Form A Group With Same Vision & Purpose

There is this popular saying, “Two heads are better than one.” Whoever coined the saying must have had experience on the power available to tap from talents of more than one individual in trying to solve problems.

This apt saying equally applies in the pursuit of wealth, fame or recognition in life. It is simply not possible for one man to have the solution to all problems. He needs the co-operative effort of others, whether their time, talent or other resources.

For the purpose of this piece, we limit it to talents. In a study conducted in a University on students of a particular class, five of the most academically intelligent students of the class were separated to form study groups.

Three of the students were to study together throughout that semester while the other two students were to read individually on their own. At the end of that semester, the three students who studied as a group had better grades than the other two who studied individually.

The study showed that if two or more persons are united together with a definite purpose or mission, they are able to come up with solutions and achieve results faster than if they tried it individually on their own.

In your pursuit of genuine wealth or achievement in any field, you need the co-operative effort of others, particularly their mind power.

Note that the people with whom a group is formed MUST be united in vision and purpose; otherwise confusion would result when they are at cross purposes and this would defeat the aim of the group.

This is one reason why musical groups usually break up with their members pursuing solo careers. They were never united with a vision and purpose. Some members had their plans in their minds and were able to leave easily to carry on on their own.

Some may want to argue that at times those who pursue solo careers from such musical groups also do well. But let us not forget that the work is not done by such a person alone.

He or she still needs the co-operative efforts of others in his or her vision before the world notices that such individual has become a success.

Great achievers and exceptional leaders are able to produce better results in their fields because they surround themselves with people who are united and whose vision aligns with theirs.

The value of surrounding oneself with people who are united in purpose and vision cannot be overemphasised. Even sacred scripture attests to this fact in the story of the Tower of Babel in Genesis 11 verses 1-6.

In verse 6 it is written, “And the Lord said, See, they are all one people and have all one language; and this is only the start of what they may do: and now it will not be possible to keep them from any purpose of theirs.”

Even if you have to start on your own with your vision in life, at a time you would surely need the co-operative effort of others if you have a very large vision. The bigger the vision the more one needs others to be able to achieve it.

Again, remember, such group must be united in vision and purpose. I really need to emphasise this particular point. If you doubt what I’ve just said, please take a study of the reasons behind all successful organisations.

One thing you would SURELY find common to all of them is unity of purpose and vision of staff. Very important!

There you have another wealth secret.

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The Greatest Wealth Secret Ever

For years and decades on end, man has always searched for the meaning of life. Unfortunately, for the most part, man has gotten his answers from wrong sources and always ended up with the wrong results.

At times, those results seem right initially, but later circumstances and events prove that man had taken a wrong step for which he pays dearly.

In the quest for wealth, fame or recognition, most of us take very wrong steps that give us initially what seems like the results we desire but we then go ahead and indulge in things that destroy everything we thought we had achieved.

If you doubt what I’ve said, I’d like to ask at this point, why is that most people of financial success and fame are involved in taking hard drugs, alcohol and other self-destructive habits? I need not mention any names here but if you look closely or study the lives of such individuals, you’d clearly see what I’ve said here.

Stories abound in the print and electronic media of the crises they have in their lives. The truth is, most of these people have certain qualities that drives them to achieve, but they lack other qualities that would enable them sustain success for as long as they want.

It’s all a lack of understanding of what is the true meaning of our existence here on earth. Things should be done with a sense of purpose. When one takes hard drugs, narcotics, excessive alcohol, what exactly is the person trying to achieve?

Obviously there is an underlying problem that drives them to such destructive habits. The bad habit is just the result of a symptom that requires an urgent check. Having achieved success, such individuals have a vacuum that must be filled with something. Unfortunately, they fill that vacuum with hard drugs, alcohol and other destructive habits.

Whatever it is one wants to achieve in life, there is only one way to go about it for one to have a lasting success. Any other way would work initially and then things would go awry after sometime.

Once you master the principle of lasting success by using it in your daily life, you would begin to understand the true meaning of life and there is absolutely nothing that would distract you to take on a path of self destruction.

The greatest wealth secret ever is simply trust in God. The reason is quite simple and is even stated categorically in sacred scripture: “For all things are possible with God (Mark 10:27).”

