Explore the heights

Time is a crucial resource in our daily lives, impacting every aspect of our activities. The pressing question is whether we're fully optimizing its potential.

 Here's a fascinating fact about time: A day on Venus actually surpasses its year in length. Venus takes approximately 243 Earth days to complete a single rotation on its axis, whereas it only requires about 225 Earth days to complete an orbit around the Sun. Consequently, a day on Venus (one full rotation) exceeds the duration of a year on Venus (one orbit around the Sun).

 Given that we reside on Earth and not Venus, it's essential to reflect on how we utilize our time. Are we employing it wisely, or could we make some adjustments?

  In this episode, we delve into the tools available for maximizing our time and explore the benefits that await once we implement these changes.

 Remember, once time slips away, it cannot be retrieved. 

The Oxford Dictionary defines "comfort" as a state of physical ease and freedom from pain. However, the concept of comfort can carry diverse meanings based on the context. Generally, when you stay in your comfort zone for too long, you will definitely miss out on opportunities. I heard it said that true success, achievement, and progress is outside your comfort.

While your comfort zone might offer protection, and seemingly appear to be okay and hence the phrase the comfort zone, it's important to recognize that clinging to it for too long can yield negative outcomes over time. Those who are hungry for more, do more and give more do not relinquish the leadership of their lives to the comfort zone. In this week's episode, we delve into the perils of remaining within your comfort zone and what to do about it. We also discuss how to initiate the first steps to get out and explore more opportunities and possibilities outside the comfort zone.

I heard it said that your success, achievement, progress is enshrined in your daily routines. When you do an audit of your daily routines, are you confident that you will get to your desired destination? Your daily routines hold the key to the future you are creating. Change your routines and change the trajectory of your life especially when those routines are healthy, thoughtful, consistent, and value add.

Routines provide a sense of structure and organization to your day. They help you establish a framework for your activities, ensuring that you allocate time for essential tasks and responsibilities.

What does your routine say about you? Does it contain habits that could affect you negatively? If you answered yes to parts of your routine containing negative tendencies, then it is time for a change.

In this episode we explore things you could do within your morning and evening routines to improve your life. We also discuss how to create the most effective routine and finally we end with the benefits of routines and how they can add value to your life. A good routine will improve your productivity and performance while an unsuitable routine will hinder your progress.

We could all do with some help from time to time. No individual is self-sufficient that we don’t need any help. To achieve your goals and mission in life, we all need help.

Having a strong support system can often be the decisive factor that distinguishes failure from success. Undoubtedly, receiving assistance when we find ourselves stuck enables us to move forward with renewed confidence.

Take a moment to reflect on a recent experience when you received help. How did it make you feel?

It is essential to acknowledge that everyone needs support at some point in their journey. As the old saying goes, 'Two heads are better than one,' highlighting the power of collaboration and the benefits of seeking input and guidance from others.  

On a lighter note, if you have to bad heads, that becomes a tragedy because it amplifies the problem, so make sure you are working with a better head!

In this episode, we delve into the significance of recognizing our need for help and the proactive steps we can take to ask for it when required.

Habits play a significant role in shaping our daily lives. While some habits contribute to our personal growth and well-being, others can hinder our progress and have adverse effects.

Take a moment to reflect on your daily routine. Do the activities and behaviours within it truly serve your goals and aspirations? If not, perhaps there are aspects you wish to modify and improve.

If you find yourself resonating with this sentiment, then this episode is tailored specifically for you.

During this episode, we will delve into a comprehensive understanding of habits, including their definition and formation. Furthermore, we will candidly share some of our own habits that we aspire to change. Lastly, we will explore practical strategies and tools that can empower you to transition from negative habits to positive ones.

Remember, the journey of personal growth is perpetual, and no habit is beyond transformation. By relinquishing negative habits, you create space for cultivating positive ones, thereby nurturing a more fulfilling and rewarding life.

Your mindset plays a crucial role in shaping your actions and outcomes. The way you set your mind will determine the level of success you can achieve.

Take a moment to reflect on the mindset you usually adopt. Is it predominantly positive or negative? If your answer leans towards negativity, it's likely that you often experience feelings of fear and sadness.

