No system can destroy or de-value you without your permission, because you were born with limitless potentials.
It does not matter what anybody has labelled. What matters most is your own perception of yourself. 
Your self-image will inevitably create your self-identity and this becomes your reality in life.
Do you know that you are:
Smarter than you believe?
Stronger  than you think?
More successful than you can imagine?
Too valuable to be devalued by any body?
Too intelligent to be scored and labelled by any system?
Too important to be enslaved by people\’s opinion?
Too miraculous to be called a mistake?
Too capable to become a failure?
Too relevant to be ignored?
Too creative and innovative to be labelled useless?
You are God\’s Masterpiece, beautifully deigned and crafted with limitless potentials and a unique purpose.
The world is waiting to benefit from your unique potentials.
However, if you don\’t discover and deploy your potentials, the system will undervalue you and label you incorrectly.
So is time to arise and shine!
Don\’t wait for the system to change, rather create values that will transform the system and benefit future generations.

What does the scripture say about you?
 \”For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.\” Ephesians 2:10 (NLT).
\”Therefore if any person is [ingrafted] in Christ (the Messiah) he is a new creation (a new creature altogether); the old [previous moral and spiritual condition] has passed away. Behold, the fresh and new has come!\”
2 Corinthians 5\’17 AMP.
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Choose to live your life by design and not by default.
Those that live life by design understand their purpose and design their daily routine to align with their purpose in life. However, those that live life by default, have not fully grasp their purpose in life but have allowed circumstances to define who they are and what they can become.
Everyone created by God was created to fulfill a unique purpose.
You are what you are today because of your identity; that is how you have labelled and identified yourself through out your life.
You can never excel beyond the your self identity.
Assuming you came from a dysfunctional family and you have accepted that label and allowed your experience to define your life. Then such identity will no doubt brings sorrow, shame, pain, bitterness, and frustrations in your life.
This is not God\’s desire for your life, so reject it right now! Even if it has been running in your family or business for many generations, It is your responsibility to change it.
\”This is what the LORD says: “You will be in Babylon for seventy years. But then I will come and do for you all the good things I have promised, and I will bring you home again. For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.\” Jeremiah 29:10-11 (NLT).

You can re-write and re-design the story of your life because someone else\’s opinion of you doesn\’t have to become your reality.
A lot of people are suffering from a case of mistaken identify, because they have allowed circumstances and other people\’s opinion to define them.
Think about it, it\’s during your teenage years that you start to explore who you are and who you\’re going to become.
At such age, you could easily be distracted and taken a detour towards becoming something you weren\’t even dreaming about.
But It is not what happens to you in the journey of life that matters but how you respond to it, that matters most.
You can either allow circumstances to destroy or empower you.
There is strength that comes from adversity, so don\’t give up.
Your name is not failure! you are not poor or worthless.
No body or circumstances can destroy you without your permission.
Always remember it is n\’t what they label you but what you have accepted that creates your identity and becomes your reality.

CRISIS IN BOTH BUSINESS AND PERSONAL LIFE OFTEN COMES IN UNEXPECTED SEASONS.
HOWEVER, IF YOU CAN PERSEVERE AND STAY FOCUSED, YOU SHALL SURELY LAUGH AGAIN, BECAUSE TOUGH TIMES DON\’T LAST BUT TOUGH PEOPLE DO.
NO MATTER HOW DARK IT GETS, THE SUN WILL ALWAYS SHINE.
\”…weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.\”
Psalm 30:5
\”TO EVERYTHING there is a season, and a time for every matter or purpose under heaven: A time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance.\” Ecclesiastes 3:1‭, ‬4‭ AMP.
\”While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.\”
Genesis 8:22 AMP
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The term Passive Income could be misleading sometimes, because no entrepreneur can stay ahead of competitors passively.
In other words, no passive income is permanent if you don\’t continuously innovate and systemise your income generating system.
Therefore, instead aiming for a one time passive income, aim for a leveraged income that you can operate by leveraging Other People\’s Time (OPT), Other People\’s Experience (OPE), Other People\’s Money (OPM), etc. 
Simply put, aim to build a business that is scalable and could be leveraged to operate and run without you.
This becomes your lean and smart business model.
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\”VISION ATTRACTS RESOURCES, IN OTHER WORDS, THERE IS NO PRO-VISION WITHOUT A VISION.\” – Clems
If you want to move from your present level in life to another level of top performance, you would need to move from what your eyesight can see to what your mind-sight can visualize.
The scripture puts it this way; \”So we don’t look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever.\” 2 Corinthians  4:18 NLT

