2015 IN RETROSPECT

The year 2015 started on a bright note full of hopes and dreams. Hopes and dreams of things to accomplish, things to achieve @goals and plans to reach. In all, it has been a fruitful journey with many dreams accomplished, many goals scored and many wishes coming to reality. Although, there were unaccomplished goals but that does not take away the fact that it has been a wonderful year all through. The brand “INSPIRE ME” has grown from muscles to muscles, nerves to nerves and strength to strength. It has not been devoid of setbacks at some points but they were all overcome with resilience and perseverance. This piece therefore retrospectically remembers the achievements of the year, the mistakes and blunders made and a plan of how to correct them in the nearest future. Ride along as we appreciate our successes and failures.
The year started with a piece on the personal experience of the writer tagged “MY TESTIMONY” posted on the 14th of March, 2015. It was a personal testimony of the writer about #BreathingOut #FacingYourFear and then conquering them. It ended with a belief that you can be better than where you are presently at. https://t.co/ZSH20jRGEV 
THE GOOD SELFISH ACT: Posted on the 14th of March, 2015. It was a piece about #HelpingOthers and the benefits of it. Regarded as #ASelfishAct and #AGoodAct in both respects as you are selfishly attracting to yourself in three folds what you are doing to others. It ended with the quote to consistently do more of it for your very own sake. https://t.co/P7NbPssJMN 
WHAT IF I TRY: Also posted on the 14th of March, 2015, it was a piece about whether to try or not, #WhatIfITry? What if I don’t? What do I gain in each? What do I lose in each? So many questions that need answers, a motivational one, it ended with the writer’s personal decision to rather try than to live wondering why he never did and a note to others to do as well. https://t.co/1aVFPltKtP 
BORN FOR GREATNESS: Posted on the 7th of April, 2015; it was an insight into the world of great people. It detailed the fact that every person who has ever achieved anything significant has stretched for it that no person was ever born ready-made or fully-equipped for success. It ended with the writer’s personal belief in himself and in you that you can do it. You can achieve greatness only if you are ready to #StretchOut and accomplish your life-long dreams. https://t.co/ct4qLH5tc5 
IT BEGINS WITH YOU: A piece written after the acclaimed success of the change-themed All Progressive Congress in the 2015 general elections. It was written to emphasize that true and lasting change starts with the individual. Their desire for change brought about the change. It ended with the quote “Without you, no one else can begin. You hold the scepter of change in your hands. Use it for the greater good”. #ItBeginsWithYou https://t.co/x9WW4puhoc 
ANOTHER MAN IS DOWN: Posted on the 17th of April, 2015. It was a piece written to remember the sacrifices of the lives of the armed forces. Those men and women who are fighting for our rights giving theirs so we may be free. It was entirely dedicated to all men and women who have sacrificed for their countries as guardians of freedom against the forces of terror and tyranny and for all those who will be called upon in the future. #AnotherManIsDown https://t.co/myeiciYQc5 
BETTER THAN AVERAGE: Posted on the 1st of May, 2015. It was a piece on #Excellence, what it is, what it’s not. It is about standing out in the crowd, about bringing out the best from what you have, about being better than average, choosing not to be a mediocre, doing ordinary things extraordinarily well. It ended with the reason to seek excellence always as opposed to mediocrity. https://t.co/2pk4by12w8 
SHOW UP: Posted on the 20th June, 2015. A piece about showing up for your life to rise up emphasizing concisely that we have to own up to our life, become responsible for our story. We have to make our choices and we owe nobody an apology for living our life. It ended with the writer’s belief in himself and yourself that we can only succeed only if we own up to our life. https://t.co/Hp17dsqX4x 
PUT YOURSELF OUT: Posted on the 20th of June, 2015. It was a piece written about putting yourself out there and not worry too much about what happens. It emphasized the fact that sometimes walking through life involves risking through the pains to get the gains. Although there is the chance you might fail, there is also the chance you might succeed. It ended with these note “The greatest harm you can do to yourself is to fail when you could have succeeded. Go out there and make a name for yourself. You deserve it”. https://t.co/lgPPE6uddm 
I AM ME: Posted on the 8th of July, 2015. It was a piece that expressed the peculiarity of the individual in writing. Everyone is distinct in several respects, the uniqueness is therefore explained in this piece. 
YOUR CHOICE: Posted on the 23rd of July, 2o15. It was a piece that itemized the choices that we have to make whether to choose success or failure, whether to believe in yourself or not. It ended with these quote “You either opt to choose wisely OR you remain a fool forever. It is still your choice”. 
