The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has established a link between mathematics and marriage.
Adeboye, a mathematician turned pastor, gave couples a few tips to spice up their marriage.
At the first annual lecture of the Pastor E.A. Adeboye Professorial Chair for mathematics, held on Thursday evening at the Main Auditorium of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), the cleric, who has been married for 47-years, told the audience about four simultaneous linear equations for successful marital life.
Pastor Adeboye
According to the man of God, his understanding of the mathematics of marriage is what has kept his marriage strong.
Not only did Adeboye give equations, he supported each equation with relevant biblical verses
"I told my children that why I have remained married for 47 years is because I understand the mathematics of marriage. Mathematics is a science of living," he said.
Equation 1: This states that love is blind. It was supported with a biblical passage from Proverbs 10:12, which states that love covers a multitude of sins.
Equation 2: This states that "marriage is a miracle worker with special anointing for curing blindness." This can be found in Genesis 29:16-25 which gives the account of how Jacob was so in love that he did not know it was Leah that was given to him in marriage, rather than Rachel, until the next day.
When simultaneously calculated, he said the result shows that during courtship, love does not make shortcomings obvious until after marriage, when all doubts about character are cleared.
Equation 3: This one states that "angels don't eat jollof rice." Adeboye made reference to Judges 6:11-21 where the sacrifice Gideon offered to the angel was consumed by fire.
He explained that women eat jollof rice so they are not angels and are not perfect, just like men.
Equation 4: states that angels don't marry. This was supported by Matthew 22:30.
He therefore advised couples to have reasonable expectations of their spouses and not expect them to be like angels.
Enoch Adeboye obtained a Bachelors degree in Mathematics from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria in 1967, a Masters degree in Hydrodynamics and a Doctorate degree in Applied Mathematics, both from the University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria in 1969 and 1975 respectively. He worked as a lecturer in mathematics at the universities of Lagos and Ilorin.
Culled from NAIJ.com
1. Cook Dinner Together
Skip the expensive restaurants and make a homemade meal instead — but one more fancy than an ordinary night's dinner. Spark some romance while preparing dinner together. Choose a dish that you both love and work side-by-side in the kitchen to prepare it. Play some music to add some more romance to the experience and then enjoy eating the meal together, after you have prepared it.
2. DIY Gifts
Instead of buying a super expensive piece of jewelry or something equally as wallet-busting, give a unique and personal token of your love. You don't need to spend a small fortune to show the object of your affections that you care about them so why not make your own personal gift. It can be a photo collage or short video you compiled of the two of you. Whatever you choose to design, no one can resist a gift made with love.
3. Go Dancing
Its really not that expensive to find a good place around where they play your favourite music. Just go dancing! Put on your dancing shoes and get close with your significant other.
4. Write It Out
You don't have to be a super writer to write from your heart. It could be a Poem, a Letter or a short note. Search deep into your heart and write sweet words for your love. Let your loved one know just how much he or she means to you in writing.
5. Re-enact Your First Date
Do you remember the place you had your first date? Or the place you first met? It is very likely your first date together wasn't too expensive so why not recreate that special moment all over again. This will surely melt his/her heart and would give you time to recount the lovely memories of being together.
6. Get Creative in the Bedroom
Hmm… this is for married couples only *wink*.
One of the best parts of Valentine's Day is the facilitation of intimacy. This year, kick your bedroom antics up a notch and get creative by making it a night to remember.
But hey! Don't lose hope just yet as Telegraph publication discloses what you can do to get your Boss to increase your pay.
Here's how to secure the rise you deserve.
1. Do your research
We'd all like £250,000 a year, but you won't convince your boss to give you your dream salary. Instead, get a sense of whether you're actually undervalued within your company by asking colleagues how much they're paid. If that fails (there's every chance it might), use job advertisements to judge how much competitors pay similar employees. Then, before talking to your line manager about your salary, speak to your human resources department as they might be able to tell you how pay increases are calculated within your company – for example, if it prioritises boosting the salaries of lower-paid employees. "Research is essential," says Corinne Mills, managing director at Personal Career Management, "There are all kinds of salary checkers available on the internet. Look at advertised roles in your industry as well, but benchmark capability and knowledge as well as salary."
