YOUR BACKGROUND IS NOT AN EXCUSE FIR YOUR BACK TO REMAIN ON THE GROUND.

If you do not like your present background for any reason or where you are in life, then do not let it affect you or determine the outcome of your life. It should be the more reason why your should fight it instead of settle for it. It is easy to give in and allow your present location in life or where you come from determine the way you make your journey and your destination. But you have to learn to put up a fight in this life, a fight against circumstances, a fight against outcomes. If you do not like where you are, then why let it determine your destination and lead your way for you. You should be fighting to make a change and not giving in. Stop telling yourself that your situation is helpless and that because of who you are or how your family is or whatever other excuse you have made up in your head, that you cannot be in a certain place. Life is a constant struggle, an everyday struggle to make the next day a better one. If you do not like where you are right now then your struggle should be to change it.





There are lots of people out there who come from poor homes, abusive backgrounds and all sorts of other roots. But if there is one thing I believe in this life, it's that every single person is capable of making a change. It just depends on if you believe it yourself. You see your beliefs place limits on you in this life. If your belief is that you can never make it out of where you are and that you would always end up somehow living a similar lifestyle to the one that you detest because that is the only way you saw how to live while growing. Or that it just simply is your root, then you would surely end up like that. But if you believe that no matter where you might be coming from or that no matter what the world throws at you, that you alone gets to shape your own life, then you can become whatever you want to be. Negative thoughts give rise to negative outcomes just like limiting beliefs place barriers to the height which you can rise to or above.

In this life we all have a choice and the way our life turns out depends on the decisions we make. The path you take today would determine where and how you might end up.

 Just take a look at the world today, you'll see people from different places, families, the projects, the slums and the ghettos. If you walk the streets you would see all kinds of people. People out there grinding and hustling as hard as they can everyday in any way they know to make it out of the lifestyle they were born into. They turn to different trades like, acting, music, art and other crafts. Just for a shot at a better life. Now if you still look again, in fact you wouldn't need to look too hard because this other set dominate the population. Am talking of the set of people that have accepted what they have around them and believe they would never be able to make it out of the system they live in. So they give up and face the life they already know, the only life that they are used to. They turn to robbery, gang banging, murder and other social vices. At the end of the day it always makes them feel better when they turn and point fingers at the government for creating "the system". But if you look closer you will find out that if only they believed a little more like some others, they would have had a better chance. Look at the different big names you have around you, from musicians to Engineers, from actors to Scientists, people of different trades and businesses. If you look very deep into the origin of some of them if not most, you would be shocked at how similar their conditions where to yours today. These people never gave up, they never gave in. They believed and because of that, they are where they are today.
    
As I have said before, it all depends on what you choose to believe. Do you believe that because you come from an abusive home that you can never raise a happy family? Or that because your dad hits your mum that you would end up hitting your wife so you accept that it's the way your life should be. Or maybe you believe as girl that because your mum didn't exactly make her living through the most respectable means that you would have to result to such things to get to wherever you might be going. Let me tell you now that this life is what you make it to be. You alone have the power to determine how things are going to be for you. You alone have the power to choose the outcome of your life and if you choose change, then you will have change. If you choose a certain life style, you cannot blame it on your background, you would be the one to answer for it. Not the government, not your parents, not your friends, not the system, but you! If it's a good lifestyle then fine you will have your rewards but if it's a lifestyle you wouldn't be proud of then you alone made that decision and the consequences would be yours alone to bear.

But if you are reading this and you believe you have already made a wrong turn at a certain point. Do not have any fear, you still have a choice and you can choose to make another turn right now, to make the right turn this time. So which is it going to be? Are you going to let your background choose your life for you? Or are you going to choose your life for yourself.

I know you are out there reading this right now and you might be fighting this message and telling yourself how our faith is already set for you. How change is for certain people. Well I want you to know that it's okay to give into this message, it's okay to let go and make a good change. This is your life, you get only one shot in this life. We aren't sure if there is an after life, so make sure you make the best of this one. Make the right decision towards change!

WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS GUY, "BORIS KODJOE

Today I want to share something about someone most of us know from
what we have seen on our screens, from the movies and the
adverts he has starred in. Boris Kodjoe is a talented actor that
has appeared in many different movies but we would mostly
remember him from the 2000 movie titled "Love and
Basketball". I'm sure most of you have seen that movie. A real
classic and for some reason I can't even believe that it's as
recent as 15 years ago.
What we didn't know was what he was doing before he got to
acting and modelling.
You see before he got to be know for modelling, starring in tyler
perry movies, Kevin Hart's "Real Husbands of Hollywood",
addicted and many more roles he has played in movies and T.V
series, Boris was one heck of a sportsman. Yeap...how do you
think he got the edge on keeping that good looking body.
This man right here was one of the best in his country in
Tennis and it won him a scholarship to Virginia Commonwealth
University. However everything came crashing down when he
suffered a terrible injury to the back and was told by doctors
that he couldn't carry on playing the game. He had to quit the
game he loved and was so good at. Although he still plays it but
not professionally and a little more lightly to avoid any further
injuries. When the news that he couldn't play the game anymore
came to him, he sank into depression for a while but evidently
that didn't last forever.
Today he is a big name in Hollywood and is popular as a model
and an actor. He didn't know his luck was coming when he went
to visit his sister in New York. He first started with the modelling
and furthered his career into acting when he appeared in the
movie "Love and Basketball.
I think Boris's life is an inspiration and a message to all of us. A
message to everyone hustling to make it out there to not worry.
His life literally says "Be patient, everything will be okay". I
have to say I totally agree with him. You see, things might not
be working out the way you have planned them. Your life might
not be steering you towards the direction you want but do not
beat yourself up. Sometimes you just have to sit back, let life
take the wheel, find out where it leads you then take the lead
from there. When things are going the other way do not let that
depression take over you. That mind state is dangerous and
could lead you to dangerous decisions. Learn to wait it out.
That contract that you missed, that job you got fired from or any
kind of disappointment that you are experiencing doesn't spell
the end of the road for you. Instead look at it as an opportunity
to explore another path. If you are working hard towards one
direction and it's almost as if everything you are doing is
pushing you away from that path then you might want to think
of looking at another path. It doesn't mean giving up, it means
taking correction and embracing your destiny. You never know,
you might make it more in this new path than you would have
ever made it in the one you planned for yourself. So learn to let
go, try something new, panic less and most of all..."Be patient".
Train yourself to be patient enough to wait for your opportunity
but observant enough to grab it before it passes you
by...Success is yours!
Do have a fulfilled week.

HEALTHY LIVING

We all know that eating the adequate amount of food
depending on your weight is one of the major ways to maintain
a healthy lifestyle. The role of food in our everyday life can
never be over emphasized. But did you know that eating at a
particular time could also be going against your efforts? For
example eating too late in the morning would take you into
starvation mode and eating late at night causes weight
increase. Well let's see what the best time to eat is.
Breakfast: After your body goes 7 hours or more through the
night without having anything to feed it. It starts to search for
food not long after you wake up. Breakfast as we know is the
most important meal of the day. So the best time to eat food
according to your personal time is about 30 mins after you
wake up. If you follow a regular routine you would sleep by 9 or
10 P.M and be awake around 6 or 6:30. Then you can eat
around 7:00 A.M. Make sure you eat before it's 8:00 A.M.
Don't forget to take a glass of water immediately after you
wake up. So that means the fridge beside your bed should be
packed with bottles of water and fruits not chocolate and cake.
Remember eating too late would cause your body to go into
starvation mode and hold onto anything, then preserve it for
later in case you decide not to eat later. It's a self defense
mechanism by our body. If you eat, your body will burn what it
has. Also eat more protein during breakfast, they burn out
quicker.
Lunch: After your breakfast you are going to kickoff the day
either slowly or with full force depending on what your routine is
and what the day has to offer. So in a couple of hours, say 5
hours your food tank would be almost depleted. You would have
to restock. According to research, the best time to restock on
food would be from 12:00 noon to 1:00 P.M. During this time
you might want to introduce some carbohydrates to your plate,
they would help carry you through the mid-day which is mostly
the most hectic.
Dinner: If you work a regular job that is partially but physically
engaging, your food would run out faster that those who are
mentally engaged. Don't get me wrong, both would still end up
very hungry. The night food is really tricky because you don't
want to eat close to bed time and most times we are tempted to
want to make it to our house first. Our reason being that food
time should be uninterrupted by 'horrible bosses' sending you
on an errand or the other. Eating too late is dangerous for your
weight goal because at night your body burns less calories
(food). You want to eat early enough to give your body time to
digest the food and not eat too much. So eat more proteins and
vegetable from 5:30 but not later than 7:30.
Extra Tip: I know it isn't easy but try to keep a regular eating
time everyday and you will see changes. Also get adequate rest
at night and take a nap if chanced in between the day to keep
you alert. Also if you can buy a pack of Caseine protein, it would
help your body through the night with it's slow food release. A
glass can take you through the night and it promotes healthy
sleep and weight loss.
Note: I mentioned Proteins, Carbohydrates and Vegetables only.
This doesn't mean that you shouldn't eat other classes of food.
Make sure you balance out the classes of food through your 3
meals.
Happy Healthy Living..

