CREATING YOUR OWN PASSION

Whether you are straight out of school or simply stuck in a career that is unfulfilling, you may be thinking-there must be something more to life. For everyone, there is…and this is called your passion. It is that hobby, that talent, that activity that really makes you excited-something you just need to know more about, and are compelled to in every way. No matter where you are in the spectrum of things in your life, it is never too late to start seeking out this passion. The sooner you do, the sooner you can start living a fulfilled and happy life. This is said, where do you start, and what do you do? Here are the most important steps to finding and creating your own life’s passion.

1. Interests: The best start when seeking out your life’s passion is to consider what hobbies and interests you may have that really make you feel happy-when you think about them, when you do them, and also how much time you spend doing them. There will be many interests and hobbies that are just that, but start looking at your interests as possible careers; and you could easily find a passion for your life.
2. Talents: Where your interests and hobbies are founded is whether or not you have a talent for it. Unfortunately, not all interests we have are things that we have talent in. This said, in order to find a passion-you need both. Just remember, even if you do not have a knack for one hobby or interest, do not become disheartened, as we all have a talent or two for something; and this something could be a fulfilling.
3. Open Your Mind: It is absolutely necessary that someone seeking a passion in life understand that they must open their minds to possible industries, avenues, and possible activities that they might not have originally found interesting or possible because of circumstances. It is only through this opening of the mind that a person can fully appreciate a possible excitement for something new or existing.
4. Learn About Various Fields: Do your research on a broad range of fields before choosing one or another. The only way to find the right field for you is to take a look at what niches, industries, and jobs exist; and which ones really make you excited and interested. Do your research, make a list of possible jobs and industries, and ask people who work in the field and positions. This way, you can gain a truly complete idea of what is involved with your possible passion.
5. Keep At It: Lastly, once you find the thing that makes you tick and makes you feel excited when you wake up just to do it, keep at it. Make sure you never give up, and you do all you can to make it work. It is, after all, your passion.

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Mimee PK

SECOND CHANCE

Everyday the phrase second chance passes by me but I have never had cause to reflect on the meaning or need of a second chance. I have always believed that people should always take responsibility for their actions and face any consequences or repercussions for things they do. I have however over the past few days realised what a second chance really is and why it is needed. So why a second Chance?
As imperfect beings, everyone has flaws, weaknesses and shortcomings. Looking at our actions from this perspective, it is impossible to live in a world without giving out or receiving transgressions. I realised that over the years, I received and dished out transgressions some times in equal quantities more often than not in different quantities. The issue here is that me and you offend people. Imagine if everyone gave an equal dose of the bitterness and anger caused by your transgressions.
I have experienced genuine remorse for a misdeed in the last few days. Remorse beyond human comprehension. Remorse to the extent that I would not go within a 5 mile radius of my misdeed again. Remorse to the extent that I would rather jump of London bridge into the Thames (I can't swim) than go near that misdeed again. I emphasise the remorse I feel to buttress my point that people can genuinely be sorry for actions and inactions. For this reason, I am now a true advocate of a second chance.

As of today, I have promised myself that I will always give second chances before passing judgment. I am now a believer in second chances. Who knows, this experience might have just made me consider giving third and fourth chances. So at this point, I urge you to ask yourself, have I ever been given a second chance? If the answer is yes, then the next man deserves a second chance too.

PS: For the inquisitive and curious,it has nothing to do with a man.

