Lizinspiration

People might sometimes scorn you about being different. You may hear words like 'you are so weird', 'you're not normal', 'your way of thinking is archaic' and lots more degrading comments. You should never let this stop you from doing what you think is right for you. The fact that many people are taking a certain route does not mean that it's completely the best way. The path you are treading on, that seems so weird to them might just be the best one for you. You don't have to do what others are doing, just do you. Dare to be different, you don't have to join the bandwagon. Even when you get scorned or jeered at, continue to be you. And why should you want to be like others, you are unique. You are different, you were created to be you. Dare to be different, you don't have to join the crowd. Stand out in the crowd. Be amazing. Be original. Be you.

One of the ways to succeed in life is to be talented. If you are talented, it will open doors of opportunities for you thereby making you succeed faster. But you will agree with me that to succeed in life, you need more than talent. If talent is all you need then why have all the talented people not succeeded? We have talented and educated derelicts who have not been able to use their talent and education to better their lot. There are so many talented people roaming the streets who have not been able to achieve anything for themselves. It's not all about the talent, it's about the hard work you combine with your talent. You can't afford to be lazy just because you think your talent will pave way for you. You have to learn skills that align with your talent,  develop yourself and work hard. Your talent only makes sense when you combine it with the needed skills and hard work. Being talented is an added advantage when it is combined with hard work. One of the greatest tra...

It is very important to be aware of the power your words carry. It is quite detrimental not to know that the words you speak are powerful. It's only when you are aware of this fact that you can make efforts to speak only words that will benefit you. The words you speak can either be positive or negative. You can't speak pessimistically and expect something positive to happen. You are what you speak. Your words can make or mar you. Your words can give you both joy and sadness. Your words can either give hope to the depressed or make the depressed think of taking his life. Your words has the capacity of turning things around either for good or for bad. Your words have the power of life and death. Yehuda Berg said: “ Words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity. We can choose to use this force constructively with words of encouragement, or destructively using words of despair. Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hu...

As you go through life, there will be trying times, periods that seem impossible. You'll often find yourself in situations that are beyond your control which might want to discourage you from achieving your desired goals. I'm here to tell you that the fact that there are numerous challenges does not mean you won't make it up there. Yes, these challenges may seem insurmountable but in the end, you will eventually overcome and become a victory. That you are not yet there or that your mates are ahead of you doesn't mean that you won't get there. In fact, you are almost there. You just have to keep on firing and keep on trying. You don't have to compare your chapter one with someone else's chapter twenty. You're not the same with others, you're different and unique. Just keep being you and do your best, you'd be amazed at how high you'll eventually find yourself. Beloved, you are almost there. Don't be tired, fire on. Shalom!!! Lizinspi...

No one wants to live as a mediocre, everyone wants to be a leader, a force to reckon with in life. But to be a leader, you have to discover yourself. You have to discover your purpose and your essence of living. You must be able to answer these two questions: who am I? and why am I here?. Being able to answer these questions will enable you to discover yourself. Each person has a unique and inherent potential in them. You have to discover yours to be an effective leader. You can't live somebody's else life and expect to be a leader. You have to discover you first before you can lead others. Know your strengths and weaknesses. Find out your passions, what motivates and drives you. Discover what brings out the best in you. When you have gotten the answer to all these, then you are on the path to self discovery. You have all the capabilities and potentials of a great leader in you, you just have to discover yourself. If you fail to discover yourself, you will have to depend on ...

In our instant-gratification, short-attention-span, multitasking world, we’ve lost sight of one core element of high achievement. That element is perseverance – the power key to success. The ability to keep on moving even when our efforts are met with disappointment or failure, is an ability that can make all the difference in the world. And that’s the definition of perseverance: to keep on moving. It comes from being committed to your goal, and from believing in yourself and in your goal’s possibility. It borrows strength from resilience, optimism and courage. Ask the successful people near you and you'd be surprised at how hard they worked and persevered before they achieved their goal. The fact that you failed today does not mean you will always fail, you just have to persevere till you reach your desired destination. Nothing good comes easy, you have to work hard for it. If we get everything we need on a platter of gold, we won't value it as we should. ...

