As A Man Thinketh
Assessment by Aremu Abosede Oluwaseun (Nigeria)

1. WHAT IDEAS WERE PERSONALLY MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU IN THIS BOOK? DO NOT SIMPLY LIST THE IDEAS BUT EXPLAIN OR DISCUSS WHY THEY WEE IMPORTANT TO YOU USING PERSONAL EXAMPLES.

Virtually all the ideas were important but the most important one’s are the following.

a. Effects of thought on health and body, looking at the holy book like the holy book will say “faith comes by hearing and by hearing the word of God” from this I personally deduce that fear, sickness, virus etc comes from hearing and it is what I allow inside of me that I will return or transform and will be seen in my attitude and the body.

Experience, I used to believe is the best teacher. At about June basically during the raining season, I always found myself fallen ill either with catarrh or cough. In fact it has being a tradition for me every year because that has being my thinking towards my health. At this period, my mother often complain because of my confession of cough during that period. I would say to her that I can perceive it but she will tell me to remove it from my mind. Sincerely, I don’t understand what she meant by “remove it from your mind”. Some years back I taught myself to think of strength instead of sickness and since then I don’t fall ill at the period again. I barely have ‘cold or cough at the period because I have trained my MIND on how to think positive than negative.

b. The thought factor in achievement is a true statement because one’s thinking of can affect one’s achievement in life positively or negatively. The phrase as a man thinketh in his mind so is he and as he continues to think so he remains.

My experience was so sad that when I graduated to senior category in my table-tennis career, I developed the habit of not wanting to loose at all. This thought is always making me loose because I am always too careful with balls on the table, which will make me loose eventually. I have always being thinking that it is not possible for me to get to number one in Nigeria after gaining admission into the University and till today I am not one instead moving backward in the ranking because of school which I believe I would have succeeded, if I had not conceived the negative thought.

Relating it to my academics, I don’t limit myself, I always think that I can score 100% in which I know if I don’t I will still be on distinctions. I also don’t believe something is difficult in this life. I don’t run from challenges, I believe I can do all things. I am always optimistic. For example in completing my first assessment, I was faced with different challenges, their was no time at all in school and at home, but I said I must be part of people excellence since I have the interest and I went out of my way to make sure I computed and send the assessment. But if I had negative thinking I would not have being able to achieve my goal.

c. Thought and character. Man is always his master, even in its weakness and abandoned state. This true-life experience is one that I love to share with as many that wish to listen. During my late teens, I conceived a thought that by twenty three years I would love to have a baby whether in or outside wedlock my conception was well define in thought because all I was after was the life of the great rap artist that flaunt their having children outside wedlock.

I never really wanted to have a child before wedlock. These I say to my friends that I wish to be pregnant at the age of twenty-three and put to bed twenty four. I said to them I can never abort in my life even if I get pregnant before marriage. At the age of twenty two, I started going out with someone which I got pregnant for at twenty three and put to bed at twenty-four. There was nothing I did not hear, I was humiliated just because the person that is responsible is not ready and I cannot abort. I had to carry the pregnancy through my two-hundred level/three hundred level and I give God the glory that I lam seeing my baby boy now even as I am not married. In all, thought has a strong hold on character.

Further more if one had conceived in one’s mind to be promiscuous, most definitely one will exhibit it in one’s character. Even to be a cheat, starts from conceiving the thought and transforming or exhibiting it in the character.

2. CAN YOU RELATE THE IDEAS OR CONCEPTS IN THIS BOOK TO YOUR PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCES IN LIFE SUCH AS YOUR RELATIONSHIPS YOUR BELIEFS, YOUR GOALS, YOUR VALUES ETC. PLEASE USE PERSONAL EXAMPLES IN YOUR EXPLANATION.

There are so many conceptions in this book. Like the concept of the thought, factor in achievement depends on the kind of thought that will bring about the right kind of achievement. An impure and corrupt thought will bring about serious descends while an holistic and pure thought will make a man extend to its pinnacle.

Another concept is visions and ideals. Can you dream, how far can you, not just merely wishes but dreams with follow up. Accurate development in the pursuit of the dream will transform one to that place one visualizes for one self. Most of us cherish visions because it is usually a future forecast. Serenity is another idea. This talked about the calmness of mind and one will be like a three that serves as a shade unto others. That is having a settled mind.

To my goals, I always make sure I am being optimistic in everything I do, so as to achieve and maintain greatness. Usually when one has a positive mind about something, chances of having an excellent result will be maximum but if one is pessimistic the chances of having excellent result will be minimal.

As the book as a man thinketh so is he is true because, I had a plan of moving from 2.95 cumulative Grade point to 3.5 and to the glory of God I am in 3.10 cumulative Grade point now which I believe I will get to 3.5 with dean of hard work. I finished my first semester examination last week and I have a positive mind that my Cumulative Grade point will increase drastically from 3.10 to 3.40 at least. In all, I believe I will get to 3.50 because I have a semester to go.

To my relationship, for relationship to stand a test of time one should be able to sacrifice some certain things. I have learnt that one should not think of eating the cake and have it. One should try and be patience, slow to anger and be honest to have an excellent friendship. To the values on the other hand, I appreciate my disposition to things and this has always being making me outstanding in everything I do. I have so much value for life, because life is all about sacrifice, thought and spirit of maneuvering. In everything I do I place so which value in it because what is worth doing at all is worth doing well and this has being given me an edge over my peers.

3. WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT NEW IDEAS OR CONCEPTS YOU LEARNED FROM THIS BOOK, PLEASE EXPLAIN

Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewel of wisdom. The new concepts to me is one of the ways a man becomes a strong calm down. The stages are unbelievable, sensational how man cease to worry, fuse, fume etc. unto how to adapt himself to others and to govern himself; above all self control

These stages listed in chapter seven of this book has made a whole new meaning to my life and I will learn how to put them to practice and perfect them because practice make perfection. I am the kind of person that believes in taking things lightly but serious at the same time. I get upset, sad, rejected because I believe I should always have smooth transaction.

I remember writing a test for employment and after it, I was calm not minding the result that will come out of it, I excelled more than the other test have being writing because of my state of mind. Here, my thought contributed to my achievement. In summary I will learn this chapter the more, so that I can be the strong calm woman who is like a shoole living tree.

4. HAS THIS BOOK CHALLENGED YOUR THINKING IN ANYWAY? IF SO EXPLAIN HOW

My reading this book at first was for the assessment sake but as I continued from chapter to chapter I started seeing myself in every chapter that I forgot that it is meant for assessment.

In all fairness I studied the book and digested it so that it can benefit my spiritual, moral and physical life.

The Answer is YES

1. Bringing the chapters together, personally the effect of thought on circumstances is great. There is a place where sacrifice comes in. if you desire a great result in your life or a drastic change as a man, you should be ready to sacrifice that thing that is dearly to you causing pain or discomfort.

2. You do not get true prosperity by cheating or cutting corners, instead you are attracting wretchedness to yourself.

3. Good thoughts and actions can never bring about bad result.

4. Furthermore, I learnt that your thought if need be should not be altered especially those that are right, otherwise things will be altered against you. if a man’s heart is full of evil most definitely he will be wicked and pains will be written all over him. In the race of life one must be ready to keep a clear thought and allow the conscience to be functional and not dead. Vividly, I remembered keeping a thought that mathematics as a subject is difficult to understand and I found it difficult in understanding the basics of the subject. If I had a clean thought towards the subject it would not have happen that way or as such.

5. ARE THERE IDEAS IN THIS BOOK THAT YOU TOTALLY DISAGREE WITH? IF SO WHY?

I disagree with the story of the honest poor man and the dishonest rich man. In the illustration, the author pointed a kind of admirable trait to the dishonest which can mislead the reaction of the readers somehow. Especially in the present world today the evil ones are prevailing over the righteous both in government and private sector.

A reader who is easily influence or controlled can be lured into behaving the way the dishonest man did that it is, it is okay to cut-corners or cheat. Where I come from their is nothing like it is not good instead we say it is bad because depending from the angle in which you are seeing things. It is not good can still have some good traits while bad can never be good.

6. WHAT DID YOU FIND MOST HELP AND LEAST HELPFUL IN THIS BOOK?

I am able to denote in this book that the road to success is easy and smooth if only one will be sincere in all his doings. I found out that cheating one another does not bring breakthrough but reproach. It is better to go through the normal protocol in one’s dealings instead of cutting corners.

This book has being helpful a great deal because I used to feel one can eat the cake and have it. I do not believe in making sacrifices that much but I now know that for one to achieve what you so desire; one must be ready to make sacrifice for instance in academics, for one to pass one’s examination very well you have to invest time, money and energy, one must be ready to create time and study with discipline from the highest order.

In a nutshell, I find everything helpful and important in this book, because for one to make it in life one needs good character right thinking, discipline, experience, good discretion etc.

7. The summary of the whole book is that the body is the servant of the mind. The thought has an influence on the achievement of an individual. The book also talked on how it is wise to follow the right way in everything one does in life. It explained how cheating brings about discomfort and dismay in one’s life. It also expatiates on the need for the development of the spirit. The book said it is wonderful and good to know one’s weakness and one should endeavour to look for solution haven detected the weakness in order to become a better person in life. It laid emphasis on the thought and character of an individual and its relativeness to success.

In all the book encourages the readers to strive for success and attain greatness because the road to success is smooth if only one will be faithful and sincere in all his doings in life. One should also have control over the thought or ones thinking because thought has an effect on everything we do.

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8.2) 9
8.3) 7
8.4) 8
8.5) 10

Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Assessment by Aremu Abosede Oluwaseun (Nigeria)

1. What ideas were personally most important to you in this book. Do not simply list but explain or discuss why they were important to you using personal examples.

I am able to denote in this book that practice make perfection. Relating it to my personal life experience, I never run from challenges; I face challenges because when you run from challenges one is bound to fail in life. I have had different challenges in my life because life is not a bed of roses. I happen to come from a polygamous home and I have being independent right from twelve years old. As Jonathan Livingston Seagul continues for success and excellent so also was the way I strive to become who I am today; and I am still striving because heaven is my limit and not the sky.

I find it difficult to make ends meet right from age twelve, but I said to my self that I will make it. I started with the selling of food (Hawking food) where I will go to school in the morning and hawk jollof rice with fried meat in the afternoon at the age of twelve. I was making little profit from the hawking and it is from this profit that I was saving for survival. I later decided to go into sport so that one day I will become a star and I will be celebrated all over the world. I started with the game of table tennis at age thirteen and I was excelling to the extent that clubs started inviting me. I played my first competition in 1994 which was an under fourteen in a national competition where I won the title, I later became famous in the under fourteen and I was promoted to under eighteen, then I was later invited for a senior competition. In the competition, fourteen seniors were invited and two juniors were invited in which I was one of the juniors. These was what I used in getting to the lime light where I defeated most of the seniors invited. I was still going to school and at the same time going for training. I started receiving salary and I stopped the hawking trade. Even as my mates were finding it difficult to learn new things in the game and I decided that I must explore in the game and also further my education to the university and even PhD level.

There are so many problems I faced with during my year of practicing table tennis and going to school. I did not get carried away with the frivolities attached to the game; but I put up an amour of boldness that I must read for my exams no matter how many times I failed so that I can get an admission into the university. I did not also allow the peer influence to distract my attention when I eventually gain an admission into the university, I was being faced with different problems but I applied wisdom with determination and a brave heart. No matter what people say about you, because you fail to go the same way they are going, just keep your head straight and be focus. After gaining admission into the university their was nothing my room mates in school did not say but inspite of all that I still keep my head straight, but I made sure I was doing well in my academics.

2. Can you relate the concepts or ideas in this book to your personal circumstances in life such as your relationships, your beliefs, your goals, your values etc? Please use personal examples in your explanation.

The main ideas in this book is striving for success, getting to greater height, living to touch perfection, understanding the basics, jeabusy and maintaining greatness.

It is not an easy thing to achieve greatness and maintain it. Most people believe in living for today, but I believe in living for today and tomorrow because he who fails to plan would plan to fail. As it applies in this book that most birds prefer to eat than to fly. Relating the concept to my relationship. I do not get myself into a relationship because of luxury but I get into a relationship if there is prospect in it but not necessarily has to be measured in terms of material things. I believe going into a relationship with either male or female will not stand a test of time if it is profit oriented.

I do not feel limited to a particular field. I believe in exploration. I don't feel inferior among my peers because when one does, the ability to acquire greatness will be slim. I believe there is nothing I can't do, even if others sees it to be difficult through Jesus Christ that strengthens me. I find it difficult in replying my assessment not just because I don't want to but any time I am set to do it, their is always an obstacle but I forced myself to remove all the obstacles, for example there is a particular course I took in my year three that my course mates sees to be difficult to understand, but with perseverance and hard work, I excel in the course. The courses are kinesiology conditioning and physiology but I give God the glory that I got five point each.

To my goals, I intend studying law, but after sitting for the entrance examination a couple of times that I did not make the cut-off mark, I decided to opt for Human Kinetics and Health Education. All things being equal, hope is not lost, I still intend studying law after my first degree. Maintaining greatness is another concept that most people find difficult to contend with. After I became champion in my under fourteen and under eighteen category, I did not let it get to my head but immediately I started playing senior category I started loosing concentration and before I know I lost interest in practicing as I used to. I later found out that it really affect my being able to maintain the greatness. Tolerance, submissiveness, perseverance, patience are the words that has being helping me.

3. What are the most important new ideas or concepts you learned from this book? Please explain.

The new idea I learnt from this book is to be vigilant so as to know when distraction is at work, that is one should be watchful and mindful of what one does when at the top and when trying to get to the top.

Finding solution to problems is another new idea and not getting turned at little challenges. Cultivating the habit of diligence, perseverance and being discipline. That no knowledge is lost and listening to corrects will help in great deal in achieving success.

Another idea is kindness and love, I learnt to affect others positively and be ready to impact knowledge get into others that are less priviledge.

4. Has this book challenged or changed your thinking in any way? If so, explain how?

Yes, it has challenged my thinking in different ways. I know that the way to greatness is smooth if only one will be hardworking and persevere in life. One should be ready to learn from other peoples experiences and not only from one's own experience. It has changed my opinion towards my table tennis carrier, I have said to myself before that I can't play professional because of financial constraints but I now know that I can still play professional table tennis with or without finance.

I have learnt not to relent in achieving my goals in life that if am able to break the chain of my thought. I will be able to break the chain of the body.

5. Are there ideas in the book that you totally disagree with? If so why?

No

6. What did you find most helpful and least helpful in this book?

I find the word of encouragement most helpful using the story of the gulls.
Giving different steps in achieving greatness and maintaining it the book also explains different ways through which one can make his money to be friends. The act of feeling proud and looking down on others is also discouraged.

According to this book the more people talk negative things about you, the more the progress one should try and attain. One should try and be outstanding and stand out in every thing one does because what is worth doing at all is worth doing well.

7. In 50 words or less please describe the main idea the whole book is trying to convey.

The book is trying to explain that everyone can be great provided one is willing and ready to learn new things and adhere to instructions. That one should listen to correction so that one can forge ahead and be successful. The book explain that practice make perfection. That one will get to the top if one is able to break the chain of the mind then one will be able to break the chain of the body and resist the temptation that will give room to laziness.

The book portrays two set of people, one set is ready to practice to perfection while the other group is not ready to suffer for excellence. That the second set is not ready to pay any price for achieve greatness. The book explains that one is bound to be faced with different, obstacle and the road to success is not smooth but one should not relent nor give up. The book outline various ways through which one can get to the top.

Please rate the following questions on a scale from 1 to 10. Ten is good and one is poor.

A. How interesting was it to read? 8
B. How helpful were the contents? 8
C. How easy was it to understand? 7
D. Would you recommend it to others? 10
E. What is the overall rating you would give it? 9

The New Dynamics of Winning
Assessment by Aremu Abosede Oluwaseun (Nigeria)

1. What ideas were personally most important to you in this book? Do not simply list the ideas, but explain or discuss why they were important to you, using personal examples.

So many things were personally most interesting to me like what it takes to be a winner. The book explained in depth to me what I can do to become a champion. I am made to understand that if one wants to be a champion, one has to think like a champion. I have a notion of what a champion should undergo but the book has shed more light on the things I need to do to achieve my goal and attain greatness. I have added to my knowledge that for me to become a champion I must have the traits of a champion I must be able to focus my mind for excellence. That is I should be able to focus my mind for peak performance anywhere, anytime.

