Author: Israel Ekanem

Love is great but if all you are going to rely on then you can be sure that things will be heading towards the cliff. To keep things alive and healthy, you need more than love. It is important to work at it; over the years, I’ve learned that communication, acceptance and staying true are key ingredients. Yes, you do need love too. Prompt: Does love need work? Why? #LessonsWithAKing

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There are so many awesome things within you, go ahead and share them with the world. Listen, as human beings, one thing is for sure, we will all die. Most people regret things they didn’t do so reduce the level of regret you’ll have on your deathbed by doing the things you want to do. One thing we should all do is have a “Before I Die Journal” but we shouldn’t just write in the things we want to do before we die, we should actually do them. Prompt: Before I Die I Want to…. (create a Before I Die journal) #LessonsWithAKing

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Entitlement will lead to your downfall. Whenever you feel entitled to something, take a step back and analyse it all, reflect on how lucky you are to be at that stage but remind yourself you are not entitled to whatever that thing might be. Sure you can work for it but you should not expect the result you want to always be the case. One more thing, don’t expect anything from anyone, work for everything you want. Prompt: How do you handle when you feel entitled? #LessonsWithAKing

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Do not see your goals as the end of the journey. When you achieve the goal, it should be the building to another goal. Stacking goals is an amazing approach to accomplishing more than you ever imagined. Give it a shot. Prompts: When was the last time you achieved a goal that led to another goal? What were both goals? #LessonsWithAKing

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My love for learning is from my grandmother. Don’t get me wrong, lessons and indeed learning might not be fun but the more you practice, the easier it gets. Reinforcement learning is essential learning by trying and iterating. Try something, learning a way not to do it, adapt, try again, on and on and on. Prompts: What was the last thing you learned? How did you learn it? #LessonsWithAKing

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