2. Choose your timing
Don't approach your boss at the busiest time of the week. Monday mornings (when everyone's warming up for the week) and Friday afternoons (when they're warming down) are out, too. Instead, talk to your manager when they're feeling relaxed – after lunch is a good bet – and ask to schedule a meeting. "Make sure they aren't rushing off and that nothing else is coming up – an important client visiting or a big new pitch – that might take priority," says Mills. If you think your boss would prefer advance warning, mention that you'd like to discuss salary. If not, it's fine to be vague and save the details for the meeting.
3. Get comfortable
If your boss is seated on a large and imposing chair, then they'll be more inclined to behave in an authoritarian way.
If possible, take your meeting to a neutral spot in the office – such as a semi-public breakout area – and seat your boss somewhere soft and comfortable. A relaxed manager is far more likely to agree to your demands. "If you have a relationship in which you have frank discussions, going off-site to a nearby cafe is fine – especially if you work in an open-plan office. You need to have this discussion where you aren't disturbed," says Mills.
4. Appearance matters
In a perfect world, all bosses would evaluate employees based on their talent and commitment. In reality, many are overworked and imperfect judges, prone to making snap decisions about those around them. Make sure your day-to-day manner, demeanour and appearance works in your favour. "There's no point dressing up on this occasion and looking shabby the rest of the time," says Mills. "The image you portray is an important part of doing your job well and you should always look appropriate." As the saying goes, dress for the job you want, not the job you have already.
5. Set out your reasons
Use clear examples to demonstrate how you've gone beyond your basic job description. Highlight a few instances where you've taken initiative, improved business or helped support the wider team. Remember that this is a business meeting, and your goal is to convince your boss that you are worth a higher salary.
6. Be silent
After you've said your piece, give your employer a chance to respond. "Silence is fantastic," says Mills, "as is asking for their advice. Never say that you're underpaid, and avoid confrontation. Instead, say: 'I've been thinking about my responsibilities and how they might be reflected in my pay. What do you think?' That open question gives them a chance to answer."
7. Keep your boss on side
"It's in both of your interests that you keep your employer on board," says Mills. "Reaffirm your commitment to the job and show you're up for challenges. People often get very defensive or aggressive, and the boss responds to that tone of voice. The more relaxed you are, the more relaxed your boss will be."
8. Be passionless
A snivelling employee is as attractive as a weeping ex-boyfriend – and just as unlikely to achieve a positive result. Pleading about your struggle to buy a home is a major turn-off, so leave your financial woes out of the conversation. And no matter how your boss behaves, don't threaten to resign if you don't get your way. Even if you're overworked and bullied, the decision to switch companies should be made quietly and discreetly – not during a tantrum.
9. Make your own pay rise
If the answer's no, explore other ways to boost your income, changing your working patterns if needs be. Ask if you could work from home one day a week – which would save 20 per cent of your travel costs. "With the best will in the world, employers may not be able to give you additional pay, but they could offer other things – such as flexibility," says Mills. "If you're asking for a pay rise because of your long hours, perhaps they could give you a more reasonable schedule instead."
10. Follow up with an email
Make sure that whatever you agree is put in writing. If your boss says they don't have the budget for a pay increase at the moment, then ask them when they expect that situation to change and make a note in an email. "Send them a memo saying: 'It was really interesting to hear
It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal. A serious note about heart attacks - You should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting. Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line. You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack. Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms. 60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know the better chance we could survive.
A cardiologist says if everyone who reads this message sends it to 10 people, you can be sure that we'll save at least one life. Read this & Send the link to a friend. It could save a life. So, please be a true friend and send this article to all your friends you care about.
Benefits of drinking water on empty stomach!
It is popular in Japan today to drink water immediately after waking up every morning before brushing your teeth.. Furthermore, scientific tests have proven a its value. We publish below a description of use of water for our readers. For old and serious diseases as well as modern illnesses the water treatment had been found successful by a Japanese medical society as a 100% cure for the following diseases:
Headache, body ache, heart system, arthritis, fast heart beat, epilepsy, excess fatness, bronchitis asthma, TB, meningitis, kidney and urine diseases, vomiting, gastritis, diarrhea, piles, diabetes, constipation, all eye diseases, womb, cancer and menstrual disorders, ear nose and throat diseases.
