Friday, November 30, 2012
See What Too Much Thinking Caused This Man

A stressed man was in his office thinking deeply. Suddenly a man ran inside shouting, "Peter!! Peter....!! Peter!!! Your daughter Tonia just had an accident and died."
Shocked and confused, he jumps out of the office window. As soon as the man jumped, he remembered that his office is on the 7th floor....
As he descends lower he remembered that he doesn't have a daughter called Tonia. Still descending he remembered he is not even married. Just two floors before he hits the ground, he remembered that his name is not even Peter....
Luckily, he wasn't injured because he fell on top of a lorry carrying mattress.
MORAL LESSON:
Stop thinking too much, try and live a stress free life.
Pray everyday and God will help you overcome stress.

Nigerian ‘Pastorpreneurs’, how Christlike? By Theophilus Ilevbare
Nigeria is home to some of the largest churches, fastest growing denominations and some of the wealthiest pastorpreneurs the world over. No surprise we're considered the most religious people on earth. This tag, like our crude oil, is fast becoming our bane as a Nation. Opulence of founders of these churches achieved through compulsory and somewhat forceful tithing, seed sowing and constantly skinning of their flock and taking its milk. Properity preachers they've become, relegating salvation and righteous christian living to the backburner. No surprise that our thieving politicians have found a safe haven in churches where they share stolen loot with pastorpreneurs in return for fervent prayers to turn away the prying eyes of relevant anti-corruption agencies. So much dust has been raised in the past when stolen funds become seeds in God's house without ascertaining how it is acquired, our pastorpreneurs , just don't care!
The Pastorpreneur is part CEO and part pastor and they are considered Christian businessmen. It is a concept that combines business practices, like that of an enterpreneur, with religion. An enterpreneur unites all means of production to get products for Profiteering, constantly shifting economic resources out of an area of lower and into another of higher productivity and greater yield. So have the Pastors of megachurches turned.
They use members and workers of the church as a means to attain their unholy ambition, while their wives and children are made to function in strategic church position to ensure seeds sown are properly remitted, constantly changing their ministerial headquarter from one megacity to another to gain more affluent members.
Today, the work of the ministry has been turned into a money spinning venture. Prosperity preachers who never fail to emphasise tithing at every opportunity. They tell you if you want to be blessed beyond measure give beyond one-tenth of your earning, some even ask you to sow your lifes! Unsuspecting members empty their pockets and when in dire need of a miracle their bank account, almost going abegging thereafter, while the already super rich pastorpreneur lives like a royalty. The sensibilities of the average Nigerian churchgoer have almost been washed away by the antics of these so called-pastors. They inordinately compete among themselves; who has got the biggest megachurch auditorium. They move around in siren blarring elaborate motorcade, splashing thousands of dollars on posh cars, purchase, maintenance and cabin crew of private jet(s), multi-million naira investment across all major sectors of the economy, typical of accomplished enterpreneurs.
Though seldom, Politicians when in church, are ushered to the front row, given all sorts of titles and mundane recognition, rolling out drums as they step out for thanksgiving, one begins to wonder if it is a political rally.
It is unscriptural and sad that members sow seeds into Mega church projects like elite secondary schools and universities which on completion eighty percent of thesame members who sowed cannot afford to pay tuition of such schools in this or another lifetime! How they've been so blind folded and tricked overtime remains a mystery to close observers.
Scripture succintly noted that Believers of today were first called christians in Antioch because they possessed the very nature of Christ. The way and manner they went about their business was mirrored in the exemplary life of Jesus Christ, modesty, humility and righteousness were his watchword. Christ's early ministry from birth to ascension was characterised by certain tenets which himself admonished his disciples and followers alike to adhere. 'Set your affections on things above' the Bible says, but the very Men who are supposed to lead the flock of christ by example now milk them dry. Messages of Salvation, holiness, baptism by fire has now been left for the 'small boys in the ministry', those who have not attained mega status. Our supposed ambassadors of Christ have joined our thieving politicians or so it seems.
How many megachurches that are worth billions of naira have responsed to the victims of the recent flood disaster in 14 states? Churches don't pay taxes, If they now make billions and make big time investments, how about social responsibilty? How do megachurches in Nigeria contribute to the development of their immediate community, touching the lifes of the needy? Isn't that christlike? How about making investment in areas that will have a direct impact on church members? A friend muted the idea that three mega churches in Nigeria can come together and start an agricultural revolution by so doing creating employment, putting food on the table of the have-nots and giving the agricultural sector a short in the arm. Won't christ up there be impressed?
You can follow the writer on twitter @tilevbare, he blogs at www.ilevbare.com


