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Saturday, 31 August 2013

From my heart to the youths!

Sex is the end-result of a process! You don't just do it [no offense to a popular brand]. Sexual intercourse is just the climax of a subtle beginning. For the purposes of this piece, please do permit me to be explicit - not necessarily trying to promote lewdness but it would be necessary if we are to hit the nail on the head.

Your greatest sexual organ is not your genitals; it is your mind! Jesus said out of the mind proceeds fornication. He also said a person can commit adultery with someone in the heart. therefore the act of sex is sponsored [fueled] by the thought of sex. You might think it is harmless to watch pornographic materials [after all you are not involving anyone else] - wrong!
Such a person is under the devil's blindfold. It is just like a farmer planting a seed in a fertile ground and not expecting it to grow into a tree! The mind always seeks to 'achieve' whatever it has conceived - whether good or bad! This is why the Bible admonishes us to guard the heart not the penis or the vagina! This is because out of the abundance of the content of the heart, the body 'does'.
[For those who are familiar with this text, you know i will be treating it in series. So watch this space for the sequels. Thanks]
#Youth Orientation



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August Visit; going, going, gone!

"Communication thrives on feedback!" - Brian Tracy

Good day friends. I want to share with you one of the personal drills i observe. It is actually stock-taking but i prefer to term it the "BALANCE SHEET" [for those of us who see purpose as a serious business. I strongly suggest this should be done daily, weekly, monthly, yearly et al.
Briefly share with someone you are accountable to [or with yours truly if you so wish] how productive you have been in the past eight months. You are not in any way compelled to give out personal details but just peripherals and superficial facts.

Have you been more of an asset or liability to yourself and to the larger society? Are you still on course with your goals for the year? Having known what you know now, what would you have done differently or is there something you can do now to rescue your current [inimical] situation? Also, can you share your candid opinions about M."I".I, what is your rating of his impact so far and have you been blessed by him? I would love to read your comments and feedback. Leggo!
#Inspirationals/Retrospect
"To make your dreams come true, the first thing to do is to wake up!" - Anonymous


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Friday, 30 August 2013

I AM NOT 'NORMAL!'

"...come..."

That was the single-word instruction given to Peter by Jesus. Peter, in spite of his weaknesses was much loved by Jesus. Jesus appeared to His disciples and it caused a panic and melodramatic reactions from the disciples. It was only Peter who took up the challenge of coming out of the boat!

God wants us to come out of our comfort zones; out of a "normal life". I tell myself everyday that i was made for more! Are you just going to pass through this earth doing the same thing everyone else does? What will be the mark of your existence here on earth?Have you noticed that the people we celebrate today are those who dared to do something different from the status quo?

"Nobody becomes great by living a normal life!" - M."I".I

We are enjoying the 'abnormality' of Bill Gates, Thomas Edison, Mark Zukerberg, Mo Abudu and other great personalities too numerous to be mention.

Disaster according to Mfonobong"Inspirational" Inyang's Dictionary of Advance Learners' is living for 969 years on earth like Methuselah and all that is accredited to your name and inscribed on your epitaph is "...he begat sons and daughters!..."  



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Wednesday, 28 August 2013

I have a dream! - Dr. King.

Today marks the 50th Anniversary of the famous "I HAVE A DREAM" speech by Martin Luther King. I am really trying to avoid repeating what has already been written about him on social media. One thing about that speech that most people are not aware of is that the best parts of that epochal speech was "on the spur of the moment" - largely unscripted [how i love giving out unscripted speeches; i don't like being put in a cage]. In a burst of divine inspiration, Dr. King released words that are now archived in the annals of history. He seemed to have gazed into the future ahead of him and saw what only great men can see - HOPE!

One of the many lessons i would love to extrapolate from this man is that they killed the dreamer but they could not kill his dream! Just like the biblical Joseph, everything they did to this man only made his dream bigger. Had they not killed King, probably he would have died like the average black American in his time. Today we remember King for many reasons, notably his brutal assassination.

