You will midwife your dreams and visions to success by first interpreting them to tangible things overtime. It is not what comes to you in a day and you achieve the interpretation within ten hours. You will have to need a quiet place to think through your vision and dwell on how to translate it into success. This is the psychological cost of interpreting your vision as you push to become somebody in life. The next best thing you will have to do is to carry out research or feasibility study on how to bring your vision to bear concrete-wise. Remember, it is in your purview as the owner of the vision to stress yourself to acquire the necessary knowledge/foundation that the vision would be built on.

This is the knowledge cost of your interpretation of that vision.

The next cost of interpreting your vision into success is what I termed logistics balancing. You now begin to look out for the needful logistics supports your vision requires to become that success you saw when the vision came upon you. How much money will you need to start-off this vision if it is the type that requires money? I’m yet to see a human venture that does not require such fiscal balancing before it takes off. Also here, you will have to reach out to people who have the know-how that will help you have a smooth take-off. There are many things to learn from them.

On the other hand, there is what I termed the spiritual cost of your interpretation of that vision you live to die for. Simply put, be prayerful. Ask God for direction as you embark on the interpretation of your vision. When Pharaoh saw visions, he sought out Joseph who helped him interpret his visions. We are all knowledgeable of what another man’s vision impacted on Joseph’s life.

To midwife your dream and vision into success simply put is looking for and getting the perfect interpretation of the vision. Give yourself a trial today and see yourself blossoming into that success you have always pined for.

There is presently a wave of copy-cat uprisings in the Middle East, but, unlike that of Egypt, the dictators are determined to show no mercy, and do not have the appetite to surrender to the people’s will.   Already, the casualties that the rebellion is experiencing at the hands of the military is beginning to confirm the dictator’sstark indifference to any kind of criticism by the rest of the world.  Unlike Mubarak,  the dictators of Libya, Bahrain, Yemen and now Iran, are having a great time wallowing in the sunshine of their power.  They are merciless and confident of their love affair with the military upon which untold benefits are being showered.

Unlike Mubarak, dictators, such as Khadafi, do not hesitate to suppress the uprising forcefully, nor are they ready to hand over their long-entrenched authority on a golden platter.  While the thirst for democracy is laudable, there is still that specter of uncertainty as to the true intent of establishing democracy, in the true sense of the word– a democracy in which sectarianism has no place — a democracy that should be propelled by secularism as a basis for any government advocating human rights and equality.

Before I even start to say how I go about judging people, I have a few things to clear up. As you may or may not know, people that you meet are pretty much just all of their memories put together. For an example, say you see a cheeseburger at night downtown when your walking with your friends. You smell every smell, see every sight, and feel every feeling. That becomes part of you. When your a child, you see things with fresh eyes. You are only exposed to what is around you, and maybe what a influential person has experienced, like religious parents, and pass down to you. These things can be destructive and negative, but its all part of growing up and becoming your own person. When your a teenager, you need to make judgements on things and become your own person, much the reason of rebellion. People say its because the teenage brain is not fully developed, but based on logic, I would say its so that people can spread their metaphorical wings and experience more things away from the home nest. Making a solid judgement on things gives more confidence in yourself, and confidence is starting to become necessary in school and public to survive in the world. Exposing yourself to more things, or keeping an open mind are great ways to become more confident for that very reason. 

Relationships are very key to growing up. When you grow up with a friend, you both generally experience the same things together, and talk about it together, so you form the same judgements on the thing you both are exposed to. When you meet someone else, you try and explain your opinion on something, and if they see that thing a different way, it creates conflict. Right away, you start searching for a middle ground that you both can agree on, therefore changing your perception on that thing. People that are convinced that they are right no matter what are the people that grew up or are still around higher influences telling them what’s right and wrong. That is why rebellion is a part of growing up. 

Now on to my judgement system. As you know from reading this far, some people are not going to ever consider thinking of something your way. Being a visual and creative person, I made a color system that explains personality traits and tells who you are more likely more inclined to date or be in a relationship with, and who you are going to get along with and be friends with. Here is a list of the colors that I have came up with. 

All traits can be positive or negative qualities, but that has to do with your own morals and personality.With my judgement basis, the colors go in a circle. Here is the order-

Red–>Yellow–>Orange–>Green–>Pink–>Blue–>Purple–>Black, Then black goes back around to red.

Red, Black, and Green are extremes of the two types of mentalities. Here is a list of the colors and their meanings-

Red- Open Mindedness (100%) Solidity (0%)

A red is somebody that is unable to keep a single solid strong point about them. They flow through information but can’t really make a solid judgement on a single thing. I feel it has to do with insanity or mental illness. Like I said, no trait has to be a bad thing.

