Chika Jonah Writes

Category: Inspiration

  • Stretch your brain. You may just become the next best inventor.

    Welcome to the month of November. Enjoy the bliss and opportunities that comes with this month. God’s got you.

    And God’s got me too cuz I’m a proud Scorpio 😊

    Back to today’s post

    I was taking a walk last night and a car swiftly passed me by; yeah! You’ll say after all there are cars everywhere. But don’t worry, i know that. This one was different, the whole scene was like i was watching the Nigerian version of Fast and Furious 😂 and it totally surprised me.

    The next thing that came out of my mouth was “oh my God! Did man really create that?” It was a question i knew the answer to. Of course it was a man and not a spirit.

    I was in awe. Then i thought of planes of robots and of every single invention that is in existence to help mankind solve a problem. And each and every one of them was invented by a man, a mortal man.

    And each of these inventions starts with an idea.

    An idea that God puts in our head. He creates a picture in our mind. That this should be done. That this is going to satisfy a need and be the solution to our basic life problems. Then why the hell are people like you and me not making use of our brains? I ask.

    The people who create amazing things out of an idea are no different from us. We are all the same. The difference is they see that there is a need to bring more to the table. So they stretch their brains, they search their minds for a seed. A seed that would bear fruits.

    The truth is there is no end to what our mind can achieve.

    “As a man thinketh in his heart so is he”. The bible says.

    There is no end to what we can do. There is no end to what our brain can actually achieve in seconds. If only we can just think out side our comfortability.

    While we’re thinking of eating pizza, someone else out there is thinking of creating a new flavor of pizza, (possibly mushroom pizza) to satisfy your need and probably be the best producer of mushroom pizza.

    Don’t just focus on what you want but how you want it. And that is the cue to start focusing on your mind because your mind is capable of doing the impossible.

    The realization that stretching your brain can give you ideas beyond you is a huge blessing. In this day and era nothing is truly impossible.

    Lets think beyond infinity, beyond limitations. There’s no full stop the things we can achieve.

    You remember in school when the teacher writes a maths problem on the board to be solved. Your face changes because it looks hard and you reluctantly decide to try it. And when he marks your paper and gives you a ten/ten and a big “very good” sign; you immediately scream for joy because you feel fulfilled for having passed a difficult question. That is the kind of fulfillment that comes when we use our mind. When we stretch our brains. When our brains begin to unlock doors we never thought we could. When we begin to find keys we thought were missing.

    I shouldn’t have wondered about all this in the first place because God has made us just as he is. He has made us so powerful. So limitless. So lets start now and start making good use of our thinking capabilities. Lets start opening the doors of ideas , of opportunities And start acting of them

    What was the last idea you had? If you threw them away or shoved them aside, then I’m sorry! But you’ve just lost a million dollar idea.

  • TRUST THE PROCESS

    Hey guys I’m super grateful for everyone who responded to the reinvention post and those who also took out time to engage in the task i shared. I hope your process has given you the answer you so desire.

    Okay lets begin today’s post

    Trust the process – A statement I’ve been hearing for the past forty eight hours and has almost turned out to be the aftermath of my reinvention process. Everywhere i turned to it was the same message. When i wake up in the morning the first thing i hear would also be in tune with this three words.

    The first post greeting me on my Instagram page would also have the process word in quote. A friend also had the same thing in mind when i heard him teach a large group of people.

    It became too much that i eventually freaked out “Okay! I’ve heard, trust the process. Cool. No problem…” And shoved it aside. (laughs)

    Yes. I didn’t let it sink in nor did i take it seriously. I listened to the message, possibly even wrote it down somewhere but didn’t truly understand that it was meant for me. That just maybe it was not just a coincidence but it was a word from God to me and maybe you too.

    Not until this morning did i see what God wanted me to see when i heard her story.

    She is a woman i know well enough or so i thought. We live close to each other. When i see her all i see is a hardworking woman, with class, substance and taste and hell yeah; a whole lot of money (winks). I never saw or knew the behind the scenes of her life.

    I rode with her this morning to work when she started with a statement “i started with hundred naira as a salary”.

    “What? Hundred naira? Oh my God”. I said laughing. That’s like the price of a bottle of Pepsi. And its equivalent to almost nothing in dollars. (my american readers you can do the maths)

    She continued

    But who knew that years later that hundred naira would turn to millions. The only thing i had was an O’3 result and the hundred naira that fed me. Then this NYSC (National youth service corps) corpers came into the company and started telling us what to do. Bossing us around with their puffed up shoulders, and that got me pissed. I wondered what even made them special. It was the university degree. Then i decided i would also get mine too. It didn’t matter how many days i go hungry, because no one would come here and dictate to me how to do my job especially when I’m more qualified than they are. So i grabbed a form and took the exams and that was how i got in. You cant imagine the number of times i stayed hungry, hurt my foot as a result of trekking for a long distance. Yet i won the challenge. I got my degree. But it still felt like a small reward. Only later did i see the result of the pain, struggles and hunger; When all federal and state ministries and multinationals in the federation dropped all workers that didn’t have their university degrees. Even though you’ve been working with them for over twenty years. It didn’t matter, you will still be dropped. I was saved. I stayed not because i was better but because i learnt through the process. Now, what the world sees is a wealthy woman who has it all, without realizing that it took a process to get here. Not a day but a process that lasted for decades”. She said finally.

