To see an analysis of the table above, you may click HERE.

Now, let's get to the juice of the matter – how can engaging in m2m service increase my income? We (the m2m team) have looked at two ways to do this without complexities;

1. Sole Distributor
2. Freelance Distributor

Let's look at how easy and simple it is to make money with sole distributorship; the features include:-

• All partners get a free reseller website for tracking their clients calls, configuring client profile, etc
• All partners get 60% of the accrued profit of their client which will be predefined.
• All partners have territorial sole distributorship right
• All partners pay a one-time bulk payment of fifty thousand Naira (N50, 000)
• All partners get 100% of the recommended monthly rental
• All partners will enjoy a monthly meeting in exclusive restaurants with their country manager
• Mentoring and Training Opportunities are available to all partners.

Those who are eligible include but are not limited to:

1. Cybercafé Owners
2. Business Center Owners
3. Call Center Owners
4. IT firms
5. Training Companies
6. Entrepreneurs who can demonstrate potential strong client base

Let's use a Cybercafé owner (Tunde) as a case study:

Tunde contacts m2m team to show him specifically how he can increase his monthly income with m2m solution:

M2m Team: How many computers do you have in your cybercafé?

Tunde: We have a total of 15 working computers with one server

M2m Team: You can install the m2m Soft Client Phone on your entire PC

Tunde: How do I get the m2m Soft Client Phone?

M2m Team: The m2m Soft Phone is Free and can be downloaded from the m2m web site (www.mobile2mobile.biz/downloads). You can also download the PDF copy of the m2m Soft Phone Manual for free at the same spot. The Manual will teach you all you need to know concerning the m2m Soft Phone.

Tunde: So how do I get connected to the network?

M2M Team:  You simply credit our company account [Access Bank 0840010000164 Poet Solvers Ltd] with a minimum of 50 Thousand Naira and send the teller number to [me at dipotepede dot org]. You will receive a customized site, a username and password. The username and password will be used to login to the m2m Soft Phone and customized site. You will get a 10 Thousand Naira credit to make your calls with the m2m Soft Phone. Any amount paid above N50, 000 will be added to the 10, 000 Naira credit which was initially giving to you.

Tunde: Now, I am set up and ready to go; how do I make money?

M2m team:  From your customized site, you can see all the A-Z Destination rates you will be billed, since you have a reseller right; you can mark-up all your calls by whatever percentage you choose. For example we charge you N3.00 to Canada; you can decide to mark it up by 66.67% making it N5.00 to your customers. So you make N2.00 for every minute your client calls through you. Charging your client N5.00 per minute will increase traffic to your cybercafé which will increase the turnover. Check the analysis below for 1 month traffic for just Canada Destination:

The 60Kobo per minute (60% of our profit) is a privilege you get for being a Sole Distributor so you make N26, 000 on just one destination (Canada) – just imagine other destinations. Imagine you have 10 loyal customers who sign up with you for personalized service and you are offering them with the same rate we offer you and you bill them N500 rental charge per month; you are making an additional N5, 000 per month.

Now, take a break! This will not happen immediately; this should be like 3 months into the business with huge advertising campaign letting almost everyone in your neighborhood know you make international calls at N5.00.

Conservatively, if you have 5 of the high traffic destination in table 1 above, making 10, 000 minutes per month and knowing that the least amount profit you can make is with Canada (assume using the 66.67% increase factor), you will make more than;

• N26, 000 * 5 = N130, 000 + N5, 000 (rental fee) = N135, 000 per month.

With over 450 Destinations and we chose only 5 to be a consistent high traffic, you are sure of making conservatively more than N150, 000 per month with an initial investment of N40, 000.

This is for Sole Distributors, I will deal with Freelance Distributor soon, if you want to know the benefit of Freelance, you can click HERE to see and do your calculations yourself before I bring mine to you. To join the m2m Distributorship team, kindly click HERE to contact us and get our contractual agreement form.

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A massage touches a lady in the right spot but deeper than the apparent pleasure that is associated with massage is the therapeutic relevance that is hardly mentioned. Every time I travel to a far distance (8- 20 hrs) like the Middle East or South Asia, a 60-minute massage session totally eradicates the jetlag and gives my mind the needed focus for the trip. Harmed with this info, I sought a deeper knowledge about its relevance and ladies (especially wives) affinity to massage.