RUN FOR YOUR LIFE: Posted on the 6th of August, 2015. It was a piece that exemplified the lives of the antelope and the lion in writing. One is running from the other while the other is running to catch up with the other. It further posited that everyone in life is running from something and also running to catch up with something so we must all run well the race we have started. 
HOME: Posted on the 12th of August, 2015. It was a piece that was written when the writer was missing home during his compulsory one year National Youth Service Corp. It highlighted what the home should do in await of his eventual coming back. https://t.co/6JN6AsNnJX 
THE CHOICE OF GREATNESS: Posted on the 20th of August, 2015. It was a piece on making choices between being a mediocre and greatness. It itemized why you must choose one over the other, what you need to choose one and the difference between the two. https://t.co/g2fiVh6eMM 
MOVE AT YOUR PACE: Posted on the 26th of August, 2015. It was a piece that exemplified the lives of the snail and the tortoise in writing. It explained how the snail and the tortoise will continue to move at their pace without caring what others are saying. It further related it with humans and why they must move at their pace regardless of how faster others are moving. https://t.co/x0NoEB2O0M 
SHARE IT: Posted on the 3rd of September, 2015. It was a piece that explained that everyone one of us has got a story, a song, a poem and other things that we must not just keep to ourselves but share it with the whole wide world for others to see. The whole world is anxiously waiting for our stories. http://t.co/FKCFPRxSiY 
MAKE MISTAKES: Posted on the 10th of September, 2015. It was a piece that emphasized that there is no problem making mistakes; we only have to learn from every mistake made. In fact, mistakes are opportunities in disguise and we must make good use of them. It’s only the man that makes mistakes trying that is probable for an eventual take on success. http://t.co/RTaWBYiqCe 
NO PROMISE OF TOMORROW: Posted on the 16th of September, 2015. It was a piece that stressed the importance of living for today alone without being anxious of whether tomorrow comes or not. In fact, there is no promise of tomorrow so we have to live our best today and do the best that we can. http://t.co/mQhxvAuPLL 
FOLLOW YOUR BLISS: Posted on the 24th of September, 2015. It was a piece that stressed the importance of doing what makes you happy rather than following the wishes of others at the expense of your happiness. It further informed on the need to always trust and follow the wisdom of your heart as it is there you will find your paradise. http://t.co/MSOVYcaspk 
DESPITE THE ODDS: Posted on the 1st of October, 2105. It was a piece that informed that despite the odds, we can still make it. Despite the odds, we can still succeed. We just need to be determined and never give up as there is a hidden good and secret chance attached to every odd. http://t.co/Oi3FWtO8ND 
GOOD MORNING: Posted on the 8th of October, 2015. It was a piece that really defined the actual meaning of the phrase “GOOD MORNING” - A greeting of a good new beginning, of good times and of a good new life. http://imxGnXbwbl 
POP: Posted on the 15th of October, 2015. It was a piece that reflected the moments and times of the compulsory one year National Youth Service, the ending of a journey started and the simultaneous beginning of a new journey entirely. http://t.co/0cDX8OAM8S 
BE THERE: Posted on the 21st of October, 2015. It was a piece that explained the need to always be heard wherever you are, in whatever you do. The need to convey your message anywhere and make sure your presence is felt anytime dominated the write-up. https://t.co/BOEzTlTj2O
SUCCESSFUL FAILURE: Posted on the 28th of October, 2015. It was a piece that centered on the need to always learn from our every mistake, stand up from our fall and take a momentous step towards success. Success inspired as a result of standing up from our fall – Successful Failure. https://t.co/VYmlXkQ08n 
FORGIVE YOURSELF: Posted on the 13th of November, 2015. It was a piece that stressed the need to always forgive ourselves whenever we make mistakes or fail in a venture. It stressed the need to learn from our mistakes and move on irrespective of how many times we have failed. We have to forgive ourselves because without that we can never trust ourselves again to succeedin that same venture. https://t.co/5rK86eVMC6 
BELIEVE IN YOURSELF: Posted on the 20th of November, 2015. It was a piece that centered on the need to always believe in ourselves, trust in our abilities and have faith in our knack. It is the only key that can promise us success in the end. https://t.co/32EEMa21dW 
PASSION: A CRAZE SO SERIOUS: Posted on the 15th of December, 2015. It was a piece that literarily explained what passion is. It gave a vivid explanation of passion and the eventual result of anyone that is passionate about his/her dealings. It was the concluding piece for the year.  https://t.co/Fo9rcLorWr
PLANS FOR THE NEW YEAR
Eventual take-off of the “Inspire Me” website.
Launching of the substantive You tube channel
Publishing of more posts than in 2015.
Graphical presentation of posts to aid understanding.
Social Media Interaction with the followers.

