Appreciate to initiate.

"The root of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness."~Dalai Lama

They say when we appreciate the little, we create an opportunity to receive more.

I'll encourage you to appreciate life, appreciate what you have today as you fight ahead for a better tomorrow, appreciate your friends & family, because they are always there for you even when things don't go as you plan it.
When we appreciate, it initiates love, caring and respect. It's  something of deeper feelings and further engagement between two people; so appreciate more and you will be initiating a deeper level of communication beyond the surface.
Today is another opportunity for you to show that their impact in your life has made a big difference; so go ahead & show them that you also care for them, even as they care for you.

I appreciate you for who you are & what you're doing for & together with me. And that's why you're reading this!
Make it a point of duty for you to shower someone with a whole lot of appreciation today.
Good morning and have a wonderful weekend!

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Questionable mindset.

"Asking questions is the secret of every good conversation; I'm curious about everything."-Larry King (Television Host) explained in his book, 'How to Talk to Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere.'

I'll begin by asking you this;

How are you feeling today?

Remember that your feelings affect your actions & decisions, which enhance your attitude to produce an outcome...

I implore you to please embrace a positive attitude, no matter the circumstance and you will be motivated for something great.
I feel great today!!!

So, go ahead and tell me; how do you feel???

INNOVATOR'S DNA TEST

As the world is experiencing globalization and businesses are looking for ways to response to these changes, it is very neccessary and imperative that we embrace innovation in all that we do as businesses or individuals.
To consider yourself as an innovator or if you have the innovator's DNA, these are some of the many questions you might genuinely want to ask yourself.
These questions not only help you to understand your innovation level but will also expose you to the possibility of becoming innovative; even if you never thought of yourself as being innovative.

Hal Gregersen and Jeff Dyer interviewed many CEOs of large organizations, who are also Innovators of their different companies and they concluded that many of these Innovators possess these skills;

1.) Discovery skills (Innovators)
2.) Delivery skills (Executors)
3.) Intermediate skills (Developers)

Innovators possess discovery skills to generate new ideas and Executors are there to execute those new ideas, while the Developers merge the generation of new ideas with the execution of those ideas.

Which one of these skills above do you possess?
If none, try this 5-question assessment test for Innovators below and see how you can enhance your innovative mind by engaging some or all of these questions.

1. Do you ask questions?
2. Do you observe things?
3. Do you network with great minds or like minds?
4. Do you experiment things to find out new ways of doing them?
5. Do you engage yourself in associational thinking?

These questions are not to discourage you but to encourage you to be more innovative, by engaging yourself in doing these things.

So, my next question is... Are you an Innovator, Executor or a Developer?
What skill set do you possess as an Entrepreneur, Professional or even as a Student?
Leave your comments below and I hope to connect with you...

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MOTIVATIONAL FORCE!!!

To understand motivational force, we must first agree that force is an influence that produces a change on an object and motivation also is an influence that helps people to make the move or to be in motion.

Let's look at few things about making the move toward achieving progress. I believe we all agree that motivation involves energy and we must use the energy, which is our ability or capacity to apply forces for movement. So therefore, if we have to be motivated or we want to motivate people, we have to apply the force that will move them from where they are to where they ought to be.

I will not agree less with the great physician, Isaac Newton, who stated his second law of motion as this: "The change of momentum of a body is proportional to the impulse impressed on the body, and happens along the straight line on which that impulse in impressed".
Simply put, it means that if a force generates a motion, then a double force will generate double the motion and so on.

If you've ever been beside a pregnant woman when she's in labour, you would agree with me that she's an expectant woman but at the same time, she's in pain trying to deliver the baby. And because of the pain, there's need for her to encourage herself to forcefully look beyond the pain and just deliver the baby. You will also notice that the word 'PUSH' is repeatedly mentioned by the people in the delivery room and this is meant to serve as an external 'Motivation force' that would make her apply more energy to birth the baby. On the other hand, we would observe that there's little or no such thing as an external 'Motivational force' for most of the animals when they're trying to deliver their babies, because their fellow animals may not know how best to motivate them at this stage; so these pregnant animal will perpetually have to remind themselves to make use of their internal 'Motivation force', in order to deliver their babies safely.