Another INSIGHT about King which we should all learn from is how to be stubborn! By being stubborn i mean being resolute. Unfortunately we live in a world where people fight change, they fight anything they don't understand, they fight anything that looks bigger than them. When Dr. King was alive even fellow black Americans joined in persecuting his movement. They thought he just wanted a name for himself. The same people started naming everything they could find around after Martin Luther! Today, there are thousands of Dr. Martin Luther streets, Martin Luther Hospitals, Martin Luther Cenotaphs, Martin Luther this, Martin Luther that! Why did they not celebrate him while he was yet alive? I shouldn't even be asking. It didn't start today. It started with Jesus Christ Himself! A Roman Soldier only believed after they killed Him! 

So for those of you out there with a dream, please don't get annoyed with the antagonistic environment you find yourself. It is in fact one of the pre-requisites of a vision - having opposition. Don't be surprised if such opposition come from your close ones [and it usually does].

If i don't stop myself, i might start sounding subjective. I have written enough to let you know that dreams never die; they transcend the dreamer!


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Tuesday, 27 August 2013

Nathaniel Bassey; A Choice Minstrel to celebrate!

"...with everything within me, i give you my praise... i can't hold it back, that's all i have... for that's what You want, Jehovah Mmudim mmi o! Aniewo etiente Jehovah o? Ami mmoyom ami kwe, ami mmoyom ami kwe; Jehovah El Shaddai!..."

Those are excerpts from Nathaniel Bassey's Worship Duet with Frank Edwards [one of my personal favourites]. For those who may not know, today is Uncle Nat's birthday! During my contemplations, it took me a great while to scribble my thoughts about this Worshipper. This is because people like him tend to transcend words. Aside from being a choice minstrel, one thing i remotely admire about him is his discipline and focus! He seemed to have gotten the blueprint of where he was heading at a very young age.

What we see today is only but an advanced version of an early self-discovery [ i wish i was writing this from home i would have uploaded a striking image of Nathaniel with his signature instrument at a very tender age]. He is someone i recommend for youths to look up to as a role model especially those who ply his route - music. His music is simply profound; void of the antics of "commercial tunes and vibes". He just worships and everyone connects with it. [@saranata_ we saw him take worship to another level!]

I did speak with him earlier i the day, so for those of us who might also want to do the same, he gave this number 08100629758 [it is only valid for today so you might want to call him up before he retires for the night].

Nathaniel Bassey, thanks for inspiring your world through your music and exemplary lifestyle!
Happy Birthday Sire!


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Thanks; that is all i have!

I want to rebroadcast this for those who don't think there is a reason in the world to thank God!
I recently saw this on social media and it really cracked me up! Even though you may have seen it before, read it again. This time with sobriety.

A rich man looked through his window and saw a man picking something from the dustbin. He said "thank God i am not poor". The poor man looked and saw a naked man misbehaving on the street. He said "thank God i am not mad". The mad man looked and saw an Ambulance carrying the corpse of a man to the morgue. He said "thank God i am not dead!"

"I will sing unto the Lord as long as i live; i will sing praise to my God while i have my being." - Psalm 104:33

Notice the Psalmist did not say he would praise God as long as he was married, owned a Bugatti or a Mercedes Mayback. He did not say he would praise God only when he earns a 7-digit income, a mansion by the seashore, a wardrobe replete with Ferragamo and Luis Vitton pieces. He literally vowed to praise God so long as breath was in his nostrils! That is the kind of vow you should make today! Always maintain an attitude of gratitude no matter what comes your way!
It will only cost you these three words: "THANK YOU LORD!"
#Attitude



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Monday, 26 August 2013

RED ALERT: It's the BT Invasion!

US-based Leadership and Personal Success Expert, Brian Tracy will be in Nigeria from August 26th 2013 to August 31st 2013 for the Remarkable Leaders' Conclave and Business Workshop organized by Brimass Limited - one of Nigeria's fastest growing Support Company.
The Conclave Seminars which has the Theme: "The Making of Innovative Leaders; Winning Leadership Strategies for Building World Class Organizations and Societies" will hold in Lagos, Abuja and Ghana Respectively.