With God on our side, we hope to inspire you the more in 2016. Deo Volente!

PASSION: A CRAZE SO SERIOUS

Passion is the feeling that tells you this is the right thing to do; nothing can stand in my way. It doesn’t matter what anyone else says; I’m going to follow this way and act upon this glorious sensation of joy. A feeling so good that it cannot ignored. A craze so serious to put more energy into something than is required. It is more than enthusiasm or excitement, it is the ambition to put as much heart, mind, body and soul into something as possible. Being passionate is never by chance, it comes from the hungry and thirsty intention to do what you love and to do more of it. Maybe that is why success comes to those who dedicate everything to their passion. In truth, they deserve it because they have been crazily serious about something. In essence, I choose to be passionate about what makes me happy because my mission in life is not merely to survive but to thrive and flourish in whatever takes away my passion. I therefore elect to be seriously crazy about what radiates paradise in me.

#Passion:ACrazeSoSerious

Adetayo OJO.

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BELIEVE IN YOURSELF

I would like to share my thoughts with you. I want to say NEVER for any reason no matter what it may be doubt yourself. Never you do so. No matter what you say, no matter what you do, no matter what you think, never doubt your abilities. The very moment you doubt your abilities, you trust your debilities. I want you to believe in yourself despite setbacks, despite the seemingly immovable obstacles, despite the cold and the dark, despite the woes and the pains. If you believe in yourself, you will succeed far more than you think. You will be surprised you will find all your troubles behind you. The greatest error in life is to relegate yourself when you could have been upheld. The most humble tragedies in life have occurred from a lack of faith or believe in one’s own self or one’s own ability. The simplest thing in the world is to deride ourselves because we made a mistake, to give up and say I’m no good but the more difficult thing is to believe in ourselves no matter what comes. In truth, we are not a mechanically precise machine; we are a bundle of nerves, sometimes we worry, we’re tensed up and we are stressed out but the important thing is never to allow our worries dictate our glories. I want you to believe in yourself, trust in your own ability and have faith in your knack. You actually deserve to win.

#BelieveInYourself

#TrustYourAbility

#YouDeserveToWin

Adetayo OJO.

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PERFECTLY IMPERFECT

Why would you expect me never to make a mistake? Why would you expect me to be so damn perfect? What’s up with perfection anyway? Who really is perfect? Who really is impeccable? Show me one person: So eloquent no stammer, they have never lost, always winning. They have no imperfection, they have never asked for direction. They are number one selection. They are never producing feaces. They are always excelling. They are immune to failing. They have never fallen to temptation. Their hearts are always healthy. They have never called on the Saviour. They have never stolen money. Their sky is always sunny (MI Abaga). They have never hurt a person. Their mouth is never cursing. They have never hurt, never thirsting. Their hands are always nursing. Never get frustrated. They have never made a mistake. Their lips are never pouting. They have never had a trouble. They have never blinked; never lost vision. They have never owed debtors. They have never shouted. 

Just don’t expect those from me. In fact I can never give you any of those. But one thing I can give you is this: I’ve got a faulty conscience, so much nonsense, I make mistakes, I’m harboring some guilt, gotten my heart broken. There is hurt from every word I’ve spoken. There‘s people I’ve cheated. I’ve had truth receded. Sometimes I’m very stubborn, allowed my pride to govern. There is so much dirt I’ve covered. It’s dark inside my cupboard. That’s the real me, I’m not perfect, I don’t even want to be. You know what, who really is? But in all of these of my behaviour, I see I am only human, so give me a break. But all the same, I don’t take being human for granted. I make sure I put in my best to every contest I’m tested in. That’s the real me; I’m PERFECTLY IMPERFECT BUT I WILL NEVER TAKE IT FOR GRANTED.

#SoMuchNonsense

#PerfectlyImperfect

#ButStill

#NeverForGranted

Adetayo OJO.

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FORGIVE YOURSELF

With every mistake you will make, with every error you will commit, you must learn how important it is to forgive yourself and many of the people around you. Often times when we make mistakes, we mostly believe that our failures were our fault, the fault of others around us and even the littlest inert objects. But one thing you must understand is that you are not impeccable and that there is every chance you might fail for every chance at success. There is every chance we might fall flat to our face. The only thing that typically keeps us going is our intention of getting the best. So if by chance we fail, our intention has never failed, it’s just the method and approach that failed. But in truth, forgiving yourself may look ridiculous but it is actually necessary if at all you will trust yourself again to succeed in that venture. The truth is unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that your method failed you never your goal, you will never move forward. For that reason, it is important that you forgive yourself, learn from your mistakes, move on and succeed like never before. In truth, you actually deserve to succeed. 

#ForgiveYourself

#YouDeserveToSucceed

Adetayo OJO.

