48 LAWS OF POWER

1_never outshine d master.

2_never put too much trust in friends,learn to use enemies.

3_conceal your intentions.

4_always say less than necessary.

5_so much depends on reputation..guard it with your life.

6_court attention at all cost.

7_get others to do d work 4 u,but always take the credit.

8_make other people come to u.use bait if necessary.

9_win through your actions,never through argument.

10_infection-avoid d unhappy and unlucky.

11_learn to keep people dependent on u.

12_use selective honesty & generosity to disarm your victim.

13_when asking 4 help,appeal to people's self interest,never to their mercy or gratitude.

14_pose as a friend,work as a spy.

15_crush your enemy totally.

16_use absence to increase respect and honour.

17_keep others in suspended terror;cultivate an air of unpredictability.

18_do not build fortresses to protect yourself-isolation is dangerous.

19_know who u r dealing wit-do not offend d wrong person.

20_do not commit to anyone.

21_play a sucker to catch a sucker-seem dumber than your mark.

22_use d surrender tactic:transform weakness to power.

23_concentrate your forces.

24 _play d perfect courtier.

25_re-create yourself.

26_keep your hands clean.

27_play on people's need to believe to create a cult-like following.

28_enter action wit boldness.

29_plan all d way to d end.

30_make your accomplishment seem effortless.

31_control d options:get others to play wit d cards u deal.

32_play to people's fantasies.

33_discover each man's thumbscrew.

34_be royal in your own fashion:act like a king to be treated like one.

35_master d art of timing.

36_disdain things u cannot have: ignoring them is d best revenge.

37_create compelling spectacles.

38_think as u like but behave like others.

39_stir up waters to catch fish.

40_despise d free lunch.

41_avoid stepping into a great man's shoes.

42_strike d shepherd and d sheep will scatter.

43_work on d hearts and minds of others.

44_disarm and infuriate with d mirror effect.

45_preach d need for change,but never reform too much at once.

46_never appear too perfect.

47_do not go past d mark u aimed for;in victory,learn when to stop.

48_assume formlessness

WHY WOMEN CRY.

A little boy asked his mother- "Why are you crying?" "Because I'm a woman",she told him
"I don't understand" he said..
His Mom just hugged him and said
"And you never will"
Later the little boy asked his father-"Why does mother seem to cry for no reason?"
"All women cry for no reason",was all his dad could say
The little boy grew up and became a man,still wondering why women cry... Finally he put in a call to God.
When God got on the phone,he asked,"God,why do women cry so easily?"
God said
"When I made the woman she had to be special..
I made her shoulders strong enough to carry the weight of the world, yet gentle enough to give comfort..
I gave her an inner strength to endure childbirth and the rejection that many times comes from her children..
I gave her a hardness that allows her to keep going when everyone else gives up,and take care of her family through sickness and fatigue without complaining...
I gave her the sensitivity to love her children under any and all circumstances,even when her child has hurt her very badly...
I gave her strength to carry her husband through his faults and fashioned her from his rib to protect his heart...
I gave her wisdom to know that a good husband never hurts his wife,but sometimes tests her strengths and her resolve to stand beside him unfalteringly...
And finally,
I gave her a tear to shed...This is hers exclusively to use whenever it is needed"
"You see my son,"
said God,
"the beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears,the figure that she carries,or the way she combs her hair..
The beauty of a woman must be seen in her eyes,because that is the doorway to her heart - the place where love resides"

Please send this to all beautiful women you know today
If you do-You will boost another woman's self-esteem
Pass it on to men too-perhaps they will then understand "why women cry"

It’s My privilege to be a leader today.