Registration are on for the Brian Tracy Events and Tickets are on sale right now for the "Entrepreneur Conclave" and the "Executive Conclave".
This exclusive event holds @ InterContinental, 52A Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Morning Session [Entrepreneur Breakfast Conclave]: 8am - 12pm
Afternoon Session [Executive Lunch Conclave]: 1pm - 5pm

If you need strategies to build your business, to know the best Leaders' Lead and strategies for leading a competitive market, then you must attend this event!
Contact: ebanehita@yahoo.com or events@brimass.com or www.brimass.com
You can also get your tickets at the Palms Shopping Mall [Lekki], Silverbird Galleria [Victoria Island] and also at Shoprite.
Call: 07066440343

The Nexus! Those of you who read my earlier blog must have figured it out already! When it comes to Innovation, the name of one Veteran readily comes to mind - BRIAN TRACY! Brian is more than a Public Speaker and a Business Coach; he is a principality! I deliberately wrote on innovation in business earlier today to serve as a prelude to this great experience! 
#Business/Career


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You either move or be re-moved!

"Innovation simply means doing things differently or acting differently upon an already existing idea"
- Sam Adeyemi

The Law of Innovation implies that whatever is being originated is at the same time getting outdated. Something can be intact and still be obsolete! My mother's Olympia typewriter is still very much intact - only that it is now obsolete. Microsoft Word has proven to be a better SURROGATE and SUBSTITUTE for such a machine.
Thus, it is not only time that initiates obsolesce; innovation and advances in competitive progress can also precede obsolesce. Your business should always be on its toes in terms of being abreast with current information and new technology. When Nokia 3310 was introduced into the market, it was 'new' but even though it is still on sale [i wonder if people still purchase it - i suggest it should be given out freely to beggars on the streets. Or what do you think?] competitive innovation has rendered it relatively useless!
"Change happens so fast that it still looks constant!" - Fela Durotoye.
For example, the earth is moving always but it moves so fast that we don't notice the spin [and thank God we don't else all of us would keep falling under the 'anointing' continually].

This means in reality that when you are not moving [ahead], you are actually retrogressing. It is impossible to remain at a single spot at all times. If you don't improve your business, competitive innovation will force you out of the marketplace!
"It is madness to keep doing the same thing but expecting different results!" - Albert Einstein
#Business/Finances


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Sunday, 25 August 2013

Religious People; Killers!

The Bible has expressly identified certain spirits: Lying, familiar, unclean, infirmity et al. One that is not overly mentioned is RELIGIOUS SPIRIT! Do you know that it was NOT the sinners that conspired to kill Jesus? It was the Bishops, Deacons, Priests and Elders in church! Religion so blinded their eyes that they killed the very Messiah they had been waiting for!

Jesus did not fit into their description of a Messiah. They thought the Messiah should have been born into the house of a noble, He shold always look sanctimonious, He should always be in His I-am-holier-than-thou mode and not hang out with prostitutes, tax collectors, publicans and sinners. There was no comeliness with which they could behold Him. This is simply because He did not fit into their [religious] mould.

Religion will make you see a blessing coming and think it is a curse. It will make you rebuke God and call Him a devil [ask Peter]. Religion will give you the form [similitude] but make you deny [refuse to operate in] the power thereof.
This is why i always advice people to be TRANSITIONAL [dynamic, flexible and open-hearted] and not TRADITIONAL [stereotyped, one-size-fits-all and it-has-to-be-this-way mode].

Don't ever have a biased or predetermined mindset when you walk with God because most times His ways do not make sense to the human understanding. The last three letters in the word 'renewing' suggests that it is a continuous process. Keep renewing! It might take 10 hours, 10 days, 10 weeks, 10 months or even 10 years but keep renewing!
#Spiritual/Religion


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Saturday, 24 August 2013

Farewell Miss Takes; i have moved on!

                                                                        
"Focus on God not your mistakes!" - Abel Ezekiel
I don't care how careful you are in life, there are some things that are unavoidable. Making mistakes is not a bad thing in itself; what is bad is making the same mistakes or making avoidable mistakes. You 'mistook' a step in the process of taking [positive] steps!

There are certain hazards in life that you will face. Robert Schuller would say: "some things are not necessarily meant to be solved; they are meant to be managed."
Jesus chose 12 disciples but one of them betrayed Him. Paul gathered a bundle of sticks but he found a viper among them. God Almighty created angels but Lucifer rebelled. The list goes on and on. In the process of creating positive intended outcomes, most times you will see negative unintended outcomes. It does not mean you are less anointed than you are! Just learn from it and move on! Remember all things [the good, the bad and the ugly] work together for our good! You are not successful because you do everything right! Success has gone beyond what you do to who you are!
We don't [do] born again; we [are] born again! [Be] ye holy - not [do] ye holy! Except a man [be] born again - not except a man [do] born again! It is not of works [deeds] lest any man should boast!
Selah [pause a little and calmly think about that].
"You might think there is a lot of things wrong with you but there are also a lot of things right with you!" - Joel Osteen
#Spirtual/Religious


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Friday, 23 August 2013

"I love you." What else?

                                                                                                             
"Love is good but what else?"
I am not so much moved by the panoply of love in relationships. I am commanded to love even my enemies! It therefore means i can 'love' anyone.
What strikes me profoundly is COMPATIBILITY IN PURPOSE. 
Let us take our cue from the first marriage on earth.

Eve was given to Adam to help him with his vision; that is the meaning of helpmeet [a suitable partner in purpose and destiny]. Adam responded thus: "...this is now bone of my bones [symbolic: bones of the same function converge at the same location]..."

It will shock you to know that people who are now divorced are still in love! In fact that is why they got married in the first place! They divorced [DIVISION] because they never had a similar VISION!
Their lawyers call it "irreconcilable differences". This is why it is dangerous to get married to someone you don't have common grounds or share similar values. Divorce or Division literally implies two separate visions or two different voices.

In the long run, when push comes to shove, it is not "i love you" that will sustain your marriage rather it is compatibility of purpose that sustains it.

"...where there is no [common] vision, the [married] people perish [divorce]!..."



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Thursday, 22 August 2013

The Official "Goodie Bag"

"Overcoming inertia; the audacity to start"

There is something i find very fascinating about Jesus; He always spoke in parables. He used many illustrations to buttress [express] a single meaning [point]. For example He used 'light' and 'city' to define us. The both of them are epicentric i.e the same way plants gravitates towards light is the same way people gravitate towards cities [i did justice to this in an earlier text].
Regarding a vision the same pattern applies. You have to develop ways to proliferate it. Your processes might be multi-facted and multi-dimensional but your output and result is the same.
All i want is TO INSPIRE!

You might want to add www.inspirationalmi.blogspot.com to your bookmarks because it is the REAL DEAL!
I have got INSPIRATION in the ''Goodie Bag"...
I have got INSIGHTS in the "Goodie Bag"...
I have got an AVALANCHE in the "Goodie Bag"...

Henceforth everything will be channeled to www.inspirationalmi.blogspot.com
Get your Insights, Inspirationals, Adverts, Publicities and a plethora of other personal and corporate interfaces. So how many are ready to enjoy the bundles in this "goodie bag"?
Haba! #Inspirationally!

www.inspirationalmi.blogspot.com: credits
Choice Words and Creative Output: M.''I".I
Blog Design, Graphics and Management: kochdigits@gmail.com
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About The Enigma: the Person and Brand - M."I".I


His name is Mfonobong Inyang. Friends and family call him M.I [his initials]. M.I hails from Akwa Ibom State. He is the third out of a family of four. He is a graduate of the Department of Economics from the prestigious Nnamdi Azikiwe University [NAU], Awka. He speaks his native Ibibio, Yoruba and English Languages fluently and he believes it is only a matter of time before he conquers and has mastery over the Igbo Language.
His passion is mainly writing and public speaking which is largely influenced by his father, F.M. Inyang [a retired administrator and supervisor in WAEC] and his brother, Ifreke Inyang [Content Editor for Zone Magazine and Associate Editor for Y! Naija to mention a few].

