Category: Motivation

Parable of the Pencil

Gideon Banks | September 20, 2011 | 8 Comments

The Pencil Maker took the pencil aside, just before putting him into the box. “There are 5 things you need to know,” he told the pencil, “Before I send you out into the world. Always remember them and never forget, and you will become the best pencil you can be.” “One: You will be able [...]

Do That Thing!

Gideon Banks | September 15, 2011 | 0 Comments

We were created to grow and evolve. Growth however is uncomfortable. It requires learning, stretching, adapting and a lot of risks. Because of the uncertainty involved in taking risks however, so many people have become paranoid and allowed themselves to degenerate into mere onlookers in life. They just sit back and watch others live their [...]

If A Man Is Right

Gideon Banks | August 8, 2011 | 6 Comments

One rainy Saturday morning, a reverend was having difficulty preparing the sermon for the Sunday service while his wife went out to the store leaving their five-year-old Jack behind. Jack was restless as there was no one to play with and couldn’t go outside since it was raining. There was nowhere for him to dissipate [...]

Declutter Your Mind

Gideon Banks | July 24, 2011 | 7 Comments

When your mental detoxification process is complete, you have to take responsibility to preserve your renewed mental space and avoid clutter reoccurrence. It’s one thing to turn a corner on your past; it’s another to forge a new future. Remember your mind is the engine that drives your life. And a clean engine delivers power.

My Conclusion

Thomas Idowu | April 3, 2011 | 0 Comments

The road may be rough And the going may be tough There is light at the end of every tunnel The day may be horrible And the night may be terrible There is sunshine every morning Whatever you’re passing through today It’s just for awhile If only you will never give up The journey of [...]

Finding Meaning

Gideon Banks | March 4, 2011 | 13 Comments

In the immortal words of American philosopher, Thoreau Henry David, “When it is time to die let us not discover we have never lived.”

Yesterday When I Was Young

Gideon Banks | February 25, 2011 | 1 Comment

“When I was a child, I talked like a child; I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me.” – 1 Corinthians 13:11 (NIV)

Where is Your Passion?

Gideon Banks | January 24, 2011 | 11 Comments

Millions of people, if not billions, are plagued with boredom, lethargy or gloom. People abhor their presence and conversations naturally die down whenever they come around? They often wonder what life is all about and secretly envy the dead? The excitement they once had has been replaced by deep melancholy. No matter what is up [...]

A Guide For Living In 2011

Gideon Banks | January 17, 2011 | 6 Comments

I got this in my email last night and loved it, I hope you’ll like it too. Drink plenty of water. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar. Eat more foods that grow ON trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured IN plants. Live with [...]

There Is No Tomorrow

Gideon Banks | January 10, 2011 | 3 Comments

Why postpone your life? Why delay your happiness and fulfillment. Why push till tomorrow what you can do today? How many things have you pushed to tomorrow? How many tomorrows have you got to do those things?