Author: Conquestlane

Author of many inspirational books, among them are - 'Conquest in Adversity: the mystery of another spirit', 'Success unplugged, powered by conquest' and 'The Threshold of Life'. He is a techpreneur, Success enthusiast, and a senior partner at Conquestlane Global Services. A freelance web-developer, and a Google certified Associate Cloud Engineer (ACE). He is also doubles as programme Coordinator and @ bringbackourglory.org. He holds a bachelor of science degree from the University of Nigeria Nsukka. He is of the view that we can dare the impossible if we can imagine, and believe it is possible. This view informs his philosophy of life "imagine, believe, dare the impossible". He is happily married with children.
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Consistency of Purpose: What is Pushing You in Life?

consistency of purpose

Consistency of purpose is an important key to unlock the realm of success. What is pushing you? This is the question one of my lecturers always asked us back then in school. Each time he enters the classroom he would jokingly asked us, what is pushing you? The question was so funny then and we made whole lots of fun out of it. Now, permit me to ask you what is pushing you? What is the driving force behind your pursuit in life? In that business what is your driving force? In your career what is actually the driving force? As a politician what is the driving force behind your political ambition?

Purpose is one of the driving forces of life. It is a determinant of whether you succeed or fail in life. And for you to make maximum impact in life all your efforts and pursuit in life must be purpose driven. It is the motive behind our actions. The purpose is what defines our actions in life. It consists of a high-level commitment to a course in life. Purpose is the motivation, the push, the impetus we need to succeed in life. This purpose or the driving force behind your pursuit in life must be consistent enough if you hope to have a landmark achievement in life i.e. consistency of purpose.

Consistency of Purpose is Phenomenal

The benefits of consistency of purpose are phenomenal. Consistency of purpose is a veritable strategy to overcome your challenges. It entails staying on without losing focus. It is doing something over and over again without deviation or distraction until a desired result is achieved. With consistency of purpose one is apprehensive of what he or she wants out of every circumstance of life. Consistency of purpose is the force that drives or propels men to keep their heads up when dealt with the fatal blows of adversity.

Consistency of Purpose Does Not Quit

After more than a thousand times of unsuccessful experiments to invent the electric bulb Thomas A Edison remain resolute and consistently tried until he was successful. Something was pushing him. The driving force behind his pursuit was success. Abraham Lincoln former president of America succeeded at long last. After eight horrible failed attempts he was elected president of the United States. He never gave up because something was pushing him. His ambition was purpose driven.

Some challenges of life may last longer, so it takes consistency of purpose as it were to survive the tough times of adversity. Moreover, it weakens the power base of any challenge. It is like breaking down a concrete wall with a hammer. With each strike of the hammer the wall is weakened until the last blow that will finally collapse the wall. No matter how strong any challenge might be with a steady and consistent blow it is weakened and is knocked off.

It Deals With The Frustration of Failure

Joshua and the Israelites by the instruction of God consistently marched around Jericho’s wall once every day for six days, and seven times on the seventh day. By implication each march around Jericho weakened the strength of the wall until the seventh day when it was weakened to the foundation, and with their shout the wall effortlessly caved in, (Joshua 6:1-16, 20).

Ordinarily they would have fainted or given up even on the sixth day when nothing happened, not even a crack on the wall, but they persevered and consistently marched around till the seventh day when the wall collapsed completely. Something was pushing them. Their driving force was the mandate of possession. That is consistency of purpose in action; it eliminates and deals with every frustration and depression in life. When you are driven by purpose you can never be frustrated in life no matter how many times you fail in that pursuit of yours.

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Once again what is pushing you? You must define your purpose in life today, and let it be the driving force behind your pursuit in life. Consistently pursue your purpose no matter the outcome until you get the desired result. With this kind of spirit I tell you, you will have a remarkable success in life.

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The Road to nowhere

Road to nowhere
The Road to Nowhere.

The greatest mistake any individual can make in life’s journey is to venture into the road that leads to nowhere. The road to nowhere seems very appealing but the dead end is calamitous. Many have met their waterloo, and become casualties of life while they transverse this road.

