Tuesday, November 22, 2011

GOD WANTS YOU PRODUCTIVE!



“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire men to work in his vineyard. He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard.
“About the third hour he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.He told them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.’So they went. “He went out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour and did the same thing.About the eleventh hour he went out and found still others standing around. He asked them, ‘Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?’“‘Because no one has hired us,’ they answered.“He said to them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard.’
“When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last ones hired and going on to the first.’
“The workers who were hired about the eleventh hour came and each received a denarius. So when those came who were hired first, they expected to receive more. But each one of them also received a denarius. When they received it, they began to grumble against the landowner. ‘These men who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the work and the heat of the day.’
“But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am not being unfair to you. Didn’t you agree to work for a denarius? Take your pay and go. I want to give the man who was hired last the same as I gave you. Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?’ “So the last will be first, and the first will be last.” (Matthew 20:8-16).

GO OUT!
You cannot run a business by staying indoor all day. Did you read how he went out, and he went out again in the story of the land owner above? Going out may be going online. Going out may be accessing information and executing online trading via the internet. It does not mean that you have to physically step out of your house or drive around the city. You must make contact with people before you can get things done. That contact could be virtual or real contact. In the age of information technology, we have been opportuned to go out without leaving our homes. We have been able to save gas/ fuel during transactions without getting to the financial institutions. We have been able to visit the banks from home. We have been able to do online banking and Forex tradings. So, there is no excuse not to "go out". Tell somebody: "go out!" The world is waiting. Go out! The harvest is ripe! Go out the earnest expectation of the creation awaits your manifestations! Launch out! Opportunity is waiting for your appearance!
Now, someone may be asking: "where should i go?"-- Anywhere there is people! Anywhere there is information! Anywhere you can connect. Go where people live, work, play, eat, hang-out, etc. There are lots of opportunities out there.
Use the social networking websites to your advantage. Don't just join Facebook, Linkedin, Tweeter, et.al. for the fun of it. Do not sign up without a mission. Some people have not learnt to maximize Facebook, they are running to sign up on Tweeter. You must maximize all opportunities to be online! Go online and look for a coach, a trainer that can help you. Look for business associates, partners, etc. There are people with similar interests. Are you talking with them? Spend your time on connecting around something of mutual benefits. Spend your online time productively. Do not waste the whole day asking how are you from all your contacts! They are fine! That is why you can see them online! Do not waste your time on irrelevant conversations. Go online and work! Stop chatting away your time unnecessarily. If you are bored, read! Invest into yourself through acquisition of information. If you can, contribute to someone's productivity. And ask for how you can help them. Do not be afraid to request for some help if you need it. Strive to become productive. Look for people who  are smarter than you. Build a community of online genius around yourself. Remember that you will eventually end up like your association!

SELL SOMETHING!
Engage in online business. Work from home. Trade from where you are right now. If possible, recruit sales team for yourself. Try to create something that is worth selling. Help other people sell their products and services. Just sell something! Why? because everybody is hawking something. Some folks are hawking ideas (CEO's). Some people are hawking their own bodies (Prostitution). Some people are hawking their ministry/ churches ( Clergymen). Some people are hawking their organizations (Investors). Some people are selling their research (Professors). Some people are selling law and legal services (Lawyers). Some people are hawking their association (Non-profit organisations). You keep buying from everybody. You keep paying other people but what is it you are earning from? What is it you are hawking? Your product does not have to sell massively overnight. You may not become a bestseller immediately. Your services may not be rushed overnight. But keep at it. Stay there. Believe in it. Be consistent. Improve on it. And within some period of time, you will start earning too! I am selling my books, i am hawking my ideas, my training programs are available for sale, my Mentorship program is available. My advertisement services are available. My movie scripts, presentations/speeches are for sale. My broadcasting services is for sale, etc. What is it you are selling?

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