Direction.

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go...”

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Live in the moments.

  Everyone has heard the saying, “Life is too short.” You may disregard this, as you are only a teenager. Why should you care about the length of your life when you have so many years ahead of you?

While this may be true, the truth is, life goes by fast. If you do not stop and realize just how amazing the little things are, you may be missing out.

The idea is called mindfulness. Living in the moment also improves health. According to a study done in world, practicing mindfulness can reduce anxiety, stress, and has many other benefits.

Many of us live life without really noticing what’s happening around us. When we choose to be mindful, we see every moment unfold. Then we realize what we have done, what we are doing and what we want to do. It seems as though current society remembers the past better than it was, the present worse than it is and the future less resolved than what it will be.

One way to live in the moment is to see what is in front of us: family. Family is usually left in the back of our minds in our lives. For example, what stores did on Black Friday totally degraded the meaning of Thanksgiving. Most camped out at an electronics store on Thanksgiving day, a day where we should take the time to enjoy dinner with our family.  These stores chose to open early just to make more revenue. Instead of spending some quality time with family, people were outside in the cold longing to find the best prices on things they probably will not use within years from now.Another way to live life is to not gravitate on things that cannot be changed such as the past. What is done is done and all mistakes must be learned from. All achievements in the past should not be  welled  upon, but seen as another way to learn how to succeed. We sometimes tend to see the past brighter than what it truly was. We then spend so much time trying to replicate that feeling. We also sometimes tend to see bad events in the past, and cannot let things go.  The fact is, we must leave the past alone. Let it be.

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You should also keep in mind that the future is not set in stone and anything can happen. A powerful high-paying job does not always result in happiness. When you are deciding majors, find one that you like. Chances are you will feel more successful at a job where you are happy as opposed to a job where you hate with a high pay.

Forrest Gump was onto something when he compared life to a box of chocolates. Each individual moment, like a piece of chocolate, should be savored. If you do not, it will be gone before you know it and you will be sad that you did not take the opportunity to enjoy it.

Accept the past, live in the moment and enjoy everything the world has to offer.

Advise of the day.

I believe that success is dreaming, setting goals and working HARD to achieve those goals consistently. If you are not sure what you want to do, just start working toward SOMETHING until you find your passion. The key to success is persistence and determination. Just do it…because YOU can! No excuses.

"I would say to our youth:

First of all: YOU ALL HAVE GREATNESS INSIDE OF YOU! There is a purpose in each and every one of you, and you must complete the greatness that you were sent on Earth to complete. And this greatness of yours, MAY or MAY NOT be with you making the NBA or becoming a rap/singing star. If it does not involve playing sports or being an entertainer, that’s cool.

Plus, get the best education that you possibly can; whether that’s setting your sights on a four-year college, two-year college or trade school. But, push yourself to do a little more than you think you can do. An example of this would be to look at a four-year college, although you really have your sight set on a two-year institution. At least be aware of what it takes to get into a four-year college. And this awareness should start as early as your eighth grade school school.

For young brothers: If you are in the “drug and guns game,” be careful. Many of our young men thought they could beat the system only to find out that they could not when they lost control. For example, they murdered someone by shooting them after losing their temper and ended up doing major time in prison. Can you imagine yourself doing 20, 25 or 35+ years in prison? The time that’s being handed out by the courts is SERIOUS. Many of the cats that accidentally murdered someone did not wake-up until it was too late. They are now spending most of their lives in prison (many times with major mental sickness).

For young sisters: Maintain your virtue and confidence. You don’t need a young man that’s not treating you right to be complete and fulfilled. You ALREADY are complete. Get busy with the vision (plan) that you have for your life."

" I would say that you need to have a vision and a thankful attitude. Where do you see yourself a year from now? Three years from now? How ’bout when you become a grown-up? Dream as big as you can! Don’t worry about what you don’t have right now but rather be thankful for this moment. Being grateful is a very powerful step to getting where you want to go. When we are thankful for where we are right now, whether that is a 1 bedroom apartment on the 27th floor in the Bronx or in a two family house in Newark, be grateful and watch what happens. Being grateful brings more good things into your life. The more thankful you are, the more great things you attract to yourself; therefore, attracting the right people, teachers and mentors to you and your well-being. I know cause it’s happening to me right now.

