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Inside Jan 16, 2018 .qxp_Layout 1 1/15/18 9:09 PM Page 5 06 View DAILY HERITAGE TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2018 WWW.DAILYHERITAGE.COM.GH Unleashing your potential BY ABUNDANT ROBERT K. AWOLUGUTU EXTRAORDINARY POTENTIAL exists in all of us. With the right environment, resources, skills and knowledge, ‘ordinary’ people can produce extraordinary results -Kevin Eikenberry. There is one fundamental truth you need to know- that we all have potential. You have the potential to be anything you want to be, to do anything you want to and to possess whatever it is you want. Each of us is endowed with potential. One of your crucial tasks is to discover your potential and exploit it for the good of mankind. There are reasons why some people do not reach their full potential in life. Fear and lack of confidence hold them back from taking needed action. They doubt their capabilities and accept mediocre results in their life. Successful business Sometimes we are made to believe that there are certain things we cannot do. For instance, a friend may tell you that you don’t have what it takes to start and run a successful business. They may tell you that you are either too young or old to do a particular thing. They may tell you that you don’t have the talent or skills to accomplish a particular task. The list goes on and on. These people are only telling you what they did and failed. If you believe what they have told •Extraordinary potential exists in everybody you, it will paralyze you into inaction. You will stay stagnant in life. You must view yourself as a unique individual capable of doing something meaningful with your life. Your Maker has endowed you with abilities, talents, gifts and skills to exploit your potential for the good of mankind. There are certain steps you can take to reach your full potential in life. Focus on the achievement of your goals and dreams. What satisfaction and rewards will you want to experience if you achieve your goals and make your dreams come true? Remember, it is the outcome that will motivate you to do it. So do not focus and think about the process. Successful people focus and think about the outcome all the time. And that is what motivates them to take action and to do it. Goals, how can you achieve them Set goals that excite and inspire you. If you do not have goals, how can you achieve them? How can you hit a target you don’t see? Use the acronym SMART to guide you when setting goals. SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Reasonable and Time bound. Your goal should not be vague but specific. Your goal should be measurable implies being able to track your activities and to know when you achieve that goal. The goal you set should be reachable. You should be capable of achieving your goal. Your goal should be realistic. Your goal is not realistic if you talk of visiting the moon when you are not an astronaut. Your goal needs to have a deadline. You should know when the goal Focus on the achievement of your goals and dreams. What satisfaction and rewards will you want to experience if you achieve your goals and make your dreams come true? Remember, it is the outcome that will motivate you to do it. is achieved. Craft a plan Craft a plan as to how you are going to achieve your goals. Successful people are highly organised people; they know what they need to do every day to move towards their goal. They focus on activities that take them to goal accomplishment. They don’t allow time wasters such as excessive television watching, checking mails, social media interactions, working lotto, procrastinating among others to derail their efforts. Planning enables the judicious use of time and scarce resources. It makes one more productive and results-oriented. Write down what you need to do daily, create a daily plan and take action according to that plan. We know that success doesn’t always come easy and it takes years of perseverance and hard work to make it happen. Do you know that you can train your brain so that it works in your favour all the time? Success is a state of mind. You cannot be successful when you have a negative mindset. You must envision success before it becomes a reality. Here are a few tips to train your brain to unleash your full potential. Abolish negative thinking or self-talk. Your thoughts should focus on what you desire, not the other way round. Replace negative thoughts with positive thoughts to attract into your life what you have always wanted to achieve. Create mental pictures Create mental pictures of what you want to achieve in life. Then act on that. Pay attention to your personal growth. Read self-improvement books, success books, books on leadership, podcasts, and personal development blogs to unleash your potential and advance your success in life. Investing in your personal development will empower you to tap into and unlock your full potential. Take the time to walk and align yourself with the natural environment. Simply enjoy the splendor of nature and reinvigorate your soul and your creative juices will start flowing. Take time to meditate. Meditation contributes to better health. It calms the mind and body. It also positions you to connect to Higher Power, the source of all goodness. Your moment of ‘aha’ could come during meditation. Acting on such ideas could help you reach your potential. Your goal should not be vague but specific. Your goal should be measurable implies being able to track your activities and to know when you achieve that goal. The goal you set should be reachable. You should be capable of achieving your goal. Capable of achieving There are times we hit rock bottom and get discouraged. Create a success list. We all need reminders of what we have done and what we are capable of achieving. Your success list is a collection of your accomplishments big or small. When feelings of discouragement set in, go back to your success list and take inspiration from it. You are more than enough and capable of achieving worthwhile goals. In conclusion, we all have potential. It can however remain dormant and unexplored unless we make a conscious effort to find and unlock it. Henry Ford said it all when he said: “There is no man living who isn’t capable of doing more than he thinks he can do.” Yours in inspiration, ARK AWOLUGUTU Email: awolugutu@yahoo.com Cell: 0208 455 296; 0559 466 048