But here's the good news: you have the power to transform your mindset. So why not embrace this opportunity and make the change starting today?

In this episode, we will provide you with valuable tools to help you change your mindset and attain everything you desire and more.

Always remember that positive individuals tend to lead happier lives and accomplish greater things. So, don't hesitate. Take back control and embark on this transformative journey.

Everyone is born with a purpose, and throughout our lifetime, by making the right choices, we can discover it.

This purpose, or Unique Selling Proposition (USP), is what defines us. Some of us may have a talent for music, while others excel in literature.

Do you know what your purpose is? Are you currently living it, or are you still searching for it?

In this episode, we will unlock the tools you need to find your purpose and learn how to start living it.

Lost time is never found again, so why delay? It's time to discover your purpose and start living it.

Season 2 of "Explore The Heights" is finally here! We cordially invite you to embark on a transformative journey of self-discovery, encompassing personal growth, enhanced productivity, and a commitment to altruism. With each episode, we aim to equip you with practical strategies for self-improvement, effective business practices, and a wealth of valuable insights. We eagerly anticipate your presence as we delve into these enriching topics. Until then, take care and see you soon!

The way we treat others can determine the kind of response or reaction we receive. Treating people well is a mark of a professional and a sign of maturity. When we treat people well the way they want to be treated, we set in motion a great response.

It’s important to remember that the words we use, our body language or even our intonation can be a factor in the quality of the message we communicate; the reception we receive and the action or inaction that takes place from the receiver. When we learn to treat people well, we don’t only feel great, but also a reflection of our own values about human interactions.

In this episode we discuss the dangers of treating people wrong, how to treat people right and finally the benefits of treating people right.

By treating people in the right way, we are able to build stronger long-lasting relationships both within our personal and professional lives.

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Greatness means you distinguish yourself from others, you’ve set yourself apart from the crowd and you are truly eminent in your field. Greatness is therefore, the quality of being great, distinguished, or eminent.

Thomm Quackenbush said “Within you, within all human beings, is a seed of greatness that makes their kind quake with fear.”

We all have a substance that makes us unique from everyone else. By harnessing this unique feature of ourselves we can stand out from the crowd.

Whatever your definition of greatness, remember it begins from within. There is greatness inside all of us, but first we must choose to be great. With the finite amount of time we have to live our ideal life and live it to the full, it is time to embrace your inner excellence and make the best of the gift called life. Albert Einstein once said… “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

Decide to be great because the world is waiting for your unique stamp. Remember what Benjamin Franklin wrote - lost time is never found again.

In this episode we discuss behaviours that can block your greatness, how to find the greatness from within and the benefits of harnessing your greatness.

We are often tempted to make huge changes at once. However, we know from experience that it can be frustrating when we don’t get the results. Take an example of wanting to get to your ideal weight or get business results. When we have weight as a challenge, we keep looking in the mirror to see how we are looking especially when we have an exercise regime or a dieting program. When making a change to our lives or business we must remain patient but determined so that we can become successful in the end. EL James the author of the 50 shades trilogy once wrote “we need to learn to walk before we can run.”

When making large changes to our business or personal lives it is important to break down the larger changes into smaller steps so that we can transition through the change comfortably.

In this episode we discuss how to make slight changes so that you achieve the results you want. Don’t be fooled by the tiny changes you register each time. Tiny changes add up and become transformational. Stick to your tiny changes and be consistent and watch the results add up.

We all have dreams that we wish we could turn into reality. A single decision can be the difference maker in progressing and living our dream or spending hours contemplating and regretting the path not taken.

Are you in a job that does not excite you anymore? Or are you at crossroads with no idea of where to turn? This podcast will help you unpack that.

In this episode we discuss the dangers of choosing the wrong path which may lead to high levels of stress, anxiety, and regret. You will also appreciate the benefits or rewards of switching to the right path. Switching to the right path will reduce your stress level and improve your quality of life.

Start today and switch to the right path and you will be glad you made the decision to do so. Following the right path has significant rewards and make work feel like fun.

Gratitude is the appreciation of what we have or what others have done for us.

