Wednesday, November 24, 2010
STRENGTHEN YOUR BRAIN MUSCLES
Strengthen Your Brain Muscles
Just like your body, you can improve your mental fitness with these simple exercises.
Take a deep breath. Breathing is the only bodily function that we do both voluntarily and involuntarily. Inhale and exhale deeply to improve your physiological and psychological well-being.
Tell a good story. Sharing experiences in a compelling and fun way sharpens your mental recall.
Mix up your routine. Take a different route to work, or sit with your legs crossed opposite the way you normally would. Changing your typical way of doing things tells your brain to wake up and pay attention.
Write. Writing notes, poetry, stories or in a journal helps your memory, clarifies your thinking and engages your creativity.
Laugh. Endorphins released when you laugh lower your stress and can help your long-term health.
Perfect your posture. Try solving a problem while slouching down at your desk versus sitting upright and see how it impacts your outcome. Proper posture improves blood flow to your brain bringing mental clarity and improved memory.
Just like your body, you can improve your mental fitness with these simple exercises.
Take a deep breath. Breathing is the only bodily function that we do both voluntarily and involuntarily. Inhale and exhale deeply to improve your physiological and psychological well-being.
Tell a good story. Sharing experiences in a compelling and fun way sharpens your mental recall.
Mix up your routine. Take a different route to work, or sit with your legs crossed opposite the way you normally would. Changing your typical way of doing things tells your brain to wake up and pay attention.
Write. Writing notes, poetry, stories or in a journal helps your memory, clarifies your thinking and engages your creativity.
Laugh. Endorphins released when you laugh lower your stress and can help your long-term health.
Perfect your posture. Try solving a problem while slouching down at your desk versus sitting upright and see how it impacts your outcome. Proper posture improves blood flow to your brain bringing mental clarity and improved memory.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
300 WANTED
The outcome of the upcoming elections has never been so unpredictable. For the first election in a long time, I’m not only excited to vote, I’m enthusiastic about motivating people to participate and be involved. I don’t know if you know, but there is a window of opportunity in 2011 to begin to birth the Nigeria of our dreams. Almost 3yrs ago, the New Nigeria Club was born, and the aspiration in our hearts was and still is that we will be involved in the birthing of a New Nigeria. Ladies and Gentlemen, I am glad to announce to you that the time is here! The year 2011 will go down in Nigeria’s history as the year of the voter!
The good news is that there is no future without you! We have gone past the times when we have allowed those whose tight hold on the reigns of political power have constantly convinced us that we have no say in the matter. This coming year, things will be different. I speak not merely with the authority of one that has gotten a revelation from God, but also with the authority of one who is privy to how advanced some processes have progressed already. If we blow this opportunity before us in the coming elections, getting Nigeria on the right path again will become very difficult. This is why we need these 300!
First of all, let me make it clear to you that once in the history of every nation, there comes a problem, which once solved, creates the leverage point for their all rounded success and prominence. This problem, usually sits at the root of so many other problems, and once the root is taken care of, the stems, branches and leaves will adjust in time. That problem for Nigeria is not power, it’s not good roads, not education, not even poverty and it’s ills – these are mere manifestation of our deeper challenge. One will think that the problem is spiritual, but I daresay there is so much solution already within the spiritual terrain. The root problem of Nigeria, is simply lack of proper, value based and systemic political leadership! Imagine if Nigeria has proper political leadership for the next 12yrs? Then our economy will recover faster than the economy of Japan, and Nigeria will win it’s true place in the league of great nations!
Think about it, in the times when we had sound political leadership, everything else worked – light, infrastructure, innovation e.t.c. Imagine, we had a television station in Nigeria before France! Can you imagine where we would have been today if we had continued from then? Our root problem is political leadership! It’s high time our pastors stop encouraging us to prosper in spite of our nation, the peace of Jerusalem should be critical to the prosperity of it’s dwellers. Our mandate is to disciple nations, correct political leadership is at the heart of the gospel. If progress for Nigeria is on your heart…then you must move today. You must join hands with us as we select 300 people who will form the core group of the revolution that are about to begin! The criteria are – be a value based person, hold no allegiance to any personality but to an objective and be willing to cast your vote and influence others based on knowledge and not emotions. We are currently shortlisting for these 300 from around the country for a strategic meeting. If you are an influence in your city of residence and are willing to position in a direction that lifts up the fate of the nation, kindly indicate interest by filling the form here.
You and I cannot afford to stand idle in the forthcoming elections. We must take responsibility! Don’t wait until you are “Led”, we are already led. The voices of distress, the reality of life’s perishing through the cracks created by the gaps in who we are versus who we should be, and the inborn sense of responsibility in all of us is leading enough. Before you go into the philosophies of helpless men, please consider the following questions.
1. Did God lead Nehemiah to build the wall of Jerusalem or he simply heard the call through the distress news he received?
2 .Did God tell David to confront Goliath, or David just couldn’t stand the insult of Goliath, the paralytic fear of Israel and the defiance against God?