I have actually been doing that in everything I found myself doing both in school and my sporting career. The book also shed more light on the fact that paying the price prepares one for success.

Relating this to school I understand and found it very interesting to prepare ahead of what ever I want to do because what is worth doing at all is worth doing well. In my personal experience with life, lets take for example, if one does not plan ahead one will definitely fail, because he who fail to plan, has definitely plan to fail.

Therefore, paying the price prepares one for success. For example I prepared for a particular competition for one year, practicing morning and evening, closing doors to all social activities and focusing on how to achieve greatness in the competition.
Then, I train twenty hours out of twenty four hours, I don’t even sleep and even when I am sleeping I don’t sleep well because my mind is already set for the tournament. I think that was the competition that brought me to the lime light in the senior category; I really performed beyond reasonable doubt and everybody marveled at my performance. I think the only thing that discouraged me is the fact that I lost concentration since their was no motivation and the love of money instead of interest in the game.

The book also made me to understand that you choose what you want to be in life; whether you want to be an achiever or a follower that champions are Born Losers are unmade.

Have always had and internal value because that is number one thing one must have. One should first of all believe in oneself before starting any project. Genuine love for whatever one does and not for the money involved should be taken into consideration. It is obvious that if one participate in something or a project for the love of money and not personal interest it will not stand a test of time. Yes it is true because at first I had a passion for table-tennis but it got to a stage in my life that I needed to sponsor myself in everything I do and I began to put money sentiment into it.

Whenever I am going for a competition, I am always thinking of the money involved and even when I am playing a match I think of the money. It is so sad that I allowed myself to be engrossed with the love of money over my talent. I realized as I was reading the book, The New Dynamics of Winning.

2. Can you relate the ideas or concepts in this book to your personal circumstances in life such as your relationships, your beliefs, your goals, your values etc? please use personal examples in your explanation?

The ideas in the book The New Dynamics of Winning is unlimited. Some of the ideas I will relate to my personal circumstances are
1. Paying the price
2. The drive to win
3. The Olympian within
4. Fame, fortune and integrity
5. Visualization of victory
6. Self confidence and self transformation
7. Strength through mental toughness to mention few.

Relating the idea paying the price to my personal life experience. I am paying the price of becoming a great person and been wanting to be versatile. As an undergraduate in the University of Lagos I am paying the price to be given a degree certificate by spending four years in the University with hard work.

Furthermore, I am paying the price in my day to day activities to become somebody in life by being hardworking. One could also pay the price for what one had caused. I payed the price of devoting my time for reading the new Dynamics of winning, to answer and add to my reservoir of knowledge.

I have made sacrifice for so many things I achieved today. That is I have payed the price for been in the University today. I wrote different examinations at different times in order for me to gain admission into the university. Buying of change of course form, transport, feeding is part of the price paid to pass my examination. It is certain that when one paid the price, and do the right thing at the right time most definitely one will get the gold and not the silver nor the bronze.

The second idea in this book is the drive to win. As related to my personal circumstances. I have a mind set of a champion because I know I am a star and I am a success to my generation. For the fact that I have this mindset everything I want or plans is always coming to past and reality. I don’t believe their is something I can’t do, I don’t see myself as a failure or never do well. So I prefer to try something and fail than not to try or attempt it at all; and when I fall I will stand up and try again. By trying again I am always excelling. I had an encounter with a particular girl in my under Eighteen category. It happens that anytime we meet in the competitition, she is always beating or defeating me. Though I am always feeling bad but their was nothing I could do than to learn from my mistakes and perfect my strokes.

I did these and I was able to defeat her in our next match. If I do not have the mind of a champion I would have given up that I can’t defeat her but instead I put on an armour of boldness that I am a winner and I can do it and I did it.

The third idea is the Olympian within. What this is talking about is that if one has a project that involves different spheres of life, one should endeavour to prepare for four years or years before the actual day.

Fine, there is always a talent but one must build on the talent to be the best relating the Olympian within to my personal life circumstances, I will use my academic career as an example, there is an Olympic within me but in as much as I do not prepare or train the sport within by studying for the exam, my best can never be seen, but if I study so hard and even burn candle when there is no light means I am paying the price and Olympian within will be sound and I will have an excellent result on merit. I always prepare ahead of my examination and I am always having a good result. Building an Olympian within is another key point that will lead one to his destination and achieve a success after paying the price by building the Olympian within.

The fourth is fame, fortune and integrity. These three words are very important in ones life. Most especially when one is striving for greatness and after one must have achieved the greatness. Yes, I have had fame in my own little way, fortune yes and integrity yes. It is very easy to get these three points but maintaining it is the problems. When I started having the fame and fortune, I had already built the integrity to a point. I did not go to the University at the right time. I finished my college education at seventeen and I played away four years before getting an admission into the University because I was enjoying fame and fortune and I felt I will go and play professional table tennis but I thank God I realized that there is need for me to go to University in time. I thank God I did not spoil my integrity when the fame was on as well, because good name is better than gold and silver. It is very important to have the fear of God because when one is having fame and fortune at the same time it is dangerous.

I have experience visualization of victory because whenever I am preparing for something, I am always viewing it that I am going to excel. My dream began when I was twelve years old, watching an Olympic and All Africa Games Championship on the television. I saw a lady from Nigeria playing in the all Africa Games and their was so much fame ascribe to her. Immediately I felt I can do what she is doing, that I have gotten the talent and the following week I started going for training because I also want to have fame, fortune and integrity. I started like that and I played so many competitions but my dream, to my vision is yet to be fulfilled because I have not been to the Olympics. I still have the desire to feature in the Olympics. I still have the burning desire after my degree or during my master’s degree. I lost courage of continuing to play table-tennis in Nigeria after I lost in the trials for the all Africa games and I opted to go to the University.

Self confidence and self transformation is another idea. I have always had confidence in myself. Their was neither job, nor money with my parent. I came from a poor family where had to look for what to eat, wear and sleep individually and come together as a family. I had confidence in myself and I transform myself into an entrepreneur and device work that will be bringing in money for me before I started playing table-tennis I am always having confidence when training and during competition. I assimilate fast and learn fast so I have always been excelling even in school. Sometime I don’t read or study until one week before the examination and I will do excellently well because I am very fast at learning and assimilating. I am also pro-active and self confidence in all my dealings.

In all the ideas here, I embrace the fact that, to be a champion, one must have the following.

* I am responsible by the value in which I live
* My body, my mind and spirit I live to excel. I am worthy of happiness and success as anyone else and nothing is impossible to achieve in live.

3. What are the most important new ideas you learned from this book? Please explain.

The most important ideas I learnt are the following; self worth and self trust
The five fundamentals of self esteem
Ten self-affirming beliefs

The book explain that one must believe that, one is worth of happiness and success as anyone you are worthy in your own way, regardless of how you may feel different from others.

That, one must learn self trust, which is the ability to feel positive, responsible and in control of what takes place as you try to test your limits.

Apparently, the five fundamentals of self esteem is another good idea I really appreciate in the book that one should be aware that self esteem, or the lack of it, is at the root of all behaviour, both positive and negative. There is nothing like self esteem because it is inevitable; most definitely one will be spending most of the time with one self.

Self esteem is made up of self worth and self trust. Self worth is simply the feeling of being glad with one self. Self trust is the functional belief in your own ability positively and effectively to control what happens to you in a world of uncertainty.

One should realize that no opinion and no judgment is so vitally important to your own growth and development as that which you hold of yourself. I am able to denote that the most important meeting, conversation, briefings and lectures one will ever have, are those that one hold in the privacy of one’s mind.

That no eyes will ever critique a video of you, a photo of you, a reflection of you in a stone window or a full length view of you in the mirror as you step out of the shower, as sharply and critically as your own years. That one should make effort to feel good about one’s physical appearance including how you look, talk, think and dress. That if one does not feel good about those things one should take control and make amend by making changes.

Lastly, you can be your own worst enemy or your own best friend. Realize that once and for all, you hold the key to your personal success and happiness even failure.

I also embrace the ten affirming principles which are:

* Control of thoughts. I control my thoughts, emotions, actions and I direct them to improve the quality of my health, my relationships, my work and my life.

* I am a good valuable and worthy person.

* I am fully capable of achieving the goals that I set for myself today.

* I trust my abilities and my judgment in taking risks that will test my hints and I am willing to live with the consequences and rewards of my decisions.

* I am responsible for the values by which I live

* I learn from problem and setbacks and through them I can find opportunities for improvement and growth.

* My spirit, mind and body are a powerful team, which I set free to excel.

* I am my own best friend and coach. When I talk to myself, I am encouraging supportive and respectful.

* Every day I am becoming more knowledgeable more caring, more adaptable, more successful and more in control.

* Regardless of what happens in my life, I have decided to be happy.

4. Has this book challenge or change your thinking in anyway? If so explain.

Yes, it has challenge and change my thinking. I used to think I can’t go back to the table – tennis circle since I have left for sometime, but having read this book I now have a change of heart.

I also feel I can’t study law as a profession again but I am challenged with different examples and illustration of different great people in the book. I really enjoyed my reading the book.

Furthermore, I have always been feeling that it’s taken so long for me to achieve what I already set for myself in five years ago and I am beginning to get discouraged that all my effort has been in vain. But now I am having a change of heart that I will definitely overcome my predicaments.

The book has really challenged my thinking faculty because there are so many things that can enhance my fulfilling my vision which I am not taken cognizance of.
At a point in my life, even as I am writing this I am been humiliated by the members of my family that at twenty-five what have I achieved. I am weeping as I am writing this because they are actually frustrating me but thanks to the inspiring book THE NEW DYNAMIC OF WINNING. I am having a change of heart by believing in myself that I am intelligent wonderful, beautiful, full of charisma and enthusiasm and above all I know I am a GENIUS and I am born to be great nothing henceforth will make me cry.

5. Are there ideas in the Book that you totally disagree with?

No

6. What did you find most helpful and least helpful in this book?

I found all the points broken down into chapters very helpful and interesting. Every word in the book “The New Dynamic of Winning is soul lifting. I think this book is actually meant for people like us; that is, somebody like me that is not born with a silver spoon. At times I regret been in my family because no one cares, one is independent from teenager. The book is excellent it is full of inspiring words. The book actually outlines different steps one needs to go through to have a smooth road to ones destination.

7. In 50 words or less, explain what the book is trying to convey.

The book is trying to convey that you become what you want to be by yourself. That in everything one does, one must first of all have self-esteem and self worth. That is one must first of all acknowledge who he is. The book outlines different principles of life that enhance chances of attaining greatness. The book expatiates on the good side and the bad side of life. The book also outlines the self destructive beliefs.

Hitherto, the book made me to understand that I have little or no ability to change my feelings towards the things that happen to me, because they are caused by external pressures. That I am a Victim of Circumstances and further explain that they are devastating, negating beliefs. In all I should honour my internal dialogue. I know I can, be what I want to be, if I work hard enough, I will be where I want to be which I am willing and ready to do because I want to be great I am tired of the oppressors.

Please Rate the following Questions on a scale from 1 to 10. Ten is good and one is poor.
a. How interesting was it to read? 8
b. How helpful were the contents? 10
c. How easy was it to understand? 8
d. Would you recommend it to others? 10
e. What is the overall rating you would give it? 10

Success Through A Positive Mental Attitude
Assessment by Aremu Abosede Oluwaseun (Nigeria)

1) What ideas were personally most interesting to you in this book? Do not simply list the ideas but explain or discuss why they were important to you, using personal examples.

Whao! This is amazing. I am fascinated with the word we are poor not because of God. Yes that is true because God never does bad things. According to the scriptures, God said his thinking for us is of good and not of evil, therefore it is God’s happiness for us to be a winner and excelling in everything we lay our hands on because God Himself is never a looser but a winner.

The idea of you having to take a bold step in life is excellent in the book. I have done that at one point in my life to hawk food for survival. I took the bold step even as I was always looked at with disdain but at the end of the day it pays off, even though it was not as big as S. B. Fuller achievement but I was still able to send myself to school, clothe and feed before I took another step of building and appreciating my career. I took the bold step at age thirteen when I would walk 60 km to the training ground daily. As time goes on I became a star in my category and I was comfortably taken care of myself through school. The biggest mistake I made then was that I did not invest my returns at all. I later realize it is wonderful, judicious, and reasonable to invest for future purposes.

The book Success through a positive mental attitude illustrated different true-life story of able and disable people who at one point in their life was nothing and today they are something because they have self-esteem.

I never thought I could join not to talk of cope with the global leadership school but I am doing fine now because I believe I am equal to the task. I have acknowledge who I am before accepting to fill the form and join the leadership school it is this easy for me to study and answer the assessment given because I believe and have confidence in myself.

Another idea that I found very interesting is the principles one could apply or drawn from Tom Dempsey story which are been able to think of achieving high goals. That is, greatness comes to those who develop a burning desire to achieve high goals.

I have the burning desire to be a great person, acquire all I can to be comfortable and affect others positively in life. I sat down one day and thought of what I could do to be great and I said to myself that a journey of a thousand mile starts with a step. So, I decided to go in a long-term investment in 2004, which is the stock business. I saved some money from where I was working then to purchase a public offer shares and today it has appreciated.

The second idea that I embraced too is that success is achieved and maintained by those who try and keep on trying with PMA. In 2006, another public offer came out that everybody around me discouraged me of purchasing because of the one I purchased in 2005 that did not really appreciate but I said to myself that how do I succeed if I don’t try and I did and its paying me off now so it is true that success is achieved and maintained by those who try and keep on trying with positive mental attitude.

Another idea is that practice make perfection. That for one to become an expert achiever, it takes practice…. practice…practice. That effort and work can be fun when you establish specific desirable goals. The main idea in this book is that one should always think big and work towards it. Don’t feel inferior of yourself.

2) Can you relate the ideas or concepts in this book to your personnel circumstances in life such as your relationships, your beliefs, your goals, your values etc? Please use your personnel examples.

I happen to be very industrious. I am always thinking positive and each time I do this any organization or anywhere I am is always in good condition. This is a true-life experience of where I worked before now. It happens to be a one-man business enterprise. I started with the owner when there was nothing and today the company is big. What I am saying in essence is that I contributed in a great deal because I was the personal assistant and a counselor. I am always advising my boss when business was not in good condition. I am always thinking of possible strategies to use in moving the organization to the higher level. It got to a point in the history of the organization that we almost fold up but I advise my boss that we should try one of the business tricks. “Buy one get one free”. We did this for one month and we regain our money and still have customers.

After one month we decided to stop and increase the quality of our product plus the price and in three months our turnover was marvelous. Hence, I am able to denote that there is power in positive mental attitude. I resigned from the organization because it was taken so much of my time but before I resigned I left a positive trace of myself in the organization that they will never forget.

Relating this to another experience is to my relationship. I am always having a positive mental attitude towards my relationship with people because what is worth doing at all is worth doing well. In this sense always make sure I put the next person into consideration, be more concern about the matters that is most precious and hurting. I always try to be these when I am needed in my relationship.

To my beliefs, values and goals, it is the positive thinking that will make one and that has been making my beliefs, values and goals cogent and meaningful. I belief one’s destiny is in his hand. It now depends on how you take hold of your life. I belief you can be whatever you want to be if you work towards it. I also belief one must have a missing vision and then work hard to achieve the set out goals in life.

Hitherto, the most interesting idea is the one that says you should set out goal for yourself and work towards it, that it is not God’s wish for us to be poor. One is definitely going to face challenges like I am facing in my life but I have positive mental attitude that once I do the right at the right time I will attain greatness and maintain it.

3) What are the most important new ideas or concepts you learned from this book? Please explain

One of the new ideas I learned from the book Success through a positive mental attitude is that we are poor not because of God, that if we search for the light we will definitely get it. Before now, I always feel if one is poor God knows about it. There is this myth or what one is meant believe that if evil befall one that God deliberately allow it to happen and that if one is poor God wants it like that, I now know that whoever is poor is poor, not because of God.

Another idea is that for one to be great and successful, one should first of all clear the cobwebs from one’s thinking. Clearing cobweb from one’s thinking simply means one should not have mixed feelings, one should be optimistic, one should have a positive mental attitude and one should expect anything, that way, one will not be disappointed. It is known about we live in a strange and fast moving world therefore one should be upright, steadfast up and doing and truthfulness.