We all have something to be grateful for, this could be our friends, family, or the business we have worked so hard to build. Never take things for granted, if you do, you will be undervaluing what you have or the support you have received.

In this episode we share what we are thankful for, how to show gratitude towards others and the benefits of gratefulness.

Start showing gratitude today as the saying goes “You don’t know what you have lost until it is gone.”

Focusing is the ability to concentrate exclusively on one specific task so that the end goal is successfully achieved. When we tackle too many things at once in the name of multi-tasking, we don’t achieve much. History is dotted with names of people who harnessed the power of focus to achieve phenomenal and exponential results. Is your multi-tasking yielding the results you want? If not don’t waste another day in your life doing too many things at once.

A focused mind will complete tasks successfully with less chance of making mistakes and wasting resources. It also saves time and energy. Multitasking or stretching our workload creates room for mistakes and puts a strain on the individual’s brain. Why not use your talent, time, and treasure in a focused way to achieve your goals, ambition, vision, KRA’s and strategic objectives.

In this episode we discuss the benefits of focus why it is a more effective approach than doing too many things. Have a fantastic week.

During the course of our personal and professional lives, we will experience some sort of rejection, which will either make or break us.

Rejection is defined as the dismissal or refusal of an idea or a person.

For those who have been broken by rejection, now it is the time to change. By embracing rejection and using it as a tool we can increase our chances for success.

In this episode we discuss how we can change our mindset from looking at rejection as a negative and turning it into a positive process to success.

A complaint is usually seen as something negative however, this doesn’t have to be the case. A complaint well taken can open doors to opportunities, improved services and even to new product and service development and improvement. When you look at complaint as positive feedback and change your mindset regarding a complaint, it offers you the chance to grow and develop.

In this episode, we discuss ways of how to change the narrative and stories regarding complaint and shift your paradigm regarding complaint to something positive. A complaint well received helps you change and provide better services to your client.

A complaint doesn’t have to remain as something negative, but positive feedback for change, growth, and development

The past gives us lessons of yesterday while the future provides us with lessons for tomorrow.

After 50 episodes we took the time in this special episode to reflect on the journey so far. We discussed some of the most popular episodes, what we have learnt, as well as talk about some of the plans we have for the future.

We trust that you will continue to enjoy the great content we bring to you each time so that you can be more, do more, and give more of yourself, skills, experiences, talent, potential to the world. Together, we make the world a better place for us all.

I Have heard it said that “Depression lives in the past, Anxiety lives in the future while Calmness and peace lives in the present” where do you live?

Some people are always chasing tomorrow forgetting that today matter. When you squander your today, you are impacting your tomorrow. Instead of putting all your attention on tomorrow, why not make the best of your today. Today once gone will never be repeated in your life. Today will never return when you enter tomorrow.

Others are stuck on the regret of yesterday, forever condemned to relive the mistakes of the past.

The time has come for change. In this episode we discuss how to get the best of today and how to switch your focus and change your paradigm.

The past should teach us lessons for the future while today should allow us to plan for tomorrow. Our choices today will dictate the quality of our future. Tomorrow is a piece of your future!

When you do what you love, it doesn’t feel like work anymore as the saying goes. Following and living your passion will allow you to do amazing work that you’re really interested in. We follow our passions because it brings us fulfillment. Following your passion may appear like a far-fetched dream, but it is possible. To be passionate, is to be determined to achieve what you want without being swayed or distracted.

Passion is what gives you boundless energy, intense almost single-minded focus, and the willpower to overcome even the most daunting obstacles. The more passionate we are with whatever we are focused on, the more we will work hard and smart on improving ourselves while increasing our chances of success.

If you had all the time in the world, if there were no limitation, self imposed and otherwise, or other obligations in life – what would you do?

In this episode, we provide ideas, perspectives, and nuggets to help you follow your passion. Have a fantastic week.

We all want to win in life, but how do we win in the game of life?

To become a winner, it takes clarity, determination, perseverance, tenacity, and a hunger that cannot be quenched or satisfied until we win. Leaders who win, have their eyes on the prize and will not be swayed by distraction or failure.