As a speaker M."I".I has spoken at various youth conferences, seminars, platforms and has also represented his alma mater, NAU severally in public speaking events known as "Own The Stage" - an initiative sponsored by Engr. Emma Nweke [a gubernatorial aspirant in Anambra State] in conjuction with Fly234 Media and Esther Nweke Charity Foundation [ENCEF].
He is an ardent follower of great speakers and choice vessels of God. He admires Emmabel Prince, Abel Ezekiel, Fela Durotoye, Damilola Oluwatoyinbo and Bishop T.D. Jakes, John Maxwell, Joel Osteen, Joyce Meyer and myriad of others internationally.

On his writings, he writes and works for Y.E.A.R.S, Explorer Magazine, Thamez, The Bug Magazine, UNIZIK Press, Kochupdates, campus and off-campus magazines and a lot of freelance writings for private individuals. M."I".I is definitely not new to responsibilties and as he jokingly puts it "i think i grew up very fast".
He was one of the student-brand ambassadors for Nescafe in NAU. During his time at NAU, he served for two consecutive academic sessions on the executive board of his College Fellowship, NAFECS [National Fellowship of Economic Students], NAU Chapter. He is also the Head of the News and Information Department at his local assembly.
He served as a committee member in the office of the Public Relations Officer [PRO], Students' Union Government [SUG] NAU, headed by Comrade David Agu. He was a member of Young African Poets Society [YAPS], NAU Chapter and was a member of UNIZIK Literary Club to mention a few.
When M."I".I is not studying the Bible, speaking at a conference, reading an Economic textbook or writing, he is spending time in church with close friends and family, listening to music or reading a motivational book.

M."I".I is the Author of the Best Seller, "Me, Myself and I", his first published work. He carefully used poetry to penetrate his market and capture the attention of his audience by publishing an Anthology; a collection of self-written and original poems. He also has many unpublished works to his credit.
He is also the Visionary and Convener of YEARS [Youth Empowerment And Remodeling School] - an initiative designed to discover, develop and maximize the potentials for greatness in youths and young adults. He is at the same time the Creative Director at ICE [Inspirational Consult and Enterprises] - a global out-sourcing and service based firm.
He is currently the host of a radio programme "YEARSonRADIO" which airs every Tuesday on the Campus and Community Radio, 94.1 UNIZIK FM.

He has a positive mind and he believes in hardwork, diligence, honesty and determination. M."I".I believes he can go on to become a world-renowned speaker, writer and blogger. He also hopes to be greater than his antecedents. He believes he can never have any significant success outside God because it has to be G-O-D to be G-O-O-D!
His firm belief in the Bible is unshakable. M."I".I asserts that the Bible  is what it is; "The Book of Laws" or "The Book of books". Hence any principle in any area of life that is not Bible-based is a prescription of disaster waiting to happen!

He believes his story is one that evokes action and causes his listeners to burn with desire. It is a simple story of a young man who dares to be great by playing with a different set of rules; GOD'S GRACE.

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First of all; Introduction - M."I".I 101


Welcome to my world; Mfonobong "Inspirational" Inyang - M."I".I

"The Lord has given me the tongue of the learned that i should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: He wakeneth morning by morning, He wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned."

My name is Mfonobong Inyang. I am the Convener of Youth Empowerment And Remodeling School [Y.E.A.R.S] which is an Academy designed to discover, develop and maximize the potentials for greatness in young people. The Creative Director of Inspirational Consult and Enterprises [ICE] which is a global out-sourcing and service based firm. The Author of the Best Seller - "Me, Myself and I"; an Anthology amongst a plethora of many other things in between.
My being an enigmatic speaker and writer has exposed me to hidden INSIGHTS that are needed for our time. I am a person with a strong passion and desire for youths and young adults.

Here is my fort; The Seven Mountains:
1. Spiritual/Religion
2. Business/Finances
3. Media/Comunications
4. Family/Social Relations
5. Education/Academics
6. Politics/Government
7. Entertainment/Arts

It will be my pleasure and privilege to share INSIGHTS on these spheres with every youth and young person out there. My story is unique. It is a simple one of a young man who dared to be great but playing via a different set of rules -GOD'S GRACE!

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