According to Larry Costa's book; «Massage: mind and body», «massage  used to be considered as an unnecessary luxury; today, it is valued by many not only as one of the most effective means of combating stress and inducing relaxation, but also for its many other physical and mental benefits, including expelling toxins, relieving muscle soreness, increasing flexibility, easing chronic pain, reducing tension headaches, boosting the immune system, promoting restful sleep, and improving concentration».

Wow! Does massaging really do all this? Yes and much more: I remember a Facebook friend asking me if massaging can cure arthritis; I told her massage is more of a preventive measure than a curative one. Constant use of massage prevents stress which according to a literature is the root cause of 99% of most diseases. A full body massage is a bit on the high side in Nigeria so how do you get rid of Stress – the constant factor in everyday living that causes muscular tension, which in turn results in tightness in the muscles, reducing the flow of energy through the body.

An effective alternative is the Atom Massager with special design, has a 3 massage feet to provide the vibration massage function. It has 3 LED lights which emits different shades of color while working. It is suitable for all parts of the body, relaxes the muscles and makes you feel very comfy. This ergonomic «atom» shaped design fits perfectly in the palm. The beauty of this massager is that it is very portable, light weight and it could be used in the office, home, gym and anywhere.

Giving your lady this sleek and stylish massager may be one of the best and thoughtful gifts you could give your lady. It has a 12 month warrantee and could easily fit into her purse – with time, this massager would be her best gadget to relieve her off stress as she works, drives or sleeps. It definitely rates higher than diamond and pearls because of its touch factor and it costs just Five Thousand Five Hundred Naira (N5, 500) with free delivery anywhere in Lagos. Don't forget your parents and grand parent, this will be the perfect gift for them and they will bless you from the depth of their heart as they relieve themselves with the massager. Click HERE to make your order. For Abuja residence, you may call Tope on 08053906600.

INTRAPRENUR COMPETITION

Intrapreneur is a word coined from entrepreneur; it simply means those that are gainfully employed yet find ways to seek business opportunity. This is aligned with ours mission of empowering Nigerians financially. Take a look at your lady colleague in your office and the men who will love to please their ladies. The atom massager is a «win» product for you and a great product to simulate your business instinct and ideas. These are other perks you stand to gain:

1. You will be given up to 30% off the marked price hence you have enough to distribute profits amongst your fellow intrapreneurs.
2. You would be given exclusivity for your office environment e.g. if you work with Zenith Bank, Ajose Adeogun branch, every Zenith Bank branch on the Island (including Ikoyi) is under your purview. We would refer anybody from that area to you.
3. If you want anonymity, we would provide that for you and communicate with your front man. An NDA would be signed to keep you comfortable.
4. The least amount we sell to intrapreneurs is 10 pieces but you can book for a sample @ the marked price which would be delivered to your door step @ the corresponding fee.
5. Any intrapreneur who is able to sell 50 pieces of Atom Massager would be given our Mini Washing Machine FREE.
6. Any intrapreneur who is able to sell 100 pieces of Atom Massager would join our PMP training FREE
7. The highest selling intrapreneur @ the end of product sales would be going home with a prize of our exclusive designed keke POeT Truck valued at 400k

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BEING AN INTRAPRENEUR FOR THIS ATOM MASSAGER: PLEASE, CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS. SEE BELOW THE WINNER OF OUR LAST INTRAPRENEUR COMPETITION, TOMIWA ORUNIPIN, FOR CAR VACUUM CLEANER .

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Apart from oil, another dominant demand in Nigeria (if not in the world), is voice communication – companies need to call their head office from their branches, the boyfriend needs to call his Youth Corper girlfriend, the married lady needs advice from her mother in the suburb, etc. The emotions that is captured in voice (or video) can never be achieved in data – this is why no matter how logical it is to use the email or chat, there is a huge tendency to defy logic and hear the voice of the recipient. This is why an increase in broadband equally means an increase in voice specialist.

Not just traditional voice specialist but those who can route calls through Internet Protocols – those who can build IP based VPNs and make use of the toll free promises. This is not what Closed User Group (CUG) promises as their international calls still goes as high as 65Kobo per sec (N39 per minute) compared to VOIP calls that goes as low as 5Kobo per sec (N3 per minute). The difference is just too huge and the concept of International Roaming will no longer exist because VOIP tariff is global and universal. If you call UK at 5Kobo per sec in Nigeria, you will call the same UK in UK at 5kobo per sec.

This is why in my quest to empower Nigerians and friends of Nigerians financially and to launch our m2m service; I am willing to give a 2-day FREE practical training to 30 individuals who are willing to tap into this Multi-Million Naira savings in their business and subsequently earn money in Euros.

