N'GOLO KANTE - A Story Of An Orphan.

The Full Story of a Football Genius best known by the Nickname; The Rat. Our N'Golo Kante Childhood story plus untold biography facts bring to you full account of notable events from his childhood time till date. Analyses involve N’Golo Kante’s personal.  Lives story before fame, family life and many little-known facts about him.

Yes, everyone knows about his tackling abilities but only a few fans consider N’Golo Kante ’s biography story which is quite interesting. Now without further about him.

EARLY LIFE:

N’Golo Kante was born on March 29, 1991, Paris, France by relatively unknown parents known as Late Mr. and Mrs. Kante. His parents were migrants who migrated to France from Mali in 1980 to seek greener pasture in Europe. Due to their resilience nature, they thrived in doing the most complicated job that came their way. N’Golo Kante was their first child.

Kante grew up in a small flat in Rueil Malmaison, a small and densely populated suburban area to Paris. This was an area known to have the best of people going menial jobs for the big city.

Ideally,   Kante worked as a trash picker during his childhood. As a trash picker & grabber, he would walk for kilometers around the suburbs of eastern Paris looking for all sort of valuable waste to collect and deliver to small recycling firms for quick cash. Even while he juggled through this, Kante remained a lad with a troubled personal life before fame.

He knew his job will continually make his family circle in poverty. Kante had the ultimate dream.  A dream for any prestigious role or responsibility that would pave way for a poverty-free life for his family.

After the France 98 world cup, Kante saw a different France. A France of opportunities. He saw a country whose football glory came mostly from migrants. Back then as a 7 years old boy who got used to menial jobs around Paris around suburbs, Kante already used to seeing and hearing big names of the FIFA 1998 world cup.

The likes of Thierry Henry, Zinedane Zidane, Patrick Viera, Lilian Thuram and Nicolas Anelka were known to be household names to migrants who grazed the tournament. Their world cup victory brought about a turning point in terms of Migrant’s participation in French football.

Kante made more monies picking trashes dropped by the public. He covered ground used by the tournament in Paris. His parents, have to see their son progressed so much, assisted him financially to start his future plans.

Although Kante never watched a football match but aspired to take football as a career

 A NEW LIFE:

At age 8 Kante made the biggest decision of his life. The quest to start playing football from grassroots. He began his career at JS Suresnes in the western suburbs of Paris. Upon registration, Kante was immediately tagged by teammates as the smallest and most focused young star in the club. His small stature appearance kept many of his teammates wondering if he could last for 90minutes on the pitch.

Ideally, it was Kante’s humility and hard work learn in his troubled youth that helped the miniature midfielder achieve greatness.

His team starts winning trophies as soon as he entered the club. Kante would lead his team winning trophies but would celebrate because it meant nothing to him. He doesn’t allow celebration go to his head. As seen in the picture below, he distances himself from a trophy celebration which came to the team because he was their main man.

More so, even while his team grows in height, Kante remained stuck in height but remained the most powerful (small but mighty) midfield force who would cover every blade of grass in the field. When he poses for team photos, his size looks similar to the visiting little kid staring at him in the picture below.

N’Golo Kante began growing after spending about 4 years at the club. His personality and career path became obvious after spending such years. At some point in time, Kante’s popularity took him to be the club’s favorite and most faithful servant. He earned extra monies by joining a team of selected youth stars who took extra hours to train very young kids. All thanks to his then assistant manager Pierre Ville who to earn more after the death of his father (Mr. Kante).

According to Kante’s assistant manager Pierre Ville, “Kante remained outside the radar of big teams because of his small stature appearance. Back then, he would perform tackles all day, take the ball from one end of the pitch and would carry it to the other length of the field. That was his private training routine taught by no one.”

Another of his old pals, Fancois Lemoine, added: “We were Under-19s and was Under-15s and he was already playing with us. We were playing against a local team and he came on ten minutes from the end. He was smaller than everyone yet no one could get past him. At the end of the match we went into the changing room I looked at one of my teammates and I said’. It was a real lesson in humility.”