METHOD OF TREATMENT
1. As you wake up in the morning before brushing teeth, drink 4 x 160ml glasses of water ......interesting
2. Brush and clean the mouth but do not eat or drink anything for 45 minutes
3. After 45 minutes you may eat and drink as normal.
4. After 15 minutes of breakfast, lunch and dinner do not eat or drink anything for 2 hours
5. Those who are old or sick and are unable to drink 4 glasses of water at the beginning may commence by taking little water and gradually increase it to 4 glasses per day.
6. The above method of treatment will cure diseases of the sick and others can enjoy a healthy life.
The following list gives the number of days of treatment required to cure/control/reduce main diseases:
1. High Blood Pressure - 30 days
2. Gastric - 10 days
3. Diabetes - 30 days
4. Constipation - 10 days
5. Cancer - 180 days
6. TB - 90 days
7. Arthritis patients should follow the above treatment only for 3 days in the 1st week, and from 2nd week onwards - daily.
This treatment method has no side effects, however at the commencement of treatment you may have to urinate a few times. It is better if we continue this and make this procedure as a routine work in our life.
Drink Water and Stay healthy and Active. This makes sense .. the Chinese and Japanese drink hot tea with their meals ...not cold water. maybe it is time we adopt their drinking habit while eating! Nothing to lose, everything to gain.
1. Broke girls remain focused on keeping their hair and
nails done.
The broke girls are so worried about how their hair looks?
The broke ass girls is always concern with her hail or nails.
You see paint of different colours on her nails. They always lied about the cost of hail or nails. Some will tell you they fixed their nails for 50k whereas a girl did it for them for just 100 box. Everywhere you turn there are girls with designer purses, and only 100 or two hundred naira is in that mothafucka. Having a purse with no money in it is like being a firefighter that fights fires with a super soaker, you can't get poo done.
2. Broke girls are always looking for a Bailer in the club.
I'm sorry, the broke ass girls always stand by the bar like a dead wood demanding for drinks as fit she has the
money"Please sir, I want some more." And, you expect a
guy to be a financial powerhouse? Broke girls perch on the bar waiting for free drinks like crows at the park waiting on free food. Being broke and looking for a rich dude is like being homeless and refusing to hang out with other bums, because you're looking for a more sophisticated crowd to hang out with.
3. Broke girls love to tell people what to spend money
on.
She knows all the latest fashion trends and every new
expensive restaurant in town, but she has no idea where a business centre is. Every time I get around a broke girl, all she talks about is the new iPhone or the new iPad, and the entire time I'm thinking, "Hey, how about finding an iJob?"
Broke girls are very focused on appearing to be rich, which is why they need the iPhone and the iPad. Too bad Apple doesn't make an iBus . I once knew a girl so broke, when she called me, she always complain of her uncles not spending her the recent electronic gadget but I was so surprised she couldn't operate my dell laptop the day she came to my house. I just smile facially but in my heart, this girl is a big bleeping lier.
4. Broke girls LOVE social media.
She may be allergic to a job application, but you better
believe she has a status update every four seconds. Broke
girls will comment on every single photo, link, article and
fan page in creation. Broke girls will literally narrate their entire day through Facebook as if they are some kind of superhero.
Some girls may be wondering, "Do I post things that make me look broke?" Here are a few questions to ask yourself to find out if you post like a broke girl on social media:
Have you ever taken pics of your food at a restaurant?
Doing this makes you look like a homeless person so happy they got a hot meal that they needed proof.
Have you ever posted a status about what you should
wear?
Nobody, I repeat, nobody gives half a rat's ass crack about what you wear to your non-job-related task for the day.
Have you ever taken a picture of yourself holding
money?
This is the broke girl I.D badge. No one wants to see your
unemployment check money in all fives and singles fanned out with the caption "Hustler" written on the pic. You should hustle your broke ass to a job interview.
