Tag: goals

  • VISION 20/20 and The Decade of Destiny By Tope Fabusola

    “2020 is going to be great!”

    Blah, blah, blah…

    How many times have you heard this so far?

    If you are like me, probably a thousand and one times.

    Yes, we’ve seen it all.

    2020 is a unique year.

    No matter how the last decade went.

    Whether some people went from grass to grace…

    Or from grass to grasshopper.

    What really matters is the reality we must face in this new decade.

    So, what do you need to make 2020 really superb?

    I’ll tell you what it’s not.

    Goals.

    What you need in 2020 isn’t goals. What you need is a vision.

    No, this is not a motivational “aspire to perspire.”

    What you really need is a vision.

    Let me explain.

    2020 isn’t just a year. It’s the start of a decade filled with possibilities.

    No matter how shiny your new year resolutions are, even if you achieve every one of them, you aren’t milking 2020 enough.2020 is here. What is it all about for you? Goals or Visions?

    To reap all the benefits of this decade, focus on a crazy decade-long vision.

    If today is Jan 1, 2030.

    Who are you, then?

    No, I’m not asking you what you’ve done.

    I’m asking you, who have you become?

    Allow yourself to be crazy about your vision.

    Who are you in 2030? Where can you see yourself? What are you controlling?

    Don’t tell me you are “successful”.

    Clearly define who you are.

    Don’t be modest. Be very arrogant about it and dream like a crazy man.

    If you find it hard doing this, add 10 years to your current age and ask yourself…

    “Who am I at this age? Who would I want to look at in the mirror with deep satisfaction in my heart?”

    Take your time and think deeply.

    I’ll wait.

    Are you done?

    Now, ask:

    “What must I do this year to move aggressively towards my vision?”

    “What must happen in 2020 for me to become my 2030 self?”

    “What skills do I need?”

    “What project must I complete?”

    “What network must I build?”

    “What must happen this week, this month, this year, if I must become that crazy vision in 2030?”

    Dump your new year resolutions and pursue a worthy vision for once.

    All the clarity you need is in a 20/20 vision.

    #BurnUpOrBurnOut

    Tope Fabusola
    The Firebrand CEO

    PS: If you are one of those saying “2020 isn’t the start of the new decade. It should be 2021.”…

    Guess what, there is a reason we say the 20s, 30s, and 40s.

    This is reality, not almighty formula.

    #BurnUpOrBurnOut

  • Welcome to February – Month of Actualizing Dreams & Witness of Funny Dramas

    Welcome to February – Month of Actualizing Dreams & Witness of Funny Dramas

    Happy New Month to you!

    Welcome to February 2019.

    This February is your month and everything that has failed to work since January, they’ll begin to work for you.

    Welcome to February - The Month of Actualization of Dreams and Dramas - Olawale Daniel
    February is your month of execution and actualization of your big dreams. It is your month of divine encounter. You will surely be favoured in this month. You will move from Good to Great and from Grass to Grace.

    This february comes lots of dramas from politicians, don’t be distracted.
    Lots of love in the air for the Valentinians!

    Doors of opportunities will open. And you shall take advantage.

    Go harder this month because there are lots to be done and lots of money to be made.

    Don’t joke with anything about this month. Consider how other person on the receiving end would feel by your actions or non-actions – so think it over before you click, post!

    If Asiwaju the furniture could commit suicide right here in this country because of banters, abuses, attacks, and non-challant attitude of fellow Nigerian twitter trollers on Twitter, you should be prepared for the worst. Our advancements in this world is vastly eroding us the benefits of humanity – we don’t care anymore, but just about our individual happiness.

    And lastly, it is going to be a month of funny dramas and telenovelas in this country, be prepared for the premiere. In fact, go get your front row ticket because Twitter Nigeria is getting ready.

    Do not get carried away by sweet talkers in the political scene of Nigeria. They may come as saints trying to woo you onto their own sides…never get carried away because of a morsel of bread.

    Get smart and Vote your future wisely.
    Vote for your conscience.

    Don’t vote on emotion…getting emotional attached to politicians ain’t gonna change their thoughts and decisions towards you.

    In fact, emotion and sentiment are part of the tools used in winning your heart during political campaigns. It is part of the game. Don’t fall for it.

    Remember that;

    “all tyranny requires to get a foothold is for men and women of value and Valor like you to stay uninterested in challenging the status quo.”

    If you are ready, God is ready to make everything work in this nation once again.

    We’ve been outside the country and know how things were in those places.

    We can duplicate them here if there are good policies and execution in place here as well.

    We can do it by choosing the right leader with good hearts and experience towards driving the affairs of this country forward.

    Let’s show our future generations that in our own time, we stood for what we believed in – a working nation. A nation that stood up despite all the odds and challenges before it.

    We can do this.

    If Ghana could do it, we can.

    If Rwanda can do it, we too can.

    If South Africa could stand up against apartheid, we can stand against any form of tyranny in our nation.

    And all that is really important to effect such change is your Voter’s Card…yes, your PVC.

    I was at the INEC office earlier today to get mine. I applied for a correction of name the last time I was there a year ago, but I was surprised they didn’t actually made any correction. Instead, they reprinted it as is. I love it like that because that priceless jewel will help me to choose a leader with conscience in the next couple of days.

    You should feel the same way. Your PVC is all that you have left after several years of failed leadership in this country. So this February, don’t make the same mistake of not realizing the value it carries.

    Don’t sell it for cheap or any form of stomach infrastructure.

    It is worth more than $50 Million if you know how much poverty affect a nation and deprived its citizens of their self worth.

    Don’t sell yourself too short.

    This February is your month where you make amends and record great feat.

    Make it count.

    You can, and YOU WILL!

    – #DoctorRESIDUAL signing out!

  • Breaking Forth: My trip to Abuja, a record-breaking experience

    Traveling for me has always been a thing of joy – I’m an adventurous type of being. My kind of business model has given me the privilege of traveling places all over the world – even though, I’m yet to launch into the deep by maximizing this special, and yet attractive feature of my work model, I’m always on the lookout for an opportunity to go places far beyond my tribe.

    Breaking forth into five states of the Federation

    Part of my new year resolutions when we started 2014 is to cover 5 different states of the federation before the year climaxed. And according to my calculation, today marks the fifth states in my jot pad; Osun, Ondo, Edo, Kogi, and FCT (Abuja).

    I was privileged to have been delegated to participate in a conference at Abuja yesterday. I took up the opportunity, unknown to me I was about to break the record which I set until I was reflecting on the journey.

    Thank God for the nice trip.

    I’m back in Ibadan looking forward to breaking forth into the New Year.

    Update!

    In follow up to this article, read my birthday gratitude post here.

    Wish you good luck.

    Olawale Daniel