Instant Motivation Hub

There was a time I wrote based on how inspired I was. This means that I waited till I had the burning desire to write. 

Let's start with your personality. Most people don't know their purpose in life till their time is up. You've been so confused about your career choices, relationships, workplace... You don't know what is good for you, which line to take... You keep making new year's resolutions and failing. You keep setting goals and don't achieve them. Random googling won't give you the answers...

When Jesus said, "Unless you eat my flesh and drink my blood, you have no life in you", many of his disciples left Him. 

Six months ago, I had little capital I wanted to use to start a certain business. I did my analysis and saw that it was profitable. 

By this time last year, I was devasted that my wedding did not hold as planned. My income was far below my plan. I cancelled the proposed wedding date. Many relatives and inlaws were disappointed in me. You need to see how tense the atmosphere was when I broke the bombshell. Despite this setback, I forged ahead to enrol in a Personal Leadership Academy organised by Ldr. Mute Efe. I learned so many skills that saved my life.  After that 1 week back-to-back sessions, I went back to the drawing board and drew a plan B. My plan B made my wedding a success without any debt.  Many thought I  hit the jackpot when I finally proposed another date that worked out well. It was still the same income I had that was still there. But this time light had shorn on me. I knew how to navigate my way through. Why am I sharing this? You don't know everything. The solution to your problem is in peoples' courses, videos, webinars and Academy. But sometimes you feel cheated to pay for those things.  S

Ade's goal was to become an Electronic Engineer. He envisioned how to navigate life with his tactful approach but didn't meet the requirement for studying Engineering and finally settled for Physics. He graduated with good grades and was retained to teach in his Alma mater. Today, he is a professor of physics.  Though he is doing well, he isn't satisfied. Many people describe him as being successful. Oko's goal on the other hand was to become a renowned mechanic. He put in so much to learn this skill from 5 different renowned Mechanics and today he owns one of the biggest Mechanic workshops in town. He is doing well and very satisfied. Many people also describe Oko to be successful. 

Don't get discouraged and throw in the towel. Today, I sought inspiring hard work quotes that will strengthen your feeble knees. I will keep updating this page daily. So do well to come back for more updates.

  I battled to prevent my watery eyes from gushing out tears while I read the story of Joseph. It seemed like I never read that story before. Joseph dreamt about himself at the early age of 17 but it took 13 years for him to become the man in his dream. 

Mr Kelvin is a writer with an excellent track record over the years.  He extends his offline activities to social media but lacks tech skills. 

  As I carried my plate of fried rice enhanced with two laps of chicken to the dining table, little Bosco, one of my neighbour’s sons bolted in and plopped on the chair anticipating a kind gesture. I never paid attention to him, but positioned myself well to devour my mouth-watering meal. 

As I learnt more about writing skills, I spotted areas I left unattended in the past. This invoked a paralysis.

While I thought about some unfair advantages in life, my mind exploded with many answers. 

While I reflected on some things I haven’t accomplished this year, I counted the remaining months and started having some nice thoughts about the thief on the cross, who spoke well about Jesus. What if that less-than-a-minute statement was subtracted from time? What if he hadn’t made that statement? 

During our courtship, my wife and I  knew exactly the time we were going to get married. We got married 22 months after our engagement. I was opened to her about when we'll get married. 

When do most new year's resolutions fail? Various studies have shown that   80% of new year's resolutions fail by February. New year's resolution is nothing new to people, but many keep falling short of its rewards. It's been practised for over 4000 years through different approaches but has not been made perfect yet.

Ada was a religious woman who stayed in an area where smokers lived. Three apartments facing hers were inhabited by unrepentant smokers. Each of them brought their friends to form a league of smokers. 

  Something is so special about Mama Nkechi's Restaurant. Merely passing by her restaurant could hold you spellbound. The aroma from her kitchen is so magnetic that it can stimulate your oral sensory glands to produce saliva that is enough to fill a glass.

Ali is the best cook in a family of four. He makes finger-licking dishes that can make you forget your first name. 

I proposed to my wife when I didn't have a job.  After my National Youth Service, I was clear about who I was to going to marry. I knew exactly the kind of woman I wanted and the qualities that I needed. When I got a job, I knew where and how to channel my money. 

While many farmers are happy with the rainy season, some traders are sad that the rain is disrupting their businesses.

I once had an interaction with one of my pals. He was dispirited that things hadn't been well with his business for over a decade.   He had thrown in the towel a long time ago. But the structure of his business remained. This structure kept deceiving him to think that he was still in business. 

