Today is the last episode of the Inspiration republic, I am excited about it. I have taught over a hundred participants at my webinar about the last profile in the last two years. The last profile is a concept of creating the end of life and walk back to the present to live it. It is all about creating the statement you would want to hear from the …

I decided to follow them. When we arrived at the graveyard, the Clergyman preached the shortest, most unforgettable sermon I have ever heard. He said: "As is our culture in this town, everyone is expected to write his or her last profile and submit to the timekeeper. Today is the day of reckoning. We shall examine Madam Agnes's profile written and …

The whole town was shut down. There was wailing and crying. Everyone was heading in one direction. In my confusion, I stood and watched for a few minutes. No one said a word. The young and old were crying uncontrollably. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bolayusuf/message…

“Don’t accept the world as it is. Dream of what the world could be - and then help make it happen.” - Peter Tatchell You can make it happen. Your dream is a possibility. If it wasn’t possible, the divinity wouldn’t have allowed it to be conceived in your mind. You can design your life the way you want it to happen. You can make life happen from and…

First, life happens TO you. Then you CHOOSE to make life happen. Life happens FROM you and finally, Life happens THROUGH you. The state of 'Life happens to me' is the powerless state of life. A life of survival rather than a life of meaning and contribution. The best state to be in life is a state where you make life happens to others through you. …

Praise is a positive enemy. Seek feedback, not praise. When you receive feedback, filter it, and consume the ones that inspire you to expand your horizon. Praise can destroy your capacity to do more if you don’t handle it carefully. “Every time you give someone the power to build you up with praise, you are also unknowingly giving that person the p…

“Most people don’t like being criticised. There is no way to achieve a serious level of success without getting some attention. Yes, people will eye you and make it clear that they disapprove of what you are doing. Let’s face it: No matter what choices you make in life, someone is going to criticise you somewhere along the way.” – Grant Cardone You…

“Self-Appreciation — being compassionate and loving ourselves — is not only the foundation of our lives; it’s the foundation of a better world. The stronger it is, the more we can build together.” - Gustavo Razzetti When I asked a friend to write 10 things he loves about another friend. He was able to complete the list in 60seconds. Then I asked hi…

What do you do when you appreciate someone for what they have done? Most likely, you would say, “Thank you”, or you would be nice, kind, and courteous towards the other person. But how many times do we say “thank you” to ourselves? How many times do we give thanks to our bodies for functioning properly the way God has made it or for gifts and talen…

To fill the hole in your soul, it begins with self-love. You must love yourself as if your life depends on it. “There is nothing more attractive than a person who loves himself or herself so deeply that their positive energy and love spill over to others and the world” – Vishen Lakhiani. There is a hole within every soul that seeks validation, love…

“Life laughs at you when you are unhappy; Life smiles at you when you are happy, But life salutes you when you make others happy.” - Charlie Chaplin Making happiness happen for others comes from our awakening, growth and understanding that every single life is designed to birth other lives. A life of happiness is designed to birth other lives of ha…

The happiest people are the ones who make others happy. We have a great mission here; we are not here only to make ourselves happy but also to infuse happiness in others. We are commissioned to make happiness happen for others. The positive energy and vibes emanating from our bowels are designed to cause unique vibrations and experiences in connect…

Happiness is a spiritual exercise that nourishes the soul. It is living every minute of our lives with love, grace, and gratitude. True happiness springs up from the well of gratitude. Everyday practice of gratitude is a journey into a life of happiness and fulfillment. “Gratitude is a powerful catalyst for happiness. It’s the spark that lights a f…

“Extraordinary minds understand that happiness comes from within. They begin with happiness in the now and use it as a fuel to drive all their other visions and intentions for themselves and the world.” _ Vishen Lakhiani Your happiness matters. It is the fuel you can use to drive your ambitions, visions, dreams, aspirations etc. Your career and bus…

“It turns out that our brains are literally hardwired to perform at their best not when they are negative or even neutral, but when they are positive. Yet in today’s world, we ironically sacrifice happiness for success only to lower our brain's success rates.” – Shawon Achor Happiness matters because it stimulates your brain to perform at a maximum…

“No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead,” Philippians 3:13 NLT What lies ahead of us if far greater, bigger and better than what lies behind. The pull towards the future is the greatest in life. The future has no limit. Mathematics tells us tha…

