• Discover what it takes to start a business
  • Develop the mindset of an entrepreneur 
  • Be equipped with the knowledge on becoming a successful entrepreneur

There is no point venturing into entrepreneurship when you don’t know the qualities you need to cultivate as an entrepreneur.  From the Holy Scriptures, we could discover that the first entrepreneur is God. The book of Genesis 1 verse 1 says "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth". 'Created' means He made new things, and one interesting fact is that God created us in his own image, hence we have the trait to be innovative and provide new services. You have to make up your mind as an entrepreneur, and prepare adequately. One of the ways you can prepare is to know the qualities that would made for a successful entrepreneur. Check the one you already have that are natural to you and improve on them and the ones that you are still far away from and begin to cultivate them so that when opportunity comes, you're ready to maximize it. God wants us as entrepreneurs to do something to exchange value inother to make wealth.

What makes people start business? It could be the desire for independence, financial freedom, some people want a sense of achievement or success. Whatever this reasons are, you need to be prepared to take advantage of what is coming as the business environment is changing rapidly.

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Entrepreneurship cut across all the temperament types and it is not the exclusive reserve of any particular sex, race or age group. Some say men are better entrepreneurs than women but this is totally wrong today as we have seen women succeed greatly in business. Some people would disqualify themselves just because they do not have University Degree. They fail to realise that the richest man in the world 'Bill Gates' dropped out of the University in first year and that university degree does not automatically guarantee you money. 

A positive outlook on life or a positive mental attitude:
No one can survive as an entrepreneur without a positive mental attitude. Pessimistic attitude will ruin anything committed to one’s hand. Positive mental altitude is what will sustain you in business because business would not always be rosy. The average human being is wired to have a pessimistic outlook on life. A strong desire to succeed is a major requirement to becoming a successful entrepreneur. The average person who have succeeded in business has tried quite a number of things that do not work, even in the course of building a business and getting one to work they start many things that didn't work and they adapt. Sometimes they fail and try again but they have unquenchable desire, the strong determination to succeed. 

Ability to capture a vision: 
Every successful entrepreneur must have the quality to see something out of nothing. Vision is a mental picture of a preparable future. The ability to recognize value in things that other people could not recognize value in. most successful entrepreneurs turns nothing to something just by recognizing that things can be modified to have value. They see value in what people call common. Your ability to recognize value in something you have; it may be a skill, for some people it may be the ability to arrange flowers while for others, the ability to bake cake etc. a successful entrepreneur must have a robust imagination.

Passion: 
Vision without passion will lead to frustration. When you have divine visions and imagination not controlled with passion i.e. the natural excitement that flows from you when something is being done by you, an individual can become tired. What are you passionate about? If you are engaged in something you are not passionate about begin to look for your area of passion. Matthew 6:21 says "For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also". That is where your money lies. Vision plus passion equals to good success. Emotional attachment is important for your business.

Risk taking: 
A successful entrepreneur is a risk taker.  The woman in 2 kings 4 went about borrowing vessels. What if the vessel remains empty and oil didn’t flow? Every risk must be calculated. The difference between a successful entrepreneur and failure, is that in risk taking some people take uncalculated risk. You can start small. If you have 100 dollars, you do not need to invest everything. The risk the woman took paid off.

Persistence:
God wants us to have this mentality that refuses failure. Failure is never fatal as success is never final. Every failure is a learning course. So be persistence. Maybe you have tried something before and it didn’t work, don’t itemize failure. There is a different between a failure as event and failure as a person. The event failed but you’re not a failure. 

Innovation:
The ability to turn around things or think things differently. How can we serve more people with smaller resources? What are the things that competitors is not doing? These are questions that can trigger innovation. A successful entrepreneur is not one that sit with one idea until it becomes a dead horse. Successful entrpreneurs don't just see things the way they are, they see opportunities in problems because they take initiative. They see the problems people have and a strong passion to solve that problem.

Strict sense: 
This is the ability to understand the social economic situation of your environment. You know what is going on around you. It is time to understand what is going on in your environment. Read a book about the business you’re encaged in. experts are made out of knowledge and practice. A wise man once said, "It takes 10, 000 hours of practice to become an expert in any field" and you can achieve 10,000 hours in less than 10 years. If you’re committed to it.