Those expected to attend include;

1. Immigrants and Expats (especially Indians and Chinese)
2. Network Consultants
3. IT Specialists
4. Importers and Exporters
5. Freight Forwarders
6. Cybercafé Owners
7. Internet Marketers
8. Freelance marketers
9. CCNA Voice applicant interested in Practical Application

Scope of work to be covered includes;

1. Business Justification for VOIP
2. VOIP Toll Bypass
3. Case Study: VOIP in International Carrier Service
4. VOIP Signaling, Addressing and Routing
5. Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)
6. Quality of Service
7. Soft VOIP Configuration on Routers and Smart Phones
8. Soft Phones and its applications
9. Follow the Money - A VOIP Opportunity

Venue: JOBMag Center; 254, Herbert Macaulay Way, Yaba, Lagos

Date:  14^th and 15^th, August 2010

Time: Saturday: 10.00a.m to 4p.m; Sunday: 2p.m to 6p.m

Fee: N45, 000 Completely Free

Registration: N6, 000 (covers venue, snacks, certificate, etc)

Please, kindly note that seats are booked when the registration fee of N6000 is paid. Also note that this training will NEVER be done at a FREE cost again. The cancelled price of 45K applies after August 7^th, 2010 if for any reason the seats are not filled. Please, kindly click HERE to indicate interest and get payment details. Have a lovely week!

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The concept of randomness in the subject of the Holy Spirit gives us an understanding of a true Christian. A man born of the Spirit is unpredictable (see John 3:8); this means your spending is not based on a piece of cooked-up plan but on a leading of an intangible force. This last statement will not seat right with the carnal mind because it's definitely not logical. Is there a framework or a borderline to this randomness? Yes, that must be YOU because the spirit of the Prophet is subject to him.

Personal Finance is a very difficult thing to preach with varying ideas from varying gurus; «do not spend above your means» is a concurred platform amongst these gurus. «If you spend more than you earn, you are likely to burn». Despite the fact that it makes sense, I am yet to see an extraordinary success that follows this rule. Suddenly, I realized that it was not about spending more than you earn but it was about spending on your core competence.

Two stories in the bible illustrates this point; King Solomon did an extraordinary thing by sacrificing a thousand burnt offering and God was so moved that God gave him a blank check (1 King 3:3); another story worth mentioning is the woman  with an alabaster box of precious ointment (Mathew 26:7); she poured the precious ointment on Jesus. This precious ointment must be worth so much because it did not only anger the disciples, it aroused betrayal in one of the disciples.

Now, a logical mind will definitely not do what these two characters in the bible did; spending extravagantly on your core belief (It is similar to burning the money). This is the path to extraordinary success (someone that leaves his footprint in the sands of time). You can limit your spending in every aspect of your life except your core beliefs. Your core belief is your signature on this earth; it is your in-road to influence; it is the peace you seek for; it is your life; do not trade it for anything. Have a lovely week!

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Not everyone is symptomatic; some store up this illness until it catches up with them in forms that are not desirable. It still baffles me on how the bible records a man living for 969 years but on closer look, I realize how much the environment we live in today affects our life span. Apart from those who are genetically diseased, the environment plays a big role on how long we live. These days, we have cars to make life easy for us; the same cars are polluting the environment and subsequently shortening our life.

I do not need statistics to tell me that those that live around nature live longer lives than those that live in the city but the truth is I need to live in the city; I am quite young; I need to enjoy the rush (hustle and bustle) and the economical promises that the city offers. I cannot imagine staying at the country side because of good health promises. Despite my hatred for incessant traffic jam, I cannot leave the city and miss out on all the information. It's funny how we crave for things that are likely to ruin us – junk food, sugar, the city, cars, etc

Is there a way we can eat our cake and still have it? Yes, by consciously making smart choices; for example, while driving a car, the engine emits certain chemicals and exhaust fumes regularly. This surely weakens your lungs² each time when you turn on the engine. Also, cars leave poor quality of air to breathe in. You draw in the road dust and harmful toxins while driving to your workplace or store and back home. What solutions do we proffer?  We either turn on the AC or buy Air Fresheners but these solutions are band-aids and cannot provide effective solutions:

The AC reduces the temperature slowing down the activities of these allergens and pathogens but it does not eradicate it. Immediately, you switch, they start growing once more. Also, it does not remove the smell. An air freshener, in as much as it smells good, does not remove the smell, it only masks the smell, and by doing this, traps those dust particles. Air fresheners are economical but it does not guarantee you filtered air while driving. What may seem cheapest for you in the beginning is likely to take you for a ride and endanger your health.