Thursday, November 29, 2012
Sanusi Faults Revocation of Lagos-Ibadan road Concession

Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria,CBN,has faulted the recent revocation of the concessioning contract of Lagos-Ibadan expressway awarded to Bi-Courtney Nigeria Ltd by the Federal Government of Nigeria.
Speaking at a forum with the theme"The Pivotal Role of the Capital Market in the Transformation Agenda for the Nigerian Economy",the CBN boss reasoned that rather than cancel the contract, it should be allowed to stay.
According to him,the government don't have to spend funds on the establishment of ports,roads,and other infrastructures that can be concessioned.The government should concentrate on the provision of good education,health care,defence,employment and housing for its citizenry.
He argued that if ICRC says a road is concessioned ,and the work minister says he was not consulted,who takes the blame?
The CBN governor also wondered why Nigeria should have many senators and other legislators,many states and local government councils.This explains why the recurrent expenditures of various governments have been on the high.Sanusi lamented that over 70per cent of the nation's revenue goes to the payment of salaries and allowances to public servants with politicians getting a larger part he noted.
"How do you develop the economy when payment of salaries and allowances have already consumed the resources leaving nothing to work with,and why should tax payers funds be used to pay workers salaries" he asked.
By Clement Oriloye
Regards,
IAT Boluwatise
Academic Dean, LIFE Theological Seminary, Ikorodu, Lagos ¦ Pastor, Oasis of Truth Foursquare, Ogudu GRA, Lagos.
+234 808 716 0197 ¦ Skype: iatbolu ¦ Twitter: @iatbolu
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IAT Boluwatise
Academic Dean, LIFE Theological Seminary, Ikorodu, Lagos ¦ Pastor, Oasis of Truth Foursquare, Ogudu GRA, Lagos.
+234 808 716 0197 ¦ Skype: iatbolu ¦ Twitter: @iatbolu
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New Style Prophets: Visions of Phone Numbers and Ladies Underwear – By Akukwe Obinna

