Questions you might have asked yourself in 2013.

How was the year 2013 for you?
Do you ever want to look back and think about it?

Did you lose anything so dear to you?
How did you live each day? Was it in debt or on out of pocket spending?

Did you ever live with the assurance that things would get better or you just lived the days as they come?

Right now, are you really hopeful that things will get better any time soon?

Do you think the future is a realistic project considering the nation's economy?

Do you feel you stand a chance to weather the storm?

If you are employed, do you feel what you earn now can sustain you?

Do you have any savings?

You thought about some projects at the beginning of the year like the purchase of land, buying of shares, starting off a small scale business and even marrying.
How many were you able to achieve?

Have you been handicapped by the economic hardship the nation is experiencing?

As a young man, do you feel you are getting closer to you prime when you feel many things should have been achieved by now or you have even passed the stage without any meaningful achievement?

Are your parents waiting on you to take on the responsibility of their well being?

This list of questions is endless.
My goal is not to make you feel bad or guilty but I hope I have been able to bring some issues to the fore.

All of us are worried about achievements and heights in life.
We are faced with the issue of 'when do we attain this level in life?'
We all have an endless list of needs and wants in our heads but not all of us take time to adequately plan. A number of us plan on the surface.

Planning has a lot of benefit. It is essential in building one's life. A house/society built without plan will later cause an embarrassment.
If you haven't been planning your life, this is the time.
You don't have to wait on the final resources.
Divide your plans realistically into short, medium and long terms.
If you plan to achieve something in 2 years, the truth is that with hard work and perseverance, you will eventually achieve it even if it will take you till the end of the 3rd year but if you fail to plan, you may not achieve it even in 7 years. Time flies and waits for no one.

Don't be discouraged. Don't ever give up on your dreams.
The economy may be truly poor but as from now, have a rich mindset.
Take a cue from this little piece of mine and plan your 2014.
You will come out different and better.

Also read on Th!nk Oyo:
http://www.thinkoyo.com/benefits-of-planning/

Questions you might have asked yourself in 2013.

How was the year 2013 for you?
Do you ever want to look back and think about it?

Did you lose anything so dear to you?
How did you live each day? Was it in debt or on out of pocket spending?

Did you ever live with the assurance that things would get better or you just lived the days as they come?

Right now, are you really hopeful that things will get better any time soon?

Do you think the future is a realistic project considering the nation's economy?

Do you feel you stand a chance to weather the storm?

If you are employed, do you feel what you earn now can sustain you?

Do you have any savings?

You thought about some projects at the beginning of the year like the purchase of land, buying of shares, starting off a small scale business and even marrying.
How many were you able to achieve?

Have you been handicapped by the economic hardship the nation is experiencing?

As a young man, do you feel you are getting closer to you prime when you feel many things should have been achieved by now or you have even passed the stage without any meaningful achievement?

Are your parents waiting on you to take on the responsibility of their well being?

This list of questions is endless.
My goal is not to make you feel bad or guilty but I hope I have been able to bring some issues to the fore.

All of us are worried about achievements and heights in life.
We are faced with the issue of 'when we attain this level in life?'
We all have an endless list of needs and wants in our heads but not all of us take time to adequately plan. A number of us plan on the surface.

Planning has a lot of benefit. It is essential in building one's life. A house/society built without plan will later cause an embarrassment.
If you haven't been planning your life, this is the time.
You don't have to wait on the final resources.
Divide your plans realistically into short, medium and long terms.
If you plan to achieve something in 2 years, the truth is that with hard work and perseverance, you will eventually achieve it even if it will take you till the end of the 3rd year but if you fail to plan, you may not achieve it even in 7 years. Time flies and waits for no one.

Don't be discouraged. Don't ever give up on your dreams.
The economy may be truly poor but as from now, have a rich mindset.
Take a cue from this little piece of mine and plan your 2014.
You will come out different and better.

