When there is a desire to do something, when you believe it’s important to you..you do it, no matter how bad the odds are.
This reminds me of my late grand mom Esther Lebi. She passed on at an approximated age of 126. She needed a Cain to support herself when she walked slowly due to old age.
There was a specific sofa right opposite the TV console in our home growing up. This became her’s because In my culture, the special chair is reserved for the oldest but they were also the best sofa to catch the greatest fun as you watch tv.
Whenever grandma spots someone on her seat…, anyone… the story changes…her vigor comes back, she walks fast to take possession of her special sofa. At such times, she doesn’t even need her Cain. She is no longer old ….
When your desire is high your limitation becomes less significant.
You see, In life it’s not if you want it, It’s how bad do you want.
So my question to you is: do you have a dream. Is there something on your inside that you can’t wait for the world to know about? Do you want to achieve that goal?
Pause How bad do you want to achieve it?You must be willing to answer this question.
You want addition income on the side, you want to be able to do what you love to and not what you have to do, you want to be able to spend quality time with the ones you love now and over time…
Ask yourself-how bad do I want what I said I want?
And if you really do…start taking steps towards achieving it today.
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I want to help you, but you must be willing to Say yes to God’s dreams for you.
Remember He created you to thrive!
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How To Get More Done If You Have A Dream
Video Transcripts:
Sometimes I get so busy that I don’t seem to have time to do what I really want to do. For example I want to upload a new video once a week but sometimes it’s hard.
You Get a Business Idea…Now What?
You are driving around town and… tara! you get a cool business idea, or you are in the shower – and you get a golden idea to solve someone’s problems. But then …. when do you do next?
Hi I am Olu Sobanjo of Launchadream.
The truth of the matter is that business ideas don’t solve anyone’s pain, ONLY REAL businesses do.
So, its important that you know what to do now that you have business idea. First you must realize that it takes a while for any idea to transform into a viable business and yours won’t be an exception.
So here are the steps to take.
- Share your idea with a few friends. By sharing, you are going ahead of others that are either to scared or shy to launch out and at the same time you will also get some feedback from your friends that will help develop your ideas even better
- Write down a business Plan. Now In business School we are told the importance of a business plan. However here you don’t need to go all out producing a huge write up (at least not now). Write out in about 2 sheets of paper what you know or think of your idea.
Here are some guidelines of what to add to your plan.
- What is the idea: Is it a product or service
- What are some details about the business: What makes it different and unique
- Who needs your product or service: Who is your target market
- What problems are you solving with this business
- How is it going to make money
- How long is it going to take to get the product ready and start selling
- Share again with those friends: Share the Business Plan with those friends again and get their feedback.
- Write out a timeline of Action – Especially fix a launch out date and work towards that
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Thanks for watching and remember you were made to thrive.
See you next time.
My Launch Out Story
6 THINGS YOU CAN DO TODAY
Many great ideas end up wasted, many amazing dreamers loose their opportunities to shine. This does not necessarily mean that these dreamers are idle. They are usually busy running errands. They have great ideas but they can’t find time or space to cook up their ideas. Well, it’s easier to join a race that is already set than to start a new one.
If you are reading this and you have an idea that has been brewing in you for a while, here are 6 things you can do today in order to move closer to launching your dreams.
1. Make up your mind to live not endure. Do you know that so many people ignore the thought that they were designed to be great? Some believed it until life happened to them. Others are too busy to remember while some others prefer to play it safe. My dear, you were designed by the one who made all things and affirmed each of His creations as being good. That includes you. You can start believing that today. How would you know that you believe? That’s easy, you will start acting based on the notion that you are indeed a great person. your decision making will be sound like that of a great man or woman.
2. Declutter your life. One next mental action you will need to do is to clear out all the things that are not helping you achieve your personal goal in life. The best way to do this is to use Stephen Covey’s 4 quadrant matrix below:
3. Stop saying yes to everyone. As you prioritize your tasks, you will need to learn to choose carefully what you say yes to. This way you will be making room in your life for greater things ahead.
4. Start going to bed with a plan for the next day. Imagine waking up and having a clear image of what the day would be like. When you plan the night before, you save yourself the stress of worrying about that day. Though you don’t have the power to know everything ahead for the day, however you will worry less and take steps with ease and with some greater level of confidence.
