Night Rituals that will set you up for a successful tomorrow

Attached below are 10 night rituals  that I believe will set you up for a successful tomorrow:

1. Do not go to bed until your next day is completed in paper. Review your calendar for the next day (early in the evening) identify three must-do tasks and set a start time and the next day plan to begin with the toughest task.   

2. Wash dishes/load and start dishwasher. Wipe down all counters  and shine the sink. 

3. Set up the breakfast table and prepare breakfast food items ie. wash and fruits, bake scones, boil the eggs, preset the coffee maker to start brewing coffee at a specific time. etc 

4. Get the kids’  lunchboxes ready.

5. Choose the next day’s clothes to expedite morning preparation.

6. Tuen off all electronics an hour before bedtime and play calming music..( for me it’s classical music). 

7. Set a timer for 15 minutes to tidy up so you wake up to a neat space.

8.Dim all lights an hour before lights out.

9.Read a book 20 -30 minutes before sleep. I refuse to go to bed until I learn something new.

10.Review the day that was, record wins and lessons learnt. Let go of hurts, Forgive ALL that wronged you and commit the night and the day ahead to God in prayer. The 5 minute journal is my something I don’t think can live without. Check it out FIVEMINUTEJOURNAL.COM

BONUS: Go to bed early!  Early to bed early to rise. For me bedtime is at 8:30pm since I am an early riser. 

Source: 10 Things to Do Before Bed Each Night

Your mind is your garden. Watch what you plant in it.

What are you planting in your mind? What kind of thoughts are you entertaining? When learning  something new the Conscious mind is in control and after you get it the subconscious mind takes over.

Think about it: When you first started driving, skating or riding a bike you were 100% there, learning and trying hard not to fall or fail. When you learnt how to operate that vehicle or ride that bike you  became an expert. It got  so easy that You didn’t think much about it. There are times I have driven from work to home and wondered how I got home. When learning  something new the Conscious mind is in control and after you get it the subconscious mind takes over.

Watch your thoughts dear ones!  Once planted in a fertile ground (mind) they grow and become our governing systems. They will empower or limit you and it all begins with what you entertain. Any idea once planted will stay in place unless challenged or replaced.  If you don’t challenge it,  it will grow strong and stronger and even grow seeds

That quote “Mind your own  business” has never been truer. Your mind is your main Business. Watch what goes in it. Say no to anything that’s not in sync with your purpose.

We think 60,000 thoughts a day according to Deepak Chopra.  Which most of it we can control..
Challenge your belief system by asking yourself these  questions:
Is it ....
1. Logical
2. Reasonable
3. Helping me

Remember, Who you are today is where your thoughts have brought you. Who you will be tomorrow is where your thoughts will take you. You are a product of your thoughts!! PROVERBS 23:7 "For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he".

Imagine you hear a  knock on the door. It is your responsibility to not only walk toward the door, but to know for sure who is at the door.
You just don't open the door,  you peek through the “security hole”in the door and see who’s at the door. Then you make a decision to let them in or not.

The door is your mind and it is your BUSINESS TO CHOOSE what You are going to welcome in. When  you identify what is trying to GAIN ENTRY to your MIND, You  decide whether you are going to ALLOW It to COME IN,  take a sit, offer it a drink and entertain it or whether you reject it.

It is your responsibility to take every thought captive. (II Cor. 10:5); to resist the devil (James 4:7); to choose to think on pure, lovely, wholesome things (Phil. 4:8).

It is extremely important  that you protect your mind and hear  and not expose it to damaging things that produce negative thinking within you. (Proverbs 4:23)
Because what you think is what you are. You are what you are today because of yesterday's thoughts.
Your tomorrow is being shaped by your thoughts today.
Be intentional about what you think about.

You got dreams? How about aspirations!!