Back then, Kante was the one player who listens and does absolutely everything asked of him. Literally, everything. Vojtyna his youth coach once said “I once joked with Kante before a holiday. I told N’Golo, I’m giving you two month to juggles the ball 50times with your left foot, 50 with your foot and 50 with your head.” “Two months later, he did it! I was shocked. From this moment, I never told him what to do. I left him for nature to decide his case” Kante was given a free role. His reputation at some point got fans flocking to the park pitches just to watch him play.

This led to a move to Boulogne where he played between 2010-2012. His Boulogne Durand one said: “His anticipation was great, he played direct, box-to-box and the distance he covered was there for all to see.”

His dream to pursue his dream in English finally came. Kante was scouted for Premier League club Leicester City by Steve Walsh, who had previously facilitated the transfers of Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez to the team. On 3 August 2015, he joined Leicester on a four-year contract, for an undisclosed fee reported to be 8 million pounds. The rest, as they say, is history.

FAMILY LIFE:

N’Golo Kante comes from a big family (late father, mother and 4 children). He is the first child of four brother and sisters. His dad died when N’Golo was 11 so from very early on there was a sense of responsibility.

He knew the value of working hard because that’s the only way he used to achieve something in life. He was able to take care of every member of his family. Fixing his younger sisters at the football youth system at Suresnes, western suburbs of Paris and providing financial assistance to his brother.

HIS ROLE MODEL:

After his first senior goal, French region newspaper La Voix du Nord likened Kante to Claude Makelele in his early days at Nantes, due to their similar playing style and role in midfield. After asking the player if he considered Makelele his role model, Kante response was negative.

N’Golo Kante picked Lassana Diarra instead of Makelele as a role model. Makelele responded that... “Kante should focus on striving more to become an exceptional player on leadership basis and not only on his energy and excellent ball-winning abilities.”

LIFESTYLE:

N'Golo Kante has never had a flashy car or expensive clothes. At the start of his professional career at Chelsea, he commuted to training by kick scooter. As of 2017/2018 season, he drove a Mini Cooper.

According to BBC Sport’s reporter, Paul Fetcher... “Kante is uninterested in displaying his wealth.” He just sticks to his car despite receiving 120,000 ounces per week.

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JOHN O'LEARY { There is always a light at the end of the tunnel }

In January 1987, nine-year-old John O’Leary caught fire. He was in his garage, playing with matches and gasoline when he sparked an explosion. Flames leaped onto his body, melting off his clothes and his skin, as he ran through the house screaming for help. His older brother Jim, then 17, ran up from the basement, extinguishing the flames with a rug, ultimately saving the little boy's life.

O’Leary suffered third-degree burns on 100 percent of his body and was given the grim prognosis of a one-percent chance at survival. Yet somehow, he beat the odds. Today he's a happily married, 38-year-old father of four and a professional speaker. 

But as he writes in his first book, On Fire: The 7 Choices to Ignite a Radically Inspired Life, which was released by Simon & Schuster on March 15, this story isn’t about him. It’s about you. O'Leary has focused his story on the many St. Louisans—and some local celebrities—who helped him through his five months in the hospital, his many surgeries, including an amputation of his fingers, and the 29 years that followed the fire.

“This is not an ego trip, it’s not about someone else overcoming; it is their journey,” O'Leary says of his readers. “It is their invitation to wake up to the great possibility of their lives.” 

The book is already striking a chord. It's risen as high as No. 4 on Amazon and is a No. 1 new release in the Happiness and Self-Help category, a result O’Leary calls “stunning.” 

Along with O’Leary’s own experience, the book recounts the many St. Louisans who changed his life through simple actions that would have extraordinary consequences. There’s the janitor who taught him how to walk again; Gino Cavallini, formerly of the St. Louis Blues, who became a fixture at the hospital as O’Leary recovered; and O’Leary’s own mother, who was brave enough to tell him that surviving wasn’t a given—living was a choice he would have to make.

And then there's the late Cardinals broadcaster Jack Buck, who O'Leary credits for making him who he is today. On the second day in the hospital, O’Leary lay strapped down to the bed, his eyes swollen shut, a tracheotomy in his throat, rendering him unable to speak—all he could do was listen. 

