Things You Must Do To ATTAIN & RETAIN Victory This Year

- BE GRATEFUL
Thank God for the opportunity of a new beginning. Believe it or not, millions of people didn't make it to the New Year. Rejoice and be glad for the gift of life. Celebrate the birth of each new day for it brings with it, a new opportunity for realising your dreams. Each new day is a great one filled with greatest opportunity.



- WRITE THE VISION
Write down the vision. Breathe the vision. Dream big! Have great expectations for the new year. Many start the year with no focus, no dreams and no expectations ONLY WISHES. Believe me, if wishes were horses, beggars would certainly ride. Wishes will get you NOTHING. Only dreams that are pursued, visions that are followed through and expectations that fire our passions produce results. What are your expectations? What dreams do you desire to become a realty? What is your vision for 2016? TRY TO WRITE THEM DOWN.

- PAY THE PRICE
Identify the price to be paid. There is always a price to be paid for success, a pricy for victory and a price for realising dreams. An athlete who wins GOLD cannot begin to recount that many days of training in the early dawn whilst others snored. There were many times when it was the image of wearing the gold medal that kept her on the tracks when all she truly wanted was to snuggle in bed- but she remembered there was a price to pay! Sister, there is a price of a fast in the midst of plenty (Remember Queen Esther?) It may be going back to school, it may be getting a job, it may be starting that business, it may be making peace and moving on. Search it out. Know the price. Be prepared to pay the price.

- PLAN
Life is lime a marathon race and indeed every year is a marathon race. If you use up all your energy in the early minutes of the race, you will fall out before the finish line. You must develop a plan for the year, month by month and you must follow through. Discipline yourself to follow through on the plan. Of what use is a plan, if it is only on a sheet of paper.

- PRESERVE
Don't you wonder how the frenzy, excitement and energy at the beginning of a new year wanes as the days roll into months? It is so easy to start, but the victory is not at the starting point but at the FINISH line.

- HAVE A PARTNER
Seek out a partner in progress one who can hold you accountable to your dreams. One who can push you when you begin to feel tired and discouraged. One who can challenge you to greater exploits. The best of athletes need  a coach. Find a coach, a partner in progress.