The ability to attract power or source power: 
Money flows to the direction of power. Power is necessary and it is the ability to do work. Not natural power now but spiritual power. As a Christian, there are avenues in the word of God by which you can attract power. Prayer is the source of spiritual power. Fellowship with God through prayers and word study then power would be made available. Successful entrprenuer is one that has placed value on spiritual power and know how to source it. 

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Success mean different things to different people. For some, success might be financial achievements, becoming a millionaire for example. For some, it might be accolades. For sportsmen, it may mean trophies, championships, or medals. For students, it may mean graduating with a first class degree with good job offer. For some, being successful might simply mean achieving a state of wellness, health or happiness. Whatever it means to you, take note of these twelve lifestyle or habits of all successful people. They apply to any area and any meaning of success.

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They set goals: 
you've probably never met a successful person who does not set goals, because the chances of you finding what you want without a clear target to move forward are right around zero. If you don't know where you are going, you will end up some place you didn't plan to be. Define exactly what it is you want, break down exactly what is required to get there and make sure your 'why' i.e your reason for doing what you must do is strong. Setting goals should be the number one priority for any one seeking success so when you hit those road blocks, when things go wrong as they always do, you have the strength and purpose to keep going.

They take responsibility for their life: 
Another key attribute of successful people is that they take complete responsibility for the success and the failure in their life. Unlike the majority, they never play the victim role. If something doesn't workout, they don't blame others, they learn the lesson. Your energy is always best spent in the present and planning for the future. Your thought process should always be 'How can I make this work?' and 'What can I learn from this?'  Never living in the past or making excuses as to why you aren't where you should be. Remember, everyone suffers setbacks. Everyone has the opportunity to either blame others and circumstances or to focus on moving on and creating a better future. Regardless of what has happened. You decide what you do now.

They have Great self discipline:
discipline is a strong trait of all successful people and it is one that can be developed with consistent use. Anyone that works from home or unsupervised knows the importance of self discipline. When you are alone, will you choose to go through social media, watch videos on YouTube or do something that will be beneficial for your future? It is much easier to have discipline if you have clear goals and a meaningful purpose, something that is much more important than meaningless distractions.

They are obsessed with self development:
you can't really claim to be successful if you have given up working on yourself. This does not mean you are never satisfied, just that you know it is human nature to want to grow and learn new things. Be open to learn new things and develop your mind through mentors, audio books and reading. The more you learn, the more you will earn financially and spiritually.

They read alot:
Reading is a common past time of many highly successful people. The majority these days can't sit alone for 2 minutes without becoming "bored" picking up their phone to go on social media. Probably to post about how bored they are. Successful people, however are almost always happy to be alone, to be alone in quiet. To have the opportunity to read or listen to something that will benefit their mind and their future. If you are not a reader, try audio books. You can play them in your home, car, in the gym or while you shower and use time that normally would be wasted to gain new skills, and strength.

They manage their time well: 
Time management is essential to success. Unsuccessful people usually get stressed and overwhelmed when there are many tasks on their to do list. Successful people are rarely faced. They prioritize the big payoff and most rewarding tasks first and leave the insignificant ones to last knowing it matters most to do the most valuable task first. Successful people plan in advance, days, weeks, months, ahead knowing clearly what needs to be done to complete their jobs and reach their goals.

They take risks: 
if you don't buy a ticket, you can't win the riffle. If you don't take big risks, you can't achieve big rewards. Successful people know that there will be times they will need to take risks in order to get where they need to go. Often, most people won't take those same risks for the fear of failure. However, the greatest failure to successful people would be that of regret. Risk going for the ife you want or guarantee living with one you didn't want.

They keep going when they suffer failure and setbacks: 
We all suffer setbacks. Every single person that attempts to live their dream life will suffer through failure. Many of them might even lose everything. Most quit! The successful people never quit. They keep going, knowing their greatest character is formed in Adversity, knowing their success story is being written in every moment. And it will be especially good now they have a come back story.

They find a way to win: 
Successful people find a way to win, whatever life throws their way, they deal with it. Dodge it, smash through it, whatever is required, they find a way to win. It's the whatever it takes mentality. It's the confidence in knowing whatever happens, I will give my all and leave nothing on the table. I will find a way to win.

They do what they love:
If you are not doing what you love, you can't really claim yourself a success. Spending the majority of your working hours also known as the majority of your life doing things you hate for money is not successful living. It is torture to the soul. if you need to suffer doing something you don't like to get to a life you love, do that but do not lose sight of exactly that - your ultimate purpose. Find your life purpose. Think of all the things you have to do more than anything in the world then brainstorm how you can turn these passions into profit doing what you love every day. Even if you are taking a pay cut, it will be worth it in what you love every day.

