HOW TO COPE WITH STRUGGLES

Life is full of challenges. Often time, you will be faced with breath-taking, strength-draining challenges. Have you ever felt like you were rejected and dejected, and everybody seems to ignore you? Have you ever felt sick for months and seems as if you will not survive this illness? Have you experienced the death of a dearly beloved person? The truth is, at one point or the other, you will be faced with challenges.

Life is tough. I have experienced heart break by someone I dearly loved. I have survived accidents. I have been betrayed by an intimate friend and I have experienced disappointment by someone I really trusted. I have learnt that life is a journey that is filled with the good, as well as the bad moments. There are stuff that happens which make you cry your heart out. There will be times you will probably cry over night. Above all the struggles, it is good to know that life can indeed be beautiful.

Take life easy. Don't kid yourself, it will not be a smooth ride all along. "Life is too short to stress. You will be able to get past anything difficult. The sun will rise tomorrow. You are beautiful. You are lovable." says Teri Hatcher

.2. HOW TO DISCOVER YOURSELF

To live is to discover oneself. To discover yourself simply means to know certain things about yourself which nobody knows about you. Here are questions for you to answer.

a. Know your true identity
Who am I? Who do people say that I am?

b.Know your talents
What do I carry on the inside? What do I do effortlessly? What can I create using my talents?

c. Know your purpose
Why am I here? Why am I a boy or a girl? Why am I an African or American?

d. Know your natural habitat
Where am I celebrated? Where I'm I coming from? Where am I today? Where do I want to be in the next five years?

e. Know your timingWhen am going to start my own business? When will I get married?

3. HOW TO SPEAK WITH CONFIDENCE

Speakers are leaders. If you don't know, good speakers earn more than the average speaker. A 20-year research of some college students revealed that good speakers, those with a vast vocabulary, and strong command of English language earn three times than the average person.

Speaking well endears you to people. Speaking well enlivens your charisma. Speaking well is a mark of intelligence.

Here is a speech make-over for you. In the net one month, do the following. Learn 20 new words per day. Collect 50 catch phrases per week. Collect 30 quotes per week. Record your speech in a tape recorder everyday, to know how you speech is improving.

4. HOW TO INFLUENCE PEOPLE

In the annals of time, those who have left indelible footprints on the sand of time are those who have a positive attitude. Henry Ford, Michael Jordan, Chris Brown, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Sir Isaac Newton and Bill Gates have a positive attitude. That's the secret of their success.

Attitude makes the man. No matter how rich, educated or brilliant you are, if you don't have a positive attitude, you won't influence people. I'm sure you already know that. "Your attitude, not your aptitude, determines your altitude" says John C. Mawell, world renown leadership expert.

5. HOW TO BE YOUR OWN BOSS

You are not taught how to live life in school. Instead, you are taught all you need to know to be an employee. It is not bad to work for someone. If I have to work in a company, I won't go there as an employee. I will work there as an employer in training. Many countries are experiencing under employment at the moment. There are more people than jobs. That means those who have the mindset of working for others, will perhaps, be jobless.

It is not too late to be your own boss. Look at your talents and strength zones. What is it that you can do effortlessly? What do you do without much ado? What are passionate about? I have passion for writing. That's why you are reading my write-up here. I have in the past five years, written for about seven Nigerian newspapers, and a couple of magazines. I do interpersonal skills coaching, and I have help Nigerian celebrities to set goals and achieve them. What are you wired to do? Do it now.

Turn your passion into profit. Find ways of earning from your earnest yearnings. You can make money from some of the things you do for fun now. If you want to be successful in life, turn your passion into profit.

Education is important. If you combine these lesson you have learnt with what you are taught in school, you will be among the top five in your field.

Agbolade Omowole helps young people and the young at heart to live the life of their dreams.
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