If you are a victim of war, your definition of peace will be quite different from a fellow who had never seen a riot in his life. If you are a victim of Tsunami, your view about climate change and natural disasters will never be the same as someone who had never seen a river overflowing its bounds. If your movement has ever been restricted for any …

“Life doesn’t get better by chance, it gets better by change.” – Jim Rohn If the current realities are not the ones you are proud of, you can change them. We are affected by what we know and what we don’t know. The experiences we have in life and the intensity of those experiences can shape our views of the world and how we relate in it The experie…

The realignment of our thoughts, actions, emotions is a powerful tool for changing our realities. Twisting realities simply means succeeding in life despite all the negative circumstances life has brought our ways. We are all born with certain realities. None of us determined or decided who our parents were to be. How we were to be born was never a…

Supporting another’s success won't damp yours. Don’t be consumed in your quest alone, everyone is on a journey. The better the support we offer one another, the faster our journeys together. We all have a responsibility to make life beautiful for others. Les Brown is quoted as saying, “Help others achieve their dreams and you will achieve yours.” H…

Your quest is not to outdo anyone but to be laser-focused on your quest while you support others on their adventures. Your quest is not superior to that of your neighbour. We are all born with different talents and gifts. “Take a look at the plants. They come together and thrive peacefully in the garden or park. They lean on each other without tryi…

“There are ultimately two choices in life: to fight it or to embrace it. If you fight it you will lose - if you embrace it you become one with it and you'll be lived.” ― Rasheed Ogunlaru Becoming one with your quest in life is embracing it to make it significant. This is what you are born to do; to play the game of life and win. You are destined to…

“Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.” – J. R. R. Tolkien If you have found your quest in life, the next action to take is to embrace your quest wholeheartedly and make it a life mission. It is dangerous to be watching a game you are supposed to be a participant. You cant be passive in a matter that will determine the outco…

Everyone dies but not everyone truly lives. Running away from your problem is a race that you will never win, no matter how fast you are at running. We are all afraid of something. Fear is a disease that is afflicting all humanity. Life is a mission. It is a quest to discover the truth about ourselves and the universe. Life is a quest to find bette…

The price of greatness is responsibility. - Winston Churchill You owe yourself. You owe yourself the opportunity to take 100 percent of your life and make the best out of every circumstance you find yourself. This is the debt you owe, No one will pay it for you. You can’t seek debt relief or cancellation when you owe yourself. You have got to pay w…

”Our most beautiful dreams are born from our most unpleasant nightmares.” ― Matshona Dhliwayo Daniel made a vow to defeat poverty and make jest of it. How did he arrive at this? The father was hospitalized. He needed emergency surgery. He was told by the doctor; “He has only a few days to live. The surgery must be done immediately. We can’t do the …

”Pain makes me grow. Growing is what I want. Therefore, for me, pain is a pleasure.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger Growing without pain is an illusion. Transformation without a tangible change is a lie to self. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bolayusuf/message

“Great things never came from comfort zones.” – Neil Strauss The tenacity to endure pain is the true test of commitment to a cause. If you can’t endure the pain, you will never be truly committed to the cause. The comfort zones are where destinies and great dreams are buried. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bola…

”It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.” – Julius Caesar It is painful to experience pain. Right there in the hospital, a woman was about to give birth to another life. She screamed. The Labour pain was severe. If she was given the option of giving up, quit the process and…

“I am convinced that any suffering we endure is less than nothing compared to the magnitude of glory that is about to be unveiled within us” – Romans 8:18 (TPT) “I have a high tolerance for pain.” – Elon Musk We live in a world that is quickly changing our orientation about the temporal delay of gratification. The most thriving concept among the yo…

“When you grow up, you tend to get told that the world is the way it is and your life is just to live your life inside the world. Try not to bash into the walls too much. Try to have a nice family life, have fun, save money. That’s a very limited life. Life can be much broader once you discover one simple fact. That is – everything around you that …

“I want to be thoroughly used up when I die. For the harder I work, the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no brief candle to me. It’s sort of splendid torch which I’ve got to hold up for the moment and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.” – George Bernard Shaw. The noisy …

“I don’t care if the business dies. It is not my father’s business. I will move on with my life” Sam, the employee of a thriving IT firm in the city centre said. This is an unsafe conversation. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bolayusuf/message

