Notes you should read every week

By Bayo Ogunmupe

Being positive does not mean you ignoring the negativity around you; it means overcoming the negativity within you. The peace, happiness and effectiveness of your life greatly depends on the quality of your thoughts. On the average, most of your stress comes from the way you respond, not the way life is. Adjust your response and all that stress is gone. Truly, inner calmness among chaos is a superpower that frees you to focus more effectively on what actually matters. The trick is to be present. Don’t waste away all your days waiting for better ones the next moment. Just appreciate where you are today. You’ve come a long way, and you’re still learning and growing. Be thankful for the lessons. Take the lessons and make the best out of them. You don’t need to engage in every petty argument you are invited to. Take this to heart and your future self will appreciate it. Because as you age, you will learn to value your time, heartfelt moments with loved ones and peace of mind, much more. Little else will matter. Everyone you encounter is struggling in some way. Some people are just better at hiding it. So even when you have good reason to be angry, don’t be hateful. Rise up with boundaries and grace. Remind yourself that peace is not the absence of pain, but the presence of love. The bottom line is, in spite of the real world challenges you face, the biggest and most complex obstacle you will ever have to personally overcome is your own mind. In other words, you aren’t responsible for everything that happens to you in life, but you are responsible for undoing the self-defeating thinking and behavioral patterns that these undesirable experiences create.. Therefore, you can think better, which means you can tap into your subconscious and ultimately live better. Thus, think better when you are in the heat of a tough moment and take guidance from such practice at all times. What you think you become; what you feel you attract and what you imagine you create. Don’t talk—act; don’t say—show and don’t promise—prove. Persistence is omnipotent. Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent—President Calvin Coolidge-US president from 1923-29. Your perspective is always limited by how much you know. Expand your knowledge and you will transform your life. And the more you know the more you earn, and the greater your self-confidence. Which is why you become what you think about most of the time. The words you speak become the house you live in. Never give up on what you really want. It is difficult to wait but worse to regret.