This is why I am introducing Nigerians to Car Air Purifiers: A Car Air Purifier facilitates better breathing. Similar to an air freshener, car air purifier relieves you of unwanted smell, which your car produces due to fumes. It filters air, which circulates around your car. It removes those air particles inside the car that prove harmful to the respiratory system. How does it do this? The Air Purifier and Ionizer bombard your vehicle's interior with negatively-charged ions. These negative ions attract pollutants such as pollen, dust, cigarette smoke and even vaporized substances such as exhaust fumes. This effect makes the negative ions grow in size and fall to the ground; taking the pollutants out of your way, removing odors and leaving your vehicle interior smelling fresh and clean.

Simple and short; it brings nature to the city and commonly referred to as «Vitamins in Air»......

Product Features (Summary):

• Plugs Easily and Directly into Car Lighter Socket
• Generates Negative ions to eliminate odors and allergens for a fresher driving environment
• Avoid dizziness, dazzling and nausea caused by small space and poor ventilation.
• It can promote blood circulation and metabolism, regularize internal secretion by inhaling a lot of negative ion air.
• With colorful light, it can relieve strained mind and adjust the atmosphere in the car.
• Effectively Eliminates Odors, Dust, Pollen and Smoke
• Helps Relieve Fatigue and Promotes Alertness
• Attractive Illuminated Tip
• Chemical & Maintenance Free Design
• Quiet Operation

Wholesale Price (10 and above) = N3700 each

Recommended Retail Price       = N5000 each

Please, click HERE to make order

N/B: Please, kindly note that delivery within Lagos costs N500 and payment is done on delivery. To avoid paying N500 for delivery, you may pay into the following account below and it will be delivered within 24 hours:

Access Bank

Poet Solvers Limited

0840010000164

Please, kindly send Name, Address and Mobile No to 08024026912 after making payment

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1 - http://www.toolsforwellness.com/ionizers.html

2 - http://www.bestbrandtobuy.com/car-air-purifier/

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I still get confused over the concept of passion in relations to money. If I consider Maslow's Law, my conscience will not permit me to advise a fresh graduate in Nigeria without a job to follow his passion; his passion at this time is different from what we generally regard to as passion. I guess I love teaching as you can see in the picture above; the two previous Saturdays were dedicated to teaching RCCG youths – the more I think about my decision to take up the offer from After School Graduate Executives to teach on the two previous Saturdays rather than complete projects that may give me far better pay – the more I realized that I have to evaluate my earlier teachings on Passion vs. Money.

I am passionate about teaching (why else will I have a blog? Why else will I travel the whole state of Nigeria to teach Christian Corpers? Why else will I dedicate five years to write JOBFinder? And the list goes on). My keen interest in teaching is not something that was conscious to me until I had to make the decision to teach over money. Rewind to 10 years back; will I have been able to make this decision? I guess not. This is why passion itself is not absolute; when a youth says I am passionate about singing and ends up working in a bank. Though this may not be his first choice but he unconsciously knows that he needs to satisfy a passion (the passion of making money to be independent, to marry, to clothe, and to acquire shelter).

Common sense, right? Wrong! This goes against the Personal Development advice of some experts¹ who say «follow your passion and your money will follow». According to the bible, Jesus fed 5, 000 individuals with 5 loaves and 2 fishes. There are so many lessons and reasons that can be drawn from this story but the one written in plain black and white is that 5,000 individuals were hungry and needed to be fed. The immediate concern was not for them to hear the good news but for them to be fed. At this hunger point, their passion is defined. No matter how much they love Jesus, if they were not fed, they were not going to listen to him. The same analysis can be drawn for job seekers; feed them and it will be easier to maximize their talent.

This is the vacuum JOBMag hopes to fill in the economic space in Nigeria – feeding fresh graduates and experienced hands with job opportunities and empowering them with the requisite skills to ace any recruitment process of any Nigerian company. They are situated at the heart of Yaba at 254 Herbert Macaulay Way, very close to Sterling and Zenith Bank. It is an ideal place for all job seekers to come to; the atmosphere is superb for learning. When I entered into the place, it reminded me immediately of British Council. JOBMag will be launching its headquarters this Saturday, 17^th July, 2010. There are so many things lined up for fresh graduates and job seekers alike; if you are interested, it is important you get there very early for registration or you may lose a seat.

This is the JOBMag brand image that may be in the consciousness on Nigerians for time to come. Highlight for the launch event include job opportunities, free registration, free training, free internet access and lots more. There will be seasoned speakers including myself to grace the occasion. Also included in the launch is a 25% discount on all JOBFinder's Manual purchased at the launch. I encourage those who see themselves leaving their present job to a better place to attend this launch and get FREE registration to their database. Please, come with your CVs; it's FREE CV check and there are bound to be recruiters. You may book for a seat by clicking HERE. This is an awesome event that must not be missed by those seriously looking for plush jobs. Have a lovely day!

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Tolerance is resistance to love; we are built in such a way that we create a thick line between love and hate especially towards those that we are emotionally involved with. In the movie; «Why did I get Married?» by Tyler Perry; Tyler explored the possibility of resolving Marriage ruts and conflicts by changing locations without the influence of kids, friends, relatives, etc. This particular solution to Marriage rut was also explored in the movie; «Couples Retreat». You can watch any of these movies @ Mobile Moviz.

Though, this solution sounds like a good idea; just you and your spouse without external influences and having fun together in a different location; but I have never personally experienced it so I cannot be sure it would work. Despite my inexperience, I guess if I was in this situation, I will be open to it. Instead of tolerance, why not iron the issues out in an isolated location and who knows; may be? This is why I was impressed with VEDUTA NOVA's attempt to organize a couples retreat in Dubai:

Be part of a journey that'll engage your mind in a paradigm shift and take your relationship to another level which will take place from August 2^nd - 5^th, 2010.

Welcome to Dubai, city of merchants, cultural crossroads, second largest of the seven United Arab Emirates: A country where the dust of the desert is clearing to reveal the potential for one of the most significant international cities of the 21st century.

Wedged between Europe and Asia, buttressed by Africa, Dubai's encouraging tax regimes, state-of-the-art telecommunications and sympathetic business environment have produced a country that is building energetically on the advantages which location, centuries-old trading savvy and oil wealth have given it.

Dubai is not just a city of excitement. It's also a city of surprises. . .

Package includes:
• Return Airport Transfers from Dubai Airport (i.e. Airport – Hotel – Airport)
• Desert Safari with Barbecue dinner
• Half day Dubai city tour
• Dhow Cruise with dinner and transfers
• 14 Days VISA
• Rooms in a 4 Star Hotel on Twin Share basis
• Plus Membership of a Prestigious International Club with awesome EXTRA's!
All for an amazing offer of =N=250,000 per person

If you already have open flight tickets or wish to take care of your flights yourself, you can still be a part of this adventure for =N=130,000 per person

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I really don't enjoy driving at night and somehow I guess most people share my sentiment because according to a literature¹, only 10% of road miles are driven in the dark and the strange part is that 48% of road fatalities occur at night: If fewer people use the road at night and approximately half of road accidents occur at night, then there must be something dire about driving at night. Reading further into the same literature¹, I realize that at night our pupils dilate, and we become short-sighted, though glare, halos, and reduced peripheral vision all contribute to ocular tiredness.

Another annoying part about driving at night, especially on a double lane that permits driving in opposite directions, is the bright light from head lamps that seems to blind the driver coming from the opposite direction. This particular incident has caused so many unforeseen disasters; last December, a neighbor friend experienced a ghastly accident because a very bright light from a bus affected his judgment and swerved hitting a big pothole, immediately summersaulting the car. His Christmas holiday was spent in the hospital with bandages, stitches and POP.

I have always been looking for a solution to this maze until my recent trip to China when I discovered this Anti-Reflective Night Vision Glasses. Unlike sunglasses or self-darkening lenses, which block some light, AR-coated glasses actually transmit more light - about 8 percent more. This improves vision at night and helps distinguish fine details during the day. This set of ophthalmic Night Vision glasses specifically designed to correct dark-induced myopia, reduce glare, contrast the dark blue surroundings without changing color perception and ultimately offer safer driving after dark.

The special ophthalmic lenses are shatter-resistant, provide complete UV-A and UV-B protection, and offer an anti-reflective treatment, which reduces glare and offers more accurate sight from dusk to dawn. Another beautiful thing about these glasses is that they are Triacetyl Cellulose (TAC) Polarized. TAC Polarized lenses will protect you from UV rays, glare and intense light. In combination with a reflection-free coating, polarized lenses are ideal for driving. Controlling any vehicle on the road is a sight response game where mistakes can cost you your life.

