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Chinedum Azuh has achieved amazing success against all odds. In this book, he reveals that you don't need more talents, money, intelligence, good looks or anything else for you to become prosperous and successful in life. "There is Money in Your House" is written with the goal to end your financial challenges and usher you into the realms of unlimited riches. The Book itself takes an unusual and holistic approach to the subject of making money and creating wealth.
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THERE is Money
in Your HOUSE
THERE is Money
in Your HOUSE
CHINEDUM AZUHOnline Consultant With Learning Annex U.S.A.
DIVINE SECRETS TO FINANCIAL
FREEDOM
DIVINE SECRETS TO FINANCIAL
FREEDOM
THERE IS MONEY IN YOUR HOUSE
Copyright © 2009 by:
Chinedum Azuh
ISBN: 9781466300880
2013 Revised Edition
Published by
Learning Lab Nigeria
All rights reserved.
No portion of this book may be used without the written
permission of the Copyright owner, with the exception
of brief excerpts in magazines, articles, reviews, etc.
Contact the author on
Mobile: +2348032069925
All scripture quotations are from the New King James
Version of the Bible, except otherwise stated.
Designed by: Ed Associates
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
I want to sincerely thank my Pastor, Rev Yinka
Yusuf for believing so much in me.
I appreciate the Churches and ministries where I
have been privileged to share the message of
this book.
I am grateful to my wife, friends, partners and
well wishers. Thanks for your love and support.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
DEDICATION
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
INTRODUCTION
PREFACE
1. SAY NO TO POVERTY
2. PROSPERITY BEGINS WITH WHAT YOU HAVE
3. THE POWER OF LEVERAGE
4. FIND A NEED AND FILL IT
5. FOCUS CHANGES EVERYTHING
6. ACTION IS THE ULTIMATE
7. YOU CONTROL THE FLOW OF MONEY
8. SELL AND GROW RICH
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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INTRODUCTIONBy Paula Sanford
How many times have you been distressed in
your soul because things seem to be beyond
your control? How many times would we desire
a word from God and hope that His “servant the
prophet” would clearly have a word of
instruction? Who would clearly show us the way,
as in our fathers of old? – Has anything
changed?
Everything including our finances has been
provided for!
“Beloved, There Is Money In Your House!”
Your “house” is your human physical body,
which consists of that which you can touch and
feel, along with a spirit and a soul.
Everything that you need to be prosperous
upon the earth is already within your reach just
awaiting your recognition of it.
Therefore, what you will discover in the pages of
this book “There's Money In Your House” will
unveil the principles on how to guarantee your
personal success.
Your Prophet, just like as with the Prophet Elisha,
has been given a “Word” of instruction just for
you! – Any situation that has hindered your
financial success will be settled by the time you
are done with this book.
Now, visit the principles written within the
pages of this book by Chinedum Azuh. Your title
deed has been confirmed. With the knowledge
you have here, nothing can stop you. Ever!
Minister (Prophetess) Paula A. Sanford D. Div. is
an International conference speaker, teacher,
motivational speaker, lecturer, mentor, and
consultant. She is based in the United States of
America.
She is the Founder and President of Paula
Sanford Ministries Inc.
Through God's divine encounter, she was called
into the Christian Ministry. She has been a
Christian educator for over 23 years; she is
qualified, anointed and equipped to edify the
body of Christ and to reach the world with the
Gospel of Jesus Christ.
PREFACE
Poverty is deadly. But more deadly is ignorance
to your God given talents, resources, abilities or
gifts that could unlock the door of financial
harvest.
The key that will open the door of prosperity
beyond your wildest dreams is already in your
hands, it's just awaiting your recognition of it.
There's money in your house! I've preached this
message countless times with amazing
testimonies following.
This is a secret that has worked for me. And it will
work for you. This is the principle I used to
publish my first book. It is this same principle
that got a column for me in a National
Newspaper. I have done projects worth millions
of Naira without a dime in my pocket by
applying the secrets in this book.
When I say money “in your house” I don't
necessarily mean in your physical house. To say
As you read from chapter to chapter in this
book, the message will be clearer to you.
For over a decade God has given me countless
financial miracles through this powerful
principle found in the simple story of the
frustrated widow with unpaid bills.
A certain woman of the wives of the sons of the
prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, “Your Servant
my husband is dead, and you know that your
servant feared the Lord. And the creditor is
coming to take my two sons to be his slaves”.
So Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you? Tell
me, what do you have in the house?” And she
said, “Your maidservant has nothing in the house
but a jar of Oil”.
Then he said, “Go, borrow vessels from
everywhere, from all your neighbors – empty
vessels; do not gather just a few”.
And when you have come in, you shall shut the
door behind you and your sons; then pour into all
So she went from him and shut the door behind
her and her sons, who brought the vessels to her;
and she poured it out.
Now it came to pass, when the vessels were full,
that she said to her son, “Bring me another
vessel”. And he said to her, “There is not another
vessel”. So the oil ceased.
Then she came and told the man of God. And he
said,
“Go, sell the oil and pay your debt;
and you and your sons live on the rest”.
2 Kings 4:1-7
At least eight great keys in this wonderful story
have changed my life. For me and several
thousands of others I have shared it with, it is the
Almighty Formula for Riches.
Join me in this awesome adventure and your life
will never remain the same.
CHAPTER 1
SAY NO TO POVERTY
CHAPTER 1
SAY NO TO POVERTY
‘’You are at this present level of life based on
the choices you made in the past. You will be
where you will be tomorrow based on the
choices you are making now. So what are the
choices you are making now? Poverty or
prosperity?’’
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A certain woman of the wives of the sons of the
prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, “Your Servant
my husband is dead, and you know that your
servant feared the Lord. And the creditor is
coming to take my two sons to be his slaves”.
2 Kings 4:1
CHAPTER 1
SAY NO TO POVERTY
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WHAT IS POVERTY?
Condition where a person's basic needs for
food; clothing and shelter are not being met.
Business Dictionary.com
I define poverty as the inability to monetize your
skills, expertise, experience or talents.
Say no to poverty and a life of misery. Whatever
you resist cannot persist. The woman cried out
because she was not willing to continue the life
of misery.
AN OPEN MOUTH IS AN OPEN DESTINY
An open mouth is an open destiny. A closed
mouth is a closed destiny. When you close your
mouth you close your destiny, but when you
open your mouth you open your destiny.
Make these Prophetic Declarations:
That curse of poverty is not mine.
I refuse to accept what the economy of this
world says because I flow with the economy
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I move into the realms of unlimited
prosperity.
Cain in the Bible rejected the curse from the
Living God. If a mortal man can reject the curse
of the Creator of heaven and earth, so what is it
that you cannot reject? What is it that is
happening in your life that you cannot reject?
God did not curse you yet you are under the
influence of poverty; reject it now.
WHAT YOU CHOOSE IS WHAT YOU BECOME
The first reason why this family found
themselves in a miserable condition was the
choice they made. The moment the woman
decided to choose freedom, her life and that of
her family changed.