Inside Jan 16, 2018 .qxp_Layout 1 1/15/18 9:09 PM Page 6 Hepatitis patients must avoid these foods • Hydrogenated oils Hydrogenated (they are refined) oils constitute another product that is hard for the liver to handle. These include any type of oil or fat that hardens when cold. A better choice would be flaxseed oil or virgin olive oil. • Dairy products Dairy foods are extremely hard to digest. Learn the link between liver disease and dairy products. • Fruit juices These beverages are high in concentrated sugar. Sugar is a shock to the liver, stresses the digestive process, stresses the pancreas, and it feeds the Hepatitis C virus. • Artificial sweeteners The first word gives you the first clue: artificial. These sweeteners are extremely hard for the liver to process. • Processed foods We all know processed foods contain unnatural substances, preservatives, fillers and chemically treated substances. WWW.DAILYHERITAGE.COM.GH DAILY HERITAGE TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2018 &Env. Provide more funding to fight HIV prevalence • Public health experts urge govt PUBLIC HEALTH experts in the country are pushing for more government funding for the management of HIV/AIDS following a new report that prevalence rate increased by 80% last year. According to the Ghana Aids Commission, the infection rate of the deadly disease has been on a steady decline in the last few years until the sharp rise in 2017. The Ghana Public Health Association said the only way to reverse the trend is for the government to intervene. The latest Ghana AIDS Commission report also indicates that the Volta and Brong Ahafo regions topped the chart of HIV/AIDS prevalence. The findings were revealed at the Commission’s two-day annual strategic planning meeting. Ghana has been relying heavily on donor support for the implementation of programmes to control the disease, but a shortfall in donor support is raising serious questions about the sustainability of critical programmes. Meanwhile, Director-General of the Commission, Ambassador Dr Amokowa Blay Adu-Gyamfi, has made a passionate appeal to Ghanaians to voluntarily test for the virus. Dr Adu-Gyamfi asked persons living with the virus to stick to the approved anti-retroviral drugs because there was no herbal cure for the disease yet. “We are not condemning them (herbalists); we are just saying that there is no herbal cure as yet for HIV. If you want to take them it’s up to you. But then take your anti-retroviral medication,” she said. •Mr Kwaku Agyemang Manu, Health Minister More appeals The Ghana National AIDS Spending Assessment (NASA) has also urged the government to scale up its funding of HIV/AIDS prevention programmes to sustain the fight against the spread of the infection. The call was contained in NASA report that critically examined the level and flow of resources into the HIV/AIDS campaign in the year 2014. It put the total expenditure on the disease’s related activities for that year at $68,843,316 and out of this figure, 66% was contributed by multilateral organizations. The report indicated that funds from the government accounted for just about 7%, with the remaining 27 coming from the private sector. “This is consistent with the trend in the nation and other sub- Saharan African countries which rely heavily on donor funding to finance their HIV and AIDS-related activities,” it added. It underlined the need for the government to strengthen its efforts in mobilising and channelling more funds into the campaign against the disease. The report added that it was in the nation’s own interest to ensure quality services and availability of antiretroviral drugs for infected persons. Ghana, it said, could not fail its commitment to tackle the phenomenon and that it needed to up its game amid the global recession and limited sources of funding for HIV/AIDS-related programmes Salmonella baby milk scandal ‘affects 83 countries’ MORE THAN 12 million boxes of powdered baby milk have now been recalled in 83 countries across the world in‘Salmonella Scandal’ involving French company Lactalis. The dairy firm's Chief Executive Officer, Mr Emmanuel Besnier, confirmed to French media the extent of the contamination risk. The products have been subject to a recall since December, after salmonella bacteria were discovered at a factory. Lawsuits have been filed by parents who say their children became unwell after drinking the formula. A spokesman told the BBC that all the countries affected had been informed, in Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa. The UK, US and Australia were not affected, he added. The Lactalis group is one of the world's largest producers of dairy products, with annual sales of €17bn ($21bn; £15bn). It has 246 production sites in 47 countries and employs 15,000 people in France alone. • Some products of Salmonella Recalls have now been issued by the firm three times, and cover its Picot, Milumel and Taranis brands. The Lactalis group employs 75,000 people around the world, according to its website. Salmonella can cause severe diarrhoea, stomach cramps, vomiting, and severe dehydration. It can be lifethreatening, especially in young children. So far 35 cases have been reported in France and another one has been confirmed in Spain. Another possible case is being investigated in Greece, French authorities said on Friday. In an exclusive interview in French newspaper Journal du Dimanche, the Lactalis chief executive denied the firm had attempted to hide the outbreak at the plant. “There are complaints and there will be an investigation with which we will fully collaborate,” said Mr Besnier. He also promised the company would compensate any families affected. French media reported that state inspectors cleared the site as safe during an inspection in September The company has said they believe the contamination was caused by renovation works at their Celia factory in Craon, in north-west France. France's Agriculture Minister said products from the factory would be banned indefinitely while the investigation was still ongoing. The French government has warned the company it must expect penalties over its handling of the affair. They also threatened to impose sanctions against retailers on Thursday, after it emerged that several major supermarket chains had continued to sell products that could have been contaminated.
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