Then something extraordinary happened. 

“Now the broadcaster for the Cardinals, the voice I grew up listening to and loving, walks into my room,” he recalls, “and encourages me with the words, ‘Kid, wake up! You are going to live. You are going to survive, keep fighting. When you get out of here we’re going to celebrate with John O’Leary Day at the ballpark.'” As O’Leary tells it, he lowers his voice, adding some Jack Buck grit in imitation. 

For most young boys growing up in St. Louis—heck, for anyone living in this city – one visit from Buck would have been enough. It was for O’Leary. But the story didn’t end there. As Buck was leaving that day, he was told the boy was going to die, with just a one percent chance at survival. 

The story moved Buck. So he came back. 

“The following day, I’m lying in the hospital bed, dying and my door opens up: I hear footsteps, I hear a chair, and I hear Jack Buck’s voice say, ‘Hey, kid, I’m back. Wake up. You are going to live. You are going to survive, keep fighting,’” O’Leary recalls.

For the next five months, the visits from Buck continued. When Buck's duties with the Cardinals took him away, he would send someone else in his place. “That man made a profound difference during the five months that I was in the hospital,” O'Leary says. And “he continues to serve me afterward,” he adds. 

In July of 1987, Buck lived up to his promise: O’Leary celebrated ‘John O’Leary Day’ at the old Busch Memorial Stadium. By that point, O’Leary was velcroed into a wheelchair, his fingers were gone and his skin was just starting to grow back. 

“The following day in my mailbox is a baseball from Jack Buck, signed by Ozzie Smith, and a note from Jack that reads: ‘Kid, if you want the second baseball, all you have to do is sign a thank you letter to the man who sent the first one,’” O’Leary remembers. “The guy knew I could not write, but I think he also knew the power of inspiration and the power of connectivity.”

With a little help from his parents, O’Leary was able to write the Cardinals shortstop a thank you note. A few days later, another baseball arrived with another note that began ‘Kid, if you want a third baseball.’ By the end of 1987, Buck had sent O’Leary 60 signed baseballs from players all around Major League Baseball, with 60 painstaking notes sent in return. “Sixty baseballs from a very busy guy teaching a little nobody in St. Louis how to write,” O’Leary says, shaking his head. 

Yet there was one more baseball to come. On the night that O'Leary graduated from Saint Louis University, Buck presented him with the crystal baseball the broadcaster had received when he was inducted into the Hall of Fame. “It is priceless. It’s made out of crystal, there’s only one like it in the whole world,” O’Leary says, still in disbelief. “He shows up and he gives me this baseball, to a kid who has no clue what he’s going to do in his life other than going to Humphrey’s later on that night, that was the extent of my vision at that point. One more time, making a difference from one St. Louisan to another, and he did it all quietly.” 

With a little help from his parents, O’Leary was able to write the Cardinals shortstop a thank you note. A few days later, another baseball arrived with another note that began ‘Kid, if you want a third baseball.’ By the end of 1987, Buck had sent O’Leary 60 signed baseballs from players all around Major League Baseball, with 60 painstaking notes sent in return. “Sixty baseballs from a very busy guy teaching a little nobody in St. Louis how to write,” O’Leary says, shaking his head. 

Yet there was one more baseball to come. On the night that O'Leary graduated from Saint Louis University, Buck presented him with the crystal baseball the broadcaster had received when he was inducted into the Hall of Fame. “It is priceless. It’s made out of crystal, there’s only one like it in the whole world,” O’Leary says, still in disbelief. “He shows up and he gives me this baseball, to a kid who has no clue what he’s going to do in his life other than going to Humphrey’s later on that night, that was the extent of my vision at that point. One more time, making a difference from one St. Louisan to another, and he did it all quietly.” 

While this story couldn’t be told without Buck, O’Leary believes it also reflects on St. Louis as a community. How else, he asks, could Buck find out about his accident? 

As it turns out, it really does take a village – or at least a string of phone calls, beginning with O’Leary’s next-door neighbor and ending with Colleen Schoendienst, daughter of Cardinal great Red Schoendienst. Shoendienst told her father the story and, as he sat next to Buck at a charity auction, in passing Schoendienst told him that a little boy had been burned and asked him to keep the lad in his prayers. 