I can not believe the driving experience in the night since I started using this pair of glasses. Simple and short, it is magnificent. If you are interested in owning one of these quality glasses, it costs Six Thousand Naira (N6000) only and comes with a 12 months warrantee. Unfortunately, we do not have plenty of it. Please, kindly click HERE to make your order (only order NOT enquiries). If you are interested in making more enquiries about this product, you may use the comment form below; please, only use the contact form if you are interested in making an order. On a last note, if you think safety is expensive, try the consequence of it. Have a lovely week!

1 -http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2008/04/tag_heuer_night_vision_driving_glasses.

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Why Religious center(s)? When there is the famous Disney World which I humbly submit not to have ever visited. Well, whether people agree with it or not, they are motivated and driven by a spiritual space and I am always appalled upon how people organize themselves to revere spiritual entity or entities as the case may be; Catholic, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Evangelicals and the list goes on. With different perspective on how to organize reverence for the spiritual space that inspires them, the world happens to be in more of chaos than peace.

Difference in perception is actually a God's initiative; according to the bible in the book of Genesis 11, people had the same perception on everything and they agreed to build towers to reach heaven. This is similar to organizing reverence to spiritual space; their motivations were however questionable; «Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth». God saw that with same perception and imagination, man can do and undo.

If man can do and undo, God will therefore not be in the equation of any man's decision and though they started by building one religious body, their motivations was actually to build names for themselves not necessarily to reverence God. Hence, God gave them various perceptions and scattered them abroad upon the face of the earth. Despite this separation, people have not stopped building towers to heaven but now on a different perception and they still want to make names for themselves worshiping their own creation and substituting it for God.

The Shaolin temple has more than a hundred statuette and statues representing various gods in one temple. It is filled with male and female monks and as the anecdote goes, Shaolin monk Sengchou (480-560) gained supernatural strength and fighting ability by praying to Vajrapani (one of the gods) and being force-fed raw meat. Thus, this Buddhist monastery is strongly associated with martial arts. The first Shaolin temple was built by an Indian dhyana master who came to China from India in AD 464 to spread Buddhist teachings.

The main act of worship is lighting incense or joss sticks. These are generally provided to worshipers by the temple in exchange for a small donation (there is offering time everywhere). Worshipers generally take three or nine incense sticks and light them from an oil lamp placed beside the burner. They hold the incense sticks in both hands while bowing the head and present them as an offering to the god(s) in the temple. Candles are also lit to the various gods. These candles are red and are made with a stick down the middle, and the stick is placed in special holders beside the incense burner, which consist of metal trays with holes in them.

My conclusion goes thus; the Shaolin Temple is another perception of man's reach to heaven. The temple I visited in Chongqing is very big with about 50 different big temples in one single land mass. It is far bigger than the Vatican City in size and has some recreational spot to chill out. This is one of the central religions of the Chinese and I am still intrigued that great qualities like strong work ethic; innovative spirit; conservative nature of the Chinese is inspired by the teachings from these temples. Have a lovely weekend!

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The force motivating electrons to «flow» in a circuit is called voltage. When we speak of a certain amount of voltage being present in a circuit, we are referring to the measurement of how much potential energy exists to move electrons from one particular point in that circuit to another particular point. Without reference to two particular points, the term «voltage» has no meaning. It is possible to have voltage without current, but current cannot flow without voltage.

It is imperative we understand this concept when we are talking about moving forward in life especially from one reference point to another. As I indicated in my earlier post; «Are you frustrated with work?» The average worker is frustrated because he is not progressing but in order to progress, you must face resistance. This resistance produces the potential energy (the voltage) to move you to the next level in life. The potential energy is always there but it is not productive without resistance.

This is what happens to someone who wants to move from a 2million net worth to a 3million net worth, from singlehood to married, from employee to self-entrepreneurship, etc; as long as you are moving from one point to another, you will need a certain amount of voltage to get you there but this amount of voltage cannot be produced without resistance which is the reason why most people give-up on their dreams of moving forward. The question then becomes; «how do we combat this resistance that appears to stop us but we need to move forward?»

David in the bible may have opened our eyes to an insight in combating resistance and moving forward; in order to move forward, you must think backwards. According to 1^st Samuel 17, David explained to Saul why he believed he could combat the resistance that troubled Israel; «I catch Lions and Bears by the jaw and club them to death whenever they attack my father's sheep; if I could kill lions and bear, I can kill this Philistine Giant that troubles the army of God».

