Solomon Offong

Happy New Year! 🎊

𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗜𝗦 𝗠𝗬 𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚? 𝗜'𝗩𝗘 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚

Do you want to arise and confidently enter your purpose and become the leader you were meant to be?

Do you want to conquer all your fears and walk boldly into your destiny?

Unfortunately, listening to Christian songs every morning will not do it.

Changing your original phone ringtone to a song that captures Jesus' name or commands God's blessings over one's life won't do the magic.

Reading four books a month and retaining a big chunk of information won't do the magic.

Engaging in daily affirmations and telling yourself that you can do everything through Christ Jesus won't do the magic.

Praying three times a day won't do the magic.

Fasting twice in a week won't do the magic.

Sharing daily scriptures on your status(es) won't do the magic.

Attending seminars and taking leadership courses won't do the magic.

Surrounding yourself with rich and smart people won't do the magic.

Getting more degrees from prestigious universities around the world won't do the magic.

Acquiring more academic titles and boosting your academic profile won't do the magic.

Undergoing special training won't do the magic.

Being a moral person who fears God won't do the magic.

Being generous and giving alms to the needy and poor won't do the magic.

If you want to change your life, if you want to become the leader you were meant to become, if you want to become the confident man or woman you've always envisioned, you must first change the way you think, change your belief systems, and change how you see life. Until this happens, no true transformation will occur in your life. It's so simple to be true, right? Well, the truth is the only thing I know that is so simple, clear, and practicable.

You see all those things I listed above that you already do? They will make you more knowledgeable and also take you to heaven when you leave this earth through death, but they are not ENOUGH to help you maximize your full potential and LIVE your best life on earth. And if you don't fulfill purpose on earth and maximize your full potential, then what's the point of being alive and living on earth in the first place?

Change the way you think. Change your belief systems. Change how you see life. In that order.

PS: All you need to Arise and Become is already in you—not outside you. Surround yourself with the right people who will help you bring out what you already have in you.

Awaken. Arise. Become.

— Solomon Offong, The Awakener

𝐀𝐍 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐎 𝑳𝑰𝑭𝑬

Hey Life,

I don't know if you are the right one I should direct this letter to. But kindly read this letter, overlooking how I broke protocols out of sheer ignorance.

I heard that you are tough, rough, challenging, and painful. And that's true. I heard, and can attest to the fact, that what you offer are suffering, obstacles, challenges, problems, fears, and the like.

Because of what you offer, many people have committed su***de.

Because of what you offer, many have compromised their values.

Because of what you offer, most preachers, pastors, men of dignity, have been compromised.

Because of what you offer, many young people are confused and don't even know what to do with their lives.

Because of what you offer, most people don't know where they are headed in life.

Because of what you offer, a lot of people have decided to settle for less rather than make a protest or put up a fight to settle for abundance.

Because of what you offer, many people are distracted and so occupied with activities that they don't have time to discover who they are, why they are who they are, where they should be because of who they are, and what they should focus on because of why they are who they are. (Read this paragraph again to catch everything.)

Conversely,

Because of what you offer, many people, including me, have become wiser.

Because of what you offer, many people, including me, have become more resilient.

Because of what you offer, many people, including me, have so equipped ourselves with relevant knowledge that allow us to look at what you offer and turn it into something good and valuable.

I believe you are very aware that I have never engaged in a physical fight since I was born—and I pray that that day should never come because I really don't have spared cash to pay hospital bills for someone who forced me to engage in a fight. And that is why when I'm offended harshly by anyone, I only give them one thing: PITY. But Life, you know very well that I have fought with you many times; and this started the very day you offered me what I don't want. Yes, I put up the fight—I must admit to that. I hope the bruises you sustained during our last fight have been healed.

I just want to let you know that I am not going to get tired. It's either you give me what I truly want or have me to contend with again. And I promise you that this time around, the fight will be more fierce.

It's either I get what I want from you or I get what I want from you. And you know what I want from you.

Don't expect me to BEG you. I will only ASK from you. And giving up is not an option until you give me what I want.

I never say never. And the word "impossible" isn't in my dictionary or vocabulary. Just last week, I erased the word "quit" from my dictionary.

From Someone who knows what he wants from life,

— Solomon Offong, The Awakener

In the past few years, whenever people saw me train and lift weights in such a way that it seemed I had only 24 hours left to enter the battlefield with already trained personnel to withstand external aggressions, in the tone of sarcasm and with a slight grin, people always said, "Ah! S-o-l-o-m-o-n, are you training to enter the ring or fight with someone?". With deep compassion, and with a genuine smile, I always responded by asking them to join me and train. I also proceeded to tell them the health benefits of training, and I always ended the short calisthenics sermon with these words: "The insecurity in the country is rapidly on the rise. I train because a day may come where I will have to engage in self-defense. It is better to prepare for adversity than have adversity meet you unprepared. Never allow yourself to be caught off guard."

With what is going on in this country lately (I mean the k!dnapping, k!llings, etc), I believe when the same people see me doing at least 100 pushups non-stop (because I have improved), run in the morning and evening (without minding the condition of the weather or the season we are in), lifting weights, doing sit-ups, pull-ups, jumping jacks, etc., in the tone of respect and passion, they will probably say, "Um... Solomon, can I please join you and train? I promise never to miss any day we'll be having training. And, do I have to fill any form or apply to join you? I don't mind paying any fees to train with you Solomon...." 😊

Today, I believe there are people who will hear me speak or teach or read my write-ups and will not take my words seriously. But I just hope that they will realize soon enough and do the needful when the time is still right to do so.

I am not another motivational speaker. I am not another online guy who wants to rip you off over your finances. I am not another guy who wants to use philosophy and psychology and spice it up with manipulative schemes with an accompaniment of a few verses of scriptures quoted out of context to mislead and miseducate you in order to achieve my selfish desires.

I am a transformational speaker — I speak to transform lives. I am a prolific writer—I write to set minds on fire and have the same minds renewed and transformed. My content also forces my readers to think and act accordingly, for their own good.

I expose lies. I shape minds. I open the eyes of the blind (the ignorant). I liberate the oppressed. I awaken destinies trapped in ignorance, deception, poverty, fear, and mental bo***ge. I uplift. I educate. I inspire. Why? Because I have tasted all of the above; have been set free; and I have now been given the mandate to set others free also.

If you want to join 𝗧𝟮𝗧 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 to receive daily teachings, guidance, and to be equipped to Awaken, Arise, and Become, send "I am interested" in my DM now or you can visit my website, play around with the many buttons you see there, and then navigate to the "About" section where you'll be directed to join the family—𝗧𝟮𝗧 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

I am here to help.

I am here to heal.

I am here to awaken.

I am here to inform.

I have been transformed to transform.

Ignore me at your own risk. Disregard what I say or teach at your own risk. Don't take my unsolicited candid advice at your own risk.

Awaken. Arise. Become.

— Solomon Offong, The Awakener