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Uhanan Mimi

IMPORTANT LESSONS ON SUCCESS

Robert Collier said, “Success is the sum of small efforts repeated, day in and day out.” In order to succeed, you must form the habit of following the principles that cause success.
6 lessons on Success:
1. Dare
“The person who gets the farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.” – Dale Carnegie
You only get one bite at the apple. Van Crouch said, “When they back the ‘hearse’ up, they’re not making a practice run.”
You must dare to do the impossible. You have to stretch your borders, risk being told “no”, and risk being laughed at. To succeed you must get in the habit of “daring to do the impossible”
2. Fail
“A stumble may prevent a fall.” – English Proverb
It’s okay to fail; I like to say that failure is the path to success. Just keep failing forward until you succeed; don’t give up. Thomas J. Watson said, “Would you like me to give you a formula for success? It’s quite simple, really. Double your rate of failure. You are thinking of failure as the enemy of success. But it isn’t at all. You can be discouraged by failure, or you can learn from it, so go ahead and make mistakes. Make all you can. Because remember that’s where you will find success.”
It’s okay to fail, failing prepares you for success.
3. Grow
“Pity the man who inherits a million and isn’t a millionaire. Here’s what would be pitiful, if your income grew and you didn’t.” – Robert Collier
To succeed you must grow! No one can give you success; you must grow into a successful person through experience, education, learning, and training. You have to change into a successful person. If you don’t change, your life won’t change! David Thomas said, “Unless you change how you are, you will always have what you’ve got.”
4. Imagine
“The great successful men of the world have used their imagination, they think ahead and create their mental picture in all its details, filling in here, adding a little there, altering this a bit and that a bit, but steadily building – steadily building.” – Robert Collier
You have to see your life the way you want it to be! What you see is what you get, if you can’t see it, you won’t get it. If you can’t perceive it, then you will never have it. You must have a vision; the vision must be real to you. Solomon said, “Where there is no vision, the people perish.”
5. Go
“Success doesn’t come to you, you go to it.” – Marva Collins
You have to go towards success. Don’t wait for success to find you because you’ll end up waiting a long time. You have to find it, and you find it through work, focus, dedication, perspiration, and inspiration.
Go after success; chase it down, right in the face of all your fears.
6. Excellence
“The difference between failure and success is doing a thing nearly right and doing a thing exactly right.” – Edward Simmons
To succeed you must believe in giving excellence to your customers. You must give the best of yourself, you must go above and beyond, you must do more than what is expected of you.
If the average person does an average job, the excellent do excellent work. Charles Kendall Adams said, “No one ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him; it is the amount and excellence of what is over and above the required that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction.”
Whatever you do, do it with excellence, do it with passion, and you will do it well.
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Uhanan Mimi

IT'S THE GOD IN ME

Mary Mary has an awesome song  "God In Me." The song is so inspiring and I believe every young lady should have on rotation on their ipod deck or music player. Sometimes women can be very vindictive and mean. Some may look at other women and say things like, "She think she cute or who she think she is." Creating negative attitudes like jealousy and being too competitive. You believe that if you could get a better car than her, a better job than her, a higher degree than her and so forth, that your success will dwindle her shine. But what you do not know is that, you cannot compete with God.
It is not her hair, her looks, her dress, her success, her material possessions that make her shine, it is the God that is within her. So no matter how hard you may try to be like another female or be better than someone else, your pursuits will be futile. Because you cannot imitate the presence of God. If you do not have the "God Factor" in your life, you cannot reach that level. Sometimes people ask what is it about him or her, the answer is...its the God that is within them. Its that simple.