Do take note that the verse did not say some things are possible with God. It said ALL things are possible with God. Trust in God is the only guarantee of a lasting success in whatever we want to achieve.

A story was told of a man who fell from a mountain side and was now hanging dangerously from a cliff. Below was a large and dark abyss where no one who fell to would ever be found, talk less of being alive. The man starting shouting at the top of his voice, “Is anyone there please, I need help?”

After a short while a voice came that asked, “what help do you require?” the man answered, “Please help me out of this cliff before I fall to my death.” The same voice then said, “Okay, let go of your hold on the cliff and I will help you.”

The man was shocked at this response and kept quiet for a while. After some time, he shouted again, “Is there no one else there?” As amusing as this story may sound, it depicts clearly the level of trust most humans have in God.

Most of us trust God to the extent we believe in our minds that He can help us. Thereafter, we resort to doing things on our own. The result? Again, I ask you to look at the world around.

All the wars, financial crises, marital crises, famine, murder, arson, larceny, envy, etc, etc point to the fact that man tries to do things on his own most of the time.

A person who trusts in God can never fail because as stated earlier from the bible, “All things are possible with God.” Regardless of one’s circumstance in life, trust in God would make the person come out unscathed whether physically, emotionally or psychologically.

So how does one develop trust in God as the greatest wealth secret? The bible, the WORD of God provides all the answers. In the word of God is found revelations and secrets for daily living that would amaze anyone. It gives direction on the true essence of life and makes one have a clearer understanding on how trust in God is the greatest wealth secret!

It is stated in Hebrews 4 verses 12-13 (New King James Version), “For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.”

The bible contains so many promises that we can use to commit God to honour His word when we use it in talking to Him in prayer. The Book of Numbers 23 verse 19 says, “God is not like men, who lie; He is not a human who changes his mind. Whatever He promises, He does; He speaks, and it is done.”

In the book of Isaiah 55 verses 10-11, God says, “My word is like the snow and the rain that come down from the sky to water the earth. They make the crops grow and provide seed for sowing and food to eat. So also will be the word that I speak – it will not fail to do what I plan for it; it will do everything I send it to do.”

If as you read this piece, you are in a very serious problem for which you think all hope is lost, or if you ever find yourself in such situation, there is but one place to turn to for solace: put your trust in God. He cannot and will not fail you.

If only humans understood this simple fact of life. So many things that go wrong would not be. What I’ve just revealed here is the greatest wealth secret you will ever know in life.

Even the bible confirms this fact with the passage from Matthew 6: 31-33

(New King James Version) that says, "Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?

For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”

Do you truly desire wealth, fame or recognition in this present life? Take the advice from the bible contained in the last two paragraphs and you will be amazed at what you are able to achieve.

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Humility As A Great Wealth Secret

Sometime in year 2002 when I still worked in a large organisation, there was this man who was made Financial Controller on transfer from another department and had to work with external auditors of the organisation.

The man was very arrogant. He had no regard for his subordinates as well as the external auditors. What made matters worse was that he was recently promoted then and he now felt that he was in the good books of his superiors and management and could therefore do as he pleased.

A friend had however, warned the man to be careful with the external auditors because their previous work on the organisation had led to the premature exit of the former managing director.

The Financial Controller turned deaf ears to this advice from his friend and carried on as though he owned the organisation. It so happened that about three months prior to their coming for the final yearly audit of the organisation’s financial accounts, the auditors had sent to the Financial Controller written information in advance of reports they wanted ready.

The Financial Controller in his usual arrogance took the document and kept in his drawer. When the auditors came for their work, the report was not ready. The Financial Controller after an initial denial that he was never given such request for information later found the request where he kept it in his drawer.

That unfortunate incident was one of many that culminated in his appointment being terminated with the organisation – and all these took place within six (6) months of his promotion.

Had the Financial Controller been more in touch with his subordinates, they would have been able to assist him in preparing the required reports. But his attitude towards them made things worse and his downfall never came as a surprise to them.

In fact, his subordinates were too happy to see him leave the organisation. Such is the price people pay when they tread the path of arrogance rather than humility. Arrogance makes people always want to become pleasers of superiors and despisers of subordinates or those they feel superior to.