I have followed with particular interest the trend in Nigeria. It’s particularly interesting that a country with so much worth in terms of content could be rated as being so worthless. It’s not such a hopeless case, however, it only shows that we have not done so much in terms of co-coordinating all of our resources (human beings, natural resources, time & money) to meet a specific target or project a specific brand for the betterment of our country and citizenry. The end result is a country having treasures but perceived as being impoverished; having a dynamic, talented and explosive citizenry that are seen by the international community as poor, unintelligent and uneducated. It’s very simple: We have a lot but we have not been intentional in using what we have to move ourselves forward.
Now’s the time to be intentional in creating a change. The country will get better with better leadership, but there is the issue of the kind of citizens that make up the country. If we have 140.8 million developed persons in our country, what we have is a country that can be called developed.
Have we thought about how we can have the entire citizenry of this country developed? I believe a developed citizenry consists of individuals who have developed their raw giftings and talents into major strengths and core competencies. The best way to start is to start with yourself; grow whatever it is that you have. Let us not focus on getting a bigger slice of the cake, let us focus on creating a bigger pie for our nation. Let us have something big contributed by all citizens of this country, something that constitutes our brand, something that attracts the right kind of perceptions from the international community. Key message for this 51st anniversary: Transform your gift & talent to a Core Competence. A Core Competence is a major strength – something you do so well that no other person can copy.
Before we start looking at driving a major Leadership Nuclear Reaction, let us ensure that we have a citizenry that is properly developed. What will the leaders coordinate if the citizenry are not the kind that can be coordinated? What if we have wonderful leaders with premium visions, but the followers have nothing they can contribute to making the country wonderful? If we succeed in rebranding the leadership of the country but the content called the citizens remain under developed, we have a failed rebranding attempt because the brand will fail. The most important component of a brand is not the logo or visual effects but the performance of the brand. If your laptop comes in an attractive packaging but cannot accommodate software that processes simple text documents, the brand of that laptop fails. So, what we should be looking at is the performance of the citizenry of our dear country; our performance will increase with increased development, and the best focus for our development are our strengths, talents, and giftings.
Let’s take steps towards our targets. Last independence day, I took one major step: The launching of the Legacy Leadership Syndicate focusing on the Leadership Development of the citizenry. This independence, I’m launching a weekly address series to serve as continuous inspiration for the student body of landmark University and the members of the Legacy Leadership Syndicate. In these seemingly little steps, I’m moving towards the change we’ve been dreaming off; let’s do same.
Leaders, we will BLOW this country positively and SHAKE it terrifically, but the best approach is an emphasis on the development of the citizenry; start with yourself and encourage everyone around you to do so, build an army of empowered and developed persons, and Nigeria will have no other option but CHANGE.
Long Live Nigeria,
long live mum,
happy birthday Nigeria,
happy birthday mum,
Nigeria is 51
mummy is 51

LETTER FROM ABRAHAM LINCOLN TO HIS SON’S TEACHER.

1.He will have to learn to know that all men are not just,all men are not true.
2.Teach him to know that for every scoundrel there is a hero;for every selfish politician,there is a dedicated leader.
3.Teach him that for every enemy there is a friend.
4.Teach him that a dollar earned is of more value than five dollars found.
... 5.Teach him to learn to loose and also enjoy winning.
6. Steer him away from envy if you can.
7. Teach him the secret of quiet laughter.
8. Teach him the wonder of books; but also give him quiet time to ponder the eternal mystery of birds in the sky, bees in the sun and the flowers on a green hillside and the valleys.
9. In school, teach him it is far more honourable to fail than to cheat.
10. Teach him to have faith in his own ideas, even if everyone tells him they are wrong.
11. Teach him to be gentle with gentle people and tough with tough people.
12. Try to give him the strength not to follow the crowd when everyone is getting on the bandwagon.
13. Teach him to listen to all men, but teach him also to filter all he hears on a screen of truth and take only the good that comes through.
14. Teach him to laugh when he is sad. Teach him there is no shame in tears.
15. Teach him to close his ears to a howling mob; and to stand and fight if he thinks he’s right.
16. Teach him gently but do not cuddle him,because only the test of fire makes fine steel.
17. Let him have the courage to be impatient, let him have the patience to be brave.
18. Teach him always to have sublime faith in his creator and faith in himself too because then he will have faith in mankind