A young man set out on a very important journey and on his way he was caught up in heavy traffic along the major highway. And in a bid to maneuver the heavy traffic and avoid the boredom of sitting long in the traffic he diverted to a shortcut. On entering the shortcut and seeing the free vehicular movement he felt relieved that he had escaped the rigors and boredom of the heavy traffic. He had freely accelerated almost a kilometer when suddenly he noticed a ‘No Road’ sign. Alas, he can neither move any further nor reconnect to the main highway.

Definitely, he must turn back and face the intimidating traffic he was trying to avoid. He was sad to realize that he had wasted all his effort in vain trying to maneuver the traffic. More painful was the fact that all the vehicles that were behind him had long gone past the traffic. What a big disappointment! Such is the fate of everyone that cut corners. Shortcuts lead to nowhere but to regrets and disappointment.

There is a road that seems good.

On the highway of life, there is nothing like shortcuts. The road that leads to success is usually that of pain, hard work, courage, determination, commitment, endurance, and sacrifice. Any other road, (shortcut inclusive) apart from this leads to nowhere. On the road to conquest, there are no cutting corners. In fact, all the requirements and details of life must be duly fulfilled. Hence you must be willing to pay the price for success and your ability to pay the full price determines how far you will go in life. It also determines whether you will rise above adversity or not.

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him
endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God, (Hebrews 12:2).

For instance, Christ has set the antecedent for us. He understood that for a life of conquest one must pay the full price. Then he took responsibility for the salvation of mankind. He paid the full price by his death on the cross. And had to endure the cross because there was no other shortcut other than the way of the cross. He did not cut corners to make it in life, even when the devil tempted him in the wilderness promising to give him all the kingdom of the world, the power and the glory of it only if he would bow down and worship him, (Matthew 4:5-8). Christ did not oblige because he knew that it is not cutting corners but taking full responsibility that guarantees long-lasting conquest. And because he did he obtained eternal glory in his conquest over Satan.

Ordinarily, the natural man when faced with such options, like simply bow down, worship, and take the kingdom; or give his life through the hard and unnatural death on the cross, and take the same kingdom and its glory. Many would have opted for the former because it is simple and there is little or no responsibility in it.

Interestingly many in the pursuit of wealth do not want to take responsibility. They want to cut corners, and so they have devised shortcuts for themselves. Actually, they have forgotten completely that there are no shortcuts to success in life. They fail to understand that shortcuts lead to nowhere and that the hard way of responsibility leads to amazing great success in life.

Dignity of Labor

Nowadays it seems there is no more dignity in labor. A lot of people tend to have jettisoned the labor-reward system. It is common to see people who want to reap where they have not sown. This is pure greed and it is inimical to the law of success. It is very pertinent to understand that in life your output is directly proportional to your input under normal circumstances. In other words, what you put into life is what you get out of life. There is no doubt about that.

Today the craze for shortcuts is fast becoming a fad in this present-day world. Unfortunately, a lot of people want to make it in life but they don’t want to take responsibility for their success. Hence they have veered off the hard way of conquest into the cheap and easy way called a shortcut. They have therefore devised shortcuts to appease their gluttonous appetite.

Notable among these shortcuts is the cybercrime menace. This is a case where some cyber criminals or fraudsters are taking advantage of the gullibility of unsuspecting men and women within cyberspace. These criminals hack into computers to gain illegal access to vital information. They steal credit card information, online banking login details, and other personal information in order to defraud their victims. Yet, another dangerous dimension to cybercrime is identity theft. These shortcuts have now become a bane to our society. It is a threat to our security; hence our existence is threatened as well. It has destroyed lives, businesses, marriages, and trust among people.

Make a U-turn

Just like the young man mentioned above, we must all retrace our footsteps from these shortcuts if we desire conquest in life. Henceforth, we must begin to tread on the hard way of responsibility and challenges. That is the only road that leads to conquest, success, and glory. Treading on this road gives you mastery over challenges of adversity. Cutting corners is not good as it damages your self-esteem and confidence. Finally in the words of one of my former coursemates, ‘it will do you more harm than good.

