Udo Okonjo: How To Attract Favour In February

Hey friends, January was packed full of new and exciting experiences for some and perhaps a bit of apprehension or mixed feelings for others.

Hopefully you managed to embrace the month with grace and gratitude. February is now upon us and here’s a charge to you.

I share below 3 ways to “ATTRACT FAVOUR” in February.

1. HAVE POSITIVE EXPECTATIONS

In February, be militant in your expectation of positive news and outcomes.
Expect good news, expect great results from everything you invest in whether it’s real estate, stocks or your business, even relationships. What we you effort into, expect it to yield good results. When your phone rings, pick it up expecting a new opportunity, not bad news. Some people are too negative, expecting every call to deliver bad news. Change that frame of reference. Adopt a positive expectation and posture.

Recognise that the world is actually acting in favour of your dominant desires. Make sure you have? % CLARITY about what your expectations are. Don’t sow worry and fear. Be filled with solid confidence that there’s a world of goodness coming towards you, and operate from that state of expectancy.

Your expectations of good will absolutely be met and fulfilled in February. Don’t be afraid to dream and think big. Go Mega with your goals. Be audacious in your expectations. Be filled with H.O.P.E. Have Only Positive Expectations.

 2. RAISE YOUR ” ASKING” LEVEL. 

Assume it is a Yes Month! If you truly expect a Yes, you’ll back it up with asking for big things. Don’t settle for ordinary. Ask for big favours daily. Push the envelope. Have fun doing it. You never know what will happen. Be bold and yes, be brazen but be polite and have no air of entitlement, just an earnest expectation of a Yes. ?

Challenge yourself to itemise everything you’d like to achieve, or accomplish. Write a list of “MEGA ASKS”. Ask for a review of your contract terms if they have expired or even if they are still valid. However, be prepared to negotiate fairly, ask for big discounts, ask for increased fees/prices, ask for a variation in your employment terms, be creative in asking. Not everything has to be denominated in financial terms. What’s the worst thing that can happen? If you get a no, you are not worse off than you were before the ask. You didn’t have before you asked, so a no doesn’t set you back (only your fragile ego is hurt- and you need to deal with that fragile ego because it will stop you from growing. Remember it’s a month of favour, so ask and you shall receive. You have not, because you ask not and when you ask, you sometimes ask amiss- asking for puny uninspiring things. It’s a Yes month people. Better believe it and start moving. Aha ‘moving’- that brings me to my third point- ‘action’!

3. TAKE FOCUSED ACTION

Think of action in terms of knocking on more doors in February. Knocking implies forceful and focused action. It’s active and bold. It’s persistent. It’s intentional and designed to achieve one objective, an open door. Access into a new place. A new opportunity. A new experience. A new deeper connection with whoever is behind that door. Choose your actions deliberately in February, because they will give you the results you desire. Prepare yourself as you knock, so that when that door opens, you’ll be ready to seize the moment. Make sure you take ‘correct and excellent’ action. There’s something about accurate knowledge and excellence that attracts favour. Make sure you get the right knowledge in February. Read more, educate yourself, expand your knowledge, and net worth, join the right accountable communities, build relationships, experience more, expose yourself in a focused manner. You can’t act better than what you know.

Focus on your biggest no nonsense goals for 2018 and take deliberate action around them.
Refuse to be distracted by news, by the past or by other people’s drama or agenda. Diligently guard your time in February. Be fanatical about your focus. Be laser focused this month.
What you focus on truly magnifies. If you want to produce good results, become accustomed to focusing on the outcome you want most. Use your memory to serve you by recalling your past successes as a trigger towards creating more successes.