What you choose is what you become. The
Prodigal Son asked his father to give him his
share of the property and the Father could not
stop his choice.
God said in Deuteronomy 30:19 “I call
SAY NO TO POVERTY
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God said in Deuteronomy 30:19 “I call heaven
and earth to bear me witness this day that I set
before you life and death, blessings and curses
choose”. The day you chose that man as your
husband was the day you accepted a blessing or
a curse.
God wants you to be successful but if you
choose not to be, God cannot do anything
about it. The Prophet died in debt and penury
despite the fact that he had access to all the
good things of life. Man is a free moral agent.
You choose to be successful or you choose to be
a failure. You choose to be blessed or cursed.
No matter the level of prayer made over your
head, if you choose not to be great you will not.
Despite the fact that the man was a Prophet, he
died in poverty and left the family in slavery.
Your choices determine what you suffer or
enjoy. When you look at a man who is a
womanizer and decide to marry him believing
God that he will change, you have signed your
own heart break.
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You are at this present level of life based on the
choices you made in the past. You will be where
you will be tomorrow based on the choices you
are making now. So what are the choices you are
making now? The choice of friends or who you
hang out with determines your prosperity or
poverty.
DON'T DIE WITH WHAT IS NOT WORKING
During the first few weeks of having a
Column in a National Newspaper I did not
receive the kind of business leads I
expected. I began to meditate on what
could be the problem. I discovered that
my articles where not written in such a
way that people will call me to solve their
problems. Instantly, I changed the way I
used to write the articles. Guess what
happened? You guessed right. People
started calling for my products and
services.
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NO EXCUSE FOR FAILURE
I saw a book some years back written by a man
that was born without hands and the title was
“No Excuse for Failure”. Despite his condition, he
is motivating and inspiring others to succeed. A
man that was born without hands shouldn't
have thought about writing a book. Am sure by
now, he must have written other books.
The late Arch Bishop Benson Idahosa of blessed
memory was thrown inside the refuse dump by
his father because the man felt feeding him was
a waste of resources. Thank God for the Mother
who picked him up in the midnight and took
him to his Uncle. But the amazing part of the
story is that he became the greatest black Man
in his time. He preached the gospel in over 120
Nations, founded a University, built a Ministry
with branches across the globe, raised
thousands of Christian leaders and his impact is
still speaking. He refused to allow the rejection
of the Father to determine his position in life. It is
your turn for amazing success!
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DON'T SETTLE FOR LESS, GO FOR THE BEST
Don't settle for less, go for the best. The Woman
made up her mind to go for a higher life that
was why she cried out. Lazarus in the Scriptures
settled for crumbs, that was why he died in
penury. The best cloths, cars, jewelries and the
all the wonderful things of life are meant for
you; don't ever settle for crumbs.
The people around you that are enjoying the
good things of life are not better than you. They
are not superior to you. Why will you be the one
to get the leftovers? Life can only give you what
you demand. If you demand for the best, the
best comes and if you demand for the less, the
less comes.
INITIATED INTO PROSPER
Salvation is a complete package. It is not just
deliverance from sin but deliverance from
poverty also. The Scripture says “we know the
grace of our Lord Jesus Christ that though he was
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So Jesus died for me to be rich. He sacrificed his
own blood to make me rich, so poverty is
against the covenant, poverty is against the
sacrifice. I want you to catch the revelation
because the moment it enters your spirit, no
devil can put you in poverty again.
The very Day you accepted Jesus Christ as your
Lord and personal Savior, you were initiated into
everlasting prosperity by His blood that was
shed on the Cross of Calvary. You have been
initiated into the blood of wealth. From this Day
forward, you will enjoy uncommon prosperity. I
want you to believe the Lord Jesus Christ for
financial success the same way you believed
Him for the forgiveness of your sin.
WHATEVER YOU RESIST CANNOT REMAIN
Whatever you resist will leave your life.
Whatever you resist can never persist. You can
put a stop to every evil occurrence. If the woman
did not resist the misery by crying out, her
misery and that of her generation would have
continued till the end.
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…Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
James 4:7
SAY IT AND HAVE IT
Dou you know that President Obama while in
Elementary 3 Class was asked what he would
love to become when he grows up? He
answered without hesitation that he would love
to be the President of America. Before he
became the president, there was an unwritten
law that no black man will rule America, but the
man said “I'm going to be the president of
America”.
Begin to make declarations no matter who is
angry, happy or sad. I have always been saying
that I will preach the gospel in all the nooks and
crannies of the world and it is manifesting
already.
In summary, don't forget that an “Open Mouth
is an Open Destiny but a Closed Mouth is a
Closed Destiny”. Say no to lack and want.
SAY NO TO POVERTY
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In the following chapters, you will discover how
to monetize your skills, expertise, experience,
talents or what you already have.
May The LORD give you understanding!
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SAY NO TO POVERTY
CHAPTER 2
PROSPERITY BEGINS WITHWHAT YOU HAVE
‘’Whenever you are faced with desperate needs and overwhelming challenges, look to God and ask Him to help you see the seed of prosperity already in your hands. ‘’
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So Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you?
Tell me, what do you have in the house? And
She said, “Your maidservant has nothing in the
house but a Jar of Oil.”
2 Kings 4:2
The key to prosperity is letting God use what is
in your hand. This is the principle that has
helped me to achieve all that I have over a
decade now.
CHAPTER 2
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It is pitiful how many projects die an untimely
death, simply because of the flimsy excuse “We
don't have enough money”.
Like the poor widow, we get so caught up in
what we don't have that we do not see the
possibilities in what we already have. Elisha,
after redirecting the widow's faith, asks, “What
do you have in the house? She did not need a
new vision of her need. She was well aware of
that. What she needed was to recognize that
God had already given her the seed for her
financial miracle.
THE PROSPERITY WITHIN
Whenever you are faced with desperate needs
and overwhelming challenges, look to God and
ask Him to help you see the seed of prosperity
already in your hands.
God's contact point for financial success is
always within your reach. Until you recognize
that seed, you cannot grow it into a financial
harvest.
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God sees your abilities and not disabilities. He is
concerned about your possibilities and not
impossibilities. The prerequisite for tapping into
supernatural supplies is to fix your eyes on what
you can do and the potential of the seed in your
hands.
START WITH WHAT YOU HAVE
Bishop David Oyedepo's enviable publishing
ministry started with only 200 Naira. But today,
his Books are listed in the largest book stores in
the world with over 6o titles.
I started my publishing ministry with 10, 000
Naira which was my salary in 2006. Today, I have
enjoyed limitless wealth from my books.
Dr. Sunny Obazu-Ojeagbase, started his
Business with N6500 naira only but today he has
chains of successful businesses.
Larry Izamoje, started Brilla sports FM with
nothing more than a table, 2 chairs, and an old
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The harvest you want will always be inside the
seed you have. You don't need to look too far for
your breakthrough. What you need is already
inside what you have.
