarship to study abroad and today, we know him as the pioneer of the internet, Emeagwali invented a formula that allows computers to perform the fastest computation. His work led to the re- invention of super computer. Prof. Philip Emeagwali is a mathematician, Engineer and Computer Scientist. If he can succeed, then you don’t have any excuse not to succeed.
Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye born by a poor farmer from Ifewara in Osun State Nigeria wore his first pair of shoes at age seventeen. He went on hunger strike before he was given the opportunity to go to school. He did not allow those setbacks to stop his quest for success.
He rose from obscurity to become a professor of mathematics. Today we know him as the General Overseer of the fastest growing Pentecostal church in the world, the Redeem Christian Church of God. In 1999, he went down on records to be the first man that has ever gathered the largest number of human in one place at the same time. If he can succeed, then you can as well.
We all celebrate him; He is a Playwright, Poet, Novelist, Social Critic, Activist and Wine Connoisseur. His name is Prof Wole Soyinka. He wrote WAEC several times before he could pass English language. In 1986, he won the World’s most prestigious award, the Noble Prize (for Literature). Today we know him as an authority in English language. If he can succeed, then we can as well.
Rev. Sam Adeyemi is not born from a wealthy parentage. He is an introvert by nature. He struggled financially to pass through the higher institution where he trained as a Civil Engineer. As a fresher in the Polytechnic, the pocket money he had with him was just twenty naira. At some point he had to go through the day with just one square meal.
I remember when he told us that he only came into Lagos with just a traveling bag and the determination to succeed. Today we know him as one of the pioneer of motivational speaking in Nigeria. He is the Senior Pastor of Daystar Christian Centre, popularly known as the “Home of Stars”. If an introvert can become a speaker per excellence, then you can be what you want to be.
He is a Social Critics, a Foremost Civil Rights Crusader. Fighting for the poor and underprivileged, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). His name is Gani Fawehimi. He publishes most of the law books and journals used by many Legal Practitioners in Nigeria. He is a philanthropist extraordinaire. As a Lawyer, he has handled over 5,000 cases. Hardly would you believe that he was not the best graduating student in is class.
Remember Arch. Bishop Benson Idahosa of blessed memory. Nobody gave him a chance to live. He struggled to equip himself. He became the pioneer of the Pentecostal Movement in Nigeria. He went ahead to establish Benson Idahosa University Benin. If he can do it, then you can as well.
Dr. Emma S. Etuk is a foremost Motivational Speaker, A member of the National Speakers Association USA. He was born and bred in Nigeria where he worked as a civil Servant after graduating from the Polytechnic Calabar. He traveled to the United States where he obtained PhD in the United States History, with minors in Africa History and International Relations. In 1999 he and His family were honored at the US Congress as “Parents of the Year.” If a foreigner can achieve this feat in United States where the competition is much, then you can as well. Success is not restricted to just a geographical location.
I was in a seminar when he said “I sold coconuts and everything sellable on my head all around the streets of Ife. But I was determined to go to the University of Lagos” he became a graduate of the University of Lagos. He is the Managing Director of Intercontinental Bank, His name is Erastus Akingbola. He was not born rich. If he can succeed, then you can.
He Pastors the largest church in Western Europe, Kingsway International Christian Centre London (KICC). He was born by a soldier. He grew up in the Barracks, where they had to trek some distance before they could watch Television. Today, he is watched all over the world on satellite. His name his Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo. If he can succeed, then you can as well.
Her father sold his shoes before they could pay the medical bill when she was born. She became the pioneer of private orphanage in Nigeria. She is the founder of Little Saint Orphanage. Her name is Rev Dele George. If she can go ahead to succeed in life, then you can as well.
Austin Jay Jay Okocha sold oranges on the streets of Enugu. Today the world celebrates him as a great footballer. Kanu Nwankwo and most of Nigeria Sportsmen are from humble background. They are world celebrities. If they can succeed, then you can as well.
They call her the Winfrey Oprah of Nigeria, her name is Funmi Iyanda. She is a celebrity and the host of a TV Talk show. She is from a humble background; she sold shoes and bags to pay her way through the University. If she can succeed, then you can as well.