New style prophets from Nigeria and Ghana have bastardized the once prestigious prophetic ministry and turned it into a caricature of visions of phone numbers, bank details and ladies underwear. The prophetic ministry is one of the fivefold ministry which Jesus Christ gave for the edification of the church (1 Corinthians 12 vs 28) The New Testament order was apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers. The reigning craze among the new style prophets is calling people's phone numbers and bank details on the pulpit. Some of them, in order to convince the congregation that the Holy Spirit is in operation and can reveal the deepest secrets, mention the colors of underwear, panties, brassier of pretty female worshippers to the cheering of equally spirit filled congregation. Prophets have been used by God occasionally to reveal deep secrets about people especially when a gross danger is about to envelop a person, city or nation and proffers solution on how to overcome the situation. (Ezekiel 11:1-4), therefore the bastardization of the process by fraudsters does not eliminate the existence of true prophets and pastors.
The prophetic ministry is the highest in ministerial rankings, Jesus Christ called himself a prophet who is without honour in his home (Matthew 13vs 56-58) and Apostle Peter while addressing the crowd after the healing of the lame at the beautiful gate said ''For Moses said, 'The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people; you must listen to everything he tells you. 23 Anyone who does not listen to him will be completely cut off from their people.'[a'' (Acts 3 vs 22-23) The Bible said that God will send them a prophet in the order of Moses and Elijah. During the time of transfiguration of Jesus Christ, two prophets, Moses and Elijah appeared and flanked him. (Matthew 17 vs 1-3) Most of the fathers of the faith, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, David, Daniel operated the prophetic unction. Therefore, prophetic ministry is a ministry ordained by God as a medium of directly communicating his mind to people. Simply put, prophets are spokesmen of God who must deliver the counsel of God whether the recipient likes it or not.
A prophet must always manifest a word of wisdom (future predictions and solutions), word of knowledge (recalling past events and solutions). There are three types of people parading themselves as prophets in contemporary Nigeria, those called by God, those who called themselves and those called by the devil. There are prophets called by God, some of them are still in our midst. As an undergraduate, a classmate, who is now a pastor with the Assemblies of God Church , Enugu convinced me to follow him to the house of one prophetess Okereke or so from Christ Ascension Church, Enugu. This lady then living in abject poverty and under oppression by a difficult husband was able to tell me things still unfolding in my life almost twenty years after. I had to cut out a large chunk of my feeding money to assist this woman from poverty. I can never forget the prophetic counsel and foresight of this woman whose daughter, Chimuche, is now a successful Abuja based gospel singer . I have had course to meet others like Rev Stephen Tamfu, a Taraba born missionary whose advice and counsel then was as if God had spoken and fifteen years later, those things are still unravelling. The two I talked about lived a Spartan life until God deemed it fit to change their financial status.
During a prophetic session at the Abiding Word Gathering Campus Fellowship, a beautiful female student known for prophetic messages cried loud that fornication has entered the fellowship. At the end of the service, the responsive campus fellowship leaders conducted a discreet investigation and found out that some prominent actors in the fellowships are into immorality. Those affected were confronted and openly suspended from fellowship and after evidences of repentances, were readmitted back. Such is the edification process of the prophetic ministry.
These new style prophets are not interested in whether the worshipper is going to heaven or hell, their focus is intimidating the congregation with revelation of hidden secrets with the intent of fleecing the stunned worshipper of lands, houses, cars and life savings. These groups of people first calls the phone number of the victim to the cheering of the excited congregation, others go further to mention the person's bankers ,bank details and the amount of funds with the bank. Some others will move a step further to mention the color of the underwear some beautiful ladies in the congregation are putting under their skirts, to the cheering of the congregation.
The prophets will then invite the beautiful and figurine ladies to their hotel rooms for special deliverance and anointing while the ugly looking and shapeless ones are asked to have faith in God, except if they have fat offerings as compensation for their unpleasant figure. This bedroom invitation always leads to bedroom exercise and the prophet repents, asks for forgiveness and awaits the next lady visitor. When the people discover that they miracle is yet to come, they transfer their aggression to anyone who is called a pastor. Therefore, genuine pastors should shut down the activities of these new style prophets before they distribute the stench of their activities to the honest ones.
These new style prophets from Nigeria have been known to travel to Kofiridua, Ghana while others visit Kumasi with the aid of some Ghanaian pastors where they consult the Antoa river goddess for powers to see people's secrets. Others travel to bar beach Lagos, some to Calabar , Port Harcourt among other places to consult with powers. These powers must be serviced by constantly sleeping with church members or else the powers will dry up.
The second group of phone number callers are those who cannot muster the evil courage to consult spirits for strange powers, therefore, with the collusion of some church pastors, they send people in advance to gather information about certain persons in the congregation, including their vehicle plate numbers, villages, number of children etc. Four years ago a visiting prophet based in Enugu, who have influenced a lot of youth for God in the early nineties when his anointing was full, contracted some young men to get information about certain people in a church where he was invited to preach at Owerri and promised to share the booty in the ratio of 70:30. At the end of the shows he released a paltry N200, 000 naira to them. The embittered accomplices went to the chief donor and exposed the deal. The chief donor dragged both the visiting prophet and the host pastor to the police station to help recover both the state of the art vehicle and the millions he gave to the prophet.
This second group is less harmful than the first group because they can only access the finances of the worshipper while the earlier group can be spiritually harmful.
In 2003 I was invited to the church of one of the new style prophets in Lagos. The church service started by 9am and ended by 4pm. This handsome pastor, whose brothers are all prophets, walked up to a man and asked his name, the man replied John. He moved across to the other side of the large congregation of over two thousand and asked another man his name, the man replied John. The congregation erupted in cheers. He walked to a woman and asked for the name of the absentee husband and the woman replied John, everybody rejoiced the more. Then he moved to the first John and asked him what he does for a living, the man said that he is a staff of University of Lagos. He proceeded to a woman near the window and asked her what she does for a living, the woman said that she is a staff of University of Lagos; the crowd erupted in dancing and jubilation that God had revealed deep things. Then he moved back to the second man named John and asked for the name of the wife, the man answered Phebe. He moved to the first lady whose absentee husband bears the name John and asked her the name of the person that invited her to church, the lady replied that the person's name is Phebe –this time around the congregation went wild with joy that God is in this place. This cycle continued with intermittent songs and dance until service closed and the congregation went home satisfied that next week will be their turn for God's visitation.
The Bible said that Christians should test every spirits but these prophets with lots of intimidating credentials of the number of senators, governors, ministers, ambassadors they have prayed for easily sways unsuspecting worshippers to their sweet talks until it is too late. For those who have fallen victim to these people, it serves them right because people who reject the simplicity of the gospel and ignore those who appear too simplistic, preferring those with plethora of bodyguards, convoys and affluence as signs of genuineness they will fall victim to conmen who use the power of effects to manipulate others. Let every Christian grow in maturity with the help of the Holy Spirit, constant reading and meditation in the Bible so that when the new style prophets appear again with visions of bank details and ladies underwear, they will not fall victim.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Nigerian "Church" In UK Selling Blackcurrent And Codliver Oil As Cancer Cure