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SUCCESSFUL FAILURE

If by any chance you fail, make sure you use your failure to your benefit. There is a thing called “Successful Failure”. We successfully fail when our failure stirs us to keep trying. We successfully fail when our letdowns excite us to keep on aiming. We successfully fail when the setbacks that look as though they will finish us off spur us to come out on top. We successfully fail when we see our mistakes and willing and ready to change. Often times, the greatest mistake we make is not correcting the first mistake. We successfully fail when our miscarriages do not hold us down from taken in again. We successfully fail when our failure does not limit us to our present position but it provides us the leverage for future success. Anytime you have learned from your failure, anytime you have stood up from your fall, anytime you have risen up from your death, I’m happy to announce to you that you have taken a momentous step towards your success. In short, you just successfully failed.

#LearnFromYourMistakes

#StandUpFromYourFall

#SuccessfulFailure

Adetayo OJO.

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BE THERE

Wherever you are, whatever you do; be there, be all in, immerse yourself fully in it, consume the total plot, draw from it, capture the whole moment. Convey your message. Let your voice be heard. Be the director, produce it, let your being reach, stake your highest odds in it. Let your story prevail, let your song be so melodious, let your poem recite with the best rhymes, let your touch leave impacts. Wherever you go, go with all your heart. Stamp it with your soul, be the best in it. It will lead you forwards, towards your own legacy. Be There!

#BeThere

#BeAllIn

#ItWillLeadYouForwards

Adetayo OJO.

POP

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end. It is impossible for an end to exist without a beginning likewise it is impossible for a beginning to exist without an end. At the beginning of this Service year, the journey looked endless, it looked rough, bumpy, and so uneven but the certainty of its end was a surety. We’ve been through it all, the extremes (the hotness, the coldness, and the windstorms). Now once upon a 15th of October, 2015, the journey that looked endless yesterday has finally ended. It took a beginning to have this end. It took a start to get to this finish line. Unsurprisingly, a new beginning simultaneously starts as this journey ends. One phase has ended, another just begun. I am however wishing you goodies in your new journey. I’m wishing you money (lots of it), I’m wishing you health, I pray that you will be tall. I’m wishing you thrills and bliss’s. In short, I wish you whatever you pray for yourself because that is probably the best I can offer you. I’ll see myself at the top. 

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'GOOD MORNING'

A phrase we all use all the time. I say it to my neighbors, my friends, my brothers, my employees. I guess you could say it’s some kind of blessing to one another, to start the day, a greeting to break a coffee. Maybe just a habit to some or an act of politeness but to me it has a whole different meaning. It is a greeting of a good new beginning, good times, and good life. It is a start of a new day, a new season, and a new moment. The start of a new story: of getting on with our lives. A new day to live your life, a new day to leave an impact, a new day to find your way, a new day to smile, to rise, to shine, to love, a new day to be thankful, to be grateful, to celebrate life, a perfect day to correct yesterday’s mistakes. It’s a new morning to stop mourning for there is hope today of changing your story. I am therefore wishing you a good new beginning. Good Morning Sun shines.

#GoodNewBeginning

#GoodMorning

Adetayo OJO.

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DESPITE THE ODDS

Despite the odds – the road looks rough and bumpy, an unpaired path with potholes and pits, bushes and shrubs scraping the sides of our vehicle, an uncomfortable ride with a lot of jolting and bumping in the seat. But fortunately and unfortunately, it may be the only way to the top. What can we do? We could change our plans, turn the car around and go back home or drive back and forget about our journey to the top or we can curse and swear at the discomfort and keep going. That journey is our life. The vehicle is us. The driver is our decision. If the driver is determined, he just won’t give up. There is a hidden good behind the odds, a secret benefit at the back of the chance. We could end up winning despite the odds; we could end up succeeding despite the story all up-hill. This journey is our life; however, putting a lackluster performance is a recipe for failure. It is better not to start than to put in a lackluster effort. Despite the odds, we will give our best. Despite the odds, we will never relent. Despite the odds, we will stake our highest. Despite the odds, we will never stop until we come out tops. 

#DespiteTheOdds

#WeCouldEndUpWinning

Adetayo OJO.

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FOLLOW YOUR BLISS

Every one of us has got something that makes us bliss out. We all have a passion or interest that radiates paradise in us. It is that area of our life that exudes a beatific curiosity. We enjoy doing it. It makes us better, happier and overjoyed. Be aware that only if we follow that route are we guaranteed an effortless happy journey to the top. The heroic Joseph Campbell did say “follow your bliss, find where it is and don’t be afraid to follow it.” Following your bliss means doing the things your heart most desires as opposed to honoring the obligations and rules of others. It is the deep and pervasive sense of actively pursuing your passions and not settling for anything lesser. Follow your bliss and don’t be afraid and doors will open where you didn’t know they were going to be. The great Confucius said ‘choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life’. Take a step towards where your heart is. Take a note of where your heart rises up with joy and excitement. Realize that bliss is always within us, ready to bubble up. When we trust and follow the wisdom of the heart, doors will magically be carved out of the most impenetrable walls. Therefore, find your paradise, stay in it, follow your bliss. It will take you to the zenith of your dreams.

