Dare to dream and set yourself a challenge

Dear friends,

Where do you see yourself this time next year?? What places do you dream of going? I would love to move to Hollywood one day (or at least visit there), I would love to have my own book published. Dreams are often big....I dream of Hollywood. It's the most beautiful place in the world to me and I would love to be there one day, it may seem impossible but it could actually happen. Many people have achieved the impossible so why should we restrict ourselves and aim low? If we want our dreams to come true or if we want to at least have something to strive for we must know what we want and work towards it.

I am quite inspired by katie Price (believe it or not) she is the author of 32 books and this clearly shows me that she doesn't waste her time, she is straining forwards to the good things that are ahead and works to make the impossible achieveable. She has already run one Marathon and will run the next one in New York this November, I am very impressed, she hasn't allowed her recent broken marriage stop her from being a success, she is real about how she feels but yet still since then she has achieved bringing out her book Saphire and is now embarking on that challenge of running the Marathon as I mentioned above and also she is bringing out a new book called 'Standing Out' on fashion...people would of thought that she would be at home crying and depressed after what had happened but she has proved that she is a go-getter that must be on top of her game and her career, I am not saying that she is perfect and has made no mistakes but she doesn't dwell on her weaknesses and neither should we. I really love Katie.

Homework: Set yourself a challenge that you will be where you dream of being this time next year...i.e. new career, move out of home, new image, new car, learn a language, complete your course, start your own business, loose weight, cut off bad friends, get married....write down where you'd like to be in 1 year time and work towards it daily until you see your goal achieved :-)

Wish you all the best in your adventure of success, you are wonderful.

Chioma xx

4 Keys to Overcoming Anger in a healthy way

Dear Friends,

Let's talk about ANGER today as we all have anger about something or another. Let's face it we have all been hurt, had some rough challenges and been mistreated by those who we trusted and believed in the most. Maybe you lost your job and you feel that it's unfair or even worse maybe you are in a situation where your boyfriend has cheated on you and you feel very much betrayed or perhaps you always find yourself getting angry over the fact that your sister always wears your clothes without your permission - either way anger must be dealt with in a healthy way so below I have typed up some tips on how you can deal with anger in a healthy way.


1) Forgive = The first step to overcoming anger is to forgive the person who has hurt you. That may seem impossible as you might say to me 'Chioma if you only know what that person has done to me then you wouldn't expect me to forgive them' well I would answer you by saying 'I totally understand how you feel but holding resentment in your heart will never solve the problem and it will only affect you. Joyce Meyer an international preacher often says 'hurting people hurt people, whoever hurt you probably has more problems than you and why should you sit around and be mad at someone who is out having a good time...your smarter than that' I suggest that you forgive..forgiveness cleanses your soul and gets rid of that bitter water. Always remember that someone has had to forgive you too so be generous with mercy too. Forgiveness doesn't mean that you have to have to take back a boyfriend wo cheated and it doesn't mean that you have to be bestfriends with a friend that stabbed you in the back...you can decide that you won't be that close to the person if you don't think it's healthy but the main thing is letting go of the hatred, bitchiness and hatred.

2) Get Active = What do you do that makes you feel better? Is it dancing? Is it singing? Is it writing? Maybe you could set up a blog and start an online journal and post poems or something intriguing like that. This will be a step forward in helping you to overcome your anger. Boxing is also a great way to release pented up emotions of anger. Other than that speak to friends, family about how you feel as they can be a good shoulder to lean on and offer you with some good old healthy advice. Do something positive to express your anger in a healthy way.

3) Shake it off = At one stage or another you must finally come to the stage where you realise that you must get over it, that what has happened is in the past...let it go, shake it off. Shake off that oldness and press forwards to the good things that lie ahead. Make a decision that you will not let it bother you anymore but that you will be a good person and happy and not bitter which leads in to point 4.

4) Succeed even more than ever before = It is easier said than done but I would venture to say that we should always aim to 'be better in life and not bitter'. Don't let what someone has done to you turn you into a sour person but rather decide to be the best you that you can be. Let your anger be your reason to work harder, let this anger make you want success even more, be passionate about success, prove people wrong who have mocked you, prove that you can be a success story. Katie Price has said that 'Success is the best form of revenge' I agree with that. Never do evil but overcome and conquer evil with good as the bible says (easier said than done but in time you will be able to do this). Success, success, success get on with making your dreams and goals a reality then you will not have anymore time to be angry as you will be too busy celebrating your achievements!!


Good luck, YOU CAN and YOU WILL overcome anger :-)

I love you and support you!!

Chioma xxxx

Overcoming Self-Doubt

Dear wonderful and festive friends,


One of your biggest threats to your success and confidence is to doubt yourself. It can be odd as I am sure that many of you believe in yourself but then you have those days where you think that it is impossible for you to achieve success or your goal. You need to cast off the self-doubt and get more certain, confident and sure of yourself. Affirm to yourself in the face of doubt that you can do it by saying it and thinking I can and I will!!

Maybe you are imagining failure...but you need to cast down those wrong thoughts. The bible talks about casting down imaginations and every high and lofty thing that exalts itself against the true knowledge of God. It also says in the book of proverbs that 'As a person thinks in his heart so is (he or so does he become)' so If you think failure you will fail, if you think success then you are bound to succeed. Begin to visualise your success today! Make it a habit to say 'I am a success', 'I am a winner', 'I am a valuable person' 'God has a great plan for my life' and think positive thoughts about yourself over and over until you believe without any doubt that you can make it happen.

Homework for the week: Buy a scrap book and cut out all the pictures of the things you want i.e. images of success, an image of a woman or a man that looks confident, clothes, a car that you want, your dream holiday...basically whatever images represent your success and when ever you feel that your doubting. Look at the scrap book and get that courage to believe that you can do it.

Above all never give up....rome was not built in a day so don't despair if you don't become a success overnight!! It will happen just keep working hard :-)