You can become a winner by first knowing what you want, setting goals that will deliver your winning prize and working consistently towards the achievement of those goals. In this episode, we share some of the tools you can use to become a winner. After all we all admire winners so why not join the club and become a winner. Remember, you have to work at it though.

The way you look at obstacles is very important. Some see obstacles and are crushed under the weight of it while others use obstacles to catapult them to greatness. Obstacles test your tenacity and resolve regarding what you really want in life. When you want something really bad, obstacles become transportation. Whatever you want to achieve has obstacles as part of the process. Those who learn to use obstacles are those who succeed in the end.

Allow obstacles to refine your thinking, ignite a fire within you, reprogram your mind, reenergize and refocus you to move steadily in the direction of your aspirations and vision. Without obstacles, your dream may not be big enough. The bigger the dream, the more challenging are the obstacles. Use obstacles as transportation and not as show stoppers. This podcast will show you how. Have a great week.

Complacency is a dangerous attitude that will rob you from fulfilling your potential and suffocate your vision and goals. Complacency can also become a habit and when that happens you are slowly heading for a disaster. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines complacency as self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies.

Just doing enough to satisfy your employer or meet the basic requirement of the job is not good. Decide to always go beyond the call of duty. Doing this kicks complacency out of the door. Doing enough to get by will stop you from being the best you can be.

In this week’s episode we lift the lid on the symptoms of complacency and how to defeat them. When you defeat complacency, you change the trajectory of your life.

Failure is a part of success, and the benefits of failure cannot be overemphasised. Failure is the hallmark of success, without failure there would be no great successes. J. Wallace Hamilton has this to say about failure. “People are training for success when they should be training for failure. Failure is far more common than success; poverty is more prevalent than wealth; and disappointment more normal than arrival.” I get the gist of what Hamilton is trying to say but don’t agree with the statement. The human brain focuses on what we give attention to. The interesting thing about failure is that we are quick to judge isolated situations in our lives and label them as failures, instead, we should keep the bigger picture in mind. Failure is not a bad word because without failing several times, you can never be successful. Fail fast, fail quickly, learn from these failures, and move towards success. In this podcast we present the benefits we can derive from failure. Learn to fail your way to success!

You have a dream I believe. We all have dreams. The question is, are you ready to work hard to make your dreams come true? Dreamers intentionally work their dreams until they realized it. The fulfilment of your dreams will not happen by accident. Every dreamer must work their dream and history is dotted with people who worked their dream. Lost time is never gained so stop waiting for a sign and start preparing to live your dream. Join us in this episode as we provide some of the tools you can use to begin living your dream today. Start the journey to living your dream today. If you don’t you may regret it for the rest of your life. Your dream doesn’t have to remain just a dream it can become a reality. So never shy away from living your dream.

Every achiever, successful entrepreneur, author, speaker, thought leader, great teacher, physician, and all successful and achievement-oriented people accomplished what they did through the power of goals. Goals help us focus our energies; drives us to action, enables consistency, and keeps us moving forward. When you set goals, you can achieve it. To achieve greatness, you need to focus on what you desire, and a goal positions you to do just that.  Setting too may goals defeats the purpose of the power of one goal. Some people have given up setting goals because they believe it doesn’t work. Could it just be that you had so many goals and got distracted and overwhelmed? Start your journey on concentrating on one goal at a time rather than trying to achieve all of them at once.  Greatness takes patients and time. In this week’s episode we discuss what you should do to set individual goals that power and energize you to achieve your vision and aspirations. Go on, go on and click play, to unearth the power of one goal.

As humans, we all have one thing in common and that is we all experience challenges and setbacks. Kings and Queens, chief executives, entrepreneurs, fathers and mothers, business owners, teachers, the clergy, ministers, professionals, and so on have all had the urge to give up and quit. Everybody falls in some way, but it is those who rise after the fall or from the ashes who live on to tell their stories of bravely, resilience, hope, and courage. If you consider yourself a human, then remember you have the capacity to rise from the ashes. When something gets us down, it can be the most difficult thing we can go through however, it is important to remember that there is always a way out of your difficulties, challenges, disruptions, and change. Out of the ashes, our humanness, frailty, weakness, capacity, capability, resilience, and tenacity is revealed. Our success, achievement, progress, can emerge from the ashes of hurt, despondency, disappointments, and challenges of life. Emerge from the ashes more determined than ever to make your contribution wherever you are planted. In this episode, we provide the tools you can use to recover and rise from the ashes. Remember there is beauty from the ashes.