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Uhanan Mimi

ATTRACTING LOVE

If You Want To Attract Love, Be A Loving Person
Did you ever notice that angry people tend to attract other angry people? That greedy people, enjoy the company of other greedy people? Just like we choose to associate with people in our lives that have similar interests as we do, we are also unconsciously choosing people that are putting out that same emotional “frequency” as we do.
So, who cares? Well, you should. That is; if you are interested in “attracting” people into your life that are kind, caring, and loving, and not angry, bitter, and hateful.
It’s all about awareness. If you are attracting negative people into your life, it is most likely that you are putting out negative “energy”, and you are most likely doing that because you are feeling negative “emotions”. If you are aware of that, you can work on putting out more positive energy, by choosing to feel more positive emotions. It is really very simple.
Basically, perception is everything. Ten people will experience the same situation ten different ways. Not because it happened ten different ways, but because they perceived it in ten different ways. Just like the proverbial “glass is half ....., what"? What were you going to say? Full? or Empty?
If we walk through life unconsciously, life will come to us the same way. But, if we choose to be conscious of our feelings and emotions, we can help attract the life we want. It isn’t an exact science. But, if you want to attract love into your life, be a loving person, have loving feeling, have loving emotions. Just by being conscious of your feelings and your emotions, you are altering the frequencies you are putting out into the world. So, think about it for a minute. What frequencies were you putting out today? Loving? Kind?
The good thing is, that we do control our perceptions. Not much else though, you know how it is, we always feel we have no control over our lives. Well, that is because we really don’t have any control over our lives. However,  it is how we “perceive” our out of control lives….that we do have control over. Not too much of a consolation, you say? Except that we can decide if we are going to be a happy, loving person, or an angry, bitter one. That’s a pretty big deal.
Once you decide what type of person you choose to be, then you will know what type of person you will attract into your life. Just like the “frequencies” on a radio, if you want country music, you need to find that frequency. If you want Pop or Rock music, but you keep tuning into the frequency that plays country, well you are going to get country. Once you find the right “emotional” frequency, others with that frequency will be attracted to you.
So, if you want to attract love,you need to be a loving person. Start by loving yourself, being grateful for the things you have. Once you can do that, start replacing angry or negative emotions, with positive loving emotions. Choose your reactions to life and work and family, in a positive loving way. When the “frequencies” you are putting out change, what you will attract to yourself will also change.
Just give it a try. It won't hurt.

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Uhanan Mimi

THANK GOD FOR ADVERSITY

Thank the Lord for adversity. We may not say it when we are going through it but lets thank Him for it. Because it was the presence of adversity that made us wiser, stronger, and more appreciative. The devil thought that if he threw adversity in your way, that it would downsize you and your blessing...but he was wrong. Out of pain, great power is produced. It is out of severe heartache extreme joy is truly experienced.

So, I thank God for every adversity. Didn't Nelson Mandela spend 27 years in jail before becoming the President of South Africa. Wasn't it Oprah Winfrey who was raped and abused before becoming one of the richest and most influential women in the world. Wasn't it Maya Angelou who was molested as child before becoming one of the most praised poets in the world. Wasn't is Elie Wiesel who went through the horrors of the Holocaust before winning the Nobel Peace Prize for his powerful literature or even stories of great people like Liz Murray,Joyce Meyer and Nick Vijicic. So you see, out of the depths of pain, heartache and failure God will use you and uplift you.

It is your story that will reach millions of people. Every successful person has a great story to tell. As my dad points out,the experiences that you went through had to come to pass in order to get you to your next level. Because you went through pain you will be able to sympathize with others, because you were in debt you will understand how good it feels to be rich, because you were gravely sick in the hospital you now appreciate what it means to have good health. So you see, we should thank God for adversity and let the devil know everything bad that has happened in our lives will work out for our own good.

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Uhanan Mimi

GOD'S PERFECT TIMING

God’s perfect timing Every one's timing is different. And God's own timing is different from our own. Don't race against time, people or yourself. Every plan or goal in your life will happen and come into fruition at its destined time. Everyone is waiting for something...waiting to be married, waiting for a new job, waiting for a child, waiting for healing, waiting...waiting...and waiting. And as we wait we continue to grow impatient. We begin to measure ourselves against everyone else's timing. We begin to look at others and question how come them and not me. And as we grow impatient we look for other alternatives to fill the void of waiting.
We end up with the wrong job, wrong husband or wife, wrong life goal's, wrong pursuits...all because we could not wait. Waiting is the most difficult thing to do but yet the most worthwhile. During your period of waiting--pray, think and evaluate. Pray that God gives you the strength, wisdom and contentedness to wait. Think about God's own timing rather than placing your mind on a worldly clock. And evaluate yourself. Are you currently ready and prepared to receive what it is you have been waiting for?
Trust God to bring into fruition all the plans he has for your life.Do not measure yourself against other people. Do not covet others blessings. Blessings come to many people at different times. Rejoice when God's perfect timing happens in other people's life. God has something in store-even for you.