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\”Failure is not the absence of success  but the neglect of persistently trying\”
Life was designed in such a way that anything of substantial value is protected by obstacles and challenges, likewise the pursuit of success in both business and personal life.
You see, precious stones are often buried in hidden places of the earth and they have to be mined, processed and purified to become valuable masterpiece.
\”Today\’s mighty Oak is just yesterday\’s nut that held its  ground.\”
Success can only be built and sustained by becoming persistent and staying hungry when others are ready to quit.
Quitters never win and Winners never quit.
You are born to win and so don\’t settle for anything less!
May be life has knocked you down with sickness, depression, unemployment, death of loved ones, divorce, heartbroken, fear of failure and all sorts of pressures and challenges of life.
It is time to rise again and say to yourself I refuse to give up because I am born to win! I have greatness in me! And nothing can stop me from fulfilling my purpose in life.
\”For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.\” Philippians 4:13
\”No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.\” Romans 8:37.

\”All of us has the seed of greatness and success in us but what we become is only a matter of personal choice.\” – Clems
Life will always give you what you put in; if you do what is easy and common to the majority, you will get the same result and life will be hard.
However, if you are ready to live life on purpose and do what the majority would consider hard and intimidating, in other to achieve your dreams, then your life will be a success.
So what are you willing to do today to create the life you want and dream about?
Never stop dreaming and believing in yourself because you are created to be significant and different from everyone else.
If you live life casually, you end up a casualty, because the greatest tragedy in life is to live life without a purpose.

Life is too short to be experimenting; every new year comes with a new resolution. 

Albert Einstein said \”Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.\”

If you want to transition from where you are today to where your dream can become a reality, then you have to make some radical changes to your mindset and relationship.

\”We can\’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.\” – Albert Einstein

\”Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.\” Romans 12:2 NLT

The New You starts with developing a personal relationship (not religious affiliation) with Jesus Christ, because this is a game changer for a successful life.
\”Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!\” 2Corinthians 5:17 NIV.

Your current income is a direct representation of the level of value you have provided to other people.
In other words, if you want to increase your wealth, create more value and serve more people.
\”The greatest among you will be your servant.\” Mathew 23:11 NIV.
You are created to become influential in your area of gifting and talents, hence turning your passion to a profitable profession.
You are also created for a significant purpose in this world and the seed to succeed is already in you.
\”A man’s gift makes room for him and brings him before great men.\” Proverbs 18:16 AMP.

This is an excerpt from my book \”The Laws of Success\”
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Never underestimate the power of influence and partnership.
On daily basis, your are either being positively or negatively influenced by your associates, by what see, hear, read and think.
If you associate with heavyweights and people that positively expand your thinking and aspirations, you will eventually become a heavyweights.
But if you continuously associate with lightweights you will never become a heavyweights.
To attract people of value, quality and influence you must first desire to become one yourself.
You dont have to be great to get started and you don\’t need to be discouraged by the colour of your  skin, level of education or the catalogue of failures associated with your background, because what matters is where you are headed to.
The scripture puts it this way, \”…but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race…\” (Philippians 3:13-14 NLT).
It is never too late for a fresh start, you can still become who you were born to be and accomplish your dreams.
However, you have the responsibility to design the life you want, instead of settling for whatever comes your way. You have the seed of greatness in you, waiting to be harnessed.

\”I have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers me [I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him Who infuses inner strength into me; I am self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency]\” (Philippians 4:13 AMP).

The best way to fulfill your dreams and purpose in life is to partner with God, who is the Monarch of the universe and the creator of all things. He knows the way out of every circumstances and He knows the purpose for your life and the best route to get you to your destination.
But until you invite Him to help you, He can not force His way into your life.
The scripture puts it this way, \”Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends\” (Revelation 3:20).
\”This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!
And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ..\” (2 Corinthians 5:17-18 NLT).

Make a decision today to leverage the power of influence and partnership to build a successful life for yourself.
Your are created to be an original and influence the world with your talents, so don\’t bury your talents, let your light shine!