Issue 3, 15th April 2005 "Opportunity"

Welcome to this issue of the Up-Mobile Ezine™, designed to bring you “Nigerian Inspiration for the Nigerian Situation!”™

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From the Publisher

E ka bo! (Welcome!) Warmest wishes from all of us here at Up-Mobile.
Please pardon us for the delay with this issue. We had technical issues to sort out, and we’re glad to say that they are sorted out, so we shouldn’t encounter them again. Please accept our deepest apologies. We are truly sorry.

Another fortnight has just zoomed by! Did you do something you’ve never done before, as we “admonished” in the last issue’s Quick Tips and Ideas? Then you must have plenty of new results to share with us! I certainly have! I’ve been doing new things and getting exciting results! I’m going to share them with you very soon, in a different forum. Why not send us an email detailing your new approach and new results, and the challenges you faced along the way? Your story could help someone else. And there’s a free gift if we receive your story before the 15th of May 2005. That’s when we’ll publish a selection of your responses. Please see the “What’s New?” section for details. If you did not see the last issue, please visit our archives and click on Issue 2, 1st April 2005.

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Our theme for this issue is “Opportunity.” Ironically, there is so much opportunity in this wonderful country of ours, but it is hidden to the untrained eye and ear. We’ll be sharing information that will help you become better at spotting and seizing these opportunities, and even attracting them to yourself.
We encourage you to print out these issues, re-read them over and over, and share them with your loved ones. And do tell us if you find help in any of our pages. We need your feed back to serve you better. Remember, you are the reason for this ezine. You always will be!

Stay positive, and keep on attracting positive things.

Warmest wishes,

Oma Edoja,
Editor/Publisher, Up-Mobile Ezine,
http://up-mobile.blogspot.com

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Motivational Article (1), continued from last issue

Part Two: Self-limiting Beliefs – The inner enemies of progress

Recap: Self-limiting beliefs are those things we believe about ourselves that place limitations on our abilities. They act like brakes on our progress, leaving us acting forward but believing backwards. What can we do about them? Where do they come from? What happens if we do nothing about them?
Read on for the answers.


What can I do about them? Once you have identified them, these self-limiting beliefs must be challenged every time they rear their heads. You must consciously reject any thought or suggestion that you are limited in any way. There is nothing you cannot do. You simply need to find the way and follow it to conclusion. When self-limiting thoughts are starved of attention, they wither and die.
Whatever you give attention to magnifies: whatever you do not attend to shrivels up and dies. Jim Rohn says it aptly: “You cannot take the mild approach to the weeds in your mental garden. You have got to hate weeds enough to kill them. Weeds are not something you handle; weeds are something you devastate.”

Where do they come from? Self-limiting beliefs could come from the things people have said to us and about us while we grew up e.g. “You’ll never make it.” “Foolish girl!” “You’ll never get married.” “You’re a bad boy.”
Now is the time to devastate these weeds. They could also come from listening to negative people, watching/listening to negative TV and radio programs, reading negative books and magazines, and repeatedly hearing negative song lyrics. Always be on the look-out for possible sources, not fearfully, but with the attitude to detect and devastate them.

What happens if we do nothing about them? If we leave these hindering thoughts in our minds, like all weeds, they will gain ground till they choke the vitality out of us. A mind that has been choked by such thoughts cannot think positively anymore. It thinks negatively, and so achieves negative outcomes. Allowing just one limiting thought to stay develops in us the tendency to allow more. We eventually give up the fight, and soon our minds are agog with reasons why we cannot achieve, why others are better than we are and why we do not deserve success. Remember, we get what we think about most of the time. Wouldn’t you therefore rather think positively? Jim Rohn says that weeds are something you devastate. If we do not devastate them, they soon devastate us.

A proactive approach A better way to deal with self-limiting thoughts is to prevent them in the first place. Examining the list of sources above will give you an idea of where their opposites (self-empowering beliefs) can be found – in the opposite directions!
If you spend time with wholesome people and material, this will build healthy, wholesome thought patterns. A mind that is girded with strong, empowering thoughts is in fit enough condition to resist invasion by these malicious, illegal aliens. Invest in inspirational books, seminars, CDs etc. Engage in positive self-talk or affirmations. And just in case these thoughts slip through unnoticed, perform periodic “mind-sanitation exercises” where you do some self-evaluation. Sometimes a seminar attendance or listening to an audio program is what will alert you of this incursion. I wish you all the best as you build a strong and healthy mind.
Go forward and do all the things you thought you could not do, because now you know that you can. Can I hear an “Amen” somebody?!
Copyright 2005 Oma Edoja

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Quick Tips and Ideas

10 Tips for Attracting Opportunity Part One

• Decide what you want, what you must do to get it, and then map out a plan to
do what you must do. Please read this sentence again, out loud, and think on it.
Most people do not even know what opportunities they seek. They wait for “just anything” to show up, and complain when it isn’t to their liking. Action is the keyword here. Do what you have to do; sow then you will reap. Don’t sow, or don’t sow the right thing, and you’ll not get what you want. When you do what you must do, you attract opportunity, even if you have to wait awhile.

