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Student Testimonials Assignment #1 Writing Exercise #1:
In the last three years within which I have become an
active member of IIGL, I have learnt a lot of lessons that are enough to
fill the pages of volumes of books. The volumes of books that were sent to
me have exposed me to the underlying principles of a self-directed life from
many perspectives that I find highly illuminating. But for the purpose of
this essay, I will limit what I have learnt to the page limit.
My name is Balogun Yekinni Abidemi. I was born in November 28th 1978 to the family of Mr. & Mrs. Balogun Dauda. I am a college graduate from Lagos state polytechnics ikorodu, from where I obtained my HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA in Banking and finance. I became a student of International Institute of Global Leadership sometime in 2005, since then I have had privilege to read two introductory books and fourteen hard cover books that was sent to me via mail. The books that I have read from my studies with IIGL, are books that have brought about transformation of my life and to everyone around me. It has positively affected me that I no longer see things the way I use to see then prior to my studies with IIGL. The studies of IIGL are in levels and I being able to complete two levels with a certificates sent to me. In the course of my studies, I have read fourteen books, comprising of seven books from each level respectively. Firstly, I will like to say that becoming a student of IIGL is an opportunity that has made me read books and meet other students that are studying with the institute. In level one studies, the books that I read from it are books that get me on the road map to identifying with my purpose here on earth. Looking at the books in this level, I will like to reference just some out of the seven, psyco-cybernetic, is a book that talks about how one can tune your mind to positive thing and elimination the can not ideas. The books written by Dr Wayne Dyer, Real Magic and Your Sacred Self, are also good books that talks about your purpose here on earth and knowing that when things happen, it is for a purpose. When I got to understand this, I quickly take a look at what happen to me in the past and understand that of a truth, that things happen to us, just because got has different plan for it to happen, since then, if I happen to be in a public bus traveling and suddenly something happen, say like a flat tyre, all I do is to stay calm and say to myself that it is for a purpose, because often than not, I have heard about people being in a hurry to get to there destination, but you do not know what might be there waiting for you just because you are in a hurry. I read some testimony of people that did not get to work on schedule before the September 11 attack. Somewhere said to have spill coffee on their shirt, some in traffic and some other reason that would have made them leave there home behind normal schedule for work, but they were saved because there was a little delay. I want to use a personal experience that I have in life that my level one studies changed about me, I use to be in a relationship, but it all happen that she said its over, I thought the world is coming to an end, but haven’t read the books in level one, such believe was instill in my hearth that things happen and it is for a purpose. Secondly, I learnt from level one studies how to associate with the right people and how to keep a good company of friends that make use of their positive mental attitude. I also learn that success can only come if only you make use of a positive mental attitude. In this level also, I have learn the principle of success, to a greater extend has help improve how I perceive success. In this level I also learn how to stay on focus. I also learnt a good healthy living strategies from the book of Deepak Chopra. Here in is book, he was able to teach about food that we need to eat that will not have any harm on us, and I have keep to some of is prescribed books which has to with taking more of fruit. Before now, I find it difficult to eat those food he recommended and I have tried them and I have to say the I do more of those things I can’t do when I eat food that are heavy and junk. I have been able to watch my cholesterol level in the recent past. In another development in level two studies, the books here are quite different from what I have read from level one. Here the books talks about hoe one can work toward achieving the leader to which will ought to be. The level one books are books that lay the foundation of what to expect from level two, haven’t completed level one books, I find it easy to reads books in level two. I want to say that levels two studies is all about the leader in us, I find myself reading book on how to have a good communication skill. I got to know in the course my studies that communication gives good relationship as regards how to express oneself. I learn to map my goals and set them for me to be able to achieve them. Since then, I have set and map goals that I have achieve and some are yet to be achieved, though some came late than the set time, but it was achieve. Furthermore, leadership for dummies, is another great book that help me to know that some leaders are born and some are made. The one that are made is as a result of there antecedent, where the ones that are born are those that are gifted, i.e no matter where they find themselves, they always have the solution the problem, this is so because of the gift that they have. Level two studies is also about believing in one self, knowing fully well that there is an unlimited power that God has given every on. I have learn from this studies how to take responsibilities of my actions and making myself available for any task, this way I can exhibit the leadership qualities that I have in me. All I do now is with reference to the books that I have studied from IIGL.
Throughout my young life, I have had a strong desire on leadership issues since it’s the foundation for any kind of social development. Since my primary school period, I vividly remember that we used to imitate cabinet meetings or business executive meetings. And as I grew up at some moment this desire got lost as I conformed to the world of my peers and I started living a different kind of life than I had imagined. Perhaps to name this better, I can say I lived a life full of fiction and day dreaming. Afterwards, I cleared my O levels with some difficulty since I failed to attend one level due to some financial constrains and other factors. The world welcomed me with both of its two hands and there and then, one thing was clear to me, you are alone in this world. I have to admit that my self-esteem was lower in high
school and all the zeal I had in primary school vanished from my grasp and
control. I tried public speaking in high school with no much success maybe
because I did it halfheartedly. I became very sensitive to my surroundings,
not able to communicate my true feelings since I hated the fact that I was
born in Africa and staying in a low settlement area. I feared crowds and
couldn’t express myself before me since I looked down at myself with scorn.
Amazingly as I left high school, I was able to join an educational drama
group that went around my community to educate people on various social ills
and challenge them how they could address them. As I educated the community
so was I nourished by that education since I was part of the community. One
challenge though I got was about luck and how the world through deception
had continued to say unabated that everyone is lucky once in life. If you
miss your luck, you are good as done. I foolishly held to this believe for
sometime before discarding it since it only brought worry to me instead of
motivation. This was a useless excuse I was using in my life to be unhappy
and avoid goal setting. My Exposure at IIGL LIFE EXPERIENCES WITH IIGL My Great Lessons Through personal practice although am still learning how to meditate, I am now aware that it leads to the discovery of self, who I am and what is my purpose on this world among fellow beings. I was amazed last year December some days after I had attempted meditation; I was able to discover that my potential lies in being a teacher/facilitator. I had tried on several occasions to understand my purpose on earth with no success. In my further understanding of meditation made me realize that one could tap the rich source of the Infinite Intelligence, power that is so great to fuel imaginations to become realities. I also became aware that I could use meditation for personal healing. That I can heal or drop those negative attitudes that attack my body. Applied Faith and Prayers - I think without these two great soldiers, our life can easily become meaningless. Faith is a great challenge that many young people wish away as a non-important component in their lives. To complete faith so that it can be whole is the engaging of prayers. This is another opportunity to be in touch with God to provide guidance. Here my beliefs and values were challenged on many areas
in my life. These areas were success, spiritual life and miracles. My
personal list on beliefs and values has now changed. I used to think that
beliefs cannot be changed but I have now found that it’s a contradiction.
The beliefs and values that are disempowering, I have now swept the aside.
