12 Rare Principles of Success in Life

When you succeed in life, and have children, it feels so bad when you see other children failing in life. It kinda makes you think, and actually worry about the future of your own children. Life plays you a bad deal when you can't help when you really want to and the need is real.

There are many lessons I've come to learn in life at a later age that I think I should have learnt much earlier, but someone somewhere was selfish enough not to let me know. They might have tried to teach me but I was always in the wrong place at a wrong time. It's sad that in all this no one helped me fix my terribly wanting condition.

Learning is a lifetime full-time job and if ever you stop learning then you stop living but surviving. Given that change is an ever present reality, you only adapt to changes well through endless learning.

Today am sharing twelve rare principles of success in life. These principles will help you succeed in whatever good you do without working harder than you should if you don't have to.

1) The principle of uniformity: Nature teaches us that this principle is true and favorable. You'll find animals both the prey, predators and scavengers living in the same habitat, even moving in the same direction, each following the other because of mutual benefits. People are surprised when they find a rose growing all by itself in the middle of a desert, they attach all superstition to it because it's not following the principle of uniformity. Be where you should be and in no other place at the appropriate time.

2) The Principle of Association: Man was meant to excel when he's in relationships. "One is to small a number to achieve greatness. No achievement of great value has ever been achieved by a human being working alone." John C Maxwell. Many people have no actual problem relating with others, but who to relate with. Here is a grand tip for you; choose people you like, admire and feel you'll treasure to relate with.
2 Peter 1:4-7 gives you a simple lesson in making yourself fit for good relationships - even what you see in others to determine if they'll make good company for you. However, learn to take chances with people, even those that are not that good, especially those you can influence to make better. People change with time, even for the better!

3) The Principle of Interest: Even the hardest things in life will come easy to those with interest in them. Some people love to be soldiers (and it's venerable) yet I think it's a difficult job because am not interested. Some people love rugby yet it scares me because am not interested. When you choose to interest yourself with anything, it starts to become simpler and understandable, and this applies to hobbies, business or even lessons in difficult subjects at school. Interest yourself with the important things and soon you'll be a person of importance.

4) The Principle of Survival for the Fittest: Weak people don't like the reality of natural selection. If you want to survive and have more and better opportunities in life, be that person that is always aiming at becoming better and better. Improving in the right and significant things everyday will make you more useful, needed and important - bringing you automatic success!

5) The Principle of Bravery: Bravery is a costly ticket to leadership. Lions are brave not because they're always right and strongest, but because they know what they want and are but afraid to eat anything the regard as food. All lions might be leaders of other animals in the park, but what does a lion do to become the leader of the pack of other lions? It proves itself to be more brave than the rest of its counterparts.

6) The Principle of Sharing: Selfishness only makes you less useful to those around you. Always think of what others need as you think about what you need. This will make you work harder and have more from which you can earn extra influence. If you desire to have great things in life and you have to get them but not yourself; give people what they need and they'll give you all you've ever needed.

7) The Principle of Recognition: Privately and publicly recognize those that make significant contribution to your life or the group. Recognition is being grateful and it's a good motivational factor. A chain is as strong as it's weakest link link so they say. Strengthen your weak links with some kind of recognition that challenges them to get out of their comfort zone and work even harder to give you more.

8) The Principle of Concern: Having concern for those around us gives us a place of influence in their life. Have you heard of a saying that one good turn deserves another? Everyone be inclined to you stand with you at all times if they know that if you care about them not just in words but in action. It's controversial when we are told to have concern for others and then to mind our business at the same time, but here is my simple answer; concern for others is your business so mind your business!

9) The Principle of Curiosity: A famous TV station has it's slogan as "Question More". Yes, question more about anything in life if you have to gain greater understanding in it. Everything good, useful, easing and comforting in our society today head been created by people who question more. In reading 1 Peter 1:10 carefully, we see that careful search and investigation also causes you to predict the future. The future is clearer to the curious, question more!