“So yeah, we can celebrate how great Jack is, and oh my lord, what an impact he made, but the reality is what allowed that impact to take root and to take place in the first place was Red and Colleen, and three other St. Louisans doing their part and making sure that the story had a happy ending,” O’Leary says.

Today, O’Leary has achieved his happy ending. He lives with his wife and kids in Webster Groves; he's made more than 1,500 speeches in the past seven years. He launched his career as a professional speaker after his parents wrote their own book about his life, "Overwhelming Odds."

In passing, you might not see O'Leary's scars right away. First, you'd probably notice his warm smile and wit. In fact, it might not be until O'Leary extends an arm to greet you that you might begin to wonder what exactly happened.

He says, “I don’t consider myself a burn victim. If you ask me what happened, it frees me to tell you a little bit more and then if I’m really listening, I realize that you’re probably asking for a reason. Something probably happened in your life that you’re connecting your scars with mine.” 

He adds, “Your scars might not be physical but everybody’s got scars they bear, and I think being able to embrace yours, it allows you to meet others where they are in their story.” 

In his book, O'Leary calls for a change in mindset for how people think how people think of themselves – and he hopes it will be a wakeup call for his beloved hometown, too. 

“In St. Louis we have such a victim mentality. We are the worst city in the world—just ask us. We’ll tell you all about how horrible we are. And yet, that’s just not the case. There is no wall around St. Louis. We could all move somewhere else, so why do we choose to be here? I think we realize when we are reflective of it that this is an amazing city. We are full of vibrancy, of resiliency and full of grit.”   Courtesy: Riverfronttimes


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ZAIN EJIOFOR (CNN business correspondent in New York)

ZAIN EJIOFOR

Zain Ejiofor Asher. Popularly as Zain Asher is an Igbo Nigeria Lady from Anambra State of Nigeria, born in London’s Forest Gate on August 27, 1983, to Nigeria parents of Igbo origin. Her father’s name is Arinze Ejiofor, who when he was alive was a medical doctor, while her mother’s name is Obiajulu (Okafor) who was a pharmacist.

Education:

Between 2001 and 2005, Asher studied and obtained BA in French and Spanish Language from Oxford University. She made a distinction in Oral Spanish Language. She furthered her education obtained MS from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism between 2005 and 2006.

Career:

Zain Asher started her career at News 12 in the greater New York Area where she worked as a general assignment reporter. From News 12, she moved to money magazine, from where she went to CNN.

Zain Ejiofor Asher is Currently a British news anchor at CNN International based in Atlanta. She currently co-anchors CNN Newsroom, weekdays from 12-2am on CNN International, and at 1am ET on CNN America.

Asher previously worked as CNN business correspondent in New York covering economic news from New York Stock Exchange, U.S Federal Reserve Monetary Policy, and high profile IPOs.

Asher speaks English, Fresh, Spanish Language and Igbo, her native language fluently. She has skills in Broadcast Journalism. News Writing, Story-Telling. Journalism ENPS, Online Journalism, News Reporting e.t.c.

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NIGERIAN STAR WARS LEGEND (John Boyega)

John Boyega is a British actor, known for playing Finn in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015).

Boyega rose to prominence in his native United Kingdom for his role of Moses in the 2011 sci-fi comedy film Attack the Block (2011), before attaining international recognition for his work as Finn in the seventh film of the Star Wars series.

Other credits include historical fiction drama film Half of a Yellow Sun (2013), four episodes of the television series Live Another Day (2014), and the drama films Imperial Dream (2014), The Circle (2017), and Detroit (2017).

Began acting at Theatre Peckham, a local performing arts centre in London for talented children aged 9 to 14. Boyega spent almost every day after school at the theatre, as well as weekends. At 16, he moved to South Thames College to study performing arts, and joined the Identity School of Acting in Hackney. He enrolled at Greenwich University but as his career took off, he left to concentrate on acting.

Born and raised in Peckham, south-east London.

Was chosen by Screen International as one of the "UK Stars of Tomorrow 2011" and appeared alongside two other actors on the front cover of that magazine in its July 2011 edition.

