HOW TO MOVE FROM THE BOTTOM TO THE TOP.
FACTORS THAT CAN MAKE YOU THE HEAD:
• DISCOVER YOUR PURPOSE IN LIFE.
To be the head you must discover your purpose in life. As a matter of fact, I earnestly implore parents to pray their children into an early purpose discovery so that they will not be programme for the bottom. A purposeless life is a life of the tail. No one reckons with you. Many are recklessly living their lives without discovering their purpose. Immediately Elisha discovered his purpose he left everything and followed Elijah. Even when Elijah was to go, despite the distractions from his fellow sons of the prophet, he stuck to his purposeful vision and inherited the double portion of the anointing from Elijah. 2nd Kings 2 vs 1 to the end.
• OBEDIENCE: Deut 28 vs 1
And it shall come to pass, if thou shall harken diligently unto the voice of the lord, thy God, to obey and to do all his commandments which I command you this day, that the Lord will set you on high above all nations of the earth.
• DEAL WITH CHARACTER PROBLEMS AND DESTRUCTIVE HABITS- Gal 5 vs 18-26.
Character is the gateway of virtues. Negative characters will downgrade your destiny. Destructive habits will keep you perpetually at the bottom.
Avoid habits like immorality, wrath, malice, procrastination, alcohol consumption, smoking ( tobacco, marijuana, cocaine, etc), gambling, anger, not heeding corrections, ‘’I have arrived’’ attitude, night crawling, being a spend-thrift, relaxing when you should be working, despising people in authority, irrational behaviour, taking God for granted, ingratitude to God and your earthly helpers, filthy thoughts and wild imagination,spirit of bitterness and unforgiveness,etc.
• REFRAIN FROM SINFUL LIFE STYLE JER.5 VS 25
Traps of secret sins hold one down to the bottom. Sinful life style is a demoter and destroyer of every move to rise to the top.
• BE A GOOD TIME MANAGER.
Time is the commonest currency God has given to us all. To be on top, you must be a good time manager. Don’t waste people’s time and don’t let them waste your time. People at the bottom don’t have respect for time. Time is so perishable and cannot be valued in terms of money worth when it is wasted. It is precious, handle it carefully. Don’t waste it.
• ENHANCE YOURSELF DEVELOPMENT.
The day you stop growing is the day you die. To be on top, add values to yourself. Self development makes you to be in tune with global happenings. In whatever you do, research into it, read books, journals, attend seminars, rub mind with colleagues, be computer literate, search for relevant information on the net. Apply knowledge gained relatively. To be on top, you must not lag behind in the latest happenings in your chosen career.
• MAINTAIN HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP 1 Cor.15:33
Be not deceived, evil communication corrupts good manners. Carefully and prayerfully choose your friends. Those who will add meaningful values to you. Avoid those who don’t have respect for the top. Avoid destiny devaluers. Friendship is by choice and not by force. Mix with those who have eyes for the top.
• AVOID WORRIES AND ANXIETIES MAT. 6 VS 25 -32
A person heading to the top does not brood on his past mistakes. He puts the past behind him and focuses on today for a better tomorrow. Worry and anxieties are anti-top factors.
• DISCIPLINE
To be at the top requires a great deal of self- discipline. Spiritual discipline, moral discipline, financial discipline, marital discipline, behavioural discipline, etc. Remember Samson, he dropped from the top because of indiscipline.
FEAR OF GOD PROV. 19 VS 23.
The fear of God tends to life and he that has it shall abide satisfied, he shall not be visited with evil. This is a major weapon that will take you to the top and keep you there. Many are languishing at the bottom today because they lack the fear of God.
• DEAL WITH YOUR DOMINANT WEAKNESSES.
Samson failed to deal with his dominant weakness and collapsed from the top. Talkativeness, jestings that are not convenient, sexual immorality, prayerlessness, being a lone ranger were his weaknesses. Recognise yours, and deal with them through prayers, counselling, deliverance and avoidance. Don’t pretend at all. Your weaknesses will ooze out when you are under pressure on your way to the top. The earlier you deal with them the better.
• MENTORSHIP
You need someone on top to show you the way up. Elijah mentored Elisha. Be glued to those operating in the top echelon to learn. By understudying your mentors you will gain speed that will accelerate you to the top. Be open to your mentors. Ask questions, understudy them, don’t be asking for money, ask for how they have made it and how you can get to the top.
• WISDOM PROV. 1 VS 1-10
Your talents, potentials, anointing, resources, academic laurel, technical know –how can expire with you if you operate them with wisdom. Wisdom is a principal weapon that takes one to the top. Prov.4 vs. 1; 11. Vs 7 says that wisdom is the principal thing, therefore get wisdom and with all thy getting get understanding.
• BE ORGANISED 1. Cor.12 v 4-6
Well organised people are meant for the top. Look at those at the bottom. They are highly disorganised, wasters of resources, victims of gross maladministration. Proper programming, organisation, forecasting motivation, control, coordination and communication are good and vital tenets. Potentials without organisation is a colossal failure. Get organised and be on top.