#FindYourParadise

#FollowYourBliss

#ItWillTakeYouToTheTop

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NO PROMISE OF TOMORROW

I learned that tomorrow isn’t promised to anyone, that we have to be our best today. Today is all that we really have. Now is all there is. Life is tough, there are no guarantees. No shortcuts. There is no magic pill to rid life of its classics. There is no fairy god-mother floating in the sky to grant our every wish. So we must abide by its rubrics and live as if today is our last on earth. There is no assurance of tomorrow, so do whatever you want today. No one knows what tomorrow will bring. The reality of now trumps the promise of tomorrow. Enjoy the moment while you still have it. Make this count. Play full out. Appreciate this moment and take from it everything you possibly can. Act like you just have one day – today and be happy in it. Be best in it. Love a little deeper, love like you‘ve never loved before, laugh a little louder, dream deeper than you’ve ever imagined you could dream. Seize the day (Carpe Diem). Experience all that your heart desires.  We are only given today, tomorrow is not promised to anyone.

#SeizeTheDay

#LiveForToday

#NoPromiseOfTomorrow

Adetayo OJO.

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MAKING MISTAKES

There is no problem in making mistakes, at all. All of us make mistakes but the real problem is not learning from them. Matter of factly, all problems and mistakes are opportunities. We find balance by making mistakes; they give us experiences and the opportunities to improve our lives. They are parts of our growth and they teach us that next time we need to do things differently. Making mistakes doesn’t therefore make us useless, incapable or worthless. It actually makes us better than we were yesterday. Never therefore be afraid of making mistakes. In actual fact, you are allowed to make mistakes. When you have made a mistake, just get up better and keep going. What really affect our performances are our fears and doubts. We are all here to learn, nobody is perfect. Instead of focusing on the problems in the past, focus on the results you want. Be confident! Never ever hesitate. Mistakes are opportunities in disguise. They are a part of being human. Therefore go ahead, take chances, and make mistakes. Make all you can, make lots of it. Learn from them. It shows you are out there doing something and because that's where you will find your success - on the far side of unending effort.

#MakeMistakes

#LearnFromThem &

#MoveOn

Adetayo OJO.


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SHARE IT

Everyone has a story, everyone has a song. Everyone has a poem. Each one of us is blessed with a lyric. There is something distinct about everyone. It is like your personal signature. Only you can sign your name that way. The best counterfeiters in the world cannot perfectly duplicate your signature exactly the way you would do. No one else can tell your story the way you’ll do. So, therefore tell it the best way. Share it to the largest crowd. Sing it with the loudest voice. Recite it with the best rhymes. You are the best poet of your poem, the best scriptwriter of your story, the best artist of your painting, the best choir of your song. Who you are, what you become is completely up to you. No one else will help you outside of yourself. There is something bravura about you, something grand, something worth listening to. Share it with the world. We are all anxiously waiting for your story. 

#YourStory

#YourSong

#ShareIt

#WithTheWorld

Adetayo OJO.

MOVE AT YOUR PACE

The snail keeps moving regardless of what the society thinks of it. It keeps moving at its pace without caring who the heck is looking at it. The tortoise also never cares what other beasts speak of it. It is just so concerned about its journey that it has no time for hearsays. It must do so if at all it will get anywhere. Anyone who will get anywhere in life must be deaf to the shouts. Anyone who will get anywhere must be his best self. Forget about the invectives of the crowd. Care enough to ignore their vilifications and disparagements. You know what, just be yourself. Move at your own pace, care less about what people say. Walk at your own haste, and run at your own velocity, you don’t have to run like Usain Bolt to get to your destination. NO! In actual sense, you may not be able to run like him. You may only hurt yourself if you try to do so. We are all running the same race but we are not on the same plane. Some on the fields, some on the rocks and maybe some on the hills, some will get there on time and some will get there maybe later. The crux is just that you make sure you get THERE. 

#BeYourself

#MoveAtYourPace

#YouWillGetThere

Adetayo OJO.

