By Henry Ukazu

Greetings Destiny Friends,

Without energy, no human can function effectively. In fact, its absence means we all die. This energy is not limited to human beings alone, however. Plants, animals of whatever kind need energy to survive. The energy of a plant could be sunlight or manure, or water. When any of these are lacking, the plants won’t grow well. Animals need energy to survive. This energy could be feeding on other animals for survival.

When that energy is gone, that plant or being is dead. According to WebMD, a human being can generally stay for 30 seconds to 2 minutes before they give up the ghost. If a fish is taken out of the water, it won’t last long before the fish begins to die depending on the kind of fish. Some last between 0- 30minutes. Do you see that we need energy to survive?

Energy is like communication. Anything you want to kill, stop communication, it will naturally die. It’s just like a man/or lady who is not interested in another partner, the fastest way to kill the relationship is to starve the communication. Communication is generally life. Even in marriage, everything is centered on communication, whether partners are discussing money, sex, personalities, conflicts or even communication in marriage, everything will be centered on communication. The right communication will trigger the right energy for the union to blossom.

So, whatever we don’t give naturally dies. As a Human Capacity Development expert, I have observed that one of the reasons why most people don’t succeed in their profession or life generally is simply because they are not focusing on the important reasons. They are mainly focused on the wrong reasons.

Let me share a practical reason. There are some set of people who begin a business with the mindset of money, some people don’t have passion for the business, some don’t have enough background in terms of experience and formal education, some engage it because they see other people doing it and believe they’ll succeed it even without having the required skills, talent or gift their colleagues have.

Please, tell me how this person will succeed in his business when they already have a faulty foundation. The inspiration and motivation to succeed will be difficult when they hit rock bottom because their reasons for engaging in the business or employment are faulty.

Let me put more perspective to this, imagine loving a man because he has money as opposed to his values and character. When tomorrow comes and the money is no longer there, the marriage has a tendency of hitting the rock. The same principle is applicable when a man marries a lady because of her beauty and her body physique as opposed to her character. If tomorrow comes and beauty is no longer present, there will be little or nothing to hold the marriage together if it begins to tear apart.  The symbolic meaning here is that the energy both parties need to keep the marriage going is missing because they have misplaced priority.

In education, if a parent chooses a major for his/her child that the child does not like, the student will not have the desired energy and interest to give their best as opposed to when the student is responsible for their major. Also, if an employee works in an industry he does not like, his productivity level will be low compared to when he works in a company he likes, his energy will generally increase. This is just the irony and reality of life. Energy is contagious.

To succeed in any endeavor, we must have the right energy. The energy can come from any angle. One’s motivation and inspiration might be different from another person’s motivation. When you have the right energy, one will wake up every morning without feeling like they are working. That’s why it is always good for one to do what they like because they’ll be inspired to push every day with little or no push.

Even in our spiritual life, energy plays a crucial role.  Every spiritual power has a spirit that controls or governs it. Without the spirit, the energy of the person will be low. This spirit operates in different ways, for instance when one is praying or singing, it is the spirit that inspires one. That’s why, when the enemy wants to attack one, they’ll attack their prayer line first; when the prayer life of a person is weak, it will be easy for the devil to strike.

If I may ask you, what’s the inspiration, motivation or the reason you do what you do every day? What gives you the energy to push on despite the setbacks you experience?  For me, my energy is simply because I want to influence the world positively, especially the youths. I do know that when I become successful, a lot of youth will listen to me. Also, I would like to be a transformational and influential world leader the world will regard as an agent of change.  According to one of my mentors, Chief Dele Momodu, he once said to me, he doesn’t want to be poor and as such, he dreads poverty with passion, and that’s why he can afford to sleep two or three hours a day.

Today, I charge you to have the right energy for life. In relating to people, please look at their energy, at the workplace, please look at their culture and values, in family, please pay attention to their values and even in spirituality, look at the energy people radiate. When any of these energy affects your spirit, please preserve your energy for a more important cause.

Henry Ukazu writes from New York. He works with the New York City Department of Correction as the Legal Coordinator. He’s the founder of Gloemi. He’s a Transformative Human Capacity and Mindset coach. He is also a public speaker, youth advocate, creative writer, and author of Unleash Your Destiny, and The Six Pillars of Success. He can be reached via info@gloemi.com