David looked back at his testimony; he instinctively knew that if God could give him victory over lions and bear, there really isn't any challenge that God could not give him victory over. This is the attitude we must take when faced with any resistance. For every person reading this article, God has at one time or the other giving you victory over some particular resistance; you must use this testimony to build an attitude because 100% of every resistance that is overcome is a function of attitude.

How we see the resistance (attitude) is more important than the resistance itself; even if you have never encountered the resistance before; drawing back from past victory is all you need to solidify a winning attitude. Attitude discussed here, is equivalent to the voltage of an electric circuit because without the right attitude, you can NEVER progress from one point to another in this life we live in. Always think of this anytime you decide to move forward in life. Have a lovely week!

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Everyone is motivated by either two of these elements; we want to attain significance (economic, political and social) or we want to contribute (give to the poor, fight for the oppressed, open the eyes of the blind, etc.) Since we are (consciously or unconsciously) finding fulfillment in whatever we venture in, we are conflicted on which particular path to take; we do not want to contribute and miss out on the significance and we do not want significance without feeling guilty of not contributing.

My role in my undergraduate days was more inclined to contribution; help out in what capacity I could in the Christian Fellowship either teaching newly intakes a subject for free or pastoring a hall. Since I did this for 4 years, it sort of shaped my paradigm that it became easy for me to contribute when I left the four walls of the university. Till date, I still feel a pang of guilt if my inclination is more towards significance than contribution.

These two elements are not mutually exclusive: However, I have noticed two very important schools of thought on this matter; while some feel that you cannot be truly significant without contributing e.g. Mohammed Yunus founded one of the biggest bank in East Asia (Grameen Bank) through contributing, others feel you need significance to contribute e.g. Bill Gates after his economic significance with Microsoft decided to contribute fully to humanity.

I would not attempt to hide my bias towards «Contributing to Significance» paradigm because most of my heroes contributed to significance (e.g. Bishop David Oyedepo) and not to mention my undergraduate Christian Fellowship background but we must understand that habits are difficult to break; this is the problem I have with «Significance to Contributing» paradigm e.g. IBB with all his economic and social power believes he has to gain political power to create a positive change in Nigeria.

In Proverbs 31, a mother advise his son, King Lemuel, on the difficulty of contributing when significance has been obtained; she made him understand the vices and the challenges that someone who has reached significance face when they try to contribute; this reminds me of the adage «you cannot really know someone unless he is given power». The two vices associated with power (as mentioned by King Lemuel's mom) are Women and Alcohol.

Women and Alcohol are symbolic of distractions that come with power and are a travesty to the help that God promises us: Instead of the Holy Spirit, some men subscribe to Alcohol and instead of a Virtuous Woman, some men subscribe to women. Knowing the distinction between the substance and the shadow is vital to being a virtuous man. Is there really a man on this earth that contributes without seeking for significance: What do you think? I guess I will continue next week; have a lovely week!

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According to the bible, the first sibling rivalry took place between Cain and Abel. Cain, a farmer, brought God a gift from his farm produce while Abel, a shepherd, brought God the fatty cuts of meat from his best lambs. God accepted Abel's offering but not Cain. Cain was not happy about the whole scenario so God told him something that we need to know when giving gifts to someone we claim to love; «if you do well, you would be accepted.»

What does it really mean to do well? One can argue that Cain did well by giving a gift while some would view God as encouraging competition. Another person may believe it is the fact that Abel gave meat from the best lamb that made God to accept his gift. I have a different angle to all this school of thoughts; Abel did it for love while Cain did it out of duty; duty and love are two diametrically opposite thing because it is very easy to confuse the two.

The easiest arena to confuse love with duty is in marriage. Admitted! You were in love when you wedded her but after years of compromise, character revelation, incessant quarrelling, etc. you choose to stick to the marriage out of duty. You give her valentine gift because your colleagues are giving their wives; you accompany her to functions because of what people would say; you provide for the home and make conversation for the children sake, etc.

It's not that you could admit to yourself that you really don't love her any more but you are lukewarm towards her case; the love that could make you do anything for her is missing. You are just going though life accepting what life has to offer you. The passion isn't there to care enough to relieve her pains or to care for what she really cares about. This is what I presumed happened when Cain was giving his gift; he did it out of a moral sense of duty while Abel was head over heels in love with God.