One such belief was on luck that it only appears once in life. I have now
proved otherwise, that there are millions of lucky opportunities that are
available in the world. Things that I used to value but which didn’t bring
joy to my life, I have pushed them aside. This has improved my spiritual
image by learning that I am a spiritual being having a human experience,
therefore am free to feel anything from being joyous to successful. Through
faith there are no limits for me now. I like using this saying a friend of mine who quit abusing drugs said to me, “if you want to fly, don’t walk with chicken. Instead fly with eagles”. This has made me very keen when choosing friends to share my vision and relate with. It’s obvious that pessimistic people will never support any progressive move or idea. This is an intention I want to pursue to realize my goals in life. Procrastination - I have been a victim of this sickness and I have paid dearly for following it. Instead of applying the principle of Do It Now! I have instead been waiting for an opportunity to appear wrapped up nicely for me to take over, ooh, how wrong was I? Nothing complete will present itself in life for claiming. I can term opportunity as an instinct or intuition that one has and has to follow to find out where it will take him/her. During the holidays there was a lot I observed that majority of young people complain and lack personal initiative to enjoy life. They (me included) just wait, actually impatiently for opportunities to present themselves on their feet instead of rising and looking for them. I have been in this situation and there many things I have missed in life because of postponing action. I do not want to take any chances now. I have come up with small list of things I want o do this year and I want to implement it. Thoughts/Attitudes - the Proverbs said loudly, as you think so shall you be. This instead of being an inspiring adage, has instead become another lullaby sang to soothe people of their daily chores. I personally realized that I spent a lot of time filling my brains with thoughts that didn’t bring joy and success in my life. I sometimes become afraid to control my thoughts not knowing what it will produce. As a result there was a period a refused to think. The secret as I discovered latter was to use the power of imagination to replenish my mind with positive thoughts of things I like and would want to achieve. This is an area am also working on at the moment. Mid last year I misplaced some vital documents belonging to a friend of mine. I was almost depressed but as I applied the tool of using my thoughts to produce desired results (guide me to those documents). I was surprised by the results, I did eventually find them. Sex transmutation is something new I came across and it can go well with this lesson. Using the sex drive to achieve goals is something I will want to try out since it is the greatest force that can bring great success. Detachment - I would like to finish my assessment by discussing about detachment that is an opposite of attachment. In my pursuit of success, I have become aware that it’s easy to be so attached to things that I can see and touch (material thing). This then means that any success I get or achieve and yet it controls me whether tangible or intangible is not true success. It calls me to feel easy and free if I was to share these things out and not feel pain or loss. This is a challenge to me to me also. I have brothers and a sister, I can acquire a pair of clothes/shoes that I like and I later find out that one of them is interested with it and wants it. It’s not easy but I later give it out to them without any reservations. This reminds me of the author Dr.Chopra who noted in the book Seven Spiritual Laws that nothing gets lost in the world, it later comes back or is compensated. This is a beautiful that and reminds me that giving is a great attribute that can be practiced by young leaders. It shouldn’t be mistaken by others or me to me money only, but also other things that can benefit mankind.
Each of us has been created to this world with a purpose, a vision to discover and a mission to impact on society what has been endowed on us. We have been equipped with the adequate tools and resources to turn our dreams to reality. What do we have to do? Search for the information that will enable us discover who we are and the potentials that lies with in. My involvement with IIGL has given me so much benefits that I think I can fly. No, seriously, I feel it's possible to do that. Yes this is how crazy my experience with IIGL has made me. It's made me to be conscious of the numerous hidden potential that sat inside of me, dormant until it was awakened by practicing most of the lessons I learnt. Our world is full of choices that we have caused which is effecting our lives, some peoples choices have impacted either positively or negatively in their lives. The right information helps us make the right choices that impact positively in our lives. The first experience I would like to share with all is the level of confidence that I have developed over the period. I took advantage of the fact that the books I read was based on tried and tested principles; on research conducted making references on different books and finally producing the final copy that I read, so I really treasured each word and tried as much as possible to practice them. Tell you what, in one of my experiences after reading my first ten books, I decided to experiment on something. Over here in Ghana, my home country, a lot of individuals that always dreamt of doing business always kept complaining about initial capital to start, but I discovered that like the days of old, things could still be achieved by having some sort of a barter system. I challenged my self to write certain goals, gave my self a time limit to achieve them and really, I felt very excited when I was able to do it. What is the secret? I drew a goal map and always visualized at it each time I made a journey to my office. What did I experience? I gathered extraordinary energy, so powerful that I could see the end from the beginning. Yes! I could see my self achieving. Before my involvement with IIGL, I was and still am a very enthusiastic young fellow, always vivacious and dreaming of new challenges, but my confidence level rose to a higher pedestal with this institute. I applied certain principles in most of the books that I read, and each time it worked for me, I knew any other else would. Tell you what, Steven Spielberg's story in one of the books I worked on inspired me a lot. Knowing that perseverance and a strong will power will always take you to success. If you truly want to succeed and see yourself as successful, it's important you start acting as success. Why? Because as a man thinks, so is he. Ever heard that adage, you are what you eat? Of course! What we feed our bodies with is a manifestation on how we look. Right? Right! An actor gets our your television screen and portrays himself as a rich man and a rich man is what he will be seen as. Correct? I am more daring and want bigger challenges. Now, I go for the big deals, just like the big boys and even though I know am not there yet, am convinced that I will, pretty soon. Why? Because am working on my efforts to get there. I took it upon my self to be one of the young persons in Ghana to create the best international business network in the country, where I offered businesses here with the best international networks in their various fields for a fee. I set my goals and was ready to do the kill. Not too long ago, I started signing NDA'S with companies who were interested in this service. It has not generated into money yet, but it's in the process of getting there. Really, every thing is possible if we believe and do not doubt our capabilities. To all that read this, I say to you that the purpose of going through this experience with IIGL can be achieved only when we have practiced what we read. It is important to note that, it's taken the research made by many to be compiled into a single book for our consumption and we have to take advantage of this wealth of knowledge for both personal and career development.