5. Have a quiet time daily. The moment you get off your bed in the morning (or whenever you wake up) there are a hundred and one things waiting to grab your attention. Stuffs you forgot about, ignored or even abandoned. If you don’t practice having a time to be quiet before you launch out you will likely end up running around all day, with little or no time to calibrate properly. What you do in your quiet time is up to you but one thing I do is commune with God. I thanks him for a new day, clear up issues with him – clean my mind with his words and lastly spend some quality time to simply be quiet. I often hear him speak to me at this point. Do it, your life will be better.
6. Lastly set out at least 10 minutes thinking/planning time into your daily schedule. This is just the beginning. Everyone dreams, but it’s only those that add action to their dreams can become achievers. Start by writing out all your ideas. Many of the people I have helped were drowning in myriads of ideas and my recommendation has not changed. If that is you, you need to write out your ideas on paper or on your computer/device. This action alone will optimize your brain for more effectiveness. And if all you have is one idea, go ahead and do the same. For example, what sort of research will you need to do? What sort of help will you need? Who could you talk to with regards to this idea? These are a few things you need to work on in your first week as you take time out to think and plan.
“Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today.”
-Benjamin Franklin
Procrastination is one of my worst opponents in achieving anything great. For example, publishing my 2 titles on Amazon was not without the tog of war. It’s not that I find it hard to do what I need to do but many times other thing appear more urgent and important and I have to say yes or no to what I think is important at the moment.
Using the 4 quadrant Matrix has always helped me to do what I can do today. Take a look at some major brands in our world today; brands like Google, Apple, Facebook, Mercedes, Puma…, none of them happened in one day. However the conceptualization started in a day, then research, then more brainstorming, then production, then some problems, then more research, then lot of marketing. Every good idea has to pass through several steps before it becomes real.
So my friend, start early. Take 10 minutes today and tomorrow, the days after and the next. Don’t stop even when you feel like it. Plan it into your day and into your year. Sooner or later you will be glad you did.
You Can Make Lots of Money As You Solve Other People’s Problems
Since I moved back to Nigeria with my family, I have not cease to notice the poverty level around and what it requires to live a nice life here. The mind set of the people however determine what they get from life.Everyone struggles to make ends meet but only a few are making headway. Why?
I remember my first time in the market alone after I started settling in, I needed to get some onion and approached a man that had some for sale on the floor mat and a basket. My intention w to buy half of the basket. So the Canadian in me, told him that straight up and he immediately turned around and started to walk away ignoring me (muffling his words that he didnt want to sell half). The Canadian in me didn’t understand why someone would have goods for sale and ignore valuable clients like me. I had to call him back and ask him why he was walking out on me. I he apologized and I bought some onions from him that day.
However, I realized something critical that day. Many people pray to move higher but they remain at the same level because they continue to do their businesses like my friend in the story above. Many stay stagnant or even go lower than they were after experiencing some negative circumstances. They are not able to get out of the problem. Why? Because what they do is sell not meet needs.
Today I want to help you see something differently, if you can approach business differently, you will make more than the average entrepreneur.
The Kind of service that sells more
The story of my hair stylist is different. Though she might not have her strategies on paper she seemed to be different since the first time I met her. My neigbough introduced her to me a few months ago. The first day she came to fix my hair she said “I know exactly what style to fix on you cos you have an oval face. Now that what I want-not just a stylist but a consultant. The style she fixed on me then lasted so long because I love it 4-much (too much).
Again yesterday she came to fix my hair and here is the result:
As a professional, I want the best. I want to focus on my highest responsibility after God- my family; on what I do best, I would dont mind sharing whatever I have with such persons that avails me the opportunity of get more done at home, church and work. While my lady was fixing my hair I was working on some of my church financials-thats great!
She gave me a solution, and I was telling her last time, she is no longer just a hairdresser, she is my personal consultant on hair matters😜. And I will surely recommend her and that is the best way to make lots of money. Find a problem that some people have or stumble on it (make sure they are people that can afford pay you what you want) and solve theirs problem in a unique way. Charge a good price for your service, they will pay. And this doesn’t matter whether you are selling to individuals or companies. That’s entrepreneurship 101.