10) The Principle of Coordination: It's good to learn things that help you help people work together. Being a good team player might not only earn you a place on the team, but also opportunities of team leadership. It's a terrible feeling when your peers always tell you that it's because of you that they have endless challenges in the team including failure.Being relevant is one of the important things you can do to live in coordination with others.

11) The Principle of Positivity: Always see good in everything. Positivity and faith are BFF - Best Friends Forever. The Bible is a book of mostly positive thinkers and lessons on negative thinkers. Positivity makes you benefit more from anything and everything more than negativity. Positivity is being optimistic, positivity is being thankful and positivity is being thoughtful. Always look at the other side of anything and everything, especially the good side when all or most of what you see is the bad side.

12) The Principle of Simplicity: To define simplicity of character, a meek character brings it out best. To be meek in character means to be Humble, non-boastful, modest or self-effacing, submissive, dispirited... These are good words when understood positively. Matthew 5:5 and Psalm 37:11 have a promise to the simple in character; inheriting the earth, owning the earth and all its wealth!

Simple people are the most complicated people. It's easier to be complicated but hard and complex to be simple. You can easily be complicated even without actually being simple, but you can't be simple without being complicating yourself. Simplicity will make you lovable, approachable and always ready to be accommodated by others and to accommodate them. Simplify your life by acquiring a simple character. The simpler you can define yourself and your purpose in life, the simpler your life will be.

Monkeys Are Not Lazy!

While passing through a village in Mpigi districts several weeks ago I found a hunter with hunting nets, bells and a pack of dogs. Out of curiosity I inquired why he dressed and looked so much like people in our old African story books; he looked ancient for this era. For a moment I felt as though I had time-travelled to the 1700s. 

He said he's a hunter by profession, and had been hired by some community members to hunt monkeys that are destroying people's crops. A professional hunter today, in 2018?! 

Asking him if he had succeeded, he told me it's a matter of time and villagers will only have to visit the zoo or far forests to see what an actual monkey looks like, and those who can't afford to visit search places will only have to see photos of monkeys in publications.

There's a mythical story about a farmer who tried to negotiate with monkeys to grow their own food and stop destroying his but the attempts failed, because monkeys are monkeys, and monkeys don't grow their own food!

He tried to make them understand that they were like him, but monkeys could not comprehend the concepts of production he was saying, but they understood clearly what pertains to multiplication of their race, a race of monkeys that are just monkeys.

It's sad when you find a human, a creature of superior race that thinks and lives like a monkey, that all he has to do is live, eat and breed. 

The first assignment God gave to man after creation which still stands today is a management job that requires you to be a custodian and multiplier of resources. 

Genesis 1:28: Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

The blessing that was given to our ancient parents lives in every man and woman today, and this blessing is a call to duty. The blessing of God that is upon our lives, each person, gives us the ability to manage resources, including our life, the resources around us and time, and cause increase.

God gave each of us a double blessing at the beginning of time; a blessing to multiply (dominion; stewardship) and a blessing to be fruitful and multiply. Therefore, there is no excuse for being unproductive.

In the parable of the three savants (Matthew 25:15), a man, master, gave each one according to his ability, yet he expected each of them to multiply the gold coins according to their ability, but to MULTIPLY!

It's hard, maybe impossible to separate laziness from excuses, and Proverbs 26:16 (GNB) says it clearer, "A lazy person will think he is smarter than seven men who can give good reasons for their opinions." Why? Because he has mastered the art of giving excuses for everything he does or does not do. He will give lame excuses like what is said in Proverbs 22:13 (GNB) about lazy people that, "Lazy people stay at home; they say a lion might get them if they go outside."

How lazy people love to sleep! Different scriptures in the Bible talk about them, especially one that tells us how they love to toss and turn in bed like doors on hinges, without lifting a foot or finger to make sense out of their lives. Don't be like them because it's a miserable way to live.

Just as monkeys are destructive, so are lazy people; very destructive! And, Proverbs 18:9 (GNB) stresses it when it says, "A lazy person is as bad as someone who is destructive."