Another idea I found very important and useful is learning to see. That is learning from other people’s mistake. Try and view, watch other people’s abilities, capacities, viewpoint and capabilities. One should not be too full of oneself. One should not be too proud and one should be ready to listen to correct and learn from others.

How to motivate oneself is another great idea I found interesting in the book success through a positive mental attitude. The ten possible ways one can motivate oneself is outlined how one should rebuff negative thinking and cultivate the habit of been happy at all times.

I also know or learn more about a success formula that always succeed when applied. The secret of getting things done is another idea, I really appreciate. I am able to denote that one can actually mix business with pleasure if done wisely and at the right time.

Awaken the sleeping giant within an individual or the last but not the least of the ideas I found interesting. I also discover I am great that I have this thing deposited inside of me to make me great that the only thing I need is to dig through my mind and be great.

4) Has this book challenged or changed your thinking in any way? If so explain how?

I now realize that one can actually be saving little by little even if it is hundred Naira (N100) per day, it is something, the penny one is saving can actually by a firm or a company and this will lead to the beginning of one’s greatness that I don’t have to want till when is five hundred Naira (N500); that this is the time to start saving.

It has always been my dream to travel to the United Kingdom or United States of America for my masters but I have always been feeling it’s not possible because I don’t have money to sponsor myself.

I now have a change of heart that I can and will be there if I start saving now, I have a change of heart now that I can still study abroad for my second degree if I am up and doing with perseverance.

I am also challenged, having read through different through life experiences of others, that means I will make it too if am focused with the positive mental attitude.

My greatest priority now is how to get an admission and do my masters in the United Kingdom or United State and I am challenged that I can be there if I want to. Thanks to the book, “Success Through A Positive Mental Attitude” you have rekindle my dream.

5) Are there ideas you totally disagree with? If so why?

Yes, the idea of one saving and getting a loan or lending from somebody is not applicable in my country.

Our own economy does not support that, in fact one cannot purchase something and be pay installmentally. Not to talk of getting a loan from the bank without tangible collateral. Our economy is so bad that the rich people are not ready to assist the poor not even the government is ready to encourage the youth. One is just striving to make good things happen.

6) What did you find most helpful and least helpful in this book?

To be honest, I found every point outlined in the book: “Success Through A Positive Mental Attitude” helpful.

The following are the points I found most helpful:
a) You can change your world
b) You are poor not because of God
c) Clear the cobwebs from your mind or thinking
d) Learn to see
e) secret of getting things done
f) How to motivate yourself and others
g) How to find satisfaction in your job
h) How to raise your energy level
i) How one can enjoy good health and live longer

In all I found all the points broken down into chapters interesting and helpful most especially for an upcoming like myself. I welcome myself to successful peoples club having read the book: “Success Through A Positive Mental Attitude”. It is inspirational and a dream come true.

7) In 50 words or less, please describe the main idea the whole book it’s trying to convey

The book: “Success Through A Positive Mental Attitude” is trying to convey the following point: That we can be great if we so desire. That we are poor not because of God. It also made me to understand that I change my world that I am born a champion. The book outline seventeen principles of success. That everyone has many talents for surmounting his special problems.

I am also made to understand that positive mental attitude attracts wealth. The book made me to understand that when and how to recharge my battery to raise my energy level. In all, the book is trying to convey different ways and steps to acknowledge, in achieving greatness and be successful.

Please rate the following question on scale 1 – 10. Ten is good and one is poor

How interesting was it to read? 7
How helpful were the content? 10
How easy was it to understand? 10
Would you recommend it to others? 10
What is the overall rating you will give it? 10

Psycho Cybernetics
Assessment by Aremu Abosede Oluwaseun (Nigeria)

1. What ideas were personally most important to you in this books?

There are so many ideas outlined with examples in the book psycho-cybernetics 2000.

Your self image and how it affects you is one of the great ideas I am made to understand the lack of self esteem is central to most personal and social ills plaguing our state and nation therefore their need to look into developing, valuing and appreciating our self image. That, no matter how we look, we should not give ourselves self defeat but be optimistic and be self confident. That way, one will have a good personality and the road to success will be smooth. But if the reverse is the case, chances are that one might never reach the target destination nor achieve the set goals. Relating the case of John and Laura. I am able to extract so many facts from their story. I learnt that one should not be cynical, that one should not kill the giant inside but allow the giant be at work by believing in one’s ability and capability. That one should be ready to face challenges and not run or dodge challenges.

Furthermore relating to self-image and how it affects us. Maltz wrote that each of us carries a mental blueprint or picture of ourselves, that it may be vague and ill defined to our conscious gaze even, it may not be consciously recognizable at all. To this extent I have learnt that there is nothing I cannot do, that I am equal to the task provided I have a positive mental attitude with my self image.

Moreso, the key to better life is another idea I found very important and interesting because I have been looking for the key to a better life, so that I can have one. I really enjoy the illustration under it and not only do I enjoyed it but also gained and add to my knowledge. I am so happy that I am opportune to be in the Global leadership school because this knowledge is worth more than millions; and no knowledge is lost.

Six steps to success is another idea I found very delightful. Why do I say delightful? Because it was further broken down into sub topics. The six sub topics throw more light into the steps to success.

The following are the topics.
Program yourself to success: under this, I am able to understand that in everything one does in this life the whole of yourself must be unwhole. That the body, spirit and mind must be involve. I am so happy reading this because I used to have the problem of lack of concentration, not putting the whole of me when engaging in an activity sometimes. I now know, haven read this, I will no longer involve half of me in whatever I am doing but the whole of me well programmed positively. I am able to denote that the human brain is an automatic guidance system. That it can either be a success mechanism or a failure mechanism. That it all depends on the target our thinking mind establishes for it and on the way it responds to its own errors. As in, the brain must be functioning well at all times. That the brain must be at alert to respond to every stimuli correctly at every point in time.

Imagine your way to success. Is this not encouraging? Yes it is, because if one can imagine success, one will definitely achieve success. The book psycho-cybernetics also throws more light to imagining one’s way to success. It said through one’s creative imagination, one can create images of success that by incorporation into yourself image can be turned into actual success. Effective picturisation of a future project positively and taking a right step at the right time will become reality and something worthwhile.

Relax and turn stress into success is another sub topic that I am just learning; to be sincere. In as much as I go through stress daily, I still don’t see it as success because I am always feeling bad that why me. But I think I have a solution haven read the book psycho-cybernetics 2000. I am able to know that relaxation is the key to achieving greatness by been able to activate our creative imagination and that is the only state in which the servomechanism can work properly. It is really true that most of us have no idea on how to relax. The way I used to respond to events in my day-to-day activity has always been an increased stressed. Fine, I no about exercise and how it is useful to the health but I never apply it when going through stress.

Set Goals: A pre-requisite to success. Enhancing ones self-image is not an end in itself. If one does not have worthwhile personal goals one will definitely conclude that life itself is not worthwhile. It is only by establishing specific and attainable goals that we turn our servomechanism into a success mechanism.

Using negative feedback toward success is another idea that is very interesting that, once you have established goals, which your internal guidance system kicks in. But again, it is yourself image that determines whether or not you remain locked on target. People whose self-image is positive found it easy to develop and nurture the success type personality.

There is an acronym for success and failure as illustrated in the book that is very interesting.

S - Sense of Direction
U - Understanding
C - Courage
C - Charity
E - Esteem
S - Self-confidence
S - Self-acceptance

F - Frustration
A - Aggressiveness
I - Insecurity
L - Loneliness
U - Uncertainty
R - Resentment
E - Emptiness

Whao: This analysis is beautiful. Disinhibit your personality and fuel success is totally a new topic for me. I really don’t know how to control my emotions like that but I think to an extent now I can control both present and future emotions clearly without having to go through emotional trauma.

I am also encouraged with the sub-topic that says become who you want to be.
In all, the entire book is very inspirational, full of knowledge and a bulk of spirit filled words.

2. Can you relate the ideas or concepts in this book to your personal circumstances in life such as your relationships, beliefs, goals and values? Please use personal examples.

My relationship, values, beliefs and goals have always been fair. I deal with others the way I will want others to do to me.

To my relationship I do belief I can do all things through Christ Jesus that strengthens me. I do really see myself as success and I always try to affect others positively for example there is this investment company in my country that I have the link and I try as much as I can to introduce my friends to it because it pay off. I don’t look down on myself or on my relationship. I believe moving with somebody that we have the same perspective about life if not all but at least 70% must get along. I always try to improve on my personality and my self image and esteem. I believe in my relationship so much that I don’t allow it to be drag in the mud.

Relating relationship in another dimension like having relationship with elder people. One thing have come to realize is that old and influential people tend to weigh an individual before getting close and placing you in the high pyramid.

As I have denoted this, I always try not to underrate myself but try to be reasonable.

To my beliefs, one thing that is very important is the fact that one has to be able to adapt with situations around. As in, other people have their beliefs too, so therefore one should be willing and ready to learn from others, which I do and I can see it in the book psycho-cybernetics 2000 that is very important. Fine, one must have self-esteem and image but at the same time one should be ready to reason with others.

One of the concepts in the psycho-cybernetics that I found very help relating to beliefs is disinhibit your personality and feel success. Furthermore “you really can create change is another idea that I found very helpful relating to ones beliefs. Five steps to a new self-image are another concepts that I found very helpful.

Sometimes, one tends to have wrong beliefs about life and such beliefs can sometimes inhibit success. Feeling of inadequacy, unworthiness or guilt may spring from false beliefs.

Like I said we sometimes do have wrong beliefs and this lead us to unfulfilling end. I am very delighted that I am opportune to read psycho-cybernetics 2000. It has really changed some of my beliefs. What I think is not easy to achieve is now easy.

There are so many things I engage in these days that I don’t do before because of my beliefs; but ever since I started reading psycho-cybernetics 2000 my life as never remain the same. Thanks to Global leadership school.

To my goals now, since have been able to change some of my beliefs my set goals have been working out one after the other. Have been able to map out strategies in achieving these set goals.

Three ways to make New Memories Last, Targeting on Ideas, Set your own targets, Stress: Private enemy number one, use relaxation to oil your success mechanism. How relaxation sparks creative insight, How to visualize stress away, the pioneer of laughter, Stress Prevention to mention few. The above listed concepts or ideas have really helped me in achieving my set goals since have been reaching psycho-cybernetic 2000. Turn stress into success is another great and wonderful concepts I can’t forget.

The questionnaire set out in the book has done a great job.

Value is another great thing because for you to do anything important and reasonable one must first of all value it weigh it and what the value is.
Psycho-cybernetics as thrown more light in the different ways at which one will value something. I am so happy that my level of valuing things has changed. Don’t loose sight of your goals, targeting on ideas, fix ways to maximize your progress, so seeds when you experience set back are some of the concepts that I found interesting relating to values and in all ramification.

3. What are the important new ideas you learnt from this book? Please explain

I cannot mention all the new ideas I extracted from the book: Psycho-cybernetic 2000. Virtually, all the ideas are very important, educating and inspirational. I will just explain some of the ideas I found most helpful to me.

Turning New Memories into Positive Behaviour. Yeah, here I am meant to understand that I should try and forget old beliefs whenever I found myself rummating over thoughts that will bring nothing but trouble. Unrealistic of unworthy of success thinking. That I should try and replace old beliefs with positive constructive self-thoughts. That I should say to myself I am a worthy, pragmatic, competent person. I work well with people in authority and I deserve success and happiness. That after having the new conviction I can now write messages to myself placing them where I will be able to read them several times each day.

That I should create new memories that will bring about my been successful. In all, I should belief in my new thinking. How my positive beliefs can further my self-esteem is another good and interesting concepts. How to overcome my built in resistance to change, four steps to creating new memories is very helpful because I can now have a new thinking. I am made to understand that I should view my old beliefs and negative memories as if they belong to another time and place i.e. another life. Elicit them from my right brain to visualize the old memory as though it were at the end of a long tunnel and gradually fading away into darkness. That I should see it diminishing I should set fifteen minutes for visualization. During these fifteen minutes, I should imagine how I would alter old memory. Create a videotape of my new memory in my mind. I should see myself as successfully completing a task; see someone complimenting me on my new achievement; I should see myself accepting their praises with grace, sincerity and humility.

My oh my I am happy that I am getting ways of creating new memories. That I should consciously accept this new memory as the trace one. Affirm repeatedly that I accept this future memory as a fact. Remembering my subconscious mind will eventually come to view it as if it actually happened. The three ways in making new memories last is another great idea.

Here, I am meant to understand that as I feel my new beliefs is taking hold, that there may be a tendency of slacking off a little on diligence, that I should not make mistake.

I should try and program my dreams by focusing on my new beliefs as I go to sleep. That I should try and reminisce on the problem while in bed as the old saying “take a problem to bed and sleep on it!”. This directly addresses my subconscious mind and helps install the new images in my right brain. That I should program my day dream every time I catch myself dwelling on a negative memory or past mistake. I should cancel and redirect my day dreaming towards positive images that support my new beliefs.

I should go about my daily life with an attitude regarding my new belief system. I should remember to my subconscious mind. How relaxation as helped save a friendship, how relaxation can keep me healthy, a key to reflective learning, the gate way to learning, how relaxation can change the way I perceive myself, Zen breathing, the radiant light to mention few.

4. Has this book challenged or change your thinking in anyway if so how?

Yes, the book has challenge and changes my thinking in so many ways. I have never heard of Zen breathing in my life until when I read the Psycho-cybernetic 2000 book. After reading about Zen breathing I tried it and it worked for me.

Secondly, I never knew the power of relaxation. I never really take out time to relax the way one should, since I have been reading inspirational books. But I followed it step by step as outlined in the psycho cybernetic book and it worked for me.

Setting out goals and different ways of maintaining it is another idea that challenge and change my thinking. The power of laughter as really challenged me because I don’t laugh often, I smile but now I can see the power of laughter. Instead of me smiling, I laugh. That is quiet very helpful.

Don’t loose sight on goals is another idea I like so much because if one loose focus on the set goals, there will be problem. How to put my success mechanism to work. I have learnt more ideas or more ways of achieving greatness and maintaining it. I am made to understand that learning on procrastination will do nothing but harm. That I should try and cancel my realizations for procrastination. I should replace my realizations and excess with positive goal oriented statements.

Affirm myself image as a task oriented person who moves forcefully towards my goal. Focus on images of myself in fulfillment of my goal. Train myself by taking positive action. Furthermore, I now have more hints on tips in focusing on my action plan.

I am made to understand that I should reserve a few minutes each weekend to list things I would do in furtherance of my goal during the coming week. I should make appointments with myself to spend at least ten or fifteen minutes everyday working on some aspect of my plan: making job contacts, practicing new skills, researching and reading appropriate articles, that is my calendar or daily planner and honor them as I would do to any commitment.

Take note of my progress. Review my calendar weekly as evidence that I am actually doing something in pursuit of my goal and this way, success is fast approaching.

Setting up a self-monitoring system is another idea that challenge and changed my thinking.

5. Are there ideas in the book that you totally disagree with? If so why?

No.

6. What did you found most helpful and least helpful in this book?

Ah, I am stuck for words because if found everything helpful and interesting. I will list some of the ideas I found most helpful because I cannot list all.

Don’t loose sight of your goals, tranquilizer to cushion emotional blows, turn stress into success, building a sturdy foundation, develop an action plan for your goals, the read to success (six ways of maximize your progress), enhancing self-image for personal fulfillment, approach learning as a life long process, adjust to changes in my family life, understanding the art of two-way communication, develop respect for diversity, acknowledge my worth, drawing my picture of success, practice forgiveness, own up to my clitiches, five techniques for keeping my personality cilitches free, how to free my personality from inhibition, becoming the master planner of my life, how to use psycho-cybernetics 2000 for longer life.

7. In 50 words or less, please describe the main idea the whole book is trying to convey

In all, the book is educative, interesting, helpful and inspirational. The book is trying to explain to the reader how to swim through the stress of life and be successful. The main idea in the book is believing one can be great and one is great with adequate follow-up. That nothing negative should take charge of our life and we should embrace positive thinking and maintain it. The book outlined different ideas in which one can use to get to the top.

Please rate the following questions on a scale from 1 to 10. A ten is good and one is poor.