I discovered and reached IIGL in great disappointment. I was not finding no solution to my education goals. My social conditions of living didn't allow me to continue with University Studies here in Lomé after my Baccalaureat. I was looking for such opportunities to regain hope for my educational goals. Becoming student of this Leadership Institute, I feel very hopeful for ever. I like learning, believing in Education as the main way to succeed my life. IIGL is the way to rebuild this belief, this confidence; IIGL a way to reset my educational goals. I feel trustful. I feel confident. Becoming Student of IIGL, my negative thoughts of discouragement, of pessimism become positive. I am optimistic. IIGL is pratical in my self empowerment, transformation and development. It helps and allows me develop positive thought, positive reason. From this program I learned how to analyse things and events as they are not as I wish learning more about living. IIGL is a School of purposeful living. It is also a school of human goodness. The principles I'm studying here allow me to adjust and improve all the aspects of my life. With IIGL I am more aware of my conditions of existence working on it for radical positive changes. I'm overcoming challenges in my life . Throughout this Leadership Institute, I learned I'm capable of miracle. And the main condition is to believe it: “whatever you mind can conceive and believe it can be achieved” said Napoleon Hill. It is this principle that leads me to IIGL. My official language is French. And for this reason Michael proposed me to do these studies in French. My response was “no”. As I believed and determined, I am doing this program in this language. Through IIGL, I'm developing and improving this insights I am gifted and geared. IIGL taught me that with stout heart nothing is impossible. This leadership Institute taught me how to build my way of success. Throughout examples I learned in this program, life is not fair, the way of success is a long process: give time to time working hard in persistence and consistence. Nothing worthwhile happens overnight. That is why I have to work hard to succeed my existence on this earth. However with flexibility and adaptation, I learned “never abdicate in front of any circumstance, challenge, obstacle, difficulty of life. Live and practice faith and confidence daily in anything I choose to do. Do it with great will and determination. IIGL helps me improve, develop, increase my spiritual life. Always rely on my God through prayers to achieve my goals. Anything that is worth having is worth praying for. God gifted and geared me to succeed anything I can undertake. Happiness and success are gifts of God. IIGL made me aware of my spiritual potentials. I have the energy and necessary potentials to work hard and attract success as I think. IIGL appears in my life because of my intention, my vision to succeed my life through education. It is my teacher. IIGL reveals me my worthiness, my capabilities, my values throughout my assessments. This leadership Institute made great revolution in my life. It makes me aware of my errors, weaknesses, how to correct them adjust and manage my life through self mastering evaluation. IIGL is a school of practical life. It strengthens and enlightens my living. Touching all the aspects of my existence and anything I can undertake, it is a real global leadership. IIGL thought me the lesson of forgiveness, love, charity and ethics to apply and practice in my life to experience human excellence and happiness. IIGL helps me improve my relationships through the concept of empathy. I treat people with humaneness making more friends to fuel my daily existence. IIGL is a school of salvation for me about my educational goals regaining hope, making me confident about my future. IIGL is a school for people living dramatic circumstances of life, aware of their conditions of existence; choose and decide to change and improve them living more purposefully throughout goals setting. It is a school of existentialism helping and allowing to shape a destiny.
From the time I was enrolled as a student in IIGL my life has changed dramatically. I had ideas on what I wanted in life, but I didn't know how to go about them. I was so much frustrated and distressed that I kept on wishing one day I would wake up to find a miracle has happen that would bring me to my destiny. My life was faced with perpetual frustration from people who kept on suppressing all my efforts to pursue my goals. With all this oppositions and limitations that kept on whispering to me that I would amount to nothing, my self-esteem was greatly destroy. Rushing against time with no one to encourage me as a mentor, I felt for sure I was fighting a losing battle. Although as a saved Christian, I never gave up my faith in the Lord, but still the fear of failing to attain my goals was there. Further more, I lost my trust in people. I was paranoid and my cynical attitude made me avoid the same people that I needed to achieve my goals. I kept on asking myself; how am I going to make it? In this life there are people who have made it and others have not. Some started from a humble back ground and made it. My question still remained, what was the secret? Why not me? I didn't have a clear understanding on which steps to take towards achieving my goals. I wandered around fumbling for anything that would work hence my life was such a misery. When I became a student in IIGL, I felt like I had come back on the right truck leading to my destiny. The first books made my focus clearer and imparted the confidence that I needed by working on my mental attitude. I learned not just to believe what my eyes were telling me. All that they see is limitations. Your whole body from the feet to the hair is nothing more than your thought itself. If there was anyone who needed a high self-esteem due to the nature of his vocation, it was me. This is precisely what the books in level one did for me. I used to feel disillusioned whenever people could oppose or sabotage my efforts to be successful. I had given up many attempts from the word go. But the books empowered me greatly. I realized that every adversity has a seed of equivalent or a greater benefit. My success is not determined by others but by me. Blaming others is futile. I'm the master of my life and I can decide on whatever I want regardless of the circumstances. If you want to play the game of life and win, you've got to play full out. Be willing to feel stupid, and be willing to try things that may not work. Otherwise, how can you innovate, how can you grow, how can you discover who you really are? These books have contributed greatly in nurturing my faith as a Christian by the ideas and beliefs shared in them that agree with the word of God. Every believer knows of the power that emanates from the words we confess. All words carry a vibration for the person who says or think them. There is an energy that comes from our vibrations which is the science of attraction. This law of attraction does not care whether you are remembering, pretending, playing, creating, complaining, or worrying; it simply respond to your vibration. However, I have come to understand that it's not only a matter of having a positive affirmation, but its how you feel and what you do after what you say. Level two books came to fortify what the books in level one had done. They set me in motion. I couldn't read these books and remain the same. This would amount to committing a crime. I'm a spiritual being in a physical body; therefore I'm not trapped inside a limited body. I can do anything as long as I'm connected to my intent. Intention does not err. The acorn never turns into a pumpkin, or the apple blossom into an orange. Every aspect of nature, without exception, has intention built into it, and as far as we can tell, nothing in nature questions its path of intent. Nature simply progress in harmony from the field of intention. I marvel at myself how much I have changed when I look at the little things that used to trouble me of which now are no longer an issue. As a musician, I have often lost members in my group after I have trained them only for them to leave for greener pastures having acquired the skills they needed. Some time back this could drive me into depression, but now I'm over this. If my season of working with some people is over, I don't have to spend the rest of my life lamenting over their departure. I should bless them and let them pursue their goals because there are even greater potentials that I will gain from those that have not hard exposure or someone to mentor them. A typical sign of maturity is the legacy that you leave, the people that you raise to excel in your field of profession. There is no one that God created that is not as perfect as God wanted him to be. The secret to being successful is to know your intent. Neither your geographical location nor your skin color can dissuade you from achieving your goals and living a fulfill life once you know your intent. Now I have grown into a person that loves to trust and work with others. I have learned how to create a rapport and elicit cooperation from others. I have realized that no one is special. We are all the same. When you listen to the feelings and needs of others, you'll no longer see people as monsters. No one suffers or is hurt and I'm not affected. I have learned to value others as myself. If you are to work with people and lead them effectively, you must learn how to identify with their needs. I asked myself this question, “supposing something happens that I get a reasonable some of money, what will I do to fulfill my goals with nothing bending? How I will I ensure that there is a continual flow of revenue to expand my territory?” I discovered that if I didn't have a clear written down procedure on how to execute my goals, I would end up eventually returning back to square one. However, with the lessons that I have learned from this books, my focus is so clear that I can see myself already where I want to be. Anything that comes along the way will have no otherwise but to follow the same track. My goals are no longer wishes but are clearly defined with a set time limit on when to have done what. It's obvious that they are conditioned to happen. I review them occasionally to make sure that they are coherently arranged in the order of priority. I was once challenged by someone to make my goals more articulate. Your vision should be more articulate, concise, and at your finger tips that you can explain it to someone in five minutes, leaving no doubt by the time you evacuate the elevator at the ground floor. There was a time when I acted in foolishness. I didn't see the need of writing down goals, after all I knew them and they were registered in my mind. This way, I kept on whining and shifting with circumstances. But now I feel connected to my destiny. Everything that I do drives me there. This does not mean that IIGL has worked some magic in me and that there are no adversities. Conversely, I can say that opposition has much more increased. All that IIGL has done is to empower me on how to tackle circumstances so that everything works for my own good. This is the best gift I could get. I have learned how to fish by myself but not to borrow. I'm after the provider not the bread. I have been hurt and frustrated by people but it has not changed my determination to get what I want, to the extend that when I imbark on doing anything with absolutely no resistance, I ask myself; is everything fine? I have heard so many 'No's' but having learned form this books to deploy the ability to persuade, I have ended up successful. The key to success is massive frustration. Anybody who tells you otherwise doesn't know anything about achieving. I see myself strong, mature and eligible. All things are possible. Every time when I walk down the streets of Nairobi I know I'm in the divine will of God. Anything can provoke and trigger the resources needed to accomplish these grand goals. I have an expectant heart that yearns for inspiration. I look at the little things that people overlook and I say to myself; how can I improve them? I do things that other people fear to do and I have always learn to go an extra mile when others are tiring and quitting. I'm different, possessing great qualities, that's why I have to do more than what ordinary people do in order to achieve great results ever. I used to be a person who saw things as they were and say, “Why Lord? Why me? Why this way?” But now I'm a dreamer and a visionary as well. I dream things that never were and I say, “Why not?” My life is in motion. The passion that had dissipated is now glowing in my life. I feel like a child with a great bright future, intrigue by the beauty of nature. Now everything in my life counts. There are no neutral actions. Surely, I can't exhaust all the lessons that I have learn and gain form this series, or I might end up writing a book by itself. In summary, these studies have generally improved my life. They have worked on my self-esteem, my focus and direction, my communication skills, my goals, my health, my love life among others. It has been a worthy time spent in studying level one and two.