Every morning I get up (and before my feet touch the floor) I start giving thanks. Before I became a children’s book illustrator, I would say, ” Thank you Lord that I am a published writer and children’s book illustrator.” I would say it all the time. Now, I am doing just what I said, and I am thankful.

Finally, get around people with good energy who will support you and encourage you. Stay away from those who poo-poo your dreams. Remember, you can’t put a SUPER LARGE VISION in a small mind, or into a mind that isn’t thinking as BIG as you are. It just ain’t gonna work. Keep pressing forward to your vision"

Great entrepreneur..

 Are you an Entrepreneur? Are you aspiring to be one? I don’t care who you are, we all need to be “picked-up” from time to time and what better way than to review some of the best quotes by some of the most extraordinary people who ever lived. I snagged out my old text pad and a few notes I had written down on some of the best ones I’ve seen and heard. Hopefully, you find it inspiring!

1. Do More, When You’re Doing Your Best (Ralph Ruckman, Me)
2. Be nice to geek’s, you’ll probably end up working for one – Bill Gates
3. Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great – Mark Twain
4. Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve - Dr. Napoleon Hill
5. What is not started will never get finished – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
6. When you cease to dream you cease to live - Malcolm Forbes
7. Quote:“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary” – Steve Jobs
8. I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work. – Thomas Edison
9. A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them. – John C. Maxwell
10. If everything seems under control, you’re just not going fast enough. – Mario Andretti
11. If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way. – Napoleon Hill
12. Success is not in what you have, but who you are. – Bo Bennet
13. Try not to be a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value. – Albert Einstein
14. The best way to predict the future is to create it. – Peter Drucker
15. A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way. – John C. Maxwell
16. I do not believe a man can ever leave his business. He ought to think of it by day and dream of it by night. – Henry Ford
17. Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment. – Jim Rohn
18. Entrepreneurship is neither a science nor an art. It is a practice. – Peter Drucker
19. If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got! – Alan Scott
20. An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
21. The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. – Walt Disney
22. Giving is better than receiving because giving starts the receiving process. – Jim Rohn
23. Make your product easier to buy than your competition, or you will find your customers buying from them, not you. – Mark Cuban
24. If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share. – W. Clement Stone
25. Success is how high you bounce after you hit bottom. – General George Patton

Important like our blood circulation

     Mugisha Ed-son  now 22, grew up in a family of seven in the Kagera region in Tanzania. With the support of my parents, I have been able to afford school materials or continue My education. Today, as a university continuous student at Ardhi university.

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 Today I am going to tell you about the problems  faced by university students, which needs a life changer to provide a smooth run in different high institutions of learning. Most of students lack tuition fee due to imperiousness of the government support. Parents mostly play a great role in life and help their kids by providing relevant material in school. They struggle hard in agriculture activities [80%  of the population rely on agricultural products] to ensure that ends meet difficultly.  Since downfall  of the colonial rule, the government has not performed to it's best to provide essential service by the people BUT that doesn't mean failure we can still make it on our own as the community.

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    “Supporting one child means supporting the family.”One thing that I want to highlight is how Child Fund’s work is fruitful. There are many successful people " I can say that Child Fund is just as important as our blood circulation" who are working in many areas in different organizations. Supporting one child means supporting the family. For instance, my family has benefited a lot. I have created work opportunities for my elder siblings by supporting them financially, and I was able to teach my younger sibling. I am sure that I will keep on improving and give credit to Child Fund often. I want to be a role model and pass this message on to other children who are receiving support from Child Fund to give credit to people helping. I hope that our children will attain similar success to what I have achieved now. "SUPPORT THE SAVE THE WORLD" PLEASE SHARE THIS

Never give up..

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For many years the person who has been hindering our growth in our live passed away. We invite you to join the funeral in the room that has been prepared in .

In the beginning, they all got sad for the death of one of their colleagues, but after a while they started getting curious to know who was that man who hindered the growth of my colleagues.

The excitement in the room was such that security agents were ordered to control the crowd within the room. The more people reached the room, the more the excitement heated up. Everyone thought: Who is this guy who was hindering my progress? Well, at least he died!
One by one the thrilled colleagues got closer to the coffin, and when they looked inside it they suddenly became speechless. They stood nearby the coffin, shocked and in silence, as if someone had touched the deepest part of their soul. There was a enough inside the coffin: everyone who looked inside it could see himself.