We all have our own personality and at some point, we will come across someone who is difficult. Our ability to effectively handle difficult situations and difficult people is the mark of a professional.

Dealing with a difficult individual can be very challenging if not handled properly and may trigger conflict in any given situation. However, there are ways of maintaining control of a possible volatile situation and ensure a win/win outcome.

In this episode, we discuss the best way to handle people who are difficult within your environment.

Thought or mind conditioning is a process of training your mind to modify your thoughts, attitudes, and beliefs to accept thinking patterns, tendencies and/or mental states to optimize positive thinking and ultimately optimize your performance. Whatever the condition of your mind, the Thought Conditioners we are sharing are so powerful that they will displace unhealthy thoughts and position your mind to think great empowering thoughts. Remember that displacement is the only way you can drive negative and unhealthy thoughts from the mind. Happiness, joy, and effectiveness depend upon the kinds of thoughts we think, it is impossible to be happy if we think unhappiness-producing thoughts. Whatever we focus our attention on through our thought patterns is what we move toward. If only you train your mind to think on the things you want rather than the things you don’t want, you will be happier, healthier, peaceful, creative, and the type of person people want to associate with. One of the wisest men who ever lived was Marcus Aurelius, he said, "A man's life is what his thoughts make of it." We can rephrase to say a person’s life is what his/her thoughts make of it. This statement is worth meditating on. Allow these thought conditioners to build you up.

On the road to success sometimes you may fail, but failure should not ruin your life or discourage you from achieving your goals. In this episode we discuss the ways of helping you bounce back from failure.

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Are you tired of taking a back seat in the journey of your life? Or maybe you want to switch from being a viewer to starring a lead role in the movie of life. the time for change is now.  In this episode we discuss how to make the transition from being a viewer to star of your own life.  so go forth and be the best lead and director of your life today. 

Every successful and achievement-oriented person that I know, read about, heard about developed the capacity and capability for resilience. People who are resilient are not special people since resilience is built into each one of us. You must flex your resilience muscle for you to effectively use it when the need arises and sure there comes a time when you will require it to navigate life, business, relationship, leadership, and other personal challenges. In this podcast we share nuggets regarding what the lack of resilience is costing you, how to be resilient, and its benefits. Have a great week.

In this episode, we share our lives experiences as we reflect on our respective journeys. This episode is more reflective. Join us as we relive some of our successes and challenges. We also discuss some of what we learned from each experience as well as how we overcame challenges in our path.

In the race to the top, the journey is paved with obstacles and difficulties. Some of these include empty promises and quick money-making schemes. This ultimately leads to disappointment, frustration, anxiety, and anger. Success and achievement are not easy contrary to popular opinion. In this episode, we unravel some of the schemes you should avoid in the climb to the top.

Thought or mind conditioning is a process of training your mind to modify your thoughts, attitudes, and beliefs to accept thinking patterns, tendencies and/or mental states to optimize positive thinking and ultimately optimize your performance. Whatever the condition of your mind, the Thought Conditioners we are sharing are so powerful that they will displace unhealthy thoughts and position your mind to think great empowering thoughts. Remember that displacement is the only way you can drive negative and unhealthy thoughts from the mind. Happiness, joy, and effectiveness depend upon the kinds of thoughts we think, it is impossible to be happy if we think unhappiness-producing thoughts. Whatever we focus our attention on through our thought patterns is what we move toward. If only you train your mind to think on the things you want rather than the things you don’t want, you will be happier, healthier, peaceful, creative, and the type of person people want to associate with. One of the wisest men who ever lived was Marcus Aurelius, he said, "A man's life is what his thoughts make of it." We can rephrase to say a person’s life is what his/her thoughts make of it. This statement is worth meditating on. Allow these thought conditioners to build you up.