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Food for Living: Grace to Succeed
By Henry Ukazu
Greetings Destiny Friends,
“Some are born great, some achieve greatness, while some have greatness thrust upon them” – Williams Shakespeare
One may be wondering whether leaders are born or made? Depending on your side of the divide, one message is clear, success comes with a sprinkle of grace. This is because no matter how smart and hard you work, if you’re not destined and favoured to succeed in your craft or business, you’ll have a hard time bringing your idea to fruition.
It is pertinent to note that one of the most difficult nuts to crack on the road to success is self-discovery. Self-discovery has led many people and businesses to fail. This is because many people fail to take into consideration the success or otherwise of the business or task they are about to embark upon.
It is quite unfortunate to know that many people don’t know the difference between their purpose and assignment. Some people even find it difficult to differentiate between their vocation, profession and mission.
Let me assist, and explain each concept. Your purpose is your assignment. It can be likened to the gifts and talents which you came to earth with. Your purpose cannot be changed. It comes with a customized manual which can only be used by you or the product it was designed for. Your assignment, on the other hand, can be regarded as skill which can be learned or acquired. Your assignment can changed overtime as different tasks and responsibilities arise.
Your profession is what you are trained to do; for example you might be trained to be a lawyer, doctor, or to work in a skill acquisition programme. Your vocation is what you are paid to do, which is whatever legitimate work you are paid to do, while your mission is what you are created or made to fulfill.
This can be called your purpose in life. It’s only in your mission and purpose that you find fulfillment and grace to succeed, and that is if you work according to the voice of reason. But when you work outside your territory or what you were created or destined for, you might hit the rock.
If you are not working on your purpose, you might succeed, but will never have the inner joy and fulfillment in comparison to someone who’s working in accordance to his mission. Great minds who dare to succeed know very well that they have a burning purpose to be agents of change in the society, and as such they close their eyes to other factors which can serve as a detraction.
It is interesting to know that some people figured themselves out very early in life, while some figured themselves out later in life, while some others never figured themselves out until they left the surface of the earth.
If you are having a hard time figuring yourself out, or wish to know how you can unleash your potentials, please reach out to me via email via info@gloemic.com and I will be glad to walk you on this awesome journey to self-discovery towards unleashing your divinely orchestrated potentials.
For you to excel in life, you must have a touch of grace and excellent. Both of them work together because if you have grace and don’t do a good job to complement the work, your work might not be greatly appreciated. In the same way, if you have excellent work but don’t have the grace, you’ll be surprised to know that someone with less than what you have may be selected for the task.
You may be wondering, what’s grace? Grace in this context means a supernatural blessing and favour that comes with every human being on creation. Your grace can be likened to your DNA which you got from your parent(s). Everything you need to succeed in life is inside your DNA which you can call manual.
We all need this grace to succeed. Your grace is not your mentor, father or teacher; your grace is the blessing your creator gave to you when you were coming to fulfill your life purpose.
There’s a slight difference between favour, grace and mercy. Favour is a blessing which the universe bestows on you due to likeness or luck. Grace on the other hand is the blessing which you don’t have to labour to earn. But mercy can be linked to a punishment which one deserves, but was pardoned.
That said, let’s see how grace can spur one to success. You might have all the favours and opportunities life can offer, but if you are not programmed and destined for the task, you will lose out on the opportunities, but even if all the odds are against you, and you have grace and mercy, the universe has a way of bringing fortunes to you even in unprecedented manner.
Grace is a sprinkle of blessings and favours, which comes from different people. It can be from your parents, supervisors, managers, employers and even strangers. When the right people with the right energy and blessing favours you, you will succeed, but if the wrong people with all the titles, like your parents, supervisor, manager etc. empower you even without having grace, you might just be moving in motion without any movement.
Therefore, I will strongly advise you to locate your destiny helper by seeking for grace from the right people to not only favour and have mercy upon you, but also bless you
The campaign team of Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has announced that their leader, who is Governorship aspirant, has formally purchased the Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms of the All Progressives Congress ahead of the 2027 general elections in Lagos State.