What I feel I have learnt since becoming a student of International Institute for Global Leadership. (IIGL) are too numerous to mention or rather to write, but I would just be briefed. IIGL has brought me out from the dark to the light, why I am saying these, is that, their are so many things that I have not come across and things that I do not know before now. As a student of IIGL, I have benefited a lot despite the fact that I am just in level 3, I would say this is a great opportunity for me being a student of the institute, to be honest if such institute is not free I would not be a student because how much would be the fees and registration? Definitely registration would be in $(dollars) these has a giving a lot of people an avenue and privileged to learn and develop themselves potentially. IIGL has really transformed my life and I still believed there are still more I will learn as along as am still a student of the institute. I have learnt how to communicate non-violently, since I read the NVC by MARSHALL B. ROSENBERG. I was very eager to read these book because Mrs. Elisabeth Tepper, in her discussion, in the yahoo group, advice that anyone that has not read the book should try and read the book, I had to drop every other book for it. These book has taught me ways to communicate with friends and family, also with group of people, when I talk people see me as different person, to the extent my friends said I have changed, all these amuse me a lot, so I say thanks to IIGL, my perception to things in life has changed drastically also in my relationship with the opposite sex. Setting goals are also what I have learnt from the Institute, how to set my goals, I do not know these until I became student of the IIGL, well the goals I set was just a mere ones for me to achieved and that’s all, I do not put them down in writing, I now know how to map out goals, how to achieved them, and what to do when they are achieved. How I attract things are also part of what I have learnt from my level 1 and 2, reading the book “Law Of Attraction”, gives me the values in attracting things I like or appreciate. Another essential book I learnt from is the book “Leadership for Dummies.” The book really helped me a lot, firstly, it explains more about leadership styles, leadership concepts, leadership skills, then examples of people that are successful now, giving their life experience how they got to where they are now, how they failed and rise again, the risk they took before they got to where they are. These has contributed to my life because it gives me courage and challenged that such people are also human like me. Another fact I want to lay emphasis is on the SWOT analysis in the same book, SWOT analysis, though I have come across it in my second year in school, but it was not well explained and understood, reading the book gave me more insight what SWOT is all about, and how it was explained in the matrix. About the SWOT analysis I have a friend who came to me one evening, telling me that he has an interview for a job, that the employer said they should bring a presentation on SWOT in a diskette, I first of all ‘smile’ and say thanks to IIGL for giving me the chance to express myself on what I have learnt and that to the extent and employer is asking for such thing. What I did that evening I told the guy to sit and I explained to him what SWOT analysis is all about, and how is relates to person’s business, company’s and organizations. Then I showed him the diagram that is the matrix, we now did the presentation in a rough paper and I told him to meet someone who knows about presentation to help him put it on that form. I was so impressed because I have learnt something and I have used it to show someone also. There are so many challenges I have come across since I became student of IIGL, but how I faced them is different from those time I used to handle challenges, my thinking also has changed, during my introductory books “As A Man Thinketh” and “Jonathan Livingston Seagull”, both books helped me a lot, because the way I use to think is very different now since becoming a student of IIGL. My ideas and believed about life and things has changed. Dr. Wayne Dyer has also affected my life spiritually, I love all his books because they are spiritually inclined, I have know the difference between my soul, mind and body more so, what makes me different from another person. So far all I have mentioned are not all I have learnt from IIGL, that is from my level 1 and 2 studies, but I would love to stop at these point and share the remaining ones to friends and people that are willing to learn from me, and am ready to share all that I have learnt from the institute to people and most especially to youth. Finally, I have learnt a lot from the discussion group, what people say and I get some points from it, and I still believe there are more I would learn, learning never ends. IIGL I say a very big thanks and to, the Director, Contributors, Mentors and students.
