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$REST IS SOLID

It’s another beautiful day to be alive… and another opportunity to move with clarity, purpose, and discipline.

I hope we all had a good night $REST because rest is not weakness, it’s strategy. The quality of your rest often determines the strength of your ex*****on.

Today, we build.
Today, we grow.
Today, we stay consistent.

$REST is not just a token, it’s a mindset, a reminder that recovery fuels dominance.

Let’s go get it.

IMPORTANT TIPS YOU SHOULD KNOW IN BECOMING A PRO IN BUSINESS with Gift Ekpo

1. RESEARCH

Starting a business is like buying a car, you need to do some research before taking the plunge.

Areas you need to carry out your research before going into the business

First, find out if there is demand for your product or service.

📌 Know your target customers.
Having a service or product to sell is not going to make you profitable if you do not have customers who will buy from you.

📌 Study the location
Location is everything, make sure you identify or look out for the best location that will match your business.
Your business must be seen by your target customers or atleast near them.

📌 Identify/Study potential Suppliers

Consider their price, location, reliability and operating hours.
Compare prices before you settle for anyone.

2) CAPITAL

We all know that, before you start a business you need capital.
Note: Never take a loan to start up a business. You can only take a loan to finance an existing business.

If you do not have enough money to start up you can look out for business grants and empowerment funds.

3. CUSTOMER SERVICE

Regardless of how good the product you sell is, your customer service tells the story.

Happy customers are your biggest advocates and can become your most successful sales team.

Show your customers that you genuinely care for them beyond their money to keep them returning.

4. BRANDING

Branding entails influencing the perception others have about your business.

Creating a strong brand takes time and effort but it is an essential investment for the long-term success of your business.

5. MARKETING

Marketing is the process of getting people in your company product/service.
The purpose of marketing is to attract customers to your brand.

In as much a logo, shop, office,brand colour is important.
What is more important and what should be your priority is marketing and sales.

If you have spent a lot of money on branding and you're not still making sales, then you don't have a business.

It is important that you learn new marketing skills everyday.

Go out there, talk to people about your business.

6. PACKAGING
Packaging is the finished stage of your products.
As a business owner, packaging your products boost sale up and yield returning customers.

Two or three people doing the same business doesn't mean that the three of them will make sales, if it's just one person that knows how to package herself, she'll pack the whole customers of the competitors.

7. SELF DEVELOPMENT

Everyday, you are either becoming more of what you want to be and what you want your business to be or you're becoming less.

Always make an effort to do something that will improve you from yesterday.

Be intentional about your self/business growth and development.

Always look out for opportunities to learn and connect with people.

Be open to new experiences,ideas and perspectives.

8. NETWORKING
Going to places, events, conferences, gatherings, church programmes and doing whatever you do is good. But what will make you stand out is your ability to create profitable and productive networks or relationships.

Networks help you create a synergy and often provides the collaboration you need to move your business to the next level.

9. CONFIDENCE

Confidence is a critical component of success in your business. It goes a very long way.

Confidence helps you believe in yourself and your products, it helps you take risks and overcome challenges. It also helps you build better relationships,communicate effectively and achieve your goals.

10. CONSISTENCY
Being consistent in business builds trust and improves efficiency.
A consistent brand appears professional, reliable and trust worthy.

Know exactly what you want and avoid jumping from one business to another.

11. DISCIPLINE

There is no successful person without discipline.
Discipline is sticking to what you say you will do even when you do not feel like.

12. CARRY YOUR BUSINESS ON YOUR HEAD

In becoming a pro in business, you need to know that you're the biggest cheer leader for your business. So shamelessly promote your business to anyone who will listen.

KAIROS AND CHRONOS

All exams are important but there are certain exams like WACE, JAMB, final year exam, that can define the next season of your life. Any wise person won’t say you are studying too much in such exam period because it’s worth all seriousness.

CHRONOS means the passage or the sequential moment of time. KAIROS means a defined moment or an opportune time. You will always have CHRONOS to yourself but kairos moments are not much in a lifetime.

This Kairos moment are what determines the next phase of your life. It’s possible in a whole lifetime, one might not have up to 10 of this kind of moments. That is why it is very important to know how to maximize this kairos seasons.

You prepare for KAIROS by maximizing CHRONOS, that means everyday is the raw material for preparing for kairos moment. You don’t waste everyday and get the best of your kairos moment/day.

David did not prepare for the palace in the palace. He was in the bush preparing. Read your Bible to see how God announced him. What if he wasn’t prepared? I am sure he was not expecting God to announce him in the manner He did. But thank God David was prepared.

God can call you to be an apostle to the nations but your first assignment might be ushering. Ask Philp what is the connection between evangelism and welfare. In any capacity you find yourself, be faithful and diligent.

There is no such thing as inferior or superior moment of preparation, take every little opportunity seriously because CHRONOS is the unit of KAIROS.

….but time and chance happeneth to them all. (Ecc 9:11)

Lord grant me understanding on how to maximize my time and seasons.

One of the most astonishing miracles I've seen in recent times is this...

How a song that was made in 2014 by Jamaican gospel artist, Jermain Edwards titled "Beautiful Day." A song that many of us did not even know about.

And sung by a school boy named Rushawn Ewears at the Top Hills Primary School in St. Elizabeth in 2017...

His teacher was impressed with how he sang the song, and brought out a phone and recorded him.

In 2017! Yeah, 2017!

Six years later, this kid... this video, that was made six years ago became a global sensation.

After remixes from The Kiffness, Trinix and several others garnered millions of views on cyberspace.

And Sony Music reached out to them - the kid and the original owner of the song.

Now Rushawn and Jermain have signed a mouth-watering deal with Sony Music UK licence agreement.

The terms of the agreement is that all of the masters belong to Rushawn and Jermain.

Not just that, a playground will be built for Top Hills Primary School, St. Elizabeth, and named after Rushawn.

Rushawn and Jermain are currently in the studio working on their first track together, and their video is also in the works.

Rushawn dream is to be a DJ someday.

Miracles don't get more interesting than this.

And I hope the victories of these two guys inspire you to keep going.

A song made in 2014. Sung by this kid in 2017. Went viral 6 years after. A deal signed with Sony Music.

It might look like the world is not noticing your efforts.

It might look like the world has forgotten about you.

It might look like that business is not yielding enough profits as you expected.

You worked so hard on that project, yet there was nothing to show for it in return.

You've put in your best in that establishment, yet no promotion has come your way.

It may seem like you are just moving around in circles.

You put in your best into that stuff, but it seemed your best was not even appreciated. It seemed no one cared.

Keep grinding.

Keep doing it.

The world has not forgotten you.

Life is in turns, and your own turn will certainly come.

Your own time will come soon.

The world will turn its attention to you soon

© Richard Henshaw