A. How interesting was it to read? 8
B. How helpful were the contents? 10
C. How easy was it to understand? 10
D. Would you recommend it to others? 8
E. What is the overall rating you would give it? 8

Giant Steps
Assessment by Aremu Abosede Oluwaseun (Nigeria)

1. What ideas were personally most important to you in the book? Do not simply list the ideas, but explain or discuss why they were important to you, using personal examples.

Virtually all the points were personally most interested too me. The book Giant Steps by Anthony Robbins really shed more light to dark areas in my life. It makes me to be reasoning more logical. As it is broken into daily lessons makes it very easy and interesting to assimilate and apply to daily life. The book rejuvenate my dreams as it explains that we all have dreams, that deep down our souls we have a special gift that can make a difference, that touch peoples life in a special way and that can make the world a better place. Even if one does not have a dream or has but it seems is not working, one should take a moment now just to dream again and to think about what one really want in life. Fine, it is very possible that one will dream and try to follow it up but to no avail. I am meant to understand that it's not what we do once that matters or counts but consistency of the act counts. That, the father of all actions and what ultimately determines who we become and where we go in life is our decisions. It is when we make and stands on decisions that one's destiny shaped; this is a fantastic and a wonderful point I cherish. It is a great thing for one to gather or create an unstoppable momentum because it will definitely lead to an undeniable reality. Making a decision and been committed will help achieve greatness and be successful in every ways with discipline and perseverance. It is hard to take decision sometimes as it seems that all doors are closed therefore, in this sense if one can, it will lead to joy. Success is the result of good judgement. Good judgement is the result of experience and experience is the result of bad judgement in most cases. That one should try and look at the past mistakes to improve on others for a better future. Lets take for example; there are some certain things have done or that has happened to me in the last few years that will never happen to me again because once beaten twice shy and this comes as a result of experience.

Another point I found very interesting is that success and failure are not usually the result of single events. That failure is the result of neglecting to do a particular thing at a point in time and feeling inferior and not been able to persist. Another interesting point to me is that those who succeed in life tend to make decisions rapidly and are slow to reverse a well thought out of position, conversely, people who fail usually decide slowly and change their minds frequently. Once you've made a sound decision, stick by it.

I am able to make three decisions that will change my health, career, relationships and my life as a whole, and I am willing and ready to act upon them. The Giant Steps Book enlightens me in the area of turning invisible to visible. That, the first step is to define my dream accordingly and mapping out a strategy in making those dreams a reality or forming a plan that will ensure their attainment and success. I am also able to understand that the secret of unleashing my true power is setting goals that are exciting enough that they are truly inspiring that will inspire my creativity and ignite my passion.

Allowing the reticular activating system to function properly because when it does every other parts of the brain will act accordingly. Then one will be happy because everything one does will be to one's ability and fulfillment. Have also learned that under the bright light of conscious scrutiny negative association often loses their hold on you; awareness is the first step.

Another point that I found very interesting is that the book laid emphasis on knowing the most important thing that is needed at every point in time and having a direction in which one is heading to. That it is very important to set standards for instance, one should endeavour to set out goals one must achieve in a year or more.

Believing in one's spirit is another point that I found very interesting. One should believe that the human spirit is unconquerable. They will win, the will to succeed, to shape one's life, to take control can be harnessed only when one decide on what is needed and believe that no challenge, no problem, no obstacle can keep you from it. I used to feel having obstacles in life is bad but I now realize that obstacles are merely a call to strengthen your resolve to achieve your worthwhile goals. I am able to add to my reservoir of knowledge that every great and commanding moment in the annals of the world is the triumph of some enthusiasm.

Knowing how to get what you really want is another interesting point, that to achieve one's goals and objectives in life one should first of all discover what is preventing you from taking action in achieving those set goals. Having known the mistakes of the past that brought about the consistent and heavy obstacles, one should try and device a strategy in using the mistakes to change your life. Instead of asking how can I avoid doing this painful task; ask; if I don't take action now what will this ultimately cost me. Relating this to my experience in life now, I really don't think there is no month I don't encounter different obstacles before I could get what I need as at the time I need it. I was thinking of how to money so as to offset some of my bills but something told me it will be difficult to get the money but after sometime I realized that it is the bad spirit that it is making me feel like that. That I should be optimistic and follow it with action instead of feeling it is impossible. After a day or two my project supervisor called me and gave me a job to do that worth the amount needed for my immediate needs.

Therefore, I totally agree with been optimistic and putting up action and consistency to get what you want. I am also able to know that pain is sometimes used to shape one's destiny. That one of the miracles of been human is that we can decide what causes us pain and pleasure. I am also able to know that haven read the book Giant Steps, that some of our behavior could either destroy or make us. Fine, I know about this before but it re-registers or re-login into my brain that I should be cautious of what I do and when I do it. I should not do things in excess but in moderate that too much of everything is bad. Having a desire to gain is another interesting point. Relating this to my personal experience, I have a target to have my Ph.D in the next five years and be earning good salary, living a comfortable life and affecting others positively above all.

Furthermore, I am been wise now because of the pains I have gone through while growing up. It has made me to be a better person in life. I used to find it difficult to eat three square meal, wear what I want to wear when I want to, live where I want to and go where I want to at a particular point in time. Now, I found it very easy to manage my resources and I hardly run into pains or problems. Having mixed association is another great and excellent point relating it to my personal experience; I found out that when I tried mixing up my friends, there is always a change in my character. There was a time I was moving with some group of friends that smokes and drink heavily. I found out that after sometime, I started drinking, not just drinking but heavily. I later realised it and took to my heels and correct my actions because it was getting out of hand then. My normal I cannot finish a bottle of Guinness stout before but after moving or mixing up my friends, I started taking three to four bottles on a sit. Therefore, mixing up relationships or friends can either mar or made you. I have experienced the two as in negative and positive. It has also helped me in making decision on my finance and relationship that have been finding very difficult to achieve. I am able to state the positive and negative emotions towards achieving my goals and objectives in life.

2. Can you relate the ideas or concepts in this book to your personal circumstance in life such as your relationships, your beliefs, goals and values, etc. Please use personal example in your explanation?

The ideas in the book Giant Steps is unlimited. Some of the ideas that I will relate to my personal circumstances are the following to mention but a few.

How to get what you really want, the power to create and the power to destroy. Questions are the answers, the vocabulary of success. Get the knack of change. Your personal compass.

Relating the idea how to get what you really want to my personal life. I am doing all I can in my academics now to get what I want. What am I saying in essence, I am studying so hard, making sure I am punctual in class and do my assignment up to date. I am presently in 3.25 in my school as the cumulative grade point and I must get to 3.50 to make a 2.1 and not 2.2. This is really a big challenge for me because I know I am a 2.1 candidate. I know quiet well that for me to make a 2.1 I need to have 0.25 and to make this I must put extra effort with prayers. Yes, I know how to get what I want but if I don't act it will be meaningless; therefore, knowing how to get what you want and taking action goes hand in hand for effectiveness and efficiency.

The second idea is the power to create and the power to destroy. As related to my idea, I believe that it is the mind that maketh good of ill, that maketh wretch or happiness, rich or poor. It is what we think inside that will portray on the outside. That is, everything depends on what we think inside of us that we exhibit. I believe that what really shapes our lives is the meaning we attach to events. That one should not allow a past circumstance to limit todays happiness. The only thing that will make one happy is to use the past experience and what you think inside of you to be stronger, wiser and been able to counsel others who may face the same challenges? And I also belief that one should always be ready to make positive change anytime, anywhere one finds himself. As we know, the beliefs have the power to create and the power to destroy; for us to overcome this, we must understand there three challenges:

* Most of us do not consciously decide what were going to believe.

* Most often, our beliefs are based on a misinterpretation of the past and once we are adopt a belief, we tend o consider it gospel and forget that its only one perspective. In all I am able to learn that it is better to adopt the positive view towards situations and life in general. To my understanding a belief is nothing more than a feeling of certainty about what something means. For example if I believe that I am intelligent, then it is more than just an idea but a believe of certainty. That I am INTELLIGENT, it is very possible to turn idea into a belief if I just provide enough reference experiences to support it.

My own belief towards examination malpractices is negative. I don't belief it is right to cheat, I belief in proper preparation for examination.

Questions are the answers as related to my relationships, beliefs, goals and objectives. According to Albert Einstein in the book Giant Steps opined that the important thing is not stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in aware when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity of life of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery everyday. Never lose a holy curiosity.

Questions are the laser of human consciousness. In asking better questions there is usually better answers. Let's take for example in a true life situations. If one gets to an environment that is totally new from the existing environment one must definitely ask in order not to misbehave or if you are going somewhere and you missed your direction, you are bound to ask questions if not you will mss your way. So, most often question gives answer.

Another point as related to my belief, goals is the vocabulary of success that sometimes in our moments of greatest fear, pain or emotional intensity, we look for relief in the form of a belief. Before now, I had made up my mind that I will not have a relationship with any man again over a hurtful relationship I had some years ago.

I never belief I could. I am now better experienced. Get the knack of change is another point. I will like to relate to my beliefs, relationship and goals. Yes, change is a constant thing in life and everybody is subjected to change. To my personal experience in my relationship, I used to feel I will get married to my first boyfriend I never new I could be subjected to change. Let's take for example in some situation one tends to bend rules because of change. Furthermore, change is such a great thing because the lifestyle, fashion, politics of last decade is different from this decade own because of change. My manner of reasoning last two years towards things is changed now because I have read so many inspirational books. I now have a new way of reasoning because of change. In conclusion, I see change to be a constant thing because courage unused diminishes; commitment unexercised wanes; passion unexpressed dissipates.

Your personal compass simply explains your personal strategies, your power, authority over things. I have power over everything around, depending on how I exercise the authority over them. This also implies what I belief. Thinking of the far-reaching effects on my life if only I had a stronger sense of certainty to back up my empowering beliefs.

In building my personal compass which is my strategy and beliefs. I usually exercise the following to boost my level of commitment.

* Selecting a belief I wish to rise to the level of commitment because without you committing yourself to a particular belief, there is always what is called change but if one have a strong belief and influence on the particular things; the level of commitment will be high.

* Adding new and stronger references to this belief, for example if you've decided never to eat meat again, talk to people who lead vegetarian or vegan lifestyles to discover how this choice has affected them.

* Try to find or create a triggering event that produces strong emotional intensity. For example, if you have owned to give up smoking, visit the intensive care wing of an hospital to observe emphesema patients. Whether your steps are big or small, start acting, on your conviction as a weapon of making a positive change.

3. What are the most important new ideas you learned from this book? Please explain.

The new ideas I learnt from the book Giant Steps is unlimited knowing the secret of success, using Bill Gate as a vivid example. Often we assume that the secret of success is one been a genius. Yet, I believe that the true genius is the ability of an individual to marshal the most potent resources simply by putting ourselves in a state of absolute certainty.

Bill career was launched when he was a college student at Harvard and he promised to deliver software he had not developed for a computer he had never seen. What do I gain from this illustration; simply put I learnt to be optimistic, to have a sense of certainty and to be self-confidence. Because of his certainty, which was completely unfounded, he was able to tap all the resources he needed to successfully co-design the software and begin to build his fortune. I learn that one is more likely to succeed in any arena if only we are not after or committed to achieving a result, but also absolutely certain that one can do it and you should often train yourself to feel empowering emotion.

Another idea that is new to me is that 'imagination' is more powerful than knowledge. I began to ask myself how until I proceed with the reading before I could now understand. I am able to denote that time and again has been proven that our brains cannot tell the difference between something we vividly imagine and something we actually experience and once one understands this it can transform one's life. For example, many people are afraid to try something just because they have never done it before. But I believe that the very foundation of leaders' success is that, despite the past experiences to the contrary, they repeatedly imagine obtaining their desired results. In this way they forge the sense of certainty that guides them to tap into their true potential. I intend serving in a very good place that will maximize my potential but so many people are discouraging me that it will be difficult but I know that it will come to past because it is a goal I must achieve by God's Grace.

Another idea that is new to me is that great people are accurate and intelligent so therefore once I can be accurate and act intelligently in my doings, I will be great and I think I am on the right track. Positive perceptions provide them with the emotional support and divine to persist and eventually master the skill. What I learnt here is that is god to be positive minded because the passions to usually give upon the way that there is no intelligent reason to continue a fruitless endeavour to them.
This has always been my attitude because I believe in God and myself so much, I believe whatever I am set out to do will definitely come out well, but haveing read it in the book Giant Steps, I am now empowered the more.

I am meant to understand and believe that achievers usually see problems as transitory while those who fail usually see even the smallest problems as everlasting. That if one persist you will definitely find a way out. That makes me an achiever because I am always face with different problems daily but I see them as making me independent, responsible and sound thereby pushing me to where my success is; because I am always thinking of how to solve the problems and these has made me in no time to be logical in reasoning.

4. Has this book Challenge or Change your thinking in anyway? If so explain.

Yes, it has challenged my thinking and changed my notion about some aspect of my life. Who say I cant become what I want to be. I used to say it because I feel one's I set a particular time in achieving something and I did not; it is always giving a cause to feel bad and abandoned or forget about the project.

I usually feel I can't become the minister of sport because it has been my dream. But there is no place I mentioned that; that I am been encouraged. All I hear is it is not possible because they play politics and been a female and I myself always feel since it has not been in the record that someone with a degree of Human Kinetics and Health Education held the post of Sports Minister. But haven read this book. It has awaken my sports towards my dream of becoming the Sports Minister, if possible the first female, Human Kinetics holder Sports Minister. So help me God. I am also challenge to buckle up. That it is not over until is over. I can still make a first class and not second class even with a semester left. I can still get the 0.25 to get to the first class. I also feel can study law because I have a flair for it but I am challenged with different examples and illustration of different great people in the book Giant Steps. I really thank my star for knowing about the leadership school who provide me with the opportunity of getting books like this for free. Thank you, Global Leadership School.
Furthermore, I have always been feeling that its takes or so long for me to achieve what I already set for myself five years ago and I am beginning to get discouraged that all my effort has been a waste or in vain.

But after reading the Giant Steps Book I immediately have a change of heart that I will definitely get to my promise land.

The book has really changed my way of thinking and has added to my reservoir of knowledge. My eyes are also open to so many things that I was not taken cognizance of. At a point in my life; I got tired of life because I felt I have not achieved anything but to the Glory of God to day I know I am an overcomer. Even as they make jest of me in my family that my mates travels in and out of the country that what have I achieved. I know now that the sky is my limit. I too will be traveling for holiday, course outside Nigeria like the United States of America, United Kingdom, France, Canada, Italy when the time comes.

Thanks to the Author of the Giant Steps that once again awaken my spirit that I am one in a million. That I can do all things because I am intelligent, wonderful, beautiful, full of charisma and enthusiasm and above all, I am a Genius and I am born to be great that no one can intimidate me.

5. Are there ideas in the book that you totally disagreed with?

“NO”

6. What did you find most helpful and least helpful in this book?

I found all the points very helpful because they all fit into different areas of life. Every word in the book is inspirational and soul lifting. The book has help me to belief more in myself that I am capable of doing all thing provided I am certain. I think this book is actually meant for me. The book is excellent; it is full of confidence building words. The book took out time to explain in details with illustration on how to achieve greatness and different steps one needs to go through to have a smooth road to one's destination of success.

7. In 50 words or less, please describe the main idea the whole book is trying to convey.

The book is trying to convey that one has the final decision into become great or not. That in every thing one does, one must first of all be able to make decision and stand by it. After doing this, one must be ready to act positively towards seeing the success of that decision taken. They explain the indepth of pain. How it affects our been successful in life. That achievers don't see problems as something bad but as a pathway to success. That is as transitory while those who fail usually see even the smallest problems as everlasting. That one should be optimistic and watch the kind of relationship or friends one keeps because mixed friends can either affect one positively or negatively. The great leaders are accurate and intelligent therefore one should try to follow that step. In all, if one is going through pain, one should not see it as feeling trapped rather one should use the pain as one's strongest ally or weapon of moving forward.

Please rate the following questions on a scale from 1 to 10. Ten is good and one is poor.

