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Hiya, everyone. I hope you’ve all been keeping well. I’ve been off for a good while, but I’m happy to inform you that I wasn’t procrastinating (don’t point fingers yet. 😉 😆)

I’ve been writing my book, and writing, and I’m happy to let you know that it will be out in two weeks.

About life and onions….

Well, literally speaking, we’re all married to life which in turn, is trapped in an onion.

What I mean is, LIFE IS JUST DAMN HARD.

Life makes a lot of people cry, pretty much the same way onions make us tear up, only that life does it differently. It has different onion soup for every occasion.

Accidents, illnesses, poverty, homelessness, hopelessness, career flops, family branches, your kids pooping on your bedsheets, you’re kids waking you up with a jaw-dropping “Mom, my fart is on the floor”. The list is long and endless.

However, I’ll be digging deeper into that in my book, and all I ask of you is…KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED! 😜

A great the rest of the week to you.

‘Just the one game, then I’ll do it.’
‘Just the one program, then I’ll do it.’
‘Lemme snooze for twenty minutes, then I’ll wake up and do it….for real.’
‘Lemme skim through just one page of this fashion magazine, then I’ll finish up.’
‘I’ll do it tomorrow. Can’t stress right now.’

These thoughts ever invaded your mind? I know they did. They invaded many great minds, and they’ll continue to do so.
The question, though, is; are you allowing yourself to fall prey to these thoughts?
Don’t look guilty yet, lol.

You can’t be good, good, punctual, correct, fine and smart all the time. There are times when the emotional baggage is just too heavy and you really need a break.

The problem with these breaks, though, is that they become so tempting that we find ourselves suddenly reluctant to get back to work. That’s how the breaks morph into procrastination, and unless you grit your teeth and bully yourself back into action, you’ll keep on procrastinating till the roaches point at you and say, ‘There’s a lazy ass.’, and I’m sure none of us likes being called a lazy ass, and especially not by a cockroach.

Don’t sitting around waiting for inspiration. Do something. Do anything. Start on what you want to start on, even if you lack inspiration, and right after that, you’ll feel the need to go on doing it till….WHAM! You’ve actually done something.

In the next article, I’ll introduce to you Karen, the biggest idiot turned hardworking, and I’ll take you through her struggles to reach out for self-improvement.

Keep your eyes peeled!

A bearable rest-of-the-week to you. 👍🏽

What have you been doing in the past three months?

Sleeping?
Scrolling through your newsfeed on Facebook?
Watching Netflix and eating Cheetos?
Reading educative books and listening to helpful podcasts?
Learning new skills? Building your following online or collecting emails?

I don’t know about what you’ve been doing, but I’ll tell you about what I’ve been doing.
I’ve been reading books of all sorts; novels to learn new writing styles, self-help books.
I’ve also been writing scene upon scene for my current book, and guess what, I find that I’ve passed the three months satisfactorily. I’ve learnt new words, different cultural views, new point of views, and I’ve made writing my book easier for me.

How you’ll be tomorrow depends on what you do today.

Been procrastinating? Well, you’re going to have a f**kton more to do. Still planning to procrastinate?

Okay! The Devil is one of your fans.

You need to just take one step more towards your goals. Make every day count.

Do something that’s going to help you in the future because well, every step just counts!

Go out, DO IT!!

Hey there. It’s Anne again, not that you had to expect someone else. Lol. 😂 All the same, it’s Anne again. So,

In January, I planned to write a small book to give away to my readers, and I was really keen on the plan, but a few things popped up along the way and had me holding off the task. Procrastination, doubts, negativity. At the end of January, I pushed the plan to the very back of my mind. I’d let the doubts win.

Last month, I decided to give it a try, and this time round, I decided to not let anything hold me back. I did just that! I must’ve gazed at the screen for hours on end, but I did finally manage to finish it up, and today, I want to share it with you.

We all have dreams that need fulfilling, and I’d like you to fulfill yours.

Click the link below to download the eBook. 👇🏽

https://1drv.ms/b/s!AmI2aIkXEmJ8cCG2awgHeIF8WXw

I sure do hope you find it helpful because, well, we need to see our dreams come true, and we most certainly can! You just gotta get your ass off the coach and do it. Just DO IT!!!

https://1drv.ms/b/s!AmI2aIkXEmJ8cCG2awgHeIF8WXw

Have a great the rest of the week. 😉

Continue reading “Hustle it through! 💪🏽” →

Last Wednesday night, I sat with a a friend in a somewhat dark parking lot, and the the stars were bright upon the dark sky, and we were all gazing up at them.