Whatever you have in your hand will create
anything you want. Everything you need in your
life is already in your life mere awaiting your
recognition of it. When you decide to use what
you have, it can turn a lifetime of failure into that
of unequaled success.
Your wealth is too near to you. You are working
right over it. Arise, trust in God and believe in
the great opportunities that are right here – not
over there, but here – for business, for
everything that is worth living for on earth. The
opportunity to get rich, to attain unto great
wealth, is around you and all it takes is your
discovery of it.
YOUR PROSPERITY OIL
What is your prosperity oil? What can the Lord
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There is a rich endowment on your inside, but
you are not financially prosperous because you
can't see it. Elisha asked the widow, “What do
you have in the house?” You are indebted and
poor today because you haven't located that
rich deposit on your inside. There is something
you have that is crying for expression. You will
discover it today!
You have what is needed to become rich and
wealthy! Let your eyes open to see the seed in
your hand that can create a financial empire
beyond your wildest dreams.
WHAT YOU HAVE IS ENOUGH
What does it take to become a bestselling
author? It takes only talent, a pen and a note
book. What does it take to become a star in
Sports? All you need is the talent and the
willingness to do exercise. What does it take to
start a multi million naira business? A dream
and a good business plan. What you have is
enough, if you can discover it and make use of it.
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ACHIEVING MUCH WITH LITTLE
It doesn't cost too much to have letterheads and
business cards printed. So you can begin almost
anything – for very little cash. You can publish
your book today and make it available to
millions globally at the click of a mouse without
spending a dime.
Dreams cost nothing. All great projects begin
with a dream. An idea, an article in the
newspaper, the freedom to get business
partners may cost you nothing.
TAPPING ABUNDANCE LIKE A NATURAL
RESOURCE
Never before in history has life offered so many
opportunities for so many people as at this turn
of the new millennium. The revolution in
information technology means that mankind
has tapped an immense resource unknown to
us at any other time in history. This resource is
information. The availability of information via
the media, internet, print and education allows
us to equip ourselves with unique skills and
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In fact, we live in a threshold of a golden age
with opportunities surrounding us in every walk
of life.
But there is another important resource which
has been ignored for a long time. For the first
time in history man has the ability to unlock the
hidden potentials of his own nature and link it
with the immense wealth of opportunities
created at the turn of the new millennium.
By understanding who you are and by bringing
your whole life experience into focus you can
empower yourself to tie all your wealth of
experiences and knowledge into the multitude
of opportunities surrounding you to make
money, even fortunes, just by learning how to
apply your unique skills to the outside world.
BECOMING MORE PROSPEROUS WHEN
BUSINESS GOES DOWN
It is a law of nature that things don't always go in
straight line. I don't know of a single business
person who has not complained and worried
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A year after my friend in U.S.A had great success
with his business; his accountant came to him
and asked him what had happened. He wasn't
earning half as much as he did the previous year.
A major contact for one of his largest clients had
left the company and had taken all the work
with him. He had also lost a big sum of money
on the stock market and in a new product he
launched.
When all these happened, he focused on other
things he can do. He began to focus and
develop his key skills and a year later a book on
his work was published. He made new contact
with different people. He got an agent, who
took his work into every corner of the globe.
So when things are not working in your business
or finances the way it ought to, all you need to
do is to look inward. There are untapped
resources and riches on your inside. The widow
in our story had the pot of oil in her house but
could not harness it until she encountered a
very big financial problem. The riches that came
after, was much more than she had ever
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THE STARTING POINT OF RICHES
Theodore Roosevelt once said, “Do what you
can, with what you have, right where you are”. If
you, like most self made Millionaires across the
globe, are starting off broke or with very little
money, where do you start? The answer is that
you start by discovering what you already have
in your hands. It could be your talent. It could
also be a dream or a skill. You become rich by
applying your talents and resources to the
opportunities that you can discover or create.
THE TREASURE IN YOU
Recently, my sister in-law made a statement that
touched me. She said, “Whenever I am hungry, I
remember my talent.” That is to say that if this
young chap will consistently make use of her
talent, she will never be broke.
In August 2010, I was a Resource Person in a
National Success Summit alongside other top
speakers in the corporate world. During the
course of my speech, I asked the audience a
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EVERYONE HAS A TALENT
We all have talents. The pointer to your unique
talent is to closely look at anything that flows
out of you on a natural frequency. Anything you
can do with easy is a huge sign that you are
wired to function in that area. You came into this
world endowed with unique abilities. You were
programmed as it were to function in a
particular field of endeavor. Those who excel in
life have learned to trade their talents for
money.
DEVELOP YOUR TALENT
Training exposes you to the full potential and
inner workings of your abilities. Training is
required to maximize the full potential of your
talent. Michael Jordan the basketball legend
once said, “Everybody has talent, but ability
requires hard work.”
TRADING WITH YOUR TALENT
The market place is an impartial environment.
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Becoming rich is very easy if you can focus on
monetizing your talent by showcasing it to the
world around you. If you concentrate on using
your talent consistently to add value to the
society, you will never lack money the rest of
your life.
YOUR TALENT NEEDS A PLATFORM
Some people have developed their talents and
are also working so hard to tap into the
monetary value of their abilities but they are not
getting what they expect. What is the problem?
They don't have the required platform to market
their talents. The writer should explore avenues
for showcasing his works and ideas. The starlet
needs to locate the places that can help him
harness and maximize the full potential of his
ability. The entrepreneur should connect with
business associations and trade portals he can
leverage upon to build his business empire.
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The Almighty has endowed you with an
amazing ability but it requires development and
showcasing it to the world around you by
operating from the right platform. Make use of
your talent today!
THE GREATEST SEED OF PROSPERITY
Ideas are golden keys to ever increasing
prosperity. It is a thought, planted by God that
could solve your financial problem. The
instruction from Elisha the Prophet to the
woman was a divine idea designed to end her
financial predicaments.
Robert H. Schuller said, “Nobody has a money
problem but an idea problem”. This statement
means that what you need to put an end to your
financial worries is embedded in an idea.
An idea is the key God places in your hands that
can unlock the door of riches. After several
months of writing for Daily Independent
Newspaper, I got several hundreds of telephone
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You are where you are financially because you
have neither used the idea God gave you nor
recognized it.
MONEY IN MINUTES
A publisher made a discovery that every
publisher or author could use to create
unending prosperity. He was a publisher of low-
priced books. He discovered that a lot of people
buy titles and not contents of books. By merely
changing the title of one of the books that was
not selling, his sales on that book jumped
upward more than a million copies. The inside of
the book was not changed in any way. What he
did was just to change the title on the cover
page.
Ross Perot, the famed billionaire said “one good
idea could enable a man to live like a king the rest
of his life”.
Oral Roberts said “when God promised you
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There could be an idea God had planted in your
mind. What are you waiting for?
Every new business started with an idea. Every
product, new way of packaging or advertising
products, cheaper way of production or new
way of making it more beautiful started with an
idea.
Think of drug companies, for instance. Eighty
percent of their business is in products that did
not exist only seven years ago.