I had a dream of being a published writer, but had no one to publish my work. I began to just write articles and file them away. Soon I got better at writing, and then opportunities began to come. If I had not decided what I wanted, and done what I had to do to become good at writing, I wouldn’t have recognised those opportunities as doors I wanted to enter. I would most likely have been stopped at the door for lack of sufficient preparation!

• Look for people who have attained what you desire. Learn from them. Ask them to mentor you. Read their biographies. Do what they teach you. You
will get better at what you do and so attract opportunity. I have a writing mentor. He was once so impressed with some work of mine that he introduced me to several key people in the media at a time when I was trying to break in. Find mentors. Learn from others. It will open opportunity’s doors to you.

• Always be prepared. Have an up-to-date, purpose crafted CV on hand. Carry neat, up-to-date business cards with a sharp, attention-grabbing message on them. Keep a well organized portfolio of your work. Up-date it regularly. When you are prepared you can recognize opportunities and grab them while they are still hot. Without preparation, opportunity seldom comes by, and if it did, we would not recognize it. Unprepared ness causes us to lose opportunities to those who are ready for them. Be the one who is always ready.

• Learn the body language of success – a firm handshake, square shoulders, standing up-right rather than slouching, looking people in the eye as you greet them. People will perceive you as successful, which opens more doors.

• Dress as you want to be perceived – sharp, orderly, appropriately, decently. This helps to create a favourable impression of you, which also opens the doors of opportunity.

Next issue we see five more ways to attract opportunity. Meanwhile, put these steps to work, and write to us when opportunity moves in to live with you!

Copyright 2005 Oma Edoja

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Inspirational Quote

A pessimist is someone who complains about the noise when opportunity knocks.”
-Michael Levine

Editor’s comment: Opportunity could take the shape of a problem. Rather than complain about the noise, search for the hidden opportunity.

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Motivational Article (2)

A New Perspective

At first glance, what you see in this country is an endless sea of problems – unreliable utilities, unpaid workers, unemployment rising, ethnic crises; the list could go on. A second, more discerning glance however, could reveal a totally different, even exciting perspective.

A problem is a sign that things are not working. If they do not work, then that calls for a solution. A call for a solution is a business/employment opportunity. So, our “sea of problems” is actually a sea of opportunities.
Zig Ziglar said, “If there were no problems, most of us would be unemployed. Realistically, the more problems we have and the larger they are, the greater our value to our employer.”

Seeing problems this way can help you turn adversity to opportunity. What problems surround you? Are there a large number of people who share this problem? Can you find a solution to this problem? Would people be willing to pay for your solution? How much would they be willing to pay? Could you charge this much for the solution and still make a reasonable profit? You could have the beginnings of a business in your hands! Problems aren’t so bad after all, are they!

Re-examine your problems. The reason they won’t go away might just be they are the opportunities you’ve been praying for! Don’t be like the pessimist who complains when opportunity knocks. Open the door with a smile on your face! If it’s a problem, you’ll disarm it. If it’s opportunity, you’re ready to embrace it!

Copyright 2005 Oma Edoja

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What’s New?

Henceforth, our issues will centre on a new theme each month. This month’s theme is “Opportunity.” We hope you will realize, after reading April’s issues that opportunities abound in our country. We hope you’ll develop the mind-set that foreigners have when they come here to invest in solving our myriad of “problems.” What we call problems, the shrewd recognise as profit-makers.

In Issue 2 we gave suggestions for doing things differently and getting different results, with the goals you’re pursuing. If you’ve done just that, and got new results, write in and share this with us. If we receive your story before midnight, May 15th 2005, we’ll send you a free e-Book titled “7 Sure-fire Formulas for Making Big Money with E-Books” by Oyeleke Toye. This e-book details a simple strategy for making money on-line. Send in your story and attract this money-making opportunity! You get it for free, all you have to do is, try our suggestions, and tell us your new results.

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Feedback

Please email the editor at proact04@yahoo.co.uk with questions, comments, or contributions. You could also use the comment link at the end of this issue, but be aware that such comments can be viewed publicly.

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Success Resources

Have you been reading lately? Well, if “fat” books scare you, here are some “slim” ones you should definitely read. They’ll inspire you to get up and run when opportunity knocks. And they won’t take you long to finish. Here they are:

1. Start with What You Have by Rev. Sam Adeyemi This book contains motivation to help you get started on your dreams. Have you ever felt that you lacked the resources to launch out? Well, Rev. Adeyemi will show you that you don’t.

2. Ideas Rule the World by Rev. Sam Adeyemi Here, the Rev. shows you that all you need is a God-given idea to turn your life around. Not money, simply an idea from God. Read this book and see how others have profited from their ideas. You can too.

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