A. How interesting was it to read 8
B. How helpful were the contents 10
C. How easy was it to understand 10
D. Would you recommend it to others 10
E. What is the overall rating you would give it 10

Keys To Success: The 17 Principles Of Personal Achievement
Assessment by Aremu Abosede Oluwaseun (Nigeria)

1. What ideas were personally most interesting to you in this book? Do not simply list the ideas but explain or discuss why they were important to you using personal examples.

Oh! la! la! This is amazing, I am glad with the word you can achieve success in anything you do. All the ideas broke into sub-topics are personally most interesting. The following are the ideas:-

Develop Definiteness of Purpose, Establish a Mastermind Alliance, Assemble an Attractive Personality, Use Applied Faith, Go the Extra Mile, Create Personal Initiative, Build a Positive Mental Attitude, Control your Enthusiasm, Learn from Adversary and Defeat, Cultivate Creative Vision, Maintain Sound Health and the Seventeen Principles of Success.

Developing definiteness of purpose is very important because for one to be great in life one must be purposeful. Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement and he who lacks purpose in life will lack direction (Aremu Oluwaseun, 2007).

It is good to define your goals and put or assign a time limit to each goal. That for one to be successful one must have a plan for reaching a particular set goal and one must be ready to devote the greatest part of one's thought and effort towards that direction or end.

I have been cultivating the habit of defining purpose since I started reading inspirational books. Knowing the valuable secret is very essential. According to the author of keys to success, he said in his book that the most important part of this book is not written on its pages but is already in the reader mind. That the ability learn how to harness the tremendous potential of your mind and how to organize the knowledge one already has, you can turn them into the power necessary for attaining our definite major purpose in life.

There is a proverb I learnt in the book that says;
If you will plant for days, plant flowers.
If you will plant for years, plant trees.
If you will plant for eternity, plant ideas.
Putting ideas and definiteness of purpose to work will go a long way.

I am able to understand that definiteness of purpose builds or develops self reliance, personal initiative, imagination, enthusiasm, self discipline and concentrated effort and all these qualities are required for success.

Specialization, budgeting time and money, alertness to opportunity, decision making capability, cooperation, faith, success consciousness are also necessary to be accurate in dealing with the environment which in turn can lead to success. The power of subconscious reflects that any dominating ideas, plan or purpose held in your conscious mind through repeated effort and emotionalized by a burning desire for its realization is taken over by the sub-conscious and acted upon through whatever natural and logical means may be available. That the only thing one has control over is the mental attitude; as well know that the conscious mind is where reasoning and thinking occur. It analyzes information and data and it acts as a guardian of doorway to the sub-conscious.

Putting definiteness of purpose into work is very important, that is, putting your purpose or goals into action. You must be map out strategy or ways of having a head way and be willing and ready to put those things analyzed into actions. Creating a plan is also valuable. To be rich, one must take cognizance of the fact that nothing goes for nothing. Something must go for something, people who have money to give will expect something inn return. Let's take for example most married rich men likes having an affair with the young ladies. All the rich men want from the ladies is to sleep with them and exchange money in return.

Success is a worthy goal. That striving for success as its detractors. Some people do say that those who are successful achieve their success at the expense of their workers. But if you are going to achieve success, you will do so only by extraordinary effort, effort that most people are not willing to make. You will learn in achieving wealth that success comes about only because you are willing to assume great responsibility and to deliver unfailingly goals and services which are truly valuable. To achieve success one does not have to watch others. If millions of people are struggling to get by on the salaries they earn, it is because their highest aim is only to hold the jobs they currently have. They are where they are and they are making what they make solely because of the limitations they have set up in their minds. There is a theory that says opportunities for success are fewer now than the past. This is nothing that the willingness and readiness to achieve success will set the pace the achieving the success.

In achieving success one must also be able to form a mastermind alliance. In this group of individuals you must be able to determine your purpose, must be ready to go along with others, determine your rewards either it is positive or negative because there are ten basic motives towards action that can be the basis of these rewards. Self-presentation, love, fear, sex, desire for life after death, freedom for mind and body; anger, mate, desire for recognition and self expression and wealth. Wealth will obviously will have the greatest appeal, like if I want to do anything I must first of all look at the reward in monetary value before looking at every other things.

Setting a time and place for meeting is very crucial as too have the interest of members of the Alliance at heart. In the meeting several issues will be discussed as to how to achieve the set goals and objectives. Maintaining the alliance is another good and important aspect of having a group, because it is one thing to form a group of alliance for a particular thing and is another to maintain it. Confidence, understanding, fairness and justice must be involved for a functionable and efficient group.

Assemble an attractive personality is another point, I found very interesting. Positive mental attitude with flexibility and sincerity of purpose, promptness of decision, the habit of smiling, facial expression, tolerance, frankness of manner and speech, a keen sense of humor, faith, sense of justice, sense belongingness and the appropriate use of words. Effectiveness of speech, fondness of people is very important so as to carry people along in every sense. In a group of people that have a common goal; the appointed leader and the member of the committee must be humble in every sense. Having a positive mental attitude is the right mental attitude in any given situation and is most often composed of the plus characteristics symbolized by such words as faith, integrity, hope, optimism, courage, initiative, generosity, tolerance, tactfulness, kindliness and good common sense is essential and pertinent to have a smooth journey to success.

Promptness of decision is also needed because opportunity is everywhere, but it is fleet of foot. Even if you have the vision to recognize it, without a fast decision on your part, it will be gone. In making or trying to suggest a point, there must be respect because the cheapest and most profitable quality in the world is courtesy. It is absolutely free and save for the moment it take to express it. Nowadays, most people find it difficult to express. I have learnt now that it takes nothing to apply or express courtesy in everyday activities.

2. Can you relate the ideas or concepts in the book to your personal circumstances in life such as your relationships, your beliefs, your goals, your values, etc? Please use your personal examples.

There are so many concepts in this book. The concept of definiteness of purpose is very related to my relationship. In any relationship I enter, I am always conscious of the purpose, trying to weigh the loss from the gain. I am always setting standards for myself and taking and standing on whatever decision I choice to take concerning the relationship. I am always definite with the reason of being in the relationship. There are different purposes of having a relationship, it might be because of influence, good financial stance, knowledge, marriage and among others. I have been in different relationship for different purposes.

Flexibility is another concept that is very important in order for one to move forward. One does not have to be too rigid; but that does not mean that one will be loose but it will be done accurately and intelligently in order to win the race.

Tolerance is also another great idea. I have always been finding it difficult to tolerate people because there are some people that will definitely stand on your toes even if one is trying to tolerate them. Let's take for example my house, I am used to buying my toiletries and keeping them in my wardrobe for my own usage along because it is what have been used to when the family was large. Now that all my elder ones have gotten married and I am now the eldest in the house, my Mum and my younger ones always expect me to buy the toiletries and provision and keep for the whole house. I found this very difficult to do because it was not like that I was growing up. The only thing my elder sister would buy for the house is the toothpaste and probably food stuff. But nowadays, my younger ones expect one to buy perfume, beverages, etc, and keep for the house. I used to find it difficult. As in, I find it difficult to tolerate this but now I can now adjust and tolerate it in my own way and may God continue to bless me so that I will just overlook it. Even to the outside world it is very essential and pertinent to be able to tolerate others. Since I am into sport, I have always been founding myself in the midst of different people good bad and ugly and have always been trying to tolerate them to the best of my knowledge. But having read this book, I think I will improve. It can be very difficult to tolerate others but somehow it is important to be tolerance.

The appropriate use of word is very important. It is not everybody that knows how to talk. Most people does not have manner of approach but I think I do; because I don't want anybody to approach me in a rudely manner therefore I must know how to approach one in an appropriate manner.

The usage of unclean languages is very bad. Usage of vulgar words and I think this is common among the upcoming ones because of the influence of the environment. From the ages 8 - 18 now are so rude in their approach. The level of morality is depreciating compare to when I was between ages 8 and 18. I really do respect whatever is older than me even if is a day. But nowadays, the reverse is the case. I am always careful in my relationship with people. Emotional control is another good idea that needs to take cognizance of most especially by me. Much of what we do is directed by our feelings. Since our feelings can lift us to great achievements or hurt us down to defeat, we owe it to ourselves to understand and control them. In most cases, ones emotions act negatively towards goals, purpose and our relationship in life. Some of the negative emotions are fear, hatred, anger, creed, jealousy, revenge, superstition.

Fear is evil oriented. Because, once one begin to fear a particular thing, that means the thing might not come out well because of fear. In most cases, I am always having fear that how do I achieve these set goals and this is usually a bad omen. I also have phobia for water which till today as made me unable to swim. Having hatred for a fellow being is also not a good emotion, because the bible says, love your neighbour as yourself. In all the negative emotion is bad and it hinders promotion in life.

The positive emotions are love, sexuality, hope, faith, sympathy, optimism and loyalty. These are good fruits.

3. What are the most important new ideas you learned from this book? Explain.

The most important new ideas are understanding, infinite, intelligence, overcoming disbelief, overcoming fear, replacing fear with hope and demonstrating the power of your faith.

In understanding infinite of intelligence; it is impossible to have active life without wisdom. Wisdom comes from the understanding of intelligence. For one to be intelligent and have an understanding which is wisdom, one must belief in the Supreme Being because he is the one that gives all knowledge, wisdom and understanding. In believing in a Supreme Being, there are so many approaches to gaining such a belief. Observation experimentation, feeling, prayer, meditation and thought, all are legitimate paths. One learns things in different ways. You learn things by seeing their effects or by accepting the statements of people you trust. In your search for knowledge about infinite intelligence, you may search within the external universe or within yourself. As Tennyson wrote “the sun, the moon, stars, sea, the hills and the plains are not these O soul the vision of him who reigns”. Look at the wrist watch on you arm. You know equally well that this human intelligence did not originate in that single mind but that it was merely an instrument expressing the force of the natural order of the universe. If the parts of the watch are put into an hat, never will they re-assemble and become a watch unless a deliberate organized intelligence with a definite plan. Like a watch the universe simply could not exist as it does without being the product of an infinite intelligence.

Your conscience is a tool which puts you in touch with these forces, similarly, when you engage in prayer, you explore this two internal world. It is the power of these experiences that shapes lives again and again. This ability of the human mind to discover, embrace and disseminate fundamental ideas and concepts is further proof of our ability to enter into a definite, positive relationship and adapt it to your purposes in life. This is accomplished by applied faith.

Overcoming disbelief is another new idea that I have learnt while reading this book. Having known and understand the meaning of faith. Faith is a state of mind which develops by conditioning your mind to receive infinite intelligence. Applied faith is the adaptation of the power of infinite intelligence to your major definite purpose. Applied faith is the dynamic of the science of personal achievement. The source of energy to put your thought into action. Faith is your awareness of, belief in, and harmonizing with the universal powers. You should not simply have faith, you must use it. Faith can also be a state of mind, for it to be useful to one in achieving lasting success. As we know that active faith is the process of relating yourself to the vital forces of the world, which I call infinite intelligence. Whatever one's mind can conceive and belief it can achieve. Therefore, do not allow self-imposed limitations and restrictions to block the flow of infinite intelligence.

One should endeavour to clear the mind of all negative thoughts of want, poverty, fear, ill health and disharmony and then take these three easy steps to build your faith and overcome disbelief.

1. Express a definite desire for the achievement of a purpose, and relate it to one or more of the basic human motives.
2. Create a definite and specific plan for attaining that desire.
3. Start acting on that plan, putting every conscious effort behind it. The more you act on faith in infinite intelligence, the more your mind will open to its power. And the more you see the power working in your life, the easier it will be for you to action faith. The process is a wonderful cycle.

When you face a problem or question, you can put this fledgling faith into action. Your subconscious has already been conditioned by your acting on faith to believe tat you will succeed.

In all, if you make your prayers an expression of gratitude and thanksgiving for the blessings you already have instead of requests for things you do not have, you will obtain result much faster. Good point. I am so happy to have learnt that we should appreciate more than we complain. Overcoming fear is another new idea, dis-inhibiting those things that are ridding your mind of fears which limit your belief. There are seven basic fears tat I learnt in this book and I am meant to understand that nearly everybody suffer from at least one of these fears.

The first fear is “POVERTY”. This is the most destructive of the seven basic fears and the hardest one to master, because it brings so much suffering and misery. May we all be free from suffering and miseries in the name of Jesus, amen. If you resent poverty and are determined to get rid of it. Analyze yourself fully for signs of this fear. In fighting this, it will be necessary to have an ambition. Don't accept whatever life hands out without challenging it. Don't be lazy physically and mentally. Try to adopt a positive driving ambition to vanquish this symptom of the fear of poverty.

Avoid accepting other peoples' decisions over your life. Failure to make your own decision can cause so many disasters. DO not render the precious gift of your creator useless. Make your own decision and become elf determining. Avoid making excuses for your failure. Accept hat only you are responsible for what happens o you.

Stop having a negative mental attitude. This is the greatest limitation the fear of poverty imposed and it can encompass all the others. Avoid or discard permission, except that things will go your way and act accordingly. Do not put things off, avoid responsibility, or live beyond your means, instead, work to make your life better and it will be.

Developing definiteness of purpose is the first step toward replacing a negative mental attitude because absolute power corrupt absolutely and try to replace it with positive mental attitude.

The second fear is criticism. More insidiously, criticism can prevent you from presenting and acting on ideas that are revolutionary, ideas that would give you independence. It robs you of your individuality and your faith in yourself.

To eliminate fear of criticism, the following must be strictly taken care of. Keeping up with the current situations, trying to maintain the front of being the most current, most affluent person on the block can cripple you, both financially and emotionally. Bragging about your achievement, take pride in what you have to avoid your feeling inferior.

Being easily embarrassed will not allow you to be able tot make strong decisions and lack self confidence. Determine that whatever you do in pursuit of an honorable definite purpose is worthy Fear of criticisms is a common fear. If you let it, it will sap your initiative and imagination.

The third fear is ill health. Remember that whatever your mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.

4. Has this book challenge or change your thinking in any way. If so explain?

This book has challenge my thinking in all ramification. That when I make definite decision once, I am able to make a purposeful decision and standing by it. Try to be responsible for whatever action taken by me whether it yields positive results or negative results. The road to success is narrow and to walk through it, you must be able to think accurately and intelligently. That I should not be feeling inferior, that, I should stand on my feet with self-esteem and confidence in my situation I found myself. I learnt to be tolerance and be appropriate in approaching people.

I am challenged with the word “Go the Extra Mile” that rendering more services that is paid for is very good because sooner or later I will receive compound interest from your investment. Going extra mile is not the sort of principle that can be put into practice in a few easy steps. Instead, it is a state of mind that you must develop, so that it will be a part of you and it can be applied in everything you do.

Creating personal initiative is another topic that challenge my thinking. That means I still have to sit myself down and try to innovate and invent something new. Something that is not in existence, a new fashion of things. Putting my personal initiative to work will go along way. I am more enlightened that personal initiative creates more opportunity and work. Therefore, if I can create personal initiative or develop any initiative the sky will be my limit.

5. Are there ideas in the book that you totally disagree with?

“NO”

6. What did you find most helpful and least helpful?

Helpful in this book?
I found all the points broken into sub-topics in chapters very helpful and interesting. Every word in the book is inspirational and educative. Having sense of direction and promptness in making decision which is the first step in achieving success. The book actually go in depth on how to achieve success and maintain it. I am able to denote that it is good to be tolerance, caring, and say no to all the negative emotions. Henceforth, I will do away with all the negative emotions and embrace positive emotions. I learnt different ways of fighting poverty and the rest. That I should be careful and watchful because whatever happens is my wish since I have thought of it before doing it. That I should be ready to be responsible. Therefore, now that I know this, I will be careful in all things I found myself doing. Acting and been consistent on any decision taken. That I should not allow anybody to make decision for me. Not allowing others to influence my life negatively.

Humility is another point that is very helpful to me. Even the bible supports the meek and renounces the proud; therefore I will watch my character towards that aspect henceforth. That I can be whatever I want to be if I am willing and ready and creating a positive attitude. Budgeting time, energy and money is another helpful point self analysis techniques, perfecting personality, making good health a habit, etc.

7. In 50 words or less, describe the main idea the whole book is trying to convey.

In summary, I am able to denote from the book that you become what you want to become by yourself. That it is only if you decide not to pinpoint the purpose of whatever you find yourself doing that you will end up loosing. But if you do identify the purpose of your been into something; then you will have a head way. Being prompt about making decision and following it up is very essential. Building yourself physically, mentally, psychologically and emotionally is important. Having faith and working according to it and believing that there is a Supreme Being that gives knowledge, understanding and wisdom. Following the different techniques of analyzing yourself, that creativity will open doors for opportunity and work.
Knowing how to relate with others.