The son of Nigerian immigrants; his father is a Pentecostal preacher and his mother works with the disabled.

Has a pet cat named Oluwalogan, often referred to as just Logan.

Auditioned for the role of Eggsy in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), and was one of the three finalists along with Taron Egerton, who won the role.

His character Finn is featured on a Star Wars postage stamp issued in October 2015 by the UK's Royal Mail postal service.

One of the reasons J.J. Abrams cast him as Finn in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) was because of his performance in the sci-fi/action/comedy Attack the Block (2011). Abrams is a big fan of the film.

Established his own production company, UpperRoom Entertainment Limited, in January 2016.

Can impersonate facial mannerisms and the voice of his Star Wars co-star Daisy Ridley.

Counts Sis Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993) as one of his favorite movies as a kid.

His middle name means "the crown has become joy".

In 2012, he went to a meeting at the Bad Robot studio. While he was waiting in the lobby, he saw J.J. Abrams and Tom Cruise walking out of an editing room. Upon seeing him, Abrams asked "Boyega, right?", which resulted in a small conversation. Abrams said that he was a huge fan of Attack the Block (2011) (John's first film) and added "We're gonna get you in something". However, John was rather starstruck by Cruise and paid little attention to what Abrams just said. In 2014, he was cast in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), which was directed by J.J. Abrams.. When Tom Cruise met John again at the Baftas, he asked "So, Star Wars, huh?", to which John happily replied "Yeah, mate".

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MEGHAN MARKLE (THE MOST GOOGLED WOMAN IN THE WORLD)

Before she became a royal fiancée, Meghan Markle led an accomplished, busy life in her own right. Prince Harry might just be marrying up if you ask us.

Here's what the future Duchess was like before finding her fairytale romance:

She was a self-described California girl.

Born and raised in L.A., Meghan had a decidedly more relaxed childhood than her fiancé. Her given name was actually Rachel Meghan Markle, meaning she shares a first name with her character on Suits.

Her parents, Doria Ragland and Thomas Markle, divorced when she was 6, and Meghan lived with her mom, a yoga instructor, and social worker, after the separation. Meghan has two half-siblings from her dad's previous marriage but didn't see them much as they were more than a decade older than her.

Her dad worked as an Emmy award-winning lighting director, and he often would bring his youngest daughter to the set. Meghan attended the private, all-girls Immaculate Heart High School in Los Angeles, so the experience definitely contrasted with her education.

"Every day after school for 10 years, I was on the set of Married ... with Children, which is a really funny and perverse place for a little girl in a Catholic school uniform to grow up," she told Esquire in 2013. "There were a lot of times my dad would say, 'Meg, why don't you go and help with the craft services room over there? This is just a little off-color for your 11-year-old eyes.'"

She was a feminist from an early age

At age 11, Meghan was working on a homework assignment about commercials when she heard an Ivory dishwashing soap ad aimed solely at women. "I don't think it's right for kids to grow up thinking these things, that just mom does everything," she said at the time.

Meghan's dad encouraged her to write to the most powerful people she could think of, including company representatives, Hillary Clinton, Gloria Allred, and Nick News anchor Linda Ellerbee. It worked: Procter & Gamble changed the slogan from "Women all over America" to "People all over America" a few days later.

Meghan says she always wanted to act, but "hated the idea of being this cliché — a girl from L.A. who decides to be an actress." She ended up double-majoring in theater and international relations at the prestigious school in Evanston, Illinois, but she remembers her experience as being pretty typical.

Besides joining the sorority Kappa Kappa Gamma, she also frequented the students' favorite late-night eats spot. "The 24-hour Burger King also definitely helped me put on the Freshman Fifteen," She told a campus magazine during a 2014 visit.

At one point she considered going into politics.

Ever ambitious, Meghan also secured an internship at the U.S. Embassy in Argentina during her junior year. "Our Secretary of the Treasury at the time, Paul O'Neill, was there, so I'm 20 years old, in Buenos Aires, in a motorcade, doing that whole thing," she told Marie Claire in 2013. "I thought for sure I would still have a career in politics."