Or simply blog about something you love and companies can pay you to advertise on your site. An example is my www.Jollofrice.info blog where I talk about Jollof Rice. Many People ask for my recipe all the times so I figured I better put it down for them in a place where anyone can find it and even refer. You can check it out. Not making so much from it yet but in time, I hope it will make enough to pay for my phone and internet on a monthly basis.
Top performers invest in themselves
The difference between people who invest in themselves…and people who just whine…
I recently wrote a blog post on the Difference between Winners and losers. You can check it out here.
When was the last time you bought an online course to help you learn a new skill? Have you bought a new book and applied the results to your work? What about traveling to visit someone to learn something?
We all have things we say we want to do — travel more, save more money, earn more. Ok, so in the last 14 days, have you invested to help get to those goals?
How come so many people “say” they want to make more money, or start going to the gym, or learn a new language…but never actually DO ANYTHING to get there?
Investing doesn’t always mean buying courses. It’s not just buying products. You can literally invest in other people’s expertise: Call them consultants, teachers, or tutors. When was the last time you paid someone to teach you something? When you buy a book to help you get better, you are investing in your own success.
Here’s a simple litmus test:
If you say you want something but haven’t done systematic work to achieve your goal in the last 30 days, you might actually call it daydreaming.
So your choice is either (1) start taking action or (2) acknowledge that your goal really isn’t that important, and give up.
(By the way, there’s nothing wrong with giving up on certain goals. For example, I used to respond to every email within 24 hours — that was my goal. After a while, I was unable to do it, no matter how hard I tried. And I’ve now officially given up on it. If someone emails me, I’ll get back to them when I am able to. It’s a huge weight off my shoulders.)
I want to see you take even baby steps towards your goals that’s the reason I work hard to give you what would help.
Top performers invest in themselves
You’ll find that the very highest-achieving people are also habitual consumers of personal-development materials, whether books, courses, or personal tutors/consultants.
I have spent lots of money on self-development. In fact, in the last 12 months, I’ve spent a lot on tools, courses, books, online conferences, and even taking people out to dinner to learn from them.
But you don’t have to spend so much to invest in yourself. Back in the days my budget was a LOT smaller, I still emailed people to take them out to lunch.
Most of my top-performing friends also invest in themselves with books, courses, and traveling to attend events where they can meet interesting people.
“But I can find all the information I need online, for free!”
Yeah, you “could.” But the fact is that we dont!
Information is not all you need for success, in fact information is not enough. Changing a habit is far more important than getting information. It’s about motivation and skill and many other factors.
When you pay for a course, or a tutor, or a coach, you’re not just paying for commodity information. You’re paying for the coach’s skills and expertise. When I hire a web designer, for example, ALL HE READS IS WEB DESIGN STUFF. He is far deeper in the web-design world than I will ever be.
You’re also psychologically committing yourself to value the goal more. For example, my courses (free and paid) provides tips and comprehensive steps to help you earn more.
The Inward-Looking Test
The best predictor of your future behaviour is your past behaviour. People really don’t like hearing this because it makes them confront why they’re not achieving their so-called goals.
We all know there are things we could do if only we were motivated enough, or if we had more time. The smart person asks, “What am I realistically likely to do?”
Investing even HUGE amounts can pay off. There’s a reason why successful people don’t think twice when it comes to investing in themselves or their businesses. That’s because the cost of the right investment is NOTHING compared to the gains as a result.
I was recently doing some consulting for a guy that is looking to re-evaluate his skills to move up in his career. We had a brainstorming session on phone and his comment to me was:
“So, I hung up the phone Friday and my first thought was, ‘Wow, THAT was probably worth 5 grand.'”
Invest in yourself today:
What’s the best investment you could make today?
Who could you take out to lunch to pick their brain?
What conference could you attend that would improve your skills?
Can you hire a tutor for something you want to do?
Do you want to earn more money?
Why Would Your Friends’ Pay You?
What I discovered on my Way to Montreal
Its not what you are look at that matters, its what you see.-Henry David Trudeau.
On my way to Montreal,
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