Assignment #1 Writing Exercise #1: Please write an essay on what you feel you have learned since becoming a student of the Leadership Institute. You should discuss if and how your ideas and beliefs have changed and how you may be dealing differently with situations in your life as a result of what you have learned. Please offer real-life personal examples. The benefits I have derived from International Institute for Global Leadership (IIGL) as a student can not be overemphasized. It has been of good and great important to me in person. Come to reason with me in this form, we are creatures of habit, but any habit once learned can be changed, how could I have come to these understanding without the help of IIGL. The problem has been that in the past, changing them has been difficult because I was trying to change direction without first changing the old indoctrination. With self-talk I accomplish both: I override the old while I am creating the new. IIGL has brought me to stand; where I can help other people around me choose a habit and also help them if they would like to change their habits. Habits cannot be changed overnight; it is a gradually process which I have personally encountered. During my training in IIGL, I have come to understand that most of those things I call bad habits are in reality the symptoms of something else which is going on inside of me. They are the result of a broad variety of beliefs I have about myself which, when all lumped together, push me into a pattern of behaviour which end up causing a problem for me. IIGL has brought me to know a singular tool which look at the “whole being” (all of the furniture's in my mental apartments) from a holistic point of views. It doesn't just cure the systems; it changes the problem, which caused the symptoms in the first place. I can also help any body around me to solve the same problem. Thanks to IIGL. I will stand to tell IIGL a very big thank you. This aspect must be disclosed. I have come to realize from a practical perspective that every thing I do is affected directly or indirectly by my attitude. Lets all know that, a change in a person's attitude can affect just about everything else in that person's life and close associate. I found out that, just a shift in “attitude adjustment” can have a profound effect on what we do and how we do it or what i do and how I do it. Just a few time I had with some group of choristers in a local church has brought a great change in theirs lives and they are glad about that. That is to say a change in attitude can result in a change in grades, dress, habit, and friends. I have personally encountered these when I was preparing for my international exam by Microsoft Cooperation, my attitude toward the exam made me pass the exams and I am currently applying the same to others international exams I am going to write. I am glad to say that my dressing pattern has drastically change, it all bounce back to change in attitude. Hey!! Come to understand that, the better the attitude, the better the results, in almost anything I do or we do. Because attitude affects my feelings and feelings affect what I do and how well I do it, having a good attitude can be the deciding factor in my succeeding or failing in life. I come to know that, the right attitude gives me that important edge. I have to focus on this aspect because it is one of the most important areas in leadership. I am now a man of few words, I don't talk too much and I don't eat my words when I say anything, this is what I call maturity in leadership, this is the first time I am encountering this in life, and I will do my best to keep it up. I am glad I can now set goals and achieve them without having problems. I want every body to understand with me that the subconscious mind recognize, accepts, and acts on problems in the exact same way that is helps me reach my goals, I can change, in a positive way, how I look at many of those things in my lives that I have been told are the natural circumstance of life, which, when overcome, automatically and naturally result in the achievement of goals. I cannot solve a problem without reaching an objective. Now I am good at solving problems. I like challenges and I meet the head on. Problems are my teacher; there is no problem I cannot conquer. I am strong in mind, body, and spirit. My will, my strength, and my determination are always greater than any problem I face. I do not fear problems, challenge, conquer, solution, and win are words which I live by daily. “Challenges” are opportunities. “Conquering them” is the inevitable outcome. “Solution” is the stepping-stones to my success, and “winning” is my way of life. Big thanks to IIGL; I am glad I am a student of IIGL.
Assignment #1 Writing Exercise #1: Please write an essay on what you feel you have learned since becoming a student of the leadership Institute. You should discuss if and how you ideas and beliefs have changed and how you may be dealing differently with situations in your life as a result of what you have learned. Please offer real- life personal examples. IIGL AND ME: THE JOURNEY SO FAR Leadership is a noble calling, a calling for the initiated. Studying for the introductory, levels one and two of the IIGL curriculum has been quite demanding but richly rewarding. Learning the fundamentals are only the beginning, outstanding leadership skills have been developed and I've had the opportunity to rub minds with successful authors in their respective fields. I've learnt how to communicate a vision, marshal great minds around me and generate exceptional results. The building blocks of character, values and skills which were instilled in me from childhood are surprisingly upfront when I face the real world everyday. These authors took those blocks I was given and refined them into powerful transferable skills. It's one world of discovery into another and I'm looking forward to more as I progress towards higher levels. My first had to do with discovering my true identity. Dr Wayne Dyer opened my eyes to the fact that my true self has no nationality. Being an African or an American or a British or any other nationality is an illusion needed for this level of life. The real me is an eternal spirit. In the world of the real me, nothing ever goes wrong. The truth is, only our bodies have problems. My real self, is unperturbed by the harsh realities of life. He may reside in a body that moves around in a world where there's famine, wars and rumors of war, earthquake and other natural disasters, yet the real me remains undisturbed. Though he's in this world, but he's not of this world. 'I may not have the artistic talent of a Michelangelo, or the musical ability of a Mozart. I may not have as much money as Warren Buffet or as much as Donald Trump had. But there's one thing I have as much as anyone else; time'- Dennis Waitley. Personally speaking, poor time management has cost me dearly especially in my academics. Prior to joining IIGL, I wrestled seriously with procrastination until it got a hold on me. The alarm goes off at night reminding me to wake up and read. “There's still time”, a voice calls from within. So I switch off the alarm and sleep again. Finally, exams draw close and I'm ill prepared to face the examiner's questions. This had an adverse effect on my first year results in the university. All of that changed when I read Napoleon Hill's, success through a positive mental attitude. In that book, he talked about responding to the self starter “DO IT NOW”. Even in my weakest moments, repeating this self starter surges strength through my being enabling me to do what procrastination would have prevented or delayed me from doing. The greatest discovery of all was when I realized that there was a better way to wake myself up instead of depending on those screeching disturbing alarm signals. The same Napoleon Hill, in his two book volume; 'law of success in sixteen lessons' revealed the ability of the subconscious mind to act as an alarm. All I have to do is to repeat continuously to myself, that; 'I am waking up at a specific time without fail with inner strength on the inside of me and with a sharp and active mind'. Believe me, at that appointed time, it's like someone will walk up beside your bed to wake you up. To date, I never have to use an alarm to wake up. Why should I? When I have something better on my inside That's not all. I have also developed great goal setting skills. I write down my goals daily along with the steps I need to achieve them. Bob Sommer, Author of Psychocybernetics 2000 led me through a course in the science of imagination. On a daily basis, I hold a vision of my future in my mind as well as the achievement of my goals. Remember, the subconscious mind cannot differentiate between reality and what is vividly imagined. Lastly, I have learnt how to use self talks to my advantage. I learnt this from Shad Helmstetter, author of 'what to say when you talk to yourself'. I have self talks on self esteem, time management, money, character, self organization etc. There's nothing that can be compared to the practice of repeating these self affirmative statements out loud to myself in the privacy of my room. I have used it to influence me relationship with people, expand my networks and to discover beautiful things about me that I previously didn't know about. I assisted a friend to develop a self talk to stop his smoking and drinking habits, he did in three weeks. His brother ended a sleeping disorder with a self talk which he developed after reading the book. Another uses it to control his temper. I actually do too and it's great to hear people around talk about its effectiveness. So far, it's been awesome and I'm hungry for more. No regrets whatsoever. I'm far better compared to when I started with the introductory level.