She was on "Deal or No Deal" — but she hated it

Although she booked her first audition while still in college, Meghan dealt with the turbulence of the industry just like anyone else. She told Marie Claire. she did a pilot every season before Suits. While auditioning for shows, she once worked as a briefcase girl on the game show Deal or No Deal.

"I was the ill-fated number 26, which for some reason no one would ever choose," she told Esquire in 2013. "I would end up standing up there forever in these terribly uncomfortable and inexpensive five-inch heels just waiting for someone to pick my number so I could go and sit down."

She made extra money doing calligraphy

This side gig she actually liked. "I think handwritten notes are a lost are form," she told Good Housekeeping in 2016. Apparently she "always had a propensity for getting the cursive down pretty well" and managed to book jobs like Robin Thicke and Paula Patton's wedding invitations and Dolce & Gabbana's celebrity holiday correspondence.

Canada became her second home

When Suits got picked up, her role as paralegal Rachel Zane helped vault Meghan's star status. Since the filming took place in Toronto, she spent about eight months of the year in Canada — hence why she's called herself an "adopted Canuck".

The actress rented a modest three-bedroom, two-bathroom, three-bathroom, home in the Seaton Village neighborhood during her time there, and became friends with Toronto "royalty." Her circle included power couple Jessica and Ben Mulroney, the former a fashion adviser to Justin Trudeau's wife and the latter the son of a former PM himself.

Her "Suits" cast members used to hang out all night.

 

Meghan told Esquire that everyone was really close, spending holiday weekends at Patrick J. Adams's vacation home on the Georgian Bay. "Off-camera, there we are just playing Apples to Apples and drinking Scotch into the wee hours of the night," she added.

One of her favorite shows was "Mad Men."

When she wasn't on TV, she liked watching it as much as the rest of us. Back in 2013, she counted the Jon Hamm drama, Girls, and The Newsroom as part of her must list.

She was a total foodie

Meghan has dubbed herself a foodie in multiple interviews, even writing a blog post dedicated to her favorite dishes. On the list? Green juice, fish tacos, chicken adobo, cioppino, and kale chips. The home chef also loves "an Ina Garten–level roasted-chicken recipe." It's rumored that's what she made with Prince Harry when he proposed!

Her Vitamix went with her everywhere

This is a girl who loves her blender. "When I had my car brought out [to Canada], I shipped my Vitamix in the backseat. It was one of the things where I was like I cannot travel without my Vitamix," she told Esquire. "It's like a commercial at this point. But I use it every day for pestos or shakes."

And She LOVED wine

"At the end of a long day, there is nothing I enjoy more than a glass of wine," Meghan wrote on a Today blog post. "I used to be of the 'it doesn't matter, so long as it's red' persuasion, but then I grew up, and so did my palate." The vino drinker even named her now-defunct lifestyle blog. The Tig after the red wine Tignanello.

She designed clothes on the side

Meghan kept up with a number of jobs. Besides covering travel, food, fashion, and beauty on The Tig, the busy career woman also had a side hustle with Reitmans, putting out a collection with the Canadian clothing store.

Her BFFs included Serena Williams and Priyanka Chopra.

She met Prince Harry for the first time Before she met Prince Harry for the first time in July 2016, Meghan already had some very famous friends. In addition to hanging out with Toronto elite, she befriended the tennis legend at DirecTV's Celebrity Beach Bowl in 2014.

They "hit it off immediately, taking pictures, laughing through the flag football game we were both playing in, and chatting not about tennis or acting, but about all the good, old-fashioned girly stuff," she wrote on the Tig, Buzzfeed reports. "She quickly became a confidante I would text when I was traveling, the friend I would rally around for her tennis matches, and the down-to-earth chick I was able to grab lunch with."

Quantico star, Priyanka, met the fellow actress at the annual ELLE Women in Television dinner. "We bonded as actors," she says of their friendship. " We just became friends, like two girls would".

Many men before Prince Harry tried to woo her

According to rumors, English football player Ashley Cole was desperate to date Meghan back in the day. Meghan was reportedly warned by friends that Ashley was a bit of a womanizer, so she decided "leave it alone."