They Pray to God:
Another essential attribute of successful people is Prayer. They pray about everything - their goals, Plan, etc. The bible instructs us to “pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17), meaning we need to cultivate a lifestyle of being in constant two-way communication with God. This is an essential faith habit for successful living.

They study God's word: 
The bible is the no.1 book when it comes to instructions on how to live victoriously and successfully in this life; don’t neglect to study it regularly. The Word of God is unique because it not only gives you the strategy on how to succeed, it also has the power to make you a success.

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  • Learn the 3 - Dimensional or fundamental investment keys for your business
  • Discover what adds value to your financial resources
  • Discover the vital principles of life that are applicable for a successful business venture.
  • Learn the secrets to the increase of God for your life and Business.

Most people think that all we invest to make it great in business is 'Money' so they're looking for money to invest. That there, but without these three keys, that one holds no value. It is the three keys that gives value to your financial resource investment. I will summarise the essentials or the fundamental keys of Business Success into three headings; Spiritual key, intellectual key and physical key.

One may ask, what does it cost to be a new record setter in the business world? Let's dig deep.

The Spiritual key

The book of Mathew 13: 44-46 says "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it". And Psalm 127:1 says "Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain". We need to be connected to a source (God) for our needed helps. You need spend time with God, to develop yourself spiritually. Because your inheritance is transferred to you through the revelational knowledge of the truth.
2 Peter 1:3 "According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue".

God has given us all things that we will ever require in our life and businesses but they are delivered to us through the knowledge of Him who has called us unto Glory and virtue. My mentor once said that our delivery is a function of our insight. Job was a man of depth.

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"As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;" Job29:4.

We need time to spend in Prayers. We need to invest time in the word. We are business people hence it has to be invested. We are setting a future by that investment. You're a spiritual man in business so you need to be connected to your spiritual root in order to keep on bearing fruits in business. To prosper in business, you need help from heaven.

One of the greatest American business man by name JC Penny was taught by his mother to have quality walk with God and just like the story of RG Letourneau at a point he felt look "maybe we try the other side and everything came crashing down until he came back on his feet with God. And then God restored his glory back in business.

" God does not need you for anything, you need him for everything"

The intellectual key

Knowledge is potential power, applied knowledge is power and the application of Knowledge is wisdom. To be informed is to be transformed and to be uninformed is to be deform. The more enlightened we are on any subject matter, the greater the level of command we gain.

"Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honourable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst." Isaiah 5:13.

We need a working knowledge on any venture we are embarking on. It is information that gives value to every vision. Time is needed to be invented, it is not just having the vision for that business but having adequate information to drive the vision. Information is the vehicle with which every vision is driven to its accomplishment. Intellectual cost is where many people crash today. Many people in business don't know one thing about their business. It is so important! Intellectual cost has been ignored. That is why many businesses are shortlived. Many businesses don't out live their founders, they crash before the men themselves die. Because there is no adequate information to drive that vision, it will crash.

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"And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the Lord is his treasure." Isaiah 33:6

Wisdom and knowledge are stabilizers of destiny. Every business is stabilized on it. Any business that you're in that is void of adequate intellectual property will be short lived. This is certain.

"Remember, the more enlightened we are on any subject matter, the greater level of command we gain."

Sustainable success is guaranteed by access to quality information.

"A reader today, a leader tomorrow."

It was Abraham Lincoln that said, "You're the same person you are in five years time, except for two things, the book you read and the companies you keep." Lack of adequate intellectual property is the reason for poverty.

"My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children." Hosea 4:6

Ignorance is costly, don't toy with it. There is no mountain anywhere, every man's ignorance is his mountain.

The Physical key

High elasticity is a requirement for high performance. It takes hard work to fly high. Hard workers are high flyers. Every success story is traceable to high level investment of time, energy and resources. You need energy to maximize destiny.
Jesus said "I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work." John 9:4.

High level energy is an all time requirement for high level performance or accomplishment. So everybody you see, say 'you know I'm just tired, I don't know I just feel like going to rest'. And five days a week, he is resting.

"Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man." Proverbs 24:33-34.

Every star is stretched to shine. Until you're stretched enough, you cannot spread effectively. 