The Obafemi Awolowo of this life, the MKO Abiola, the Larry Izamoje, the Dora Akunyili are not from wealthy background but they became successful in their chosen profession.
The list is inexhaustible, all around you; you will see people who succeeded against all odds. If you study their lives carefully, you will realize that the more successful they are, the less they make excuses.
My Mentor Dr Chris Williams once said and I quote, “It’s not a must to be born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth. If you realize that you weren’t born with a silver spoon in your mouth, you can deliberately and consciously put a golden spoon or even a diamond spoon in your mouth if you so wish. The choice is yours!”
Remember, Difficulty is the excuse that history never accepts, so I challenge you to make Success out of your life, because you have all what it takes to succeed and be a role model for your generation and the generation unborn.
Thank you for listening.
God Bless You, and God Bless Nigeria!!
Presented By,
Solomon O’chucks Nwokoro
Motivational cum Inspirational Speaker.
The 2nd Annual Nigeria Youth Leadership Conference @ Lekki Waterside Hotel, Lekki Lagos, Nigeria. On 23rd December, 2008. www.top100ourgeneration.com
@SolomonOchucks
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Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Monday, October 27, 2008
THE BUSINESS OF SPEAKING
THE BUSINESS OF SPEAKING
INTRODUCTION:
Have you ever made a presentation in front of a class or group? Have you ever spoken in a meeting, or given a toast at a wedding reception? If you have ever spoken in a public, then I’ll be right to say that you are a public speaker. The truth is that inside everyone of us lies a public speaker and we can consciously transcend from being a mere speaker to a public speaker that is being paid to present speeches, motivate, inspire or coach people.
You can indeed achieve fame and fortune by getting into the business of public speaking. A lot of people have done it in the past, countless numbers of people are still doing it in our dispensation and the generation unborn will still do it.
DEFINE YOUR EXPECTATIONS:
Being a public speaker can be fun and exciting. However, if you do not clearly define your expectation from yourself and from your targeted audience, you can be faced with a boring and frustrating public speaking career.
In order to become successful in the business of public speaking,
you must determine or carve a niche for yourself
you must determine your audience.
Doing the above indicates a sense of direction and it will go a long way in helping you build your personal brand.
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING
Once you’ve succeeded in polishing your speaking skills, the next thing that is expected from you is to develop your products (i.e Books, Tapes, CD, DVD, e.t.c) and then set out to market it to your targeted audience.
You should analyse the market to be able to come out with a product that will appeal to your potential client and you can achieve this by carrying-out a market survey.
The ways of becoming a known brand and being able to effectively market your products effectively is to:
Secure interview on radio and TV stations.
Write articles for publication in newspapers and magazines.
Develop your personal website or blog.
Join a speakers bureau.
Join a speakers organization (i.e Motivational Speakers Association Nigeria, etc.)
Deliver free Speeches in birthdays, parties, etc.
HOW TO DRAW – UP A CONTRACT:
It is a good idea to seek the advice of a solicitor when drawing up a contract with a client.
There are a number of key areas you need to cover when drawing up a contract as a public speaker with your client.
They are
*you must clearly define the nature and scope of the presentation or work to be done.
*you must clearly define the responsibilities of both parties in the contract.
*you must both agree on the fee to be paid.
*if it is a job that requires more than a day, that is, it’s either a long-term or a short-term job, you must agree on how you want the result to be measured.
*it is advisable to include a comprehensive service level agreement which sets out responsibilities and priorities, defines the service they must provide, the level of services to be delivered and the time required to do it.
*Finally, you must establish conditions that will warrant any of both parties to get out of the contract.
GETTING, SECURING & ACCEPTING INVITATIONS:
As a public speaker, for you to get paid means that you must be able to secure speaking contracts for yourself or accept invitations from clients who wants you to speak at their events.
One of the best ways to get companies, banks, schools, churches, NGO’s, Government or even individuals to hire or book you to speak or facilitate at their events is to get your promotional materials to the market place.
If you can get your promotional materials ( i.e your books, CDs, DVDs, tapes etc) in the market place.
People who do not know you physically will have knowledge of who you are and what you can do. The fact is that your promotional materials can go to places that you’ve never been to, and they can unlock unlimited doors of opportunity for you.
BUILDING A SPEAKERING ORGANIZATION
WRITING PROPOSALS:
Once you have define your niche and you are confident in your speaking skills and what you can deliver, it means you are ready to start marketing yourself to the people who can hire or book you.
One of the ways of marketing yourself is by writing and sending proposal to potential client.
A simple and good proposal must contain the following:
• Executive Summary: It is an umbrella statement that contains your case and summary of the entire proposal. It is your cover letter.
• Statement of Need: this where you state why the project is necessary.
• Project Description: this where you state the nuts and bolts of how the project will be implemented and evaluated.
• Budget: This is a financial description of the project, it is good to add explanatory notes.
• Organization Information / Profile: this is where you state the history and governing structure of your organization, its primary activities, audiences, services and products.
INTERNATIONAL EXPOSURE/ AFFILIATIONS:
We have bodies all over the world that regulates the operations of professional speakers. When you join any of such bodies, it gives you a leverage to enjoy the full benefits that is available for members.
We have professional speakers bodies like:
International Federation For Professional Speakers (IFFP): This is the body that regulates all the activities of all the speakers association of the world. It organizes speakers conferences and retreats all over the world.
Motivational Speakers Association of Nigeria (MSN, Nigeria): This is the platform that regulates the activities of professional public speakers in Nigeria. Through this platform, you can become a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), you will have the privilege of attending speakers conferences and retreats all over the world. You will have the opportunity of networking with professional speakers.
We also have other speakers’ platforms in Nigeria.
Others National Speakers Association, USA, National Speakers Association, South Africa, etc.
Presented to Headstone Speakers Academy on 18th October, 2008
By Solomon O’chucks Nwokoro
Motivational cum Inspirational Speaker
INTRODUCTION:
Have you ever made a presentation in front of a class or group? Have you ever spoken in a meeting, or given a toast at a wedding reception? If you have ever spoken in a public, then I’ll be right to say that you are a public speaker. The truth is that inside everyone of us lies a public speaker and we can consciously transcend from being a mere speaker to a public speaker that is being paid to present speeches, motivate, inspire or coach people.
You can indeed achieve fame and fortune by getting into the business of public speaking. A lot of people have done it in the past, countless numbers of people are still doing it in our dispensation and the generation unborn will still do it.
DEFINE YOUR EXPECTATIONS:
Being a public speaker can be fun and exciting. However, if you do not clearly define your expectation from yourself and from your targeted audience, you can be faced with a boring and frustrating public speaking career.
In order to become successful in the business of public speaking,
you must determine or carve a niche for yourself
you must determine your audience.
Doing the above indicates a sense of direction and it will go a long way in helping you build your personal brand.
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING
Once you’ve succeeded in polishing your speaking skills, the next thing that is expected from you is to develop your products (i.e Books, Tapes, CD, DVD, e.t.c) and then set out to market it to your targeted audience.
You should analyse the market to be able to come out with a product that will appeal to your potential client and you can achieve this by carrying-out a market survey.
The ways of becoming a known brand and being able to effectively market your products effectively is to:
Secure interview on radio and TV stations.
Write articles for publication in newspapers and magazines.
Develop your personal website or blog.
Join a speakers bureau.
Join a speakers organization (i.e Motivational Speakers Association Nigeria, etc.)
Deliver free Speeches in birthdays, parties, etc.
HOW TO DRAW – UP A CONTRACT:
It is a good idea to seek the advice of a solicitor when drawing up a contract with a client.
There are a number of key areas you need to cover when drawing up a contract as a public speaker with your client.
They are
*you must clearly define the nature and scope of the presentation or work to be done.
*you must clearly define the responsibilities of both parties in the contract.
*you must both agree on the fee to be paid.
*if it is a job that requires more than a day, that is, it’s either a long-term or a short-term job, you must agree on how you want the result to be measured.