    “Wow!!” I exclaimed. Too shocked to say anything. When she eventually dropped me off at work i was still in awe.

    I laughed so hard “okay sorry God for taking time to understand. Did you have to make me hear this story for me to understand? Are you trying to punish me? Thank you so much. I love you” I said whispering to God as i walked inside.
    (I just said i love you God now, while typing this. Say it often. It helps)

    Maybe you may have heard a story like this. But have you let it sink in. Have you understood the deep meaning it carries within it? Whichever it is just know this;

    Those things you’ve learnt.
    Everything you learn along the way.
    Those experiences you’ve had.
    Those situations you’ve gone through that makes you feel yours is the worst case scenario.
    Those big No’s you received along the way.
    Those series of failures.
    Those skills acquired.
    Those books you’ve read to develop yourself.
    Those video you’ve watched to motivate yourself.
    The headache, the backache, the stomachache .
    Those periods you wanted to give up but choose not to. Are all a process

    A process that would turn into a massive explosion of breakthrough

    So trust it, survive through it and learn a lesson from it because it would pay off in the end. It would all be worth it.

    Whats your process story or your progress story. Are you where you want to be or are you still in progress? Share it in the comment section below

  • Reinventing myself: A guide to discovering & creating new goals

    In this past couple of months, i have been acquiring knowledge and insights i thought were beyond my reach. Learning things that were never in my niche or so i thought. Doing things i never in my wildest dream thought i would do. Practicing every detail of interest and pushing myself to see if i could go beyond my comfort zone. But was that enough?

    To tell you the truth, its been an overwhelming ride, to the point i felt i had been wasting my life. It was so massive that i thought my brain would explode (laughs). When to others this experience may seen normal.

    It got to the point i had to stop and ask my self what i had been doing all this while and what i actually wanted for my life. *Ever been in this position?

    Later, i was looking for a new jotter to write on when i found a very old journal of mine and decided to take a sneak peek, but i ended up taking more than a sneak peek. I got hooked.

    I saw written visions beyond the physical
    Dreams beyond my imagination
    Plans i laid out for the future
    Ideas that were workable
    Research’s and many more

    I was perplexed. I couldn’t move for minutes. I kept reading and reading till finally i asked myself “Who wrote this?” knowing the answer i fell and cried, uncontrollable tears that came from my shortcomings.
    I could see it was my handwriting but it was like a whole different person had written it. I was just blown away.
    How was that person different from me?
    __That person dared to challenge herself and not be limited
    __That person saw possibilities only

    The same question popped up again. “Chika what do you want? Was what i wanted everything i wrote down on this journal years ago or has it changed?” I had no answer to this question because i truly did not know what i wanted. I got confused, and battered, i felt awful and dreadful about everything; my career, relationship and future.

    A grown ass woman didn’t know what she wanted in life?__How does that sound?

    I sat down and after some thought, i decided to reinvent myself. To discover, find and create that which was already in me, that which i need to run with in this life’s journey. And somehow i knew i had the ability to do so.

    I took two days off from everything. Two days to my self. On the first day i strolled, walked, looked into the moon like i always love to do and began searching for answers. All i needed was the holy spirit to help me. With nature all around me on that cool dark night, the holy spirit helped and gave me a way out.

    To find out what i wanted i had to answer a question. How do i figure out what i want?
    I figured it out by answering this five questions;

    1. What matters to me the most?

    2. What have i prioritized highly in the last couple of years?

    3. What things do i love and cant stay/do without?

    4. What pattern of life principles have been reoccurring?

    5. What gives me fulfillment and satisfaction?

    I began the task of answering this question. And on day two, i completed all the answers and i found it. Answering these question gave me the
    answer i so desperate needed.

    If you’re confused just as i was, or you feel like you’ve been running around circles with nothing to run with, or you feel like you’re stuck with no motivation and no zeal. Then take a break, ask yourself the same questions and begin the task of answering them because what matters to you, what you love and cant stay without, what you’ve given the highest priority, what pattern of principles have been reoccurring in your life; are what would give you the utmost fulfillment and satisfaction. And what gives you the greatest satisfaction and fulfillment is what you want. That is what would motivate you to push harder, to run faster and to grow bigger.

    Don’t beat yourself up. Neither blame yourself nor become negative and feel guilty because it would only make matters worse.

    I’ve realized that when things like this happen ; when we feel like we are no longer living life to our full capacity like we once lived, it means that life happened. We grew, times changed, situations happened in between and that’s very okay. The fact that we are still here, means that we survived, we came out on top, we can still dream and we still have a chance to do what we want.

    We can still live.

    Drop a comment if this post has been of great help to you