A SIMPLE GESTURE SAVED HIS LIFE

Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him tripped and dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove and a small tape recorder.

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TAKE RISK (3)

I am sure that after reading about taking risk in the last two days, you really want to take a risk to better your life. But before you start taking any risk, kindly read this short story to understand better. I had an uncle who was a driver to a bank, he had been a driver to the bank for more than fifteen years. It happened that some of the staff in the banks were obtaining loans to acquired real estates and one of the staff advised him to obtain the loan and buy a piece of land and erect his own house. He thought about taking the loan and how he is going to pay the huge interest. Yet, he summoned courage and applied for the loan, he was given the loan and he bought a land and erected a three-bedroom apartment on it. Just two years after he the completion the building, there were reforms in the banking sector and it affected most banks forcing the banks to lay-off most of their staff. He was among the staff that was laid off by his bank and he was given a little sum as pay-off after the loan had been deducted. I just pitied those staff that were laid off who didn’t have a house of their own. If he had not taken that risk and applied for that loan many years ago, he won’t had erected his own house and being a landlord today. What is preventing you from taking that risk? Why are you so scared? Go ahead and take that loan. Start up that business with that little capital. Speak to that individual who you think will sponsor you. Go ahead and purchase that exam form. Register for that course. It is worth the risk and don’t wait any longer. Go ahead and take the risk.

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TAKE RISK (2)

John Mason wrote in his book, THE IMPOSSIBLE IS POSSIBLE that “The world is a book that those who don’t take risk read only one page”.

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TAKE RISK (1)

Elizabeth Kenny said, “It is better to be a lion one day than to be a sheep all your life” Lets compare a lion to a sheep and you will understand better. A lion is a bold, fearless and determined animal ready to kill its prey at any time while a sheep is a timid and fearful animal and that is why it is a prey to the lion. If you dare for nothing, you need hope for nothing. If you risk anything, you even risk more. Everyone has a chance to prove himself but some don’t believe in taking chances. Being destined for greatness requires that you take risk and confronts great hazards. Morris West said, “If you spend you whole life waiting for the storm, you will never enjoy sunshine. No one reaches to the top without daring” Most people fail to understand why they need to take risk and that is why Chuck Yeager explained, “You don’t concentrate on risk, you concentrate on results. No risk is too great to prevent the necessary job from being done”. If you truly want to be successful and not remain a mediocre, then take risk. Like a turtle, you must stick out your neck in order to know where you are going. Enough is enough of this play it safe mentality. DON’T BE A SHEEP ANYMORE, BE A LION!

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USE YOUR BRAIN

He was the most travelled man of the 19th century, A great Evangelist and the founder of Church of God Mission In. It was the late Archbishop Benson Idahosa that said, “God has given you a head so that he can rest” This is a perfect truth but I have noticed especially in Africa that we often don’t use our brain, we like to work and not work smart. Let me illustrate with this short story. A young man was working tirelessly to cut a tree, for over 5 hours, he had been cutting the tree. An old lumberjack saw him and said, “You look exhausted, how long have you been cutting?” “For over 5hours”, replied the young man. The old man said, “Then, why you take a break and sharpen your saw?” the young man replied, “I don’t like sharpening and anyway, I don’t have time right now. I am too busy sawing” Now you understand why the tree won’t be cut down by the young man in the story simply because he had refused to sharpen his saw. But most people are like the young man in the story. They never take time to sharpen, think and re-strategize; all they do is work, work and work. When you do the same job, expect the same result and salary. One day, sit down and make use of your brain, to bring out ideas that will improve your life. You can earn more money, be more effective to your organization or company only when you make use of your brain. Listen to Abraham Lincoln that, “if I have 10hours to cut a tree, I will spend six hours sharpening my axe” You can deduct the meaning from the above statement.

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STAND UP FOR YOUR INTEGRITY

This is a story of a man known as Joshua, he was a Christian in a local congregation. He was very devoted and committed to the things of God. Joshua was punctual and regular to service, he was a church worker and in charge of the church instruments and maintenance.

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OUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS OTHERS

Once upon a time, a girl named Lilian got married and went to live with her husband and mother-in-law. In a very short time, Lilian found out that she couldn’t get along with her mother-in-law at all. Their personalities were very different, and Lilian was angered by many of her mother-in-law’s habits. In addition, she criticized Lilian constantly.

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