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On the best sunny day, the most powerful magnifying glass will not light paper if you keep moving the glass. But if you focus and hold it, the paper will light up. That is the power of concentration. A man was traveling and stopped at an intersection. He asked an elderly man, "Where does this road take me?" The elderly person asked, "Where do you want to go?" The man replied, "I don't know." The elderly person said, "Then take any road. What difference does it make?" How true. When we don't know where we are going, any road will take us there. Suppose you have all the football eleven players, enthusiastically ready to play the game, all charged up, and then someone took the goal post away. What would happen to the game? There is nothing left. How do you keep score? How do you know you have arrived?  Enthusiasm without direction is like wildfire and leads to frustration .

I asked God for strength, that I might achieve. I was made weak, that I might learn humbly to obey . . .  I asked for health, that I might do greater things. I was given infirmity, that I might do better things ...  I asked for riches, that I might be happy. I was given poverty, that I might be wise ...  I asked for power, that I might have the praise of men. I was given weakness, that I might feel the need of God .. .  I asked for all things, that I might enjoy life. I was given life, that I might enjoy all things ...  I got nothing I asked for--but everything I had hoped for. Almost despite myself, my unspoken prayers were answered. I, among all men, am most richly blessed!  Get Inspired...   How well do you relate to the above?  

About a hundred years ago, a man looked at the morning newspaper and to his surprise and horror, read his name in the obituary column. The news papers had reported the death of the wrong person by mistake. His first response was shock. Am I here or there? When he regained his composure, his second thought was to find out what people had said about him. The obituary read, "Dynamite King Dies." And also "He was the merchant of death." This man was the inventor of dynamite and when he read the words "merchant of death," he asked himself a question, "Is this how I am going to be remembered?" He got in touch with his feelings and decided that this was not the way he wanted to be remembered. From that day on, he started working toward peace. His name was Alfred Nobel and he is remembered today by the great Nobel Prize. Just as Alfred Nobel got in touch with his feelings and redefined his values, we should step back and do the

For days, a butterfly struggled to force its body through a little hole in a cocoon, without making much progress. It appeared like it had gotten as far as it could, den a girl who observed, took a pair of scissors n snipped off d remaining bit of d cocoon 2 help d butterfly. With ease the butterfly then emerged. But it had a bloated body and shriveled wings and for the rest of its life, was crawling around, never able 2 fly. You see, the restricting cocoon and the struggle required 4 the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were God's way of forcing fluid from the body of d butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready 4 flight once it achieved its freedom from d cocoon. MORAL: Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in life and we are not to be too much in a hurry for people quickly forget how fast you did a job, but they always remember how well u did it. Get Inspired with Adrianpastol.

I got this from a friend and decided to share it, its greatly motivating.....     1. Everyone has a Story in Life A 24 year old boy seeing out from the train’s window shouted… “Dad, look the trees are going behind!” Dad smiled and a young couple sitting nearby, looked at the 24 year old’s childish behavior with pity, suddenly he again exclaimed… “Dad, look the clouds are running with us!” The couple couldn’t resist and said to the old man… “Why don’t you take your son to a good doctor?” The old man smiled and said… “I did and we are just coming from the hospital, my son was blind from birth, he just got his eyes today. Every single person on the planet has a story. Don’t judge people before you truly know them. The truth might surprise you. 2. Shake off your problems A man's favorite donkey falls into a deep precipice; He can't pull it out no matter how hard he tries; He therefore decides to bury it alive. Soil is poured onto the

On his last day as a Lagosian, Get Inpired Today (GIT) visited the Nigerian veteran actor in his Lagos home for an exclusive, today we tell his stories in his own words of how he made it this far...  Livinus Nnochiri  GIT Crew:            Good afternoon Sir and Thank you for having us. Livinus Nnochiri:               Afternoon, It’s no problem. You are welcome. GIT Crew:            Can we meet you Sir? Livinus Nnochiri:                My name is Livinus Ogornna Nnochiri. Hmm… I come from Imo state, and I am married. I have two lovely kids, two girls. I am a Christian, predominantly where I come from. We are mostly Christians and Catholics particularly, so we are predominantly Catholics. So that is Livinus Nnochiri. GIT Crew:            Okay Sir, the country knows you as a well know actor in the Nollywood movie industry, but what people don’t know is why. Why acting rather than other professions? Livinus Nnochiri:                Well, you know in this

Pete Edochie www.adrianpastol.com One of the most respected Nollywood legends the industry have seen. Uncle Pete Edochie was born on the 7th of March, 1947 and is  considered one of Africa’s most talented actors, by both Movie Awards and Movie Magic’s Africa Magic Cable network. Although a seasoned administrator and broadcaster, he came into prominence in the 1980s when he played the lead role of Okonkwo in an NTA adaptation of Chinua Achebe ’s all time best selling novel, Things Fall Apart . Edochie descends from Enugu, Nigeria and is a Catholic.  He got into radio broadcasting in 1967 as a junior programmes assistant after which he was elevated to the level of a Director. He was director of programmes, but doubling sometimes as Deputy Managing Director and occasionally acting as Managing Director. He quit ABS because the government decided to politicise the affairs of their FM station, thereby resulting in the entire management being asked to move out, including him.

Kanu Nwankwo Kanu Nwankwo, OON. is a retired Nigerian professional footballer, he was a member of and later captained the Nigerian national team for 16 years from 1994 until 2010. Knau was born in Owerri, imo state- Nigeria on the 1st of August, 1976. From his tender age, Kanu has always  desired and pursued his dream of playing football and he started out on the streets but his career began at Nigerian league club Federation Works, before moving to Iwuanyanwu Nationale. After a notable performance at the U-17 World Championships he was signed by Dutch Eredivisie AFC Ajax in 1993 for €207,047. It was success ever from there, see below for club records: (Nobe-Apps means number of  appearances while Gls refers to number goals he scored) Years Team Apps † (Gls) † 1992–1993 Iwuanyanwu Nationale 25 (15) 1993–1996 Ajax 54 (25) 1996–1999 Internazionale 12 (1) 1999–2004 Arsenal 119 (30) 2004–2006 West Bromwich Albion 53 (7) 2006–2012 Portsmouth 14