5. Broke girls know everyone's personal business.
When you don't have a job, it's easy to stay up to date on all current random ass, unimportant bullshit. Broke girls know everything, it's like they have a 24-hour news channel that broadcasts all the breaking news you don't give a poo about. Broke girls can tell you who is dating who, who is getting dumped, and who is moving in or out of the neighbourhood. The only thing a broke girl can't tell you is where the local job fair is being held.
6. Broke girls give the worst goddamn gifts is history.
Broke girls always try to give you stuff that's free and call it a gift. Every Valentine's Day, broke girls wrap a cheap stuff with shining cover. They will say that's what they could get for now but bigger one is coming. That is pure deceit. You will keep hoping for the nice gift they promise for ever.
Others are
They always demand for transport when coming to visit
you.
They always snap photos in front of exotic cars and
expensive buildings.
They are always expecting things abroad.
They move with sets of friends. They are all broke ass.
They dress up with nice bag going nowhere.
We must be careful of the broke ass girls moving round the street. Open your microscopic eyes.
Feel free to add yours….
The UK examination body, in a statement on its website dated 23 January, also said that the number of candidates who sat for the WASSC Hausa examination in 1961 was 152.
The PDP campaign team and the party's cyber warriors have been attacking Maj. General Muhammadu Buhari, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress over his school certificate result.
Despite the release of the result by the principal of the Katsina Government College, Buhari's old school, the PDP kept saying the result was fake.
Here is the full statement issued by the examining body. It is titled: Statement in response to Nigerian presidential election enquiries.
"The University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), now known as Cambridge Assessment, in response to requests to authenticate a candidate's exam certificate, today said: "We can only confirm or verify results at the direct request of or with the permission of a candidate."
"This is in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998 and section 40 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000."
"The organisation also confirmed that according to the Regulations for 1961, African Language papers, including those for Hausa were set for the West African School Certificate.
"Examination results were classed in grades by 1 to 9. 1,2,3,4,5 & 6 indicate a Pass with Credit; 7 & 8 indicate a Pass; 9 indicates a Failure.
"To pass the School Certificate, candidates had to pass examinations in a variety of groups. It was compulsory to pass English Language, but not Maths, in order to gain the Certificate.
"The number of candidates who sat for the WASC Hausa examination in 1961 was 152.
Our records show that Hausa was set in the Northern Region in 1961."
Here is the link to the site:
Lai told PDP in the statement and Jonathan to focus on his campaign and how he would tackle national problems rather than attack Buhari.
Read the questions below:
- Can you tell Nigerians how you plan to tackle the worsening insecurity in the land, the collapsing national currency, with the US dollar now exchanging for N215, massive unemployment, especially among the young, decayed infrastructure and the unprecedented corruption on President Jonathan's watch?
- Can you tell Nigerians what happened to the $20bn missing oil funds, and come clean on concerns that the money could have vanished into the ruling party's slush funds for the election campaign; and tell Nigerians how you plan to move from the near zero governance of the past six years of the Jonathan administration to good and purposeful governance.
- Mr President, where are the Chibok girls who were abducted nine months ago, and whom you promised to reunite with their families? What happened to the stage-managed truce with Boko Haram and why has no one been punished for deceiving Nigerians?
- Can you tell Nigerians why soldiers are being sent to battle Boko Haram without the necessary equipment, even though trillions of Naira have been budgeted for the security and defence sector.
- Can the president tell Nigerians why he castrated the anti-corruption agencies, rendering them comatose and unable to tackle the runaway corruption in the country.
The APC then wondered why Nigerians should trust Jonathan to deliver on his promises this time, if in the last four years he has not made any significant improvement .
"We believe that elections should be about issues that will be beneficial to the electorate, not about throwing everything but the kitchen sink at a particular candidate simply because of his soaring acceptability.
"Mr. President, you said while campaigning for the 2011 elections that 'four years is enough for anyone to make significant improvement, and if I can't improve on power within this period, it means I cannot do anything'. Why should Nigerians trust you to deliver on your promises this time around, now that the power situation has gone from bad to worse under your watch?