THE CHOICE OF GREATNESS

It takes no more effort and energy to be great than to be a mediocre. It is the application of that effort and energy that matters. You can either channel it into something productive or not. It is the same amount of time that all of us have but the use is the only thing that differentiates us. Anyone of us can be great but it’s not everyone that will be great. Likewise, anyone can be a mediocre but it’s not everyone that will be a mediocre. It’s just the choice of which one to be and the use of your resources that make the difference. If you could apply the same amount of energy and effort to greatness as to mediocrity, which would you go for?  You can either choose to be great or to be a mediocre.

#TheChoiceOfGreatness

Adetayo OJO.

HOME

HOME: That’s where our heart is.

HOME: Forget where the past is.

HOME: Don’t leave us behind please.

HOME: Forget where the past is.

HOME: We can’t wait to meet you.

HOME: Run faster and meet us.

HOME: We so much long for you.

HOME: Accept us with open arms.

HOME: Tell the world we’re coming.

HOME: Prepare a decent place for us.

HOME: Make merry because of us.

HOME: We’ve missed you so much. 

HOME: No place like your place.

#HomeComing

Adetayo OJO.

RUN FOR YOUR LIFE

Every morning, an antelope wakes up. It knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every same morning, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest antelope, or it will starve. All of them running to survive in life, it’s a must if at all they wish to be alive to see the next morning. Everyone who will ever survive in this life must run for their lives. Anyone who will ever get anywhere in life must be ready to run until he or she is safe. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a lion or an antelope - when the sun comes up, you’d better be running. Run for your life! 

#ToSurvive 

#ToGetAnywhere

#RunForYourLife

#GoodMorning

Adetayo OJO.

A NEW LIFE

Today is the newest day of my life. Today is a blank page in the diary of my life. Today comes loaded with it unlimited possibilities and I’m ready to embrace it with open arms. Today, I can be and do what I want to do. I will go through today with my head up high. Today, I stop being a victim of my yesterday. I will make someone smile. I’ll go out of my way to perform an act of kindness to someone I don’t know. I will quit worrying about what I don’t have and give thanks for the many blessings that are mine. I will be wise enough to be grateful, courageous enough to be happy, open enough to see opportunities. It’s a new dawn. It’s a new day. It’s a new life and I’m feeling good!

And as the day ends: I will finish the day and be done with it; I will go outside and raise my eyes to the heavens. I will stand in awe at the beauty of the shining stars and the moon and I will praise God. I will be excited with expectations because I know tomorrow could be yet another great day of my life.

#ANewDay

#ANewLife

#Today

Adetayo OJO.

YOUR CHOICE

You can let failure knock you out and you can stay down OR you can get up believing in yourself, determined to climb to the top. You can either be blindly determined to make of your life everything you really deserve OR you can sit down and be counting all your losses. In essence, you can only be doing ones of the twos. Being determined to do whatever it takes to win, regardless of how many times you have been knocked down may just be the real option of life. You, I and everybody else may go through failure on our roads to success. It is just about either never being satisfied with mediocrity, averageness, poverty, misery OR you are deriving satisfaction in all. Your choice will however determine whether you are one step beyond the crowd OR you are one behind. You get to choose whether to get up and never ever give up OR you sit down, knocked down by your clangers. You either elect to be happy despite all OR you remain sad despite all. It’s all your choice. You either opt to choose wisely OR you remain a fool forever. It is still your choice.

#OnesOfTheTwos

#It’sYourChoice

Adetayo OJO.

NOW OR NEVER!

This is my one shot at living. Yes if I have to make some compromises, at least I must get a shot at my dreams. This is your only shot at living; don’t ever fail to give everything you’ve got. There is no lifeline for you once you use your only lifeline. No ‘50-50’, no ‘phoning a friend’ and no ‘audience’ will ever help you. You have to use your only lifeline with caution. You have to believe that you alone hold your key to success.  The starting point of success is the realization that no one else is coming to your help. Everything you are or will be is entirely up to you. You have to achieve everything achievable within this lifetime. You have to walk through this life leaving footprints that differentiate you from the rest. You have to make your difference. How could you spend the rest of your life wondering if you really could have made it. You can’t afford to waste your only life running after nonsensicals. The time is now to make your dreams come true. NOW or NEVER!

#NoLifeline

#NowOrNever

Adetayo OJO.

I AM ME

I am me. In the entire world, there is no one exactly like me. There are people who have some parts likes me. But no one adds up exactly like me. Everything that comes out of me is mine because I alone choose it. I own everything about me. I own my fantasies, my dreams, my hopes, my fears, my successes, my failures, my mistakes. I can see, feel, hear, think, say and do. I have the tools to survive, to be productive and to make sense out of people and things outside of me. I am me and I can do anything. I am ME and that’s all I can be. The real me is a ME that can never be you. The real ME is hiding under my skin. The real ME is wonderful, beautiful. You know what, I just wanna be me. You should also be YOU. Do what you do. Hold your head up high. Be yourself. You have to be yourself because You are YOU and I am ME.

