Olayode Fortune

Today is the Annual Harvest Thanksgiving. Throughout the year, there have been different experiences—ups, downs, frustration, disappointment, pregnancy, childbirth, graduation, admission, sickness, and wellness, among others.
So, my wife and I decided to appreciate God in the traditional way by putting on our traditional attire.
When we got to church, someone saw us and quickly reached for her phone to take a picture of us (my wife and me).
At that moment, it dawned on me that there are many good things in our lives for which we pay no attention and are not even grateful, but that others see and appreciate.
Bottom Line: Whatever the situation in your life at the moment, appreciate God and thank him while you trust him for the things he's yet to do.

Your birth made me a father and placed demands on me to exemplify the principles of true fatherhood.
Watching you grow is a delight. Your strength is boundless, your energy is energetic. Your smile is contagious, your presence illuminates, and your aura is undeniable.
As you mark this first birthday, may God's gracious hand be upon you, uphold you, make you experience ease and cause you to soar in your generation.
Your mum and I love you dearly. Welcome to your season of blossoming.
💖🌺💞🎉🎂🎶🤩🤍

This year's birthday is a remarkable one by all standards. I'll be turning 40 and I make a promise to make the rest of my life, the best of my life.
While I was reflecting on God's faithfulness, I remember the roles that Success Power by Dr played in shaping my values. I tweeted on this and got a response from him ☺️ (thank you, Sir for your thoughtfulness).
While growing up at Ilorin in the late 90s and early 2000s, I will always listen to the program on Radio Kwara, and as a bus conductor that I was, I will go to the motor park to use all the superior and best performance practices shared by Sam Adeyemi. This paved the way for me such that drivers were struggling for my services (bus conductor ooo). I began to move from one park to another (this for me was a promotion)
I began to see myself in light of my future. Then, I read "Ideas Rule the World" and it changed everything.
When I drive past some Motor Parks I still see folks we used to be together. I don't mock them that they were stuck in that place, but I recognize God's faithfulness over my life.
I'm not there yet, but I'm not where I used to be.
All glory to God!

Do you know that 80% of people on their deathbeds wish they had done more with their lives?
They wish they had done more, loved more, became more, given more, and impacted more people.
As soon as it's announced to them that they are about to die, they start to regret not doing enough with their lives.
Without being unnecessarily morbid, I want to challenge you today, please don't wait till you're about to die before you start doing more with your life.
Don't wait till when it's a few days to go and then you start impacting your world and trying to make a mark.
Begin today! Start NOW! Now is the accepted time, today is the day of salvation.
Even if you are still on the journey of purpose discovery, begin to do something with your gifts and talents.
Start small. You don't have to be great to start but you have to start to be great.
Start adding value to people every single day. Decide that you will not die ordinary. Decide that your life would count. Decide that you will live fully and die empty; that you will not add to the wealth of the grave.
The world is waiting for your manifestation and God is counting on you.
If nobody does, please believe in you.
If this post has helped you, let me know in the comments, please 👇

Happy birthday 🎈🎉 Pappy
You are a leader with a difference. Your passion is contagious. You are not selfish and always seeking for the food of all.
Thank you for being you - a gift that continues to give, a voice for the voiceless, and a shoulder to lean on when troubled.
Your impact in my life is visible. I am better because I met you.
As you celebrate this 52nd birthday, may God preserve you, keep you from unreasonable men and cause your joy to abound.
On the other hand, I wish you a very amazing and memorable 22nd wedding anniversary💍👰💒 with as your home continue to radiate God's glory and as it brings joy, restoration and fulfillment to many marriages in Jesus name.
NB: I have not forgotten the counsel you gave Tayo and I prior to our wedding for us to "turn every door 🚪 in our home into a wall"!
We love you!