The development was disclosed in a press statement issued on Wednesday by Gbenga Ogunleye, spokesperson for the Jandor campaign organisation, marking a significant step in Adediran’s bid to contest for the state’s top office.
According to the statement, the move underscores Adediran’s commitment to due process and strict adherence to the party’s internal democratic procedures.
The governorship aspirant also reiterated his alignment with the party’s decision to adopt direct primaries for all elective positions, expressing optimism that the process would enhance grassroots participation, strengthen unity within the party, and promote inclusiveness in the emergence of candidates.
Jandor further reaffirmed his loyalty to the National Leader of the APC and President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, while also paying tribute to party leaders in Lagos State for their continued guidance and commitment to progressive ideals.
He also extended gratitude to members of the JAGABAN–JANDOR 2027 Movement, young Lagosians, and supporters who contributed financially towards the purchase of the nomination forms, commending their dedication and belief in his leadership capacity.
Jandor assured party members and residents of Lagos State that his governorship ambition is rooted in unity, inclusiveness, and a commitment to sustaining and advancing good governance under the APC platform.
All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in Lagos State, Samuel Ajose, has declared that the endorsement of Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat as the next governor by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Governance Advisory Council (GAC) will not stand.
GAC, regarded as the highest decision-making body of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State, endorsed Hamzat, as its consensus candidate for the 2027 governorship election.
The decision was reached during a closed-door meeting held at Lagos House, Marina, indicating an early alignment within the ruling party ahead of the next electoral cycle.
Speaking after the session, GAC leader, Tajudeen Olusi, said members unanimously agreed on Hamzat, expressing confidence in his ability to sustain and build on the state’s developmental progress.
Olusi explained that the meeting was convened to deliberate on the party’s forthcoming primaries and assess the governorship position ahead of the 2027 elections.
Speaking about the GAC adoption of Hamzat as Lagos APC consensus 2027 governorship candidate on Arise News on Tuesday, Ajose said that Sanwo-Olu and others are trying to force President Tinubu into making a decision.
“I don’t think our president, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is giving in to what they are doing.
“What they are just trying to do is to coerce him into taking a decision, and I don’t think that decision will stand.”
The House of Representatives has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to borrow Five Hundred and Sixteen Million, Three Hundred and Thirty-three Thousand, seven ($516,333,007) US dollars in syndicated financing from Deutsche Bank AG.
The House approved it during the plenary on Tuesday in Abuja after the presentation of a report by the deputy chairman of the House Committee on Aids, Loans, and Debts Management, Abdullahi Rasheed.
The money is expected to fund the construction of sections of the Sokoto–Badagry Super Highway.
President Tinubu wrote to the lawmakers, seeking a $516.3 million loan from Deutsche Bank to support the construction of the road.
The president said the loan, to be sourced from a syndicated financing facility by Deutsche Bank, will fund sections 1, 1A, and 1B of the project, which covers about 120 kilometres.
Tinubu requested a resolution in line with Sections 16 and 21 of the Debt Management Office (Establishment) Act, 2011, to enable the federal government to secure the financing for Sections 1, Phase 1A, and Phase 1B of the project.
The project is a flagship initiative of Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda and is targeted at enhancing national connectivity, improving the movement of goods across key economic corridors, and drastically shrinking travel time.
The 1,000-kilometre project will link Sokoto, Kebbi, Niger, Kwara, Oyo, Ogun, and Lagos states, connecting Illela to Badagry.
According to him, the financing arrangement will be backed by a partial risk guarantee from the Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC).
He said the Federal government will provide counterpart funding of over N265 billion for land acquisition, compensation, and related infrastructure.
The former Lagos governor said the loan is structured for nine years and includes a three-year grace period.
It has an interest rate pegged at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange SOFR plus 5.3 per cent per annum.
Already, the Federal Executive Council has approved the financing plan.
