Post Valentines Day Poem

I thought I'd write a poem about her
Before I went to sleep
A poem about her
The one who cuts me deep
A poem about her
The one so beautiful,but impossible to reach
A poem about her
The one who makes me stumble with my speech

Or a poem about her
The one who makes me smile
Or a poem about her
The one always on speed dial
Or a poem about her
The one deep inside I would love

Too bad this poem is the closest
I will ever get her love
Too bad this poem about her
will never win me her hug
Too bad this poem about her
Will never fade away
And too bad this poem about her
Will never have its day




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Five Practical Steps For Generating New Ideas and Insights

Think Before You Sleep

Although you may not be aware of it it, even when you’re sleeping your brain continues to process and evaluate your ideas and thoughts. Throughout history, famous figures like Napoleon have stated that they focus on their problems just before they sleep, and tend to have an answer when they wake up.

As soon as I read about this, I instantly remembered how many times I had solved an issue of mine just minutes after waking up. The stresses of our daily routine can sometimes get in the way of our creativity, but if we focus on our thoughts, ideas, and insights minutes before bedtime, our subconscious mind will ponder it all while we rest.






Don’t Let Your Beliefs Limit You

I thoroughly believe that at times we stall on executing excellent ideas and solutions simply because we think they are too obvious or too easy. We think about it too much and convince ourselves that it’s silly or not worth it. At other times we doubt the fact that we are even capable of coming up with good ideas nobody else has thought of yet.

If you let your beliefs limit you
, like I almost did by telling myself that I was too young, then these beliefs will always hold you back. Realize that you are a unique person with the ability to create and conjure ideas that no human has had before you.




Read Relevant Books

Truth be told, I’ve never been a big reader… at least not until the last year or so. In the last 12 months I’ve probably read more books than I did during the previous 18 years of my life. So it’s no coincidence that I’m now coming up with more practical insights than I had in the past.

It’s been said that you can become very knowledgeable about something just by reading 3 quality books on the subject. Of course, it also helps if you concentrate on reading books that pertain to subjects you have an interest in. If you enjoy personal development, then two books I highly recommend are Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz and The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle.

Remember, humans have been around for thousands of years. There’s lots of excellent information out there to digest.





Take and Review Notes

I think this is the most important habit of all. Think of a book or great article that you read in the last year. My guess is that you can remember some of the key points, but you’ve probably also completely forgotten numerous pages of useful information. Whenever I read a quality book, I either take notes at the time or go back through it and highlight my favorite points. I then review these points regularly until I have them ingrained in my mind.

This doesn’t apply to reading only. You’ll probably find that some of your best ideas come when you are doing something completely unrelated to the idea itself. In such cases, it’s wise to carry a small notebook or smart phone around with you so you can record your ideas on the go.

My Google Docs account is literally flooded with high quality notes from a number of my favorite authors and my own personal experiences. I tend to look through these notes when I need inspiration or just to refresh my memory.


Maintain an Open Mind to New Information

If you adopt the position that you know everything about a subject then you’ll obviously never come up with any new insights about it. Additionally, if you are too shortsighted to see that some of your current beliefs may be mistaken, then you are completely inhibiting your peronal growth potential.

Instead, be open-minded and realize that there will always be more for you to learn. Of course, you don’t have to accept every new piece of information that comes your way, but at least evaluate it properly before discarding it.

Knowlege Can Never be taken away

     As a young boy I lived a false life, a life where I believed the world would treat me good. As I became older I began to realize that this world was not as nice as I had perceived it. At the age of 14 my eyes where opened to the good and the bad as my family began to pass away. It started with my aunt who was the backbone of the family. Next was my father who passed, but I tell you this to deliver a message. 

   Now before my father died he told me a few things but one of the greatest things that he told me was a quote which is somewhat cliche. He said "They can never take your education away". Now stop to think about that and all that this statement embodies.

   He left this world in 2006 but he is still here with me for that simple line of motivation. Without that line I probably wouldn't be in college or even concerned with my mental abilities. You see I was on the wrong road and it took his death for me to realize this.

   Now I am a Howard University Student and I still live by this quote. You see this whole week we have been snowed in but I always remember that regardless of us having no school knowledge is power. Regardless of what it is you know. An example of this is when you and your friends have a discussion in which you know the most information. Don't you feel somewhat powerful? My point in all this is to say regardless of what you feel is holding you back in life knowledge will always be the most powerful thing.

  Have a nice blizzard and God bless
                                                                                                                               -Geoffrey.A.A

You Have To Create Your Own World To Live In

Recently I've had a conversation with a wise older gentleman. here is what he shared with me.

"You have to create your own world to live in". He elaborated:

When a man meets a woman, the typical thing that most dudes do is, they leave their world and move over into HER world. They leave their lives, and become a part of HER life. But thats out of order. The woman is supposed to leave HER world and come be a part of yours...not the other way around.

Your job as a man is to create a 'world'...a life for yourself...thats centered around YOU; what you like to do, your goals and ambitions. When you meet a woman, she should be willing to forsake her world, and her life, to come join up with yours. Any woman not willing to do so is simply not worthy of you.

Most dudes do the total opposite. They meet a female, and all of a sudden, they can't hang out with the boys no more. They don't do any of the things they use to do before this chick came along. They leave their home and move in with the chick and her kids. What they basically do is tell the female: "You are superior to me, and I willingly submit myself and happiness to you."

And a woman, no matter how cooperative she may be at the moment, she'll eventually lose interest and attraction for a man who ceases to be a challenging man. Women are looking for a Leader. And leaders lead...they don't follow. Stop following these women, and going along with their program...their agenda. Set you own agenda, and never deviate from it.

The gentleman then gave me this quote to follow.

"Becoming a man doesn't mean reaching a certain age, it means reaching a certain state of mind."

Im just going to end it on this note, Men stop following, it is time to be leaders again. start showing desirable qualities. Have goals, be true to yourself, have standards and most importantly create a world for yourself that others(ladies) will want to be a part of.


                                                                                                                                       - Von C.

Quote of the Day

"It's funny how someone else success brings pain"-Drake

Quote of the Day

“In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”-Martin Luther King Jr.