P.S
God is never late.He is always on time
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Uhanan Mimi

CHARACTER AND REPUTATION

The two most important elements of a person, is their character and reputation. Your character is made up of distinctive traits, qualities and or abilities that describe/represent who you are. Your reputation is the estimation in which you are being held. In essence, your reputation stems from your character. Which means you cannot have a reputation without character and you cannot have character that does not produce some sort of a reputation. Your character is your daily display of who you are to the world even when no one is looking.
We sometimes seem to forget the importance of good character and reputation. Why is good character important? Character is like a church bell that rings very loud and grabs everyone attention. It is like a sign plastered on your forehead for everyone to read. Everything you do and say is a reflection of your character. The problem with society is that, we are so eager to look for talent rather than character. Or even talent and character. We want the best singers, doctors, politicians, actors, community organizers, professors, scholars and so much more, but do we ever think of their character. We ask questions in auditions and interviews like, "How long have you been singing" or "What experiences do you have in public relations?" But what about questions like, "Are you compassionate, and if so tell me why" or "What would you do if no one was looking?" We do not need talented or intelligent individuals with bad or no character at all. John Luther states," Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent. Most talents are, to some extent, a gift. Good character, by contrast, is not given to us. We have to build it piece by piece ,by thought, choice, courage and determination."
Our society needs people who are intelligent and talented enough to be in the best professions and positions life has to offer and who are also thoughtful, compassionate, empathetic, moral, ethical and possess integrity and honestly. We do not need lawyers who lie, investment bankers who steal or politicians who cheat. We get upset when situations like Enron happen or people like Madoff come along...because we never cared to know if they had good character to begin with. The only way we can be an effective, successful and productive society is if we have a body of talented individuals with good character who are willing to take a stand.

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Uhanan Mimi

HAPPY VALANTINE'S DAY

To some valentine’s day has been greatly commercialized and holds no value; to others it’s a day to send out poems, gifts and exchange love messages. I found this link Valentine’s Day Video which was very  informative and interesting.Whatever your take is on valentine’s I hope you have a lovely day..Below are some of my favourite quotes to kick start you into this awesome week.
Love is more than three words mumbled before bedtime. Love is sustained by action, a pattern of devotion in the things we do for each other every day~Nicholas Sparks.
Love doesn’t’ grow on trees like apples in Eden;its something you make.And you must use your imagination too~Unknown.You can’t Stop loving or wanting to love because when ,its right it’s the best thing in the world. When you’re in a relationship and it’s good,even if nothing else in your life is right , you feel your whole world is complete ~ Keith Sweat .

Above all , this was the best I came accross.Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.~1Corinthians 13:4-8

Show some love to someone today.I love you all

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Mimee PK musa

THE AUDACITY TO BE GREAT

We have heard of the The Audacity of Hope but I have come up with a new title, "The Audacity To Be Great." After we have the hope and the faith, we need the audacity to be great. The confidence to live out our great talents and gifts. I believe that the whole point of life is to produce greatness. To be excellent at what you do, to master an art, to excel in our education, to become a better person, to reach the heights of our most inspirational leaders and make a profound difference in small steps. These things can only be done by having the GUTS to actually try and live up to your full potential...despite the obstacles. This is a time for change, a change to make a difference. A time to ignore the naysayers and press forward. Even when the road might seem uncertain, go forward anyway. When you believe that God has your destiny in his hands, nothing can deter you. When you put your faith and dependence solely on God, how can you not accomplish your goals? For you serve a merciful and faithful God who never fails. A God who sees you through and takes you from glory to glory. Obstacles will come but by the grace of God they will not overcome you.
It is important that we remind ourselves of the goals at hand. Keep your eye on the prize and do not be scared to shine and live out your destiny. You are meant to shine brightly and stand out. Like Marianne Williamson said, "Your playing small does not serve the world." It is because of your existence that the world will become a better place (always strive for this goal).