Assignment #1 Writing Exercise #1: Dedication. When I first read through my level three studies, I put it aside for days in order to put a lot of thought into it. Daily, (it became a ritual), I kept thinking about how to put all that IIGL has impacted into me since I became its student because it is too much to be written. During these reflective days it was like playing the video of my past for the past one and a half year since I became IIGL student as I tried to put it into writing before typing in Msword. Candidly, there was one impact that I needed not to think on. IIGL, in my levels one and two, made me know “who truly I am.” Prior to becoming IIGL student I used to think I was only a physical being striving to survive and compete here and after some times, depart. In his books “Real Magic and Sacred Self”, Dr. Dyer Wayne, my favorite spiritual author, made me understand that I am a spiritual being having a physical or human experience on this planet earth. This truth, just as I discovered it, illuminated me and since then I have been operating with it. This truth has really made a clear and major difference between my past life and present one. This assignment states the vis-à-vis of my previous stages of life with the present. Before I continue, I must boldly confess this “I have really changed.” Both within and without. Obviously, I have learnt, within a short time, a great deal more from IIGL than I have learnt from my nearly 15 years in conventional schools. IIGL has taught me what life really is and what gives meaning to it. It has taught me “who I am, why I am really here, and what this place is all about.” If you truly know these, you've known life and how to lead it and enjoy it. I recall that a never-to-be-forgotten day that I read “As a man thinketh and Jonathan Livingston seagull.” They were my introductory books in IIGL. It was the beginning of a big turnaround in my life. I discovered another truth about myself and success. In “As a man thinketh,” I learnt that I am God-created but self-moulded. I mould my life with my thoughts. All that i possess outside of me is a function of my inner possessions. If my outer world is ugly my inner world is ugly. I must possess beautiful inner possessions in order to possess beautiful outer possessions. I remember being alone in that classroom in school and crying while I read this book. While in that class I recalled all I had done to my life with my thoughts. A similar experience occurred to me when I read “Jonathan Livingston seagull.” I recall saying to myself “I've got it.” What did I get? Just like Jonathan Livingston seagull, I am in Africa to make a huge difference. Never before did I know this. My mentality was conventionally patterned after my society. I thought all I had to do with my life was to go to school, struggle to get a job in order to make a living, get married and make babies and live within the means we are able to make and some day die. Believe me! That was my mentality. Countless Africans still have this mentality. Every book in my levels one and two has really affected me positively. Right now I can't begin to state my experience on each book. But let me put all in a nutshell: “every personal change begins with knowledge and wisdom. You acquire knowledge from the kinds of books you read and you gain wisdom from its application.” I recall the words of that ancient man in one of our religious books; he said that “our people perish because they lack knowledge.” When you observe people, you will discover that what makes the difference in our lives is knowledge. But I love to call it 'Enlightenment.' IIGL has really enlightened me. Also, IIGL yahoo group discussion has been a tremendous blessing to me. I have learnt a great deal from every one in IIGL. I take time to read other students'
assessment and words and I learn so much from them. The words of Elisabeth Tepper have blessed me as well. Whenever I read her assessment and other words of contribution
my mind gets renewed. Nothing good comes without paying a price. We must all a pay price to receive a prize. I recall on different occasion I had to trek a long distance from my house to the post office to pick up my books. On these occasions I didn't have transport fare. I constantly look into my beautiful future as I do this. It takes a lot of sacrifice and effort to get my assessment written, typed and e-mailed. Prices are tagged to great destinies. It has often been said that Africans don't read. Someone said that if you want to hide a thing from a black man put it in a book. But IIGL, to my pleasant surprise, has removed me from the blacks that don't read. I can now read hefty volume books. I recall reading the hefty volume books in levels one and two authored by Anthony Robbins. I am afraid I am writing beyond the maximum of three pages given to me. I shall soon end. With gladness in my heart, I constantly look into the future. I realize that I still have tens of years to spend here and I ask myself; “what is the next 10 years of my life going look like? What about 70 years? This really depends on the choices and decisions I make today and as these years come by.” When these years come I want to look back and thank so many people that God has used to put me on this path I am now. What else can I say or write………? I believe that the best way I can say all that I have learnt in IIGL is with my life and results and not with my words. I have learnt how to change the world by changing the community I live or find myself. This I have begun to do with the commencement of “Lifting Our Community Project, for short LOC” and I shall continue to do. In less than 2 years to come if I am being told to rewrite this kind of essay I want to be able to write a very practical one, that is, how I was able to solve practical problems in my community or society.
Assignment #1 Writing Exercise #1: Please write an essay on what you feel you have learned since becoming a student of the Leadership Institute. You should discuss if and how your ideas and beliefs have changed and how you may be dealing differently with situations in your life as a result of what you have learned. Please offer real-life personal examples. When I received my first set of books from the IIGL. Little did I know that those two books marked a beginning of great things in my life. At the moment, to the glory of God, I have read a total of sixteen different books written by some of the world’s renowned authors. I know from the inside of me (to the extent that I don’t need an angel from Heaven to tell me) that I have changed. So much have been deposited my personality. Being a student of IIGL has given me what I call “a golden opportunity no small measures. For these, I will always remain grateful to the director and all the board members of the “greatest IIGL”. Since becoming a student of this institute, I have learned so much particularly from every single book that I have read. For example from reading Bobbe Sommer’s Psycho-Cybernetics, I learned how to specially program myself towards my goals and to also help someone else do the same. In success trough a Positive Mental Attitude; by Napoleon Hill and Clement Stone, I learned how to majestically walk along the path of success by a principle simply known as PMA. In the New Dynamics of Winning: by Denis Waitley, I learned how to achieve peak performance in any field of endeavour by using practical mental skills. Just to mention, but a few. Remarkably, I have observed that there is something unique about all the books I have read. They always seem to improve my ides and in most cases change some of the ways I used to think. For instance in Wayne Dyer’s book ‘The Power of Intention”, my thinking was so changed that right now, I can’t even imagine me “relating to scarcity” or Thinking something not working out”. And in Goal Mapping Brain Mayne, helped me to realize that whatsoever I focus on is what I will have. Which implies that instead of focusing on thoughts like “I don’t; have”, focus on “I have”. I have moved from a scarcity (need) conscious state of mind to an abundance (supply) conscious state. This of course, wouldn’t have been possible if my focus wasn’t on it. practical goal setting and many other things. But thank God now I know better. My first over business plan was written only after I have read some of the books. that is just to mention some of the impact the studies had in my life in particular and those around me in general.
Assignment #1 Writing Exercise #1: Introductory Level One Level Two Ten Secrets for Success and Inner peace Become self-confident of achieving what I really want to achieve, self confident formula I would like to share some of ideas from the book as stated in the below: I hope it will be helpful to all readers of my assessment. Think and grow is the most important book I have ever read. It really helps us to improve our practical life adopting all the aspects written in each chapter. I have got an opportunity to review my activities through the questions, which the author pointed out so clearly. It helps me a lot. Solutions to every problem I found it interesting and new ideas to read as three components of law of Dharma as stated below: Commitments for making maximum use of the law of Dharma, then you have to make several commitments. The Magic of Thinking Success Reading this book my serious attention draws on loving and enjoying our work for better health, to enjoy making sacrifices. Yes sacrifices are investment in success.