Proverbs 14:23 says "In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury."

Labour is one of your vital keys into a great future. A man reaps what he sows." Galatians 6:7. Great treasures are being unleashed but it will take you selling off your comfort, your convenience and your tradition of I know it will work, I know God will do it whether I do what God has commanded me to do or not. These are all religious traps that makes destruction to lose colour. Solomon says "Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house." Proverbs 24:27. The Glory and the colour of your destiny is on how much investment you're making into the work of your hand today.

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Quotes:

"Things only work for the workers, there is no short cut".
"What you don't work, won't work". 
"What you don't trade will be trashed ".

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Clothes are fabrics made by weaving or knitting into different styles and designs which we wear for different purposes and for different occasions. We wear clothes for many purposes or reasons but most importantly for coverage of our nakedness. This purpose is old as the world's history itself and the Bible story. 

We also dress to look smart and beautiful. Clothes makes one look pretty and smarter which attracts admirers to us, from friends neighbours, etc. 

We can also consider another importance of dressing in the area of protection against cold or harm. There are people who are allergic to cold and can not bear staying naked or half clothed in cold weather or any cool environment, then staying covered and properly dressed becomes essential and needful. Just as wearing clothes helps prevent harms, like bits and scratches.

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However, having talked on the importance of clothing, let us also see the abuse of our dressing, especially from the teenagers, the youth or even some of our elderly women, to be precise. 

Todays mothers want to see their children dressed as adults, what? Like adult? No way! Parents wants to see their children dressed as superstars, half clothed, almost or if possible utterly naked because that is how they themselves dress as you can only give your child what you have.


Some parents like to dress their male ones to look like superstars and cowboys, with rugged jeans and open necked shirts thereby making them look like raga boys. While on the other hand, the girl child is nothing to write home about. A girl of 5 years who is dressed on bumper short and showback top by her mother, how is she expected to dress when she comes of age? 

"Some parents like to dress their male ones to look like superstars and cowboys, with rugged jeans and open necked shirts thereby making them look like raga boys."

The movie stars and musicians are not left out on this issue of abuse of dressing among teenagers and youth which some mothers also emulate. More or less of our movie producers and directors display or cast half dressed and naked ladies and guys as their actresses and actors, and our children now see and consider them as their idols and role models. For incentives, children love to dress more like the musicians as whores and street girls or boys, than polite and well trained children. 

The musicians and dancers are also accepted as their fashion models. The youth are usually excited whenever they are addressed or called by the name of one of these movie stars or musicians. And also enjoy being called 'Slay queens' 'Baes and booboos' that dress to kill.


The media talked of one musician that was arrested for showcasing nude dancer's on a glassy truck a few months ago. Many applauded him for that action of depravity and nonsense display. What? What are we turning into? We forget that, you are addressed as you are dressed? 

Some of our churches encourage and promote these also. Imagine some churches allowing ladies to come into the church on skimpy skirt or gown, with sleeveless tops, some exposing their cleavage for all to see, because they where taught by their so called Pastor that what they wear do not matter for their God is only interested in their heart and not on their outfits. So I wondered if they dressed as a prostitute to evangelize to prostitutes. 

Students sent to acquire education and even the uneducated are not left out. What shall we then to correct this ill in our society for even the harlots of 1990s did not dress shamelessly the way we dress today. 

An adage says, charity begins at home. Parents should please let this change and correction starts with them. Dress smartly and decently. Especially the mothers, your children see you as perfectionist, dress them decently now so that when they grow they will not change their mode of dressing. Just as Proverbs 22:6 cautioned. 

The churches should please teach the congregation the consequences of indecent dressing and the punishments that await such actions and not to encourage it in order to have large congregation. 
Finally, youths , the media and the film makers should please help us by shunning immorality away from the film industry since they know that many see them as fashion models. Laws should be enacted that penalises flaws.

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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) according to WHO is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus.

Most people infected with the COVID-19 virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment. Older people, and those with underlying medical problems like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer are more likely to develop serious illness.

The best way to prevent and slow down transmission is be well informed about the COVID-19 virus, the disease it causes and how it spreads. Protect yourself and others from infection by washing your hands or using an alcohol based rub frequently and not touching your face.