I want to conclude this chapter by asking you
this simple but powerful question. What do you
have in your hands? It could be a talent, idea,
skill, contact, opportunity, little capital, business
plan, dream project or new way of doing
something. That is your seed of prosperity. It is
your jar of oil. Make use of it and the Lord of
Increase will multiply it into bountiful harvest.
It's a new day for you! May the Lord open your
eyes to see what have that will create the Wealth
you are looking for today!
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CHAPTER 3
THE POWER OF LEVERAGE
‘’One Amazing Word That Can Bring Great
Success, Something So Simple, That
Everyone Uses it But Only Few Use it for
Profitability, is The Word “ASK”.’’
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Then he said, “Go, borrow vessels from
everywhere, from all your neighbors – empty
vessels; do not gather just a few.
2 Kings 4:3
The word leverage in business simply means,
making use of “Other people's money,” Other
people's knowledge” and “Other people's
efforts. This is the principle that Elisha instructed
CHAPTER 3
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Other people's money is money that you can
borrow to leverage your business activities, to
buy and sell greater amounts that would be
impossible if your activities were limited to your
own financial resources. This is the major reason
for using credit in business and investments.
Your ability to use other people's money in
business and your dream projects could be a
critical factor for success.
Other people's knowledge is another leverage
factor. Use the information, insights, wisdom
and knowledge of other people to further your
own cause. Not only will such assistance save
you valuable time and energy, it will give you
amazing success. It will also give you efficiency,
speed and prosperity beyond your power.
Isaac Newton called this “Standing on the
shoulders of giants”. He meant that in making
his discoveries he had built on the achievements
of others. A great part of his greatness, he knew,
was attributed to his shrewd ability to make the
most of the insights of ancient scientists.
Shakespeare borrowed plots, characterizations,
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We all know that few Politicians write their
speech. Make use of other people's knowledge
to advance your cause.
Other people's efforts refer to the time and
energy you can acquire by hiring other people
who have the skills and abilities that you need to
achieve your dreams.
You need to develop the ability to pull together
other people's efforts, other people's money,
and other people's knowledge, to accomplish
vastly more in the same period of time than
someone who is forced to rely on his own
personal energy and resources.
RICHES THROUGH THE POWER OF
LEVERAGE
In 1978, twenty-five year old college dropout
John Mackey and twenty-one year old Rene
Lawson Hardy, saved and borrowed money
from family and friends to open the doors of a
small natural foods store in Austin, Texas. Within
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Eventually Mackey and Hardy moved out of the
store and into their own place, and within two
years managed a merger with another natural
foods store to open up the first Whole Foods
Market in Austin, Tx on September 20, 1980.
With the markets floor space at 10,500 square
feet and with 19 employees, Whole Foods
Market became the largest of its kind. In 1984,
Whole Foods began expanding to other cities
by building stores from the ground up and by
acquiring other natural foods stores around the
country. In 1992 the company went public, and
in 2008 posted $6.5 billion in revenues and $3.2
billion in assets. From the humble beginnings in
Austin, Tx in 1978, to being ranked 369 on the
Fortune 500, Whole Foods Market is continually
rising to the challenge of the market and
providing a unique service to America.
The duo leveraged on each other's capacity
and also made use of other people's
resources. The application of this principle
brought uncommon riches to them.
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THE WONDERS OF ASKING
One powerful word that can bring you lots of
money, something so simple, that everybody
uses it but only few use it productively, is the
word “ASK”.
By asking, you can open doors to opportunities
which would otherwise remain closed. One of
the principles that helped the widow was her
courage to ask.
Good things come to those of us who ask. It's
simple as inquiring about discounts, making
offer, or coming up with a partnership proposal.
A polite inquiry never hurts. A well-phrased
question can be assertive without being so
aggressive that you turn off the listener and
cause him to refuse your request. Asking can
open a door which your best friend simply
forgot to mention to you.
When my first book came out, I felt the
importance of having it reviewed by a National
Newspaper. I started asking my friends for
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media links because then I had few media
contacts.
A few days later, one of my friends told me that
he has someone in Daily Sun who will be willing
to help. We made a call to her office and booked
an appointment with her. After our meeting, she
decided to review the book.
One day, she called to inform me that the review
of the book is out. To make the story more
interesting, 2 weeks latter I was interviewed by
the same lady on the same Newspaper. This
gave me and the book National Publicity.
The blessings that come through asking could
be unlimited. What did the Bible say? Ask and
you shall receive.
THERE IS SOMEONE SOMEWHERE WHO
CAN HELP YOU
If you have a problem – but can't see how it
could be solved creatively,
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If you have a great idea – but lack the money,
knowledge, or ability to execute the idea,
Then the greatest counsel anyone can give you
might be this simple sentence. There is
someone who can help you.
The widow in our story had a jar of Oil but was
not in possession of vessels needed to pour the
oil for increase. Then Elisha gave her one of the
great secrets of business success. “Go, borrow
vessels”.
You should be smart enough to believe there is
help, determined enough to find that help, and
humble enough to accept that help. You may be
so powerfully creative, innovative and gifted.
Your talents and potentials may be so great but
you are limited being alone. One is too small a
number to achieve greatness.
Wherever you are, whatever your financial
situation, there is someone somewhere who can
help you!
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God did not write Solo Parts for Us. He had divine
connectors for you – the right friends and right
associations. These good connections always
bring out the best in you.
Let your divine helpers locate you today!
Amen!!
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CHAPTER 4
FIND A NEED AND FILL IT
‘’Apart from the money people inherit or win by chance in lotteries, what is the true significance of money? Money, which has been earned honestly, is simply the recognition of services rendered. A rich man is therefore one who has provided services to many people and had received a just reward.’’
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Then he said, “Go, borrow vessels from
everywhere, from all your neighbors-empty
vessels; do not gather just a few.
2 Kings 4:3
Apart from the money people inherit or win by
chance in lotteries, what is the true significance
of money? Money, which has been earned
honestly, is simply the recognition of services
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The GSM Companies that came into Nigeria
made billions of naira within a short period of
time because they found a need and filled that
need. Many have heard this over and over again
but only a hand full put it to work. What is it that
we are talking about? “Find a Need and Fill it”.
The cheapest and fastest way to make money is
to discover a need somewhere and meet that
need. Your wealth will be in equal proportion to
the needs you are willing to meet. If you can
provide food to a hungry man and water to a
thirsty soul, you will be rewarded financially.
You fail in business when you want to get
something and you are not willing to give
something. The easiest way to get someone to
sponsor your business or partner with you is to
let him know what is in it for him. In your
package, you have to show the sponsor or
potential partner what he stands to gain.
INSTANT JOB OFFER
In 2002, my friend Gift went to a particular
Company in the Eastern part of Nigeria for job
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MOBILE MONEY IDEA
During my 6 week speaking tour in several
cities of Kenya, I discovered an amazing way
people send and receive money in Kenya. The
idea came through a young man who
discovered a need a filled that need.