THANK YOU LORD

I just woke up thinking of something that happened yesterday and I feel I owe God thanks. Yesterday morning at Rave TV Head Quarters and transmitting house at Ilupeju Lagos, I walked in like every normal person visiting an office for the first time only to be welcomed to a standing ovation and snapshots by administrative staffs of the station. I went to the receptionist and asked to see Mrs. Foluke the person incharge of programmes and she said hey, you look familiar just that moment two staffs came down the staircase and one of them said yeah, I know you. You're a comedian right? And the other guy said no. You're Steve the presenter of " MATHS MADE EASY with Uncle Steve" and they all went - yeah, that's true and a few others joined and just then I realised that I have been an O.A.P. (On Air Personality) for over 7 months now. As if that was not enough I was at Stambic IBTC Bank Alen Avenue to do some transactions and this two women walked up to me and one of them said, "Hey I know you, you're uncle Steve of maths made easy on Rave TV channel 125 on Startimes right? " I was like yes ma'm and the other one went our kids don't miss your programme every Thursday 4-4:30 pm. We like the way you simplify mathematics for our kids. God will bless you. I feel really unworthy of all the emium I got yesterday because I have not given thanks to the one who had it be. The Author and finisher of my Faith. Probably because I was aiming to start big at hosting remarkable events like, who wants to be a millionaire ; Idols Nigeria and a whole lot of those reality shows. Forgetting that what I do today is a life dream of many which might never come through for them. Today I stand to say thank you Lord for bringing me this far and for the higher heights you're taking me to. Thanks to my Able Director, Andy Nwakalor for believing in me and my colleague, Rejoice Joseph for the moral support and to all staffs and trainees of Auxi-serv media Ltd Jos, Leo our animator, Ubuka Chukwuka and Morris my camera assistants, ThankGod, Nelson and Sunny G editing trainees, I say thank you all for being the best production crew ever. "Only we na stars" We're going International and there's no stopping we. Love you plenty.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

Happy mothers day to all our esteemed readers. Wishing you all a joyous celebrations.

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Congratulations Bro.

SOMETHING TO BE THANKFUL FOR.

"I don't think you should spend your life praying for things, but I do believe you should thank God for what He's given you..." - Joel Osteen

If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep, then you are richer than 75% of this world. If you woke up this morning with more health than illness, you are more blessed than the million who will not survive this week. If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation, friend you are ahead of 500 million people in the world. If you can attend a church meeting without fear of harassment, arrest, torture, or death you are more blessed than three billion people in the world. If your parents are still alive and still married, you are very rare, even in the world. If you hold up your head with a smile on your face and are truly thankful, you are blessed because the majority can, but most do not. If you can hold someone's hand, hug them or even touch them on the shoulder, you are blessed because you can offer a healing touch. If you can read this message, you are more blessed than over two billion people in the world that cannot read at all.

It was Mary J. Blige who said, "You can't get around pain and opposition, but you can try to be joyful in the trial ... and thank God for the strength to get through it. Really, having gone through so much turmoil and pain as most of us have, the biggest temptation is to find nothing to be grateful for. It's abnormal to live on earth and not be overwhelmed by challenges.

Beloved, I'm aware that you desire to all the great, expensive and classy things in life. Do you take out time to ponder on the free, important and great gifts you've been blessed with? I'm sure you can remember classmates whom till this day can't read or write but you can. Or, friends who've been imprisoned for years now without bail, but you walk freely unhindered. What about those who lie in the hospital beds, their greatest prayer isn't food or luxury but good health, yet you have the ability to eat and are blessed with good health. It might not be much, but it sure is amazing what you have: but for God, do you know you won't survive any trial? Be thankful today.