In the olden days, especially during the biblical days; when people are very sad, they showed their grief, desperation and despair by tearing their clothes and putting ashes on their heads. This signified that they were at a dead end and there was nothing else they could do about that particular situation. Their cause of grief could be the death of a loved one, loss of a valuable possession, an impossible circumstance. The tearing of their clothes/garments signified that there was no more hope concerning that situation. I'm writing this piece this morning to admonish you not to tear your garment. I don't know what you are going through right now, but I'm telling you that there is still hope. You don't have to tear your garment, you don't have to wallow in despair. Whatever the case may be; beloved, there's still hope. Don't lose hope over that situation. You can't find the solution to that problem in a bottle of wine, a pack of cigarette, in the arms o...

There are times in life when the only thing we can do is to wait. We find ourselves in situations that we can't even comprehend, and nothing we do at that moment can change it. All we have to do is wait. Wait and figure things out, don't rush any decision. When you find yourself in situations you have no power over, just calm down and wait. Waiting will cost you nothing, just wait. Don't rush things. You can only get answers to most questions if you learn to relax and wait. Patience is key in any life circumstance, learn to be patient. Patience gives you strength to move on when all seems impossible. Joyce Meyer said " I believe that a trusting attitude and a patient attitude go hand in hand. Patience is not just about waiting for something... it's about how you wait, or your attitude while waiting". Be calm, wait, trust, wait, wait and wait again. The cloudy sky will soon be bright. After night comes the morning, just wait. Don't be tired of wait...

Some people get into a race with others without them knowing why they are running or where they are heading to. They join the rat race because they keep comparing themselves with other people. I see no reason why we should feel bad because someone made it before us when the sky is large enough to contain everybody. Stop running because you want to compete with others. The fact that your friend made it using that method doesn't mean you will also make it through that method. One thing you should understand is that your paths are different and even though we are all trying our best to be successful in life, we cannot all go through the same routes. Don't join the bandwagon of people who compare themselves with others. When you compare yourself to others, you eventually tend not to believe in yourself. Just follow your own path, even when no one else is on that path with you. If you believe in yourself, you will eventually get to where your heart desires. Don't join the r...

It was Mike Murdock who declared that "decisions create destinies". This is to say that the decisions we take today determines our tomorrow. The actions we take based on our decisions can either make of mar our future or destiny. As humans, we sometimes make some rash decisions that later end in regrets. Such decisions might not affect us now but its aftermath is laying wait for us in the future. As hard as it may seem, we should always try not to make decisions when we are emotionally unstable coz it would surprise us when we are in our right frame of mind the havoc our decisions has caused. There are people today who live lives of peace, happiness, and joy. There are also people who live lives of depression, discouragement, and sadness. Who determines the kind of life we live? We do. The decisions we make determine the destiny that we reach. In every decision that we make, we are choosing certain paths for our lives, and the paths that we choose lead us to our destinatio...

There are treasures in us, that are waiting to be used but many people don't even realize it. That treasure you have may be a talent, gift or skill. We all have one treasure or the other that is hiding in us but when we don't realize it, we can't use it and when we don't use it, it becomes dormant and dies. Someone once said that the richest place on earth are graveyards because there, we have treasures that were never unleashed for use. Wasted treasures! Don't just sit there wishing your life was better than it is now when you have hidden treasures in you that are waiting for manifestation. Look inward, realize those treasures in you, unleash them and make utmost use of them to benefit yourself and to be a blessing to others around you. It might be a tiny idea in your heart, don't see it as something that can't be of use; unleash the idea, develop it and it will surprise you the extent your 'tiny idea' can take you to. It might be a talent, a ...