*it is advisable to include a comprehensive service level agreement which sets out responsibilities and priorities, defines the service they must provide, the level of services to be delivered and the time required to do it.
*Finally, you must establish conditions that will warrant any of both parties to get out of the contract.
GETTING, SECURING & ACCEPTING INVITATIONS:
As a public speaker, for you to get paid means that you must be able to secure speaking contracts for yourself or accept invitations from clients who wants you to speak at their events.
One of the best ways to get companies, banks, schools, churches, NGO’s, Government or even individuals to hire or book you to speak or facilitate at their events is to get your promotional materials to the market place.
If you can get your promotional materials ( i.e your books, CDs, DVDs, tapes etc) in the market place.
People who do not know you physically will have knowledge of who you are and what you can do. The fact is that your promotional materials can go to places that you’ve never been to, and they can unlock unlimited doors of opportunity for you.
BUILDING A SPEAKERING ORGANIZATION
WRITING PROPOSALS:
Once you have define your niche and you are confident in your speaking skills and what you can deliver, it means you are ready to start marketing yourself to the people who can hire or book you.
One of the ways of marketing yourself is by writing and sending proposal to potential client.
A simple and good proposal must contain the following:
• Executive Summary: It is an umbrella statement that contains your case and summary of the entire proposal. It is your cover letter.
• Statement of Need: this where you state why the project is necessary.
• Project Description: this where you state the nuts and bolts of how the project will be implemented and evaluated.
• Budget: This is a financial description of the project, it is good to add explanatory notes.
• Organization Information / Profile: this is where you state the history and governing structure of your organization, its primary activities, audiences, services and products.
INTERNATIONAL EXPOSURE/ AFFILIATIONS:
We have bodies all over the world that regulates the operations of professional speakers. When you join any of such bodies, it gives you a leverage to enjoy the full benefits that is available for members.
We have professional speakers bodies like:
International Federation For Professional Speakers (IFFP): This is the body that regulates all the activities of all the speakers association of the world. It organizes speakers conferences and retreats all over the world.
Motivational Speakers Association of Nigeria (MSN, Nigeria): This is the platform that regulates the activities of professional public speakers in Nigeria. Through this platform, you can become a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), you will have the privilege of attending speakers conferences and retreats all over the world. You will have the opportunity of networking with professional speakers.
We also have other speakers’ platforms in Nigeria.
Others National Speakers Association, USA, National Speakers Association, South Africa, etc.
Presented to Headstone Speakers Academy on 18th October, 2008
By Solomon O’chucks Nwokoro
Motivational cum Inspirational Speaker
Saturday, July 5, 2008
“Faith Coupled With Action; Your Key To Success Unlimited™”
Good Day Ladies and Gentle Men.
The Bible says without faith it is impossible to please God…and I add, without faith coupled with ACTION, it is impossible to achieve Success.
Remember, the earnest expectation of the creatures is waiting for your manifestation!...I urge you to go out there and take actions on your faith!
Motivational teachings presented to the Youths of
By Solomon O’chucks Nwokoro
Motivational cum Inspirational Speaker.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING™
The Managing Director
The Vice President/ Head of IT
Advisory Partner
Old and New Staffs
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I want to take this time out to thank the Managing Director and the management of Excellon System Limited for the privilege given to me to speak to you.
I know that at the end of this session, you would have succeeded in getting cutting edge information that will help you move from where you are to where you want to get to.
The Topic before me today is:
THE WILL TO SUCCEED
I once heard the story of a great French general named La Variere who made the decision to attack, even though his troops were largely outnumbered. He was certain of victory, but he felt his men's fear and wanted to do something to cut short their protestations.
On a country road he stopped before an isolated chapel and declared, "I am
going inside and I will ask for God's help. Then I will come out and flip
this gold coin. If our Emperor's face appears we will win. If the other side
comes up head, then we will lose. And so, my companions, our fate is in the hands of destiny."
After a few moments in the chapel, La Variere came out and flipped the coin.
Napoleon's head appeared. The soldiers shouted and acclaimed their destiny,
and the entire company's moral was lifted. Convinced that they would be
victorious, they fought with such bravery that they rapidly won the battle.