• BRIDLE YOUR TONGUE- ECC. 5 VS 2 AND 6, JAMES 3
Those who are candidates of the top are very careful with their utterances. They only make positive confessions. They avoid idle talks, backbiting, debasing and vulgar utterances. Remember that your tongue carries enormous power. If you don’t want to remain below, use your tongue well. Bridle it.
• SACRIFICIAL GIVING – IS. 32 VS. 8, LUKE 6, VS.38.
The hands of the giver are always on top. Giving is a key that opens the door to the topmost top. Help the needy, the widows, and their children. Give to your neighbours and those in dire need. Your remaining on top is guaranteed.
• BE PERSISTENT MARK 10 VS.27.
‘’ And Jesus looking upon saith. With men it is impossible but not with God, for with God, all things are possible’’. To be the head and not the tail, remove impossibility from your dictionary. Caleb in numbers 15 vs 30 ‘’ And Caleb stilled the people before Moses and said, let us go up at onces and possess it for we are well able to overcome it’’.
Persistency will catapult you to the topmost top. Don’t give up. There is nothing sweet at the bottom, keep digging, you will soon get to water, oil and Gold.
• BE CAREFUL
Don’t share your visions/dreams anyhow. Some people cannot stand your visions. They are vision killers. Be discreet with your dreams, incubate them in prayers and articulate planning. Be careful whom you share your dreams with if you want to get to the top. Joseph in the bible shared his dreams and incurred family wrath. Be wise.
• SPIRITUAL WARFARE. NUM.13.1 TIM 1 VS. 18.
To be the head, you must be prepared for spiritual warfare. There are various giants on your way up putting up resistance. You must have a good relationship with God (John3 vs 16). You must mediate on God’s words regularly (2 Tim.2 vs 15). Prayer and fasting (LUKE 18 vs 1). Holiness within and without (Rom. 1 vs 1-4).
• DON’T LOOK BACK
Every human being has failures and mistakes from the past.To be successful in life; you need to learn from your past and value those difficult lessons but do not ever dwell on the stinking past. Simply move forward with determination to make things better, become more educated and make wise decisions from the lessons learnt.
• CREATE A BUSINESS PLAN
It is important you create an innovative business plan as your first step if you are planning to build a business empire. Your bubiness plan will consist of market trends, financial planning, analysis, exit strategies, marketing and promotional options, everything about your goals. To woo an investor, you need a well articulated business plan. Business plan will enable you keep track of everything including your goal.
• DEVELOP AN UNSTOPPABLE ATTITUDE.
You must be determined, focused and persistent. Friends and relations may want to suggest other things contrary to your vision. Make sure you uphold your unstoppable attitude and be highly determined to succeed.
• STOP GIVING EXCUSES.
Excuse givers are failures in the market of life. When you are spending time complaining about the obstacles you are facing, you are wasting so much valuable time. When Moses sent people to check out the land of Canaan, 10 out of the 12 people who went gave an excuse of seeing grasshoppers in the land but Caleb and Joshua assured that they are able to posses the land. Those with grasshopper mentality didn’t make it because of their excuses. Instead of thinking of challenges as problems, think of them as opportunities. You can make it big. Stop giving excuses.
• CONCENTRATE ON SOMETHING YOU LIKE.
You can never succeed in something you don’t like. To increase your chance of making it, you must concentrate your efforts on something you enjoy. Make a list of everything you find interesting then in the second column,write down the skills you have in relation to each of those items. This will help you narrow your choices down based on interest and skills which will get you started in the right direction for success. Onces you develop passion for what you like, you are on your way to the topmost top.
• BE A GOOD LISTENER.
For you to excel and be the head, you must learn how first. Pay attention to other people who have enjoyed successes in their various endeavours. Upgrade yourself regularly by attending seminars, and other viable meetings that can add values to you.
• BE PROACTIVE.
It is important you develop the habit of tackling problems before they arise in order to avoid future mistakes/errors and failures. This will help you to avoid wasting precious time on your way up to the top.
• MAKE ROOM FOR VACATION/REWARDS.
Give yourself a break. As you are progressing in your endeavour, please reward yourself. Buy yourself new dresses, nice shoes, new vehicles etc. You must eat out of your labour.
• SET DAILY GOALS
Setting daily goals will enhance your planning prowess. Make a list of the task to be accomplished and track them daily. It requires a great deal of discipline.
• REFLECTION AND REPOSITIONING.
Periodically, reflect on what you have accomplished and check that you are still heading in the right direction. Check those things that are working and those things that are not working. Carefully evaluate them for repositioning.
• GIVING THANKS TO THE ALMIGHTY GOD
To remain the head, you must always appreciate God. He is the all in all. Without HIM, no one can get to the top. As you are grateful to Him, He is committed to maintaining you as the Head. Thanksgiving is a weapon to remain on top.
