THE PRICELESS EARNING

A girlfriend does not understand why several people find it so hard to heed to her words. To her, she concluded that none of these people, whose majority are from her family do respect her.

She got me thinking. I did not bother to talk to her over this because to me, I knew she is old enough to know where her problem lies.

I wonder if many people understand what respect means and the ways to earning it. Respect does not come to anyone by chance.

To earn respect, you have to walk for it. If you are the type who derives pleasure from interfering into another person’s affair, how is it possible for you to be respected?

You don’t need to force people to respect you. There is absolutely no need to hold people in serious discussion in order to announce to them that they must respect you. In fact, if you do that, you are diving further into making them dry up all the reserve of respect they may intend for you.

The most important way to earn respect and maintain it is by your attitude. How you conduct yourself is very vital. You may not believe this but people watch you daily especially in your place of work, in your neighbourhood, in your churches, on the street, among your friends, and public events.

• Avoid getting drunk to such extent that you turn yourself to a nonentity on the streets.
• Watch how you talk to people.
• Are you rude often?
• Do you care about what comes out of your mouth or your just speak anyhow?
• Are you conscious of the way you walk, your dressing or you are this dirty type who cares for one shirt per week?
•  Do you enjoy mixing up as group with the women on your street to tarnish the image of another family or woman?
•  Do you mind your business or prefer to meddle anywhere as you want?
• How you do you address your spouse or children publicly?
• Do you care about the welfare of other people or you just shun them as you like?
• Do you love cursing and openly?
• How is your level of smoking? Do you smoke just about anywhere even not caring about spurring on people’s face while at the bus-stop?
• How organise is your matrimonial home?
• How well-arranged is your personal life?
• Are helping yourself to improve academically, financially, and more or you are the type who prefer to go borrow money, clothes, foodstuff from your next-door neighbour?

If you check your life and find that none of the above questions are for you, then you are heading toward or are the one who deserve respect.

On the other side, if you match one of the above questions, then you must adjust your life. Nothing is ever too late and that means that it is not yet too late for you to change.

Respect will flow to you when your life is organised and people around you can testify genuinely.

Cheers!

Princess Ayelotan

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TASTE OF HUNGER

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SHADOW OF THE SUN

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BEING THAT SUPER-PERFECT IS NOT ENOUGH

Dear Friend,

Being good to people is not just mere requisite for living. You may think it is normal in life to be good to people, to show kindness wherever we meet other people, to help others if they need our assistance, or even to greet others.

It does not end there.         

In fact, life is much deeper than you think. The little thing of life that you tend to take for granted or the small incident that occurred in your way and you overlook is that important part of life though you may not fully understand that from the onset.

What you give to life is often what life gives back to you. It may be so sudden that you will reap that but it will surely come.

This is why no matter the level you are in life, no matter the greatness of your personality; do not, I mean, do not toy with people who were there for you.

People are there for you at those particular moments when you need help. They just don’t come to you by accident. They are part of the blessings for your life.

Now that you have succeeded and excel in life, does it pay you to forget these precious people who helped you when you are nothing?

No!

Learn to appreciate and pay back. A word of thanks is not a waste neither is it a burden. Do not look down on people because you think you are no longer in their level.

Maintain your relationship with people irrespective of whom and where you are because you will need these people one day.

Do not be too arrogant to believe that you are higher than people. No one is higher than another person. What makes you different may be your attainment of wealth, education or whatever but it is only God who is above all.

You need to remain good to people and be in constant contact with them. People are precious. God created us all to be there for one another. To help, to admonish, to support, to laugh together, to care for, to cry together, to create, and even to destroy when the need be.

Think twice when thinking of doing away with people. You never can tell, you will surely need them when that time comes.

So stay being good to people! They are invaluable!

Cheers!

Princess Ayelotan

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TASTE OF HUNGER

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SHADOW OF THE SUN

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WHAT WILL BECOME OF ME?

Dear friend,

A twelve-year old boy walked to his teacher and said ‘Mr John, I want to be like you”

His teacher looked at him, a bit puzzled and asked “how, Richard?”

Richard was by now timid when he replied; “I will be a teacher like you when I grow up”

John was touched. He smiled and rubbed his hand over Richard’s head as he said “Ok Richard but make sure you become a teacher and with extreme responsibility plus greater differences”

What John actually meant by his response is not for Little Richard to be a teacher BUT to be a teacher will sort-out difference(s). John knew there are thousands of people who are in his profession and he was impressed that his pupils liked him. It was the result of his impact.  His distinguish character and expertise moved Little Richard to that point of desiring to be like his teacher.

Each time I remember this side of John’s story, it helps me to reflect so much on entire human race. Do you know that there is no profession on earth that has never been done by someone else?

Are you passionate about your career as a Journalist? Do you desire to be part of the US military special envoy to Afghanistan? Are you dying about securing that hot seat as President of United States of American as Obama?  Is it in your future agenda to becoming the next Queen of England? Or are you training to become a Medical doctor, Pastor, acupuncturist, IT Consultant, Writer, Barrister, University professor, pharmacist, Librarian, modelling stylist, pilot, et cetera.

You may even be contending for the post of a senator.

The truth is, there is ABSOLUTELY nothing you will be, or want to be, on this planet earth that another person had not been.  Every profession is a circle that goes round and round.

What set you OUT and makes you different is your ability to be NUMBER ONE in whatever you are doing. It is not enough that you are just in your profession or whatever career you are training for without creating a SET OUT goals for yourself.

Take for instance, Edward Moore (Teddy, Ted) Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009). He was an icon. Ted is gone today but he would forever be remembered. Throughout his lifetime, he SET OUT making differences in his career as US senator. Yes, he was a Kennedy but Ted was just too different! Though he had his flaws, Ted did not let that determined his career and personality. He SET OUT differently! He helped the poor, the needy, the women, and kids as well as deprived ones.

There are hundreds of people like Ted and you too might be one on the list if you come to full understanding that you must be different.

Do not be comfortable being among the numbers in your profession. Instead fight to be out of the number. It does not pay to stay in the group. Get out of the crowd! Be an unforgettable impact.

Do you know how many senators have passed through the US senate? Yet, Ted Kennedy’s differences just SET him OUT! He served ten US Presidents including President Obama. If Ted was not good for the senate, he would have been kicked out and forgotten.

May I ask you this? What will become of you in your chosen profession?

Cheers!

Princess Ayelotan

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TASTE OF HUNGER

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SHADOW OF THE SUN

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