The COVID-19 virus spreads primarily through droplets of saliva or discharge from the nose when an infected person coughs or sneezes, so it’s important that you also practice respiratory etiquette (for example, by coughing into a flexed elbow).
At this time, there are no specific vaccines or treatments for COVID-19. However, there are many ongoing clinical trials evaluating potential treatments. WHO will continue to provide updated information as soon as clinical findings become available.

Symptoms:

The COVID-19 virus affects different people in different ways. COVID-19 is a respiratory disease and most infected people will develop mild to moderate symptoms and recover without requiring special treatment. People who have underlying medical conditions and those over 60 years old have a higher risk of developing severe disease and death.

Common symptoms include:

  • fever
  • tiredness
  • dry cough.

Other symptoms include:
  • Shortness of breath
  • aches and pains
  • sore throat
  • and very few people will report diarrhoea, nausea or a runny nose.

People with mild symptoms who are otherwise healthy should self-isolate and contact their medical provider or a COVID-19 information line for advice on testing and referral.

People with fever, cough or difficulty breathing should call their doctor and seek medical attention.

Prevention:
To prevent infection and to slow transmission of COVID-19, do the following:

  • Wash your hands regularly with soap and water, or clean them with alcohol-based hand rub.
  • Maintain at least 1 metre distance between you and people coughing or sneezing.
  • Avoid touching your face.
  • Cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing.
  • Stay home if you feel unwell.
  • Refrain from smoking and other activities that weaken the lungs.
  • Practice physical distancing by avoiding unnecessary travel and staying away from large groups of people.

Stay safe and take responsibility! 

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After living what I felt was a 'decent' life, my time on earth came to the end. The first thing I remember is sitting on a bench in the waiting room of what I thought to be a court house. The doors opened and I was instructed to come in and have a seat by the defence table. As I looked around I saw the 'prosecutor.' He was a villainous looking gent who snarled as he stared at me. He definitely was the most evil person I have ever seen.

I sat down and looked to my left and there sat my Attorney, a kind and gentle looking man whose appearance seemed so familiar to me, I felt I knew Him. The corner door flew open and there appeared the Judge in full flowing robes. He commanded an awesome presence as He moved across the room, I couldn't take my eyes off of Him.
As He took His seat behind the bench, he said, 'Let us begin.'

The prosecutor rose and said, 'My name is Satan and I am here to show you why this person belongs in hell.' He proceeded to tell of lies that I told, things that I stole, and in the past when I cheated others, Satan told of other horrible perversions that were once in my life and the more he spoke, the further down in my seat I sank.

I was so embarrassed that I couldn't look at anyone, even my own Attorney, as the Devil told of sins that even I had completely forgotten about. As upset as I was at Satan for telling all these things about me, I was equally upset at my Attorney who sat there silently not offering any form of defense at all.

I know I had been guilty of those things, but I had done some good in my life - couldn't that at least equal out part of the harm I'd done? Satan finished with a fury and said, 'This person belongs in hell, he is guilty of all that I have charged and there is not a person who can prove otherwise.'

When it was His turn, my Attorney first asked if He might approach the bench.
The Judge allowed this over the strong objection of Satan, and beckoned Him to come forward. As He got up and started walking, I was able to see Him in His full splendor and majesty. I realized why He seemed so familiar; this was Jesus representing me, my Lord and my Savior. He stopped at the bench and softly said to the Judge, 'Hi, Dad,' and then He turned to address the court. Satan was correct in saying that this person has sinned, I won't deny any of these allegations. And, yes, the wage of sin is death, and this person deserves to be punished.

Jesus took a deep breath and turned to His Father with outstretched arms and proclaimed, 'However, I died on the cross so that this person might have eternal life and has accepted me as Savior, so this person is Mine. My Lord continued with, 'This person's name is written in the Book of Life, and no one can snatch this one from Me.
Satan still does not understand yet. This person is not to be given justice, but rather mercy.

As Jesus sat down, He quietly paused, looked at His Father and said, 'There is nothing else that needs to be done.' 'I've done it all. The Judge lifted His mighty hand and slammed the gavel down. 

The following words bellowed from His lips.. "This person is free.'' The penalty has already been paid in full. ''Case dismissed.'

As my Lord led me away, I could hear Satan ranting and raving, 'I won't give up, I will win the next one. I asked Jesus as He gave me my instructions where to go next, 'Have you ever lost a case?' Christ lovingly smiled and said, 'Everyone that has come to Me and asked Me to represent them has received the same verdict as you,' "Paid In Full".
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