3 Did God tell Shadrach, Messach and Abednego to defy Nebuchadnezzar, or was it a personal choice based on what God’s word already expressed?
4 Did God tell Daniel not to eat or he purposed in his mind not to be contaminated by the Babylonian system? Did Daniel debate or waste time finding God’s perspective on what is mind his clearly expressed on, generations before?
5. Did God tell Martin Luther the reformer to paste his thesis that banished him to house arrest for 2yrs for declaring “the just shall live by faith?
6. Did God tell Wilberforce to abolish slave trade in England and consequently force the world to do same?
7. I would like to know the school that your Pastors Children attends or attended, whether it’s in this nation or abroad, whether its a public or private, whether he is ‘led’ by God or by the deplorable situation in the nation or whether he is led to use a generator at home and at the church or does he simply analyze the situation and use his brain?
Change is here, and we are all responsible! If you know that you are critical to the future, don’t let this pass! Circulate widely among other change agents. The first meeting will be holding on Dec 11… and it’s a meeting anyone who is destined to be relevant to the future must be in. Please note that indication of interest does not automatically qualify.
The good news is that there is no future without you! We have gone past the times when we have allowed those whose tight hold on the reigns of political power have constantly convinced us that we have no say in the matter. This coming year, things will be different. I speak not merely with the authority of one that has gotten a revelation from God, but also with the authority of one who is privy to how advanced some processes have progressed already. If we blow this opportunity before us in the coming elections, getting Nigeria on the right path again will become very difficult. This is why we need these 300!
First of all, let me make it clear to you that once in the history of every nation, there comes a problem, which once solved, creates the leverage point for their all rounded success and prominence. This problem, usually sits at the root of so many other problems, and once the root is taken care of, the stems, branches and leaves will adjust in time. That problem for Nigeria is not power, it’s not good roads, not education, not even poverty and it’s ills – these are mere manifestation of our deeper challenge. One will think that the problem is spiritual, but I daresay there is so much solution already within the spiritual terrain. The root problem of Nigeria, is simply lack of proper, value based and systemic political leadership! Imagine if Nigeria has proper political leadership for the next 12yrs? Then our economy will recover faster than the economy of Japan, and Nigeria will win it’s true place in the league of great nations!
Think about it, in the times when we had sound political leadership, everything else worked – light, infrastructure, innovation e.t.c. Imagine, we had a television station in Nigeria before France! Can you imagine where we would have been today if we had continued from then? Our root problem is political leadership! It’s high time our pastors stop encouraging us to prosper in spite of our nation, the peace of Jerusalem should be critical to the prosperity of it’s dwellers. Our mandate is to disciple nations, correct political leadership is at the heart of the gospel. If progress for Nigeria is on your heart…then you must move today. You must join hands with us as we select 300 people who will form the core group of the revolution that are about to begin! The criteria are – be a value based person, hold no allegiance to any personality but to an objective and be willing to cast your vote and influence others based on knowledge and not emotions. We are currently shortlisting for these 300 from around the country for a strategic meeting. If you are an influence in your city of residence and are willing to position in a direction that lifts up the fate of the nation, kindly indicate interest by filling the form here.
You and I cannot afford to stand idle in the forthcoming elections. We must take responsibility! Don’t wait until you are “Led”, we are already led. The voices of distress, the reality of life’s perishing through the cracks created by the gaps in who we are versus who we should be, and the inborn sense of responsibility in all of us is leading enough. Before you go into the philosophies of helpless men, please consider the following questions.
1. Did God lead Nehemiah to build the wall of Jerusalem or he simply heard the call through the distress news he received?
2 .Did God tell David to confront Goliath, or David just couldn’t stand the insult of Goliath, the paralytic fear of Israel and the defiance against God?
3 Did God tell Shadrach, Messach and Abednego to defy Nebuchadnezzar, or was it a personal choice based on what God’s word already expressed?
4 Did God tell Daniel not to eat or he purposed in his mind not to be contaminated by the Babylonian system? Did Daniel debate or waste time finding God’s perspective on what is mind his clearly expressed on, generations before?
5. Did God tell Martin Luther the reformer to paste his thesis that banished him to house arrest for 2yrs for declaring “the just shall live by faith?
6. Did God tell Wilberforce to abolish slave trade in England and consequently force the world to do same?
7. I would like to know the school that your Pastors Children attends or attended, whether it’s in this nation or abroad, whether its a public or private, whether he is ‘led’ by God or by the deplorable situation in the nation or whether he is led to use a generator at home and at the church or does he simply analyze the situation and use his brain?
Change is here, and we are all responsible! If you know that you are critical to the future, don’t let this pass! Circulate widely among other change agents. The first meeting will be holding on Dec 11… and it’s a meeting anyone who is destined to be relevant to the future must be in. Please note that indication of interest does not automatically qualify.
WITHOUT VISION PEOPLE PERISH
That is a well-known quote from the Bible and one I am contemplating today. By the time you are reading this with your eyes, I will have a knife in my eyes. Today I am having eye surgery. Ouch!