#IAmME 

#YouAreYOU 

#TheRealMe 

#TheRealYou

Adetayo OJO.

PUT YOURSELF OUT

Sometimes you just got to put yourself out there and not worry what happens. Sometimes you just got to go outside and not worry whether the rain is falling or whether it’s a sunny hot day. Sometimes walking through life involves risking through the pain just to get the gain.

I know there is the chance you might fail but likewise there is the chance you might succeed. So why would you limit yourself just because of the chance you could fail. You would be killing your chance at success as well. You don’t have to talk yourself out of greatness when there is the chance. You’ve got to jump. You’ve got to quit being scared of the maybes and what-ifs and just go out. Quit cheating yourself out of the best thing that could happen to you. The greatest harm you can do to yourself is to fail when you could have succeeded.

Go out there and make a name for yourself. You deserve it.

#GoOutThere and #MakeAName4Yourself

#MyStories

Adetayo OJO.

SHOW UP

Sometimes, we hide from living that we forget that we are the lead actor in our life-movie. Sometimes, we forget that the way we present ourselves speaks volume a lot about what we become in this life. The truth is that you have to show up for your life to rise up in life. You have to own up to your life. You have to be responsible for your story. Make life better for yourself and others. Be an active participant in your journeys through life. Work towards your goal; don’t just hope for the best. Find purpose in what you are doing. Find satisfaction in your passion. Make things happen in your own life. Open yourself to infinite opportunities. Be alive, be confident. Walk through life with the knowledge that you have a lot to offer and a great desire to share it. That doesn’t mean you will not falter. No! Make mistakes – lots of it, learn from them, correct them, and move forward. Don’t hold yourself back. Make your choices; you owe nobody an apology for living your life.

Show up for your life! You have the talents to succeed. We are all expecting the best from you.

#ShowUp to #RiseUp

Adetayo OJO.

BETTER THAN AVERAGE

Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives. It is the state of outstanding quality. It is the result of unending and unfading passion for greatness. It is never a mistake. It is the summation of determination and resilience laced in perseverance. Excellence is about standing out in the crowd. It’s not about having the best. It’s about bringing out the best from what you have. Excellence is being better than the average. It’s choosing not to be a mediocre. It’s about distinguishing yourself with exceptional qualities. It’s doing ordinary things extraordinarily well. It’s the resolution never to be satisfied with less but that you will give your best in your quest to be better than the rest.

Average doesn’t look so good for you. It is the worst of the best and the best of the worst. Seek EXCELLENCE. You are better than being average.

Seek #Excellence.

Adetayo OJO.

ANOTHER MAN IS DOWN

‘We never remember the sacrifices of the lives of those men and women who fought for our rights who gave theirs so we may be free.’

I never ever picked up a gun, picked up a knife, picked up a weapon and fight for my life. I never had to fight for my rights so I don’t know the price of a life if I leave it to another man, a man I don’t know his name, an army of nameless citizens ready to die for the other residents. It’s time we celebrate what you‘ve given to your land.

How many have died from the evil politics. Those who have sworn to protect us from wrong. Who is going to write them a note? As we mourn for the countless lives that have ended, soldiers, police their families abandoned died to protect us to hold up the standard. We remember the lives of those lost in the vanguard.

All these leaders play games you know why because they never had to take arms, another man dies for the evil that you sow. It’s a cold war, it’s heartless. Who is going push back the darkness. All I can do is to fight for the memories of all our soldiers and martyrs. Lieutenant Shittu Leo, Captain Keneth Onubah, Lieutenant Mayowa Areago, 23-year-old Obinna Izuala just to name a few all died protecting us from the evil that had been sown. Put your lights up and celebrate this men and women of valor.

O Lord, we ask that you bless the souls of those that have given their lives to protect us from the evil of insurgency from the terrors that would harm us at night, provide for their families, and comfort their loved ones. We ask that you punish those that will send innocent boys and girls to the battle front for selfish reasons. AMEN.

Modified from MI’s Another Man.

DEDICATED TO ALL MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE SACRIFICED FOR THEIR COUNTRIES AS GUARDIANS OF FREEDOM AGAINST FORCES OF TERROR AND TYRANNY. AND FOR ALL THOSE WHO WILL BE CALLED UPON IN THE FUTURE. ANOTHER MAN JUST GOT DOWNED.

Adetayo OJO.

