There is this story about a man that went for a walk one day. This man was confronted by a soldier who asked him, “Who are you? Where are you going? Why are you going there?”
This man was so happy that he demanded to know how much the soldier earns. When he was told, the man gladly told the soldier he will pay him twice the amount he earns if only he can be asking him these three questions every day of the week.
These are the three most important questions you need to ask yourself if you want to amount to anything in life. Those who have achieved so much with their lives have at a point asked themselves these questions.
You cannot amount to anything in life if you don’t know yourself. How you see yourself or what you think about yourself, will determine what you will achieve in life. When you see yourself as a creature of purpose, you will be able to live a life of purpose; you will be able to live a life of purpose.
Unfortunately, most people see themselves as a creature of accident, and they look down on themselves. They thought God created them without no special ability or purpose. These thoughts make them live a life of frustration and daily struggle.
For this set of people, the solution is to see themselves as a winner instead of a loser. We all need to see ourselves in the light God see us. According to Josh McDowell, a healthy self-image is seeing yourself as God sees you. When you see yourself as God see you, there will be no limit to what you can achieve in life.
For you to get to a destination you need to know exactly where you are going. It is unfortunate that so many people are living but do not have an idea of where they are going in life. A visionless life is a life that will be full of frustration.
When you have an idea of where you are going, the journey will be very easy for you and you won’t mind all the obstacles you will have to overcome. You cannot reach a place you don’t have an idea of. For you to attain any height in life, you need to have an idea of where you are going and what you want to achieve.
When you have a vision, do you know why you want to achieve it? You must know that your vision is not complete if you don’t have an idea why you want to achieve it. What purpose are you going to fulfill by achieving your vision? It is not possible for you to achieve your vision if you are not clear about why you want to achieve it. It is like going for a job interview and asked why you want the job. If you cannot state clearly why you want the job, it may be impossible for you to get the job.
Dear friend, do you know who you are? Do you know where you are going in life? Why are you going to that destination? If you are not sure of the answers you will give to these questions, it is NEVER too late. Now is the time to sit yourself down and plan your life based on these questions.
Your friend in purposeful living,
Adebola Oni
PS: My appreciation to all those that have taking time to comment on my previous posts. God bless you all for the encouragements and the prayers. 
December 19th, 2007 at 1:26 am
I am so glad you did send me this message at this time.God bless you real good.
Sir, please keep on assisting me to discover purpose. When i start any of the things that often comes to my mind I will let you know too.
Sir, you are wonderful beyond my comprehension.
My seasonal greetings to the family.
Thanks.
December 19th, 2007 at 2:19 am
Dear Adebola,
These comments are just great !!!
Nobody have ever told me such motivating words or advice before.
I will start immediately to apply this to my life, i beleive it’s never too late!!!
Omowunmi
December 19th, 2007 at 6:07 am
Mercy, just thank God on my behalf. He is the one doing all the work.
Whenever you start anything, just inform me and I will be willing to assist.
omowunmi, things happen like that.
Take ACTION and see changes in your life.
Compliments!
December 20th, 2007 at 6:35 am
compliment of the season miss oni i enjoy your article it realy inspiring and touching pls. keep the good work may almighty allah bless you from muritala
December 20th, 2007 at 3:05 pm
Muritala,
Barka Da Sallah to you my friend.
Thanks for the message and the prayer
BTW, I am Mr.
December 21st, 2007 at 1:15 am
I really like this kind of message you are pasing across to the people in general.Wishing you all the best as you are cellebrting this xmaz.
December 21st, 2007 at 3:12 am
Adebola,
This your advice is really motivated and u have done so much well. Keep it up
December 21st, 2007 at 4:53 am
i like ur mail.it’s really inspiring, thanks and God bless.will like u to talk on other inspiring topics in ur next mail.these are real issues one needs to provide answers to.
December 21st, 2007 at 7:17 am
sir, i am the most greateful person to have benefited inmensely from your article. infact my joy knows no bound. my life has been transformed positively that words can’t describe. infact i pray that GOD will continue to enreach you with HIS wisdom as you share it with us. in this season of love i pray that peace, joy and love we continue to be the watch word in your family. MERRY XMAS AND A WONDERFUL PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR. THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEEING A BLESSING TO MY WORLD.
JOSEPH KENILE
December 21st, 2007 at 8:34 am
Hi guys, thanks for the positive response. I am highly priviledged to be contributing positively to the lives of my country people. To God be all the glory
Funlola, no problem. Will address other issues later
Compliments of the season to you all
December 21st, 2007 at 12:15 pm
thanks a million.
the mail inspired me.
December 21st, 2007 at 3:08 pm
Pedro,
you are welcome. Just add a little action to the inspiration
December 22nd, 2007 at 6:23 am
Adebola,
Thanks for your mail.
May be one day we will see face to face.
I appreciate your care as per contributing your own quota in making my God’s given dreams come true.
compliments of the season.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Cheerio!
Onyekwere Ikechukwu.