However, there is something even more important than eyesight and that is vision—the ability to see what is invisible to others and might not yet even exist.
“The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight,
but has no vision.”—Helen Keller
There is a famous story about a block of marble back in the 1400s. This block of marble was deemed flawed, useless and was cast aside. Every sculptor who looked at it saw it too long and narrow to be valuable for sculpture. It lay there worthless for 40 years. In 1501, a 26-year-old young man happened by this block of marble. He saw something very different. He had a greater vision for this block of marble. Inside this formless mass of stone this young sculptor saw the heroic beauty, grace and wonder of a man who would become known as David. Young Michelangelo famously said, “I already saw David inside, I had only to release him by chipping away at the marble that trapped him in.
It is said we are not limited by our abilities or by our current circumstances. We are only limited by our vision of what can be. A vision is not just a picture of what could be; it is an appeal to our better selves, a call to become something more.
One person sees a rock pile another sees a great cathedral.
The difference? Vision.
We are all very visual beings. Our eyes take in four million bits of information every second. Our imagination processes it and forms a three dimensional, four-color picture and puts that picture into creative motion. We all think in pictures. If I said, “big black dog”, what comes to mind? A picture of a big black dog, right? Every one of us has a picture of ourselves in our mind. We have a picture of our family, our business, our abilities and our future.
Here is the scary part—you will never rise above the image you have in your mind in any area of your life.
You will live up to your vision of yourself—literally. How we see ourselves is what we become. Your marriage, your career, your bank account, your health or your children will only be as grand as your vision for it. You and your future are only limited only by your ability to be a visionary. The first step toward creating an improved future is developing the ability to envision it.
I can predict your future. I’m no prophet or fortune teller, but if you tell me your vision for your future I can tell you exactly how your future will unfold for you—exactly as you see it.
You can change your future by simply changing your vision for it.
During the month of December I am going to do an exclusive video series here on this blog to help you do just this—paint a better vision for your future. No matter your past, you have a spotless future. You have a completely blank canvas in which to paint your 2011. I will help you choose the brushes, paint colors and help you select the image of your future you’d like to paint… and I will teach you how to paint a grand picture—for your year in 2011… and beyond! Stay tuned for that.
Okay, wish me luck as I (voluntarily!) do the one thing taught to us not to do since we were knee high to a grasshopper—“don’t stick sharp objects into your eye.”
In the meantime, get the discussion started: When have you had a vision for something that others didn’t see, but you made it so? What do you do to make your vision clearer, more vivid and tangible? How do you help others see what they cannot yet see
However, there is something even more important than eyesight and that is vision—the ability to see what is invisible to others and might not yet even exist.
“The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight,
but has no vision.”—Helen Keller
There is a famous story about a block of marble back in the 1400s. This block of marble was deemed flawed, useless and was cast aside. Every sculptor who looked at it saw it too long and narrow to be valuable for sculpture. It lay there worthless for 40 years. In 1501, a 26-year-old young man happened by this block of marble. He saw something very different. He had a greater vision for this block of marble. Inside this formless mass of stone this young sculptor saw the heroic beauty, grace and wonder of a man who would become known as David. Young Michelangelo famously said, “I already saw David inside, I had only to release him by chipping away at the marble that trapped him in.
It is said we are not limited by our abilities or by our current circumstances. We are only limited by our vision of what can be. A vision is not just a picture of what could be; it is an appeal to our better selves, a call to become something more.
One person sees a rock pile another sees a great cathedral.
The difference? Vision.
We are all very visual beings. Our eyes take in four million bits of information every second. Our imagination processes it and forms a three dimensional, four-color picture and puts that picture into creative motion. We all think in pictures. If I said, “big black dog”, what comes to mind? A picture of a big black dog, right? Every one of us has a picture of ourselves in our mind. We have a picture of our family, our business, our abilities and our future.
Here is the scary part—you will never rise above the image you have in your mind in any area of your life.
You will live up to your vision of yourself—literally. How we see ourselves is what we become. Your marriage, your career, your bank account, your health or your children will only be as grand as your vision for it. You and your future are only limited only by your ability to be a visionary. The first step toward creating an improved future is developing the ability to envision it.
I can predict your future. I’m no prophet or fortune teller, but if you tell me your vision for your future I can tell you exactly how your future will unfold for you—exactly as you see it.
You can change your future by simply changing your vision for it.
During the month of December I am going to do an exclusive video series here on this blog to help you do just this—paint a better vision for your future. No matter your past, you have a spotless future. You have a completely blank canvas in which to paint your 2011. I will help you choose the brushes, paint colors and help you select the image of your future you’d like to paint… and I will teach you how to paint a grand picture—for your year in 2011… and beyond! Stay tuned for that.
Okay, wish me luck as I (voluntarily!) do the one thing taught to us not to do since we were knee high to a grasshopper—“don’t stick sharp objects into your eye.”
In the meantime, get the discussion started: When have you had a vision for something that others didn’t see, but you made it so? What do you do to make your vision clearer, more vivid and tangible? How do you help others see what they cannot yet see
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