"Mr. President, instead of creating jobs for the teeming unemployed youth of Nigeria, your administration has been fleecing and sending them to their early graves, as it happened during the fraudulent immigration recruitment exercise in March 2014 when many innocent youths got death instead of jobs? When will you move from creating phantom jobs to real jobs? These are the issues that are bothering Nigerians and these are the issues they want answers to, instead of engaging in an unprecedented personality-focused campaign," the party said.
We prayed and anticipated a relatively young and educated gentleman to come in and fix our comatose education. Dr Goodluck Jonathan fitted that bill almost in surreal terms with his PhD. Who could have been better suitable for such an onerous task if not Jonathan? We believed that here finally was a man to connect perfectly with the university eggheads and put an end to the incessant closure of our institutions of higher learning. But we were dead wrong. Our universities went on indefinite strike and at the height of this mutual madness, university lecturers who refused to go back to work were pronounced sacked with automatic alacrity.
Not even a military junta would have conjectured such ribaldry but a democratically elected government led by a former University Don not only envisioned it but made it reality. Beyond that, the substantive Minister of Education, a Professor in the person of Ruqayyah Ahmed Rufa'i was replaced by the Minister of State for Education, Nyesom Wike, a full-blown politician, whose understanding of his remit was undoubtedly suspect. It was a clear indication of how much disdain the Federal Government has for Education.
The President who was projected as a man who grew up without the basic necessities of life soon became a high-flying, jet-setting impresario. In fact, his government became so elitist that many started wondering why a man from a pedigree of frugality would become more flamboyant than any leader before him. Our President travelled at the flimsiest excuse. His unwieldy entourage, comprising of a multitude of acolytes, became a subject of international opprobrium. Yet the same government insisted that Nigerians must forgo the nebulous subsidy they had always enjoyed in varied forms in the past. The subsidy itself was a grand scam with the bill skyrocketing and quadrupling within the twinkle of an eye. Yet the citizens were told to pay more for the only semblance of privilege they should be enjoying.
The many mistakes of Jonathan are seemingly endless. The President behaved not like a national but a clannish Chieftain. It was as if he did not expect the year of reckoning to arrive sooner rather than later. I repeatedly warned against fighting on too many fronts which no reasonable General would indulge in. I'm yet to understand the logic behind alienating the rest of the nation as if their votes would never be needed. This is the most unfortunate attitude that led to what has become the President's albatross today.
Nothing has redefined this government than the seeming nonchalance of President Jonathan to the spate of Killings in Northern Nigeria. Thousands of our brothers and sisters have been massacred like locusts and the response from government has become too predictable and totally insensitive. The standard practice is for the Presidential spokesman to come out with a cut and paste template of regurgitated message of alleged sadness and sympathy filled with empty promises that won't be kept. And then, life continues as normal with no sign of the monumental tragedy being addressed. No matter the number of the dead, our government goes ahead with whatever jamboree it has already planned.
The latest PR disaster comes with the President offering condolences to the French Government following the Charlie Hebdo tragedy which led to the death of 17 French citizens whilst almost 2000 people were killed in Baga at about the same time without attracting even the slightest whimper from our dear President. Even the "Super" Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iwealla succumbed to this fawning tribute of the 'whiteman' forgetting the massacre at home. The Government was #JesuisCharlie, when it should have been. #AllforBaga! I urge Nigerians to let this Government know that Nigerians are also important even if we empathise with others.
Our President has never been able to mobilise and galvanise the people into coming together to fight a common enemy. The fact that every occurrence is suspected as an act of political opponents has made it difficult and almost impossible to rise up to some of the debilitating challenges we face today.
There are not many people in the world who don't feel terribly sad about our condition. The Western media has virtually written us off as a nation of violent vandals and vampires. So many reporters visiting Nigeria openly wonder if we actually have blood flowing through our veins. Many have concluded that we are just incapable of caring for those in need. The abduction of over 200 Chibok girls is what has exposed the type of leadership we are forced to live with. Our next door neighbour, Cameroon, has shown a greater capacity to fight terrorism than us. Their military has been motivated in a way that they've carried out kamikaze raids on dangerous hideouts. They have been able to rescue their people from captivity while we have suffered too many setbacks and casualties.