We would also understand from the above illustration that the process of applying motivational forces to deliver the babies by bo human beings and animals is not just a physical process but a mental process. It must penetrate into their inside and its effect would be seen or felt on the outside.

One of the greatest psychologists, Abraham Maslow used this word 'MetaMotivation' to describe the way that self-actualized people motivate themselves with innate forces beyond their basic needs, in other to go extra-mile beyond the ordinary people.In his book 'Hierarchy of needs', Maslow also explained his 'Motivation theory' that human beings are motivated by unsatisfied needs, and certain lower factors need to be satisfied before higher needs can be satisfied.

It is believed that motion is a change of state and behind any motion for achievement, there must be a force; which means that every change of state will have to involve motion and must be backed up by motivation force.

We can now conclude by saying that the motion towards satisfying our needs or achieving our goals in life can be enhanced or improved by effective motivation and the motivational force behind this motion is mentality coordinated and not physical; hence the reason why we have to merge our internal motivational force with external motivational force to deliver great achievements.

Be motivated for greatness!!!

Believe your words to understand your world.

"Have an understanding so that there won't be a misunderstanding. You must be able to see something clearly in your mind before you can say it clearly with your mouth." ~ Charles Blair. 

In some cases, people want to see you before they believe what you say but in most cases, people want to believe what you say before they can see you. 

In whatever case it is, the most important part of any conversation is that you must believe what you want to say before you say what you believe and that is understanding.

In as much as your words are right for your target audience, it would be convenient for the audience to see through your words and understand what you believe. Make constant effort to convince yourself that you're saying the right thing and admit it when you've deviated. From this, you build up the confidence to engage anyone listening to you when you talk.
Besides, your words describe who you are; so it is important to understand what you want to say even before you say them.

I will finish by asking you this;
What are you saying today?
Do you really understand it and do you also believe it?

Leave your comments here below...

Energy Disposal.

The law of conservation of energy states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed, but it can be changed into different forms.

In order words, your energy disposal should be proportional to your value delivery and vision accomplishment. If it doesn't go together with your vision, it needs not extract more of your energy and you should better focus more on those things that perpetually contribute towards the accomplishment of your goal.

Let me briefly explain simple but unique features of a lion. 
A lion will never go after its prey unless its hungry and when that happens, it does everything possible by applying all the tactics of killing the prey. Lions don't go hunting alone, they have a strategy of hunting as a team (i.e. more than two lions).

In an attempt to make a dream come true, the greater part of our energy must be directed towards the good cause of the dream & it starts by taking the right steps today and also networking with the right set of people that are focusing on great things as well. 

Niccolo Machiavelli said in a quote: "Who so ever desires constant success must be willing to change his conduct with the times."

It takes energy to convince yourself that you need a change and it also takes energy to implement that change. In order to develop the right attitude for every situation you find yourself, you can either change what you can or adjust to what you can't change, simply because you've already tried it many times and found an alternative way to go about it.

As always, I would like to ask you this...

What are you trying to change today, that would make you channel all your energy and ensure that you achieve your desired outcome?

I challenge you to take up few steps today that will propel you to the cause of your dream and focus your energy towards that good cause.
Go for it and go get it...

You can leave your comment here below this page and I look forward reading your lovely comments.

By Temitayo Oyediran.
(Director, Teesoft Limited.)

(Teesoft Limited is a consulting and coaching company with expertise in project management, service management, business analysis and personal/corporate coaching.)


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MOTIVATION

Motivation on its own is not the art of doing something but the means of being influenced or inspired to do what needs to be done.

There are things to be considered for effective motivation.

