The Purpose Driven Mind (Making a Difference in Life)

People say that if you want to go fast, you can go alone, but if you want to go far, you need to go with others. This is a major difference between shared thinking and solo-thinking. Have you ever seen someone who started a project alone and took it to conclusion alone? In Shared Thinking, you recruit other people whose thoughts will help you go far with your endeavours and you join forces with them. You don't do solo thinking to go far. Most times, actually, in these fast-paced days, you need to be able to collaborate with other good thinkers to be able to have quick results. 3 key Differences between Shared Thinking and Solo-thinking Shared thinking is good for innovation. Innovative thinking always utilizes shared thinking and not solo-thinking. Note also that Shared thinking breeds maturity. When you are able to hook up with what another person has done, you grow in maturity. Other people's experience will make it easier than you trying to get the experience first-han

Hi there,  In one of my videos. I mentioned that every worker has his or her tools. A worker without a tool can't accomplish his mission and a worker without the right tools will exert energy, burn out and turn out frustrated without reaching the targeted goal. But the worker with the right tool and the knowledge of the usage of the right tool will be efficient, and effective and will produce massive results. We are created with the capacity to analyze, process information and solve problems and your brain is the tool for your productivity.   Your brain is designed to keep you safe at all times. It can resist your true intent if you don't practice how to keep it on track and foster holistic growth through the power of mindfulness.   Mindfulness is maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings and bodily sensations, and our surrounding environment.   The ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we are doing at times and not overly reactive

You know how you feel when you succeed. And when you fail. Now, note that you can repeat those successes and reduce failure. This is where Reflective thinking comes in. According to John C. Maxwell, "Reflective Thinking is the consistent act of evaluating past experiences to repeat successes and avoid failure."  So, please note this: If your organisation/business keeps recording repeated cycles of failure, you are not engaging reflective thinking. Do you agree or disagree? You may want to check out my explanation in the video below. In it, you will meet the various questions you need to ask in reflective thinking to cut that cycle of failure. Few more points in Reflective Thinking Important Steps in reflective thinking: 1. Ask questions 2. Investigate 3. Create a forward plan Please watch the video above for more details in reflective thinking...

Possibility Thinking is allowing yourself to think possibilities, moving away from the given into thinking “this can happen”. It is where you choose to think possibility despite facts. Take for example, you could be tempted to reason that your life will reflect the tough economy in your part of the country. It could be true that the obstacles and harsh conditions are present and staring you in the face; but ‘Possibility Thinking’ is your tool to break through. Remember Myles Munroe’s words; “the future you are looking for is trapped on your inside”. So, despite the situation around you, there is a tool within you for breaking out. One of the tools God has given to us is your mind; you need to know how to engage it during crisis. This is what ‘Possibility thinking’ is about. Now, according to John Maxwell, “Possibility Thinking” is a way to see possibilities everywhere instead of limitations. Read this: To be a possibility thinker, you must learn to be comfortable with failure.

With Strategic Thinking, you can have control over your future. If you get into tomorrow and lose control, it is because you did not prepare for it. Please read this article, watch the video and share to others. Why do you have to think Strategically? Simply, so you can set goals regarding your life, business, job, career and whatever. If you will like to make a difference from where you are, you must learn to cultivate a strategic mindset. These are skills you will need for strategic thinking: 1. analytical thinking - this skill helps you analyse all factors on your table. 2. communications skills 3. Problem-solving skills - Strategic thinking is mainly about solving problems. Do you know that there is a problem? Have you identified it? 4. Planning and Management skills - This is the implementation level of strategy. This is where the problem is resolved. You need to ask the right questions in strategic thinking. If you are in business, this is non-negotiable.  Now, in this post, I ha

The big picture thinking helps you consider long term effects. Our world is in dire need of solution carriers and what will help you be one of such is your thinking. How do you perceive problems before you? If we must make a difference in our worlds, we must change our thinking pattern. Today, I need you to note that the difference between successful people and the unsuccessful is in their thinking. The big picture thinking shows in your reaction when problems are before you. Note also that there is absolutely no problem that doesn't have  an answer; someone only needs to start thinking.  In the video above, I mentioned 3S' which you must apply when dealing with problems before you; 1. Stop 2. Step Back 3. Stare analytically. Please do well to watch the video to get details of these punch-points. The solution is always within reach. Apply these steps ahead of tackling any problems confronting you and feel free to reach out to me via comments below where you need more discussion

  This is the final episode of our success mix, the A-Z of success. Today we will discuss 3 words that you can add to the previous words – Wisdom, Youthfulness, Zeal.   Wisdom This means the application of knowledge you have acquired. It is you implementing knowledge you have gotten. For example, I am believing that you will sit back and try to apply everything you have learnt from our A-Z of success.   Youthful-at-heart It does not really matter how old you are; if you are youthful at heart, you will find strength to keep going.   Zeal Be passionate in your pursuit of whatever you have set out to achieve. Be zealous; you will need it going forward. Please watch the brief video I recorded on these 3 words below;

There are 3 important words you will need to contemplate and apply if you desire success. This is part of our series on A to Z of success. Talents Do these 3 things regarding your talent. First, you have to identify it; secondly, develop it and thirdly, use the talent to serve your world. Uncommon Results This means that your results are out of the ordinary. We picked this out because we are trying to get you to do what the crowd is not doing so you can get what they are not getting. Do not settle for average. Visibility If you are running a business, understand that you must have online presence to feature in what the world has become today – a global community. Do everything you can to ensure you are visible. Please watch the video below to hear more on what I talked about regarding these last 3 words.

Still dealing with our success mix, the A-Z of Success, we will explore 4 words you cannot avoid in your success journey. Patience In success, you cannot do without patience. Nothing grows overnight. You will need patience to see through the process.   Questions You must learn to ask the right questions so you can learn what you require on your journey of success.   Robust You are going to be faced with situations that will challenge your faith. You will need to have robust faith in your own plans.   Sacrifice Success will cost you something. If will require your time; it will cost you energy, it will require that you give up on things that leave you comfortable. Now, check out more of the mix required that will grace your effort and deliver outstanding results. See the video below and please subscribe to my YouTube channel so you don’t miss out on any of the episodes. Do well to share this post to others.

Welcome to the programme I call ‘Making A Difference with Meg Thomas’. And we have been on A-Z of Success, our discussion on the success mix you will need to see your goals materialize. We are running this because, as you know, every building is built one block on another. Loyalty Let’s talk about loyalty. How loyal are you to your boss, to the job you are currently doing? Right now, people violate the principles of loyalty a lot. Are you ready to reap from a foundation of dis-loyalty? I discussed this issue in the short video below. Please watch. Now, on to 4 other words you cannot do without. Mentorship Your mentor is like a guide that will help you find your way up the ladder of success.   Nurture Most times, ideas will come in form of seed. How do you make your ideas yield fruit for you? Nurture! You have to learn how to nurture your ideas, potentials, gifting in putting all that will be required for it to get to the point of actualization.   Opportunity Note these about opportunit

  We are continuing with our A-Z of Success series. You will find 6 key thoughts in this success mix with brief videos below. Focus and Flexibility You need to be careful if you really want to achieve your plans and goals. You’ve got to stay focused. In addition to this, you need flexibility. Changes are bound to happen so you must learn to accommodate changes and engraft them into your plans. You must learn to be flexible without feeling bad. I've talked a little more about Focus and Flexibility in the video below. Please watch.   Growth It would be a major concern to parents if their child is not growing. Your business, spiritual life, contributions to the environment ought to grow, otherwise you should be concerned. Are you growing in your clientele base? Are you growing in your relationships? I have an assignment for you to help you grow in the foreseeable future. Please watch this video below to take part in the task. Hard work How much time, resources, eff

We are on a series on success. I call it the A to Z of success. Please go through, watch the videos and kindly share. A dvancement In my A to Z of success, my letter ‘A’ is Advancement. This refers to the process of improving on a course or a plan. You need to improve on what you already know. Plan to develop yourself further than you already have. This is the 2 nd half of the year, if you want to change your world, and not repeat past mistakes, you must have an advancement plan. Watch my brief video on Advancement here; B alance It means to move or to remain in a position without losing your footing. It is critical in the success mix. To be successful, you need balance. It breeds confidence and confidence in turn opens doors for you to make impact. There are 3 tips that you would need to get where you are going with balance. For my brief video on balance and to learn more about the success mix, please watch the video below; C ourage Next in the success mix is the

Hello friends, I am super excited that you stopped by at my blog today to add to your knowledge. Today we will be looking at the impact of delayed actions. And also at right actions, strategic actions, smart actions.  The word 'action' means the process of doing something, typically to achieve an aim. Every day we see different kind of actions in display.  And things to note; - The motives behind them differentiate one action from another.  - The people carrying out the actions qualify or quantify the actions. - The urgency of the action ascertain the timing for the action. It is not enough to make decisions,  you must follow up and follow through with action steps.   We see in the Bible in  Joel 3:14;  "Thousand upon thousands are waiting in the valley of decisions." Many are stuck in the valley of decisions. There is a huge difference between decisions and actions. That you decided doesn't mean you have done it. Many are sitting on decisions that will never beco

Hello friends, happy new month! I am glad to come your way again and thank you for visiting my blog. Today, we are going to be looking at the consequences of decisions. Every day decisions are being made at individual level, family level, group level, corporate level; managerial etc. Your decisions could be major decisions or minor decisions but one thing is common between the two; they both have consequences.  The decisions you made yesterday, is what is playing out in your life and your space today. It is often said, you cannot change your past but you can plan your future by the decisions you make today.  For example; if you keep making decisions to shut out people completely from your life, you will end up a lonely person in no time. If you think you have no decision to make concerning your life, you have just decided to fail. So, it is obvious that decisions can be made knowingly and unknowingly. For some people they only get to realize the decisions they made when the consequence

This particular post 'Steps to succeed as a builder' is really targeted at people who are constructing one form of project or the other. It could be a career, a family, a business, a building, a physical infrastructure, a digital service, whatever it is. There is an attitude that successful builders put up that distinguishes them from most other people in other endeavours of life. We are still on our 'designed for more' project and that is where this very topic stems from.  Join me as we explore this very crucial topic and do well to follow the steps, learn from them and implement them. You can watch the video below to learn even more that I said about this theme. Please watch the video above for details of each of these points and you will learn very much from it. Count the cost of the project Break the entire process into phases you can work through Fence off the public Set the foundation of what you're building Have the storm in mind while building Please do well

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You need to take control of your time to be able to achieve the goals you had set out at the beginning this month. Hope you remember when we agreed to have goals this month at the beginning. See this video on goal-setting , if you didn't see it at that time. Plan   your week Break down your plan into doable tasks Research and try to connect with people in your field Keep a positive attitude Determine to learn something new Allocate time to think, call it thinking time Review your past successes and failures and look out for new opportunities I have explained these points in the video below; Please watch, play it again and again; share and don't forget to subscribe to the YouTube channel so you don't miss out on any of the videos I post there. I wish you the very best in all you do. See you at the peak!

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