Since the disappearance of the Chibok girls all we've been told is the Government is working very hard. Worse still, more people have since disappeared or been murdered yet the news about them at home is usually scanty. We rely on foreign organisations for any useful information. Even the foreign media is endlessly frustrated by the trouble of getting government sources to open up and give clear answers to questions.
But politics appears to be more important to our leaders. Our civilians and military are being slaughtered like Salah rams and we don't seemed bothered. Nothing is likely to beat the type of disgrace we've suffered in the past one week. It is no longer news that the map of Nigeria has been boldly redesigned by daredevil terrorists; the dastardly attack on Baga and Doron Baga last week was the height of it. There are vivid reports indicating that about 2,000 or more died from the indiscriminate shooting by assailants believed to be Boko Haram. Satellite images revealed that over 3,700 structures were damaged.
As usual, our government said the story was exaggerated and that the number of those killed could not have been more than 150. Even if true, how a country remains so calm and unperturbed by such degree of wanton destruction of lives and properties remains a mystery to me. Again, we all carried on as normal until BBC, Sky and CNN opened fire on our country. I could not bring myself to watch some of the reports to the very end out of a sense of collective guilt and shame. Once again, we were in the news for the wrong reasons.
Suddenly things began to happen in Abuja. Our President's handlers must have sensed danger with elections a month away. Nobody could afford this type of scandal at this auspicious time. The President who could not find time or the courage to visit the war ravaged parts in the recent past, especially Chibok, now found the time to go to Maiduguri but not Baga. It is a however too little and too late. It confirmed the people's impression that the President would do almost anything to remain in power. It is such a poor image of who we are. A little effort from our leaders would probably have reduced this tension.
There is nothing more disheartening than watching our soldiers, reduced to emotional wrecks while speaking to foreign journalists. Some are claiming how miserable life has become for those expected to safeguard us. They are ill-equipped, ill-motivated, and ill-protected. One of them said he had to pay to obtain his uniform. I'm sorry, I just can't get it. It all sounds like tales by moonlight. What happened to all the fat allocations in our defence budgets? I remember the President asking and getting the Senate to approve N1billion loan to buy ammunition to fight Boko Haram.
I'm tempted to suspect that there are people who are deliberately deceiving and misleading our President. The confession that he gets conflicting and contradictory advice should demonstrate clearly why we are in this mess. I can see how this has now put so much pressure on the President. The tempo of his campaign has become racy because of the realisation that this election will not be a walkover.
But I doubt if those mistakes can be corrected in just one month leading to the election. The President has been sold too many lies because he chose to be a psychedelic leader than a man of the people politician who would personally supervise some of the work his aides claimed they have done. He would have been shocked to see the quality of what he's promoting as uncommon Transformation Agenda. Most of those achievements would have been seen as fake, poor, and abandoned projects.
The Murtala Muhammed International Airport remains one of the worst in the world despite the cosmetic renovation that took place at God knows how much. If in doubt, I can give a quick rundown: very terrible air-conditioning, archaic elevators, leaking roofs, lack of car parks next to the airport, cumbersome immigration process (the only country with double screening, Immigration and DSS), too many uniformed agents dipping hands into your luggage at this time and age, poor roads welcoming visitors going out of the airport, the list is endless.
So much has been said about roads. Nigeria still has some of the most useless roads in Africa. Most of those under rehabilitation have nowhere near completion. The Benin-Shagamu road is a veritable example. What is the purpose of rehabilitating only a part of it? That road remains a nightmare as does the Lagos-Ibadan which remains not only a nuisance to everyone but a death trap. It is strange how a government can make so much fuss over many uncompleted projects nationwide. Much has been said about the East-West road but like others, it has remained a work in progress. The second Niger Bridge has become a butt of jokes. I love the idea of trains but the government should have invested in modern coaches and certainly more than a single gauge line even if it has to find private investors. This would have complemented the good job done so far.