There is only one person who is capable to set limits to your growth: IT IS YOU. You are the only person who can revolutionize your life. You are the only person who can influence your happiness, your realization and your success. You are the only person who can help yourself.
Your life does not change when your boss changes, when your friends change, when your teachers change, when your partner changes, when your company changes. Your life changes when YOU change, when you go beyond your limiting beliefs, when you realize that you are the only one responsible for your life.

The most important relationship you can have, is the one you have with yourself. Examine yourself, watch yourself. Don't be afraid of difficulties, impossibilities and losses: be a winner, build yourself and your reality.

The world is like a reflection: it gives back to anyone the reflection of the thoughts in which one has strongly believed. The world and your reality are like mirrors laying in ahead of us, which show to any individual the death of his divine capability to imagine and create his happiness and his success.

It's the way you face Life that makes the difference! If an egg is broken from outside force... life ends. If an egg is broken from inside force... life begins. Great things always begin from our inside always in that in your mind and archive your dreams ...

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Our student blogger Mugisha has been sharing his experiences in his first year at university - here are five unexpected things he learnt during his time as a fresher.

'Bring a door stop!' 'Beware the freshers' 15!' 'Don’t drink too much!': just some of the things I was told before heading off to university. But you never really know what it's going to be like before you get there. Looking back on my first year (I'm now in my second year), here are five things I wasn't expecting when I started... 

1. Living independently is easier than you think

In Which? University's first-year student survey, a convincing 71% found living away from home easier than they'd expected. It was a similar experience for me.

Here at ARDHI University, I had no choice but to live in a college - and it pretty much gave me everything I needed to ease me in gently with fellow nervous first-years. Fully catered with a library, gym, bar and vending machines for necessary snacks just seconds away. Six months in and I was shocked to discover that I was far more independent than I had expected to be. I began to feel restless within the confines of college. Having structured meal times became a burden and the presence of the once reassuring tutor restricted our ability to have fun.

Rhiannon, a student at University of Dar es salaam agrees: 'I expected that adjusting to living with 13 strangers was going to be really difficult. Turns out most people had the same concerns and it quickly became normal.'

2. Things cost money

I was unprepared to move from an almost cost-free lifestyle to one where everything you do has a price tag. Increased university fees are a financial worry, but at present they’re taken care of by our student loans - it's paying for your day-to-day lifestyle that's the biggest concern. I'm not living lavishly, but trying to get by on the bare minimum can be a struggle. 39% of first-year students in the Which? University survey also found managing their costs trickier than expected.

Nights out and books are a given, but don't forget all those extras - snacks, library fines, fancy dress (there are more things you need to budget for listed here). I was convinced I wouldn’t need to budget as I just wouldn’t spend past my student loan. But overspending is all too easy - and although it’s tempting to not check your bank account, staying aware of how much you spend is the best way to budget.

3. You need to be organised and self-motivated

Before heading to university I was told that, at least in my first year, I wouldn’t need to do much work. But the workload was heavier than I'd anticipated - and the level of organisation you need to stay on top of things even more of a surprise. 

Things didn't get off to a great start when I forgot to go to my first lecture - and friends have missed deadlines and even exams. In fact, 6% of first-years said they'd missed at least half of their lectures in their first term!

Gone are the days when you can rely on teachers telling you to work. Yes, it is possible to spend all your term time in bed, and you could class all-night essay writing a student rite of passage. But if you're serious about your degree, you'll need to motivate yourself and organise your time.

4. Extra-curriculars actually require commitment

I spent my first few weeks at university as if I was on a holiday activity camp, trying out just about every different club on offer.

From lacrosse, Model United Nations and even beginners' ballet, I thought it was possible to do everything. Unlike school, where activities maybe take up an hour or so a week, university clubs and societies do expect commitment so don't spread yourself too thinly.

Like the 11% of first-termers who said they've joined and dropped out of at least one society, I eventually settled on the rowing club (and with upwards of 12 training sessions a week, that's more than enough to handle).

5. Everything constitutes a social life

Away from home, everything at university becomes social. There are opportunities to socialise and meet people all the time, and my life is more intertwined with the lives of my friends than I had expected. Meal times are used to discuss college gossip, library nights are long-planned trips and even walking through town you’ll bump into many friends.