The moment was so mesmerizing that it made me think about the future. I turned to my friend, Tom and said, “What plans do you have for the future?”

He thought for a moment, then drew in a long breath. “Well, I plan to live and keep happy.”

I grinned and shook my head. “I don’t mean that. I mean careerwise.”

He sighed again and said, “None.”

I was dumbfounded…….well, almost.

He must’ve felt my disbelief because he went on explaining. “Many people are chasing after the wind. Looking for lovers, long-term relationships, houses, you name it, and they forget that one day all these things will slip through their fingers, and they themselves will cease to exist.” I felt him tilt his head towards me. “Death will claim them.”

I gazed at his silhouette in amazement and admiration, then cried, “But you need to sustain yourself!”

“I do sustain myself.” He said, “and am just moving with the flow of life. Whenever I need a job, I search for one, and at least I get where to sleep, what to eat, and what to wear.”

I then asked him if he was happy. He laughed. “Happy? Why! I’m the happiest guy I ever knew! I’m enjoying what I have, and enjoying it to the full. So yes, I’m happy!”

His outburst amazed me, but I had to agree with him all the same. A few rich families I know are hardly happy. They have a lot of money, but they never quite enjoy it because they are digging for more and paying no attention to the one at hand.

In just one night, and all because of my curiosity, I got the chance to look at life in another’s perspective, and I loved it, because it was realer than the life many are living.

I learnt something from someone who had dropped out of his first college semester, and had taken to doing casual jobs to survive. I realized that not being materially wealthy wasn’t as horrible as I’d pictured.

Such is what I reap when I’m open to all ideas. I learn to see life through other eyes, and this is a lot more thrilling than only knowing the life which I have pictured for myself.

My request to you of you is that you spend the weekend getting to know anyone close at hand, it could be your sibling, your own offspring, a friend, or the old lady gaga who likes walking her Rottweiler past your lawn every evening.

I promise that it will be worth it! Let me know the results, will you?

An amazing weekend t’you! 😊

2020 has undoubtedly been a very trying year for the best percentage of humanity, and with the way things are playing out, it’s going to take a good while for things to normalize…..that is if they ever do.

The social distancing has played a cute role in drawing friends, family and acquaintances apart, and from my own experience (and maybe yours too), tempers are running high because of, as someone put it, the blasted pandemic.

This aside, rudeness is at the verge of becoming the new normal for most because, well, “no one” gives a blasted hell.

I sure do hope you’re not among those who don’t give a blasted hell because as far as humanity is concerned, it’s very important that there should be someone who cares.

True, the world is chaotic right about now (it has always been, but perhaps with this pandemic it went a tad too far), and finances are low, depression, suicides and deaths of those that fell victim to corona are on the rise, not forgetting the fact that more and more people are loath to society. That’s okay, but an effort to be kind to each other is very important, especially now.

Perhaps you haven’t the money to give, but you most surely have love to spread. Reach out to friends, relatives, acquaintances, the grocer down the street, the old cranky lady across or even the guy you last talked to in 1992! Surely, they’ll more than appreciate the fact that someone out there cares, and this knowledge can go a long way in easing the strain the whole turn out of events is having on us.

As for yourself, you can do yourself a favor by taking the opportunity to get to know yourself and those you live with well, or better yet, equip yourself with new skills that you have always desired to try out! Both of these can come in handy in due time, and please don’t forget the whole point in this message. Spread kindness!

Have a great the rest of the week!

Anne

“I lack inspiration” is an excuse I have to listen to more than five times a day, and I must admit that it gets boring, because, well, there’s a way to fix the problem.

Before I complain about lacking inspiration, I always brainstorm on how I can reach out to the inspiration. It’s what helps keep me inspired.

This excuse has been the culprit behind many failures across the globe, and what draws a line between the successful & the unsuccessful is how they deal with the lack of inspiration.

Whereas the unsuccessful will take a nap, waiting for inspiration to strike, the successful will reach out for it. You have to reach out for what you truly want. You can’t just strut in your pajamas and expect inspiration to look for you. 😂

That aside, there are a variety of ways you can keep your inspiration at an all time high, and they include;

1. Weave a thread of happiness around you, and surround yourself with happy people. Nothing kills inspiration like a bunch of negative people who only point out the negatives that may come out of a particular undertaking. Happy people motivate and inspire you to live your life fully, and this in turn inspires you to reach out for success.