After the victory
one can change the course of Destiny. This unexpected victory is yet another
Proof of that."
"Who knows, my dear
Showed him the coin on which Napoleon's head appeared... on both sides!
You must develop a strong will for success if indeed you want to experience some level of success in your life and in your career.
Success doesn’t just happen, someone must make it happen and for you to become successful, you must make it happen.
Questions:
How many of you would want to succeed in life and in your chosen field?
Why do you want to succeed?
What is your definition of success?
My goal for this lecture is to motivate and inspire you towards peak performance and to help you channel your potentials and resources into a productive and fruitful venture for Excellon System Limited.
For us to be able to achieve this goals together, we need to understand some basics, but before I take us through the basics, I want us to know that we are either burning with a passion, working on a mission or carrying a vision. If we don’t belong to any of these categories, life becomes a burden.
There are people that became extremely successful in our society because they belong to these categories and they develop a strong will for success. People like Prof. Philip Emegwali, Pst. Enoch Adeboye, Rev Sam Adeyemi, Erastus Akingbola, Rev Dele George, e.t.c
Some Basics for Success.
It is the mission we have that helps us to set goals. Goals are steps towards the attainment of our mission.
VALUES:
Values are your beliefs that enable you to differentiate between what is right from what is wrong and what is important to you. Your values will go a long way to help both you and Excellon System to achieve success.
Your values determine how you use your time. When you place value on people’s time and on your time, you will hardly be late to work or any appointment.
Your values can pull you towards success or towards failure; it determines what you get from life.
PRINCIPLES:
Principles are the moral rules or a strong belief that influence every action you take.
If we work with the wrong principles, we can never arrive at the right result.
There are principles that govern success, discover such principles, I mean principles like Good Moral Ethics, Integrity, Responsibility, Respect to Rules and Laws, Hard Work, Saving Culture and Investment, Punctuality, Doing first thing first, e.t.c. build your life around them and both you and your organization will become successful.
The truth is that, when you identify and establish your essential purpose and set up shared vision and values, you can become successful with any situation that you will encounter on your way to executing your mission for Excellon System Ltd.
In Conclusion, I will like to leave us with this story.
It happen in southwest
As he lay there, desperate and dejected, Tamerlane watched an ant try to carry a grain of corn over a perpendicular wall. The corn was larger than the ant itself. As the emperor counted 69 times the ant tried to carry it up the wall, 69 times he fell back. On the seventieth try the ant pushed the grain of corn over the top.
Tamerlane leaped to his feet with a shout! He too would triumph in the end! And he did, reorganizing his forces and putting the enemy to flight.
No matter how many times you may fail on your job, if you have the “Will to Succeed” you’ll sure have success.
Thank you very much for listening, hope to see you same time tomorrow and I wish you success unlimited with Excellon System Ltd.
God Bless You All!
Motivational Speech Presented to the Management and Staffs of Excellon System Ltd. Oregun Lagos. www.excellonsystem.com on
By, Solomon O’chucks Nwokoro
Motivational cum Inspirational Speaker.
All protocol duly observed
Once again thank you very much for the privilege to stand here and to speak to you all and I guess you learned something yesterday.
Victor Hugo once said and I quote”
“Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it!”
Our topic for today is:
ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING
Attitude simply means – the way you think and feel about somebody/something or the way you behave towards somebody/something that shows how you think and act.
Attitude serves as a medium by which you can strike a balance in your life and your relationship to people and circumstance.
The degree to which we can control our earthly destinies and way of life to a larger extent depends on our attitude. Attitude is indeed everything. The following will help us appreciate the value of Attitude.
From a strictly mathematical view point, what is equal to 100%?
Here’s a little mathematical formula that might help you answer this question,
If;
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Is represented as
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Then
H-A-R-D-W-O-R-K is
8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%
K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E is
11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%
M-O-N-E-Y is
13+15+14+5+25 = 72%
and
L-U-C-K is
12+21+3+11 = 47%
but
A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E is
1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%
from the above, one can rightly conclude with mathematical certainty that, while HARDWORK, KNOWLEDGE, MONEY and even LUCK will get you close to success, it is only our ATTITUDE that can get us there (the arena of success)
TYPES OF ATTITUDE
We have two types of Attitude; they are Positive and Negative Attitude.