December 23rd, 2007 at 11:19 am
Bola, the 3 questions are clear enough and didnt take me by surprise. Now, it will take some people time to ponder over the questions but what it has done for me is to remind me of who i am and my purpose in Life. So, thanks for rekindling the passion in me to pursue my purpose with more vigour and faith.
Keep it up Bola.
December 23rd, 2007 at 2:55 pm
Ikechukwu. Yeah, we will definitely see one day and it may be sooner than you expect
Uncle Olu, true talk there. Like it is said, we will all have to face our warrant one day. How early or late it is, depends on each of us. So glad you faced yours earlier and asked those salient questions that have moved your life forward.
How is Abuja and the family?
December 23rd, 2007 at 8:53 pm
This is highly inspirational and i cannot agree less with the
submission.I will definitly use this as my guide in the new
year to move forward in my on line business.
Thanks a lot and have a merry xmas and ahappy and
prosperous New Year.
December 24th, 2007 at 12:56 am
adewale, Merry Christmas and a GREAT 2008 to you too.
December 24th, 2007 at 4:10 am
read and enjoyed your article. only helped to draw the message home more clearly and i sincerely pray the Almighty to give me ( and many of your readers) the GRACE to reflect more deeply on these questions and more than anything else begin to provide answers to them in concrete terms especially as a new year bekons….
Compliments of the season & looking 4ward to more great articles 4rm your depth of inspirational fountain….
Femi Olota
Abuja, Nigeria
December 24th, 2007 at 5:31 am
The site is cool but noticed that your site does not represent the whole populace. It discriminate other religions like Islam.
I do not think there is need for this in this modern days.
There is one article written by “peace.of.mind 55″ on Why I believe Islam and Islamic belief are false.
This is castigating and it can lead to religious was in the country.
Please try and always edith the advert placed on this site. I used to belief that you are a man of all…………………………
December 24th, 2007 at 7:25 am
Don Malik,
I don’t get what you mean by this.
I am not sure I have ever mentioned anything bad about any religion in any of my posts. Maybe you are looking at the Ads being served by Google. I am not anti any religion, my mission is to inspire EVERYBODY to become who God has destined them to be
I don’t have any power over the Ads man. It is being served by Google and not me
Femi, that is the main point. That people will reflect on these questions and make the most of their lives by making decisions to become better.
Compliments of the seasons
December 28th, 2007 at 4:42 am
I WAS REALLY TOUCHED BY YOUR WRITE-UP. 2008 IS JUST DAYS AWAY, AND I’VE RESOLVED THAT I MUST PUT ASIDE MY FEARS. I HAD DOUBTS I COULD DO THIS, BUT SINCE I JOINED SDLC, I LEARNT SO MUCH. 2007 HAS BEEN SPENT GATHERING INFO ON INTERNET RICHES; 2008 WILL BE SPENT MAKING INTERNET RICHES. ONCE AGAIN THANKS.
December 28th, 2007 at 6:01 am
Chidinma, who so ever has conquered fear, has conquered failure. Put aside your fears and failure will NEVER have a home in your life.
if there is anyway I can help make your dream become a reality, do not hesitate to let me know
Have a GREAT 2008!
Bola
January 7th, 2008 at 1:41 am
hi debola. Happy new year. your writeups has been a source of inspiration to me.I really want to appreciate you so much.
these three questions are going to be my watch word as the year goes by. more power to your elbow
January 7th, 2008 at 6:02 am
Holuwayemmy,
Thanks for the compliment. It will be so GREAT if those questions will form the basis of EVERYTHING you do this year.
Go in the power of His strenght and SUCCEED!
Wishing you the very best.
January 8th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
This is great and put me in the mood for a good thought! Surely I must discover who iam, where am going and why am going there.
Hmmmmm…… may the almighty God bless you so much for asking me this questions! You’ve really put me in the main stream of how to really plan my life and judiciously utilise year 2008. Once again Gog bless you! Hope you will also be there for newbies like us to achieve our goals in internet marketing this year.
January 9th, 2008 at 5:01 am
Aina,
You have been empowered so make sure you make the best out of this year.
Wishing you all the best
January 19th, 2008 at 6:49 am
Bobo, Your Source of Inspiration will not run dry. His back up will be your backbone. Bless you!
January 21st, 2008 at 7:18 am
Amen! Amen!! Amen!!!
January 29th, 2008 at 3:43 am
Please keep up your good woks, God will reward your labour of love.
January 29th, 2008 at 4:05 am
Thanks Olamide
February 8th, 2008 at 11:41 am
thanks very much for this particular article.just a great one.very grateful for that and may the lord almighty continue to lift you up as you continue without ceasing to provide me with information that will take me to the gratest level in life.
February 18th, 2008 at 3:40 am
Hi Bola,
I was highly impressed and delighted through your write-up concerning three important questions one need to be asking on daily basis.Thanks for your inspiration words that you are inspired into all and sundry life .May thy Lord of wisdom increased you with more wisdom.Keep on inspiring.
April 12th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
its simply how to make a man after his birth,thakks oni
April 14th, 2008 at 4:25 am
You are welcome Tijani.