When we were quite tender, some things held us spellbound. Whenever we were on errands, we left like a "yours-obedient servant", but one thing or the other usually validated that we were stubborn. 

Last year, a certain lady left my group because I shut her down when she was about to carry on with the discussion on the "Big Brother Naija" show. While it grieved me that she left, I didn’t see any need for her to be in the group.

"Oh no, not this white dress again". Those were the words that came out of my mouth a few weeks ago. I neatly kept my white dress in my wardrobe thinking it was well laid. But on the contrary, some ill-looking creatures did what stirred up an unlikely action in me.

If you have been pondering over what to do while you wait for that dream job of yours, then this post is for you. 

What is the difference between the hydrochloric acid found in the laboratory and the one found in the stomach? Their concentration differs.

An arthritis patient who is a herdsman cannot function well in carrying his cattle from one place to another. 

In the Book of Nehemiah,  the walls of Jerusalem were to be rebuilt.  Sanballat and Tobiah withstood the Jews, made fun of them and even stirred up trouble so that they won’t succeed in rebuilding Jerusalem. But Nehemiah prayed and armed his men.

Obinna was faced with a decision to make over a new project but kept thinking over it for a  long time. Every day, he got different perspectives but never took a step. Some days, he felt enthusiastic and optimistic about the project, while some days he was pessimistic. He kept on procrastinating over making his final decision to take action until he lost motivation for executing his beautiful project. Are you like Obinna?

1. YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS THAT IDEA: Just as you are thinking of going to that Eatery to eat, another person is also thinking of going to that same Eatery to eat.

Bosco started to read and prepare for his forthcoming examination. Every day, he spends at least two hours preparing.

Many important things I ever accomplished were the ones I never publicised until I got the result. 

Fear does not go away until you face it. If you allow it, it will grow bigger irrespective of your age and status. Fear kills dreams!

Mr Audu popularly known as MC Bobobo is an up and coming master of ceremony whose influence started growing lately.  Many people have found him to be vibrant and eloquent.

Mr Okon wakes up every day, tries to discipline himself to accomplish his daily tasks but to no avail. Oftentimes,  he sets actionable steps but finds himself going in the opposite direction. 

Denis is a young graduate who has chosen writing as his career but has some demons trying to kill his newfound career. 

It's been over a decade I played football. The day I tried to break my inactive habit, I nearly fainted. I have also not been active in watching matches neither am I a fan of any football club.

One of Dr Cosmos Maduka's mentees, Dr Ugochukuwu Stanley rose to become one of the youngest billionaires in Nigeria. What did he do differently?

In 1895, Vilfredo Pareto sought to know the  distribution of wealth  in Italy . This led him to research more. He discovered that 80% of Italy’s wealth was owned by 20% of the population. He then extended his research to many more countries and discovered the same pattern.

Many things can hinder us from achieving our goals if we do not stay guarded. After reading this post, I'll like you to share with me other things that can prevent one from achieving his or her goals. Let's jump right in:

  I attended a workshop sometime last year on Local Education Sectoral Operational plan organised by UNICEF and learnt many strategies on how to get many tasks done at their appropriate time. Stick with me as I take you through getting your tasks done.

An action plan is a detailed document where all the steps to be taken to achieve a specific goal is spelt out.

It is often said, "a goal without a plan is just a wish". And of course, we should have known by now that goals do not work by wishful thinking.

One of my goals this year is to write extensively on goal setting. When Leader Mute Efe initiated the " #12weekchallenge ", I saw it as a great opportunity. As little as the registration fee was, I did not have it. In fact, that period was the driest since this year began.

A story was told of a man who found gold in a certain place. He spent all his day gathering them and decided to lodge in a hotel to pass the night. He said in his heart, "By this time tomorrow, I'll be a wealthy man".

Since the day my touch screen phone fell off and went completely blank a day to an important event and made me spend an impromptu 15,000 naira, it has never fallen off my hands again.

May be you thought after school you will never open any book. You begin to wax cold and finally join the "who-reading-help gang". But in your mind you want to go far with your goals.

Many people had told me on different occasions that I inspired them, but to be honest with you, those were the times I felt discouraged.

Years ago, my mum and I were discussing until it went another dimension. I felt bitter about people going to the higher institution of learning and coming back completely different. Not really on the positive side, but on the negative side.

On your bed, you start to imagine how one day you will pick 10 billion dollars mistakenly left on the ground. A broad smile fills your face.