Just as Positive attitude will pull you towards success, negative attitude will pull you away from success.
Erasmus once said that “A nail is driven out by another nail, a habit is overcome by habit” the easiest method in changing a negative attitude is to replace it with a positive one.
For you to accomplish anything worthwhile with Excellon System Limited, you must work with the right ATTITUDE (a positive attitude)
The person with a positive attitude will definitely become a good team player and you all need to work as a team to achieve one common goal for Excellon System Ltd.
There is little a person can achieve with a negative attitude. The person with a negative attitude will always find fault in everything.
The person with a negative attitude will always see a glass of water as half empty rather than half full, they will always see the hole in a doughnut rather than the doughnut itself.
The easiest way to help the man with a negative attitude to succeed is to help him replace his negative attitude with a positive attitude.
One Saturday evening, a minister of God was preparing his sermon for Sunday, his wife has gone to the market and he was left alone with his son who was restless and was distracting him.
The minister thought of ways to get the child busy, so that he can concentrate in preparing his sermon. He came out with an idea, he searched for colorful magazines in his house, he found a page that contains the map of the world, he tore the page into pieces and he told his son that if he can arrange the puzzle of the world that he was going to give him a dollar bill.
The son was excited and started arranging it. The minister went back to his study room with a sigh of relief thinking that at least this will keep the boy busy all day. With less than 10 minutes, the boy knocked at the fathers study room’s door and the dad asked him to come in. the boy told his dad that he’s arranged the map. The father was surprised and when the father saw it well arranged, the father ask the child “how did you do it?”
The child told the dad that at the back of the map, there is the picture of a man. So he arranged the picture of the man and then he turned it to the other side where the map of the world is and the map of the world was well arranged. The child then said “I figured that if I got the man right the world would be right.”
There’s a great lesson in this idea. If you are unhappy with your world or with the challenge that you’re most likely to encounter in the line of your duty, the only way to change it is to start with yourself (your attitude). If you perhaps change your attitude from negative to positive, your world will be right.
Most of the important accomplishments in this world have been accomplished by people who have positive attitudes towards life. With a positive attitude, you will always see a bend when people see an end. You’ll always expect to see a light at the end of every tunnel and you’ll know that the sun will always shine after the storm. With a positive attitude, you’ll be able to put in your best in all that you do because you know that your best will be worth it.
I believe that success of whatsoever magnitude is within the reach of everyone, but the absolute truth is that, it will take the man with the right attitude to keep succeeding.
For you to succeed and keep succeeding with Excellon System Ltd., for you to achieve the vision of Excellon System Ltd. Which is “To be among the leading IT firms with high value added to all our products and services”. You must imbibe a positive mental attitude.
Thank you very much for listening, I do hope to see you at the peak of success unlimited in your career.
God bless you all!
Motivational Speech Presented to the Management and Staffs of Excellon System Ltd. Oregun Lagos. www.excellonsystem.com on
By, Solomon O’chucks Nwokoro
Motivational cum Inspirational Speaker.
Sunday, March 9, 2008
THE WILL TO SUCCEED
The Managing Director
The Vice President/ Head of IT
Advisory Partner
Old and New Staffs
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I want to take this time out to thank the Managing Director and the management of Excellon System Limited for the privilege given to me to speak to you.
I know that at the end of this session, you would have succeeded in getting cutting edge information that will help you move from where you are to where you want to get to.
The Topic before me today is:
THE WILL TO SUCCEED
On a country road he stopped before an isolated chapel and declared, "I am
going inside and I will ask for God's help. Then I will come out and flip
this gold coin. If our Emperor's face appears we will win. If the other side
comes up head, then we will lose. And so, my companions, our fate is in the hands of destiny."
After a few moments in the chapel, La Variere came out and flipped the coin.