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First things first, whenever there is a nudging within you that does not just seems to go away; it clearly indicates that something is wrong with your present level of operation hence a desire to move to a higher level. Most times, the people who experience this discomfort interpret it to mean their present condition and situation is not good enough and immediately passes the buck of responsibility to it. Check: this interpretation may be right but their emotional and 'un-analytical' response may be flawed.

The need to grow is paramount to life and whenever you stop growing; your spirit recognizes this and nudges you to keep growing. When you have mastered your work load or job function, your whole world becomes boring and the need to learn more forces you to blame your work environment; your passion starts to wane and the only compensation is your salary; you will then realize that salary cannot quench the hunger for growth but like the lab rat, you have nowhere to turn to.

On the scale of motivation, I have made an assertion in the paragraph above that «Progress» is better than financial compensation. Though this may not be apparent but the need to progress is the reason you sought for the job in the first place. If you can truly comprehend this, you would realize that half of the issue is already solved. The other half is implementing a «progress» strategy rather than an «exit» strategy; the story below may elucidate this point:

A prodigy of mine, who works in one the foremost auditing and consulting company in Nigeria, visited me over the weekend. We talked about his work as usual and his 4-year exit plan before embarking on his MBA; he told me of his desire to commit to the Ice4Days program which is purely marketing (not sales) in nature. I was surprised because I have always known him to be more analytical (left-brain) than creative (right-brain). However, his reasons dispelled my suspicion;

I want to be on my own in the nearest future; as you know, I have good work ethic, great analytical skills, I am creative when achieving a given task but I suck at marketing. The experience I would gain from XYZ Company would further strengthen me in what I am good at but I need exposure in the field of marketing which is the bed rock of true entrepreneurship and freedom; you can delegate every other thing in running your own business but you cannot delegate the marketing strategy:

Progress is subjective in nature; it is imperative to bring your future dreams to the present and work at the pending dangers that may occur. Providing a solution to what may go wrong and implementing a personal program that could eliminate such future mishap would surely eradicate the lethargy that is derived from work place. You could add a certification to the mix, learn a new language, join a marketing program, stretch yourself and go beyond your comfort zone because that is the only route to growth. Have a lovely week!

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I am aware some people see me as a sort of leader; some people respect my opinion; others seek for my advice; some are in awe of my discernment on some subject matters while some others appreciate my numerous efforts but the reality is that I am just a regular guy who has received the grace and mercy of God. I get tempted, I get confused, I get angry, I fail in some of my endeavors, I sometimes lie and call it diplomacy, etc. This grace and mercy is available to all who extend their hands to receive it.

The story of the man in «Acts 3» is quite instructive; a lame man from birth sat at the gate of the temple begging for alms. He observed everyday as people walked into the temple giving him money. He did not care to wonder; why do this people go to the temple? He did not care to wonder how this people get this money that they give him freely; could going to the temple have any impact on this people's finances? His rationale was simplistic enough; «I am lame and I must position myself for people to keep feeding me with money».

This rationale is common to most men; «I was not born with a silver spoon»; «my salary cannot take me home»; «I do not have a job»; «do not have enough money»; «I do not have a husband like this and this». Most men look for every opportunity to stay at the gate and beg for money rather than enter the temple. They stay at the gate everyday when all they needed to do was to ask someone to take them to temple. They beg for what they can simply own.

Today, I am going to take you to the temple; I am going to reveal to you how I made my first one million Naira. It was actually serendipitous; I followed a law that I did not know would produce such results;  it is commonly referred to as the golden rule; «do onto others as you want them to do to you». This simply means you must be the initiator; you must be willing to first give; you must be willing to contribute whatever you have; it does not matter how insignificant you think it is, you must be willing to contribute it.

More than 4-years ago, I started contributing what I knew through writing. I did not know it would blow up, I was just teaching people all I knew and I was having fun doing what I enjoyed. I was neither an expert at what I was teaching nor was I good at writing but I realized that what I was teaching stuck more with me. I realized that by contributing the little I knew through blogging, I was increasing my level of influence and gaining relevant relationships. These relevant relationships produced the dividend that leveraged a million Naira.

This is a simple formula to grasp; it really does not have to be blogging; anyone who works in a particular field long enough will make some interesting distinctions that, if shared, could provide a lot of value for others. It is this value that creates the influence and if the influence is directed appropriately, you would never lack for anything. When you contribute what you know to the world around you, you are on your way to making your dream financial position. Giving is fundamental to receiving.

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