This simple idea has changed how business is
done in Kenya. The young man will never be
poor the rest of his life. This simple idea has
affected how money exchange hands in Kenya.
During my speaking tour in Ghana, I shared the
same platform with Kofi Amoah, the Man who
brought Western Union to Africa. All he did was
to find a need and filled it. Today, by all
standards, he is a millionaire.
5 WAYS TO IDENTIFY A NEED
Below are ideas on how to discover people's
needs so as to make money whenever you
want it.
DON'T JOIN THE CROWD
If everyone is doing it then no one needs it.
You can't make real money by doing what
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LISTEN TO PEOPLE'S COMPLAINTS
Don't be angry that people are complaining.
What you should do is search for the solution to
their problems. If people complain about the
high cost of a product, look for or create a
cheaper product that serves the same purpose.
Someone came up with Sachet Water in Nigeria
as an alternative to Bottle Water.
TRAVEL OUTSIDE
The traveler will always be wiser than the aged.
Traveling opens our eyes to things we never
knew existed. We find people solving the same
problem with different techniques. When I went
to Nairobi, Kenya I discovered so many needs
one can fill to make money and also better ways
to do things in my home country. Lots of ideas
have been imported (or stolen) from other
countries and then modified to suit our
problems. A group of people from Malaysia
came to Nigeria and took some Palm Seeds
back to their country. Today, Malaysia is a leader
in the production and supply of palm produce.
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THE SCARCE COMMODITY
There are some commodities that people need
but find it difficult to get. All you need to do is to
find a way of making the commodity available
to them and you will always smile to the bank.
You are created for a purpose. The purpose is to
fill the empty vessels God sends your way. The
empty vessels are needs of people you should
fill. This is the Chief Factor that determines your
success or failure. If you are poor, it means
you've not located your empty vessel that is to
say, you've not discovered the need you should
fill.
As a teacher and writer, my duty is to find empty
vessels that will be filled with oil of knowledge
God has deposited on my inside.
When I teach people in Churches, Bible Schools,
Conferences, Seminars and so many other
places, my finances will be on the increase. But
when I stop pouring into the empty vessels, my
finances will go down.
What is the state of your finances? If it is fine, it
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You enjoy unending financial prosperity when
you practice this simple principle.
Your talent is not enough. You need to bless
people with it. The widow had the jar of oil for a
long time but she still suffered terribly because
there were no empty vessels. Your ability and
resources will only produce good things for you
when someone is blessed and affected.
What is the remedy for financial needs? Start to
give. Find empty vessels you can pour into. You
may think that what you have is not enough
until you start pouring into some empty vessels.
FIND A PROBLEM AND SOLVE IT
You can find a problem and solve it. Where there
is a widespread and unsolved customer
problem, there is an opportunity for you to start
and build a successful business. Once upon a
time, before photocopiers, the only way to type
multiple copies of a letter was with carbon
paper placed between sheets of stationery. But
a single mistake would require the typist to go
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Then, a secretary working for a small company
in Minneapolis began mixing flour with nail
varnish in order to white out the mistakes she
was making in her typing. Her friends in the
same office soon asked if she could make some
of this liquid for them. To satisfy this demand,
she began mixing little bottles of flour and nail
varnish on her kitchen table. Soon, people in
other offices began asking for it. The demand
became so great that she eventually quit her job
and began working full-time manufacturing
what she called “Liquid Paper”. At few years
later, the Gillette Corporation came along and
bought her out for $47 Million Cash.
Your status and prosperity are direct results of
the prosperity you create for other people.
HOW THIS PRINCIPLE CREATED A MULTI
BILLION-DOLLAR COMPANY
In the spring of 1891, the 29-year-old William
Wrigley Jr. moved from Philadelphia to Chicago
with only $32 to his name. Soon after arriving in
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Wrigley went public in 1919, and since then has
seen ups and downs in the market. Wrigley has
remained a staple, and perhaps the most visible
brand, in the chewing gum business throughout
now into the 21st century. A globally distributed
brand, Wrigley is one of the largest gum
companies in the world, and one of the most
successful businesses – in any industry- in the
world. In 2008, Wrigley posted revenues of $5.4
billion with a recorded over $5.2 billion in assets.
GIVING BEFORE RECEIVING
Give and it will be given to you: good measure,
Pressed down, shaken together, and running
Over will be put into your bosom…. Luke 6:38
There is a statement that reads “Givers Never
Lack”. It is very easy to see why people who take
the walk of faith live prosperous lives. The secret
is that you need to give before you receive. The
farmer knows this. He plants the seed, giving it
away, before he can expect a harvest of plenty.
The successful business man understands this
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Do you want your life to be filled with plenty?
Then you need to give it out before you can
expect to take it in. It's more blessed to give than
to receive (Acts. 20:35)
Proverbs 11:24-25 Says, “There is one who
scatters, yet increases more; And there is one
who withholds more than is rights. But leads to
poverty. The generous Soul will be made rich,
and he who waters will also be watered
himself”. You were created to be a blessing to
others.
THE GOLDEN RULE
Practicing the Golden Rule is not a sacrifice. It's
an investment. What good thing you make
come to pass for others, God will make come to
pass for you.
You can measure the good you have been to the
world by what the world has paid you, because a
man can judge very well what he is worth by
what he receives; that is, in what he is to the
world at this time.
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FIND A NEED AND FILL IT
It's very easy to make money. If you will just take
only five blocks around you, and find out what
the people want and how to supply it.
Put those things down on paper, and figure up
the profits you would make if you do the supply,
you would see what am saying. There is money
in abundance right within the sound of your
voice.
Tap into amazing wealth today by finding a
need and filling that need!
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CHAPTER 5
FOCUS CHANGES EVERYTHING
‘’You Become Successful Only When You
Concentrate On One Task, The Most
Important Task, and You Stay At It Until It Is
100Percent Completed. Concentrate On Just
One Thing And Do It Well.’’
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“And when you have come in, you shall shut the
door behind you and your sons; then pour into all
those vessels, and set aside the full ones.”
2 Kings 4:4
One man with focus constitutes a majority. To
achieve your desires in life you must disconnect
from those things that may be distractions to
doing your best.
As the widow in our story drew close to her
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As the widow in our story drew close to her
miracle, Prophet Elisha instructed her to shut
the door behind her. God's intention was to
keep her focused on the business at hand.
It's amazing the amount of work you can get
done if you do not do anything else. Focus is
one of the best instruments of success. Without
focus, creativity wastes its efforts in a maze of
inconsistencies.
Did you ever take a magnifying glass, and allow
the sun to shine through it, adjusting it all the
while in your hand until it focused a burning
white dot on a piece of paper or dry leaf? Do you
remember how the magnified rays of the sun on
the dry paper suddenly created a wisp of
smoke? That is the power of focus!
There is awesome energy generated in the
powers that are created through the “Focusing
Principle”.
Nothing is impossible to the diligent and
focused person. Whatever you focus your
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attention upon you give strength and
momentum. Focus is the secret of strength.
Focus determines the sharpness of your destiny.