Napoleon's head appeared. The soldiers shouted and acclaimed their destiny,
and the entire company's moral was lifted. Convinced that they would be
victorious, they fought with such bravery that they rapidly won the battle.
After the victory
one can change the course of Destiny. This unexpected victory is yet another
Proof of that."
"Who knows, my dear
Showed him the coin on which Napoleon's head appeared... on both sides!
Success doesn’t just happen, someone must make it happen and for you to become successful, you must make it happen.
Questions:
Some Basics for Success.
It is the mission we have that helps us to set goals. Goals are steps towards the attainment of our mission.
VALUES:
Your values determine how you use your time. When you place value on people’s time and on your time, you will hardly be late to work or any appointment.
Your values can pull you towards success or towards failure; it determines what you get from life
PRINCIPLES:
If we work with the wrong principles, we can never arrive at the right result.
There are principles that govern success, discover such principles, I mean principles like Good Moral Ethics, Integrity, Responsibility, Respect to Rules and Laws, Hard Work, Saving Culture and Investment, Punctuality, Doing first thing first, e.t.c. build your life around them and both you and your organization will become successful.
In Conclusion, I will like to leave us with this story.
As he lay there, desperate and dejected, Tamerlane watched an ant try to carry a grain of corn over a perpendicular wall. The corn was larger than the ant itself. As the emperor counted 69 times the ant tried to carry it up the wall, 69 times he fell back. On the seventieth try the ant pushed the grain of corn over the top.
Tamerlane leaped to his feet with a shout! He too would triumph in the end! And he did, reorganizing his forces and putting the enemy to flight.
God Bless You All!
Motivational Speech Presented to the Management and Staffs of Excellon System Ltd. Oregun Lagos. www.excellonsystem.com on
By, Solomon O’chucks Nwokoro
Motivational cum Inspirational Speaker.
Sunday, March 2, 2008
~Be A Vision Carrier™!~
e-motivational newsletter®
Friends;
“You are either burning with a passion, working on a mission or carrying a vision. If you don’t belong to any of these categories, life becomes an endless string of struggles for you.” Greetings.
All the successful people that you’ve ever heard of began their journey with a vision. For you to excel in life, you must be a carrier of a vision…permit me to ask “Do You Have a VISION?” if you do, a Big congratulation to you because you’re en-route success unlimited. Perhaps if you don’t, I’m afraid you will find it difficult to make headway in life.
Remember, a vision is the bridge that links your today with your future. Your vision of your future helps you paint a picture of what life will be for you in the future. Your vision of the future will certainly create expectations in your heart, and it is your expectation that metamorphose into a burning desire. Needless to tell you the magic or miracles that accompany a burning desire.
En~route Success Unlimited™, we know that, Vision usually work like the birth of a baby, and it usually takes time to come forth, so we are willing and ready to wait for it until it come to pass because we know it will surely see the light of day!
Gracias!
N.B: You can now get copy/copies of my book “En~route Success Unlimited™” from the following locations:
DayStar Christian Centre
(Pneuma Bookshops)
#Plot A3C,
#71, Kudirat Abiola way, Ikeja,
Pneuma Publishing Limited
Romans Bookshop (major distributors)
Opposite
Juli Pharmacy
Ikeja,
The
#7 Ilupeju By Pass,
Ilupeju,
Wisdom House
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Ikeja,
Believers Loveworld Books stand
University of Ado-Ekiti UNAD,
Believers Loveworld Books stand
Chevron Platform (Fellowship Books Stand)
Okan-GGCP, Ecravos.
World Family Int’l Ministries
Plot 1,
By Conoil Filling Station.
New Oko-Oba, Agege,
Araromi, Ajegunle Bus Stop
Sango,
Christ Tabernacle Christian Centre
Mende-MaryLand,
You Can Now Join Me on www.enroutesuccessunlimited.blogspot.com to drop your comments!
By, Solomon O’chucks Nwokoro.
Motivational cum Inspirational Speaker.
Phone: +234~802~850~9077, 803~763~1557
e-mail: xolokristo@yahoo.com
http://www.enroutesuccessunlimited.blogspot.com
© 2008 son
~When God Is Involved In Any Dream Or
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