THE ESSENCE OF LIVING

I have lived in the hospital for most part of the year and I’ve been in direct contact with people. They bring in people with lots of ailments. Some cannot be hidden from the world.

When we were born into this world, we knew nothing. All we wanted was food, sleep and someone to hold on to. We grew and saw the challenges of life. Whether we like it or not, life gets tougher and even uglier. We are faced with various difficulties.

We all leave where we are but are not aware of the coming tragedies of life. We do not wish them upon ourselves but the truth is that they happen on a daily basis in various places. No one knows who is next in line.

We smile; we talk about tomorrow like we have been there before. We take pictures with different poses but we can never know which one will eventually be used during our funerals.

We wake so early, toiling day and night, heaping rewards but who knows when nature will stop us? That brings the question, what is the essence of living? What is the purpose of living if life is full of tragedies and evil reports? If religion will save us, why not fold our arms and stick to it? So many unanswered questions about life.

We never forget our dates of births but we do not want to talk about the day we’ll cease to exist. We never want to discuss the inevitable day.

We take time to think, plan and aspire greatness. We hold on so tightly to life because nobody is sure of what happens on the other side.

I wish we can live forever without pain, anguish and death.

While we take time to ponder on these, we should not be discouraged.

There is so much to take out of life. There is so much to live for.  While I was also pondering on this in my own little thought, this quote came to my head and I had to write it down in my book of wisdom, “You start living the moment you are no longer afraid to die”. Just think about it, why should you be worried when the future cannot be seen? What problem has been solved by being worried? It’s always good to live each moment and be relaxed in one’s mind.

Not being afraid of death gives you a whole lot of courage and hope. You see what others don’t see. When they talk about death, you don’t lower your voice pitch in fear. Even when you are faced with a near-death situation, preparedness makes you face the challenge and get out of it in a short while.

What you should focus on is living a good life.

There is a purpose for living which must be realized on time.

Since we cannot know the day of death, we must live and do it right.

Of Airplanes, Quick Journeys and Flying Coffins

In the past, if you told your friend you boarded a plane from Lagos to Abuja, they will see you as a guy with a class who is better off than those who have ridden in a bus because they feel you must have a lot of money and also the advantage of time at your disposal.

Some may however argue that the choice of air travel is because of convenience, but what is ‘convenience’ without money? For you to choose what is convenient, you must have some cash to back it up.

Still telling you this short story about friends and air travel, some of them lie about it. They will leave Ibadan for Abuja and come about a week later telling you their means of transportation was by air. You wonder why?

Not so many people are crazy about taking pictures but then everybody basks in the euphoria of some of life’s major events, and, to some people, boarding an airplane is one, be it local or international.

Even if you don’t like your face, you want to show a part of it to your doubting friends with a background of an airplane wing, seat or the square window. Anybody that saw any of those would at least know you got close to a plane.

It is expected that on the average you change your display picture on your blackberry phone, send a picture to twitter or if you decide to be secretive at that moment, you will at least leave a picture or two in your phone media library to show as a proof to friends that indeed it happened. The only excuse you can give is that you didn’t have a camera phone with you but then you may have to keep the boarding pass.  Oh, I must be a funny writer you just thought. What can shut the mouths of your friends? In other to clear all doubts, you need a solid proof.

Coming down to the Nigerian story, the story has really changed in the last few years.

The Nigerian airspace they told us is safe but I wouldn’t agree in totality because we’ve had one too many deaths in the last decade. Our airplanes have become flying coffins.

Boarding an airplane in Nigeria is no longer a luxury. People are scared for you because they are not sure of your survival. The rate of crashes has increased and one can almost conclude that you are dead until proven otherwise.

Those who boarded most local airplanes said they are old and rickety. The air conditioner rarely works and the noises from those engines are frightening. You may have to say your last prayers many times over.

Many innocent lives have been lost including promising young Nigerians who were supposed to be part of the re-building process of the country.

We can only hope that relevant agencies sit up, and put an end to this menace, before it spirals out of control.