Rasheed Ogunlaru Quotes

In the long run most short cuts are flawed - especially on journeys to 'so-called' success

Always let your talent do the talking. Never your tantrums.

Sharpen and trust your judgement: learn when spending is a shrewd investment and when it is merely an indulgence

The degree of your mindset will confine you - just as the breadth of your open-heartedness will set you free

You only ever have three things: 1) your self, wellbeing and mindset 2) Your life network, resources and resourcefulness 3) Your reputation and goodwill. Treasure and tend the first. Value, support and build the second. And mindfully, wisely ensure that the third (your life current and savings account) is always in credit.

All pursuits are pointless and fruitless unless and until love and compassion are found and then are the foundation and destination of all you do

Only the foolish would think that wisdom is something to keep locked in a drawer. Only the fearful would feel empowerment is something best kept to oneself, or the few, and not shared with all.

A touch less ego and dash more humility will improve the quality of anything you turn your hand to.

A few simple tips for life: feet on the ground, head to the skies, heart open...quiet mind

We are one at the root - we just part at the branch

Don't be so obsessed with stardom that you miss out on success

While you'll feel compelled to charge forward it's often a gentle step back that will reveal to you where you and what you truly seek.

Don't be sidetracked by one setback along a path of gifts and blessings

Communication is the breath or death of any relationship

Customer conversion is dependent on the right customer conversation

Sometimes it's important to dare to dream - small or big - like Mandela, Gandhi, Winfrey, Obama, Malala and Dr King. From Einstein to Hawking - the skies no limit. From Ali to the Williams sisters - through trials and talent find the champions within. Like my mother did to raise great kids. Like the one or many who run with this. Like the unsung heroes in every city and village. Like the kind of heart and selfless healers. Like every act of kindness you ever did and received. Like the human spirit beyond class, colour and creed. Like every soul who has raised our consciousness. From one to all - love IS all we have and need.

Shifting perspective(s) and being proactive are essential to your our life paths, progress and possibilities: "Just because a door appears closed it does not mean that it is locked - nor that it will not open with the right heart, call or touch

There’s little growth and progression without learning and reflection

My advice for life: dance and sing your song while the party is still on.

Funny how in a material world full of pundits and economists obsessed with assets and liabilities -personally, economically and globally - few speak about the greatest of all these…YOU.

You can't truly, deeply and sustainably motivate anybody until you know what their motives are - what motivates them...?

Beware trying to iron out all your quirks, perceived flaws and doubts. It's often these things that help you find strength, compassion, empathy for others and heart.

There's a difference between disclosing that which is only your business and hiding away from the world and not seeing, shining and sharing your magic.

The world is already yours - why try to conquer it?

You will never get the best out of anyone professionally unless you understand what motivates and makes them tick personally - as a human being

Take a walk outside - it will serve you far more than pacing around in your mind.

Tanacity is the dance within the art of opportunity

Enlightenment is not about attaining an ultimate level of intelligence or intellect. It is regained by shedding all the ideas, illusion and binds thrust on you and that you then so readily accrue.

To truly motivate others 1) discover what their motives, desires & drivers are 2) genuinely connect with and support them from the heart.

All the love, learning and opportunities that you seek come from being open to life not being closed throughout it.

I've found that trying to be like everyone else, do what others do and follow others 'guaranteed path' to 'so-called success' never really works for me. I have found my best strategy is to authentically be me, listen within and follow it....and then to treat and connect with others - wherever I can - personally, personably and individually.

Despair and disappointment are the parent of countless inspired, inspiring, triumphant creations

The human mind and what we've achieved with it is remarkable. But it does not come close to what we can do, be, see and heal with our hearts

It's not the depth of your intellect that will comfort you or transform your world. Only the richness of your heart and your generosity of spirit can do that

There is no question- love is the answer

In business, sport, entertainment and beyond an idea is worth next to nothing. The energy, effort, passion, talent, tenacity, strategy, resilience and resourcefulness to see it through and make something of it is worth everything.

It's essential to keep moving, learning and evolving for as long as you're here and this world keeps spinning

We love music deeply, but why? Put simply: music makes lives, shapes lives, expresses all shades and stages of life - and even saves lives.

Rest and peace should not be left until you're deceased. They are two vital life incredients everybody needs and seeks.

Thought for the day: we have far too many of them. And we prize them too highly; more so than we do the power of silence, mindfulness and pure kindness.

Some strive to make themselves great. Others help others see and find their own greatness. It's the latter who really enrich the world we live in

Don't get too lost in consumerism or materialism. As for ownership, the ultimate test of it is were you born with it and can you take it with you when you leave?

You cannot pour more water into a full cup without causing a spillage.

Almost every so called setback is an opportunity for growth, learning, self love, wisdom and humility

Strive to enrich all lives, hearts and minds not just your own pockets

There are two powerful fuels, two forces; motivation and inspiration. To be motivated you need to know what your motives are. Over time - and to sustain you through it - your motivation must become an inner energy; a 'motor' driving you forward, passionately, purposefully, wisely and compassionately... come what may, every day. Inspiration is an outer - worldly - energy that you breathe and draw in. It may come from many places, faces, spaces and stages - right across the ages. It is where nature, spirit, science, mind and time meet, dance, play and speak. It keeps you outward facing and life embracing. But you must be open-minded and open-hearted to first let it in and then let it out again. Together - blended, combined and re-entwined - motivation and inspiration bring connectivity, productivity, creativity and boundless possibilities that is not just 'self' serving but enriching to all humanity and societies...just as it should be.

There's a vast space between being simply human to being truly humane.

Always let your talent and tenacity do the talking. Never your tantrums or sense of self righteousness or entitlement. For it is your talent and tenacity that will carve out, shape and seal your possibilities and destiny.

Our abilities and possibilities are at one and the same time very limited and quite infinite dependent on the depth of our relationship to our 'self', others and life itself.

A quiet mind is the quickest and biggest step to a peaceful world.

There is no greater prize than a quiet, peaceful mind.

It is not blindly pushing your own agenda that will really create rich opportunities in your life, career, business – and in the world. It’s is your ability to understand, appreciate, anticipate, address, add value to that of others that will.

Unlike sport in business the win-win is the best possible score

Any fool can break something, criticise someone and tear things apart. It takes a far more skilled, wise and kind soul to build something, nurture someone, fix things and help others thrive over time.

Inner peace is the key to worldly harmony

When you fall short of your goals and dreams ask yourself is it your mindset, perspective, expectations, effort, approach, acceptance, company or a blend of these that needs to change.

A rich life is lived from a giving heart not a selfish mind.

All the wealth in the world is nothing, pointless - of no true value - if you yourself feel worthless.

Your brand is the value and magic that's not in your bottle, body or box. It's the inspiration, incense, intent and impact before, within and beyond.

The only way to change someone's mind is to connect with them from the heart.