People confuse hard work with hard labour, we do not suffer working, no, we enjoy working because from working we derive purpose and meaning. Work; productivity defines us, it reveals us!

Working hard does not necessarily mean you have to do something that breaks your backbone and tears your muscle, no, but being productive, which can also be as a result of working smart to maximize resources and productivity.

People that work smart are those that invest their initial time in preparation for work like studying, researching and making plans.

Plan your work, break down tasks, prioritise, set targets or goals with specific time frames, and eat well, sleep in time, make some research on your work and then start your process of productivity.  This is smartness in making productive work a reality.

As we prepare to visit our up country homes and relatives in this festive season, think about doing something productive like buying a good specie of fruit seedlings from the city that require minimal care and take them home. Plant them and see how nice an up country visit will be in 3-5 years. Mangoes, oranges, lemons, avocados, pomegranates, Jack fruit, guavas, sour soup, even matooke suckers, sugarcane and cassava cuttings can do well, so that maybe next time when you go for your Christmas season you have something to bring back to the city.

In their nature, monkeys don't rest, they're active most of their life time yet they produce nothing. Some lazy people are like active monkeys, like infants and teens they're always up and down, but will not show you the results of their activity; they use a lot of effort to produce nothing, and I call this active laziness. 

I define active laziness in this case as a state where your body is very active but produces no actual results except tiredness and a busy reputation.

There are promises for hard workers and warnings for lazy people, but choose to be a productive person today!

Proverbs 10:4 (GNB) says, "Being lazy will make you poor, but hard work will make you rich."

And Proverbs 13:4 (GNB) says it even more clearer that, "No matter how much a lazy person may want something, he will never get it. A hard worker will get everything he wants."

Later I followed up on the hunted monkeys and I was told those that those captured in the nets were taken and dumped in Mpanga forest while some where killed and served to hunting dogs. 

Society has a way of eliminating lazy people, even through laws! In Kampala today, you can not come from anywhere and sit on the street where people are busy about their business - they'll see you as a security threat. You won't eat or find a place to lodge if you don't work, like a monkey, you'll have to find your food and home in a forest, which can mean any uncomfortable place or condition. I wish you a Merry Christmas season and happy New year!

The Bible and Business/Profession as a Christian

There have been many controversies and confusions in teaching, but also God teaching about doing business and/or profession while a Christian. It's true that any devote Christian will tell you they've found this subject confusing at one point in time or even mixed up theories and gotten confused and discouraged.

Yeah, the bible teaches quite a lot about the subject, but many people just hate to bring it up in church, talking about faith and other trendy way ways or shortcuts to getting rich, especially through inspirational preaching with statements like "take it", "receive it", "claim it", "it's yours", "confess it and it'll come true" bla bla bla...

But, the bible says we have a comforter, a councillor and guide through this life and we ought not to be confused.

And I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you for ever; John 14:16

But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, He shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. John 14:26

So why the confusion about anything in life, when the presence of God himself is with us everyday of our life? Why not use answers from the author of life to be successful, safe and happy in life?

The Lord Jesus Christ himself talked quite a lot about the profitable and fruitful life of a Christian in a number of ways; but especially in parables like the parable of the coin, the parable of the petition of the judge, the parable of the vine, the parable of the prodigal son who could hardly use his money wisely and in many other parables, which involve the subjects of commitment, sacrifice, sowing, investing (life the parable of the talents), thankfulness, etc

But in the old testament God talked about subjects life that too...

Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go. Isaiah 48:17

Ecclesiastes 11:1-2 says;
1 Invest your money in foreign
trade, and one of these days you
will make a profit.
2 Put your investments in several places
-- many places even -- because you
never know what kind of bad luck you
are going to have in this world.

Now, as long as we are of the Lord and we make good use of the holy spirit our daily teacher, listening to his counsel, we ought to make a profit in everything we do.

The Bible also recognises the benefit of hard work;

In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury. Proverbs 14:23

So, God and hard work are a good starting point if you're planning on making a profit some day in your life. All plans are authorised by God, but bad/evil plans by the devil and his accomplices.