Divine inspiration: Pastor Mbenga, at VPA's Manchester branch, claims mixing olive oil and blackcurrent squash can cure cancer, HIV and diabetes
Cancer and HIV patients have been told to buy bottles of ordinary blackcurrent squash and olive oil for £14 by a church claiming the blessed goods are a 'miracle cure' for their illnesses.
The Victorious Pentecostal Assembly (VPA) sells the over-inflated goods with the claim that once blessed by a pastor they can cure a host of serious health conditions.
Undercover reporters found members of the VPA congregation in Manchester were told that if a terminally-ill person drank a mixture of the specially blessed litre of squash and 500ml bottle of olive oil, which were being sold at double their real value, their ailments would disappear.
A church leader who identified himself as Pastor Mbenga also claimed to have previously cured diabetes and a brain tumour using the concoction.
He said the mixture would 'do what no man can do' through divine intervention and guaranteed the cancer would be cured.
'God will take over with divine intervention and the cancer will disappear,' Pastor Mbenga told the reporters from Manchester Evening News.
The church's founder, Pastor Alex Omokudu, who lives in a £1.8million mansion in Hornchurch, Essex, has also regularly appeared in television adverts claiming, 'doctors do not have the answer - we have got the answer. We have got the answer to healing'.
The products sell in several supermarkets for less than £6.
Now a cancer charity has warned the practice is deliberately targeting the vulnerable and could stop patients from seeking proper medical treatment.
Now a cancer charity has warned the practice is deliberately targeting the vulnerable and could s
Martin Ledwick, head information nurse at Cancer Research UK said people should be wary of 'miracle cures' and consult the advice of professionals.
He said: 'It is shocking that anyone could exploit people with cancer in this way.
'We would encourage anyone affected by cancer to be cautious of any alternative therapies, especially those that claim to be "miracle cures".
'If a therapist encourages them to use an alternative treatment instead of conventional medicine prescribed by a qualified doctor, we would also advise caution.'
Dr Michelle Harvie, research dietician at the Genesis Cancer Prevention Centre at University Hospital South Manchester Trust, urged patients to always seek the advice of medical professionals.
She said: 'When people are suffering from cancer they are often desperate and will seek out alternative or a miraculous cure when it is often the more mundane treatments will do them the most good.
'The problem is none of this is based on any real evidence, but sufferers are often being told what they want to hear rather than what is medical fact.
'The sad fact is when someone is suffering from cancer they can often be at their most vulnerable and they want to do something to take control, but it is really important they adhere to treatments planned by their doctors and lead a healthy lifestyle.'
Drink this: The Victorious Pentecostal Assembly claims the mixture of these ordinary supermarket goods, sold at double their real value, is a 'miracle cure'
The church opened in Manchester last year and is the first northern base of the VPA, which has three other churches in Hackney, Luton and Barking.
The organisation has previously been fined by Ofcom for making similar claims on its television channel.
Believe TV, which is available on Sky and via the internet, has twice been blasted by the regulator for running promotional campaigns with testimonies from people claiming to have been cured of HIV, cancer and infertility.
The church may also be breaking the law, as any advertisement, including verbal claims, promoting products as treatments or cures for cancer is illegal under the Cancer Act 1939.
Trading standards officers have also been told about the practice and promised to look over the case.
Pastor Mbenga however said he was not aware the church was breaking the law.
He said: 'It is the word of God, it is in the scriptures that God can heal these illnesses and that is the message we are passing on to people.
'I wasn't aware of that law, but we live in a free society and if this is what people believe then people should be free to believe in it and carry out their faith.
'We have seen divine intervention in the past where people have been healed of terrible diseases and believe that God has the supernatural power to bring about miracles.
'This is what we believe and we are just trying to help people, trying to help them live a better life by giving them the power through God to make changes in their lives. We are not hurting anyone.'