3 Keys to effective motivation.

·         Mission

·         Move

·         Mind

These are the keys to effective motivation. In order for the ‘Motivator’ to inspire the ‘Motivatee’ (i.e. a person to be motivated), there must be a reason behind the action and that is what I call MISSION. People don’t just respond to changes but they need to be given the reasons to do so and that is why both the ‘Motivator’ and ‘Motivatee’ need to be highly motivated, in order to achieve a successful level of motivation. While motivation is good, the motive behind it is paramount and must not be neglected.

In accordance to MISSION, there must be a MOVE to justify the reasons for your actions. When a leader of a company/organization wants a work done, he or she must be willing to take the company through a change(s), which would definitely involve some forms of actions to be taken. The leader needs to take the employees of the company through a journey of achieving the vision for the company. It is often said that it’s impossible to motivate, if we ourselves are not motivated. That means anyone can motivate, as long the person is motivated enough to motivate others. So then, what does it really mean to motivate? It simply means that the more you do, the more others will see you do and the more they will want to join you in achieving your aim for the task. We cannot motivate if we do not engage in doing...

Let me give an illustration of a jockey riding a horse for a horse racing. In order for the two of them to come out as the winner of the race, it’s impossible for the jockey to do the running alone with his own legs, so then he needs to drive the horse to run faster and win the race; hence he needs to understand the horse, communicate (directly or indirectly) to the horse to move faster. We would observe that the more the jockey beat the horse, the more it moves faster but it can get to a point where the horse will get tired, so the jockey needs to have an understanding of the horses’ endurance level and not push it beyond the limit. This is just a simple illustration of how we human beings can motivate others to do more, when we ourselves are engaged in doing. I remember the quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson (Champion of individualism), which says: “Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.” The horse knows that it can run, but it would need a jockey to drive it to run faster and win a race.

Let’s quickly jump to the last point of effective motivation, which is MIND. It is the mind that enhances motivation, which drives every other part of the body. I will say, a motivated mind is a motivated body. If you are motivated from the inside, it will quickly and obviously reflect on the outside. While many people are focusing on the effects of motivation to be seen on the outside, it would have to complete the process of inner motivation. The difference between inner motivation and outer motivation is that one is temporary while the other one could be permanent, if maintained and controlled properly. If the mind of an individual is motivated towards success, even if the success does not come as early as possible; the drive to succeed will keep pushing him until it comes but if the person is only motivated on the outside, the MIND (inner motivation) is not strong enough to handle the waiting, so it will break down and give up (i.e. temporary motivation).

It is possible to be the ‘Motivator’ and the ‘Motivatee’, if one can easily motivate himself/herself to have a change of mind that will move for change.

I strongly recommend that you motivate yourself, to motivate someone today.

What are your ways of effective motivation?

Share them with me here and I look forward to reading your comments... 

By Temitayo Oyediran, 
Director, Teesoft Limited. 

(Teesoft Limited is a consulting and coaching company with expertise in project management, service management, business analysis and personal/corporate coaching.)

CREATIVE MARKETING MASTERCLASS!!!

Why Creative Marketing?

Ask yourself this: What's the greater risk, following others and battling with the competition to get noticed or being bold enough to blaze a different trail and turn heads your way?

This masterclass will provide you with the confidence to come up with unique marketing concepts and the know-how to make them really pay off. It's strictly for those that want to go beyond the competitive edge.
 Come along and fire your creative mind with 2 experts in the marketing industry who specialise in training business owners, directors, senior managers and marketing teams on how to build creative campaigns that make an impact.

Tim Arnold is a Portfolio Marketing Director, recognized as a Marketing Futurist and Creative Consultant on how to integrate your marketing plans to embrace the digital age. He'll be taking you through a journey of understanding:

• What makes a successful marketing campaign and how to use the digital age to enhance the profitability of your business.
• How to integrate your marketing strategy to a definite target audience. 
• How to understand customer behaviour and the psychology of buying. 