2. Reach out for inspiration. Waiting for inspiration to strike is out of the question, but you can reach out for it. You turn to motivational quotes, podcasts, books or talk to someone who inspires you a lot. I always turn to music, and as much as it can’t work for all of you, it will most certainly work for some of you. It’s worth a damn try. 🌚

3. Don’t forget to take a break from whatever you’re doing. Perhaps there’s an urgency which requires you to finish a particular task within a certain period of time, but you do not have to force yourself to finish up tedious tasks. Working under tension is no easy ordeal, and it’s common knowledge that quality is better than quantity. Working under stress can make you produce shoddy work.

4. Make a list of your goals, and another list of those that you have already achieved. Reading your list of goals acts as a reminder of what you have to do, and reading your list of achievements motivates you to achieve more, since it reminds you that there’s a lot more for you to accomplish.

Don’t let excuses keep you from reaching out to success. There’s always a way around every problem.

Enjoy your weekend! 😎

The internet is awash with motivational content, and it’s a lot. Really a lot.

Just a few hours ago though, someone trashed motivational speakers as “people who say a lot but do nothing.”

Well, sharing inspirational messages is doing something. It’s quite helpful and thoughtful because you’re not keeping the motivation to yourself. You’re sharing it, trying to motivate someone that’s dispirited somewhere out there.

Whenever I come across a message that inspires me to do something worthwhile, I don’t hesitate to tap the share button. What will go through my mind is: Wow!! This message really did help. Someone somewhere out there needs to see this. After sharing, I feel satisfaction because, yes, I tried to raise someone’s spirit.

At the end of the day, it’s up to them. Did they take action after reading the message? Yes? Way to go!

Inspire more souls out there. They need it. We need it-everyone of us.

Everyone of us is dealing with something that’s breaking us.

It never hurts to help.

If you’ve read Gifted Hands, then you ought to be familiar with the name Ben Solomon Carson. Dr Ben is an American politician, public servant, author and a retired neurosurgeon. He’s the author of the book and one of the most inspiring people I’ve ever got to know about.

I’m sharing his key to attaining success because I find it quite accurate and the mere fact that it helped him up the ladders of success validates it.

His key to success is: THINK BIG

And as he explains further, THINK BIG stands for

T = Talent
Learn to recognize and accept your God-given talents (and we all have them). Develop those talents and use them in the career you choose. Remembering T for talent puts you far ahead of the game if you take advantage of what God gives you.

T also = Time
Learn the importance of time. When you are always on time, people can depend on you. You prove your trustworthiness. Learn not to waste time because time is money and time is effort. Time usage is also a talent. God gives some people the ability to manage time. The rest of us have to learn how. And we can!

H = Hope
Don’t go around with a long face, expecting something bad to happen. Anticipate good things; watch for them.

H also = Honesty
When you do anything dishonest, you must do something else dishonest to cover up, and your life becomes hopelessly complex. The same with telling lies. If you’re honest, you don’t have to remember what you said the last time. Speaking the truth each time makes life amazingly simple.

I = Insight
Listen and learn from people who have already been where you want to go. Benefit from their mistakes instead of repeating them. Read good books like the Bible because they open up new worlds of understanding.

N = Nice
Be nice to people-all people. If you’re nice to people, they’ll be nice to you. It takes much less energy to be nice than it does to be mean. Being kind, friendly and helpful takes less energy and relieves much of the pressure.

K = Knowledge
Knowledge is the key to independent living, the key to all your dreams, hopes and aspirations. If you are knowledgeable, particularly more knowledgeable than anybody else in a field, you become invaluable and write your own ticket.

B = Books
I emphasize that active learning from reading is better than passive learning such as listening to lectures or watching television. When you read, your mind must work by taking in letters and connecting them to form words. Words make themselves into thoughts and concepts. Developing good reading habits is something like being a champion weightlifter. The champion didn’t go to the gym one day and start lifting 500 pounds. He tones his muscles, beginning with lighter weights, always building up, preparing for more. It’s the same thing with intellectual feats. We develop our minds by reading, by thinking, by figuring out things for ourselves.

I = in-depth learning.
Superficial learners cram for exams but know nothing two weeks later. In-depth leaners find that the acquired knowledge becomes a part of them. They understand more about themselves and their world. They keep building on prior understanding by piling on new information.

G = God
Never get too big for God. Never drop God out of your life.