Imagine, believe, and dare to succeed.

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Nesting your dreams

It was a very hot afternoon on that fateful day, and I sat in the open field relaxing under the shade of a big mango tree because I needed a dose of fresh air. The field had just been cleared the previous day with the grasses now half-dried littered on the ground. Then I noticed something, two birds would intermittently fly down from a nearby orange tree, pack some of the grasses, and flew up again. This they did severally not minding my presence there. It was a very beautiful scene to behold, and I watched with keen interest and much fascination. What were these birds doing? They were actually gathering grasses for nesting.

What is Nesting?

Nesting is a common natural behavior in animals. Nesting refers to an instinct or urges in pregnant animals to prepare a comfortable and safe environment for the upcoming newborns. It is a behavior found in a variety of animals such as birds, dogs, mice, pigs, fishes, etc., and has scientifically been linked to an increase or surge in Estradiol, (E2). It is also interesting to know that even humans also nest. During pregnancy, there is an overwhelming desire to make the home neat and ready for the new baby. This urge to clean and organize the home during pregnancy is nesting, and it is at its peak in the later weeks prior to delivery.

Narrowing it down to our everyday living, every human being is pregnant with ideas. Ideas are conceived based on prevailing challenges and experiences of life. It is a popular saying that ideas rule the world. And so to ensure the fluidity of life there is a need for us to conceive smart ideas for solutions to life challenges. So nesting your dreams is all about doing everything possible to nurture your ideas into dreams. You must give your ideas feathers in order for you to fly high and achieve those lofty dreams. Dream in this regard is any aspiration, goal, aim, vision, or idea. The words ideas and dreams are used interchangeably to mean the same thing in this post.

For instance, taking a proper look at nesting in birds, the process involves egg-laying, incubation, and hatching of eggs. Dreams are like eggs and it takes proper nesting to hatch them. With proper nesting, you can hatch your dreams into a successful reality. You can nest and hatch your ideas into a successful enterprise. In other words nesting, your dreams are more or less a springboard for success in any area of interest be it education, research, science and technology, business, etc. It is the launch pad to the realm of greatness. And for you to access the threshold of success you must conceive ideas and nurture them into dreams. Nesting your dreams consists of five steps; these five steps are mutually dependent on one another.

Nesting your dream
Nesting your dream

Critical Thinking

The first step is critical thinking. Ideas begin with thinking. The second step is conception. To conceive ideas you must ask yourself some heart probing questions, like what is my objective or aim in this situation? What challenges am I likely to encounter? What is the way forward? How do I achieve this aim? These critical questions will generate ideas. Once you conceive the ideas, the third step is to aspire. Aspiration is very crucial in nesting your dreams as you must take utmost care of your ideas. Your aspiration determines what you will do with these ideas.

Dreams like eggs are very delicate and fragile and so you need to protect them, that is the major purpose of nesting. Make effort to protect your ideas or dreams, or they become someone’s ideas. The fourth stage is for you to act. You need action to make your dream come through. The nesting process is a period of action. You must take necessary, and proactive measures to hatch your dreams into reality. Finally, having done everything you must dare to succeed.

Nesting your dreams requires Creativity

To cap it all there are virtues you must exhibit to make nesting your dreams a success. One of them is creativity. Nesting your dreams requires a high level of creativity. You must be creative, and like one of my colleagues would say you must think out of the box. Another virtue you must exhibit is warmth, once you conceive the idea you must love it with passion, be excited about your idea and do everything to protect and make sure it sees the light of the day.

Patience is also very important in nesting your dreams. The hen takes approximately three weeks to incubate and hatch her eggs. Throughout this period she patiently sits on her eggs till the day they hatch into chicks. In some cases, nesting might take longer because some dreams might require a longer period of time to hatch into reality. So, you must be patient enough as your dreams might fizzle away if you don’t get it right. Remember, nesting your dreams is a springboard for success in any pursuit of life. In summary, you must think, conceive, aspire, act, and dare to succeed.

Imagine, Believe, dare to succeed.