Please rate the following questions on a scale from 1 to 10. Ten is good and one is poor.
A. How interesting was it to read?
B. How helpful were the contents?
C. How easy was it to understand?
D. Would you recommend it to others?
E. What is the overall rating you would give it?

Real Magic
Assessment by Aremu Abosede Oluwaseun (Nigeria)

1. What ideas were personally most important to you in this book? Do not simply list the ideas, but explain or discuss why were important to you using personal examples.

The whole book is important to me. Every point in the book Real Magic are personally important. The book made me to understand that those things I found impossible is possible. I am made to understand that deep within me is a unified field of limitless possibilities. That, when I become competent at going to this wondrous place, I will discover an entirely new realm of human experience where all things will be possible. It is here that real magic takes place and I can begin to manifest all I seek in the physical world. At this stage, limits do not exist and you always seem to be at the right place at the right time and unbelievable connection with others and you can almost read the thoughts of those around you. At this point, the misery begins to disappear and your purpose in life becomes very clear to you and everything about you beings to glow and flow.

Understanding the order is another important point. I am meant to understand that it is only mankind and mankind alone can understand that order and it is good for only mankind to understand the order. This thought was a powerful stimulus when problems seems insurmountable. That after understanding it, one can now choose to align with it, that is the context of real magic. The way to understanding is through your willingness to reach your own highest state of awareness, using that awareness to get your life on purpose and radiating that awareness to everyone in your life. It is primarily a mental trip, so powerful that it can affect the material world with its miraculous magical powers. But I must be willing to go within and discover it for myself.

The invisible mental trip involves dispelling some powerful misperceptions and arriving at a new set of knowing, With the new awareness, you will shift; knowing you are limited to knowing that ultimate reality and your own potential are unlimited. Knowing you are controlled by heredity, the environment and supernatural forces, to knowing you create your own reality and that inborn and divine forces work with you rather than independently with you.

Knowing knowledge and experience are available exclusively through your five senses to knowing that an intuitive, invisible guidance is available to you when you reach a higher state of awareness. Knowing all human existence is dangerous and evil to knowing all experience is blessed and for a greater good. Knowing some people are luckier than others to knowing you can create your own luck and that all experience contains available lesson. Knowing life is chaotic to knowing there is order in chaos and there are no accidents in a universe. That is the universe is in perfect order. I learnt that when I put the above into practice, my life would never remain the same again. I am so delighted that I am learning everyday and most especially from the inspirational books I read.

Miracles and purpose is another point I found very interesting. I learnt that when you are at purpose you are truly flowing with life, experiencing a kind of harmony comes from not having to strive for something else. That one will lighten up and figuratively literally. When you go out, you will sense that you are being watched over, and your actions comes from this inner beatitude of rightness or centeredness. In acting out of that inner knowing which constantly reminds you that you are on purpose and that you trust yourself to act out of that purpose, the right thing is all that you can do. One of the greatness lesson I learnt in this book is that I should try and behave in ways consistent with love and harmony and I should not at any time be attached in any way to the fruits of my labour. That, if I can attain this state of grace, my life will become miraculously peaceful. That I should live my life entirely on purpose and renounce any and all credit that may come my way from actions. I should be consistently aware of the need to serve God and to serve others in any and all your actions.

Believing in miracles and real magic is another important lesson. Getting your life to purpose and creating openness to being assisted are crucial to becoming your own miracle worker. Somewhere deep within you, you know that you have Jesus kind of power. Even though you may not have an inkling of how to use it, or how to begin to tap into it, you still know that within each of us is a divine, invisible presence that has something to do with creating a state that can only be described paradoxically as real magic.

In becoming a miracle worker, seven beliefs must be adopted.
The following are the beliefs.

1. There is an invisible but knowable life force within you
2. Your thoughts are something that you can control and they originate with you.
3. There are no limits
4. Your life has a purpose
5. You overcome weakness by living them behind.
6. When you examine what you believe to be impossible, you can then change your beliefs
7. You can go beyond logic.

I don’t know how to thank and appreciate Dr. Wayne W. Dyer for using his talent positively. I am really blessed with the book “REAL MAGIC” and I believe that henceforth-magical things will begin to happen in my life and in his life. Amen.

Our greatest Teacher is another point that I found very important. I never knew about Judaism, Sufism, Buddhism and Confucianism. But now I know about them. All of the great teachers and doctrines including Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Islam, Sufism and Confucianism, have left us with a similar message that go within discovering your invisible higher self, know God as the love that is within you. These spiritual masters were all miracle makers. They were here to teach us about the incredible power that resides within each of us. It seems ironic that as a people, we have been obsessed with what divides us, with war and the building of more and more powerful delivery systems of hatred and killing, yet the most influential and revered of the worlds teachings have a message of love. For example:

Christianity: God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.
Buddhism: He that love not, knoweth not God. For God is love.
Judaism: Love is the beginning and end of the Torah.
Confucianism: Love belongs to the high nobility of Heaven and is the quiet home where man should dwell.
Sufism: Sane and insane, all are searching love yawn for Him, in mosque, temple, church alike. For only God is the one God of love, and love calls from all these, each one his home.

Becoming a spiritual being is synonymous with becoming a miracle worker and knowing the bliss of real magic.

Getting yourself aligned with the thinking of spiritual beings is your task, if you truly want to know this illusive thing that I keep referring to as real magic.

That I should try to be a spiritual being because nonspiritual being lives exclusively within the five senses, believing that if you cannot see touch, smell hear or taste something, then that something simply does not exist, the spiritual being knows that, beyond the five physical senses, there are other senses we use to experience the world of form. As you work towards becoming a spiritual being, you will begin to know that there are senses beyond. That the non-spiritual being believes we are alone in the universe. The spiritual being knows he or she is never alone. The non-spiritual being is focused on external power. The spiritual being is focused on personal empowerment. That the non-spiritual being feels separated and distinct from all others, a being unto himself. The spiritual being knows that he is connected to all others and live his life as if each person he meets shares been human with him.

The spiritual being knows the truth of John Donne’s famous lines that “No man is an Island, entire of itself, every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main, if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well if a promontory were; any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in man kind; and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee.

The non-spiritual being believes exclusively in a cause/effect interpretation of life. The spiritual being knows that there is a higher power working in the universe beyond mere cause and effect.

The non-spiritual being is motivated by achievement, performance and acquisitions. The spiritual being is motivated by ethics, serenity and quality of life.

The non-spiritual being has no place within his awareness for the practice of meditation. The spiritual being cannot imagine life without it. For the non-spiritual being, the concept of intuition can be reduced to a hunch or a haphazard thought that accidentally pops into one’s head on occasion. For the spiritual being, intuition is far more than a hunch. It is viewed as guidance or as God talking and this inner insight is never taken highly or ignored. In all, it is good to be a spiritual being for long life and prosperity in God.

2. Can you relate the ideas or concepts in this book to your personal circumstance in life such as your relationships, beliefs, goals and values? Please use personal examples.

My relationship values and goals have always been in the right track. I deal with others the way I will want others to do to me. To my relationship, I do belief I can do all things through Christ Jesus that strengthens me. I do really see myself as an achiever, a success and I do affect others positively to the best of my knowledge. I don’t look down on my relationship or myself because I value what I am and what I have at every point in time. I belief moving with people of the same perspective and if not the same, try to change them to thinking logically and reasonably as possible. I belief in my relationship so much that I in the positive manner. I try to share love, joy and happiness for God is love.

To my beliefs, one that is very certain is change. One must be willing and ready to adapt to situations around. One should be ready to belief that there is a uniqueness in you. That deep within you is a unified field of limitless possibilities. That limit does not exist. I belief I am capable of achieving perfect equilibrium of the mind. Believing and knowing that human existence is dangerous and evil to knowing all experience is blessed and for a greater good. I believe that life is chaotic and there are not accidents in a universe that is in perfect order. I belief in miracles and the invisible.

To my goals, having a good mindset is the key to achieving ones set goals. To achieve the set goals in one’s life after one must have made a decision and act by the decision.

The following are the mindset one should have. It will be pertinent and essential to reserve your judgment and disbelief. When you suspend disbelief there is high tendency of you moving in the right track towards achieving your goals because if not the disbelief and the judgment will hinder your progress.

Practice inner affirmations giving yourself permission to adopt new ideas. In achieving my goals at every point in time I usually adopt new ideas so as to move forward and achieve the set goals.

Keeping one little corner of mind open to miracle making is another point I take cognizance of. I belief in miracles and I usually live a space in my heart to developing it. Discovering the secret that sits in the center and know. I do belief that nothingness has something to offer me in achieving my goals. I practice listening to and following my intuition every day of my life. Developing a new mind set will help in a great deal towards the set goals. The personal formula I have been using and seen in the book is. If I feel it, it is real; because it is real I refuse to ignore.

Back to my relationship, the ability to create magical relationships in your life begins and ends with you if you want to create miracles for yourself and truly live a fulfilled life and self-actualized life you need only accept complete responsibility for how you choose to go about relating to other people with whom you share this divinely perfect planet. Redefining who you are is another thing that makes relationships work. Think positively at all times because there is these philosophy that “As you think so shall you be” real magic in relationships means an absence of judgment of others. You really don’t define others with your judgment. I belief that the quality of ourselves is directly connected to the quality your relationship to the people in our lives. Every relationship life must purposeful for to be meaningful.

Ironically, once you are on purpose in this manner, you will receive a great deal that has largely been missing from your life. Parents that seemed so impossible only yesterday suddenly are no longer judged by you. You send them love, forgiving them for all that you have harboned in your mind, reminding yourself that they did only what they knew how to do given condition so their lives of the time, and no one can ask any more of anyone than that.

Your friendships and business relationships can also improve dramatically with this new giving approach when a conflict arises, you suspend your negative thoughts and instead send out love. In so doing you will change the actual environment from hostility to serenity.

This is how conflicts begin to disappear and solution begin to surface when you respond in an unthreatened manner, and instead communicate an inner knowing in a peaceful loving way, you are incapable of being rattled by challenges. You have created break through and a miracle in that relationship. For success in a relationship one must be ready and willing to relinquish one’s need to be right. To think you should always be right. Be always ready to say you are sorry when you are wrong. Don’t feel to pompous to apologize. Allow space. Let there be space in your togetherness and it is back to loving unconditionally and giving rather than taking. When you love someone for what they are, rather than what you think privacy and space comes automatically. The clinging relationship racked with jealously and fear come from individuals who believe they have the right to dictate what the other person ought to be.

All of us need some time for quiet meditation, contemplation, Making contact with our higher selves, self examination, reading listening, thinking, walking and so on. Solitude can become our most meaningful companion and it can assist you in being a more giving person in your spiritual partnerships. Rather than regarding your partner’s need for time alone a threat, see it as a time for renewal that you celebrate. Eliminating the idea of ownership will also go along way in building and maintaining your relationship.

3. What Are The Important New Ideas You Learnt From This Book? Please Explain.

I can not mention all the new ideas I extracted from the book “REAL MAGIC”. Virtually all the ideas in the book are essential and important. The ideas are too much, educating and inspirational.

I will just explain few of ideas I found most helpful to me. Affirming ability to create happy, fulfilling and unending relationship. I am able to denote that been able to do this, is the most important thing one can do. Know within that if anyone else is capable of been happy and fulfilled in their relationships, that capacity is available to you as well. I intend having a fulfilled marriage. To achieve this, send away the doubt that you cannot do this thing because of others. Once you have removed the doubt, enter your real magic zone. Within one’s mind, one has the freedom to think as one desire.

Think about images of happiness and fulfillment then the universe will provide everything else that you need. Thoughts are extremely powerful things, think of positive things towards your relationship stop pursuing what you do not want. If you do not want conflict and pain in your relationships, keeping mind you are not going to have one and work towards it. Meditating daily on how I want my relationships to be in another great point. Get a picture of yourself acting in new ways toward everyone and ask for divine assistance in being a giver, loving; non judgemental person.

Five aspects of Prosperity Consciousness is another interesting and educating point. To attain a prosperous level or to be prosperous, you don’t need anything else to experience prosperity. Getting rid of a scarcity consciousness means changing the inner pictures that reflect a lack in your life. I am meant to understand that I already have everything that is required to experience prosperity. You cannot create prosperity if you believe in lack.

Believing you have all things by faith will come to past in ones life. I believe right now that everything I need, I already have it. That I am complete right now, I am whole total personal not an apprentice person on the way to someplace else. I belief I am not separated into categories. I am the seer, seeing and the seen. Belief that scarcity is not part of you. Train your mindset to be optimistic that you have all things in Christ Jesus both in the invisible and the visible, spiritual and physical realm. You cannot experience prosperity if you feel you don’t deserve it. Rejoicing in the prosperity of others will quicken your own manifest.

4. Has this book challenged or changed your thinking in any way and, if so, how?

Yes this book has challenge my thinking in so many ways. I never heard of Confucianism, Sufism before. And I don’t really know the meaning of Judaism and Buddhism even though have heard of them before until I read the book “REAL MAGIC”.

Applying the miracle mindset in all your relationships is another point I never knew it exist and I tried the way it is been explained in the book and it worked for me. I am experiencing a new feeling, state in my relationship with people and my partner right now. I am beginning t have a fulfilled and purposeful relationship.

The power mindset has really challenged me because I am able to understand that the mindset of a spiritual being is totally different from the mindset of a non spiritual belief. i can now tune my mindset the way I want it to be. I now understand the visible and the invisible properly even as I have heard of it before.

Using mind to manifest prosperity too has really changed my thinking. That what you can conceive as a picture in your mind, can be created in the physical world, provided you do not let go of the picture. I also learnt that it is more honorable to give than to receive so therefore, I will continue to practice this in my own little way until it is perfected by the grace of God.

That it is good to give something out of nothing and meditating on prosperity quickens it without allowing the picture to fade way. I have a picture of acquiring a land, building a hall on it and guest houses behind it with rental services. I used to feel I cant achieve it, but I now know that it is possible provided the picture persist and not fade away. That it is just a matter of time. That there is no way to prosperity, prosperity is the way.

Personal identity is another point that challenged my thinking that I can choose to have the personality that would most please me. That I can manifest real magic in my own inner life I can become the person I once thought as possible only for others to become. That I already have everything I need to make this happen.

Finally I am challenged in the area of radiating real magic to the world and may god help me in achieving this.

5. Are there ideas in the book you totally disagree with and, if so, why?

No

6. What did you find most helpful and least helpful in this book?

Whao! Everything in the book is helpful as I need Real magic in every areas of my life. I need miracles. The following are some of the points I found very helpful. Disdaring all disbelief, keep corner of your mind focus on the images of prosperity, using your mindset to manifest prosperity, you are not separated into categories, you are at once the seer, seeing and the seen, five aspects of a prosperity consciousness, real magic and personal identity, real magic and your physical health. Applying real magic awareness in your everyday life. Creating miracle mindset. Becoming a spiritual being. Real magic and your relationship.

7. In fifty words or less, please describe the main idea the whole book is trying to convey.

In all the book is educative, interesting, helpful and inspirational. The book is trying to explain to the reader on how to overcome the problems of life as a whole. The main idea in the book is believing one can be a spiritual being, be prosperous and have a good relationship if only one will be willing and read to work on the mindset. That nothing negative should take charge of our mindset and we should embrace positiveness and maintain it. That we can have a good personality if we desire it and we can be prosperous if we want to because we have all it takes to be prosperous. If we desire to have a happy and fulfilled relationship with people and our partner we can. In all that all things is possible through Christ Jesus that strengthens us.

PLEASE RATE THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ON A SCALE FROM 1 TO TEN. TEN IS GOOD AND ONE IS POOR.

a. How interesting was it to read? 7
b. How helpful were he contents? 10
c. How easy was it to understand 7
d. Would you recommend it to others? 10
e. What is the overall rating you would give it? 10

What To Say When You Talk To Yourself
Assessment by Aremu Abosede Oluwaseun (Nigeria)

1. What ideas were personally most important to you in this book? Do not simply list the ideas but explain or discuss why they were important to you, using personal examples.