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Uhanan Mimi

NEW YEAR INSIGHT

The less you associate with some people, the more your life will improve. Any time you tolerate mediocrity in others, it increases your mediocrity. An important attribute in successful people is their impatience with negative thinking and negative acting people.As you grow, your associates will change:
• Some of your friends will not want you to go on.
• They will want you to stay where they are.
• Friends that don't help you climb will want you to crawl.
• Your friends will stretch your vision or choke your dream.
Those that don't increase you will eventually decrease you.
Consider these:
• Never receive counsel from unproductive people.
• Never discuss your problems with someone incapable of contributing to the solution, because those who never succeed themselves are always first to tell you how.
• Not everyone has a right to speak into your life - You are certain to get the worst of the bargain when you exchange ideas with the wrong person.
• Don't follow anyone who's not going anywhere.
• With some people you spend an evening: with others you invest it.
• Be careful where you stop to inquire for directions along the road of life.Wise is the person who fortifies his life with the right friendships.If you run with wolves, you will learn how to howl BUT if you associate with eagles you will learn how to soar to great heights."A mirror reflects a man's face, but what he is really like is shown by the kind of friends he chooses."The simple but true fact of life is that you become like those with whom you closely associate - for the good and the bad.
Note: Be not mistaken.This is applicable to family as well as friends.Yes...do love, appreciate and be thankful for your family, for they will always be your family no matter what.Just know that they are human first and though they are family to you, they may be a friend to someone else and will fit somewhere in the criteria above..
"In Prosperity Our Friends Know Us. In Adversity We Know Our Friends."
"Never make someone a priority when you are only an option for them."If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.
Colin Powell
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STAY POSITIVE

STAYING POSITIVE WHEN SOMEONE TRIES TO PULL YOU DOWN (GIVE IT GOD)

Are you wondering why this one person or many in your life is such a thorn in your side, criticizing your every move, telling you how everything you do is wrong, that you look awful and so on. Perhaps they are always putting you down and shouting down ideas that you have. This person may be a work colleague, boss, partner, friend or neighbor. The constant bombardment of negative feedback gets you down, leads to anxiety, reduced self esteem and you can not for the life of you work out why they are so nasty and targeting you for their criticism.
Why do they behave like this and should you fight back? 
My experience of people that are always criticizing others is that they are DEEPLY UNHAPPY, have a LOW SELF ESTEEM and perhaps even DEPRESSED. When people are depressed, sad or insecure often the world becomes very dark and they do see the enemy everywhere. Some people are very envious(jealous) of other people's success and deeply resent it. They then start to 'act' out.It can also be a form of projection. They project onto others what they feel about themselves. When they call you a loser, really this is a direct reflection of how they feel about themselves. It is likely too that they consider this how you think about them so they get the insult out there first. The more unkind they are to you, the more distance you create between you, and this results in them trying harder to get your attention.
They feel rejected and try with inappropriate means to re-establish a connection. Look at how 'naughty children' behave when trying to get attention. The attention grabbing efforts are always negative and not positive. Is it possible this person has yet to learn these methods are not effective!
If you are an attractive, bubbly, successful, wealthy person with a nice happy home, great relationship, lovely children, nice car or any number of other things that this person does not have then this is in itself is reason for them to resent you if they are unhappy about what they lack in their own life.
When people take these pot shots at me, I generally see it for what it is. Insecurity and jealousy. I pity them and as such bear them no ill feeling. I may try to help them feel better about themselves or to gain what it is they want but do not have but ultimately if they can't quit their griping which can in the end drive even the strongest person down, then I will distance myself from them, perhaps indefinitely.
Do not let let people like this get you down and remember if you are in anyway at an advantage when compared to them their level of insecurity may make you their target.
If this person is complaining about your ideas perhaps in a work environment, then ask them for their ideas and suggestions. This tends to politely highlight the fact to them that they are complaining but not being at all productive it may also reveal surprising results in that in fact they perhaps do have ideas that may have been overlooked or gone unheard for risk of taking away someone elses lime light.
Either way, they are the ones who are unhappy, depressed, insecure, suffering from low self esteem issues. You can either elect to ignore them or help them but it is perhaps best not to fuel their misery by fighting back and slam dunking them with clever reprisals.
Good luck! And always give everything to GOD! Let HIM take over!



