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The Fulani are a nomadic tribe located in the hearts of the Sub-Sahara African desert often famous for their desert trips. Its important during this trips to know the stars, their positions and how they guide the traveler towards his destinations.
Stars are important in life and business they guide us towards making the right decisions, avoiding to go the wrong way, and while they do not wade off challenges or mistakes, still they guide us towards the right path even in the midst of troubles.

What isn't a Star?


  • Goal: Goal is your destination, what you plan to achieve, where you plan to be int he next 5 years etc, sometimes you break this down to little objectives to help you reach the ultimate goal, while goal is important it isn't your star.
  • Why: Your why is your motivation, the reasoning behind your drive, "I want to by mum a her house", "I can't live like this anymore", "I hate this car" these are all why's also very important but still isn't your star.
So what is a Star?
A star is unchanging and uncompromising in its quest to guide you towards your goal. If your destination is East and you understand how to read and follow the stars, you will end up in the East. Following a star doesn't mean there won't me diversions, wars ravage everyday in the desert, abductions and all forms of evil loom around the corner, you may have to divert sometimes from main course but if you follow your star, you will always end up back on track.

There are billion of stars out there, if your going North you better don't follow the star shining in the East.

Whether its one or a billion people travelling the same stars guide them.

My Stars
I'm still in the process of identifying the stars in my life that keep me on track towards my goal of financial freedom and independence, happiness, charity and good health. They Include:

  • Principles: Once I understood the principle of giving first and offering value before asking for anything things started changing in my life and I dare to say you cannot be a loving person without giving. Giving is the embodiment of love, and to be an entrepreneur is to give value to the world in the most excellent way possible. There are so many other principles but value is very important.
  • MJ's Decision making tool: Surprisingly I left my business to focus more on getting a Job. For the reason why, well that will take up another thread, but its a short term thing and I will be back soon in the entrepreneurial world but for now I will at best be part time. My factors included my vendors, investors, website developer etc. as you can guess there were a lot of factors but this tool made me make a very important (yet very painful) but decisive non emotional uncompromising decision.
  • My Heart: My conscience, My gut, My inner man, My faith so many names for this star, but it never fails to tell me the truth once I understood its language. I've been through so many set backs, failures, mistakes, trials and tribulations, as we all have, but still, I follow my heart, just like it says in the book The Alchemist, "wherever your heart is, there your treasure will be" I believe that, and though I'm not there yet, I try to live a life of integrity, passion and humility that's as a result of my inner voice. My Heart is still the brightest and the most important star I have.
In closing A wonderful Nigerian musician named Asa said: "You don't have to climb the highest mountain, for what your looking for is within you."
Find your star, navigate your way through the desert and I'm cheering you on, hoping you reach your destination.
 
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Qsuaf ug zua gus dunqsijipfoph ov vjot ximm tu ges.

Huuf kuc.


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O qamm nz tdessif epf tdsixif aq esn, uav ug vji edof, O simey nz tvoggipif aqqis moq, epf O csievji.

CIDEATI OV OT ONQUSVEPV XJEV XI FU, xjip xi esi up vji uvjis tofi ug tdusp.


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Ov ot zuas sitquptocomovz, puv vu dsedl, us csiel, us jott.
Ov ot aq vu zua, vu tviim zuastimg eheoptv emm wotdouat xopft ug gevi, vu metv vjsuahj iwisz gmuuf, epf vu ipfasi vjsuahj iwisz genopi.

Epf vjsuahj ov emm...
Ciduni nusi.



Vjev ot e tves.
Jumf vohjv, vu vji quvipvoem ug huuf xovjop zua.
 
Zua xomm hu e muph xez og zua jumf vsai vu vjot nz nep :)

Qsuaf ug zua gus dunqsijipfoph ov vjot ximm tu ges.

Huuf kuc.


Nz tves xet, "vjiti hazt esi cioph fuadjit... cav, O natv ci CIVVIS epzxezt... O natv siedj opvu vji qeopgam, tj#vvz, tdesz feslpitt, epf casp nz esn op vjev edof, vu siedj vjsuahj epf hsec vji humf ug nz opvihsovz"

O qamm nz tdessif epf tdsixif aq esn, uav ug vji edof, O simey nz tvoggipif aqqis moq, epf O csievji.

CIDEATI OV OT ONQUSVEPV XJEV XI FU, xjip xi esi up vji uvjis tofi ug tdusp.


Zua NATV miesp opvihsovz op vji GMENIT.
Cideati vjevt vji upmz xez, zua LPUX zuas djesedvis ot siem.


Catopitt xomm tjsif zua vu qoidit.
Ov ot aq vu ZUA, vu ci ul.
Ov ot zuas sitquptocomovz, puv vu dsedl, us csiel, us jott.
Ov ot aq vu zua, vu tviim zuastimg eheoptv emm wotdouat xopft ug gevi, vu metv vjsuahj iwisz gmuuf, epf vu ipfasi vjsuahj iwisz genopi.

Epf vjsuahj ov emm...
Ciduni nusi.



Vjev ot e tves.
Jumf vohjv, vu vji quvipvoem ug huuf xovjop zua.
Ectumavimz csommoepv! Epf zit e coh tves zua ofipvogoif, xotj zua vji citv.
 
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  • MJ's Inner Circle: Direct access to the author of The Millionaire Fastlane.
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  • Proven Roadmaps: Strategy over motivation. Execution over "hustle porn."
"SCALED TO 6-FIGURE MONTHS"
"Tips and advice here saved me from huge mistakes, others allowed me to scale my business to 6-figure months."
— User MitchC
"INSANE QUALITY OF PEOPLE"
"The number of high quality people I've met from this forum has been insane. All of it predicated on building real value."
— User Richard Peck

"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with."
Are you surrounding yourself with success?

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