You can't have a good picture if you don't have a
good focus. To succeed in life, therefore, you
must be focused. See what happened to this
man who lost his focus:
Now as the king passed by, he cried out to the
king and said, “Your servant went out into the
midst of the battle; and there, a man came over
and brought a man to me and said, “Guard this
man; if by any means he is missing, your life shall
be for his life, or else you shall pay a talent of
silver”.
“While your servant was busy here and there,
he was gone”. Then the king of Israel said to
him, “So shall your judgment be; you yourself
have decided it”. I King 20:39-40
The cheapest way to remain poor is to live
without focus. You are created for greatness, so
don't remain small for lack of focus.
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Focus means shutting the door against every
other activity that may distract you from
accomplishing your dream project.
FOCUS ON THE FUTURE
One of the rules for success is that it doesn't
matter where you're coming from; all that
matters is where you're going. Almost everyone
has the uneasy feeling that they have wasted a
good deal of their time and their potential in the
past. Unfortunately, many people use these
feelings of regret as breaks that they set on their
own lives.
Instead of rededicating themselves to the
exciting months and years ahead, they allow
themselves to be overwhelmed with the
mistakes that they may have made in the past.
Don't let this happen to you.
Instead, think about the future and where you
are going. Think about what you can do right
now to create the kind of future you imagine for
yourself. Learn what you can from past mistakes
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THE PRINCIPLE OF SINGLE HANDLING
The ability to start and finish your most
important task determines your prosperity
more than any other skill.
Maximum achievement is possible only when
you concentrate single – mindedly on one task,
the most important task, and you stay at it until
it is 100 percent completed.
Elisha instructed the widow to close the door
behind so as to enable her concentrate on the
task at hand. By opening the door, the woman
might have seen a friend and decide to chart
with her for some minutes. What do you think
would have happened? She would have
destroyed her miracle.
So many people have missed their financial
harvest or delayed it by doing a lot of things at
the same time.
When you are working on your most important
goal, anything else you could do is a relative
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Identify the biggest and most important single
task or goal that you may have now. Whatever it
is, clear aside everything else and throw your
whole heart into completing it. Close the door
behind you and against every other goal or
project.
The hen incubates the eggs for 21 days without
doing any other thing. If she lives the eggs for
two days what will happen? The eggs will rotten.
The same thing happens when we allow
anything to distract us from the making of our
miracles.
There is a financial harvest for you. All you need
is focus! Remember, focus changes everything!!
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CHAPTER 6
ACTION IS THE ULTIMATE
‘’History is Made Whenever You Take The
Right Action. Action is The key to Unlocking
The Door to Your Harvest. There is No
Amount of Revelation That Can Substitute
For Action. Revelation Without Action is The
Reason for Frustration. ‘’
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So she went from him and shut the door behind
her and her sons, who brought the vessels to her,
and she poured it out. 2 Kings 4:5
History is made whenever you take the right
action. Action is the key to unlocking the door of
harvest. The woman in our story heard the
prophetic word from Elisha. But nothing
happened until she acted upon the word
received.
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There is no amount of revelation that can
substitute for action. Revelation without action
will lead to frustration.
You earn your wages only by action; inaction
keeps you in penury. There is no food for the
lazy man.
God will do it is the prayer of irresponsible
people. The woman had to do something for
the miracle to occur.
Let us stop wishing and start working instead!
Nothing works until you work. There is dignity in
labor. Money does not drop from heaven. Do
something and money will come.
You are not a candidate of financial prosperity if
you don't put your hands to work.
He who has a slack hand becomes poor,
But the hand of the diligent makes rich.
Proverbs 10: 4
Your prosperity is guaranteed when you take
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ACTION IS THE ULTIMATE
“As He (Jesus) was speaking, a woman in the
Crowd called out, “God bless your mother-the
womb from which you came, and breast that
gave you suck! He replied, 'Yes, but even more
blessed are all who hear the word and put it into
practice (Lk.11:27, LB).
You enjoy more blessing acting on the Word of
God than even to have been the mother of
Jesus.
Sometimes, during his seminar, one Veteran
Speaker uses an illustration to prove a point. He
will lift up a 100 dollar bill in the air with his
hands, and say “If this 100 dollar bill is available,
and it is, who would want it?” Of course, every
hand in the room would go up. But, he just
stands there holding it up until he eventually
says; doesn't anyone really want this? Then after
about a minute or two someone gets up out of
their chair and goes up to him to give it to him.
But, even then, he won't hand it to him. He just
keeps holding it up in the air until they do
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The widow did not stop with the word of
prophesy like so many Christians today. She
took massive action. Many Christians take notes
in the church during sermon but end up doing
nothing with the sermon.
Stagnation in any area of your life is a sign of
inaction. The moment you take action in that
area progress will begin to evolve.
Your financial harvest is waiting for you to take a
step of faith in the right direction. Action is the
Ultimate
History is made whenever you take the right
action. Action is the force that will always usher
you in to realms of success. The four lepers in
our story made a decision to change their lives
and took action instantly. Nothing happens
until you do something.
TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR LIFE
You are the one holding the key of your own
destiny - this sounds frightening and, in the
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same time, exhilarating. God granted us all that
we might need to reach any dream coming from
the deep of our inner self: cleverness,
imagination, strong will, persistence, intuition,
power of intention, talents, enthusiasm and
many other tools to use in the process of
achieving our big life's goal.
In exchange, God expects us to dig inside our
soul, find out what our big goal is and go for it.
He also wants us to trust and believe in our
dream. If we are faithful, He will help us to reach
our target. We will meet the right people, get
the right information, and be at the perfect
moment where we need to be. The
circumstances and situations will change to
support us in our attempt.
We are the only ones in charge of our destiny. If
we fail or succeed is our own responsibility.
When we realize this truth, we become
unstoppable.
Now, it is the moment to make a plan. Start to
write on paper what you have to do to reach
your vision.
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Then select the activities that you can do
(maybe to develop some skills, to search for
another job, to enroll in a training program or in
a school). Keep a journal with what you are
doing daily. It is enough to allocate one hour per
day for your goal. At this stage it is very
important to create a habit, the foundation of
your building.
Each step you take will get you closer to your
dream. You will start to see progress and
circumstances will help you. You will also feel
more and more confident and your life will
begin to change in amazing ways.
ACTION IS A MIRACLE WORKER
When you make a move, a thousand and one
miracles happen. God will not show you the
whole picture of your destiny. It will unfold as
you take bold steps. That you don't have cash in
your pocket is not enough reason why you
should be afraid to propose to that Lady.
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You want N100, 000 to start a business? It might
not come until you start with that N1000 in your
hands.
Today is the future you've been waiting for! May
the Lord give you understanding!!
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CHAPTER 7
YOU CONTROL THE FLOW OF MONEY
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‘’We live in abundant universe in which there
is sufficient money for everyone. Plenty of
money is available to you. You can have
virtually all you really want and need. ‘’
Now it came to pass, when the vessels were full,
that she said to her son, “Bring me another
vessel.” And he said to her, “there is not another
vessel” So the oil ceased.