LEVEL THREE Writing Exercise # 1: Please write an essay on what you feel you have learned since becoming a student of the Leadership Institute. You should discuss if and how your ideas and beliefs have changed and how you may be dealing differently with situations in your life as a result of what you have learned. Please offer real-life personal examples. I have learnt a lot especially about Human Beings and their behaviours. I didn't know and understood how Human Beings behaved; this has really helped me a lot to claim my nerves down. Let me give you a personal experience I've witnessed, I gave some money to my brother for him to buy me a mobile Sim card which I'll use to start a Communication business on 13th November,05. The Sim card wasn't forth coming, so I asked him to collect my money for me since the Dealers can't keep my money for that long. I kept asking and putting pressure on him before on 10th Feb, 06 he told me he used the money to take care of his personal business. Can you imagine this; he used my money without my consent. I was really mad and I told him to get the money for me when he's paid from that business. If it was during my older days, I would have fought him as we used to do when we were growing up. I knew something was wrong when he started giving me excuses upon excuses, but I thank God that I didn't insult, fight, curse or be angry with him. I went into a joint business venture with a family friend about 2yrs ago; she was to give me profit after each trip. But for about 6months now I haven't received any money from her because her buyer hasn't paid her yet. This really affected me and the preparation of my wedding because I must support my husband with certain things. I was a mess and didn't know what to do; my money had being locked up some where when I needed it. There is a paper agreement signed between the two of us, stating that I whenever I needed my money back, she has 2months to give it back to me. After which I can take her to Court, I haven't done that because I put myself in her position and I feel for her knowing how faithful she was to me. What I've learnt so far has taught me how to handle problems when they come my way. My ideas of always looking on a family member to help me have changed, AS A MAN THINKETH SO IS HE. If I think I can't make it, so will I be but I believe that with God all things are POSSIBLE. I was very cold hearted and revengeful because of the way my Mum always abused me physically. This physics theory states that ACTION AND REACTION ARE EQUAL AND OPPOSITE, and that was what happened to me. Whenever somebody wronged me, I make sure I also do the same thing to that person or something worse than what he/she did. My belief now is that, it is not worth it paying people back when they wrong or hurt your feelings. I asked myself this question, IS THE PERSON WORTH MY INSULTS, ARGUMENTS OR REVENGE? I don't even have to waste my time, breath and energy fighting that person. God says VENGEANCE IS MINE, so I leave everything in the hands of our Creator.
Writing Exercise #1: Please write an essay on what you feel you have learned since becoming a student of the Leadership Institute. IIGL study is one of the platform on which I’m fulfilling my goal of personal development. My first two introductory books laid a good foundation to what changes I expected as I progresses in the studies. Jonathan Livingston Seagull taught me to dare to be different. I have always had an instinct that I’ll dare to make a different in my life and it has help in attracting dignified people into my life. As a man thinketh in his heart, written by James Allen, was another interesting concept I found useful in creating what I wanted to see. It has work ages before now and will work till thy kingdom come. It doesn’t matter whether my thoughts are evil or good, it surely births the seed sown. I have experienced it times and over. I have benefited greatly from several authors by being in this institute. For example I never heard of Anthony Robbins until I read his book -Awaken the Giant Within. And I might never have encountered the concept of “giant within” as related by Anthony Robbins if not for IIGL. I took special note of the author’s highlighted details in goal setting, ranging from the different types of goals. I remember going through the practical workshop of writing down my goals as led by the author. I will never forget the impact of the book – The Magic of Thinking Success/Big by David Schwatz. In my opinion, this is my best book so far in IIGL. It is a recommended practical handbook for people to literarily think big. In thinking big I’ve been able to dream of things I once thought impossible and saw manifestations thereafter. In my Life Impartations group, we had a seminar that gather over 50 participants with speakers from different functions. This was in December 2004. I was perplexed it could take place. In fact, starting Life Impartations for me was a great project. In the first quarter of 2005, Life Impartations came up with 6,000 two color, fully graphics publication of inspirational messages that reaches selected part of Nigeria. When I first suggested the idea, to some people, it was a crazy one, because the last publication was just 2,000 copies and we managed to fund it. But to be sincere, I had grown so fat in my thinking to accommodate such a large increase. And in-spite of delays and barriers, we finally reached the target. It was all by the magic of thinking BIG. I have also been able to improve my reading skills. This was my fear before commencing the IIGL program in January 2004. I had taught I will not be able to meet up with the reading, but to my amazement I’ve found the books interesting as I moved up. I had a great deal of lesson from the series of books by Napoleon Hill. He talks extensively on getting rich by principle. I under that principle govern life and have seen some of his principle worked for me. Success through a positive mental attitude played a great role in me when I was preparing my application for my immigrant visa to come to United States. There were series of obstacles I had to overcome in the process. I could remember there was a delay in my interview letter. When I finally got it, my interview date had passed two days. Also I remember confessing, “God is never late”. I had to put a force of positive confession upon myself not to feel sorry but in charge of the situation. Lastly but not the least, there were a great deal of work I did on changing myself haven read Change Your Mind Change Your Life. It reveals parts of me I needed to work on. And by changing the state of my mind, I have been able to improve my dreams, relationships and outcome in life. Indeed, great has been the impact of the first two levels of IIGL studies in my life especially in my thought patterns. Thanks to all the contributors and sponsors. Oluranti Efunwoye.
When I first saw my task for level three, even without reading it, I knew it would be more rewarding, interesting and will require more time and positive thinking., I
felt so because I guess it connects you to things you've read, both the ones you can remember those you can't which becomes an avenue for one to be reconnect with such.
I was introduced to the Leadership Institute by University for the study of human Goodness, Greensboro in North Carolina as well. I am happy to say that is the best thing that have happened to me. Information is a very vital tool in this life and through my study so far, I have gotten some important information that can be called knowledge which will serve me for life. For instance, I used to see the world as where everyone comes to compete, more or less a survival for the fitness. But from the deep insights I have gained I realize that this is not so, because every creature is a unique being, and has one uniqueness that is different from every other person. Why should one compete to be like the other when all we need do is to fight or strive to make sure that we awaken the giant that lies dormant within us. Every person in the world has a different calling, and trying to be like the others will mean you are moving away from your own calling. All I am expected to do is try to mimic the right ingredient that was of help to them that made them attend to their highest goal and then apply the compatible ones to help me in my own dreams in life. Reading or hearing their stories has energized me, but competition only brings envy and that leads to killing one another. Another important thing is understanding of human behavior which help me in relating with others in a proper way. Before I use to get annoyed by the way people behave, but now I know I should not, because everyone does what s/he knows how to do best and cannot act exactly as the way I act or want them to act. Through that way I will be able to save myself from what Dr. Wayne called in his book "Pulling your own string" victimization When I get angry, it is all to my expense as the other person that caused
Another things is learning to speak out on anything I do not like, not allowing it to be a burden to me, and is bound to happen over and over again without my speaking against it at once. For instance, here in Nigeria, in the transport sectors, there are funny things they do. You will agree with a driver to take you to a certain place and the price will be settled, only for the bus driver to stop you on the way after collecting the agreed money from you, and ask you to join another bus without enough money to paid for that. Leaving one stranded if he happens to have no other money with him. Before, I use to fall a victim to this and will be sad for the rest of
the I have always known that I will be great in life, but this course has been pointing me to fundamentals as to my getting to where I want to go and be in life. I have faced so many setbacks and frustrations in life that at some point I began to ask myself if I can really make it. Lessons I have learnt in this course so far has been able to reassure me, that there is no course for alarm. All these are preparations. I have been given so many instances and references, that qualifies the fact that this is a moment of training, that I will not loose hope or relent about attending to my greatness in life. I was made to understand that I should not ignore the lessons that I am made to learn at this point because the reason for the problems and frustration is the lesson therein. Anthony Robbins in his book" Awaken the Giant Within "made me know that I am a spirit with human experience and not the other way; hence I am not bound by the nature of my body or my circumstances, that I have all it takes to transcend all of these and move on. This concept was shared also by other authors like in the principle of self mastery, etc. I did learn so much and have been seeing things including the world, my fellow human beings, myself, etc., differently unlike before.