On the road to genuine wealth, there is an absolute need to be humble. Some people may not want to agree with my preceding statement, but the truth is, how often do you come across someone who made genuine wealth and is also arrogant? Notice I said genuine wealth.

Its really a rare feat. Those who have achieved success, fame and wealth genuinely have learned so many valuable lessons along the way that it practically shapes their thinking.

One of the things they learn so well is the fact that the man you see today who has nothing can surely rise to any level in life in future and then have opportunities to meet with the well-known in the society.

When one is humble, you are not wont to become a crowd pleaser but rather one who has a focus on what he or she wants to achieve. Arrogant folks on the other hand are always concerned about people giving them respect and what those people think of them.

Their actions most of the time is geared towards pleasing the crowd and earning cheap popularity. In the process they lose focus on what is supposed to be their actual priority and concentrate on laundering their image in public thereby missing many valuable opportunities to prove their worth.

On the other hand, a humble person is concerned in achievement that is his main focus and is less concerned about public opinion of him because he understands fully well that a time will come when his achievements would speak for him and would be appreciated by many.

Humility helps one to think straight and do things that are considered foolish or unimportant in the eyes of the crowd. Again and again we read or hear stories of great achievers of both sexes and one of things common to them is their humility.

Unfortunately, most people never learn the lessons from such stories and go ahead to become or remain arrogant.

Even sacred scripture (Bible in Basic English) testifies to the value of humility in Matthew’s gospel chapter 23 verse 12 that says, “And whoever makes himself high will be made low, and whoever makes himself low will be made high.”

The value of humility as a wealth secret cannot be overemphasised. Humility makes one do things otherwise considered unwise by many but which will lead one to his or her destination in life.

Learn to become a humble person because it would open you to many opportunities you would miss if you chose arrogance instead.

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A Definite Purpose In Life Will Result In Achievement

If your desire in life is financial success, fame or recognition, it simply means you have a goal. But that goal must be definite and should show itself in the quality and quantity of action taken in pursuit of it.

When you have a definite purpose in life, it means there are no options. It is either you get what you want or nothing else. What would have options are the many approaches you could use to attain your objective. But the goal must be definite before you can attain it.

For example, if it is your dream to be tops of your class in academic achievement, that is a goal. Your mind and all your actions must be geared towards its attainment- being punctual at school and attending classes always, getting your notes for different subjects up to date, completing your assignments, reading other reference books for a better understanding of the subjects you take, etc. All these activities, of course, are to prepare you to excel in your examinations.

If after doing all this, you are not able to attain your goal of becoming tops in class, you do not have to give up because of that. If you do, it means your purpose was not definite in the first place.

And if you really understand how the human mind works with the physical results we get, then you would understand why you should never give up on anything in life.

What should be done is to change your approach and keep working on your purpose of becoming tops in class. In addition to other activities you have been carrying out regularly, you could also form a reading and discussion group with other intelligent students in class to make for a better understanding of the subjects.

The aim of this is to help you in subjects where one is weak. You could also get other reference books that explain those subjects in a simpler language to make for a better understanding. If you keep working at it, surely, you would become tops of your class.

Such also is the case with whatever we pursue in life. You must move with a definitive purpose because it is only then that your mind would align spiritually and physically to give you the results you desire.

There should be nothing and absolutely nothing that should stop you from attaining your goal or goals once you are definite about it. You are the only one who can stop yourself by simply giving up.

It is imperative for you to understand this very important point in the preceding paragraph. Once you are not definite about the goal, giving up is the next option at the slightest challenge.

The bible gives a clear example in the story of the Tower of Babel in Genesis 11 verses 1-6 of what one can attain with a definite purpose. In verse 6 it is written, “And the Lord said, See, they are all one people and have all one language; and this is only the start of what they may do: and now it will not be possible to keep them from any purpose of theirs.”

Such is the power of the human mind when it is set on something definite. Go ahead today and become definite about the goal you want to achieve in life. Becoming definite means you will never stop until you get that which you desire, no matter what it takes. Only God and death can stop one from getting it. Nothing else can!

Do remember always, we were created in God’s image and likeness (Genesis 1:27) and so we have the power to achieve or create given to us by our loving Father himself. Use it well and attain your definite purpose in life.

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