2 Kings 4: 6
And then stopped when she ran out of vessels. What if the woman had gathered 1000 vessels? Then the oil would have filled 1000. I don't know about you, but if I were the widow and her sons, I would be
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You too, control the flow of financial prosperity
by what you are willing to do and how far you
are willing to go.
How many blessings are you missing out on
because you have never set out enough vessels?
God is unlimited! You control the blessings you
receive by your willingness to ask, to seek, to
accept help from others, to act on faith, and to
take the right steps.
So go out there and find more vessels!
Don't l imit God's abil ity to provide
supernaturally. Through the Prophet Elisha, God
was going to provide a financial harvest for the
destitute widow. But it was limited by the
number of vessels the woman and her sons
could gather.
Your present financial status is based on the
number of vessels you have been able to
present before God. If you are broke, it means
you have not gathered any vessel. If you have
little money, it means you have gathered but a
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I read about one of the fastest growing churches
in America. Their secret is that they have over
180 outreach ministries. That is their secret;
several empty vessels.
THE KEY TO ABUNDANCE
We live in abundant universe in which there is
sufficient money for everyone. Plenty of money
is available to you. You can have virtually all you
really want and need.
You become wealthy because you believe you
have the ability to become wealthy. Because you
believe this completely, you act accordingly. You
will consistently take the necessary actions that
turn your beliefs into realities.
The number of vessels you are willing to gather
shows your level of faith for financial prosperity.
MAXIMIZE THE MOMENT
Maximize every opportunity. Make proper use
of today. Each season has its opportunities, so
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EVERYTHING IN LIFE HAS A SEASON
Have you ever missed an opportunity? You
know the ones that you felt could have made
your life different than it is now. Never again in
the woman's life did she experience the miracle
of multiplied oil.
When your moment of opportunity comes, are
you ready to maximize the moment? Will you
create a place that will allow you to utilize your
God-given gifts to fulfill your Divine purpose?
Many of us have experienced the pain of
rejection, failed relationships, and having to
start over and over. However it doesn't have to
remain that way. God has equipped you with
every spiritual blessing in the high places so it is
up to you to realize what your gifts are in order
to make the most of your opportunities when
they arrive.
A young man has this to say: “As I entered a
place to seek for employment, I was
To everything there is a season, A time for every
purpose under heaven. Ecclesiastics 3:1
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TD JAKES PUTS IT THIS WAY:
"One of life's greatest tragedies is to arrive at the
end of your journey and realize you could have
done more, laughed harder, played more
intensely, and lived more vivaciously if only you
had taken the day by the throat and steered it
the way you wanted it to go, if only you had
made a conscious decision about what you
wanted to do."
SEIZE THE MOMENT AND CHANGE YOUR
LIFE
Two men with the Nigeria Air force went to
Czechs Republic for training and during the
course of the program, the admission letters for
an aviation school they had applied for in the
United States of America arrived at the Force
Headquarters. It was forwarded to them in
Czechs Republic.
One of them decided to go for the aviation
school from Czechs Republic but the other guy
said that he wants to come back and bid farewell
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to his people in Nigeria. Unfortunately, this guy
could not make it to the aviation school in U.S.A.
Hear the concluding part of the story. 10 years
after, officers from the Nigeria Air force were at
Murtala Mohamed International Airport for an
official duty and the man who could not go for
the aviation school was there with his
insignificant rank.
The other guy was now a chief pilot with
Cameroon Air Ways. He saw his old pal and
recognized him but his old pal could not
recognize him because he is living in affluence.
He called his old pal who was still battling with
his low ranking in the force and introduced
himself. He shared his success stories and
attainments with him.
His friend who could not seize the moment died
after a month because he saw the position he
could have attained but missed it because of he
could not maximize his moment. May you not
experience such in Jesus Name!
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TAPPING THE UNTAPPED POSSIBILITIES
You think you have all the answers on religion,
philosophy and psychology? Wait a minute!
When you think you've exhausted all
possibilities, remember this – you haven't!
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here are untapped possibilities around you now.
There are opportunities right before you,
unexplored.
There is a beautifully story in Luke 5:1-8 about
Peter and his partners fishing all night. In the
morning the Lord asked. How is fishing” Master,
we've fished all night and caught nothing! This
was their weary reply.
“Go out into the deep and throw out your nets,”
the Lord directs.
They had every reason to doubt His advice.
After all, they have been fishing all night. But by
faith they threw in the net once more; and this
time the Lord of harvest decided to bless their
efforts.
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The oil of your prosperity will never stop. There
is abundance for you! Begin to enjoy an ever
increasing prosperity. Amen!
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· Education sells knowledge
· Universities sell training
· Hospitals sell health care
· Churches sell spiritual and emotional
services
what do you sell?
Then she came and told the man of God. And he
said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debt; and you
and your sons live on the rest”.
2nd kings 4:7
Success often depends on selling something to
someone. God's miracle for the widow would be
incomplete if she had decided not to sell the oil.
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· Education sells knowledge
· Universities sell training
· Hospitals sell health care
· Churches sell spiritual and emotional
services
Do you have the ability to write? Go, sell the
talent by creating books. Can you sing very
well? Produce an album and sell it. Can you
teach something very well? Go, sell the
knowledge.
YOU ARE WASTING IF YOU ARE NOT
SELLING
There is no need singing or teaching in a small
group where everyone is hailing you yet you are
broke. Go, Sell that ability. God gave you that
talent to trade with.
If you don't have money in your pocket now, it
means you are not selling something. All
fortunes begin with the Sale of Personal
Services.
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Selling is the bedrock upon which every fortune
is built. Whatever you do to make yourself
prosperous will involve selling.
You can sell your skills or ideas. Life is all about
selling something. Every rich person knows this
simple fact. Every poor person doesn't.
Anything you do that does not involve selling is
a hobby. Spend your time more on profit
oriented ventures.
It is useless to write a book you don't want to
sell. It is an abomination to acquire a skill you
don't want to trade with. It is a curse to have
ability without profitability. Do you get the
message?
Some people have the ability and talent to
decorate halls and organize events but they end
up using it only in their brother's and Sister's
wedding; while others are making millions with
the same talent.
I have seen people with the grace to make
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others laugh yet end up doing it only in their friends' birthdays and in-house parties. They fail to know that there are people out there making millions weekly with the same grace or talent.
What do you do that others like you for? That is
a hot commodity for sell. You are wasting God's
investment in you when you fail to trade that
talent for profit.
SELLING PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Selling products and services is one of the
oldest ways to make money. Today, with the
advent of the internet and other effective
mediums, selling has become very easy.
Here's how you can make money through
selling products and services:
OVERALL PACKAGING
Selling starts with attraction. If you want to
capture the attention of your potential clients,
you need to exert conscious time and even
money to make your packaging visually-
appealing. Research your target market and get
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to know their preferences. Through this, you'll
be able to determine the elements that you
need to use when packaging your products to
make them look more enticing to your
prospects. Now, I spend quality time with my
graphics designer to create stunning covers for
my books.