Always be apart of the winning team, a team with God!

A Real Life, a Real Me…

Though my face may look pleasant to you, I am not a boy; I am a man. Though am merry and I speak words of courage and hope, there are times when I my spirit has been low, very low.

Tough I may seem strong to you, there are times when I’ve wished there is someone to hold me, someone to tell me “… it’s going to be alright!”

There are times when I’ve cried; there are times when I’ve been very sad; there are times when I been lonely, lonely with no one to talk to except the God and father I don’t see – he has really been their for me.

I have failed; I’ve been very disappointed and embarrassed; I have been betrayed, although you admire my faith. I have been very discouraged, abandoned and neglect, although today you see so many people around me, but God has been there with me through it all.

The Lord, my God, has been my teacher; he has taught me to be what you like about me – and I am still learning. The Lord has been my trainer: he has held my hands and taught them to do right; he has taught my brain how to think right – he has been there with me; he is my trainer.

Though I look young to you, yes my age is an age of young people, but look into my eyes, my experiences have taught me confidence – I am fearless, and am not shy to do or say right. Listen to my words; I have learnt from the best, my God. I have learnt from every opportunity, in every experience and so I speak wisdom and godly words.

I have foolishness, but I’ve been foolish many times; I hate ignorance, but ignorance is eternal – you can know everything, , but learn how to choose right from wrong, just from unjust, good from bad, righteous from evil, godly from ungodly.

I may seem very courageous to you, but the many discouragements I have had have taught me how to stay courageous and hopeful at all times. There are no walls in life is you put your hope in the Lord, the creator of heaven and earth.

Letter To Mr. Obama… 19/01/09

Dear Mr. Obama,


I hope you’re doing well. Back here, everyone is very excited about this day, and your achievement as the first black president of the world’s biggest power of modern times and history. Before going for office work; before you can get to busy for any advice for the next four years of hard work in the responsibility of governance, these words may be good to note.


I highly hope that by now you know that people in the world are happy about your achievement and are expecting a lot from you; from your not-yet-tested-policies, which puts you on tension. But don’t worry, those things happen to all leaders who can describe themselves as having feelings like yours; so don’t worry!


It’s also good to always remember that life is full of both achievements and failures, which makes it real and balanced, so don’t put your hopes too high because so will be your disappointments. Be ready to be criticized, and accept it with a free mind because it’ll always happen. You can not please every one, but know your priorities; the safety, growth and strength of the American government, your family and the rest of the world around you.


Don’t also forget that keeping friends close, carefully, helps strong men grow stronger in wisdom, courage and hope. Listen carefully and only speak when it is necessary. For a man of great responsibility like you, it is good to also be a good writer; this will ease your life from stress and depression – it will give you nights full of good sleep and a refreshed health, and good judgments. Seek advice from anyone around you on any public matters; out of what is despised can sometimes come great things: wise words, good judgment and great people – I guess by now you don’t doubt that.


Also remember that you’re a hero, a great man, only if you recognize yourself as an Afro-American, but with an American and global mindset: so be that hero. Open opportunities for the minorities, fight for justice and peace. Anger, fear and excitement make men go wrong; be careful with extreme feelings – take critical judgments only when you’re calm: speak less at all times, it’s good.


Music is a good inspiration and a stress cure, so listen to the kind that keeps your spirit awake with hope. Don’t take heavy burdens on your self; trust in the Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth with your life, work and responsibilities. You would rather tell God what you can’t do and he denies you assistance, which I don’t think, than die in silence.

Devote you extra life to God since you have many lives to take care of and He’s the author of life, and He will faithfully guide you. Read the achievements and failures of kings both in the Bible and outside the Bible, as well as the greatest political leaders, and you’ll avoid many mistakes in your life of big responsibilites.


Looking at the black and bright sky will give you a lot of wisdom and peace, as well as looking at other natural things and wild animals, and trying to understand them and you honor God’s art and science; this will help you know and understand that the world is led by God and not men, and so you won’t strain too hard to the extent of loosing your own poor life.