✨You got dreams? How about aspirations?
(An aspiration is a strong desire, longing, or aim; ambition)

Go after your dreams like your life depends on it because it does. Do WHATEVER it takes to make it happen! Life is NOW in session! LIFE IS HERE AND NOW!! Remember you will miss 💯 % of the shots you don’t take. ~ Wayne Gretzky
Mae West said,  “You only live ONCE, but if you live it right, once is enough.”
Be willing to bet on your self and have faith in God. ALL things are possible🙏🏾

✨ MAKE Failure your friend not your enemy!
Failure is not the opposite of success but part of the success.
The first time you try something new chances are, you’ll  fail! Get up, dust yourself and try again! Fall again, pick yourself up quickly and try again.

Every failure brings with it the seed of an equivalent success. -Napoleon Hill

✨Consider Mentorship/Coaching
We all need a Paul(Mentor), Barnabas(encourager) and a Timothy(mentee). Never underestimate the power of this three people in your life!

✨Who is in your circle of influence?
Keep a jealous eye on your circle of influence. You become like the 5 people you associate yourself with. They will make you or break you! Your success is heavily dependent on that circle!

✨Protect your time!
Given the choice, would you rather save time or money? Time is and should be our most valuable commodity. Money mistakes can often be corrected, lost time cannot be recovered.

Time is free, but it’s priceless. You can’t own it, but you can use it. You can’t keep it, but you can spend it. Once you’ve lost it you can never get it back. -Harvey MacKay

#Spend your time with people that matter, doing the things that make a difference. One of those things is growing yourself!

In conclusion, go out and make it happen, you can do it! A year from now you’ll look back and enjoy the fruits of your labor.

#IBelieveInYou!
#LeanOnMyFaith until you can stand on your own. #Mentorship
#Dare2BDifferentin2019
#PayingItForward

Dare 2B Different in 2019

🔸Be willing to fail 1001 times in 2019!!
The more times you fail,  the closer you are to
success

Reach for things you desire! You could fail but Pick yourself up, try again and again. No matter what and how you feel, keep moving.  Make the best of every detour and interruption. Every Failure teaches you something if you let it.  Turn adversity into advantage.

For you that is in the game and feels like giving up remember:
The day you plant a seed 🌱 is not the day you eat its fruit. Be patient, Keep moving forward.The hard work you are putting in will produce the results you’ve been looking for.

🔸Measure your success not in the results you get but by the seeds you plant and the lives you touch.
#IDare2Be DifferentIn2019
#IDare2ServeHimWholeHeartedly.

Hello 2019

In 2019 focus on the simple things that make life beautiful. Laughter, smiles, love and Gratitude. ~Whitney English

🔹1. Start with the Big picture
Imagine it’s 1 year from today and when looking back over the past year , you realize that it was the best year of your life. What does that look like to you?

🔹2.Set Goals
a)Personal Goals
B)Family, friends and relationship Goals
C)Personal Development & Spiritual Goals
D)Financial Goals
E)work, Career or study Goals
F) Health Goals.

🔹3. Design your Days
Have morning routine(Morning ritual)
A)Plan your day early-Do not begin your day until it is complete in paper.
B)Identify your top 3 priorities (top 3 To-Do)
C)Family Time
D) Fitness Time- have your gym clothes including shoes and bottles water prepared so you are ready to go.
E)Offload the Dishwashwer
F)Personal Time(PT)

Have an Evening routine(evening Ritual)
A) Take time to be grateful
B)Reflect on the day that was
C)Celebrate progress
D)Prepare for  tomorrow
E)Lay out your clothes for the next day including shoes
F)Set the table and plan what’s to be eaten for breakfast.
E)start the Dishwasher

 🔹4.Stay on Course
-The blessing is for the consistent and persistent.
-Motivation will get you started but Displine will get you going.

🔹5.  Journal
The 5 minute Journal is a great tool. You can download the app on your phone. It has taught me to be grateful everyday.

🔹Menu Planning-
Your Health is your wealth. Be intentional on what you take in. Take care of the Lords Temple.

Finally:
*Be organized with your time and intentional with your actions. Your success in 2019 will be determined by your daily agenda.

*Watch your inner circle. 95% of your success or failure will determined by who you spend most of your time with.  You are the CEO of your life, Hire, Fire, promote and Demote as needed.
95% of your success will be determined by how well you execute this right here☝🏾

*Theres a special space just for God. Put God where He belongs. Allow Him to order your steps(make that your prayer daily)
Dare to serve Him whole heartedly in 2019.🙏🏾

💃🏽2019 will be my best year ever! I will create my Happiness, Peace, I will attempt things SO great that if they get accomplished only God will get the credit.

