DELIVERANCE OLISEMEKE

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One day, people may look at your results and think you suddenly became lucky. They won't understand that the transformation started years earlier, with what you allowed into your life. A FINAL MESSAGE TO PARENTS, EDUCATORS AND SOCIETY. Our responsibility is not just to give young people access to opportunities. We must also teach them how to manage those opportunities, protect their values, make better decisions and take responsibility for their future. Our goal should not simply be to raise successful people. We must raise valuable, disciplined, responsible, God-fearing individuals who can create solutions... Build meaningful things and contribute positively to humanity. And above everything, teach them to guard their relationship with God. GUARD YOUR GATES. WHAT YOU ALLOW INTO YOUR LIFE TODAY WILL INFLUENCE THE PERSON YOU BECOME TOMORROW.

YOUR FUTURE HAS GATES. BE CAREFUL WHO AND WHAT YOU ALLOW THROUGH THEM. One of the greatest responsibilities every young person must learn to take seriously is the responsibility of protecting their future. And this begins with understanding that not everything deserves access to your life, your attention, your mind or your decisions. As a society, we must teach young people that having access to opportunities is important, but knowing how to manage that access is even more important. You can provide a young person with good education, quality books, exposure, technology and access to successful individuals. But if they cannot manage their habits, relationships and daily decisions, those opportunities may never produce the results everyone expects. There are two important gates every young person must learn to guard. 1. YOUR PHONE. The phone in your hand is one of the most powerful tools you have access to today. It can teach you coding, sales, marketing, business, AI, leadership, communication and expose you to how people are solving problems across the world. It can increase your knowledge, develop your skills and make you more valuable. But that same phone can waste five years of your life while making you feel busy every single day. It all depends on what you choose to consume. So, don't only check your screen time. Ask yourself: "What is this screen turning me into?" After spending three hours on your phone.... - Did you learn anything? - Did you create anything? - Did you improve a skill? - Did you make yourself more valuable? - Did you discover a problem you can solve? Or did you simply spend another three hours watching other people live their lives? Enjoy entertainment. Watch your football, movies and other things you love. But never allow entertainment to consume the time and attention you should be investing in your future. 2. YOUR CIRCLE. The second gate is the people you allow into your personal space. Not everybody around you must be wealthy, but the people you keep close should have good values, discipline, integrity, ambition and a desire to become better. Pay attention to how you feel after spending time with people. Do they inspire you to work? Do they encourage you to learn? Do they challenge you to think bigger? Or is every conversation about gossip, complaints, showing off and making fun of people trying to build something meaningful? Your circle will gradually teach you what to consider normal. Sometimes, one good friend who tells you the truth is more valuable than ten successful people who are destroying your character. Understand this: Everybody deserves respect, but everybody does not deserve access to every part of your life. There are people you can love without taking advice from. People you can help without following. People you can respect without allowing them to influence your decisions. That is not pride. It is wisdom. NOW, HERE IS SOMETHING WE MUST ALL UNDERSTAND. If a physical house has a gate to control who enters, why should your mind be left open to every opinion, trend, fear, negative conversation and social media noise? Guard your mind. Be intentional about what you read, what you watch, what you listen to and the people whose opinions influence your decisions. But don't just keep negative things out. Fill your mind with better things. Read good books. Develop valuable skills. Ask better questions. Have meaningful conversations. Learn from people who have achieved what you aspire to achieve. Expose yourself to bigger opportunities and more meaningful problems to solve. Because changing what enters your life may not immediately change your circumstances. But it will begin to change your thinking. Your thinking will influence your decisions. Your decisions will shape your habits. Your habits will influence your relationships, opportunities and ultimately, the kind of person you become.