I have read so much about Agriculture and would love to applaud the dream of the Minister but I reserve that for another day as I don't know where and how he assembled his 10-14 million farmers and how it has impacted on our food production and distribution. This government has not justified the huge resources made available to it. Those days are gone when people would have glossed over some of the excesses. The social media has changed the world for good or for bad. Nigerians are not asking for too much. They are not even looking for saints as their leaders but they want men and women who are less greedy and more caring. Unfortunately, they've searched in vain for too long and it seems there is no end to this misery.
This is why in frustration they have turned to a man who left power 30 years ago, General Muhammadu Buhari. No one should blame us. It is in the character of human beings to run to the elders of the house in the days of tribulations. Everywhere you turn today what you hear is the cry of change. A wife rejected has suddenly become the beautiful bride in retrospect. Let no one envy Buhari because it is not his fault if those handed power on a platter of gold trampled on it.
From what I see and feel, Buhari's time has come and he looks unstoppable. People are simply tired of being lied to and they want to use someone as scape-goat. Sadly, President Jonathan is the one they see in front of them and it is a cross he has to carry like a man. Those who misled him are just waiting for their flights to a safe haven leaving him alone and forlorn. Such is life.
I thought of the perfect article to write on a Monday morning. I didn't want to go down the cliché root of motivation for career and stuff.
A lot of people attribute Mondays to career success, hustle and bustle but I am telling you and you better believe me man! Today is the perfect day to be romantic to your girl. Why? Weekends are the cliché romantic days, you take her out, you basically have some hours to spend with her- cool but not as cool as this: Mondays are the busy days! the not-so-smiling days. Mondays are the days when they say, the boys are not smiling! I'm sure in some relationships there are no communications on Mondays!
(I honestly do not regard pings as communication-ugh) But really who is thinking about Love on Mondays? who really does have time to be mushy on Mondays? when I'm sure the traffic gives you the first blow and then probably your boss gives you some other blows for the rest of the day.
But hey, it takes a little extra effort for you to be an unpredictable romantic man. I want you to be romantic this Monday to your girlfriend, or wife.
A TEXT (text and not PING please) can change everything. I choose a text because you maybe too busy to call, or she may even be so busy to pick calls right now but a text always works because no matter when she sees it, it can relate . Imagine you have jogged for a 100 kilometers, without water and under hot sun, now imagine when cold water is poured over your head and you even have some to drink- Imagine the big smile on your face, imagine how refreshed you will be. That's what a text can do to both you and your partner on a day like this. Yes, you are busy but take out some 20 seconds to type a nice text to her. Don't worry I wont leave you stranded, I'll help out. (you owe me)
Avoid texts like 'What are you doing?' if she's working class as well. Most likely you might get a 'Duhh' answer . Also avoid 'How are you' of course you'd get an 'I'm good' and that may be it for the rest of the day!
Here's a few:
– 'Thinking of you makes my day easier (the perfect time to send this is now-morning peak period)
– 'Have you had something to eat (send this a little over lunch time)
– 'You know I love you right' (anytime before evening)
– 'Take a picture of you now and send to me (now!)
– 'Cant wait to be home/ can't wait to see you/no place like home (evening)
– I miss you already (now!)
– * credit digits* (now!)
– Just want you to know, you bring out the best in me (afternoon odd times)
– Just a reminder that I've always got your back (afternoon as well)
– One proof that God's been good to me, is you by my side. (afternoon)
– Thanks for loving me at my best and my worst. (afternoon)
– *credit her account* I hope this something little can help get you something you'd really like this week. (Now!)
– The only thing that inspires me in this damn office is when I remember the reason I'm actually working my butt out- To give you and the kids the world you deserve. (afternoon odd time)
-I'm sorry, I know I got you mad. You got me mad too, but I love you anyway. We'd talk about it when I get home. (Now!)
– I still do not know what I did to deserve you (Now!)
– Hey Babes. Just checking. (Now!)
– I may not be sure of many things, but the one thing I know is that you're my guy any day. (afternoon)
– Thanks for the food this weekend- It was great (Now!)
– I love you (Now!)
– *a hug/kiss/both smiley* (Now!)