IT BEGINS WITH YOU

One great lesson that this 2015 general elections has taught me is that lasting TRUE CHANGE begins with the individual. The party-elect APC themed herself CHANGE but in real sense, CHANGE begins with you. Your desire for change has given the APC the chance at bringing about change.  Your impact as a person is so great that APC as a party is so powerless without you. You longed for the CHANGE, you sought for the CHANGE and now you’ve gotten the change. The possibility of a new Nigeria focused on change started and began with you. The chance at making this nation better rested heavily on you. If you had failed, we would have continued with the same road. Therefore know that:

The possibility of a corruption-free Nigeria BEGINS WITH YOU.

The possibility of a nation admired by all BEGINS WITH YOU.

The possibility of true representation in political offices BEGINS WITH YOU.

The question whether this country will change can be answered by YOU.

When this nation will change BEGINS WITH YOU.

How this nation will change BEGINS WITH YOU.

Why this nation will change IS YOU.

How the change begins IS YOU and

The most appropriate person to start the change IS YOU.

Without YOU, no else can begin. You hold the scepter of change in your hands. Use it for the greater good.

#CHANGE

#ItBeginsWithYOU

Adetayo Ojo.

BORN FOR GREATNESS

When asked by a group of tourists whether any great men had been born in his village, Leonard Ravenhill had this to say, nope, only babies. They further asked, why then is it that we have so many great men in this village? He answered, naturally they were born as babies but they stretched out for greatness.

Note: Every person who has ever achieved anything in life has stretched for it. There is no such thing as a self made person. There is no such thing as a person who comes into the world fully equipped for success, every person who has ever made it to the top, every person who has ever achieved anything, every person who has been effective in life has learned to stretch. Success is due to our stretching to the challenges of life. Failure comes from shrinking from them. There is no such thing as a man who was born great. Great men were once babies who had ordinary desires just like you and me but they extraordinarily made a name for themselves. All giants today have been weak men who did great things even despite their weakness. Your weakness should never be an excuse; it should rather be the stepping stone for achieving greatness. Stretch out for greatness. You can do it. I believe in you. 

#StretchOut

U were #BornForGreatness

#IBelieveInYou 

Adetayo OJO.

WHAT IF I TRY

I’m being pulled in two ways.

It’s either to try or not to.

It’s difficult to choose.

What if I don’t try?

What if I do?

Everything that I’ve always dreamed of depends on my choice.

If I try, it’s either I win or I lose.

I wouldn’t know until I’ve tried.

But if I don’t try,

I may regret because I may never have the chance to know whether I’ll win or not.

How can I afford to live my life with what if?

It’s close enough for me to touch but if I don’t go for it, I might always regret.

How can I learn to live with wondering what if I would have tried?

I could shine even fly.

I don’t want to realize after it’s too late and see it pass me by.

Will I ever know what the future holds if I don’t try.

If I could I would, if I couldn’t I would.

I would rather try than to live wondering why I never did.

#WhatIf I

#Try

Adetayo Ojo

THE GOOD SELFISH ACT

Maybe, we might all be here to help each other. In truth, we might all

be parts of the machine that must foster cooperation in order to

achieve the desired end product or maybe we're not. We might

probably just be here to make the best of the situation for ourselves.

In any case, helping others have the siamese behaviour of bringing

happiness into the helper's life. So for whatever reason you choose

to help others, it will always help you in return. The famed law of

Karma did say that 'whatever you do to others will get back to you in

three folds'. It was then that I concluded that 'Helping Others' is the

most selfish act there is because you are selfishly attracting to

yourself in three folds what you are doing to others.

Whao!!! Such a good and selfish act. I love it.

# helpingothers

# theselfishact

# selfishlygood.

Adetayo Ojo.

MY TESTIMONY

Never had I know that something was hindering me from becoming the real ME. Never had I know that I have been held in a rut of non-motion by a motionless thing. Never had I know that I have been held in a prison for so long a time. A prison that held me back from expressing my ability, my initiative, my talent, and most of all, it held back the fulfillment of my full potential as a human being.I have been so afraid of my fear that it practically made me a slave of itself. But I started the journey to becoming the real ME when "I breathed out and faced my fear. I stood up to my fear and suddenly my fear fell and bowed down in awe of me".

It was never easy but the end feeling was worth the effort. Note this - fear will paralyse you if you do not deal with it. It will absolutely stop you from living a life that you desire. Recognise it. Conquer it. Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live. Do the things you fear to do and keep on doing it. Go ahead and start that business you want to start. Go ahead and speak your word. Go ahead and stand up for yourself. Go ahead and study what you really want to study. Go ahead and become a musician, poet, artist, fashion designer, speaker or whatever else you want to do. Sure you might fail, but you might succeed too. Take the

risk today and conquer your fears. You deserve better than where you're presently at. 

#BreatheOut and

#FaceYourFear

#MyTestimony.  

Adetayo Ojo.