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Mimee Pk Musa

DARE TO BE DIFFERENT

I recently changed my profile picture on facebook and the new image reads"I don't fit in.I stand out."Just a few minutes later after changing the picture, I get a message from someone(names whitheld) "what are you feeling like?"
Normally I will ignore such people seeing that we are not like-minded in any way but for some reason, I chose to reply : 'I like to feel/be different :)'.... That was exactly what was on my mind when I put up that image.It was obvious he took it out of context.More messages kept coming from this particular person but In spite of everthing to the contrary,I'm glad because much to my delight,it arose the opportunity for me to write this piece.
Now to the main topic of discourse,Are you tired of playing games, wearing masks or trying to be someone other than yourself? Wouldn't you like the freedom to just be accepted for who you are, without the pressure to be someone you really don't know how to be? Would you like to learn how to embrace your uniqueness and resist the pull to be like everyone else?
God knew what He was doing when He made you. You are a unique individual—You were created  the way you are! It's time that we dare to accept ourselves as different and stop being insecure about who we are.
Be Courageous
If you’re going to overcome insecurities and be the person you were meant to be, you must have the courage to be different. Unhappiness and frustration happen when we reject our uniqueness and try to be like each other. If you’re going to be successful at being completely you, then you’re going to have to take a chance on not being like everyone else. You must ask yourself, Am I a people pleaser ?
Who Decides Your Worth?
Becoming a people pleaser is one of the easiest things we can do...but it can ultimately make us very unhappy. When we begin pleasing others, we begin to hear comments that make us feel good about ourselves. That’s okay as long as we don't derive our sense of worth from it. People are too fickle for us to place our sense of worth in their opinions. We’re worth something because we believe we're worth something—not because of what people think or say about us.
People pleasers allow others to control their lives in order to gain acceptance and approval. But we shouldn't be easily manipulated or controlled by others. We shouldn't let other people's opinions of us control our actions.
Walking in Love
At the same time, we must walk in love. We can't just do anything we want, whenever we want, with total disregard for the feelings of others. We can't say, "I'm going to do this, and if you don't like it, that's tough—that's your problem!"  Love doesn't behave that way. However, we must not allow people to manipulate and control us to the point that we’re never free to be who we are. If we do, we’ll always try to become the person we think others expect us to be.
Break Out of the Mold
Do not be conformed to this world (this age),…but be transformed (changed) by the [entire] renewal of your mind…People will always try to fit us into their mold, partly due to their own insecurity. It makes them feel better about what they are doing if they can get someone else to do it too. Very few people have the ability to be who they are and let everybody else be who they are. Can you imagine how nice the world would be if we would all do that? Each person would be secure in who he is and let others be who they are. We would not have to try to be imitations of each other.
Unique for a Purpose
God wants to accept us, with all our weaknesses and inabilities, and transform us, by working from the inside out, to do something powerful in this earth. If we’re going to overcome insecurities and succeed at being ourselves, we can't continue to be afraid of what everybody else may think or even trying so hard to be someone else to fit in. We can't continue to allow others to fit us into their mold. wishing you were someone else is wasting the person that you are.We are different! We are unique! Each of us is created to  accomplish our different purposes in life.

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Mimee Pk Musa

ENJOY EVERYDAY

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