“This is the truth; the battle is fierce. The enemies are advancing against us strongly. We are going to lose some of our men.” The Leader of the battalion declared to his men. Immediately, 95% of the men “died in their mind”. This is an unsafe conversation. A conversation that dampened the morale of the gallant army. --- Send in a voice message: h…

He looked into her eyes and said, “You are the worst thing that has ever happened to me.” Her self-worth was squashed in a second. Her ego got deflated and she looked at herself as someone who has no value and reason for living. This is an unsafe conversation. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bolayusuf/message…

A conversation with the self seems to be one of the most powerful conversations in life. It is popularly called self-talk. It is a great disservice to talk to self negatively. “It is going to be bad today. I don’t know what is happening but the day is going to be tough for me” Paul said. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/p…

Your service will no longer be required. Handshakes…Thank you for your contribution. “You were wrong, Sir, your statistics were incorrect. The references you cited were inappropriate.” The master smiled and said, “Thank you for your observation.” When a superior tells a lie, you can’t be too smart to say it was a lie. That is very unsafe. Unsafe co…

“You are the most qualified. You are very skilful and intelligent but unfortunately, we can’t trust you with our trade secret. Thank you for your interest in our organization. Goodbye.” David was invited for an interview at the one the leading organizations in his field. It was a big deal. It was an organization that every young professional in his…

It is very unsafe to say it as it is without sugarcoating. Can I have an honest conversation with you? Can I tell you the true state of things without sweet-talking you into believing everything is fine? Can I look into your eyes and tell you the whole truth without being scared of your next action? The truth is scary to say sometimes or all the ti…

Steve Jobs: “Real artists ship.” Linchpins ship. Linchpins deliver. They are finishers. They run to the finish line. They complete every project, publish and launch their arts. Getting things done is the point of difference between an achiever and a dreamer. Achievers ship, they get things done regardless of the challenges confronting them. --- Sen…

“Just as athletes never quit training, high performers never stop consciously conditioning and strengthening their habits. Real success—holistic, long-term success—doesn’t come from doing what’s natural, certain, convenient, or automatic. Often, the journey to greatness begins the moment our preferences for comfort and certainty are overruled by a …

From me to you. I give this for free. One thing that the linchpins do that every other person struggles to do is to give gifts. The linchpins give the gift of kindness, attention, care, love, art, joy, peace, and whatever makes others happy and fulfilled.... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bolayusuf/message…

“Thank you for being remarkable.” She said. You don’t need approval or permission to be remarkable. David is a linchpin. He wakes up every day of his life intending to receive such a statement above from at least 5 individuals. Whether he is on a transit to work, talking to a client, having a meeting with colleagues or carrying out his daily routin…

”Just being someone who shows up, follows directions and works hard isn’t enough to get ahead anymore; it can be a recipe for disaster.”- Seth Godin Merely showing up at the workplace or marketplace is no longer important. You must make tangible contributions that change the lives of others. That is what the linchpins do. The linchpin is the most e…

“We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons.” ― Jim Rohn Now is a miracle but it requires discipline to make it a miracle indeed. The discipline of making today useful for a better tomorrow not everyone can pay the price. There is always…

Now is a miracle. The miracle of Now is brought into existence by taking deliberate actions. Intention diminishes without actions. If it must be done, do it now. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bolayusuf/message

Now is beautiful. Now is the perfect time to love and be loved. Now is the time to pursue peace, joy and happiness. Now is the time to be on a mission to become a better self and fulfill a higher purpose. Now is the time to be lost in the beauty of nature and all the awesome creatures the creator has made to beautify the planet. The ancient book; i…

“The only time that exists in life is now. Right now is the best to create your tomorrow” – Ken Poirot Now is powerful. Now is a precious gift that is given to humanity by divinity. Now is the time that all humans have control over. Now is the time to fix the next five, ten, or 20 years. Now is a miracle. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is the futur…

Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time.” - Jim Rohn You can make so much money in the world as long as you provide the value that is in high demand by the market place. But time is the most essential commodity on earth. No matter how high the demand for time, the supply will never increase. The brevit…

Mr Douglass lived and died on the Someday Avenue without achieving any meaningful feat in life. Today, many individuals are living perpetually on this avenue. They postpone what you be done today till tomorrow, What you be done this month till next month and this year till next year. They say to themselves consistently, I will do it someday. --- Se…