The journey to success begins with a step. We have to take different step to attain our goals in life but often times, we get tired when we don't achieve our target. The journey may be tiring but that doesn't mean you should give up. Take another step, you are almost there. The fact that others are making it before you does not make you a failure. You'll also make it up there if you take a step further and persevere. Don't give up now, you might just be a step away to achieving your goals. Giving up now will make all your hard work of these years to be in vain. Don't look at the price you are paying, place your eyes on the prize waiting for you. Go extra mile, don't relent, don't be tired, don't give up; you're almost there. Take a step, another step, another step, another step again. Keep taking steps until you get to your destination. Take a step further today. Shalom!!! Lizinspiration©

In life, there are many things that might want to hinder you from fulfilling purpose.  You find yourself in certain situations that makes everything look bleak suddenly. Life might bring circumstances that will almost shake you off your feet but don't let all these stop you. See these situations as a stepping stone to greatness. When life hurl stones of disasters @ you, Don't let it stop you. When people mock your dreams as being impossible, Don't let it stop you. When worry or fear wants to weigh you down, Don't let it stop you. When people don't believe in you, Don't let it stop you. When you don't have the luxurious life that you wished for yet, Don't let it stop you. Beloved, you don't have to quit. Don't let anything stop you from being the great you that the world is waiting for Never let anything weigh you down to the extent that you quit. Continue, press on, you're almost @ the end of the line and I hope to see you there ...

Most young people have little confidence in themselves, their self-confidence has been damaged. They have no assurance or trust in themselves and their abilities. They get swayed easily by what people say to them, they can't make any meaningful decision on their own because they don't trust their own sense of discretion. They seek others for advice and always end up living someone else life. The funny thing about these set of individuals is that they are often better than the people they're admiring but they don't realize it. It's a very disastrous thing for others to know you than yourself coz they either end up exploiting you or they make sure that you don't see the good in yourself so that you don't go ahead of them in life. I remember telling a very pretty girl how good looking she is but I was amazed when she asked me if I was sure; I just shook my head and told her that I can't be so sure about it if she isn't sure about it herself. No on...

Many of us have that one thing that scare us or that we see as impossible. But rather than confront it, we shy away. Problems or mountains will always be a part of life. The fact that you ignore it today doesn't solve it, it will always be there if you don't confront it. If you like, take a break from all activities and hide yourself in a secluded place, I bet you that when you return from your 'break' the problem will still be there staring @ you in the face. Instead of running away from your problem, confront it coz that's the only way to solve it. If you don't like a situation, confront it and change it to suit what you like. Helen Keller said " avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposures . The fearful are caught as often as the bold ". You cannot change what you refuse to confront. Face that problem today, do something about it, confront it and change it. If you confront your mountains and I confront ...

Have you ever thought about what life could be if you risked it all to get what you wanted? How is it that you are so accustomed to being alright with less than you deserve? Like a bird in a cage, you accept life as it is. What would it be like to spread your wings and fly? You shouldn't just be satisfied with whatever life brings your way, you have the power to change it to suit what you think you deserve. Yes, everyone is scared of trying new things because they think they might fail. You have to keep trying and expand your horizons until you become the best that you can be. People make up silly excuses for why it's okay to keep playing small, they believe that playing small is safer and practical. You can't always settle for less than you deserve and expect to live your life to the fullest. Zero Dean said " to live your life to the fullest means facing your fear with bravery , an open mind , and a lack of prejudice . It means making the most o...

Most times, you pass by people without knowing what they are going through at the moment. You judge people's actions and see them as being stupid or not knowing how to go about their lives. You see yourself as the only wise one who can't make any mistakes. Your ways are the only right ways and the way you think is the best. Hey Mr/Miss wise, what if these people you see as stupid are just victims of circumstances? That depressed girl that you've tagged as a sadist didn't choose to be like that, she's only a victim of childhood abuse that has affected her psychologically. That tattered neighbour also has fashion sense like you, he doesn't just have someone to help him. Instead of looking down on people and despising them, why not look for a means to help them. Why not try to be the encouragement someone needs. You have no reason whatsoever to judge people until you have walked in their shoes. You have no reason to look down on others unless you are helping ...