Tell your juniors that it is working together that makes strong teams strong, and listen to their opinions; some levels and positions which are sometimes or many times despised tend to see things more clearly.


A wife is a great strength for any married men, strong or weak; so listen to her, remembering that she’s you-watching-yourself in another body. Don’t despise her, but use the right measures to judge her judgments. Tell her anything and trust her enough, but carefully, remembering that she is a woman and something are heavy for her to work out or accommodate at the same time like men do.


Hard work is not what yields the greatest results, no, it’s good work and good luck. Be wise, think less, rightly and timely, and you’ll be glad on that day when you get out of that office as an achiever. I’ll also be by your side when things go right or wrong, so don’t think you are a lone; we’ll be praying for you all over the world.


Let wisdom, knowledge and understanding be upon you.
Let good and just judgment lead your path.
Let the spirit of the Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth rest upon you that you’ll work within his plan, which is the only sure plan that succeeds. Let peace, happiness, prosperity, good health and long life be yours in the name of the holy and true Lord, and Leader of leaders.


Yours in service,


ISIKO Peace John

Principles of Success in The City

Many times we've struggled in our lives trying to "make it" in the city, not knowing what kind of things we should observe to see us through, but this time I'll point out some few things you should put at your finger tips while you struggles to see yourself through in the city...

These things are simple, some of them we know but we don't know how much they apply in our daily life in the city, or we think they are merely life principles, but in town, those who have them lead the way.
So, here they are;

1) Make sure you are alive, and you stay alive, healthy and breathing.

2) Make as many friends as possible, and try had not to loose any.

3) Take advantage of every opportunity that comes your way without letting any escape your trap. So, trap some opportunities if you can.

4) Be patient, rushing is good if you're on the right truck, but but it may also lead you off truck; it's good to take your time because with this, a complete analysis of everything will surely happen. You'll see every opportunity in every single step you take or in every ventrue you undertake.

5) Learn everything that comes your way, and never forget to ask yourself the question "how does it profit me?" every time you're learning a new lesson, but no lesson is useless.

6) Take the example of every man's success in the city, and don't neglect any failures; learn from them and find a way of avoiding each of them, or even the effects they have on you if you undertake similar challenges.

7) Do things that won’t affect you in the future, in fact, avoid such things. You need to know that every minute we spend doing something is a minute spent building our history, and every thing we do has an effects on our history negatively or positively. Therefore, just be sure that everything you do will bring you either an opportunity or advantage in future, especially as people reflect on your history. Dont let any dirt into your history!

8) Minimize expenses as much as possible. Avoid unnecessary expenses, and save as much as possible for investment.

9) Love to know about new investment opportunities even when you do not have money, and never stop believing that it's possible for you to make an excellent investment, even when you do not have an opportunity yet; this will keep you thinking all your life, and someday, I assure you, you’ll make it.

10) Respect authorities. These include both government and elders. This will give you a lot of approvals in many undertaking that may lead you to heights, therefore, it's a must do.

11) Always stay in contact with people from who you expect constant or continuous opportunities of leading you a step a head. In fact, always be available to them and do it whatever the means.

12) Though not pointed out first, it's very important to know that lies are not a good characteristic for a successful man. A liar will never have peace no matter how successful he or she may be, so avoid lying because this won't give you the kind of pleasures you want from success though it may take you there.

13) Avoid being called the "sleepy guy". Sleeping a lot will deprive your chances of creativity, learning and exposure, therefore take a little sleep, think a lot and look forward to take advantage of every opportunity that comes your way.

14) Work as hard as you can, but spare your health. This will not only encourage you, but also those that will be working with you or who intend to be partners of performance or success with you in your journey to success.

15) Treasure all your achievements, big or small. And, value all your efforts no matter how little. This will encourage you to work even harder and give you the power to influence the people around you into believing in you and the results of your efforts.

Finally, always remember that patience has two important components, that is, hope and determination, and you can't succeed with out them.