Eat and Drink at Airports for Less

by Adam Dachis
Getting yourself something to eat or drink at an airport terminal is an expensive endeavor since restaurants and shops mark up their products significantly. They know you can't bring in liquids and have few choices in the airport so they take advantage of this situation. While you can't reduce the prices, a few tricks can help save you some money.
Ron Schenone, writing for tech blog Locker Gnome, details how he cut several dollars off his food and drink bill at the airport by avoiding sit down restaurants, finding vendors with longer lines (as that was a good sign of a deal), and venturing outside the terminal of his flight. One of the best suggestions, however, was simply bringing an empty bottle to avoid buying water:
First, you don't have to buy a $3 bottle of water. Instead, bring an empty water bottle with you. Then, once you have cleared security, you can fill the bottle with water from a drinking fountain. It's the same water, but free. Some passengers were even carrying mini-Brita filtering bottles to remove contaminants from the water, which can simulate the taste of the best bottled waters. Either way, bringing an empty water bottle can save you money with little inconvenience.
While a lot of this may be obvious to frequent travelers, if you rarely find yourself eating at an airport there's a lot of good information you should know. Check out the full post for Ron's methods of saving money.
How to Sharply Reduce Your Restaurant Bill at Airports | Locker Gnome
Photo by Grant Wickes.


Regards,
IAT Boluwatise
Academic Dean, LIFE Theological Seminary, Ikorodu, Lagos ¦ Pastor, Oasis of Truth Foursquare, Ogudu GRA, Lagos.
+234 808 716 0197 ¦ Skype: iatbolu ¦ Twitter: @iatbolu
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IAT Boluwatise
Academic Dean, LIFE Theological Seminary, Ikorodu, Lagos ¦ Pastor, Oasis of Truth Foursquare, Ogudu GRA, Lagos.
+234 808 716 0197 ¦ Skype: iatbolu ¦ Twitter: @iatbolu
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The Get Off Your Ass Manifesto: How to Motivate Yourself to Actually Achieve Your Goals