Yellow- Open Mindedness (80%) Solidity (20%)

I consider myself in this very category. A very mental person, but has some strong points to them. Likes to retain new information but never makes a solid judgement too fast.

Orange- Open Mindedness (60%) Solidity (40%)

I would say this is an open minded person that gives up some mentality for more solidity and maybe confidence in things. My best friends more often than not fit in this category after I had thought about it for a while. I had described this as a dried up yellow.

Green- Open mindedness (50%) Solidity (50%)

Green is a very balanced category of person. A green person is someone I would call a mature, Adult person due to their confidence, and their open mindedness. Some people may not view a Green as adult, but like i said, people perceive these things based on how they grew up.

Pink- Open mindedness (40%) Solidity (60%)

In my opinion, a pink person is someone that keeps some solidity, but their solidity is based on who they are around. As an example, a pink would make a new group of friends, become more like that group, and then act like the people do. They have less of a personal identity, but still maintain a solid group mentality. I classify this as a follower.

Blue- Open mindedness (30%) Solidity (70%)

A blue is someone who likes to fit in with a crowd in many ways, but still maintains their own identity and beliefs. These could be negative things that conflict with the group, but if they meet the right people then they have the potential of being a essential member of that group.

Purple- Open mindedness (10%) Solidity (90%)

I have met a lot of purples, and usually conflict with them, being a yellow. It is hard to get your point across to them, but they are very strong, confident people who believe in who they are. Many people want to get the approval of the person if they are the main focus of attention.

Black- Open mindedness (1%) Solidity (99%)

I would say a black person (not based on race, but in the color-based personality system) is like a very religious person. They have super strong beliefs and will not change their mind at any cost unless something life changing happens to them. Thats why I added a 1%, because they still have the potential of having a mind changing experience, but its very difficult. 

The reason that my color system is a loop is because, if the black personality traits go to a certain extent, they could become delusions, and they may lose their ability to make judgements because of traumatic experiences. It is all a big cycle in the end, and the way that I judge a person on what they could provide in the future for me personally, is by picking up hints by talking to them and interacting. It is a fool-proof judgement system that rarely hurts anyone in the end and is very logical and healthy to go by. 

I would like to thank my best friend, who i figured these things out with. Without growing up with you i would not understand these things and be able to verbally express them. Psychology might have covered the other thing i have said, but my judgement system is unique, and I hope people try it out. And hey, you could talk to your friends and say things at school like “That person is SO YELLOW!!” and nobody will know what your talking about. I hope that will be enjoyable.

-Owen Anier

I had a read through my list of goals for 2007 and am shocked at how far off track one can go ah aha ha – thank goodness we are in April and there is still plenty of time to steer this ship to the desired destination. The bigger question is rather why one goes off track at all, but that, like many other questions is one for each of us to answer.

None the less, today, like any other day is a good day to think about how we are progressing thus far, to have a look at our lives and think… how is this ship going?

I thought this be an apt time to send this, one of my favourite passages, on the “Power of respect”. By Milton Kamwendo.

May each day bring you each- that much closer to discovering your own greatness!

The Power of respect!

Respect is the basis of attraction. What we respect, we will always attract.
The Chinese have a proverb which says,
“A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness”.

Respect is not seen through what we say but what we do.
The key to greatness is to respect greatness enough to pursue it.
To unleash our greatness we must respect our goals, purpose and callings in life enough to pursue them. Ardent and resolute pursuit is the proof of respect. The goals that we are pursuing respond to respect. If we respect them, we move faster towards them. If we do not respect them we spend a lot of time and effort in fruitless endeavour.

There is a Persian proverb that says,
“He who wants a rose must respect the thorn”.
This is an important principle. Many of us want the rose, but we do not respect the thorn and hence life pricks us badly. Everything, which is nice in life, always has a price that we must pay in full and in advance.
If we want the pride and prestige of a qualification, we must respect the studies enough to diligently work through them. If we want to increase our wealth, we must respect our money enough to look after it, learn about it and to invest it wisely. If we want great marriages we must respect them enough to invest in them.
Our values determine what we will respect.

Goethe was right when he said, “I respect the man who knows distinctly what he wishes.
The greater part of all mischief in the world arises from the fact that men do not sufficiently understand their own aims. They have undertaken to build a tower, and spend no more labour on the foundation than would be necessary to erect a hut.”

Respect your goals enough to pursue them with all your might. Today is the tomorrow that you were talking about yesterday!
Take massive action to your greatness.