So many things were personally most interesting to me like how my thinking can affect me positively or negatively depending on the thought. I am meant to understand that I should learn the right words, use them and make success a permanent way of life with what to say when you talk to yourself. Looking for a better way is one of the topics I found very educative and interesting. I am meant to understand that one is everything one choose to be. You are as unlimited as the endless universe. In life, I belief in searching for knowledge and truth. Studying human behaviour is very important so as to cope with the rigors of life. Because it is not by earning degrees, and another thing that is very important is motivational marketing. It teaches one what makes people do what they do even when they don't want to do it. When I completed by final course work, it was my final opinion that you can never really get anyone to do anything they don't want to do unless you use force and force in most of the free world is called advertising. I have learned that I can be hypnotized, processed or reborn. I know that I can attend seminars which will give me the answer to rigors of life. I can become a goal-settter and a true achiever I can learn to organize my day, set my priorities and accomplish more than I ever dreamed possible. I can learn to think positively, be more creative relate to others and become centred. I have leaned that success more as Jesus taris: all I have to do is accept my destiny of achievement and greatness. I have heard great words of wisdom, inspirational books and been told I can change anything I choose to change in my life. As much as I have been a student of success, I have also been skeptic. For as much as I psyche myself up that I can do all things and I can become whatever I want to do through Christ Jesus I will.

I am meant to understand that the human brain, that incredibly powerful personal computer control centre that each of us is capable of doing for you anything reasonable that you will like it to do. But you have to know how to treat it. If you treat it just right and carefully give it the right direction. It will do the right things it will work for you in the right; but, if you give your mental computer the wrong directions, it will act on those wrong directions; it will continue to respond to the negative programming that you and the rest of the world have been giving it without even being aware of it. I learnt not to give room to any discouraging factor negative programming in which we receive from the members of the house in most cases. That our failure in life is not because we are not good but it is as a result of bad programming. At the same time medical researchers have said that as much as seventy-five percent of all illnesses are self-induced. That one should have self image and believe you are worthy to do anything, by this, we will began to live out the picture of ourselves we had created in our minds. That even if we have had it rough in the past, we should try and erase the negative programming that made us fail and replace it with a different programming.

Another interesting point is that, as a man thinketh so is he. Have you ever considered just how much of what you do, how you act, how successful you are is dependent on the conditioning, the programming you received from others and on the conditioning you subsequently bought and kept giving yourself. It is impossible for any of us to do anything, no matter how insignificant without being affected by our conditioning. Every step you take, move you make or word you say is affected. It follows that if every action you take, of any kind is affected prior programming, then the end results of your actions are stored equally affected. How successful you will be at anything is inexorably tied to the words and beliefs about yourself that you have stored in your subconscious mind. I learnt that you will become what you think about yourself most. Your success or failure in anything large or small will depend on your programming. What you accept from others and what you say when you talk to yourself matters a lot. It is no longer a success theory. It is a simple, but powerful fact. Neither luck nor desire has the slightest thing to do with it. It makes no difference whether we believe it or not. The brain simply believes what you tell it most. And what you tell it about yourself it will create. It has no choice. What you think you become. It has been proved that it is not impossible to live a full rewarding life day in and day out. Its just highly unusual. It is not that we can not be successful and live a great life but exciting ideas, great break through and inspiration for the mind which seemed to offer so much became once read books sitting or forgotten on a shelf. The reason for this is somehow connected to our individual differences and programming.

2. Can you relate the ideas or concept in this book to your personal circumstances in life such as your relationships believe goals and your values. Please use your personal examples in your explanations.

The ideas in the book “what to say when you talk to yourself”. Relating the programming of mind to my relationship is what I will want to discuss first. In every relationship I found myself I have always had this mind set of do unto others what you want to be done to you. I try as much as I can to be logical and I never for once feel my relationship will not work because even if it seems not to be working, I usually make it work with the knowledge and truths of life; I have gathered in different inspirational books that I have read. I belief in the mind set towards a particular thing for whatever one thinks on the inside is what will manifest on the outside and in most cases on the action of the person. It is certain that in relationship sometimes one tend to loose focus but what I have come to overcome over these years been able to maintain test of time, no matter the situation of things. Most people do not really know the value of friendship. I see friendship to be valuable. The simple techniques of self talk can also help in building friendships and you believing that your friendship can work and if you believe that you can achieve whatever you desire in life even as you have set out your goals you will. I am contesting for a counselor in my ward under Mainland Local Government right now as in for the next dispensation. When I first had the desire to make my intentions known to the council members in my ward, some of the women there tried discouraging me but I said to myself that I will take the bold step and I did. Now I am among the female aspirants in the whole of 11 wards in the local government in which I fall under Ward H. Since I have the ambition to be minister of sports in Nigeria, I thought of how to achieve my dream and I felt the right step is to go into politics. What I am trying to draw out here is that saving a mission, ambition, and this must be followed with action. Therefore for whatever aspiration we have when we discuss it with ourselves and believe that it will work out to our own advantage and so shall it be in Jesus name.

Let me sight another example that is related to my academics. When I was writing first semester examination year IV, I had it in mind of scoring nothing less than 4-points in each of my courses or 5-points which is the highest score known as the distinction point, when the result came out I had what I have desired and professed with dean of hardwork by studying so hard, and that result really boost my (CGPA from 3.10 to 3.25). I have always known from the past experience that it is good to profess good to yourself instead of having and professing negative things. Ever since then I have always profess positive things to myself even if it seems difficult. Like the ambition to be a counselor in my local government seems difficult but I know that I have a seat in the local government and I will get there by the grace of God, Amen. I really don't run from challenges, I face it even as it seems cloudy now for me to have a first class in school but I will try my best in this final semester examination. I haven't given up because I believe in myself that I can do it with God's help and greater is he that's in me than he that is in the world and the God I have is a God of impossibility. Having positive mental attitude towards everything you find yourself doing is also a good thing, be it project, name it. Before you know it, you will just find out that you are having an headway. Think of good, profess good and good will always be yours (Aremu Abosede, 2007).

To my values in life, as it is known that as a man thinketh so is he. Lets take for example a master holder that does not value what he has, so also will an outsider not value that individual because he as already lost self value and esteem. Valuing your potential and talent is also very important. If one has talent and you don't value it most definitely the outsider will not value nor appreciate the talent in you. Therefore there is need to build yourself worth and add value to spice up what you have got. Maximize your potential add value to it.

3. What are the most important new ideas you learned from this book? Please explain

I learnt so many things in the book “what to say when you talk to yourself”. I learnt to have self worth and self-esteem believing that you can be whatever you want to be in life. Believe that you are worth of happiness and success as anyone. Believe and talk to yourself that you are worthy in your own way and you can make positive things happen regardless of how you may feel different from others. That you must learn self trust which is the ability to feel positive, responsible and in control of what takes place as you try to test your limits.

Apparently, I am meant to understand that one should be aware that self-esteem or lack of it, is the root of all behaviour both negative and positive. There is nothing like self-esteem because it is inevitable and one spends most of the time with one self. Self esteem is made up of self worth and self trust, self worth is simply the feeling of being glad with one self. Self trust is the functional believe in your own ability. Being able to positively and effectively control what happens to you in a world of uncertainty depends on the psychi you give to yourself, when you talk to yourself. One should realize that no opinion and no judgement is vitally important to your own growth and development as that which you hold of yourself. I am able to denote that the most important meeting, conversation, briefings and lectures one will ever have are those that one hold in the privacy of your own mind. That you should try more effort to feel good about yourself and belief that you are the best creature in the human race. Realize that once and for all you hold the key to your personal success and happiness even failure. It is also vital to also have control over thoughts, emotions, actions and I have learnt a great deal by allowing it to affect my life as a whole. Belief and say to yourself when you talk that you are a good, valuable and worthy person. Trust and belief in your self that you are capable of setting out goals and achieving it within stipulated time without a shift. That you should be able to stand and be responsible for whatever actions you might have taken either positive or negative. I learn from problem and setbacks and through them I can find opportunity for improvement and growth even when I talk to myself. Belief that your spirit man mind and body are powerful team that should be ready to let loose and set to excel. Know that you are your own coach and best friend because when you talk to yourself, you encourage yourself and you are also supportive and respectful. That one should try to give thanks and be happy in all situation. Try and talk positive to yourself, say beautiful and be positive minded with yourself and that way, your life will transform in a great deal.

4. Has this book challenge or change your thinking in anyway? If so explain

Yes, it has challenge my thinking a great deal. I used to tell myself some negative things before, but I am now challenge that there is power in the words of our mouth and whatever you choose to become is what you will become. I used to think it is taken so long for me to achieve what I already set for myself five years ago and I was getting discouraged that all my effort has been in vain. But now, I have a change of heart that I will definitely overcome my predicament. The book has really changed my thinking faculty because there are so many things that can enhance my fulfilling, my vision, when I talk to myself that I have not noticed. I am now having a change of heart by believing in myself that heaven is my limit, if only I think and talk positively to myself. I just learnt of a new thing I can do for myself. I think I will do a cassette on how to be physically fit and how to improve your life span. I am so happy that an interesting project just drop into my mind and I know that I can do it and I will do with God's help I have outline the procedure and my proposal as a whole. I also learn to always have a self talk and this will tremendously help my project, relationship and my career.

5. Are there ideas in this book that you totally disagree with?

No

6. What did you find most helpful and least helpful in this book?

I found all the illustrations sand examples in the book very interesting. Every examples and word in the book “what to say when you talk to yourself” is soul lifting. I think this book is actually meant for someone like me. At times, I feel the whole world is going to crumble on me. The book is excellent and it is full of inspiring words. The book actually gave different examples of dealing with life situations.

7. In 50 words or less, please describe the main idea the whole book is trying to convey.

The book is trying to pass an important information across to the readers on the need to listen and talk positive things to yourself. That you are not successful in life not because God does not want you to but because you don't want to because of what you say to yourself when you talk to yourself. It is because your mind is always full of negative thoughts. The book used different examples to drive home the point of we been blessed with bundle of talents and it now depends on us whether we want to bury it or utilize it well with our mind, spirit and body been put to actions to excel in life. In all the book is trying to convey different steps to acknowledge in achieving greatness and be successful in life.

That every thing is possible if only you will psych yourself into thinking, talking and doing something positive to yourself.

Please rate the following questions on a scale from 1 to 10. Ten is good and one is poor.

A. How interesting was it to read 8
B. How helpful were the contents 10
C. How easy was it to understand 10
D. Would you recommend it to others 10
E. What is the overall rating you would give it 10

Goal Mapping How To Turn Your Dreams Into Real
Assessment by Aremu Abosede Oluwaseun (Nigeria)

1. What ideas were personally most important to you in this book? Do not simply list the ideas but explain or discuss why they were important to you using personal examples.

According to the author of Goal mapping the laid emphasis on the fact that life is a Goal. I am meant to understand that all of life has a goal – it’s the drive of evolution, the urge to grow and become more. Relating this to my own personal examples. I started my life somewhere in the urban area of Ogun State and I had a goal of living the city to a larger city which is Lagos in my own understanding then. I really never had tough opposition where I was then and since I want to achieve greatness because I know for sure I am born to be great I worked on the goal and I started my secondary education in my dream land which is Lagos-state and I eventually go into playing table where I broaden and worked more on the dream I had while I was in Ogun-state. I started playing the game and I was excelling to God be the glory. To cut the long story short, I always set a goal for my life because if I fail to plan, that mean, I will definitely plan to fail. Therefore, I usually plan for me to be successful so that I can have a meaningful life. One thing I belief is that we were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us, it is in every one of us. Have also come to realize with some of the inspirational books that have read that we are co-creators with God, not puppets on a string waiting for something to happen. Another example I will like to sight is that I used to have a friend in the table tennis circle and while the going was good in the game. I was always telling her of my goal to pass my examinations and go to the university to further my education but she was always talking about playing table tennis and galanvanting around. I really think God that I focused on my Goal and now I am a graduate she is just there with nothing and she keeps calling me even when I am busy with my books or other things. So what I am trying to say in essence is that Goal setting is the major difference that makes the difference, it was because I set a goal some years ago that made me to be different from that my friend. I am so happy that once again I have the opportunity to read books that are soul lifting and have come to realize lately that there is nothing like feeding your spirit even as you feed your self with food. Occasionally I meet people who hold the view that goal setting is reserve only for those that want to fast-track their career or increase their wealth; but the reality is that more people than ever are setting goals consciously to improve every of aspect of themselves, their lives and their environment.

A couple of years ago I saw a friend become completely empowered when he left his corporate job and set a personal goal to do something for the environment by reading landfill. More people that I know I becoming philanthropically driven and set goals to the charities, raise funds and run sponsored marathons, I do these too in my own little goals because I have had the opportunity to see people been in trouble and when they decide to set a goal; the situation turns around. One thing have come to realize about goal setting is that when you set a goal on a particular something, and when you are pursuing that something great, it draws out your own personal greatness. I have now cultivate the habits of writing down my goals after haven read Goal mapping book because the discipline of writing something down is the first step toward making it happen.

I also learn to condition my subconscious for success and I know that by doing this I will achieve untold wonders. One of the most important aspect of goals-setting and the reason it works is the nature and working of your subconscious mind. Although, the subconscious mind does most of the work , the conscious mind has the responsibility of choosing the direction or target for example, trying your shoelaces is quite a complex process, but once your master it, it becomes automatic sub-conscious activity. All we need to do is to set the mind to think consciously about what we want to set the process in motion. Your subconscious aims to help you flourish in life, maintain well being and achieve your every ambition. Another thing that have come to realize is that it is not what you are that holds you back, it is what you think you are not. That every thought one think is taken as a command by one’s subconscious, but it’s one’s strongest thoughts that be come true goals. Whao, I am so excited that the more I can dream the more I can do and more forward.

2. Can you relate the ideas or concept in this book to your personal circumstances in life such as your relationships, beliefs, goals and your values. Please use your personal examples in your explanation.

The fear of rejection is what I will want to relate to my relationship with people. One of man’s most basic needs to be accepted. I learnt at an early age that it is not always pleasant to step outside of the norm or to be too different, and risk being rejected by the majority. I used to have the distorted belief that if I set aspirational goals for myself, that my friends may ridicule me it was later that I realized that such friends of mine are rare real for friends and the usual reason for their negativity is that my goals are a reminder to them that they are not actually doing much with their own life.

So, I later overcome these fear by not telling them of my goals and I tried to look out for real friends that I can shape it with because every time you tell someone about your goal, you are reinforcing your positive message to your subconscious genic. Thus to be independent of public opinion is the first formal condition of achieving anything great. To my beliefs and values in life. I belief in trying to achieve something because if you are sacred of been hurt or embarrassed, it means you never want to take any chances. I belief that when one makes a mistake one should not feel bad or try to dine on it but think of the best way forward because mistakes are lessons of wisdom. The past cannot be changed but the future is yet in trying be cause one never know what he can achieve until you try. Reach for the stars and you may only set to the moon, but it is still a great step who knows while trying you may reach the stars next time then you become a success in that area. The fact of the matter is that all success is built on failure. The past and the present do not equal the future. Failure is only failure when no lesson is learnt. I belief that for every attempt that goes wrong valuable feedback is gained therefore I value setting goals and working on them. Like the goal of becoming the reset counsellor in area. I had already kill the spirits of fear and I belief that there is no harm in trying. I never let the shadow of my failure block the sunlight of success. I also value my heart and instinct because working with heart enables me to find an extra energy, a special magical energy that helps me to flow in whatever I choose to do I also value love because al emotions empowers intention and love is the most powerful creative force of all. I also don’t see mistakes as problem, because things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out. Like I said earlier I cherish love because it is the greatest science in the world, in heaven and on the earth is love. I have come to realize that of all the music that reached farthest into heaven. Love is the prime nurturer of the self and life.

To my goal, I do not belief in failure so therefore I set goals and I see them achievable for chance favours the prepared mind because fixing objectives is like identifying the North start you sight your compass on it and then use it as the means of getting back on track when you tend to stand I don’t feel there is something I cannot do I am always optimistic that if Mr A can do it then I can equally do and do better than Mr. A. that is my philosophy of life. And now here is my secret, a very simple secret, it is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. There is also these philosophy of life that keeps my goals going and materializing thus says in every community there is work to be done. In every nation there are wounds to be heal. In every heart there is the power to do it therefore I belief I can achieve all my goals. In reality there is only one time form of motivation and that is self motivation, all else is superficial. I belief in walking consciously only part way toward one’ goals and then leap in the dark to one’s success. A difficult time can be more readily endured if we retain the conviction that our existence holds a purpose a cause to pursue a person to love and a goal to achieve.