#Dare2BeDifferentIn2019
#Dare2ServeTheLordWholeheartedlyIn2019
Heb.11:6
Happy New Year awesome people!!!

DESIRE GOD, living for the will of God🙏🏾

Today while Decorating the church Christmas tree  I  remembered a powerful quote by T.L. Osborn, “Success in life is wanting what God wants for you.”
We all want to be successful , but do we want what God wants for us?🤔

Do You Want What God Wants?or Do you just
want what you want and ask/command God to bless it? 🤔 many times we want what we want because we are afraid God will fall short providing for us.

God desires a relationship with Us, when I have His heart, I have His hand.  He reminds us in Jer 29:11 He knows the plans He has for us, plans of good and not evil. Plans to give us a hope and a future.

How do you want  what God really wants for you and what does it really mean to surrender our lives to him.

1.  I seek His Kingdom first . Matt. 6:33
Seek Him with all diligence-Heb. 11:6

2. Study His word & practice Obedience 1Sam.15:22
Hide His word in your heart Psalm 119:11
((To keep off sin, hide His word in your heart))

3. Trust His unfailing love  Psalm13:5
Take him at His word Proverbs. 3:5-6

4.Total Surrender of my plan to His Proverbs 19:21

A couple of months ago My Pastor Dr. Gacengeci  shared a powerful statement during Bible Study that has stayed with me.....
“Even if there was no Heaven, it would still be worthy and fulfilling to serve God”

Want what God Wants 1Peter4:2
🙏🏾DESIRE GOD, live for the will of God🙏🏾

Essie’s Testimony of Gods Preservation, Protection and provision

This morning FB has reminded me exactly where I was last year and how I felt! 😢

I was grieving for the loss of a smile , but I chose to have faith and you prayed  with me.  Look at what God has done. The pic above shows the progression of my healing both physical and emotional healing. To God be the Glory!🙏🏾

Lessons learnt:

1. Faith- it is a substance of things of things hoped for and an evidence of thing not seen.  We have to have faith in God for we live in a life where things are unpredictable.  I’m encouraged to know He that holds the future has my name engraved in the palm of his hands. 

2. The Power of the speaking things into existence(Prayer)  Pray and go to work. Seek the first the Kingdom of God.  The power of life and death is in your tongue. Be careful what you speak, the moment you speak it, creation starts. 

3. The sorrow may last for a night but His Joy comes in the morning. It is darkest before dawn. Recently the spirit of God whispered this  clearly to my, “Hang tight my child, Be still! When things seem to be falling apart they are actually falling in place” 

4. There is power in writing down your wishes, desires and prayers.  Journal, audio record, or keep a prayer book. I have one  and right below each prayer item I leave 4 blank lines so that I can come back with a colored pen and enter the answered prayer. 

5. The law of association.  Surround yourself with people have a like mind. 

🔹95% of your success or failure will be determined by who you spend your time with. You cannot afford to take that lightly. 

6. Personal Growth-ALWAYS BE PREPARED.

Keep growing yourself, nothing should stop in life.  The sun still rises and sets, time is still moving. Get up and keep working on your goal. Even when things are falling apart, get up, get dressed and keep moving.

You do not know when an opportunity will knock on your door!Prepare yourself, grow yourself.

It’s better to be prepared and not have an opportunity than have an opportunity and be unprepared.

Dig Your wells before Your get  thirsty! -Chinese proverb.

🔹God put me in this amazing world and gave me limitless possibilities in my life. I will make each day count.

🔹Attempt great things so great that when they get accomplished only God will get the credit. 

7. PRACTICE GRATITUDE EVERYDAY

Count your blessings...They are more than your needs.

-Be positive and look for good in every situation.

-Use bad experiences as stepping stones  for success.  

-When tough times come do you become better or bitter?

Always be grateful! It could have been worse. In ALL things we have been asked to give thanks.