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Simon Jack is a Creativity trainer and Creative content provider who empowers anyone to unleash their creativity with simple, practical and effective skills. He'll be giving you hands-on with a number of exciting techniques that will enable you:

• To transform your marketing content into the attention-grabbing and unmissable. 
• To understand what motivates and drives your audience and how to delight them with clever ideas. 
• To learn some tricks on how to generate positive reactions with creativity. 

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Plus there's a Bonus
 Everyone gets the chance to have a FREE one-hour consultation period with our speakers; which would be communicated to you by Teesoft Limited.

There's also a FREE prize draw to win a copy of Tim’s book,
‘THE MARKETING DIRECTOR’S HANDBOOK - The definitive guide to superior marketing for business and boardroom success.’

Get Involved 
 'CREATIVE MARKETING MASTERCLASS' is organized by Teesoft Limited and HertsEntrepreneur on Saturday 21st September, 2013 at room W102, Law building, Dehaviland campus, University of Hertfordshire. Hatfield. AL10 9EU.
Time: 12 noon.

So book now!!!

Tenacity against adversity brings visibility!!!

A fisherman has more & greater chance of catching more fishes in an ocean than in a small pool of water, a hunter has more opportunity of hunting down a bush meat in a thick forest than he does in a field of small grasses. 
The birds have more opportunities of flying higher there in the sky than when they are locked up in a room or cage.

What this means to us is that, the more problems or challenges around us, the greater our chances of gaining more opportunities to become great by solving those problems.

The best way around this is not to focus on the problem itself but keep trying different means, as you look forward for the best way possible to overcome the problem. 
This makes you innovative and then you also learn new things as you try to resolve the issue. 

Here is a simple quote; "At times of adversity, we must be tenacious enough to come out refined & not burnt." ~ Temitayo Oyediran. 

Remember to always have the attitude of winning and don't be defeated by shivering at problems but be bold enough to withstand the problems and thereby emerge as a refined gold out of a burning furnace. 
FEAR simply means: "For Every Adversity, there's a Reason; so bear it & stay strong to come out great."

By Temitayo Oyediran,
Director, Teesoft Limited.

(Teesoft Limited is a consulting and coaching company with expertise in project management, service management, business analysis and personal/corporate coaching.)

 

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE NIGERIA!!!

Happy Independence to Nigeria. I know many people will be wondering, why the need to celebrate but I want to simply remind us this. That Nigeria is still called Nigeria today is a celebration and Nigeria itself is only the name of a place that occupy Nigerians, as well as the people who dwell in it. We all know that a child grows up gradually by facing both positive & negative effects of challenges but his attitude towards these challenges will define who he will later become. I believe that's why we have also experienced both bad & good governances, but the only difference between our negative & positive experiences from these previous governments is the attitude ascribed to those experiences. Are Nigerians willing to move Nigeria forward or accept defeat as a failing country? No I believe. So, therefore Nigerians should not tell Nigeria to make progress by itself but we Nigerians need to make the progress & it starts with you, I mean you... It is the act of unity & collaboration among the future of Nigeria that can take Nigeria up to a greater nation, because Nigeria is already great today but it can only be greater tomorrow & tomorrow is the future that those that are working towards building the future, must begin the implementation today. And, because we want to move forward doesn't mean that we should neglect or not look backward to pick some lessons from our good & bad experiences in the past; since we will be needing them to foster ahead in the modernization & manifestation of a greater future for our dear nation. I hereby call on those that are working towards the future of Nigeria to work in collaboration & take this great nation to a greater future that we all want; but we can only achieve this, if we try. Remember, a great team make the dream work and a divided house can never stand; so we must work together in unity with great attitude. I am willing to work with anyone that has any strategic plan to fulfill this purpose without causing any havoc or pain to anyone. God bless Nigeria & God bless Nigerians. Happy 52 celebration!!!

Some key words that I picked out from 2012 Democratic National Convention spoken by President Barack Obama.