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THE RICHEST MAN IN BABYLON.

Too often, life doesn't turn out as expected. And money, or the lack of money, plays a large role in people's ability to handle life's ups and downs. Perhaps that's why, in the 1920s, banks and insurance companies decided to distribute short parables written to educate people on important financial principles. The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason began in 1926 as a series of pamphlets, the most famous ones later compiled into one of the best-loved money guides of all time.

The book begins with two men realizing that, while they lived a meager existence, one of their childhood friends had become known as the wealthiest man in Babylon. Despite growing up in similar circumstances, their friend seemed to have created a life of gold while they barely scratched out a living.

The situation is all too familiar even today. And like the men who'd come to the realization that they'd failed to think beyond the day at hand, readers have the opportunity to sit at the feet of the richest man in Babylon and learn how to build wealth. They learn how to plan for the future, make wise investments and how to view money as a tool rather than a measure of success.

With time-tested principles and an engaging format, The Richest Man in Babylon is an excellent introduction to finance, and a classic. 

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NEW YEAR MESSAGES

1.May you have a great year filled with immense happiness and luck! Stay in good health and achieve greater heights of success. Wishing you a wonderful year ahead!

2.It’s New Year and the best time to renew your dictionary of life. Remove words like jealousy, hate, revenge, greed from your dictionary and put words like love, care, compassion, honesty and satisfaction in their place. This will ensure that you have a great and guilt-free year ahead.

3.There are a lot of things in the world yet to be seen and experienced. Live your life, explore new horizons, go for new adventures this New Year and you will not regret it.

4.Another brand new year is here so recharge your energies and get set to enjoy. Abandon all worries, doubts and fears and just follow the policy of laugh, love, live.

5.Hope every good present day in the New Year serves as a valuable treasure for a better tomorrow. Enjoy the New Year.

6.There’s an unbolted door awaiting you with heaps of opportunities on the other side of it. Grab hold of those this New Year and have a successful year ahead.

7.May God shower you with 12 months of happiness, 52 weeks of enjoyment, 365 days of achievements, 8760 hours of good luck, 52600 minutes of good health and 31536000 seconds of ecstasy and bliss! Happy New Year!

8.We should thank God for opening yet another new page of our lives. Hope to live each moment to the fullest.


9.The New Year is the perfect time to unfold new horizons and realizing all dreams. Rediscover the strength and courage that lies within you and continue to move forward.


10.May you be blessed this new year with inner peace, true love and unconditioned joy! Happy New Year!


11.As the world grows another year older I wish you to have a heart that remains youthful and cheerful New Year and always.


12.This New Year may you have the strength to rewrite the story of your life the way you want it to be.
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7 THINGS WILDLY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE DO BEFORE 7:30 a.m

Successful people come from all walks of life, yet they all have one thing in common: where others see impenetrable barriers, they see challenges to embrace and obstacles to overcome.

Their confidence in the face of hardship is driven by their ability to let go of the negativity that holds so many otherwise sensible people back.

Obstacles do not block the path; they are the path.

This perspective helps successful people to think differently to everyone else, which is important, because if you think like everyone else, no matter how smart or experienced you are, you’ll hit the same ceiling. By thinking outside the box and going against the grain, successful people rise above their limitations.

And it all starts with their morning routines. Here's how ultra-successful people utilize the first hours of the day:

1. They drink lemon water.

Drinking lemon water as soon as you wake up spikes your energy levels physically and mentally. By improving nutrient absorption in your stomach, it gives you a steady, natural energy buzz that lasts the length of the day. You need to drink it first thing in the morning (on an empty stomach) to ensure full absorption. You should also wait 15-30 minutes after drinking it before eating (perfect time to squeeze in some exercise). Lemons are chock full of nutrients, such as potassium, vitamin C, and antioxidants. If you weigh less than 150 pounds, drink the juice of half a lemon (a full lemon if you’re over 150 pounds). Don’t drink the juice without water because it’s hard on your teeth.

