Understanding what you want and what you expect out of a relationship

Understanding what you want and what you expect out of a relationship does not make you selfish. But you have to be willing to accept that one other person may not be able to fulfill your EVERY relationship need. We aren’t saints, after all. But you are NOT selfish for expecting fundamental relationship needs out of your partner. These needs might be different than someone else’s, but no matter what relationship, both partners have to be willing to do two things: prioritize and communicate.

Embrace Your Little Faults. They Are What Defines You.

How much of our lives have we dedicated to perfection? The straight A’s, the beach bodies, the perfect scores; the list goes on. Striving towards perfection and then not achieving it can lead to depression, unhealthy mood swings, and self-deprecating doubt. These frustrations pile on, and eventually, a perfectionist may find themselves struggling to accept themselves.

Don’t Surrender To Any Definitions — You Can Decide Who You Are

It’s the ultimate cliché and something we all hear a thousand times over: to be truly happy, you need to start with yourself. But how often do we not live up to this? Media outlets are bombarding us with images of how we should look, society is telling us how we should act, and people with limited beliefs are telling us how we should feel.

A lot of the time, we are forced to define ourselves by other people’s ideas and perspectives. We seem to care too much about what other people think of us and live our lives pleasing or conforming to what society as a whole tells us is right.

APPLYING THE 80/20 RULE

Wolfgang Von Goetheb said; We always have time enough, if we will but use it aright.

80/20 rule states that 20% of your activities will account for 80% of your results. resist the temptation to clear up small things first, Remember whatever you choose to do , over and over eventually

How to Stop Surviving and Start Doing What You Love

Clock in. Clock out. Head home. Repeat. Millions of people follow this same predictable pattern for years, or even decades. And while there’s nothing wrong with punching a clock and making an honest living, isn’t there more to life? Isn’t there something you’re passionate about that you’d rather spend 40 hours of your week doing?

I have posted this article here before but I have this urge in me to repost again for the benefit of those that might not have seen it or come across it

Here are a few practical tips that will allow you to start living your life the way it was meant to be lived, by doing what you love.

THE ENEMY CALLED ANGER - FORGIVE

I’m thankful for my struggle, because without it I wouldn’t have stumbled across my strength.

                                          

I was about trying to write the second part of  “Forgive and Forget, How possible” when I stumbled on these wonderful key point written by: Karen Salmansohn

8 ways to let go of your resentment. Forgive and Forget, then I decided to post these instead. 

Letting go of anger and bitterness can work wonders for both your attitude and your health, not to mention your relationships.

How to Develop a Mindset for Success

If you’d like to be more successful in your life, working on your mindset can greatly help you.

Here’s how to develop a mindset for success.

1. Learn to think big

In The Magic of Thinking Big, author David Schwartz gives suggestions to help you develop creative power through belief. He writes, “Eliminate the word impossible from your thinking and speaking vocabularies.

Master Your Pain.

We are humans, pleasure lovers, comfort seekers; When pain(s) appear, we tend to dodge it, sometimes we lose momentum and balance, many of us tend to quit too soon.

We try to short circuit the process, but we easily forget that most of the lasting success and great things we see around today were product of moments of undescribable pains.

We try by all means to avoid anything that will bring pain in the process, but very few understand that PAIN is an essential commodity we must consciously or unconsciously become familiar with or embrace as a part of our life as we live a purpose driven life.

EFCC arrests Four suspected Internet fraudsters

Four suspected internet fraudsters will soon be arraigned in court by the Benin Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,  EFCC. The suspects, Shiko Romeo, Bobby Edigiu, Henry Nisike and Emmanuel Ayo were arrested recently  by officers of the Nigeria Police  on suspicion of being involved in internet fraud. ‎

Barack Obama admits he cried after dropping daughter Malia off at Harvard

Former President Barack Obama said dropping his oldest daughter Malia off at Harvard University's campus was such an emotionally charged experience it felt like “open-heart surgery”