Well if you are not so busy- you may decide to call, but honestly i think the text thing would work better. calling is easier- but typing when she knows you are busy-that's just sweet
Have a romantic Monday!
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: Written by Lowlade
Have you noticed how successful people always seem to be lucky?
You know, they just come from nowhere, enter the right place at the right time and get rewarded handsomely by life. Isn't that perplexing?
Just look at Linda Ikeji. Her blog is crappy. And ugly. And slow to load. And cluttered.
She isn't even a good writer. Neither is her blogging professional. I bet many of you write and blog better than she does.
Yet, you're a broke nobody… while Linda makes a killing.
Some guys say she makes N4 million daily. What's that if not sheer luck?
And hers is not an isolated case. We all know people in every field who're just lucky to be where they are or have achieved what they achieved.
We know Yakubu Gowon who was lucky to have become the Head of State at age 27. We know Bamidele Onibalusi, a Nigerian, who was lucky to have started making over N700,000 monthly before he was 18 years. We all know one person or the other who was lucky to have won a scholarship, to have won an essay contest, to have successfully published book, to have… you name it!
And we definitely know Muhammed Abdullahi Tosin who was just lucky to have grown his blog to over 18,000 email subscribers and 6-figure monthly revenue.
Do you see now? All these people are successful in what they do because they're lucky while you've not been so lucky, right?
Wrong!
The truth about being lucky
The reality about luck is that… it doesn't exist!
Okay, it does, but only for the prepared minds. It doesn't exist for folks who're too lazy to invest time, money and energy to improve themselves daily, or are too scared to take action on their goals.
Show me anyone who ever achieved success by luck and I'll show you a person who's dreamt big, planned well, sacrificed ample time and energy, and took action despite his fears.
Linda Ikeji invested time, energy and money in a modeling career. She failed.
She could have retired and blamed it on bad luck. She didn't. She picked herself up, took up a career in blogging and showed up every day for 4 years without making a penny.
And now… she's lucky!
Jon Morrow is today one of the most popular bloggers the world over. He makes over $100,000 (N19 million) monthly. Clearly, he's lucky.
But here's his full story: he has a terrible disease from infancy and can't move anything from his neck downward. He has control on only organs on his head.
He has all the excuses in the world to become a liability in a welfare home. He didn't.
He attended college and had good grades. He started blogging and invested years, energy and money to grow it.
And now… he's lucky!
How to create your own luck
Turns out, successful people only do three things to create their own luck. Copy them.
1. Prepare well
Once, I sat for an oral test in school. Each student was asked a question to answer before other students. When it was my turn, the lecturer asked me to list four examples of a particular concept. I promptly did and sat down happy.
After the test, two of my colleagues joked that I was just lucky to have got a darn simple question. I laughed.
Truly, the question I got was about the simplest of all, but…
"What if I hadn't studied that part of the course?" I asked them.
"Who wouldn't? Even if you hadn't, you were in class when the topic was treated."
"Okay, list the four examples right now," I jokingly retorted.
Surprisingly, each of them took turn to attempt listing the four examples but could only mention three. They each confused the last example.
I was shocked they couldn't. But that only shows the first step to being lucky: adequate preparation.
And since life gives you unexpected questions at unexpected times, you must keep improving yourself and getting prepared always.
2. Look for opportunities
You'll not be lucky by locking yourself indoor all days or closing your eyes when you walk the street. You must be observant and intentional about seeking opportunities.
Whether your goal is to get a scholarship, publish a book, start a blog, win an essay contest, attend an international conference, start a business or grow it, opportunities abound.
Yes, most people close their eyes to opportunities, but people who get lucky don't.
3. Take action
This might be writing. Or going for an interview. Or hitting the "Publish" button. Or registering your business. Or creating your first product. Or any other action needed to achieve your goals.
Fear will try to hold you. Self doubts might creep in. Some little minds might discourage you.
You must ignore them all. That's what lucky people do.
So, go!
Go create your own luck. Go get the success you deserve. And when people start saying you were just lucky, you laugh it off and enjoy your success.
NOTE: Copied from http://naijawriterscoach.com/how-to-be-lucky/#more-15108
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