3. What are the most important new ideas you learned from this book? Please explain

I learnt different philosophies and quotes of life by notable people and knowing that the heaven is the limit if only one can keep trying and go against failure because there is nothing like that for failure leads to success. I learnt that there can be no knowledge without emotion. We may be aware of truth. Yet until we have felt its force, its not ours. To the cognition of the brain must be added the experience of the soul and that a difficult time can be more readily endured if we retain the conviction that our existence holds a purpose a cause to pursue a person to love a goal to achieve. That there is one quality that one must posses to win and that is definiteness of purpose the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to get or have it so also to achieve a positive mental balance you must lead from the right and manage from the left. That one is transformed by the renewal of one’s mind, that one may prove what is good and acceptable, perfect will of God.
I also learn about the seven principles of lift. In one of the principles of lift. In one of the principle I am meant to understand that whatever decision you need to make, whatever challenge you want to overcome, what every goal you wish to achieve, raising your awareness will be the fist step towards it. I also learnt that the past and the present do not equal the future. The future exists in infinite possibilities by developing our highest opportunity. Now, whenever I found myself stuck or unsure in any area of my life I climb the first rung of the LIFT ladder by asking myself the question. “Have I raised my awareness sufficiently in this situation I found myself? I am happy that I am adding to my reservour of knowledge for this book is really rich. I learnt that a mind that is stretched to a new idea never returns to its original dimension. I am so blessed with this book and I will keep it for my unborn children to be bless by it. Whao, this is beautiful knowing that my task now is not to fix blame for the past but to fix the course for the future. Mr. Michael Lightweaver thanks to you for selecting these kinds of books for me to read in my stage two. That even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness and the word happiness would loose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. I am so happy to read this again that what is right for one soul may not be right for another. It may mean having to stand on your own and do something strange in the eyes of others. But do not be daunted. Do whatever it is because you know within it is right for you for blessed are the flexible for they shall not be bent out of shape. I also learnt not to live the length of my life alone but also to live the width of it as well (Excellent).

I also learn about the synergy of self which is the fruits of balance that explains that by achieving balance across all major life areas you achieve synergy of self. Synergy meaning that together the whole is greater than the sum of its part, is a naturally occurring dynamic. That we cannot be happy at all times if we expect to live all the time at the highest peak of intensity, but of balance and order and rhythm and harmony. Also if we insist on looking at the rainbow of intelligence through a single filter many minds will erroneously seem devoid of light. That in the power to change yourself is the power to change the world around you.

4. Has this book challenge or change your thinking in any way if so explain

Yes in a great deal. I never feel so happy to the extent I am feeling right now as I am writing about the book “GOAL MAPPING”. I am really challenge by the different words of wisdom and illustrations in the book. Like the purpose is to a person what fuel it is an engine without it we end up going nowhere. It is strange that though all must dread the path of life, so few know whether they are going. Let us follow our destiny. What ever may happen, we master fortune by accepting it, that motivation comes from inspiration which is powered by purpose. I am really challenged because now I know that I still have work to do about achieving greatness and maintaining it but I am on the right path. I am also challenge by the word of wisdom that go thus “Great minds have purposes others have wishes therefore for my mind to remain great I have to continually fill it with good purpose. That a man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he can invent a pleasure. If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke.

5. Are there ideas in this book that you totally disagree with?

No

6. What did you find most helpful and least helpful in this book?

I found everything interesting and helpful in that it opens my eyes and inner mind on the things I do not see before it makes me know that being judgmental about your own behaviour is actually another cop-out because it makes you feel as though you’re doing something virtuous. That the ancestor of every action is a thought. By attempting to avoid the responsibility for our own behaviour we are giving away our power to some other individual or organization. In this way, millions daily attempt to escape from freedom. So also that between stimulus and response, there is a space. In fact space lies our freedom and power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and freedom. That in the long run use shape our life and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our responsibility. I learnt not to run from responsibilities that by attempting to avoid the responsibility for our own behaviour we are giving away our power to some other individual organization. In this way, millions daily attempt to escape from freedom. I learnt that nothing is impossible when we follow our inner guidance even when its direction may threaten us by reversing or usual logic. That I become what I think about.

7. In 50 words or less please describe the main idea the book is trying to convey.

The book is trying to convey to people that nothing is impossible when we follow our inner guidance and that our attitudes controls our lives. That is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force. That confidence thrives only in honesty, honour, on the sacredness of obligations on faithful protection and on in selfish performance and without them it cannot live. There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation hard work and learning from failure. Knowing that you have complete control of your thinking you will recognize the power.


Please rate the following questions on a scale from 1 to 10. Ten is good and one is poor.
A. How interesting was it to read? 9
B. How helpful were the contents? 10
C. How easy was it to understand? 9
D. Would you recommend it to others? 10
E. What is the overall rating you would give it? 10

Goal Setting 101
Assessment by Aremu Abosede Oluwaseun (Nigeria)

1. What ides were personality most important to you in this book? Do not simply list the ideas but explain or discuss why they were important to you using personal examples.

Almost all the points stated out were very important. I am grounded out the fundamentals of success. I never come across the twelve fundamentals of success ever since have been reading. I am so excited that I have to the opportunity to read the book goal setting 101. I am meant to understand the meaning of a goal and how it can work for me. Having a direction and action will come when one has ascertained the specific goal. Knowing the three key elements of a goal will also help in achieving a set goal. Once a goal can be known to be a specific measurable accomplishment to achieved within a specific time frame knowing and understanding the essence of a goal settings is another aspect I found very important.

I have learnt from time being that goal sets a direction for once life. It makes life meaningful. Lets take for example of my life. I have set a goal of becoming a graduate at twenty three. I tried working towards passing my university entrance examination immediately I finished my high school but I couldn’t until two years later. What I am saying in essence is that goal setting is very important because even if it does not work right in time you want it, it will still work.

Having a focus when a goal is been set is also important it is also pertinent to know that goal identify results, if no goal exists, how do you measure your progress. It was because I had set a goal of going into the university that I am able to achieve my goal. Now I am a graduate. Goal challenge you to grow if I never set a goal how do I pass the level of a school certificate holder. I am now setting another goal of working before my service year which is next year so that I can save some money for my masters degree. Can you hear that; I am already thinking of becoming a master holder. It is all about having a dream, setting a goal and working towards it. I dream a lot and I set go a lot that way I will achieve greatness and be successful before I clock 30 years. I have two goals now, masters or MBA and studying to a Ph.D level. That is having my Doctor degree at most thirty two. I have come to realize that goal setting improves self image. It improve one today and makes one feel better for tomorrow. I have confidence because I have a goal. My frustration is lowered immediately when vagueness and doubt have been replaced by focus and concentration. Setting a goal is the first positive and obvious step to success.
Having and developing a vision is another interesting and important aspect if one wants to be successful.

A vision is a way of seeing or conceiving what you want to achieve in the nearest future. Before one does any planning in life is to first of all have a vision. How can one plan without knowing what you envision for your life? It is just going to be like a trip without knowing your destination, purpose of the trip and the expected outcome of the trip.

In order for a vision to be translated into action, it must be shared with people with like minds, that is people who will be impacted by its. External body cannot help you to achieve your goal except of cause they know and understand why your vision is important. To achieve your vision it is essential that your vision should be understood, shared, accepted and lived by every individuals who plays a role in making it a reality.

Another vivid example is a vision of a New Nigerian Dream that 11GL students in Nigeria are working on right now. We have a vision and a mission, because vision and a mission works together because if a goal is a specific, measurable and time bound accomplishment that an individual or group of people wants to achieve, then a mission is an umbrella under which you place your goals and related actions.
A mission statements interprets and enables you to clarify your purpose for yourself an others who are interested. A mission statement is a declaration of who you are, why you exist and what you intend to accomplish in life.

Another of a goal also throw more light on the world “Goal”. The anatomy states what why and how which is being interpreted as a goal itself, benefits of the goal and the strategy one needs to achieve the goal. The what provides direction the why provides fuel to reach the goal and how is the man that provides the mile markers for achievement.

Accepting power of choice is also very important. I am meant to understand and that “No decision is difficult to make if you get all the facts.

Respecting reality and facing fact will also help one to be successful in life. Don’t shy away from the truth because the truths with always prevail. It is also wise and reasonable to be authentic. It is all about ownership and authenticity. If a goal is truly your own, your will take pride it. If it is a watered down, hand me down from someone else’s vision, you will forever experience a value conflict.

Covering the ten crucial life dimensions is very important to be successful and achieve greatness. Values lay the groundwork or foundation for your goals. Goals leads to the fulfulment of your mission. Your mission leads to the realization of your lifes work-your legacy. I am meant to understand that every area of an individuals life needs attention one needs to set goals. Areas like personal life, health, recreation, family, friends, community, career, financial, household and spiritual.
Henceforth I will set more goals on these areas.

Making everything count will also move one forward because it is a philosophy of living. Its meaning is simple, yet powerful. Every thought decision and action moves you closer to or further from your goals. Taking cognizance of everything courts. Pursuit of your goals is counselling. Each step of offers an opportunity for growth, learning and self-improvement. The examined life is the one worth living. Make everything count!

2. Can you relate the ideas or concept in this book to your personal circumstances in life such as your relationships, beliefs, goals and your values. Please use your personal example in your explanations

The ideas in the book Goal setting 101 is very capturating and soul yearning relating. Respecting ones right and Responsibilities to my relations hips is what I will want to discuss first. In every relationship I found myself, I try to give the other party equal right, priviledge and responsibility as I have so that there wont be a case of one been partial. Every one is given equal opportunity, honor to set and achieve a goal. I try not to be selfish, give my partner the room to be happy, successful and be prosperous.

Try to be understanding, humble and patient. Assist the person to pursue his goal if I can and help follow through on all his commitment and I expect the same because it takes two to tangle for a relationship to be successful. If one is serious about making and wanting a relationship to work aspect each other’s rights and responsibilities. As related to my beliefs, I belief that for one be successful in life, one has to be humble, logical and straight forward. I don’t belief in lies, deception and keeping malice.

One should have an open heart because everything counts. I belief in setting goals and taking possible actions where and when necessary. I belief in asking myself the six important Goal setting questions which are who, what, where , when, how and why.

I also belief that you become whatever you want to become that one is not poor because God wants one to be poor, so also that, you do on to others what you want to be done to you. As regards my goals and values. I have a goal of having my masters and Ph.D immediately after my youth service next year and my values are assets of life and not liabilities it is known that as a man thinketh so is he I place value on myself because I know that I am full of potential. I try to maximize my potential and add value to it so that it becomes valuable.

3. What are the most important new ideas you learned from this book? Please explain

I learnt so many things that cannot be emphasized. I learnt the twelve fundamentals of success. That explains understanding the meaning of Goals and knowing why Goal setting is important. Having a visions, mission and developing to creating a mission statement and knowing the anatomy of a Goal and making it to work for you. Having and accepting power of choice. Respecting reality and facing facts is also very important. Be Real and Authentic never be an important. Cover the ten crucial life Dimensions and make everything count. Respect your rights and responsibility is very important.

Planning one’s way to success is also an interesting topic I found very inspirational and Educative. Knowing the purpose of planning will make one plan accordingly and in the right proportion. I am meant to understand that planning helps one to analyse where you are and can point the way of where you want to be. It helps in direction and re-direction if one lacks directions. It helps in determining the career one might want to going to and the best way to enter and conduct the career. Helps to operate your career or business and can be used to raise money and enhance credibility. It enables one to be outstanding and be known with an individual with a purpose. It project expectation and the direction one is taking and is to take. This is beautiful as it helps in monitoring performance. Another interesting idea I extracted or learned from the book is that one fit plans so circumstances and not fit circumstances into plans. That the difference between success and failure depends on the ability or lack of it to do just that. That the effective goal setter is not content to make the most of what happens to come his way. They device, invent and create situations tailored to their strength. This is the essence of proactivity: creating circumstance rather than merely responding to them. That practicing spontaneity is very crucial. That the part of achieving a goal is being sensitive and open to what fortune and circumstance have to offer and dating advantage of these opportunities when they present themselves not before and certainly not after.

Value spontaneity. That goal setting involves valuing and establishing a delicate balance between planning and improvisation. What should never be left to chance however, is the ability to execute any plan. Logistics, support and training should be thoroughly fixed and completely reliable. I learnt the personal planning is very important out of life, the quality of the life you want and this should reflection in your planning. It is important to build a platform of choice and not simply accepting what life throws at you. It is essential to know what your working platform is in order to develop purposeful. I learnt not to ever stop planning. Planning must be done, analysed, re-planning must be done again. Most people plan on annual basis, but there is nothing sacred about this time. Writing down of goals is also essential as it gains credibility. Writing something down is the first step toward achieving it. Don’t make the mistake of thinking you can keep your goals in your head. For goal setting to be tangible, have value goals must be written down. It is only be writing down your goals that you are able to look back and determine if you have done what you planned to do!

Try to be informed at all times. Information is money for there is an adage that says the only thing that makes an individual to be richer than the other is the information”. Therefore, either positive or negative information be vital to be heard. Devoting time to preparations directly related to a goal dran operation is essential. Be prepare well enough, deeply and thoroughly in advance. The use of SWOT analysis is also an essential tool you will find useful for immediate and effective analysis of a given situation.

SWOT stands for Strength, Weakness Opportunities and Threats. Executing one’s way to success is another educative topic I found interesting. To be successful and be great one needs to take a bold step of acting like a leader. The first rule of personal leadership is to act as if you are a leader because you are. I have learnt to lead than to push because it is easy to lead than to push. The primary criterion of any leader is to achieve the goal, whatever it may be. Build your life on a permanent recording accomplishment.

One must learn to practice speed, simplicity and boldness. All statements of mission and vision should be simple no matter how complex the goal may be. But simplicity is only possible if you thoroughly understand your mission purpose, objectives and goals.

Act in a way that recognizes that any action has potentially momentous consequences, the full import of which will not be immediately apparent. The goal make boldness a matter of routine. Be careful of everything you do because it is not what you say that destroy you but what you do. Do the right thing. Ultimately, our actions are of greater consequence than our words. Say what needs to be said; then act accordingly.

Go, the extra mile in achieving one’s set goals is also required to achieve success. Doing more than is required is needed ion life to be outstanding, Advancement only comes with habitually doing more than you are asked. Having a time limit, a deadline for your set goal is essential. Try to implement or execute the plans made on the set goals and there after you can perfect those action or plans. Been focus is another essential thing in everything one does in life. If there is no focus there can never be a good result lets take for example put a thread into the needle requires focus if one is not focus, the thread will not enter or go through the tiny hole of the needle.

4. Has this book challenge or change your thinking in any way? if so explain.

Yes it has challenge my thinking a great deal. I don’t really plan for every areas of my life before but now that I know the importance. I will change. I am also challenge in the area of everything counts before. The book has really changed my thinking because there are so many are as of life that can enhance my fulfilling my vision when I set my goals, plan, implement now and perfect later. I now have full understanding of goal setting.

5. Are there ideas in this book that you totally disagree with?

No.

6. What did you find most helpful and least helpful in this book?

I found al the topics broken down into sub topics interesting. Every illustrations and the examples in the book Goal setting 101 is very educative and soul lifting. It makes me belief and know that I can set goals and achieve them because of the different visions on goal setting. The book actually throw more light on how to deal with life situations.

7. In 50 words or less please describe the main idea the book is trying to

The book is trying to pass an important information or message across to people on how to set goals. To explain in details the fundamentals of success, plan your way to success, execute your way to success and manage your way to success. As in teaching people on how to make their lives meaningful, eventful and valuable. In all the book is trying to convey different steps to acknowledge in a achieving greatness and be successful in life. That everything is possible in life if only you will set your goals and priorities in life right with perseverance.

Please rate the following questions on a scale from 1 to 10. Ten is good and one is poor.
A. How interesting was it to read? 9
B. How helpful were the contents? 10
C. How easy was it to understand? 9
D. Would you recommend it to others? 10
E. What is the overall rating you would give it? 10