The Rules Have Changed!

Face it, the rules have changed! Because only those who can adapt will smile.
Nigeria is a blessed country with natural God given endowment, but is very pathetic seeing young Nigerians refuse to engage themselves in an activities that make them contribute to the growth of the country, rather they chose to do otherwise by doing all sort of things which has painted Nigeria black in the eyes of the world.
Many youths have refused to change their old ways of doing things because they don't believe in themselves. They don't believe they can do better than their present situation by mere understanding, what they want and try to seek information on how to accomplish their desire.
Many youths today refuse to challenge themselves by channeling their minds towards a future but kept on spreading the virus that Nigeria can not be a country we all desire. Even the older ones who possess the better financial capability engages in cash flight instead of investing such money in the country to create more employment opportunities for our upcoming generation.
Nigerians youth should not cultivate the habit of participating in those vices going on in their environment and country as a whole rather they should engage in activities that will boost the economy of Nigeria.
If the youths could recall in November 2007 when the 2008 budget was first presented by President Umaru Musa Yar’ Adua, the Director of Covenant University said that the amount allocated to Educational Sector was equal to the amount his school intend to spend.
The picture I want us to present is that the budget allocated to Nigeria educational sector which includes Universities, polytechnics, college of education, secondary and primary schools is equal to the amount one private university has budgeted to spend in improving the education standard of its system.
What is the implication of this ?
One can deduce that this years budget has no plan for Nigerian youth owing to their failure in making adequate provision for them in terms of educational development.
The youths should drop the old thinking by believing that nothing would work in Nigerian and take the new thinking because the rules have changed!
The only thing in Nigeria is to get the right idea and be smart, the smart people (youth) start immediately and chose between the tiny and the autobahn, because leadership start today.
It is also pathetic that a graduate in any Nigerian universities who have undergone one computer course or the other during his/her course of study would still not be able to operate a computer conveniently except for the purpose of checking mails.
The youths of today must quit giving excuses or waiting to start and look for people who have strength in their own weakness because the rules have changed.
What You Know ? Who you know ?
The youths should also make use of I. C. T. opportunities to get information.
WATCH OUT ! THE RULES HAVE CHANGE !

Resolution

Another year is here ! aren't you happy to be alive, some like you wish but are no more. Rise with a high spirit and give thanks to the Almighty God for his kindness and love.
It is no doubt that all praise is due to Almighty God for His blessings over us because he has just given us opportunity to make a list of resolution to be accomplished this 2008.
I carried out a research amongst youths who are between ages 17 22, particularly those in S.S.S. 3 and the immediate secondary school leavers to ascertain their level of preparedness for the year 2008 as to what are the objectives to be fulfilled in this New Year 2008.
The response I got was so pathetic, because many of them don't even know what they want and what is good for them, also they cannot even determine their own future.
Its high time the youths stand up to the challenges of identifying what their future would look like and plan towards a brighter future.
There is need for every individual to have set goal(s) he/she intends to accomplish for a specific period. Goals need to be set to ascertained and how the individual intends to go about it, because many people want to be great and desired great things but lack the facts and steps about being great and how to accomplish it.
Successful people in life set goals and they create a plan to achieve them. They realize that they have to focus on where they want to go first, then manage their time, money and efforts towards actions that take them closer to realizing their goals. They are able to better prioritize their daily activities, weeding out the things that don't bring them closer to fulfilling their dreams. It's a great habit to have and truly vital if you are going to learn to focus on what's truly important in your life.
Achieving your goals will require some sacrifice on your part and some of your precious time. Our goals help shape our decisions regarding what our course of action will be, because our goals are the guideposts in our lives.
The youths should show genuine concern about peoples welfare and write out their action plan (resolution), also for the youths to get the desired goals (resolution) there is need for the following 10 P's which are as follows:
1. People2. Prepare and Plan3. Pen and Paper (Your Goals)4. Prayer5. Patience6. Protect your health7. Perseverance8. Positive Thinking (Think Big)9. Provide Quality (Do things at its Best)10. Pretend as if you have achieved your goal.
Goals have the power to motivate because those big dreams of yours are what is going to keep you motivated to make those everyday sacrifices in order to make those dream of tomorrow a reality. The goals you set for yourself today are the heart of your future. It is the fuel for your daily action.
“The secret to making the right decision every time is to determine what will take you closer to your life time goals. Did you notice I wrote 'life time goals' and not 'long term goals.' The difference between the two is vast. Long-term goals are things you would like to accomplish, while life time goals are a must. These are goals that must be achieved no matter what it takes” By Andrew Laponite.
What are you waiting for, make a resolution today by writing your goals and don't forget that Life ends when you stop dreaming, hope ends when you stop believing and love ends when you stop caring. So dream, hope and love because life is beautiful.