MENTAL ENPOWERMENT FOR PRACTICAL SUCCESS By Prof David Iornem MSc, PhD, FIMC, DipM, FIPFM, DLit.

1. MENTAL ENPOWERMENT FOR PRACTICAL SUCCESS By Prof David Iornem MSc, PhD, FIMC, DipM, FIPFM, DLit.

2. FROM THE BEGINNING God, from the beginning, created heaven and earth, giving man the control of all the resources of the earth. It is therefore clear that God did not intend that man should lack in any way.

3. WHEN MAN’S PROBLEM BEGUN Man lost control of the resources due to disobedience. But God, being the all merciful, told man that, even in spite of his disobedience, if man worked hard, he would have enough to take care of himself.

4. WHERE IS THE BALL? So, the ball is now in your court. You have to act.

5. KICK THE BALL This audience is mixed and so the lines of action that have to be suggested have to be varied. How should you act? There can be no universal answer. - - - More

6. KICK THE BALL What I intend to do is to categorize the audience according to age and stages in life and proceed to prescribe actions that can serve to sustain the journey towards success at each stage.

7. HOW TO KICK THE BALL At each appropriate time, it is important to produce a comprehensive life plan covering physical well-being, family/spouse, spiritual, humanitarian, financial, career, strategic, community, educational/personal development.

8. LIFE CYCLE Man goes through a life-cycle, from childhood to adolescence, adulthood, mature stage, old age and then death. Poverty, success or failure is defined by your actions, which may affect your position at each stage.

9. MIRACLES Miracles are possible but if you are in a wrong place, you can miss them.

11. CHILDHOOD KINDERGARTEN 3 – 5 YEARS Actions Necessary For Success • Action still by parents - Medically, nutritionally, • physically, educationally, emotionally. • Parents: • Send your children to good schools. • Show them love. • Start to teach them about God. • Child is developing sense of accepting challenges.

12. CHILDHOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE 6 – 11 YEARS Actions Necessary For Success • Action is by both parents and the child. • Children: • Obey your parents • Obey your teachers • Do your assignments. • Help your parents. • Avoid bad company. • Know that there is God. - - - More

13. Parents: • Guide your children. • Know them intimately. • Teach them about God. • Educate them on dangers of immorality. • Encourage them. • Children at this stage desire to show mastery • and excellence.

14. CHILDHOOD SECONDARY & ADOLESCENT 12 – 18 Actions Necessary For Success • Action by children and Parents. • Children: • Obey your parents and teachers. • Beware of cultism. • Face your studies. • Read books on school subjects plus other books on other matters including novels. • Read widely. - - - More

15. Have a Time Table for your school subjects. • Start early. • Shun Exam Malpractices. • Write down a 5-Year Plan when in SS1. • Beware of AIDS. • Shun alcohol. • Join clubs and societies. • Engage in sports. - - - More

16. Parents: • Send your children to good schools. • Work with teachers to guide your children. • Support them with school materials. • Show them love. • Children at this stage may face identity crisis. • “Who am I?” becomes an important question.

17. ADOLESCENT TERTIARY 18 – 23 YEARS Actions Necessary For Success • Action here mainly by child. • Know your strengths and weaknesses. Try • to correct your areas of weaknesses. • Build on your areas of strengths. • Objectively and realistically select your intended vocation or field of specialization. • University, Polytechnic, Apprenticeship, etc, the choice is yours. - - - More

18. Avoid AIDS. • Shun Exam Malpractices. • Write a 5-year Rolling plan, Review every year. • “Who am I?” continues to feature as an important question. • Mentor others. • Shun alcohol. • Parents should advise but must refrain from imposing their own choices on the child..

19. ADULTHOOD & WORKING 23 + YEARS Actions Necessary For Success • Young person with full of potential. The sky • is your limit. • Choose a career. You can start with anything • and move on as times and changes dictate. • Review your 5-year Rolling plan. • Fear God. • Spend wisely. • Invest for the rainy day. - - - More

20. Invest for the future. • Buy shares, a plot. • You begin to think of who to marry. • Avoid AIDS. • Continue to develop yourself academically. • Some young persons even engage in some • business enterprises. • “Who am I?” • Mentor others

21. MATURE ADULT 30 + YEARS Actions Necessary For Success • Distinguish yourself in whatever you are doing. • Continue to develop yourself academically. • Seek opportunities to advance in your career. • Remember thy Creator. • Unless you have decided not to marry, this is the time to do so. - - - More

22. If you see any business opportunities and it is your plan to do so, this can be the time. • Invest surplus incomes. • Avoid AIDS. • Review your 5-year Rolling plan and convert it into a Life Plan. Set Life Goals. • Don’t forget your village. You can have a small house there. • “Who am I?”

23. FULLY MATURE 40 + YEARS Actions Necessary For Success • Shine your eyes. • Consolidate your plans and activities concerning what you want to be. • Intensify actions in the above box. • Write a will, just in case. - - - More

24. “Who am I”? • Mentor others. • Constantly check your performance against your life goals. • Continuing education mandatory.

25. YOU ARE RIPE 50 - 55 Actions Necessary For Success • Intensify actions in the above box. • Start planning for your retirement, which may happen in between 5 to 10 years time. • Where will you live? You must work out how you will be paying your daily bills. • Revise your will. - - - More

26. Use advisers. • Mentor others. • “Who am I?” • Continuing Education. • You have to face the reality. Accept responsibility for the way you have lived your life.

27. YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN 55 - 65 Actions Necessary For Success • Remember your Creator. Thank Him. • If in paid employment, organize yourself and retire. • Continue to invest in shares, your own business enterprise. • Plan for succession in your business. - - - More

28. Revise your will. • Continuing education. • Mentor others. • Use advisers. • Beware of stagnation. • Guard your integrity.

29. THANK YOUR GOD 65 – 70 YEARS Actions Necessary For Success • Intensify actions in the above box. • Retain an adviser. • Continuing education. • Mentor others. • Name a successor and groom him or her.

30. THANK YOUR GOD 70 YEARS PLUS Actions Necessary For Success • Consolidate your achievements. • Remember thy Creator. • Hand over to the successor and assume light duties. • Continue to invest. • Retain an adviser. • Continuing education. • Mentor others.

31. THANK YOU