"Hope in the face of difficulties and uncertainty... Our hope is been tested... We have been there, we've tried that and we're not moving backward, we are moving forward, America... We don't think the government can solve all of our problems and we don't think the government is the source of our problems. No one is to be blamed for our problems... Our destinies are bound together... America, is not about what can be done for me but what can be done by us... And He rounded up his speech with this statement of truth and hope; "America, I never said this journey will be easy and I won't promise that now. Yes, our path is harder but at least to a better place. Yes, our road is longer but we travel it together. We don't turn back, we leave no one behind, we pull each other up, we draw strength from our victories and we learn from our mistakes, but we keep our eyes fixed on the distance arising, knowing that confidence is with us and we are surely blessed to be citizens of the greatest Nation on earth. Thank you, God bless you and God bless this United state."~ President Barack Obama (2012 Democratic National Convention)

Failure is minor but lesson learnt is major...

I came across a tweet that gave me an insight into a topic that I've been pondering on how to compose the message and I feel I should share it while I also elaborate more of it. "If you have the willingness to learn, learn the lessons from your failure. Forget the details & try again the next time more intelligently."~ @sam_adeyemi. If you know a little bit about planting seeds, then you will understand that a seed sown into the ground must first be dead & decay before it can grow out to produce any fruit. And these goes to tell us that we sometimes face challenges that are meant to make us learn some lessons that would take us to that greater height we've always envisioned. We only just need to have great attitude towards learning from these challenges and using those lessons to sharpen our paths to greatness, with great commitment. Diligence sure pays off more than just wishing!!!

Reasons for every season!!!

Without a target there's no goal/aim, without a destination there can never be a drive and without a deadline, time is so useless & irrelevant. 
There's always a reason for any action, either good/bad but the end result justifies the reason for the action. We most times forget the reason we are doing something and focus only on the end result. 
The reason for our actions serve as the backbone of anything we do and without a backbone/foundation, the project or anything we're doing may not last. 

I will also like to say that there's no reason to wake up everyday if you don't have anything to do for the day & there's also no reason to stay awake all night if there's no reason to do so. When we focus more on the reason for our actions, we make those actions/projects easier for us to carry out and therefore boost our energy of bringing them to reality. 
 Make every reason count for your actions in every season.

Challenges are also for greatness, don't prevent them but deal with them!!!

When we are faced with difficulties, it's like a man in the jungle faced with lion. Two things will come to his mind; the first is to run & obviously you can't run faster than a lion & the other option is to look for any sharp object around him, to try and kill the lion before the lion does likewise. If he is fortunate enough to kill the lion, then he becomes a warrior and ordinary people will begin to fear him & he will not be afraid to deal with other smaller animals anymore, because of his victory with the lion; being the king of the jungle. In the period of difficulties, we have two options to make & any of these decisions can either make us great or defeat us to the bottomless pit. Why don't we try to fight those difficult situations rather than running from them? Maybe that will be our own way leading us to greatness. I have come to understand that it is better to fight against your challenges rather than running from it, even if the problem looks bigger than what you can deal with. In the process of wanting to fight the challenge, you gain an invisible strength and boldness from your inside, and that's very important in overcoming most challenges. Therefore, don't run from your challenges but stay to fight and deal with them, so that you can become a hero & a great person.

Innovate through observation!!!

How do we become innovative if we cannot innovate, how do we innovate if we cannot find a problem to solve, how do we find a problem to solve if we don't look for it, how do we look for problems if we are not been observant? 
Observation is the beginning of any innovation but desperate desire to innovate must come from the problem solver by always looking for problems & generating different solutions, until one of the solutions produce the actual result expected and it also gives room for improvement on the long run. No innovation should be static, or else it will be useless; but it must also be flexible enough to be able to adapt to diverse situations & circumstances. 
James Russell Lowell said in a quote; "Creativity is not the finding of a thing but the making something out of it, after it is found." 
So, when you have found a problem, observed it & have come up with a solution to the problem, then you can device a means of mapping the plans to propel the development of the idea.