2. They exercise.

Richard Branson, Tim Cook, and Disney’s Bob Iger all wake up well before 6:00 a.m. to get their bodies moving. While their ungodly wake-up hours and exercise routines may seem crazy, research supports the extra effort. A study conducted at the Eastern Ontario Research Institute found that people who exercised twice a week for 10 weeks felt more competent socially, academically, and athletically. A second study conducted by researchers at the University of Bristol found that people who exercised daily had more energy and a more positive outlook, which are both critical for getting things done. Getting your body moving for as little as 10 minutes releases GABA, a neurotransmitter that makes your brain feel soothed and keeps you in control of your impulses. Exercising first thing in the morning ensures that you’ll have the time for it, and it improves your self-control and energy levels over the course of the entire day.

3. They disconnect.

Howard Schultz starts his day with a motivational e-mail to his employees, after this, he disconnects and dedicates his time to exercise and family. When you wake up and dive straight into e-mails, texts, and Facebook, you are far more likely to lose focus, and your morning succumbs to the wants and needs of other people. It’s much healthier to take those precious first moments of the day to do something relaxing, which sets a calm, positive tone for your day.

4. They eat a healthy breakfast.

Eating anything at all for breakfast puts you ahead of a lot of people. People who eat breakfast are less likely to be obese, they have more stable blood-sugar levels, and they tend to be less hungry over the course of the day. And these are just the statistics for people who eat any breakfast. When you eat a healthy breakfast, the doors to a productive day swing wide open. A healthy breakfast gives you energy, improves your short-term memory, and helps you to concentrate more intensely and for longer periods.

5. They practice mindfulness.

Mindfulness meditation has become increasingly popular among highly successful CEOs. Its growth in the business world is largely due to the huge dividends it pays in productivity and overall well-being. Research shows that mindfulness fights off stress by reversing the fight-or-flight response, improves your ability to focus, boosts creativity, and increases your emotional intelligence.

6. They set goals for the day.

Benjamin Franklin was obsessive about planning his days. Each morning, he would wake up at 4:00 a.m. and meticulously piece together a schedule. There’s a clear message to take from Franklin’s habit: prudent goal setting pays dividends. When you plan out your day as carefully as possible, your chances of successfully accomplishing your goals skyrocket. I like to set my daily goals after my mindfulness practice, because the added calm and clarity help me to set effective, specific goals.

7. They say no.

No is a powerful word, which will protect your precious mornings. When it’s time to say no, avoid phrases such as “I don’t think I can” or “I’m not certain.” Saying no to a new commitment honors your existing commitments, and your morning time is an important commitment. Research conducted at the University of California in San Francisco showed that the more difficulty that you have saying no, the more likely you are to experience stress, burnout, and even depression.

Bringing It All Together

While the above strategies are tried and true, you should build upon them with other activities that work for you.

How do you like to spend your mornings? Please share your thoughts in the comments section, as I learn just as much from you as you do from me.

Be Inspired.

CHANGE YOURSELF

How many times have we attempt the impossible and tried to change other people - but attempting this is a waste of time! 

I can't tell you how many times I have tried to change other people and I have failed. There was one person in particular with whom I am very close; this person was not happy with their life, they were bored and lonely. For years I tried to change them, to help them lead a more productive life. 

It Did Not Work

Guess what, it didn't work. I just ended up being frustrated, until I realized that I couldn't change them until they changed themselves. 

As much as we want to, we all need to understand you truly cannot change other people. 

"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself." 

Leo Tolstoy

Think About This

Think of a time when you tried to change a personal habit. As we have absolute control over how we think, you would assume changing a habit is easy. As we all know, it is not. 

Stop and consider how difficult it is for us to try and change other people when we have no control over their thoughts. 

To draw on the wisdom in an old saying, "You cannot change other people, you can only change yourself." If you want others to change, then you must change. 

Whether it is the behaviour of a child, a boss, a co-worker, a friend, or a spouse you are the one who must change. You can change the way you express your feelings towards the behaviour. 

Or, you can change your reaction to the behaviour. In some cases, you may have to change by accepting the behaviour. 

The Point Is This

You have control over you and that is the only person you can change. When you realize this you will save yourself a lot of frustration. 

Remember: you can change YOU and only YOU.

- Be Inspired.