My pen, a catalyst of change: April 2017

Saturday, April 29, 2017

The Weekend Bite™ Online: Part 2, April 2017

Hello friends, sure we are enjoying the beautiful weather. Welcome to another edition of The Weekend Bite™ Online. This one is called #Excellence.

Excellence refers to being exceedingly good and outstanding at something. This can be a test, task, job or role. It signifies not just getting the job done but meeting a high standard in our execution.

The beauty of excellence is that we can make it our lifestyle, ensuring to put in an extra effort to make our work top-notch. There is a popular saying that 'Whatever is worth doing is worth doing well. When we adopt an excellent approach, we take ourselves to a new level of operation which ultimately has great rewards.

I've heard of several people who employed this strategy in simple or menial jobs and it opened doors for them. A good illustration is a cleaner who always dressed corporately but diligently ensured to deliver an excellent cleaning service. Soon a man who had noticed the cleaner for several days came up to discuss with him and discovered that he was actually a graduate who found it difficult to find any other work. As fate would have it, the cleaner's major was directly related to a vacancy in the man's company and he was invited for an interview.

Sometimes our excellent work is what opens doors for us. Even if no one commends you, do it for your own satisfaction. Don't worry about any other person. If you think they are not watching, they are, and when the time is right, your work will speak for you.

It doesn't matter what it is that you have been assigned to do. It may be below your capabilities or level but doing it with disdain has no benefit to yourself. If you make excellence your default principle it will rub off on everything you do and eventually those around you.

Therefore I beseech you to choose excellence always and let it elevate you.

Cheers!

Lola Agbaje-Williams

Lola Agbaje-Williams (LAW AFOLABI) is a lawyer, speaker, and writer. She is an Intellectual Property Law Consultant who is extremely passionate about intellectual property and the creative industries. Having graduated with an LLM in Intellectual Property Law from the prestigious Queen Mary University of London, she continues to counsel a range of clients including business owners, creators, writers, artistes, inventors on Intellectual Property Rights and other areas such as Commercial and Property law. She was awarded the International Bar Association Scholarship in the Intellectual Property, Communications & Technology Section in 2014. Since 2015, she has been a serving Judge at the annual Price Media Law Moot Competition which holds at University of Oxford. Lola is passionate about adding value and touching lives through speaking and writing on her various platforms. She can be reached at: lolaagbajewilliams@gmail.com LinkedIn: Lola Agbaje-Williams Twitter: @lolawilliams02 IG: @law_afolabi

Saturday, April 8, 2017

The Weekend Bite™ Part 1, April 2017

Hello there! Sure you're beginning to enjoy the sunshine and beautiful weather. A new season has that effect of invigorating the senses! Our focus this weekend on The Weekend Bite™ is #courageous.

To be #courageous is to be brave, daring, and not discouraged by danger, pain or uncertainty. Life will always have challenging and scary situations. This may relate to a new phase, environment or task. It is normal to feel incapable or scared about what the future holds. However, if we allow ourselves to be paralysed by fear, we will never fulfil our dreams or attain or goals. Instead, we will remain in a bubble, potentially terrified by any and everything that rests without.

Being courageous does not mean that you will never encounter fear or terrifying situations. Being courageous means that even in the face of fear, you press forward to achieve your goals against all odds. It may seem difficult or daunting but once you get yourself to take the first few steps, you will begin to get stronger and eventually your fears will no longer be in view. Rather, your eyes will remain fixed on your end goal and your joy will begin to be full.

So if you are faced with a seemingly impossible situation, please do not allow yourself to cower in fear or timidity. You do not have the spirit of fear but one of Power, Love and a Sound Mind. You are able to accomplish anything you set your mind to do.

Don't listen to negative or discouraging comments. People may tell you that no one from your background has accomplished anything good but that should not be your concern. What did not work for others may very well work for you- if you believe it, it shall be so! We allow ourselves get sucked into the hole of failure when we let our minds become subject to such limiting beliefs and repeat them in our speech. Instead of reiterating the common saying that no one has gotten there; say to yourself: "I will get there".

You can have all that you see, if you believe and remain courageous to overcome every challenge on the path to fulfilling your dreams.

No matter the weather, environment or situation; chose to be courageous and you shall be victorious!

Listen to 'Courageous' by Casting Crowns and be inspired: