“Don’t sit at home and wait for mango tree to bring mangoes to you wherever you are. It won’t happen. If you are truly hungry for change, go out of your comfort zone and change the world.”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“God has not given us the spirit of fear. So imagine where your fear coming from. It's from somewhere else!”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“Be prepared before you begin. You save yourself from delay if you are fully prepared. Preparation sets you for excellence.”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“One major factor that will prevent your dreams from becoming nightmares is learning to vacate your spectators’ seat and then taking steps towards the players' bench! You've got to play to win!”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“You've got to be around people who encourage you, advice you and want to see you go even higher and higher than they themselves have attained!”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“When trees fall on trees, the topmost tree must first be removed before others. Don't be too concerned about the problems of the past. What matters most is the challenge at hand now!”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“One or two steps alone do not guarantee the evidence of your success unless you have your own peculiar definition for success. And I assure you; that definition is wrong! Do it again and again!”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“Dream thieves are those who leave their real dreams aside and struggle to pick other people's dreams to work on. They suffer to do attempt what they can't do,”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“Check your environment and be sure that it is supportive. Some environments do not support progress. Hiroshima and Nagasaki are not fertile lands for a farmer’s dream seeds. Change location.”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“When I was young, I thought it was thunder that kills people. But when I learnt physics in St. Paul's High School, I discovered that it is rather the lightning that does the killing. The voice of the thunder itself is just a noise. The lightning is the poise. I learnt to take the course of my life, not by violence but rather with intelligence.”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“It's excellence in leadership when everyone wants to manufacture a black shoe and you manufacture a designer black shoe with gold medal on top. Do something new; do something better!”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“Think global; Think big! Think of planting a seed for unborn generations to taste; Think of making a shade that will provide comfort to others. If what you enjoy now appeals to you, thank God for the life of those who made it happen. However, the good news is that "you too can make it happen"!”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“Staying with detractors is like sleeping in a room located just behind the public toilet. You will never feel comfortable until you relocate.”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“Friends can speed up your steps or slow down your pace. Leaders choose friends wisely; they are aware of the consequences.”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“The only way when your thirst for excellence is satisfied is when you take up the challenge to do a little more every day than you have already been doing every day!”
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Israelmore Ayivor
