In December 2014, I’ll be thirty years and like Jesus, I’m just beginning. I've been
reflecting over my life – the valleys, the mountains, the plateaus, the people,
the mistakes, the achievements, the lessons and the future.
Here are thirty lessons I’ve learnt in thirty years.
- Conviction: Beliefs that are firmly planted in my heart will determine what I do with the resources in my hands.
- Compromise: Values count. If I compromise my values, I will lose my promise. It is the values I hold that ultimately take me to my place of promise.
- Character: Who I am in private speaks louder than what I project in public.
- Control: I am responsible for the outcome of my life. I cannot blame God, Satan or people. I must take charge of my thoughts, actions and pursuits.
- Change: Change is inevitable. To be on the right side of change, I must expect it, plan for it, create it, manage it and respond to it.
- Connection: An experience from one area of life could be valuable in another area if I learn to link and apply the principles.
- Conformity: Short cuts could offer nothing but quick fixes; and quick fixes expire quickly. I must seek to align my life, work and ideas to best practices.
- Competition: I am not on earth to be better than somebody else. I am on earth to reach my God-given potential. By setting myself in competition with others, I lower the standard.
- Conception: Vision is life’s best tour guide. If I want to see something with my eyes, I must first see it with my mind.
- Calling: I am not on earth by accident. God designed me for a specific assignment. It is the discovery and fulfillment of God’s assignment for my life that will give me satisfaction in life.
- Confidence: The level of my success in life will never exceed the extent to which I believe in myself.
- Choices: The choices I make determine the actions I take. My actions produce the results I see. I must learn to choose wisely.
- Comprehension: Without understanding, I cannot be effective. Pursuing the right knowledge will enable me to operate with understanding. Knowledge is power.
- Competence: To produce quality, I must perform with relevant knowledge, requisite skill and right attitude.
- Commitment: The only way to benefit from the things that are important to me is to devote my time, effort and money to them.
- Consistency: What I do daily determines who I will be tomorrow. To see my dreams materialise one day, I must work on them daily.
- Complacency: So long as I am alive, there is no point of arrival. No matter what I achieve, there will always be something more to strive for. The day I say I have arrived will be the beginning of my end.
- Conflict: The battles I face are indication of the booty that lies ahead. Champions are produced only after battles are won.
- Comportment: If I am gentle, I can control my emotions and temper; I can conduct myself in dignity in the face of provocations; I can manage my anxieties wisely.
- Composure: Attitude is everything. My posture at the point of success will determine how long my success will last.
- Compassion: The best way to show my love for others is to empathize with them; not to judge them.
- Collaboration: It is not possible to succeed without people. People come in many forms – business partners, sponsors, bosses, subordinates, customers, family, friends, mentors and fans. Relationships are critical to my success. To succeed with people, I must love them, respect them, forgive them, serve them and help them.
- Charisma: I may not appeal to everybody but I certainly appeal to the people God has called me to influence.
- Crying: It is better to release my pain through my tears than to hold it in and suffer in silence.
- Candor: Honesty is the best policy. Telling a lie under any circumstance is a serious breach of my honor, dignity and conscience. Speaking the truth wisely and graciously is the best way to keep my integrity intact.
- Communication: My ability to receive and transmit facts, figures and feelings will determine what I get in life and what I give to my generation.
- Clock: Time affords me space within which I can pursue and fulfill my aspirations. If I manage time wisely, it is most likely that my life will turn out pretty well.
- Completion: When I begin something worthwhile, I must endeavor to finish and do so remarkably. Things done half way do not generate substantial rewards.
- Christianity: The best way to live is to submit to the person, principles and power of Christ.
- Contentment: Gaining everything in the world and losing my soul makes my life fruitless. True satisfaction comes by securing my soul in Christ.
© 2014 Terry Mante
CEO, Personal Development Network (PEDNET)
Accra, Ghana
Tel: +233.267.186.420
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