By Thorin Klosowski
Starting something new is hard. It can even be a little terrifying. Maybe you don't know where to start, or maybe you're scared of failure. But the only way you'll ever get anything done is if you just get up and do it. Here's how to conquer those fears, get off your ass, and actually achieve those goals.
We all have unfinished projects, and a lack of motivation is one of the biggest reasons we don't accomplish them. Maybe it's that book you've been planning on starting for National Novel Writing Month, maybe it's the new job you always find excuses not to search for, or maybe it's the abundance of artistic talent you waste sitting on the couch watching a Netflix marathon. These things are all daunting at first, and they're easy to continually put off in favor of keeping the status quo. But as Mythbusters host Adam Savage points out, when we set our minds to something, we all go through the same process:
(1) I don't know how, (2) I can't afford to pay someone else to do it, (3) I have to do it, (4) hey, that wasn't so hard!
Getting off your ass and getting things done is not easy—nor will it ever be—but it doesn't have to be hard. If you have the right plan and attitude, you'll be a lot more likely to succeed. In fact, getting off your ass and doing something is incredibly easy and only requires a few steps:
Find your goal: You don't even have to do anything—just sit and think about what you want to do.Research: The more research you do, the easier the task in front of you is going to be. Heck, you can do anything if all it takes is following directions.Set deadlines and stick to them: Setting deadlines is easy, just pick a date. Keeping yourself to them is a bit harder, but you can work a rewards system into it to keep you on track.Give yourself the time to work: At least 15 minutes a day. That's easy, right?Start: Seriously, all you have to do is start into it—if you enjoy what you're doing, you'll keep it up.
The whole process of getting off your ass and motivating yourself really is that easy. But if you're struggling with it, lets take a look at some of the tricks you can use to keep yourself going.
Find Your One Goal and Write Your Manifesto
It seems simple, but if you're in a rut and don't know what to do, it's important to figure that out first. Start with a single, concrete goal. If you have trouble focusing your goals, the hierarchy of goals can help. Don't go overboard, either—you're more likely to accomplish goals when you stick to just one. So, pick the one thing you've been wanting to do for a long time—that novel, the new job, or that art project—and just think about it for a while. Creativity site 99U calls this your "thinking" time. Don't act yet, just think:
It is no coincidence that the motivation to think and the motivation to act seem to strike us at different times. Research by psychologists Arie Kruglanski, Tory Higgins, and their colleagues suggests that we have two complementary motivational systems: the "thinking" system and the "doing" system—and we're generally only capable of using one at a time.
This is where the manifesto comes into play. When you're thinking about what you want to do, write out a manifesto that describes your goals. A personal manifesto might sound over the top, but it's a great way to get your goals and motivations in check while pumping yourself up enough to get started. The entire point is to declare your principles and create a call to action—in this case, that call is to yourself. The Art of Manliness suggests you pick your topic, set down your principles, and use affirmitive language in your manifesto:
I didn't use phrases like "I want to exhibit strength and control…" I used the more powerful "I WILL exhibit strength and control…" This may seem minor, but if you use active language, you'll take it much more seriously. You may wish to punch up the language even further, by using the present tense: "I exhibit strength and control."
Your personal manifesto should concentrate on your goal—the one thing you'd do right now if you knew how to do it. Don't think about the "how" yet, concentrate on the "why" and the "what." Don't worry about length, and don't worry about grammar. This isn't a document for the world. It's for you to figure out what it is that's driving you to get off your butt and start something.
When you're figuring out your goal, think small, and don't start doing anything until you have an idea of where you want to end up. Once you've got an end goal, it's time to figure out what you need to get there. Photo by lululemon athletica.
Research What You'll Need
Dropping into a project or goal without research is a recipe for disaster. But it's also important that you don't overdo the research and talk yourself out of starting something. Figure out what you need to get started and get to it.
Of course, what you'll need depends on what you're working toward. Books are always great for things like home improvement and DIY, as is YouTube. For computer based skills, our Night School guides will get you started on a ton of different projects.
For more ambiguous projects—say, that graphic novel idea you've been sitting on for years—it's not a bad idea to hunt down forums or dig through Reddit's creative subreddits to find like-minded people to ask for help. Photo by: Nadina Helen Bakos.
Set Deadlines and Stick To Them
Deadlines and goals are one of the best ways to keep yourself on track regardless of what you're aiming for. When you tell yourself, "I will finish this by [date]" it not only gives you the deadline, it gives you something concrete to work toward.
If you're struggling to meet that deadline—or you just can't seem to take a self-induced deadline seriously—you might need to try a few different things. One of the best ways to meet deadlines is to tell your friends or family, or if you have to, do the whole project in the public's eye. It's also good to work in a reward if you meet the deadline so you can celebrate when you're finished.
You have to figure out a way to make your own arbitrary deadlines work for you. It's easy to talk yourself into delaying your own deadline just like you would to a pushover boss—but try not to, and stick with your plan. Remember: progress is a better motivator than money. Photo by Dafne Cholet.
Give Yourself the Time to Focus
 Work on your project every single day, regardless of how much time you can dedicate to it. This is one of those instances where Jerry Seinfeld's advice to not break the chain of work is really helpful: make a calendar on your wall and give yourself a check mark every day you work on your project. It'll keep you motivated to continue.
The easiest way to stop a project before it even starts is to claim that you "don't have enough time" to dedicate to it. But in reality you don't need as much time as you think. Writer Mark Frauenfelder suggests even 15 minutes a day is enough:
What if I gave myself 15 minutes a day to get away from the computer and work on a project? And I think almost anybody can give himself 15 minutes a day. But it really adds up and after a month or so, that's a considerable amount of hours that you've been able to devote making things.
15 minutes, of course, isn't much time. If you can afford more time, do it. One way to find that time is to program your schedule in a way where you're forcing yourself to work on your goals every day. Depending on what type of project you're working on, remember that your body has optimal times of the day where it's better at certain tasks than others. For instance, if you're working on that NaNoWriMo book, you're probably better suited to do so at the beginning of the day. Photo by Lisa Yarost.
Just Start Working
When it boils down to it, no amount of preparation is going to do you any good unless you sit down and get to work. We've talked about this before, and it still holds true: getting started is everything. Give yourself 10 or 15 minutes every day to work on your goals or projects, and start doing it no matter what. If it's not clicking after those 15 minutes of minimum activity, you can walk away knowing you at least accomplished something. Chances are, though, you'll actually make some significant headway, and once you've started, you'll be shocked to find how quickly that time adds up. Before you know it, you'll have actually gotten something worthwhile done. Photo by Chris Thomson.
Title image remixed from: Leremy (Shutterstock).


Regards,
IAT Boluwatise
Academic Dean, LIFE Theological Seminary, Ikorodu, Lagos ¦ Pastor, Oasis of Truth Foursquare, Ogudu GRA, Lagos.
+234 808 716 0197 ¦ Skype: iatbolu ¦ Twitter: @iatbolu
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IAT Boluwatise
Academic Dean, LIFE Theological Seminary, Ikorodu, Lagos ¦ Pastor, Oasis of Truth Foursquare, Ogudu GRA, Lagos.
+234 808 716 0197 ¦ Skype: iatbolu ¦ Twitter: @iatbolu
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