ADVERTISING
It's virtually impossible to make a sale without
you advertising your products to your
prospects. If you are targeting people within a
certain geographical location, I recommend
that you advertise your products using
traditional media (TV, newspaper, and radio) or
targeted social media advertisement. However,
if you are trying to tap the global market, you
may use several internet marketing tools all at
the same time to quickly widen your reach. You
can use PPC advertising, article marketing,
forum posting, social media marketing, video
marketing, ezine publishing and blogging.
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OFFER FREE PRODUCT SAMPLES
This is particularly helpful if you are selling new
products. To give your prospects an idea as to
how your new product works (and to gauge if
it's really worth the money), you can get these
people to try your product for free. For example,
if you are selling a shampoo, you can give away
15 ml. sachets to your target market. If they are happy with the result, you can be assured that they will not think twice about making a purchase.
ENSURE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
This is the trick to retain your old customers
while you attract new ones. You see, when you
strive to make each of your customers happy,
they are most likely to come back for more. Not
only that, they will also talk about your products
to their colleagues, friends, and family
members. As word-of-mouth advertising is still
the best marketing medium. You can be
assured that this will help you improve your
sales by up to a hundredfold.
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OFFER DISCOUNTS
You can easily capture the attention of your
target market by simply offering discounts.
Slash off at least 20% off your tag prices from
time to time. This will help you capture the
attention of new prospects and promote
customer loyalty among your current
customers.
SELLING PATENTS, INVENTIONS AND IDEAS
Allow me to introduce you to an online
renowned forum where you can sell your
Patents, Inventions or Ideas. I have no affiliation
whatsoever with the people behind this
platform but I love what they are doing. The
Name of the Forum is “Idea Trade Network.”
Idea Trade Network (ITN) is an
world-renowned forum that allows companies
and individuals to license, buy or sell ideas, new
inventions as well as patents and trademarks.
www.newideatrade.com
award-winning
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SELLING IS THE CORE SKILL Of BUSINESS
SUCCESS
The keys to business success are simple. With
regard to the product, the keys are to “Sell! Sell!!
Sell!!!” The most important single skill you must
In fact, the ability to sell is one of the key skills for
a successful life. With very few exceptions, all
successful businesses begin with a single
person who is excited about the product and
who is very good at selling it to others. This
entrepreneur likes the product so much that he
can hardly wait to talk to other people about it.
This individual is eager to make customer
contacts. But where there is no willingness to
sell, the finest product or service will fail.
Over to you! Discover the goldmine on your inside, harness it and begin to make profits from selling it.
It's a New Day for You!
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Chinedum Azuh is called with the special
mandate of raising world changers and history
makers. He is achieving this mandate through
hundreds of published articles, life transforming
books, seminars and empowerment crusades.
He is the CEO of Learning Lab Nigeria, a
Training, Publishing and Consulting Company.
He is a Resource Person with Learning Annex
U.S.A and Success Attitude Development
Centre Lagos.
INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE SPEAKER
With his dynamic technique and masterful
authority of his work, time and again he
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receives high accolades from his audiences as
one of the most dynamic and inspiring
speakers of our time. He has traveled to
several countries with his empowerment
crusade. He has been an expert in teaching
success principles and wealth creation for 9
years.
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Chinedum Azuh is the bestselling author of
several books including There is Money in
Your House, Unlimited Success, Multiple
Streams of Income for Preachers, Relationship
Guide for Singles, The Ghostwriting
Millionaire, Facebook Marketing for Authors
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MEDIA
His endearing and charismatic style captures
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is a regular guest on “Miracles Are Forever TV
Broadcast” on Silver Bird Television. Recently,
he was invited by Kenya Broadcasting
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Corporation for their Motivational Program
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columnist with over 450 published articles.
ENTREPRENEUR
Through his library of audio, videos, and
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Prosperto
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Motivation to Prosper is the personal finance
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This program is designed to furnish believers
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the steps and motivation to help them on the
path to financial success.
They Will Be Inspired With Biblical Examples
So They Can Achieve The Same Results:
·Joseph implemented a strategy that
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provided years of increase while the rest
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most severe global economic collapses in
history. (Genesis 41)
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·Elisha gave an unusual set of instructions
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husband's creditors that resulted in
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Though Laban's wealth increased because
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Our Vision is to Help God's People to Know
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PROGRAM PACKAGE:
· Maximizing The Prosperity Within
· The Human Factor in Wealth Creation
· Freedom from Debt
· Personal Asset Building
· Receiving Money Making Ideas
· Divine Secrets Behind Trading for Profits
· Multiplying Your Wealth
· The Power of Leverage
· God Made Millionaires
· Making Money Your Slave
And Many More
MESSAGE FROM THE INITIATOR
Over the years I have deeply studied wealth
creation and have devoted my life to learning
biblical financial principles. I confidently believe
that this is the best and most trustworthy source
of information that is vast enough to apply to
anyone. I have also been privileged to facilitate
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hundreds of wealth creation programs and it
has given me the opportunity to assist
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Through this Program, Believers will get the
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Giants.
You will get the best of the ideas, strategies and
resources that I have learned that have made a
huge impact in the lives of those who have
shared in this information.
About The Initiator
Chinedum Azuh is a Member of
, Self-Publisher of
Several Books, Syndicated Columnist of Over
400 Published Articles, Concept Developer,
Business Advisory Coach and a Preacher of the
Gospel.
Contact
Phone: +2348032069925
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Ministers Fellowship U.S.A
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Email: [email protected]
www.motivationtoprosper.org
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The Learning Lab is registered with the
Corporate Affairs Commission of Nigeria under
the companies and allied matters act, 1990.
The general nature of our business is training &
consultancy in entrepreneurial / business
development and management.. We provide
tools for organizations and individuals need to
create unending success.
Services SME Services
We integrate the Services tailored to individual
businesses.
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Business development and planning
Feasibility Study
Business Plan
Business financing advisory
Business strategies
Strategy Implementation
Process and control
Training Consultancy
Management Skills
Performance Management
Team Building
Change Management
Customer Service
Attitudinal Training
Income Opportunities
Developing Skills
IT Training
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Clients
Our Company's major objective is to ensure that
our clients succeed.
Our clients have many different missions and
objectives, and face a wide range of program
and challenges. For this reason, we do not offer
only products or solutions, but also partner with
our clients to help them achieve their desired
results in the most efficient and cost-effective
way.
University of Mkar, Beneu State
Kwara State University
United Aids International
Redeemed Gospel Church Kenya
Likeminds Zone International
ICLEAD
Business Impact Limited
Mishbet Limited
For More Information Visit:
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Where To Find
Chinedum Azuh Online
http://ng.linkedin.com/in/chinedum
http://prosmentor.hubpages.com/
@ChinedumAzuh
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www.slideshare.net/Chinedum_Azuh
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www.smashwords.com/profile/view/azuh
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