The International Institute for global leadership has accorded me the opportunity to learn about myself as well as learning about the global environment is a very short period of time. Through reading all these books. It is very difficult to pin point what i have learned because i have learned almost everything. Through reading the inspirational books it has completely changed my perception about life. In short here are some of the great lesson which i have learned. Setting goals in life. I have learned that it is very crucial to set goals in life and to work hard in order to achieve those goals. I should set my own goals and work towards achieving those goals. If i fail to achieve those goals i should go back to the drawing board and start again. Through setting goals i will not compete with any one else but with my goals. Then if i do not achieve those goals i know i am a failure. Competition. The world today is moving from the concept of competition in to a global community which is more in to cooperation and complementing each other's effort. Even at village or community level it should be like that. This one of the crucial lesson in my life. Soul with a body. Before joining this programme I was completely lost, I thought i was a body with a soul but after reading one of the books i found out that i am a soul with a body and 99% of myself is invisible and untouchable Blame. I was very good at blaming the environment, religious, the government and everything else for unfovourable situation but i have learned that you do not benefit anything through blaming anyone but one has everything to gain through networking and complementing each other if things are not moving according to the plan. Happiness. The primary purpose of life is to happy before reading through the institute be happy was not important in my life but i have realised that happiness is the way of life." There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way." Values. In order for one to understand her/him self one should have some core life values. These values will help in self-understanding and self-direction. They will act as guarding principles in life. Unconditional Love. I have learned that to love and to be loved is the greatest thing in the world and love should be unconditional. The Concept of positive living. In life one should always treat
her/himself positively. The power of a positive mind. It is important to think positively in every given programme. This will assist a lot in coming out with the desired results. Our body is controlled by the mind so it is very important to be always keep a positive mind My belief has actual changed towards other religious groups from a negative perception to a very positive perception. Before reading was viewing all these other religion in a negative way and i only associate the with a culture of violence. After reading I realised that all the great religious teacher and religion teaches about peace, love and harmony My belief about death . I have realised that death is not a bad thing at all it is simple a transfer from the place to another place. In most cases people are fear the unknown what will happen to them after death. One of the books actual cleared all the bad perception about death. This book actual changed my belief because i know we are dying almost every day we lose a huge number of cells. So one should not have a bad belief about death. So I should not waste time thinking about death.
You can do something now to change your future. Donít just sit down. Plan and implement your strategy but remember that no matter how beautiful your strategy, not many people would immediately understand what you are trying to do or share your vision. My candid opinion about my involvement with the International Institute of Global Leadership (IIGL) studies I must say have enable me to reach a height I never thought to have reach. Reading 14 books I believe contributed to my current state of mind and high sense of doing things. Before I was enrolled at the institute, I have mentioned it time without number my attitude to life but now I can confidently say I have developed myself to the admiration of all and sundry. As I did mentioned in one of my assessments, I had a shocked of my life when my fiancÈe broke up with me and to me that was the challenging moment of my life, I thought all hope had been lost and every moment of my life is limited but until I read the book ìsuccess through positive mental attitudeî after reading the book my spirit was awaken and I developed a positive mental attitude to problems and till now I have now develop a potential of dealing with issues without prejudice The studies at the IIGL have had a great impact in my socio-economy life, and have also enhanced my moral life. For instance through the study I have begun seeing children as a symbol of forgiveness and showing love, until that I have no respect for children and sees them as a problem instead of finding forgiveness and love in them. Another impact the studies at the International Institute for Global Leadership has had on me had been the fact that I have gain self confidence and sits in the mist among those before my enrollment at the institute thought I could not near them. Another significant impact the studies at the institute have had on me as been the fact that showing love to another as become something part of me. Throughout my studies at the institute for the level one and two, my capacity and personal development was enhance through the reading of the books and another insignificant but very important aspect of my studies and involvement with the institute e-network group where ideas are exchange and supports are received from like-minded fellows. I could not imagine the amount of knowledge I have acquired ever since I was enrolled at the International Institute of Global Leadership. The first two introductory books 'As a man thinketh" and "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" indeed prepared my mind in to the IIGL studies and really made a lot of impact of my life. My entire perception to life and attitudinal way of doing things has been enhanced if not changed entirely after being enrolled in the Institute. I have always been limited in my way of doing things which I have already shared in my previous assessments of the books I read, but now I feel too bold and happy in living my life all to the credit of the Institute. The books for the level one and two is enough to help you move mountains in your life and I have benefited from such opportunity. One aspect of impact the institute has had on me was when I put forth the intention and decided to own my personal laptop computer. Through the able effort and encourage from the rector of the Institute and my understanding of possessing what belongs to me, though I have not yet purchase a laptop computer at least I have manage to purchase a desktop computer which before my enrollment at the Institute I did not have and never thought of owning. As I have stated in my previous assessment, I had an inferior and not deserving attitude about myself. But when I read the book "Real Magic" by Dr. Wayne Dyer and related it to my social and physical life, I discovered my self-confidence. It helped me to boldly attempt and achieve successes that I would not have done before. My new association with the Global Citizens organization in Ghana is one such bold step that resulted from reading the book "Giant Steps" by Anthony Robins. The book "Success Through Positive Mental Attitude" by Napoleon Hill also had a major impact on my life. It really challenged me and changed my attitude toward life. After reading the book I begun seeing things different, I kept motivating myself and others that as far as we develop positive mental attitude in life, success shall be ours. A real impact the books had on me was especially evident when my fiancee separated with me. I decide to take a positive mental attitude about the situation and as a result, none of my colleagues realized I was disturbed or affected by the situation. The secret was that I digested every dint of information from the books I read and related them to my personal life. The books not only affected my life but help me to help others who had problems. For instance I have a friend who thought he was useless and never possess anything in life and had given up hope. Using what I had learned, I helped him to see that he was the most important person living as I introduce him to the books. In summa | |
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Kosi Sepenou (Togo)
Linquist Asiebela (Kenya)
Iziomoh, Bidemi Felix (Nigeria)
Joel Ebute
Osuoza Emmanuel
Afere A. Lawrence
Onoh Gabriel Obinna
Kishor Bajracharya
Gifty Tortoe
Oluranti Blessed Efunwoye
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